Supernatural Insight Eyes-Chapter 1935 - 1936: I Refuse! (Happy Lantern Festival)
Achoo...
Ye Qiu sneezed, feeling that someone was talking about him. He touched the tip of his nose, ready to hit the road. He had been staying here for more than ten days, which was long enough. Although he still had no results, Ye Qiu felt he had done his best.
Next, he planned to do something else, to resolve a knot in his heart.
However, before leaving, Ye Qiu decided to annoy that Stone Demon Lord one more time. Anyway, he’d do one more hit and run.
At night, Ye Qiu prepared his declaration, ready to paste it on the city wall again.
"There’s someone..."
Ye Qiu noticed someone was pasting stuff on the city wall, sneaky and creepy, which piqued his curiosity. He put away the thing in his hand, ready to pretend to be a passerby and take a look.
"Hey, big brother, what are you doing?" Ye Qiu greeted boldly.
But just as he finished speaking, he became awkward. This was no big brother at all; it was clearly an old grandpa, right?
"Old grandpa, what are you doing?"
Old grandpa?
Miao Shan was stunned for a moment. It was the first time someone called him that. Was he really that old?
However, when he saw Ye Qiu’s face, the anger caused by the words "old grandpa" instantly dissipated, as he’d unexpectedly run into Ye Qiu.
Miao Shan initially just wanted to test it out, so he pretended to be sneaky, wanting to see if Ye Qiu would appear. He had heard that every morning, Ye Qiu’s declaration would appear on the walls here.
So this time, he came here to wait, and sure enough, he caught a glimpse of Ye Qiu.
"Old grandpa, you continue." Ye Qiu noticed that the old man in front of him, when looking at him, had glowing eyes, clearly not with good intentions. Realizing that the old man seemed to have other motives, Ye Qiu quickly walked away.
"Ye Fentian, this time, you won’t escape from my hands." Ye Qiu hadn’t taken more than two steps when he heard a clear voice coming from behind. As expected, this person was waiting on purpose. Ye Qiu realized something was wrong and picked up speed.
In the blink of an eye, Ye Qiu disappeared quickly.
Looking around, making sure the person wasn’t chasing him, Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.
He sat down somewhere, feeling upset, wondering if he was just that irritating. Even old grandpas were trying to get him.
No, he had to leave quickly; he couldn’t stay any longer.
Ye Qiu decided to leave that night, dusted himself off, and headed out of the city.
After traveling more than a hundred miles, Ye Qiu felt strange, as if someone was always following him, yet when he looked back, there was no one around.
In the middle of the night, in the wilderness, the breeze at his back was a bit scary.
Ye Qiu thought maybe he was being paranoid, so he continued on his way. However, when he stopped again, he spoke up: "You’ve been following me for so long, why don’t you show yourself? I already know you’re there, so hiding is pointless, isn’t it?"
Ye Qiu wasn’t sure if the person hiding was a friend or foe, so he didn’t mind clarifying.
After all, there was no one else around, and with the Saint’s avatar present, he’d be fine.
Ye Qiu dared to point out the person in the dark because he had confidence. In his view, the person hiding had some skills. Though he couldn’t pinpoint the person’s location, he was sure the person wasn’t a transcendent powerhouse. A supreme being wouldn’t be so bored as to follow a martial artist like him at night.
Given that, he wasn’t afraid; even if the person was a Saint, he was fearless and could always fight.
Here, he didn’t have to worry about exposing his cards.
"You can detect me?" A voice filled with doubt sounded, and at the same time, Ye Qiu turned his gaze and finally saw the person who’d been following him.
"Old... old grandpa..." Ye Qiu was somewhat surprised to see it was the creepy grandpa from before.
If Miao Shan knew Ye Qiu’s thoughts right now, he’d be quite upset. How was he creepy?
He was clearly just a robust, powerful Saint!
Miao Shan was truly surprised that Ye Qiu could detect his presence, considering he was a top-tier Saint.
"Old grandpa, are you following me to kill me? Or..." Ye Qiu couldn’t figure out the person’s intentions, so he asked tentatively.
Miao Shan shook his head, "I’m not here to kill you, and I see no reason to."
"Then you are...?"
"I’m here to take you as my disciple, to take you as my pupil, you understand?" Miao Shan said seriously.
All this following in the middle of the night, just to take a pupil?
Ye Qiu in his heart, "I don’t believe you."
This old grandpa seemed not only creepy but had a fixation on following a handsome young man like him. He might have mental issues; such people were too scary and needed to be kept away from.
"Hey, hey... why are you running away..."
Miao Shan watched as Ye Qiu turned and ran, a bit bewildered. Was it so difficult for him, Miao Shan, to find a disciple? Was his potential disciple scared off?
"Hey, I’m not your enemy. I really want to take you as my disciple," Miao Shan immediately pursued. How could he, a top-tier Saint, let Ye Qiu slip away?
Uhm... ignoring that one slip earlier.
"I don’t want a mentally unstable master with a stalking quirk. Why don’t you go bother someone else?" Ye Qiu said while running, looking back.
Miao Shan almost stumbled in the air, when had he been mentally unstable? And what did he mean by a stalking quirk? Explain it to me.
With that, Ye Qiu continued to run, and Miao Shan continued to chase.
Four hours, six hours, dawn was breaking, and the two were still in this game of chase.
Ye Qiu was panting heavily, exhausted, and couldn’t outrun the other.
"Old grandpa, why don’t you find someone else? I really don’t want to be your disciple. Could you please be lenient?" Ye Qiu realized that this old man was incredibly powerful, far beyond an ordinary Saint, hard to deal with. Instead of a battle, it might be better to say something nice to shoo him away.
"Why? I’d like to know the reason."
"Didn’t I say? You’re mentally unstable and have this issue of following others."
"..." Miao Shan was silent for a while, "What if I could change?"
Ye Qiu: "..."
Another hour passed, and Ye Qiu conceded internally; this old man’s perseverance was impressive. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
Finally, Ye Qiu stopped running and asked, "Why do you insist on making me your pupil?"
Miao Shan explained how he had observed Ye Qiu’s every move at the Turquoise Pool Sanctuary. At that moment, Ye Qiu suddenly realized he had indeed misunderstood the old man. Maybe he was a good person.
"I, Miao Shan, as a Supreme Saint, haven’t taken a disciple in fifty years, only to choose a satisfactory successor. You kid quite suit my taste. If you agree, I will teach you all I know, how about it?"
Ye Qiu stopped his joking demeanor, thought seriously for a moment, and then shook his head, "I refuse."
