Legend of the Great Sage Chapter 997: Date

Li Qingshan and Han Qiongzhi left the Han estate. Suddenly, snowflakes began to drift down from the gloomy sky.

“What a sight I haven’t seen in a long time.” Li Qingshan extended his hand and touched a snowflake. In the blink of an eye, snow drifted throughout the entire place. The world seemed to fall quiet too.

“Where are we going?” Han Qiongzhi asked.

“As the madam wishes. We’ll go wherever you say!” Li Qingshan smiled.

“Who’s your madam? You seem to have forgotten about something,” Han Qiongzhi said.

“How could I forget it? Though, proposing the marriage just then seems a little hurried. I’ll come here again once you refine the Fruit of Wisdom. Hopefully your father doesn’t object again.”

Li Qingshan glanced at the grand entrance behind him.

“What if he objects again?”

“Then I’ll give him a beating!” Li Qingshan waved his fist around and revealed a toothy grin.

“Don’t you dare!” Han Qiongzhi widened her eyes before laughing as well.

“There’s nothing else I can do. All I know is to use my fists.”

Han Qiongzhi held his hand gently. “Since you treat me as your madam, what’s so important about holding a wedding?”

“Don’t worry, there’ll definitely be one.”

Li Qingshan waved his hand, and clouds gathered under their feet, lifting them up into the air. They flew off into the distance.

He purposefully remained below the clouds, travelling through the wind and snow. The snow fell harder, drifting through the air like feathers. The ground became pure-white very soon.

Han Qiongzhi leaned against him in his arms. “If only we could remain like this.”

“We still have a long time ahead of us!” Li Qingshan said.

“Really? Stop trying to coax me. I’m not as easy to coax as before. I can sense that you’ll be going to a very, very distant place!” Han Qiongzhi raised her head. Her beautiful face was melancholic, while her voice was so soft that it was almost drowned out by the wind.

Li Qingshan was rather surprised. He had never explicitly told her about his identity, much less mentioned his aspirations beyond the Nine Heavens to he

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