Chapter 1681: Chapter 1681
Chapter 1681: Chapter 1681: Who Is That Man?
Immortal Stone City does not have a City Lord, but the Wei Family where Qingluan belongs has many family members and strong individuals, making it the de facto leader of this Immortal Stone City.
In the limited few times over the past millennium when repelling sea beast invasions, the Wei Family has also played the most important role, uniting and commanding the strong individuals of Immortal Stone City to repel the sea beasts.
Today’s warning of a sea beast invasion came somewhat suddenly, causing many strong individuals within Immortal Stone City to be at a loss. Seeing the current Family Head of the Wei Family, Wei Zhengtian, and his wife Shi Hongye rise into the air, they instinctively began to gather towards the Wei Family.
“Reporting to the Family Head, tens of thousands of sea beasts have suddenly come ashore and are heading towards Immortal Stone City.”
A streak of light cut across the sky, flying at high speed, and stopped in front of Wei Zhengtian. When the numerous strong individuals of Immortal Stone City focused their eyes, they saw that it was a member of the Wei Family.
This member of the Wei Family had long since moved with his family to reside outside the city, becoming a branch of the Wei Family outside the city, living in a small village closest to the Black Sea. If there was any movement in the Black Sea, the Wei Family in the small village would surely be the first to know.
And the Great Bell that was just struck was exactly rung by this member of the Wei Family to alarm them, and then he came over to report to Wei Zhengtian.
When the Wei Family member mentioned “tens of thousands of sea beasts ashore,” the strong individuals around Immortal Stone City all took a deep breath, finding it unbelievable.
In the past, when sea beasts attacked the city, hundreds to thousands at least, and over ten thousand at most, already made the strong individuals of Immortal Stone City feel troubled. But tens of thousands of sea beasts coming ashore at once seemed unprecedented in Immortal Stone City’s records.
“Are there really that many? Did you see it clearly?”
Wei Zhengtian frowned and asked.
The Wei Family member solemnly said, “I saw it with my own eyes, absolutely true! Please, Family Head, make full preparations in case the sea beasts break through the city!”
Wei Zhengtian was confident that his family member wouldn’t lie about such matters. After thinking for a moment, he said, “Go and notify each branch of the Wei Family, have them rush here to support!”
The Wei Family member responded with a nod and flew away on a Spiritual Artifact.
Wei Zhengtian glanced around and shouted in a loud voice, “Everyone, with the sea beasts attacking, to protect our Immortal Stone City, I ask all of you to join me in fighting the sea beasts!”
The strong individuals around echoed in response.
Among the hundreds of thousands of Martial Artists in Immortal Stone City, more than a hundred thousand are above the Soul Severing Realm. Now, the vast majority of these hundred thousand strong are gathered here, waiting for Wei Zhengtian’s orders.
Immediately, led by the couple Wei Zhengtian and Shi Hongye, the hundred thousand strong transformed into a hundred thousand streaks of light, flying out of Immortal Stone City towards the Black Sea.
“Qingluan, you and Qinglong stay in the city with Miss Xia! Do not act rashly!”
Shi Hongye’s voice traveled from afar to Wei Qingluan and Chenyu’s ears.
The two women were originally about to fly towards the Black Sea, but after hearing Shi Hongye’s voice, they had to stop.
“Sister, it’s really boring to stay in the city. How about we sneak off?”
At this moment, a young man in a blue outfit, eighteen or nineteen years old, appeared behind Wei Qingluan and Chenyu, speaking with a grin.
The young man in blue had ruby lips and white teeth, with a handsome and elegant demeanor. He bore some resemblance to Wei Qingluan and was exactly her brother, Wei Qinglong.
Wei Qinglong, like his sister Wei Qingluan, was lively and active. Hearing that a battle was about to happen, Wei Qinglong was itching for action, eager to slay a few sea beasts himself, and so he began to urge his sister on.
Wei Qingluan gave him a sideways glance, and said in an annoyed tone, “Wei Qinglong, I’m warning you, you cannot leave my sight without my permission. Otherwise… humph humph!”
Though Wei Qingluan was also itching to join the battle against the sea beasts, as her mother had ordered them to stay in the city, as the elder sister, she naturally had to set an example for her brother, so she forcefully restrained her inner urge.
Wei Qinglong put on a bitter face, “Dear sister, can’t you let me go? I’ll just take a look and come back… Sister Chenyu, won’t you plead for me?”
Seeing that he couldn’t convince his sister, knowing she had a good relationship with Chenyu, he turned to her for help.
Chenyu laughed, “Qinglong, I’m a guest staying at your home now; how can a guest not listen to their host? I wouldn’t dare to defy your mother’s words!”
Wei Qinglong chuckled, “Sister Chenyu, you can’t fool me with that! Though you’re a guest, my parents treat you like a daughter, even better than they treat me! Alas, my parents are the strictest with me, compared to you and sister, I feel like an illegitimate child.”
Wei Qingluan and Chenyu both snickered at those words.
Seeing Chenyu cover her mouth and laugh, Wei Qinglong couldn’t help but be a little smitten, blushing slightly, “Sister Chenyu, ever since you came to our house, you rarely smiled. Your smile is truly beautiful…”
Seeing his infatuated expression, Chenyu immediately wiped away her smile and became serious.
Wei Qingluan tugged at her brother’s sleeve and whispered, “Qinglong, say less of this kind of thing… I’m telling you, Sister Chenyu has someone she cares about!”
Hearing this, Wei Qinglong was dumbfounded. Seeing Chenyu nod slightly, he instantly became dejected, like an eggplant hit by frost.
The young woman in the red dress, Chenyu, was none other than Xia Chenyu.
A few years ago, Xia Chenyu came from a Minor World through a teleportation array to the Three Thousand Worlds, landing on the shore of the Black Sea, and was attacked by sea beasts. Luckily, she was saved by Wei Zhengtian and his wife.
With no relatives and nowhere to go, Xia Chenyu followed Wei Zhengtian and his wife to the Wei Family to stay.
She and the Wei siblings were about the same age, and with her conversational skills, she quickly became friends with the siblings, and over the years, Wei Qinglong secretly developed feelings for Xia Chenyu, but was always too shy to express them.
Seeing the matter had been brought to light, Xia Chenyu decided to thoroughly extinguish the thoughts in Wei Qinglong’s mind, and earnestly said, “Qinglong, I know you like me. But as Qingluan said, I already have a Martial Dao companion, and my heart won’t waver. So I hope you can find someone better than me in the future… We will still be good friends, right?”
Wei Qinglong’s expression changed slightly, and he unwillingly said, “Sister Chenyu, who is that man?”
Before Xia Chenyu could reply, Wei Qingluan already grabbed one of Wei Qinglong’s ears and pointed at the stone statue, “Sister Chenyu said that her man is like that stone statue. You, stop daydreaming! Do you want a Martial Dao companion? I know many female Martial Artists in Immortal Stone City, I’ll introduce one to you another day.”
Breaking free from his sister’s grasp, Wei Qinglong’s gaze fell on the stone statue, thinking, “That stone statue is the ancestor of the Wei family’s ancestral teacher. Does Sister Chenyu mean that only someone who reaches the ancestral teacher’s level can be her Martial Dao companion? The ancestral teacher was an Immortal soaring in the nine heavens; in this lifetime, I’m afraid I won’t have that hope…”
The more he thought, the more discouraged he became, losing his spirit, standing on the ground, staring blankly at the stone statue.