Night without Borders

Chapter 31 Heroic and heroic
In the light night, there are shadows of mountains in the distance.

Qin Ming had already set off. There were dense trees on both sides of the road, and he walked quickly on the snow.

Silver Vine Town was in sight, with soft light flowing under the thin mist, and the outlines of various buildings in the town could be seen from a long distance away.

The town is very lively, with all kinds of shops on both sides of the street. The shelves are filled with goods of all kinds, people come and go, and the sounds of hawking can be heard one after another.

Especially recently, many people have come to Chixia City, from nobles to explorers, to newcomers of unknown identity, and have settled in various towns, making the town even more popular.

After a little inquiry, Qin Ming found the old nobleman's mansion, which stood in the eastern district of Yinteng Town. The vermilion gate was very majestic, inlaid with a large number of copper nails, and on both sides of the door there was a pair of auspicious beasts to protect the family.

"Qin Ming." Many young people came from various villages today, and some were calling his name.

Qin Ming immediately responded with a smile, and walked towards the old noble's house with several freshmen who had just arrived. Someone was already waiting at the gate and came forward to lead the way for them.

The mansion is huge, with more than one courtyard, which is well-arranged and decorated with rockery, strange rocks, pavilions, and now there are only a few evergreen plants left in the flower beds.

In this food-scarce winter, the life of the old nobles was not affected. It can be seen that they were quite wealthy and knew how to enjoy life.

The hall of the mansion is spacious and bright. Although the decoration is not extremely luxurious, it is far better than that of ordinary wealthy families. The huge pillars are engraved with exquisite patterns, the furniture is made of high-quality mahogany, and the walls are hung with calligraphy and paintings with artistic conception.

The old butler was meticulous and received wave after wave of young people here. The smile on his face never disappeared, as if the expression was frozen in time. He always remained polite and decent.

"Qin Ming."

"Er... Zhou Wubing." Qin Ming changed his words when he saw that it was Er Bingzi. The other party had changed a lot after his rebirth. He was half a head taller than an ordinary person and had become a heroic young man. Moreover, there were a lot of people here, so it was not appropriate to call him that as before.

"I will be going to Chixia City in a while. Do you have any plans? Do you want to go out?" Zhou Wubing's once dry and yellow hair has become shiny black, and now there is a bright light in his eyes.

"I also yearn for the bright city in the distance. Let's see it when the time comes." Qin Ming said.

There were many young people in the living room. They were rather reserved at first because compared with the blue brick and gray tile house they lived in, the house here was magnificent with carved beams and painted rafters. The porcelain, calligraphy and paintings and other antiques on display were obviously very valuable. They were not used to this environment.

However, as time went by, they gradually relaxed and ate the fruits and snacks brought by the housekeeper.

Qin Ming was more open-minded. Since he could eat bright red berries in this snowy winter, he naturally wouldn't be polite. He came here just to eat and drink for free.

"I won't compete with you today. My relative said he would take me with him..." Er Bingzi lowered his voice, but suddenly stopped talking.

Because he saw a silver-haired old man and a woman in a black fur cloak walking through the yard and heading towards a slightly smaller living room.

"That is the noble lady of the Xie family. Although I haven't seen her true appearance, her figure seems to be exceptional. Well, why did she raise a crow?" Zhou Wubing spoke, saying a lot more than before.

"She doesn't seem to have trouble finding a husband." Qin Ming muttered to himself in a low voice. Yesterday, when the top leaders of Chixia City were negotiating with the aliens in the mountains, he had seen this woman from afar. The other party was also near that area.

Apparently, even though he whispered, the woman in black heard it and turned around to glare at him.

The brim of the fur cloak was pulled down very low, and her long black hair blocked one side of her fair face. Qin Ming could only see part of her oval face, and her red lips seemed very bright.

"Hehehe..." The crow on her shoulder was actually laughing, and its voice was no different from that of a human.

Qin Ming found it strange, but since he entered the mansion, he had been acting in a way that blended in with the world, concealing his extraordinary vitality.

"It should be a starling." Erbingzi said, and then he was also glared at, but it was from a crow.

Zhou Wubing was puzzled and said, "Why is she dressed like that in her own home? Oh, I understand. She will meet us later. Aristocratic ladies are very particular and will definitely not show their true appearance when they meet for the first time."

Afterwards, he and Qin Ming were glared at by the woman.

Qin Ming spoke in the smallest voice: "If you can speak, then speak more."

He wanted to try and see if the woman could hear him talking in such a mosquito-like voice.

Then, not to mention the woman, even the crow reacted, and this time it actually laughed loudly.

Qin Ming immediately shut up and said nothing. This woman seemed to be extremely extraordinary. Even the loose black fur cloak could not hide her beautiful figure. How could such a person have trouble finding a husband?

