Time slowly passed as the painting took shape. The shadows outside and inside grew longer and Jing He got up to add a few lights around the study so they could see better. Qiu Ling’s attention switched from the painting to his beloved. He couldn’t help it. There was just something magical about Jing He …

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Jing He didn’t start immediately. He looked at the empty scroll and took a moment to consider what to paint. It should be something that would allow Qiu Ling to start painting soon as well so he wouldn’t have to sit aside and wait until everything else was done. At the same time, Qiu Ling …

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Jing He finished washing up and soon went back to open the door, inviting Qiu Ling inside. It was already midday by now which meant that half of their last day together before the trial had already gone by and yet, they actually hadn’t seen much of one another. Thinking of this, he felt regretful. …

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With his body and spirit completely exhausted, Jing He slept for a long time. The sun had already come up when he finally stirred and when he opened his eyes, his eyelids felt heavy. If he could have, he would have liked to turn around and simply sleep for a few more hours. With the …

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Jing He brushed over the faint carvings and sighed before taking a deep breath. He pulled himself up on the altar’s edge and stood quietly, trying to keep his balance. His body was soaked in cold sweat, shaking from head to toe, and his legs seemed about to collapse beneath him. Without holding onto the …

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Jing He hastily stepped inside before closing the door behind him. Only when the light from outside was shut out did he dare to heave a true sigh of relief. He could still be caught but for now, he had some time to put his plan into action. Taking a deep breath, he calmed himself …

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Jing He’s face turned even paler. This was clearly the disturbance he had prepared. He never would have thought that the explosion would be so loud or that it could shake the building this much though. His knowledge of formations was all theoretical. He had never used them this way so he had gotten frightened …

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Li Yin stared at Jing He in a daze. To be honest, any god would deny that this was the case. They all knew that it was a separate life, after all. You couldn’t really ask somebody to … well, save themselves for you, could you? But in this case, the person in question was …

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Jing He turned onto the narrow path that led around the building. A tall wall stood opposite with more guards on the other side. In the pathway, there was only one guard stationed halfway down the building though. This should give him an opportunity. At the very least, he hoped that this would be the …

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Just as expected, Qiu Ling was indeed elated to be able to spend more time with Jing He. So that morning, he happily accompanied him on a walk around the capital city. Jing He had suggested this by way of worrying about his father turning up at his palace because he hadn’t spent time with …

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