Peerless Immortal Emperor in City

Chapter 764: Malicious Speculation

Saint Emperor!

This appellation left Dai Heshu utterly shocked. His research into history was profound, and he inevitably came across some traces of ancient powerhouses.

Although Dai Heshu did not know the true meaning of Saint Emperor, in his understanding, it was by no means an ordinary title. Instead, it harbored deeper and more special significance.

The divine and the sacred together constituted the Deity, and it was only above the Deity that one could be called a Saint Emperor—a legendary being of omnipotence and omniscience, capable of illuminating the path of civilization, able to protect the everlasting world.

To Dai Heshu, this was almost the same as an Immortal, which is why it suddenly slipped from his mouth.

"Immortal?" Qin Heng gently shook his head, indifferently stating, "Even 'Immortal' does not suffice to describe my identity. Do not bother guessing—you won't be able to. Rise, Nanxiang."

Now that Ji Nanxiang had agreed to look after his house and guard his home—in other words, she had become one of the Qins' maidservants—it was unnecessary for her to kneel on the ground any longer.

"Let's go." Qin Heng gestured to Ji Nanxiang, then bid farewell to Dai Heshu, saying, "I'll take that set of Bone Needles with me, as this is Nanxiang's dwelling vessel."

"No problem, no problem at all." Upon hearing this, Dai Heshu quickly nodded, smiling. "Please, take them. As for the formalities of the cultural relic collection certification, I will take care of them for you."

In fact, even if Qin Heng didn't take them away, Dai Heshu wouldn't dare to keep that item in his house any longer. After all, the incident with Dai Jiajia had occurred because Ji Nanxiang escaped from inside the Bone Needles and took refuge inside Dai Jiajia's mind.

After learning this fact, Dai Heshu was full of regrets, extremely remorseful.

He felt that it was all his fault. If he hadn't brought that Pre-Qin Ancient Artifact into his house in the first place, Dai Jiajia wouldn't have had the accident—this was entirely an undeserved calamity!

Originally, Dai Heshu had been considering how to deal with this Pre-Qin Ancient Artifact. Destroying it was certainly not an option; after all, it was a precious historical cultural relic, and such actions were beyond him—in fact, he was incapable of doing such a thing.

Now that Qin Heng wanted to take the Bone Needles, Dai Heshu was naturally more than willing.

Qin Heng left Dai Heshu's home with the set of Bone Needles and Ji Nanxiang, returning to his place using the Spirit Realm traveling technique.

Such means naturally shocked Ji Nanxiang once more, firming her belief that Qin Heng was indeed a Saint Emperor. After all, to travel through the Spirit Realm with such ease, and to do so carrying someone with him, at the very least, one needed to be a Deity to achieve that.

Ordinary powerhouses couldn't possess such marvelous and mysterious methods.

Upon returning home, Qin Heng explained Ji Nanxiang's origins to Qin Yun and Song Ningran, which naturally provoked astonishment. It was their first time meeting a true princess.

And not just any princess, but one from over two thousand years ago, from the royal Ji family during Huaxia's ancient Zhou dynasty. It was indeed very novel.

Ji Nanxiang hadn't had such interactions with others for many years. Now that she had transformed into a Yang Spirit and was no longer afflicted by the Yin God's miasma, she could finally communicate normally with people.

And she was quite happy and joyous.

It wasn't long before Ji Nanxiang, the new "bodyguard," struck up conversations with Qin Yun, Song Ningran, and others, quickly becoming one of the group.

Seeing this scene, Qin Heng was relieved.

Although Ji Nanxiang's transformation from the Yin God of the deceased into a Yang Spirit meant her strength still could not compare to that of a true Great Saint of the Third Heaven, her Divine Soul's power was still there, overwhelming any ordinary Great Saint of the Second Heaven.

Having such a powerhouse as a bodyguard at his home in Tianhai should be safe enough.

During the weekend, Qin Heng, along with Song Ningran, set out for Yu State.

This was something Qin Heng had previously promised Song Ningran—to accompany her back home to resolve some issues.

Song Ningran hailed from the mountains of Yu State. The people in her region believed girls should marry young, viewing schooling as pointless for them. Consequently, her mother had arranged a blind date for her with someone from the city, hoping she would meet him.

Qin Heng accompanied her there, which naturally eliminated any potential problems. However, that wasn't the main purpose. The real reason was that there had often been loud noises coming from the mountains near Song Ningran's home. Some people even claimed they saw dragons soaring through the clouds.

Dragons!

They are divine creatures!

On Earth, in the End of Dharma Age, their appearance was nearly impossible.

If there were dragons soaring through clouds in the mountains, it was either an illusion or there truly was a strange phenomenon occurring. Yu State had been known for its gifted landscape since ancient times. Now that Spiritual Energy had revived and supernatural events were re-emerging, it might be possible for dragons to appear.

Qin Heng planned to take a look.

However, he didn't plan on going there in the usual way, which would only cause unnecessary trouble.

It was better to reveal his identity from the start.

「In the mountains of Yu State, Lin Xia Village.」

This was a mountain village far from the Yu State city area, with just over a hundred households and a population shy of a thousand people—almost every family knew each other well.

Among them, Song Hua Jun's family was considered prestigious in Lin Xia Village, mainly because they had produced a college student—a daughter, but still, the first person in decades to leave the mountains and get into a top university. She had quite a reputation in the village.

His daughter, Song Ningran, had always been beautiful from an early age. By the time she was in high school, quite a few matchmakers had knocked on their door, some even offering betrothal gifts in the range of two to three hundred thousand in cash.

Back then, Song Ningran insisted on continuing her education and was ridiculed by the villagers, who said she was holding out for a high price, setting her sights too high, and was likely aiming to snag a wealthy suitor, predicting she would suffer for it later.

Later, she actually got accepted into China's most prestigious university, which shut those people up.

However, two years later, the marriage proposals began to pile up again because Song Ningran was now twenty years old, which to the villagers indicated that she should have long been married.

At first, Song Ningran's parents rejected these advances, but as matchmakers became more persistent and the prospects became increasingly suitable—not only wealthy but also of status and position—they were tempted.

They selected a young man from a distinguished family in the Yu State city area. His qualities were top-notch in every aspect, and they believed that if Song Ningran married him, she would be happy for the rest of her life.

Today was the day Song Ningran was coming home.

Song Hua Jun was waiting at the village entrance, accompanied by other villagers and a few matchmakers.

Their expressions were not the best.

Because Song Ningran had said that she wasn't just coming back alone—she was bringing a male classmate!

A young man!!

This news put Song Hua Jun and the matchmakers on high alert.

"Hua Jun, do you think Ranran has been taken advantage of while away?"

"We've already promised her to the son of the Lis in the city. What if something happened, if she's pregnant with a child, what are we to do then!?"

The matchmakers began to speculate wildly. After all, they had already been paid, and if the marriage fell through, they'd earn less. Learning that Song Ningran was bringing a man back had left them all disgruntled!

"If you ask me, even if something really happened, she should have the child aborted and send that reckless brat packing!" one of the matchmakers said viciously.