In the end, Jing He couldn’t convince himself to invite Qiu Ling. If he did, wouldn’t it seem as if his intentions were more serious than they were? Well, even if he intended to marry Longjun, he still couldn’t show it that outwardly, could he? What would people think if he did? Thankfully, there still …

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With Qiu Ling using every opportunity to spend time with him and making every effort to let him still be comfortable, Jing He couldn’t help but slowly form a favorable opinion of this person that had scared him so much at first. It slowly made him feel that he was the real problem in this …

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Qiu Ling followed Jing He around not only on that day but also in the following ones. Early in the morning, he would run over to the Nine Heavens, sneak past the guards and pop up in front of his beloved with a brilliant smile, hoping that he would one day reciprocate. The crown prince …

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Jing He sat down with him again, pouring Qiu Ling another cup of tea and slowly sipping his own. For a short while, the dragon king actually managed to keep quiet and only stared at the beautiful person opposite him. With each minute, it became harder though. Just when Qiu Ling couldn’t take it any …

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Qiu Ling had no idea what his beloved was going on about but if he wanted him to … "Well, in that case, I’d love to paint something for you. If you want to, I could even paint something for you every day." Jing He smiled wryly. "That won’t be necessary. Just getting one painting …

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Jing He and Qiang Yan exchanged a glance. "Scholar An Bai … Just what kind of heart is this?" An Bai lowered his hand and looked at the God of War, smiling wryly. "This seems to be the heart of a golden-tailed Heaven climber." "A golden—" Jing He turned to his uncle and grabbed his …

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Jing He enclosed the teacup with his hands and looked at the golden-colored liquid in a bit of a daze. Longjun had indeed struck him as quite forceful in the last few days. But he also couldn’t deny what An Bai had said just now. He had heard about how treacherous the demons were, after …

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Jing He stood up to greet his two visitors. His heart couldn’t help but palpitate though. Someone of the dragon race … Did this have to do with what Longjun had said the previous day? Qiang Yan took one look at his nephew and knew that he was still nervous. Ah, he could only hope …

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An Bai managed to send the God of War on his way but the next morning a smiling god stood in front of his door again and motioned outside. "Scholar An Bai, how about following me to the Nine Heavens?" An Bai furrowed his brow but still stepped outside. Ah, what else could he do? …

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Qiang Yan approached the dragon king’s palace with a dark expression and a small chest in his hand. The guards in front of the gate gulped and exchanged a glance. This was the God of War. Could it be he had come in that function and actually wanted to declare war on them? Ah, no, …

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