Night Without End-Chapter 43 - 30 Heroic Bearing

Under the pale night sky, layers of mountain silhouettes lied afar.

Qin Ming had already set out, with dense woods on both sides of the road as he trekked rapidly on the snow.

Yinteng Town was in sight, under a thin mist there flowed a soft light, and the contours of various buildings in the town were visible from afar.

The town was bustling, with various shops on both sides of the streets, shelves filled with items, bustling with people coming and going, and the sounds of vendors calling out one after another.

Especially recently, many people from Chixia City, ranging from nobles to adventurers, as well as unidentified newcomers, have settled in different towns, boosting the town's liveliness even more.

With little inquiry, Qin Ming found the mansion of the Old Noble, standing in the eastern district of Yinteng Town, with a majestic vermillion door adorned with a large number of copper nails, and a pair of auspicious beasts that protect the home flanking the doorway.

"Qin Ming." Today, many young people from various villages were present, someone was calling his name.

Qin Ming responded with a smile immediately, and walked toward the Old Noble's residence with a few just-arrived newcomers, with someone already waiting at the main door to guide them.

The mansion was vast, with multiple layered courtyards, scattered about are artificial mountains, peculiar rocks, and pavilions decorating, currently the flower beds only had a few evergreen plants left.

In this winter of scarcity, the life of the Old Noble was still unimpacted, evident of substantial wealth and an understanding of enjoyment.

The mansion's hall was spacious and bright, although not extremely luxurious, it was much superior than ordinary wealthy households, with great pillars engraved with exquisite patterns, furniture made of high-quality mahogany, and walls adorned with meaningful paintings and calligraphy.

The meticulous butler welcomed wave after wave of young people, a permanent smile never leaving his face, that expression seemed fixated as he constantly maintained politeness and appropriateness.

"Qin Ming."

"Sick boy... Zhou Wubing." Qin Ming saw it was sick boy, began to speak but then corrected himself, the other person had changed significantly after rebirth, much taller than ordinary people, now a spirited young man, and since there were many people around, calling him as before seemed inappropriate.

"I will be going to Chixia City soon, do you have any plans, or are you going out?" Zhou Wubing's once withered hair had become shiny black, and now his eyes shone brightly.

"I too am eager towards the bright cities far away, we'll see when the time comes." Qin Ming said.

There were many young people in the living room, initially quite reserved, because compared to their accustomed homes of blue-brick grey-tiles, this place's magnificence, with carved beams and painted rafters, and those displayed valuable porcelains and antiques, made them quite uncomfortable.

However, as time passed, they gradually relaxed, enjoying the fruits and pastries served by the butler.

Qin Ming was more easy-going, having fresh red berries to eat during this snowy winter, he naturally did not hold back, as he came with the intention to freeload food and drinks.

"Today I am not competing with you, my relative said he would take me..." The sick boy lowered his voice, but suddenly stopped.

Because, he saw an elder with silver hair and a woman draped in a black fur cloak crossing the courtyard and heading to a slightly smaller living room.

"That must be the noble lady from the Xie Family, though I haven't seen her true face, her figure appears quite exceptional, hmm, what, she has a raven?" Zhou Wubing spoke up, his words now more than before.

"She doesn't seem to worry about marriage either." Qin Ming murmured in a very low voice. Yesterday when the high-ranking officials of Chixia City negotiated with the alien species in the big mountain, he had seen this woman from afar, who was also around that area.

Obviously, even though he whispered, the woman in black heard and turned to glare at him.

Her fur cloak's hood was pressed low, and strands of black hair obscured part of her pale cheek; Qin Ming only saw a glimpse of her oval face, her lips seemed strikingly red.

"Hehehe..." The raven on her shoulder was actually laughing, no different from a human's voice.

Qin Ming found it strange, but since entering the mansion, he had displayed "Light and Dust," concealing his exceptionally vibrant life force.

"It must be a starling," said the sick boy, and then he too was glared at, though it was the raven that glared.

Zhou Wubing, puzzled, said, "Why would she dress like that at her own home, oh, I understand now, she is meeting us later, a noble lady values etiquette, definitely unwilling to reveal her face initially."

Subsequently, both he and Qin Ming received a glare from her.

Qin Ming spoke in the softest voice: "If you can talk, say more."

He wanted to test, conversing in such a mosquito-like voice, whether the woman could hear.

But then, not only did that woman react, the raven did too, this time cackling with laughter.

Qin Ming immediately shut his mouth, saying nothing further. This woman seemed extremely extraordinary, the spacious black fur cloak unable to conceal her exceptional figure, how could such a person possibly worry about marriage?

