Chapter 320 - 318: Song Zhining Snatches the Bride, Turmoil on Qingsu Island

Chapter 320: Chapter 318: Song Zhining Snatches the Bride, Turmoil on Qingsu Island

"You Third Realm brat! Get back here!"

At that very moment.

A terrifying attack shot forth, a wave of Sword Intent surging toward them.

Song Zhining was currently pulling along a woman in a red wedding dress, her makeup exquisite.

"Annoying!"

"Million Soul Needles."

Although Song Zhining’s Cultivation was only at the Third Realm, his Soul Path was in the Fourth Realm. He was a classic case of a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

When faced with the Fourth Realm Cultivator’s Sword Intent, Song Zhining’s Soul Attack clashed against it, nullifying the majority of its power and halting its approach.

"Kunpeng’s Wings."

Suddenly, Song Zhining pulled the beauty along with him, his flight abruptly accelerating.

"Zhining, I feel like I’m in a dream."

The woman was only at the peak of Foundation Establishment, but she gripped Song Zhining’s hand tightly.

His wide palm gave the beautiful woman an immense sense of security.

This was especially true after Song Zhining had shaken off the pursuing Nascent Soul Cultivator.

"Sosso, at first I thought you were really marrying someone you loved."

It would have been impossible for Song Zhining not to feel jealous.

When he learned that the woman he had feelings for—or more accurately, the woman he loved—was getting married, his heart was in turmoil. It couldn’t have been any other way.

"My family ordered me to marry into the Li Family, and I had no choice but to obey. I’m almost a hundred years old and still haven’t broken through to the Golden Core Realm. To my family, I’m probably just a useful tool for a political marriage."

"Why didn’t you tell me any of this when you went back then!"

Song Zhining’s words were a question, but his gaze was firm as he flew madly toward Qingsu Island.

Once they reached Qingsu Island, they would truly be safe.

His current Soul Power couldn’t sustain such high-speed flight for much longer.

"I..."

Zhao Sosso truly hadn’t wanted to be a burden. She had reached the end of her cultivation path. During her last trial in the Secret Realm, her Dao Foundation had been damaged, making any hope of reaching the Golden Core Realm impossible. She thought it would be better to just disappear from Song Zhining’s life.

...

...

「On Qingsu Island.」

Xiaoqing suddenly slipped into the Little Immortal Realm to wait for Su Qing to finish absorbing a Spirit Fruit.

More than a day passed before Su Qing finished absorbing the entire Spirit Fruit.

"Xiaoqing, you must have come to me for a reason," Su Qing said with a sense of resignation.

"Yes, Master."

"It seems something has happened to that Fantasist on our island."

"Should I take an Immortal Puppet to help him?" Xiaoqing asked.

"What’s going on?" Su Qing asked, puzzled.

Xiaoqing explained, "Song Zhining went to the Nether Sea to snatch a bride. The woman he took is from a family with three Nascent Soul Realm cultivators. She’s at the peak of Foundation Establishment, but her Dao Foundation has been damaged."

"What?"

Su Qing was flabbergasted, but a moment later, a sense of resignation washed over him.

’Is this Song Zhining kid the protagonist of this world or something?’

’Why does he get all the classic protagonist plotlines?’

’Fantasist, Immortal Scripture, and now snatching a bride... all classic protagonist tropes.’

’Don’t tell me my Qingsu Island is about to become his personal backer...’

Su Qing thought, feeling rather helpless.

"So, what’s the situation now?"

"According to my Inference, when Song Zhining is three thousand miles from Qingsu Island, he’ll be captured by a Divinity Transformation Realm Cultivator. Logically, he should die."

"..." Su Qing fell silent again.

’This guy clearly has a protagonist’s plot armor. How could he possibly die so easily?’

’Even if he gets captured by a Divinity Transformation Cultivator, he definitely won’t die. He’ll just have to endure for a while, then come back for revenge once he’s powerful enough.’

’That’s the usual protagonist trope.’

’If I send someone to help, then I’ll become the backer for this protagonist, Song Zhining.’

’The only question is whether this protagonist, Song Zhining, will end up affecting my Qingsu Island.’

’After all, it’s pretty much guaranteed that something bad will happen to a protagonist’s backer.’

...

After pondering for a moment, Su Qing shook his head and waved his hand. "Go on, then. That kid... why did he have to go and snatch a bride? When you bring him back, he’d better have a good explanation."

"If he’s not in the right, I don’t want to get too involved in his affairs."

"Understood, Master." Xiaoqing flew off.

