The Da He festival was held at the Da He or at the least at the place that remained of it: The River of Forgetfulness. The gods had crowded around the water, blocking almost every bot of land on the banks. Jing He couldn’t help but worry. He had never liked being among many people. …

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The Heavenly Emperor finally abandoned his suspicions. He didn’t allow Qiu Ling to walk next to his son though and instead pulled Jing He to his own side. "Forget about this. Since you’re here now come on in. Your mother should also be here soon. Then we can go and attend the festival." "Yes, father." …

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Seeing Qiu Ling’s blank look Jing He folded his hands in front of his chest and looked ahead at his father’s palace. "Legend has it that there once was a river originating in the High Heavens that flowed through all the immortal and mortal realms until finally ending in the sea in the underworld. "The …

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Three days later, a certain dragon king appeared in front of the crown prince’s palace especially early. This time he neither barged in uninvited nor did he secretly sneak in. Instead, he waited in front of the main door like a sane person, making the two guards in front eye him warily. Just what was …

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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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