Chapter 74: Shen Liqian Has Not Fully Awoken
After Ming Zhaoshuang and the others returned to the Ao Tian Sect, Qin Du was heartbroken looking at Qin Zhi’s severed arm and white hair, tears about to fall from his eyes.
However, Qin Zhi could not withstand too much stimulation at the moment, so Qin Du restrained himself multiple times.
After arranging for Qin Zhi and A Wei to rest, Qin Du repeatedly entrusted and questioned Ming Zhaoshuang and the others before finally letting them rest.
Before leaving, Qin Du prepared three hundred high-grade spirit stones, wood spirit liquid, and pure yang fruit for Ming Zhaoshuang.
The former was for healing injuries, and the latter was for improving cultivation, both considered precious in the Lower Cultivation World.
Ming Zhaoshuang accepted them all without refusal.
As for Qin Feilong, he looked at Ming Zhaoshuang hesitantly and then at Shen Liqian hesitantly, seemingly wanting to speak to them both.
But the two women had already moved on from him and couldn’t be bothered with this love-brained man, returning to their rooms to cultivate.
“Ding dong, your system has returned. Host, what is the current situation?”
Suddenly, a particularly clear female voice echoed in Ming Zhaoshuang’s mind.
Ming Zhaoshuang paused her steps: “System, you’re back?”
“Of course, of course,”
The system’s voice was full of vitality, as if it were smiling at Ming Zhaoshuang through a screen.
“I’ve been gone for a month, did you miss me, Host?”
Ming Zhaoshuang truthfully replied: “Yes, I missed you very much!”
Saying this, she suddenly caught up to Shen Liqian, who hadn’t gone far, pulled her over, and shouted to Qin Feilong:
“Senior Brother Qin, hurry over, Qianqian and I have something to tell you!”
Upon hearing this, Qin Feilong immediately smiled joyfully and flew towards Ming Zhaoshuang and the others.
“Junior Sister Zhaoshuang, Junior Sister Liqian, what do you want to tell Senior Brother? Feel free to speak your mind.”
Ming Zhaoshuang coughed twice and said, “Then I’ll be direct. Senior Brother Qin, actually Qianqian doesn’t like you, not at all.”
Shen Liqian hadn’t expected Ming Zhaoshuang to pull her aside to say this and was momentarily at a loss.
However, after seeing the heartbroken look on Qin Feilong’s face, she felt that this matter indeed needed to be clarified.
Shen Liqian carefully chose her words before slowly saying:
“Senior Brother Feilong, I am very grateful that you saved me from Zhao Congmo. But in terms of romantic feelings, I have never liked Senior Brother Qin.”
Qin Feilong said urgently, “But you spent the most difficult five years with me!”
“That was only for the Dragon Clan bloodline.”
Shen Liqian cut to the chase and said directly.
“Senior Brother Qin, I have always been clear about what I need. You should be able to see that I am not from the Lower Realm. Coming to the Ao Tian Sect from the beginning was for the Dragon Clan bloodline, it’s just that you were the one who ultimately obtained the bloodline.”
“Senior Brother Qin, if you do not like me, then in the Upper Realm, I will still call you Senior Brother. If you still have some good feelings towards me, then I hope after the Talisman Saint’s Secret Realm, we can go our separate ways and never see each other again.”
Shen Liqian’s words left no room for ambiguity and clearly stated her attitude, decisive and swift.
Qin Feilong’s eyes suddenly moved, and for a long time, he couldn’t speak.
Why?
“Is it because of Junior Sister Zhaoshuang?” Qin Feilong asked with a bitter smile, “She and I have already broken off our engagement and have no further connection.”
This time, Shen Liqian frowned, suddenly remembering when Qin Feilong had asked Ming Zhaoshuang in front of her if it was because of her that he broke off the engagement.
She said slowly, “It’s not anyone; I simply don’t like him.”
Qin Feilong sighed, “Since that’s the case, then I have nothing more to say.”
Ming Zhaoshuang had obviously also thought of that scene back then and couldn’t help but retort:
“I say, Senior Brother Qin, are you an overconfident man?”
Qin Feilong had clearly never heard the term ‘overconfident man’ before and was stunned, asking, “What is an overconfident man, and what is a love-brained person? Why have I never heard of them?”
Ming Zhaoshuang took a deep breath, calmed down, and said to Qin Feilong:
“Overconfident man, as the name suggests, is both ordinary and confident. Senior Brother Qin, I’m not trying to be critical, but do you think Qianqian and I are the type of people who would play a ‘two women fighting over one man’ game? If we had that much time, we’d rather cultivate.”