———

———

"We’re almost there, Sosso! Just hold on a little longer!"

Song Zhining had his arm around the woman’s waist. Just now, two Nascent Soul Cultivators had surrounded and attacked them.

Another, more treacherous one had managed to land a palm strike on Song Zhining.

Zhao Sosso had blocked most of the blow for him.

Now, her internal organs were in turmoil, and her Divine Soul was muddled.

Song Zhining wasn’t much better off, with dried blood caked at the corner of his mouth.

When they were still three thousand miles from Qingsu Island, the pressure of a Divinity Transformation Cultivator suddenly descended upon them.

"Junior, you dare to snatch someone from the Li Family!"

A giant hand of energy manifested, seizing them both.

But in the next moment, the giant hand instantly dissipated.

"What?"

The Divinity Transformation Cultivator appeared, his face a mask of fury and vigilance. ’To be able to shatter my Magical Power, it must be someone of the same Realm.’

"Leave at once."

"Divinity Transformation of the Li Family from Eight Kings Island, Nether Sea Realm. Leave at once."

"This person belongs to my Qingsu Island."

Xiaoqing’s voice transmission halted the cultivator’s actions.

When an Immortal Puppet appeared before the Divinity Transformation Cultivator, he became even more vigilant.

"Does being from Qingsu Island mean you can do whatever you want? That you can just forcibly abduct women?"

In the face of this question, Xiaoqing simply replied via voice transmission, "Li Baoyan. Three years ago, on Eight Kings Island in the Nether Sea, he abducted a woman solely because she possessed a Spiritual Medicine Body. Sixteen years ago, he captured a man and refined him into a Human Pill, just to obtain thirty percent of his Nether Emperor Bloodline..."

"As a Divinity Transformation Realm expert, do you need me to list more?"

Xiaoqing had practically aired all of his dirty laundry.

The Divinity Transformation Cultivator’s expression was incredibly dark.

With a cold snort, he flew away.

Song Zhining breathed a sigh of relief, but then he looked at the woman in his arms.

He began to beg desperately, "Thank you, Lord Xiaoqing! Lord Xiaoqing, please help! Sosso’s life is fading away!"

"I’m begging you, Lord Xiaoqing!"

"Just protect her for now. I am powerless to do more."

Xiaoqing said, then had the Immortal Puppet take them all away.

In the end, it was Su Hongshang who came forward. She fed Zhao Sosso a Tier Four Healing Elixir and an Inference Soul Pill to help her recover.

"Thank you, Lord Su! Thank you, Lord Su!" Seeing his beloved recovering, Song Zhining knelt and kowtowed in gratitude.

"There’s no need for thanks. You do, however, need to explain to my husband why you snatched a bride."

"Also, your share of the Spirit Stone income for this year now belongs to me."

"These two Tier Four Elixirs weren’t cheap."

"Are you willing?" Su Hongshang asked, her expression serene.

’This guy actually went and snatched a bride.’ Seeing how devoted he was, Su Hongshang decided not to hold the interruption to her Cultivation against him.

"I’m willing! Willing! Absolutely willing!" Song Zhining nodded hastily.

If it weren’t for Lord Xiaoqing and Su Hongshang saving him, Song Zhining knew his own chances of survival would have been slim.

All that mattered was that Zhao Sosso was saved.

"Alright, let her rest and recover. I can’t do anything about the damage to her Dao Foundation. Her lifespan will likely be very short. Let her breathe in the Immortal Qi here; it’s the only way to extend the poor girl’s life a little."

"I’ll take care of her."

Song Zhining used his Magical Power to support her as he carried her back to his own residence to care for her.

...

「The next day.」

"What? Qingsu Island is a Demon Cultivation Island that forcibly abducts Female Cultivators?"

"Is that for real?"

"Look, this is an image from a Zhengxuan Sect Photograph Machine. This person, he’s from Qingsu Island. He’s always fishing by the sea."

"Oh, it’s that guy. He’s a really good fisherman."

"I’m not talking about his fishing, I’m talking about him snatching a bride! Stop getting sidetracked!"

"So what? It was only someone from the Li Family of Eight Kings Island. The Li Family isn’t a bunch of saints, either. They’re always snatching people left and right, so I couldn’t care less."

...

Rumors and gossip had already begun to surface on Qingsu Island.

They began to spread like wildfire across the entire sea, from the Nether Sea Realm and the Celestial Sea Realm to the Abyssal Sea Realm, and even including the Celestial Saint Continent.

It was clear someone was fanning the flames from the shadows.

...