Other young people were also discussing, and it was confirmed that the silver-haired elder was indeed an Old Noble; his daughter seemed remarkably outstanding.

"Feels like we're worlds apart, there's no chance." Someone in the hall sighed lightly, although they had some thoughts on the way here, they were now sober.

Those who could come here were all Newcomers, with perceptions far beyond ordinary people, able to realize that the noble lady possessed extraordinary powers, even her pet crow understood human speech, which was quite unusual.

Shortly after, the Old Noble came over personally, his name was Xie Jingrui, his entire head of silver hair glistening, with a rosy complexion, dressed in a brocade robe.

Seeing the young people all stood up, somewhat uneasy, he smiled gently and said: "All good children, one glance and it's clear you have kind hearts, much more down-to-earth than those hawks and hounds I've seen."

Xie Jingrui was forthright, started with honestly revealing his thoughts, he indeed wanted to marry off his daughter but also sought help from everyone.

He knew that these young Newcomers were all going into the mountains, having been chosen by the major families of Chixia City long ago, to lead them.

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"If you happen upon rare goods born within the mountain nodes, please lend an old man a hand, relax, no pressure, I'm not asking you to contest for it, just to pass the message to me."

Old Noble Xie Jingrui candidly stated, he and the nobles of Chixia City were able to speak to each other, he just wanted to do business with those people, to buy a special product he needed first-hand, worried it might get traded away prematurely.

Then, he clapped his hands for someone to bring in some sharp knives, swords, etc., all undoubtedly of high value, letting the young people pick one each as a token of appreciation for their presence.

"My daughter is driving me to despair, I really want to marry her off quickly, it troubles me, I truly do not care about the suitor's background."

Xie Jingrui sighed, saying outright here that as long as someone caught his daughter's eye, he'd wish to manage the wedding the very next day, hoping the Xie Family could prosper and be fruitful.

Toward the end, he even seemed somewhat melancholic, not appearing to feign it.

Xie Family's noble lady truly troubled to marry? Many began to question.

"Young men, I've heard of you two, both with Golden Foundations, quite exceptional, ever considered switching paths?" Xie Jingrui approached Qin Ming and Zhou Wubing with a pleasant expression, initiating conversation.

Soon after, the sick boy was taken by the old butler to the back courtyard to meet the noble lady, but quickly returned.

"Was it the lady in black, how was it?" Qin Ming quietly asked him,

"Dressed in black, heroic and extremely beautiful. But, alas, not suitable for me, you might consider it." after saying so, the sick boy hurriedly left.

Qin Ming wasn't here for marriage purposes, but having received a special Hard Bow from the Old Noble, he was specifically appointed to meet the noble lady in the backyard, so he couldn't leave prematurely out of politeness.

He speculated, the mysterious lady in black who had glared at him earlier didn't have much of a good impression, probably would be just a brief encounter like the sick boy's and then end.

After a moment, Qin Ming was directed to the backside of the mansion.

In the backyard of the mansion, a lady in black was practicing swordsmanship, the cold light was intense, indeed heroic and vigorous.

Instantly, Qin Ming was in shock.

This wasn't to say the lady was ugly, on the contrary, she was very beautiful, unlike ordinary women's frailty, she possessed a rare heroic spirit, a very unique kind of beauty.

However, her face was too large, not much smaller than a washbasin, her tall stature nearly five meters high, and the Large Sword in her hands was over three meters long.

The sick boy seemed to not have lied, it was true, just didn't mention her height and weight.

The lady's name was Xie Lingxi, the Large Sword in her hands was even longer than Cao Long's height.

Qin Ming realized, what the Old Noble meant by offering to help him change paths, was he suggesting him to follow the Immortal of Colossal Spirit's path?

"Do you also think I look like a monster?" Xie Lingxi asked.

Qin Ming immediately shook his head, saying: "No, you're on a path to divinity, it's an immortal great path, and furthermore, once the body of the Immortal of Colossal Spirit is achieved, it's possible to revert back to your original appearance."

"What divinity to speak of, if there really were gods, why wouldn't they lift the sun and let it rise again?" the lady scoffed, then continued practicing with her sword.

Qin Ming turned to leave.

"Two years ago I saw you, we came from Liuguang City, passed through Luoyue City, then through Chixia City, I noticed you on the journey, at that time you were close to death." The nearly five meters tall and finely built Xie Lingxi suddenly spoke.

Instantly, Qin Ming's body stiffened, then slowly turned around.