Finally, I've Waited for You

Before they knew it, it was midnight. Xiao Yi Xian and Zi Yan probably knew that Qin Yu wouldn't be able to finish his business anytime soon, so they went back to rest.

Speaking of which, Xiao Yi Xian and her daughter Qing Lin lived in this Desert City for a while before.

But now, that house has been rented out by someone else.

Hai Bo Dong waited outside the Secret Room all night, his emotions fluctuating wildly, never finding a moment of peace.

The next morning, while Hai Bo Dong was meditating, he suddenly noticed an abnormal energy fluctuation in the Secret Room.

He quickly circulated his Dou Qi to prepare himself, avoiding the noise of the pill's refining process attracting the attention of the people in Desert City.

But after a few minutes, the unusual energy fluctuation gradually weakened and then disappeared on its own.

"Call..."

Secret Room, Qin Yu looked at the completed Breaking Poe Dan before him and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead.

It seems that the Cloud Spirit Soul-Shaping Ganoderma was effective after all. Since refining it, Qin Yu has become increasingly adept at controlling the energy during the formation of pills.

As soon as Qin Yu stepped out of the Secret Room, Hai Bo Dong came up to him, staring intently at the pill in Qin Yu's hand, and couldn't help but swallow hard.

This is... the Poe Dan?!

A pill that can help me regain my Dou Emperor strength?!

"Senior Hai Bo Dong, the Poe Dan has been successfully refined. Shouldn't you...?"

"Don't worry! As long as I can regain my strength, just tell me what you need! Even going to that old guy at Yun Shan is fine with me!"

At this moment, Hai Bo Dong couldn't care less about anything else. The Poe Dan, which could restore his strength, was right in front of him. No matter what Qin Yu proposed, he had to agree!

"No way, no way, why would I want to watch two grown men having sex?"

"My request is simple: help me protect one person, no, two people."

Upon hearing this, Hai Bo Dong temporarily suppressed the surging emotions in his heart.

Who is it?

"A mother and daughter, but they weren't in the Imperial Capital; they lived in a small town on the empire's border."

He, the Ice Emperor, went to protect a mother and daughter in a border city of the empire?

Even dogs don't...

Dry!

If the dog won't do it, I will!

It's just protecting a mother and daughter! Consider it a period of stabilization after my strength has just recovered!

Hai Bo Dong took the Poe Dan, held it in his palm, and looked down at it for a long time, as if to confirm that he was not dreaming.

"Finally... I've been waiting for you."

"Senior, if you keep sighing like this, the pills might get cold."

Qin Yu calmly reminded him.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter. The pill getting cold won't stop it from helping me break the seal."

Hai Bo Dong laughed heartily, then turned and strode towards the Secret Room.

"Please wait here for a moment, I will be right back."

Qin Yu stood outside the door, arms crossed, leaning against the wall, eyes closed, resting.

About two hours later, a violent energy fluctuation suddenly came from the Secret Room, and Qin Yu instantly woke up.

The fluctuations grew increasingly violent, like a giant beast that had been dormant for many years slowly awakening.

The Dou Qi in the air was drawn towards the Secret Room, forming a vortex that was almost visible to the naked eye.

"Boom!"

A powerful Dou Qi qi erupted from the Secret Room without warning, sweeping across most of the Desert City like a torrent.

Qin Yu could feel the ground beneath his feet trembling slightly, and he couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

As expected of our Brother Dong, his entrance was far more imposing than those Little Knife Venerables.

However, this level of pressure was still within Qin Yu's tolerance range, who was already Dou Wang.

The oppressive aura lasted for about half a cup of tea's time, then slowly subsided, returning to calm as if the tide had receded.

The stone door to the Secret Room opened again, and Hai Bo Dong walked out.

He changed into a clean blue robe, his face was less wrinkled, and his back was ramrod straight, a stark contrast to his previous retired old man appearance.

He walked into the courtyard, took a deep breath, and slowly pulled out the pin.

"Hahaha! I've finally waited for this day!"

Hai Bo Dong turned around, strode up to Qin Yu, patted him on the shoulder, and patted him harder than before.

"Kid, you're a fucking genius!"

His eyes were filled with emotion, and he couldn't suppress the excitement in his voice.

A little over a year ago, Qin Yu was just a high-level Da Dou Shi, and he was only a beginner in alchemy.

As a result, more than a year later, Qin Yu not only cultivated to the level of Dou Wang, but also reached the sixth rank in alchemy!

Hai Bo Dong has lived for decades and believes he has seen many geniuses, but he has never seen anyone as outrageous as Qin Yu.

"He has this 'talent,' there's nothing we can do about it."

"Hey, you're getting cocky now that I'm calling you fat."

Hai Bo Dong chuckled and cursed, stretched his body, and felt the abundant Dou Qi within him. He couldn't suppress the smile on his face.

Looking at him like this, Qin Yu suddenly said:

"By the way, there's something I need to tell you. Because Heavenly Flames was used when refining the Poe Dan, you might occasionally feel a scorching heat when you resume your cultivation."

"Don't worry about it, it will disappear on its own after a while."

Hai Bo Dong remained silent for a moment, his expression gradually shifting from subtle to relieved, and finally turning into a helpless bitter smile.

"You little rascal..."

"Now it seems I could have been more open-minded."

Hai Bo Dong understood that Qin Yu's explanation was only superficial, but he was not angered by it.

Firstly, the fact that Qin Yu took the initiative to tell him about this shows that Qin Yu has lowered his guard. As long as he accepts it, their relationship will only become more harmonious in the future.

Secondly, since the person came all this way to help him refine the medicine and even paid out of their own pocket to complete the last ingredient, it's only right that they leave him some safety net after all that effort.

If it were Hai Bo Dong, he would probably do the same.

"Alright, it's better that you brought it up yourself than to keep it from me all this time."

Hai Bo Dong waved his hand, lightly changing the subject, and said seriously:

"Oh, by the way, I have another favor to ask."

"Speaking."

"Before I go to help you protect that mother and daughter, I want to return to the Imperial Capital first and visit the Mittel Family."

Hai Bo Dong spoke, his gaze drifted to the distant horizon, and his expression became complex.

Qin Yu nodded without hesitation.

"No problem, a few more days won't make a difference."

"Good."

Hai Bo Dong withdrew his gaze, a smile returning to his face, and patted Qin Yu's shoulder forcefully.

"Rest assured, I will never go back on my word."

After a moment of silence, Hai Bo Dong seemed to remember something and spoke again:

"By the way, I heard some news before, about Queen Medusa."

Qin Yu's brow twitched slightly, and he turned his head to look at him.

"Queen Medusa?"

"Yes, it's said that she broke through to the Dou Zong a year ago."

"What's strange is that after she broke through to the Dou Zong, she only made a move to intimidate the forces of a few surrounding empires, and then disappeared without a trace."

Some say she returned to the Snake-People Sacred City to cultivate in seclusion and consolidate her cultivation, while others say she's secretly searching for something.

"In short, there has been no concrete news about her since then."