Chapter 149: Reunion with Scarlet Thorn

Chapter 149: Reunion with Scarlet Thorn

A wooden raft floated upon the boundless Three Thousand Weak Waters.

On the raft, a man and a woman held wooden oars, rowing with all their might.

In these Weak Waters, where even those in the Saint King Realm could not fly, no one dared to use a Treasure Artifact.

They didn't even dare to use one as an oar.

They feared that the prolonged corrosion of the Weak Waters might permanently disable the Treasure Artifact.

Long Chen glanced at the slender, beautiful figure sitting in front of him on the right, a knowing smile curling slightly at the corners of his lips.

Yesterday, he and Scarlet Thorn had been teleported together to a desolate island within the Three Thousand Weak Waters.

On the small island, Scarlet Thorn had completely disregarded his background and had not the slightest intention of assassinating him to obtain the reward offered by the Ziyang Empire.

She had treated him with mutual respect the entire time.

Even when night fell and the island was submerged, Scarlet Thorn had taken the initiative to jump into the bone-chilling Weak Waters, keeping a distance from him.

She did not engage in any intimate behavior with him, despite the unbearable cold of the Weak Waters.

This caused his affection for Scarlet Thorn to grow even stronger.

One must know that even Shangguan Si was not as reserved as Scarlet Thorn.

After meeting Qin Xuan, she was like a woman throwing herself at him, often engaging in overly intimate behavior.

But Scarlet Thorn was different; she kept herself pure and cherished her own chastity more than anything else.

Even when her life was at stake, she would never abandon her bottom line.

She would rather die than defile her own purity!

Such a woman was not only beautiful, but every gesture she made possessed a cold and elegant beauty.

There was absolutely no need to worry about her being snatched away by others.

Once he captured Scarlet Thorn's heart, she would only have eyes for him for the rest of her life!

Therefore, last night, when Scarlet Thorn could no longer endure the biting cold of the Weak Waters, he had displayed a highly elegant and gentlemanly attitude, hoping to win her heart.

He let Scarlet Thorn stand on that tiny patch of dry land while he himself soaked in the icy Weak Waters.

Relying on his Sword Heart Physique, he had managed to hold on for an entire night.

Even though he could perceive that his Sword Heart Physique seemed capable of effectively resisting the cold of the Weak Waters.

Soaking for the entire night still left him shivering and nearly fainting.

Fortunately, before he lost consciousness, daylight arrived, allowing him to catch his breath.

Long Chen rowed the oar and stared at Scarlet Thorn in front of him, taking the initiative to speak, "Do you know that I am Long Chen? That I am a True Disciple of the Tianya Sword Pavilion?"

"Rumors outside say that the dragon treasury is in my hands, and that the Ziyang Imperial Family has poured out their entire force to slaughter everyone in the Tianya Sword Pavilion, not even sparing my Master and Senior Brothers?"

"If you had cut off my head last night while I was in the Weak Waters and sent it to the Ziyang Empire, you would have obtained at least one top-grade Sacred Artifact!"

Scarlet Thorn didn't even turn her head, replying coldly, "Not interested."

Long Chen's emotions rose even higher, "Not even interested in a top-grade Sacred Artifact? Then I am truly curious, what are you interested in?"

After the destruction of the Tianya Sword Pavilion, coupled with the wanted order from the Ziyang Empire.

Long Chen was now like a rat crossing the street; wherever he went, he had to worry about being recognized.

This was the first time in a while that he had appeared before someone without any concealment.

He did not worry about being betrayed, nor did he worry about being plotted against.

Especially since Scarlet Thorn possessed beauty not inferior to Shangguan Si.

If he could get closer to Scarlet Thorn in this Land of Fallen Emperors and establish a relationship as Dao Companions.

It would be able to soothe his battered heart.

Scarlet Thorn slowly turned her head, her cold eyes filled with disgust as she said stiffly, "What I am interested in, what does that have to do with you?"

Since last night, Long Chen had been like this.

Beside her ear, he was like a headless fly, buzzing and chattering incessantly.

If she were not his opponent, she would have really wanted to stab him to death just to make him shut up!

"Just asking." Long Chen was not bothered.

The more Scarlet Thorn was like this, the happier he felt in his heart.

If she was cold to him, wouldn't she be even colder to others?

He had suffered a great loss at the hands of that damned Qin Xuan.

He feared that the incident of someone stealing his girl would happen again.

Scarlet Thorn's icy personality left him indescribably satisfied.

Since Scarlet Thorn treated him like this now, he didn't believe that after some time, she would still be this stiff.

Being able to personally experience the change in Scarlet Thorn's attitude was, to him, a challenge.

Wasn't it a sense of achievement that was extremely enjoyable?

