Chapter 723: 710 In adversity, true feelings are seen_1
"Yes!" Luo Yiyi nodded, sighing with a grip on her wrist, "Such a tragic end for the lord of the Thunder Emperor."
Chu Qin took the Imperial Seal into his hands. He did not wish to keep it for himself. In the last moments, the Thunder Emperor had told him two Supreme Divine Arts. Chu Qin intended to give the Imperial Seal to the Thunder Emperor's daughter.
"Enough with the sentiment, if we can't get out of here, our fates will be even worse than the Thunder Emperor's!" Chu Qin, turning back and looking at the sad expressions of Luo Yiyi and Shi Yao, said.
"Yiyi, do you remember where the Thunder Emperor said the Emperor Zang's blueprints were?" Chu Qin continued.
"Beneath the great hall of Pixiu City!" Luo Yiyi and Shi Yao said at the same time.
"So, that means there must be a city in this Pixiu Secret Realm!" Luo Yiyi said, slightly surprised.
"Yes, what we need to do is find that city," Chu Qin nodded. "Once we find the blueprints, we can leave this place. The Pixiu Secret Realm will be at our fingertips!"
Hearing this, Luo Yiyi and Shi Yao were both reinvigorated.
"Then Chu Qin, how do we find this city?" Shi Yao asked. Unconsciously, Shi Yao's way of addressing Chu Qin had changed.
"You really have a talent for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time!" Chu Qin flicked Shi Yao's forehead, "You've just regained some confidence, and now you've been knocked back down by your own words."
"Ah... my mistake, Chu Qin!" Shi Yao immediately pleaded for forgiveness.
"You two, pick that up!" Chu Qin, pointing at the metallic outer shell on the ground, said.
"Ah, Chu Qin, that thing can imprison the Thunder Emperor's body and soul, it's an ominous object!" Luo Yiyi said.
"What ominous object! Apart from truly evil things, there is no such thing as an ominous object—it all depends on how you use it!" Chu Qin said as he picked up the Immovable Ming King Sword lying beside him.
"Oh!" Luo Yiyi replied, then with Shi Yao picked up the broken metallic shell. Unexpectedly, this metal shell truly felt like an article of clothing—seeming cumbersome, yet in actuality, it was incredibly light.
Chu Qin, along with Luo Yiyi and Shi Yao, continued searching in the secret realm for several days. They neither encountered any dragons nor saw Pixiu City but did find a cave and decided to spend the night there.
"Chu Qin, we're lucky you turned the dragon meat into jerky; otherwise, we would starve here!" Luo Yiyi said while chewing on the jerky.
"Right, the Immortal Herbs of Divine Star are precious, but they taste terrible," Shi Yao agreed.
"Alas, I never thought that, even as a Supreme God, I would have to live a life akin to that of a savage!" Chu Qin sighed lightly while studying the two Supreme Divine Arts of the Thunder Emperor.
"To endure the bitterest of hardship is what makes one rise above others!" Luo Yiyi said, "Chu Qin, your experiences are ones no other Supreme God has undergone. You will certainly surpass them all!"
"What's the use of being impressive? If things go poorly, we could die here!" Chu Qin said, "I also don't know how Xiao Wu, Dong'er, and Nana are doing..."
"They are with Grandpa Tianyun; they should be fine..." Luo Yiyi said, trying to muster a smile.
"Let's hope so!" Chu Qin nodded.
"Chu Qin, what if... what if we have to live here for the rest of our lives? What then?" Suddenly, Luo Yiyi's face changed.
"What would you want to do?" Chu Qin asked, intrigued.
"I don't know!" Luo Yiyi shook her head, turning to look at Shi Yao, "Shi Yao, what about you?"
"Then the three of us will just have to be three pitiful mandarin ducks here!" Shi Yao, suddenly mustering courage, said.
Chu Qin, it seemed, had something cross his mind.
"Shi Yao, there have never been three mandarin ducks in a pitiful plight!" Luo Yiyi, with a slight blush on her pretty face, said, her thoughts evidently wandering.
"Chu Qin, what are you thinking about?" Luo Yiyi asked, looking toward Chu Qin.
"If it really comes down to it, we'll just get married and have children here!" Chu Qin suddenly blurted out!
"Ah..." Luo Yiyi and Shi Yao were both momentarily stunned.
"What, you're not willing? You don't have a choice anymore!" Chu Qin, looking at their bewildered state, said with a casual smile.
"Chu Qin, are you... are you serious?" Luo Yiyi asked with a hint of expectation.
"It depends on whether that's what you really want," Chu Qin looked at Luo Yiyi.