Other young people were also discussing it and had already determined that the silver-haired old man was the old nobleman and his daughter seemed to be very outstanding.

"It feels very far away from us, there is no hope." Someone in the hall sighed. Although he had some thoughts when he came here, he is now sober. Those who can come here are all newcomers, and their perception is naturally far beyond that of ordinary people. They can find that the noble lady has extraordinary power, and even the crows she raises can understand human language, which is extraordinary.

Not long after, the old nobleman came in person. His name was Xie Jingrui. He had a head full of silver hair that was crystal clear, a ruddy complexion, and was wearing a brocade robe.

Seeing that the young people all stood up and looked a little embarrassed, he smiled gently and said, "They are all good kids. You can tell at a glance that they have kind hearts. They are much more simple and honest than those young men who are like hawks and lackeys that I have seen."

Xie Jingrui focused on being honest and spoke frankly from the start, saying that he really wanted to marry off his daughter, but he also wanted everyone's help.

He knew that this group of young freshmen would all go into the mountains and had been chosen long ago by the major families in Chixia City to lead the way for them.

"If you find any rare items in the nodes in the mountains, please do me a favor and relax. Don't be nervous. I'm not asking you to fight for them. I'm just sending a message to me."

The old nobleman Xie Jingrui admitted that he had a good relationship with the nobles of Chixia City, but he just wanted to do business with them and buy the special products he needed as soon as possible, for fear that they would be traded away in advance.

This is because many organizations and forces came this time, and they spread the word in advance that they would buy the rare products produced in the mountain nodes at high prices.

Afterwards, he clapped his hands and had people bring in some sharp knives, swords, etc., which were definitely worth a lot of money. He asked the young people to choose one each, as a reward for their coming here.

"My daughter has been making me worry so much. I really want to marry her off as soon as possible. I am so worried. I really don't care about her background when choosing a son-in-law."

Xie Jingrui sighed and said frankly that as long as there was someone who was compatible with her daughter, he couldn't wait to hold the wedding tomorrow and hoped that the Xie family would have more children and more people.

At the end he actually looked a little melancholy, and it didn't seem like he was faking it.

Is the daughter of the Xie family really worried about finding a husband? Many people began to doubt it.

"Young men, I've heard about you two. Both of you have a golden foundation, which is pretty good. Have you ever considered changing your path?" Xie Jingrui came to Qin Ming and Zhou Wubing with a friendly face and took the initiative to talk to them.

Not long after, Er Bingzi was taken by the old housekeeper to the backyard to meet the noble lady, but he returned soon.

"Is it the woman in black? How is she?" Qin Ming asked him in a low voice.
"She's dressed in black, looks heroic and extremely beautiful. But, alas, she's not suitable for me. You can consider it." After saying this, Er Bingzi left in a hurry.

Qin Ming didn't come for a blind date at all, but he received a hard bow specially given to him by the old nobleman. He was also specially designated to go to the backyard to meet the noble lady. Out of courtesy, he couldn't leave early.

He guessed that the mysterious woman in black had glared at him twice and didn't have much good feelings towards him. He estimated that she would be the same as Er Bingzi, just a formality and then the meeting would be over.

A moment later, Qin Ming was led to the back of the house.

In the backyard of the mansion, a woman in black was practicing swordplay. She looked extremely heroic with a cold and sharp light.

Suddenly, Qin Ming was stunned.

It’s not that the woman is ugly, on the contrary she is very beautiful. Unlike other weak women, she has a rare heroic spirit, which is a very alternative kind of beauty.

However, her face was too big, not much smaller than a washbasin, her tall figure was almost five meters tall, and the sword in her hand was more than three meters long.

Erbingzi didn't seem to be lying. He told the truth, except that he didn't mention his height and weight.

The woman's name was Xie Lingxi, and the sword in her hand was longer than Cao Long was tall.

Qin Ming realized what the old noble meant when he said there was a way to help him change his route. Did he want him to take the route of the Giant Spirit?

"Do you also think I'm a monster?" Xie Lingxi asked.

Qin Ming immediately shook his head and said, "No, you are on the path to becoming a god, which is an immortal path. Moreover, after the giant spirit body is completed in the future, you can still change back to your original appearance."

"What kind of god is that? If there really is a god, why doesn't he lift the sun up and let it rise again?" The woman sneered and went back to practicing swordplay.

Qin Ming turned around and was about to leave.

"I saw you two years ago. We came from Liuguang City, passed through Luoyue City, and then Chixia City. I found you on the road. You were about to die at that time." Xie Lingxi, who was tall and slender, nearly five meters tall, suddenly spoke.

In an instant, Qin Ming's body froze, and then he slowly turned around.

(End of this chapter)