Seeing Scarlet Thorn place the oar on the raft, Long Chen continued, "This land of Weak Waters is indeed strange. I originally thought that on the raft, I wouldn't be restricted by the Weak Waters and could use Yuan Qi to propel the raft."

"Who could have imagined that as we moved further away from the island, even though I was completely dry, I still couldn't use Yuan Qi?"

"You've been rowing for so long, you must be tired, right?"

"There is no need for you to keep working hard; I will push you forward."

Long Chen took off his clothes, exposing his muscular upper body, placed his dry clothes neatly on the raft, and then jumped into the Weak Waters with a splash.

He placed his hands on the back of the raft, his legs kicking continuously in the Weak Waters, pushing the raft forward.

Scarlet Thorn's brows suddenly furrowed.

She wasn't worried about Long Chen freezing to death.

She was afraid that if Long Chen died, she would be alone in this vast land of Weak Waters and would need to expend double the effort to leave, so she spoke up to remind him, "There is no need for this; rest for a moment and then continue rowing."

"It's fine!"

Long Chen's leg kicking frequency became even faster.

Scarlet Thorn's words made him feel as if he had been injected with adrenaline.

Why did Scarlet Thorn stop him?

Wasn't it because she was concerned about him?

Worried that he would freeze to death in these Weak Waters, and then she would have no company.

Enduring the bone-chilling cold, he pointed to the dry clothes on the raft and said concernedly, "Here, even the wind that blows over is cold, and we cannot use Yuan Qi to protect our bodies. As a woman, you should dress more warmly."

He pursed his lips towards his clothes folded on the raft and said, "If you don't mind, you can wear my clothes first."

Scarlet Thorn glanced at Long Chen's neatly folded clothes, and goosebumps rose on her back.

She had always detested men, especially after the incident with Qin Xuan.

She was even more repulsed by these men, wishing she could stay eight hundred zhang away from them.

How could she wear Long Chen's clothes?

She would rather die than do so!

With a look of disgust, she said coldly, "No need!"

Long Chen understood.

He understood; he knew that Scarlet Thorn was worried that he wouldn't have dry clothes to wear to keep warm after getting back on the raft.

Looking at Scarlet Thorn's icy appearance, and connecting it with everything she had done, everything was caring for his feelings.

This caused a warm current to bubble up in his battered heart.

Perhaps, Scarlet Thorn was not yet completely moved by him.

But he didn't believe that if he treated her well day after day, without stopping.

Holding Scarlet Thorn in the palm of his hand to care for her.

She would still be able to resist his charm forever!

Sooner or later, he would use his own hands to pull Scarlet Thorn into his embrace.

He would make Scarlet Thorn willingly lie in his arms.

Splash, splash, splash!

Long Chen kicked his legs vigorously through the Weak Waters, as if he had already seen a beautiful future where he and Scarlet Thorn lived together day and night, loving each other and supporting one another.

Just as Long Chen was fantasizing, Scarlet Thorn, sitting on the raft, suddenly pointed to a raft in the distance and said in surprise, "There are other people in these Weak Waters who also know that one can leave this place by raft."

"They are approaching!"

Since Yuan Qi could not be used, naturally, their eyesight had also decreased by who knows how many times.

Scarlet Thorn could only see the blurry figure of the raft.

Even Long Chen was no better off.

It was not until they got closer that Long Chen could see the appearance of the person sitting on the raft.

Qin Xuan!

It was actually Qin Xuan!

When he saw Qin Xuan's face clearly, the suppressed anger in Long Chen's heart began to rage uncontrollably, and even his breathing became exceptionally heavy.

It was Qin Xuan who caused him to be unable to reunite with Shangguan Si.

It was also Qin Xuan who had repeatedly outshone him in the Dragon Blood Secret Realm.

He even suspected that Qin Xuan knew the dragon treasury was fake.

And that was why he let him fight hard to snatch it, without competing with him.

It was just to make him confirm that he had obtained the dragon treasury, letting the news spread like wildfire.

Causing the entire Tianya Sword Pavilion to be destroyed because of him!

"Can he mobilize Yuan Qi in the Weak Waters to propel the raft?"

Long Chen suddenly noticed that Qin Xuan was leisurely fishing on the raft.

He wasn't rowing at all.

Yet the raft was constantly approaching them, and he became suspicious.

As the raft carrying Qin Xuan gradually deviated from its direction.

Long Chen then noticed that behind the raft, there was actually a figure submerged in the water, head down, pushing the raft carrying Qin Xuan forward.

When that beautiful figure raised her head from the water from time to time, he finally saw her appearance and recognized her identity.

Su Youyu!

The sixth person among the Seven Pearls of Mingyue!

A True Disciple under the Holy Master of the Yaochi Sacred Land, and also the Saintess of the Yaochi Sacred Land!