Luo Yiyi paused, then suddenly threw herself into Chu Qin's arms!
At that moment, Chu Qin was slightly taken aback.
Shi Yao was even more shocked.
"Yiyi..." Chu Qin, hesitantly embracing Luo Yiyi, said in surprise.
Originally, Chu Qin had meant to test Luo Yiyi's thoughts.
Because he thought of the System, Luo Yiyi and Shi Yao were undoubtedly Hidden Goddesses, and Chu Qin had already fallen for them both.
Perhaps the System would give him a way to survive.
"Chu Qin, I'm so scared!" At that moment, Luo Yiyi clung to Chu Qin's body and said, "Are we never going to make it out?"
Luo Yiyi had actually been holding back for a long time. Chu Qin had saved her twice, no, three times! Luo Yiyi had developed feelings for Chu Qin subtly and gradually.
Moreover, they had been stuck here for so many days without finding a way to survive.
What's more, Chu Qin had been so considerate and caring all these days—what girl could withstand such a trial?
Despite Luo Yi Yi's optimistic exterior, she was also a pampered young lady who had never experienced such hardship.
It wasn't until Chu Qin said he wanted to marry her and have children that she completely lost control of her emotions.
"It's okay, don't be afraid, we'll definitely find a way out!" Chu Qin patted Luo Yiyi's shoulder, trying to let her go!
"No, Chu Qin, could you not let me go, please?" Luo Yiyi said.
"But, we don't have any sort of relationship, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Chu Qin replied.
"It's okay, let's create a relationship!" Luo Yiyi insisted, looking into Chu Qin's face.
"Ah!" Chu Qin was slightly stunned.
"Anyway, there's no hope of survival here, Chu Qin, whatever you think, I'm sticking with you!" Luo Yiyi looked at Chu Qin, her tone serious.
"Then, do you want to be my girlfriend?" Chu Qin asked.
"Mmm!" Luo Yiyi nodded her head.
"Okay!" Chu Qin looked at Luo Yiyi and responded with a smile.
"Then I want to too!" At this moment, Shi Yao walked over and mustered the courage to say.
"Shi Yao, you... what?" Chu Qin feigned ignorance.
"Chu Qin, you can't be biased!" Shi Yao said, "There are only the three of us here, you can't just want Yi Yi and not want me!"
"You also want to be my girlfriend?" Chu Qin asked.
"Mmm…" Shi Yao replied without hesitation, "Actually, I've liked you for a long time."
Shi Yao's feelings weren't just sour grapes after seeing Luo Yiyi and Chu Qin together; she had spent more time alongside Chu Qin than Luo Yiyi and had developed her feelings for him quite some time ago.
Besides, Shi Yao was carrying the expectations of Shi Xun Dao and Shi Xun Xian, as well as the entire Titan God Star Domain.
Shi Xun Dao had already told Shi Yao that Chu Qin was a lustful man and asked her to stay by his side to make him fall in love with her for the sake of the family and the Titan God Star Domain,
Of course, here, Shi Yao wasn't thinking about any of these. She just liked Chu Qin.
"Yi Yi, what do you think?" Chu Qin already had an idea, but he still looked towards Luo Yiyi.
"You already have so many girlfriends, what's one more with Shi Yao sister?" Luo Yiyi replied, "Moreover, now that there are only the three of us, we can't leave Shi Yao sister behind."
"Chu Qin, Yi Yi already said so, what about you…" Shi Yao looked hopefully at Chu Qin.
"Then, let's be three star-crossed mandarin ducks!" Chu Qin, who had long had this idea, embraced Shi Yao and Luo Yiyi into his arms at the same time.
Shi Yao and Luo Yiyi both lay in Chu Qin's arms, extremely happy.
And Chu Qin himself looked utterly content. Despite the calamity, having gained Shi Yao and Luo Yiyi—two peerless girlfriends—was also a blessing in disguise!
"Chu Qin, are the three of us going to live together from now on?" Luo Yiyi asked.
"Yi Yi, you don't want to leave anymore?" Chu Qin asked.
"I do, but we can't get out…" Luo Yiyi replied somewhat helplessly, "But it's also nice this way, to be able to stay by your side forever. Whether we get out or not, it doesn't matter."
"Me too!" Shi Yao chimed in.
"If we really can't get out, then let's live here, I will definitely take good care of you!" Chu Qin said earnestly.
"Mhm, mhm!" Shi Yao and Luo Yiyi nodded in unison.
"Chu Qin…" After hugging for a while, Shi Yao suddenly said in a whiny voice.
"What's wrong?" Chu Qin looked at Shi Yao, who seemed a bit different.