Oh. My. Fate?! (BL, Volume #1)

39 No Need to Thank Me ... Father-in-law

Mister Zhong rolled to the side,evading the strike of the bandit's blade by a stroke of luck. Buthis luck was about to end. He tried to get up but the bandit wasalready right beside him. He lifted the blade and struck again.Mister Zhong closed his eyes and waited for his end.

The wind generated by the bladegrazed his face and clothes flapped with the movement. Mister Zhongpressed his eyes shut, waiting for the pain.

It never came.

Mister Zhong slowly lifted oneeyelid, unable to believe that he still lived. The sight of a blackrobe with hems embroidered with silver thread greeted him. Heblinked, opened both his eyes and lifted his head. A man stood beforehim. He was tall, with broad shoulders and inky black hair that felldown to his waist. He currently faced the bandit so Mister Zhongcouldn't see his face but the way he carried himself already gavethe impression he was an important man.

Mister Zhong's heart leaped. Itwas said that the Yun Zou Sect was somewhere in the Long mountainrange. Could one of their disciples ... no, one of their masters havesaved him? That man must have deflected the deadly strike. And withhis noble bearing, he couldn't be just anyone.

It had to be a cultivator who hadcultivated to immortality! Ah, what luck his family had! Back then aDaoist Immortal had saved his wife and child and now even he wassaved by one! Ah, he had probably done many good deeds in his lastlife.

Of course, the man Mister Zhong waspraising incessantly in his head was Qiu Ling. He looked at thebandit, feeling irritated. He had wanted to save his beloved buthadn't he just decided that it was still not time? And now, hisJing He was even gone! He wouldn't even see his heroic act ofsaving his father!

"You!" The bandit,likewise, fumed with anger. He had thought it would be plain sailingto rob some poor people like the Zhongs of their belongings and sellthe woman and the child into slavery. They didn't have weapons,they didn't know how to fight and with a wife and child, the mansurely wouldn't dare try anything. It would be profitable for him.

But not only had the man tried tohinder him when he wanted to kill him and follow the woman and child,but some other bastard also appeared and helped these people!

The bandit looked Qiu Ling up anddown and took note of the exquisite cloth his robes were made of, thesilver embroidery at the hems and the equally silver rings he waswearing. His face lit up.

Just those two rings should be wortha fortune! And it didn't seem like that guy had any weapon withhim. It had probably been luck when he deflected that blow. He wasprobably some bored noble on his way back to the capital who wantedto play the hero. Well, not on his watch! He'd make that guy regretgetting in his way!

"Stay back or you'll regretit!" he roared at Qiu Ling, lifting his sword up to intimidatehim.

Qiu Ling smiled and lifted a brow,clearly not taking the man seriously. Oh, he'd love to see how anordinary human took down a dragon. The king of the dragons no less.

His attitude enraged the bandit evenmore and he brandished his sword again. Qiu Ling lifted his hand, hisfingers got hold of the blade and snapped it in two. The upper halffell to the ground with a clang, glinting as if to mock the bandit.He stared at the blade incredulously, then looked up at Qiu Ling.

His face paled and his handsshivered. This wasn't normal! That might not have been a greatweapon but it was still made of metal! That guy clearly wasn'thuman! How did he even do that?!

Qiu Ling smiled even wider, liftedhis foot and gifted the bandit a kick to the chest. The man wasthrown back and stumbled down the path on the other side. There was athud, then nothing could be heard anymore. He had broken his neckwhen he fell down.

Qiu Ling didn't care. He turnedaround and observed Mister Zhong who still squatted behind him on theground.

Mister Zhong's eyes went wide. Hissavior looked so ... young. He really had to be an immortal! Heshould thank his savior, no? He tried to open his mouth and saysomething but nothing could be heard. Where to begin? How to addresshim? Mister Zhong didn't know what to say.

Qiu Ling lifted his brows. "Stillnot going to follow them?"

"Wh — Who?"

"Your child. Your wife."Qiu Ling motioned down the path.

Just hurry up! Jing Yi would bescared after what happened. He'd better get to see his father soon.And of course, Qiu Ling also didn't want him to run around theforest with only his mother. What if something happened while hewasted time with Mister Zhong? That bandit certainly hadn't beenthe only one in this forest and even though Jing Yi was too sensitiveregarding animals, there might very well be some wild animals thatwere indeed dangerous. If he happened to encounter one of them, hemight lose his life!

"Uh ... Yes. You're right."Mister Zhong stood up slowly, still not that sure what had happenedand what he was to do now. "Uh ... Thank you, hero. I ...without your help ..."

Qiu Ling interrupted himimpatiently. "Just go. No need to thank me ..." He motionedto the path again and this time Mister Zhong turned around andhurried along. Qiu Ling smiled and finished in a low voice."Father-in-law."