Chapter 161: One hundred and sixty-one, lost track Chapter 161: One hundred and sixty-one, lost track “It’s really too magical! Xiao Ning, then how will you explain this to your grandparents when you go back?” Liu Qingshan asked curiously. The Xiao Ning before him had changed completely from the girl she had been; if he hadn’t known they were the only two people there, he wouldn’t dare recognize her.
“I can use an array to restore my original appearance,” Song Yan Ning said. The seal inside her had been unlocked, but her cultivation had not returned. Without her cultivation, she couldn’t break through the barrier to return to the Demon World. This frustrated her a great deal!
Elder Mie Yu must have done something. He didn’t want her to return to the Demon World. Now she could only cultivate slowly, striving to recover her cultivation sooner. She was definitely going back to the Demon World. She couldn’t possibly fail to avenge her parents’ deaths. What belonged to her, she would surely take back.
Liu Qingshan nodded, thinking about his own situation. “Xiao Ning, after my cultivation just now, I felt a faint gas in my body. Could you check if I’m cultivating wrong?”
Song Yan Ning scanned him with her Divine Sense. “There is indeed a trace of Spiritual Power fluctuating in Uncle Liu’s body. Just continue cultivating according to the Cultivation Technique I passed on to you.”
“Mm.” Liu Qingshan nodded, closed his eyes, and entered the state of cultivation.
Song Yan Ning let out a long sigh and also closed her eyes to cultivate. With such rich Spiritual Energy available here, she naturally couldn’t waste it. Anyway, she had to wait seven days before she could leave this place.
Mr. Song’s heart jumped with anxiety when he heard that the men he had sent to protect Song Yan Ning reported she was missing. “Missing? How could she be missing?” Xiao Ning was the future hope of the Song Family, and he held great expectations for her. Besides, with Xiao Ning’s abilities, how could she possibly disappear?
“She followed Liu Qingshan into the mountains, and then we lost trace of her,” the subordinate reported with trepidation. They had been searching in the mountains for several days already and had still not found any traces of Song Yan Ning.
Mr. Song pondered for a moment, “Take a search and rescue team and find her, no matter what.” Whether dead or alive, he had to find Xiao Ning.
“Yes!” The subordinate replied, relieved that Mr. Song had not blamed them.
After putting down the phone, Mr. Song thought for a moment and picked it up again, dialing out. He knew that Yang Lisheng and Li Meixiang had returned to Beijing. Perhaps they had news of Xiao Ning; otherwise, with their concern for Xiao Ning, they wouldn’t be staying calmly in Beijing.
Yang Lisheng was watering flowers in the yard when he heard his cell phone ring. Thinking it was Song Yan Ning calling, he pulled out his phone, only to be surprised when he saw Mr. Song’s number. Why was Mr. Song calling him?
He pressed the answer button, “Mr. Song!”
“Old Yang, have you received a call from Xiao Ning these past few days?” Mr. Song asked directly.
“Yes, she calls us every day to report her safety,” Yang Lisheng said, somewhat puzzled as to how Mr. Song knew about Xiao Ning.
“That’s good, if you receive another call from her, please ask her to call me,” Mr. Song said. He knew Xiao Ning wouldn’t call him, but he still hoped to receive her call.
“Alright,” Yang Lisheng replied.
After chatting with Mr. Song for a few more words, Yang Lisheng hung up the phone. He too was worried about Xiao Ning’s safety, but fortunately, she called them every day to report her safety.
During the first few days, he would call Xiao Ning, but every time it went straight to voicemail. He guessed that Xiao Ning turned off her phone to save battery, but he still worried a great deal. It wasn’t until she called back that he and his wife were finally able to let go of their concern. He also wondered when that child would come back; without seeing her safe return, he and his wife always felt uneasy.
Song Yan Ning slowly opened her eyes. After several days of cultivation, her cultivation had stabilized at the Foundation Establishment Second Layer. Such progress had satisfied her greatly.
Looking at the huge rock she had been sitting on, Song Yan Ning sighed helplessly. It was a pity she couldn’t take it with her; otherwise, she wouldn’t have to worry about lacking Spiritual Energy to cultivate.
“Uncle Liu, do you want to stay here to cultivate, or leave with me?” Song Yan Ning looked over at Liu Qingshan. If he stayed here to cultivate, he would have to wait until the secret realm re-opened to leave.
Liu Qingshan opened his eyes and hesitated for a moment, “I want to stay here and cultivate.” His strength was currently too weak. Staying here to cultivate was the best option for him. In ten years, when he was stronger, he would go to Xiao Ning’s side with the ability to protect her. Plus, he could also seek revenge for the destruction of his family.
“Okay,” Song Yan Ning nodded. She thought Liu Qingshan’s decision was correct. If it weren’t for her grandparents waiting for her, she might have chosen to stay here to cultivate as well. Finding a place filled with Spiritual Energy like this was not easy.
She took out the Storage Bag she had obtained from the man in black and handed it to Liu Qingshan, “This is a Storage Bag, take it. There is food and water inside.” She had checked with her Divine Sense earlier; there was enough food inside to last Liu Qingshan for several years.
“Storage Bag?” Liu Qingshan looked at the Storage Bag Song Yan Ning handed him in surprise. This pouch was only the size of a coin purse; how could it hold food and water?
“Let me teach you how to refine the Storage Bag first, then you’ll understand,” Song Yan Ning explained how to refine the Storage Bag to Liu Qingshan.
Liu Qingshan followed Song Yan Ning’s instructions and tried it out, truly seeing the contents inside the Storage Bag, “This is amazing! How can such a small bag have such a large space?” If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would hardly be able to believe it was real. He remembered that when he visited Miao Border, Qin Yu had given Xiao Ning a similar small purse. Could it be that Qin Yu was also a Cultivator?
“Xiao Ning, that time Qin Yu also gave you a similar bag. Is he too a Cultivator?” Thinking of this, Liu Qingshan asked.
Song Yan Ning nodded, “Cultivate well, I’m leaving now.”
“I will. When I make it out, I’ll come looking for you,” Liu Qingshan declared with determination in his eyes. If not for Xiao Ning, he might have died long ago, never having the chance to set foot on the path of Cultivation. Once he made progress in cultivation, he would fulfill his vow to follow by her side, ready to be dispatched by her at will.
Song Yan Ning smiled, nodded her head at Liu Qingshan, waved goodbye to him, and left the array, swimming towards the shore.
Qin Yu had not heard from Song Yan Ning for several days now. Her phone was always out of signal, and she hadn’t even been to the Emperor Realm these past few days. He was really getting frantic. But he couldn’t stop deceiving her grandparents; so every day, he would use a computer-generated number to call Xiao Ning’s grandparents and report safety. As for the voice, there was a voice-changing system on the computer, making alterations easy.