Chapter 2476: Epoch

Zu An’s heart shuddered upon hearing that voice. He looked over in disbelief.

A slender figure was leaning against the doorway. She had smoky eyebrows resembling a frown, and her eyes looked as if they would tear up at any moment. Her face was exceptionally pale, and she looked sickly. Her appearance could evoke sympathy from anyone who saw it.

“Honglei!” Zu An was overjoyed to see her.

He'd been planning to first check on Qiu Honglei in the jade coffin after entering the cave paradise, but Jing Teng had appeared right away. He'd gotten so carried away that it slipped his mind.

Who could have expected the awakened Qiu Honglei to stumble upon their imminent kiss?

Zu An was too overcome by joy to bother about the awkwardness of being caught in action.

“You two...” Qiu Honglei murmured feebly, but she collapsed before she could finish her words.

“Honglei!” Zu An flitted to her side to support her. When he saw her collapsing, his soul nearly escaped from his body. He began circulating his ki into her body, making sure to do it slowly as her body was still weak from having only just awakened.

It was fortunate that Honglei had only passed out due to her weakness. With the nourishment of Zu An's ki, she slowly regained consciousness.

“Honglei, you’re awake!” Zu An’s voice quivered as he spoke.

To save him, Qiu Honglei had performed the Dance Offering to the Universe until her body collapsed. She had only preserved a sliver of her life force thanks to the Snow Lady’s ‘sacrifice’. Later, Zu An had found the legendary Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine and saved her.

Even so, Honglei had remained unconscious, and Zu An had feared that the worst would happen. He was overjoyed to see her regaining consciousness.

“Ah Zu~” Qiu Honglei’s lips were pale, but she smiled when she saw how anxious Zu An was. She tried her best to reach for his cheek. “It’s good to see you again.”

Even so, she was so frail that even this simple motion was arduous for her.

Zu An grabbed her hand and pressed it against his face. Just like that, he stared at her with adoring eyes.

Black Jing Teng watched this scene in frustration.

Wow, I'm a third wheel here.

She thought about Qiu Honglei’s timely dizzy spell earlier and swore to learn it well.

Men seem to love that trick. Ugh, how maddening! We almost kissed! That woman sure knows how to time her appearance!

While Black Jing Teng was seething, Qiu Honglei lay in Zu An’s arms while looking at her lover. She had an uncanny feeling that ages had already passed. “Ah Zu, I thought I’d never see you again.”

Zu An shared the same feeling too. “I was scared out of my wits. Promise me you’ll never do anything as foolish as that again.”

Qiu Honglei smiled. “We would have all died if I hadn’t done that. If I could save you, my death wouldn’t have been in vain.”

Zu An felt warmth in his heart and embraced her even tighter. “Honglei, I’ll never let you put yourself in such danger ever again!”

A voice dripping with jealousy suddenly called out from the side, “Have you forgotten there’s someone else here?”

Qiu Honglei’s face turned red. She tried to push Zu An aside, but was too weak to do so. She surveyed their surroundings and asked, “Ah Zu, this place is...?”

“This is Miss Jing’s cave paradise,” Zu An explained. “It was thanks to her artifact that I was able to bring you wherever I went.”

“Thank you, big sister Jing.” Qiu Honglei tried to get up to bow to Black Jing Teng, but she was so weak that she failed to get on her feet.

“Don’t move around too much. You’re still weak. Someone is going to die of heartache if anything happens to you.” Black Jing Teng had a smile on her face, but she was secretly cursing in her heart.

This green tea bitch has incredible methods. Even a woman like me finds her pitiful, let alone that huge lecher!

To no surprise, Zu An quickly supported Qiu Honglei, saying, “Be careful.”

He took out a ki-nourishing pill and fed it to her. She was still too weak to take anything heavy, so he had to first build up her foundation with gentler medicine.

Qiu Honglei obediently swallowed the pill.

Black Jing Teng’s eyebrows twitched.

How am I supposed to learn her coy obedient act?!

She was suddenly reminded of the time she had outright asked Zu An to sleep with her while trying to seduce him. She had to admit there was a huge disparity in their methods.

Demonesses from demonic cults are skilled in the art of seduction!

That made her even angrier.

While her mind was shaken, White Jing Teng exploited this opportunity to take control of the body. She was aware of what had just happened, and she felt that she had been thoroughly embarrassed by her silly little sister.

She coldly said, “Miss Qiu’s injuries were severe. The Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine helped a lot, but she has just regained consciousness and needs more rest. My ki-rich cave paradise is a good place for her to recuperate. You can come here and visit her from time to time.”

Zu An noticed her white stockings and realized she had switched personas. “I apologize for my earlier lack of decorum. I was too abrupt...”

Qiu Honglei blinked. Sensing she had missed some huge gossip, she wanted to ask about it, but a sudden wave of exhaustion hit her. She was so tired that she couldn’t keep her eyes open.

“Your body is too weak. You need more rest to recuperate. Don’t force yourself,” Jing Teng said.

“Thanks for your reminder, big sister,” Qiu Honglei mumbled in response before succumbing to her drowsiness.

“Carry her to my room,” Jing Teng said.

Now that she was awake, it wouldn’t be appropriate to put Qiu Honglei back into the jade coffin. Seeing Zu An’s nervous expression, Jing Teng added, “Don’t worry. Now that she’s awake, we can slowly condition her body with pills and spirit food. She’ll gradually recover. I know you’re busy, so I’ll take care of her on your behalf.”

Zu An was grateful. He knew Jing Teng wasn’t the type to take care of others; she was only doing this for his sake. He wanted to thank her, but considering their relationship, such words felt superficial.

So, he wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her.

“What are you... Wuuu...” Jing Teng was stunned at first, but then shyness overwhelmed her.

She tried to push Zu An away, but his arms refused to move, as if they were forged from metal. After a few attempts, she lost her strength, and her body slowly softened in his embrace.

Some time later, a furiously blushing Jing Teng snuggled in Zu An’s arms. “Tell me what happened recently.”

Once again, Zu An couldn’t help noticing the two sisters’ vastly different personalities. Had it been the young sister, she would have bugged him for all kinds of ‘compensation'. In contrast, the older sister paid more attention to intangible exchanges.

With the beauty in his arms, he shared everything that had happened recently with her.

“The Six Paths, the Asura race, the Shaman races...” Jing Teng murmured those phrases before suddenly saying, “The war between the Asura race and the Celestial race should have happened in the previous epoch. It’s a different epoch from when the Shaman races fought against the Celestial Court’s Fiend races.”

“Epoch?” Zu An keenly noticed her word choice.

“Using your units of measurement, an epoch can range between a hundred million years to several billion years.” Jing Teng’s reply shocked Zu An.