“Furthermore, in terms of appearance, Qianqian and I aren’t competing for first or second place in beauty, but we are considered rare in this world. And while Senior Brother Qin’s appearance and demeanor are not bad, they are quite inferior compared to ours.”
“In terms of family background, Qianqian is from the Upper Realm, so there’s no need to elaborate. As for my Ming Family, although it cannot compare to the Ao Tian Sect, it is still at the head of the Six Great Clans. Finally, in terms of talent and cultivation, Qianqian broke through to Nascent Soul before she was fifteen years old. Look around the Upper Cultivation World, who can achieve this? While my cultivation is the same as yours, I am three years younger than you.”
“Looking at it this way, Senior Brother Qin, even if you are considered a rare good young man among cultivators in the Lower Cultivation World, compared to Qianqian and me, aren’t you quite ordinary yet confident?”
“For people like us, shouldn’t the most important thing be cultivation? But when it comes to you, Senior Brother Qin, you’re not cultivating the path of sentimentality, yet your mind seems to be full of love and romance, which is astonishing.”
After Ming Zhaoshuang finished speaking, she didn’t care what Qin Feilong thought and directly pulled Shen Liqian away.
While smiling charmingly at Shen Liqian, she spoke fiercely to the system: “See? Qianqian has awakened. Hurry up and hand over the sword technique!”
The system seemed to be stunned and only reacted after a long time, immediately showering her with praise:
“No, my dearest host, what speed! How are you so amazing, how are you so strong! I was only gone for a month, how did you make Shen Liqian suddenly see her true feelings! Having a host like you is truly the honor of my system’s life, you’re really so strong and amazing!”
The system unleashed a barrage of rainbow farts.
“I don’t know how she figured it out either. She probably didn’t like Qin Feilong much in the first place, otherwise, why would she be so indifferent to him so quickly?”
Ming Zhaoshuang laughed for a while before saying to the system, “Stop the nonsense and send me my reward quickly.”
The system then became serious and said with some regret:
“Although the Host has completed cutting off the connection between Shen Liqian and Qin Feilong, I must inform you that your side quest is only half complete. Although it is about rescuing the Male Protagonist’s harem, it involves more than just the Male Protagonist’s perspective. The main goal is to help these female characters awaken and choose their own lives according to their wishes.”
“Although Shen Liqian has awakened her views on love, she has not completely awakened yet.”
Ming Zhaoshuang: “No, what is this nonsense?”
The system repeated, “Although Shen Liqian has awakened her views on love, she is still under the control of the plot. Our mission is to help women break free from shackles and control, not to make her lose love. Host, you need to understand this point.”
Hearing this, Ming Zhaoshuang’s brow slightly furrowed, but she said nothing more.
In the original story, Shen Liqian’s role in the Lower Cultivation World ended after Qin Feilong awakened his Dragon Clan bloodline. If, as the system said, she not only had to make Shen Liqian see her feelings for Qin Feilong but also help her break free from later control, then they could only go to the Upper Cultivation World.
However, the system was right. If it were just about romantic love, even if Shen Liqian didn’t like Qin Feilong now, she would still fall for Li Feilong or Wang Feilong if she were controlled by the plot later on.
Their true goal was to help them break free from control.
Ming Zhaoshuang thought that if her previous flattery towards Shen Liqian was for the mission, then now she genuinely had a strong friendship with Shen Liqian and couldn’t bear to see her fall into a mire again, so she didn’t refute the system’s words.
Moreover, this mission couldn’t really be considered her own accomplishment; it could only be said that Shen Liqian had awakened herself.
It was just that Shen Liqian was the Saintess of Lapis Lazuli Azure Sea.
If she didn’t fall for Qin Feilong, what else would the plot control her with?
Ming Zhaoshuang couldn’t understand.
Seeing Ming Zhaoshuang so dejected, the system couldn’t help but comfort her:
“Alright Host, don’t be sad. Although your mission isn’t fully completed, my sword technique can be divided into two volumes. Since you don’t use Fushuang much, you can use the first half for now.”
As she spoke, a book appeared in Ming Zhaoshuang’s mind, with bold calligraphy written on it:
“Number One Sword Technique Under Heaven （ Upper ）”.
Seeing this name, Ming Zhaoshuang couldn’t help but twitch her lips.
It was truly unpretentious.
However, although the name of this sword technique was unreliable, the content within was exceptionally profound. Even a genius like Ming Zhaoshuang could only understand it partially.
The sword technique she performed with Fushuang earlier was just one or two moves from this set, but it was only the superficial part.
She couldn’t imagine how powerful this sword technique would be if it were complete!
