Chapter 1582 - 457: Brother-in-law, Brother-in-law— (6k)_2

This trick, hidden in plain sight, is played beautifully.

"I wonder if Young Master Yun is still around?" Shen Hai’s voice trembled slightly, half a year of torment left him with little hope.

Zhou Qing didn’t answer, he just slowly closed his eyes.

A silver rune silently appeared at the center of his brow, his Divine Sense spreading like a tide toward the mountain peak.

Three breaths later, he suddenly opened his eyes, a gleam erupted from his gaze: "Still here!"

With a movement of his feet, his figure instantly appeared at the center of the mountain’s belly.

Zhou Qing’s gaze was like lightning, scanning the surroundings.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this was just a regular mountain wall, but to him, an Array Master, he could clearly see a four-colored light curtain enveloping the entire mountain.

Azure, green, red, and white Spiritual Power flowed like living beings, weaving into an impermeable net in the void.

Every strand of Spiritual Power contained intricate array patterns, completely isolating the aura in the mountain belly.

This array was arranged extremely skillfully, presumably left by Han Yi as a life-saving measure for Shen Yunzhou.

Thus, unless one is a high-level Array Master, an ordinary cultivator would not notice any anomaly even if standing before it.

"It doesn’t seem like it’s here..." Shen Hai stumbled in, looking around in confusion.

Zhou Qing’s lips slightly curled as he spoke loudly to the empty mountain wall: "Brother-in-law, are you going to open it yourself, or shall I break the array to get in?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the mountain wall in front of him suddenly rippled like water.

The four-colored light curtain unfolded like a lifted curtain, slowly splitting to either side.

The originally hard rock surface gradually became transparent, eventually revealing a deep cave entrance.

"Wooahhh—!"

A disheveled blonde figure shot out from the cave like a cannonball.

The person’s clothes were tattered, exuding a peculiar smell.

Yet with astonishing speed, he hugged Zhou Qing, clinging to him like a koala, crying loudly.

Zhou Qing was pushed back half a step, he looked down at the man sobbing without regard for image, feeling a pang of sadness.

He could feel Shen Yunzhou’s emaciated body trembling violently, the heartrending cries filled with too much grievance and pain.

He gently patted the other’s back, his voice rare and soft: "It’s alright, everything will be fine."

Shen Yunzhou cried with a flood of tears and mucus, smearing one shoulder of Zhou Qing.

After a long while, when he looked up, a large bubble of snot hung on his nose.

With a "pop", the bubble suddenly burst, splattering mucus directly over Zhou Qing’s face.

Zhou Qing: "..."

Why are you so disgusting always!

Shen Yunzhou seemed utterly oblivious, clutching Zhou Qing’s shoulders tightly.

His bloodshot eyes stared fixedly at Zhou Qing, his voice hoarse: "Brother-in-law, the Vice Palace Master of Celestial Phoenix Palace, Bai Fengyin, spread the word, claiming he killed my sister... is it true?"

The air suddenly froze.

The temperature in Zhou Qing’s eyes instantly dropped to freezing point, his Spiritual Power surged uncontrollably, shattering the surrounding rocks.

He spoke word by word, his voice as cold as the ice from the Nine Netherworlds: "Bai, Feng, Yin, I, must, kill, him!"

Hearing Zhou Qing’s words, Shen Yunzhou’s whole body shook, stunned as if struck by lightning.

His bloodshot eyes widened, his lips trembled violently, the last glimmer of hopeful speculation shattered completely.

"Waaahhh—!"

A heart-wrenching wail erupted suddenly, Shen Yunzhou cried to the heavens, tears and mucus covering his face: "Sister! My dear sister—"

...

After a while, inside the cave!

Shen Yunzhou carefully held that piece of warm Soul Nourishing Jade, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on the Primordial Spirit slumbering within.

The familiar soul fluctuations made his eyes red again.

His previously grieving face suddenly bloomed into a smile, a child-like breaking into laughter.

"Good, good, good!" He trembled with excitement, looking up at Zhou Qing with hope in his eyes: "How can my sister awaken? What Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures does she need? I’ll go right away..."

Zhou Qing gently took the Soul Nourishing Jade, handling it as delicately as he would the world’s most precious treasure.

He kept the Soul Nourishing Jade close to his body before speaking: "Your sister is my responsibility, you needn’t worry."

Finding the Blood Phoenix Essence Blood is extremely difficult, even he finds it challenging, let alone this brother-in-law who tends to act hastily.

Shen Yunzhou raised a hand to wipe his eyes, releasing a long breath.

The family downfall and the shadow of his loved ones’ deaths that plagued him over the years, were now partially dispelled with his sister’s prospect of revival.

He suddenly took out two bottles of elixir and three pieces of Top-Grade Spirit Stones from his storage bag, handing them to Shen Hai next to him: "As long as the Primordial Spirit isn’t extinguished, physical injuries in the Divinity Transformation Realm heal quickly, so focus on recovering."

Shen Hai accepted understandingly, expressing his respect: "Yes, Young Master!"

He said, then limped, supporting himself on a crutch, into the depths of the cave.

When Shen Hai walked away, Shen Yunzhou suddenly turned, lowering his voice to urgently inquire: "Where’s Miss Lu?"

Zhou Qing’s gaze dimmed: "She returned, back to her timeline."

Shen Yunzhou’s heart sank, he hurriedly pursued: "Then what about Yaoyao in this timeline?"

Zhou Qing inhaled deeply, his chest heaving as if to expel the pent-up agony accumulated over the years.

Then he slowly closed his eyes, his voice raspy as he began recounting the events of that day.

As Zhou Qing narrated, the air inside the cave seemed to freeze.

When Shen Yunzhou heard of his elder sister selflessly diverting Bai Fengyin to protect Zhou Qing and the child, the usually cheerful and vituperative young man could no longer hold himself together.

"Sister—!" Shen Yunzhou burst into a heartrending cry, collapsing to his knees, his forehead pressing against the cold stone surface.