Chapter 194: For Each Other.
Chapter 194: For Each Other.
Hao Ren and Han Lingshi came back to their apartment, and strangely the two of them did not talk much. While the young man was pondering over how to get stronger and how to coax his wife, the young lady was thinking about if it was really necessary for her to stay at home and replenish her energy and things like that.
They were in the elevator when Hao Ren asked, "Are you thinking about what Grandma said?"
Han Lingshi nodded without hiding anything. She said, "Ren, I understand that communication can make a relationship smooth, but somethings can never be talked out of. I will never agree about you venturing in that world alone."
Hao Ren smiled at her and said, "Lingshi, you are thinking too much. Do you think I wish to go their alone?"
Han Lingshi turned her head to look at him and the young man said, "The old people said that I need to go there and remove the slight issues I have with my weak meridians, well, I can do that later as well, no?"
Han Lingshi frowned and said, "Didn't Ma say that if you did not get this fixed by the age of twenty five your meridians will calcify? It will become uncurable then."
Hao Ren shook his head and replied, "I don't think so, there must be some solution to do it after all, there are so many alchemists there."
Han Lingshi frowned, but she did not say anything. She did not realize that Hao Ren was trying to lead her into thinking that he was willing to sacrifice his future. They reached home, and after a quick shower, Hao Ren began to pack bags for the two of them. He was very thorough in such things Han Lingshi watched him deal with all these things and kept on pondering.
Women had a skill of overthinking things and end up doing opposite of what they wanted to do initially. Han Lingshi watched him for two hours but Hao Ren did not show any concerns over him not going to the Spirit Shimmer Continent. All he did was asking Han Lingshi if she needed certain things, to which she nodded absent mindedly.
They had dinner, and it was when Hao Ren served her with a lightly spicy lemon fried rice that she said, "Ren, I think you should go to Spirit Shimmer Continent and we should follow the arrangement of the elders."
Hao Ren raised his head to look at her and sat down beside her as he asked, "Why do you say so?"
Han Lingshi shook her head and replied, "I do not wish for you to suffer a chronic ailment that would limit your future because of my selfish reasoning."
Hao Ren shook his head and said, "It is not your selfishness, I am willing to stay here for you. We have not been together for even an year yet and we have to part for such a long time. This is not fair."
Han Lingshi smiled faintly and said, "By the time you leave, we would have complete the first year of our relationship. Also, all this while, you have been doing all that you can for my sake. If not for my demand of you making a lot of money, you would have stayed a humble person without getting involved in such complicated things."
Hao Ren sighed, he could not understand whether his wife was complimenting him or degrading him. He said, "Lingshi, I will be honest with you, I do all the things because in my mind there is a voice that says if I do my best by you, I will gain a lot of rewards."
Han Lingshi smiled widely and chuckled at him as she said, "Okay, then this is also your reward."
She leaned forward and kissed Hao Ren's lips before going back to her dinner. Her mind was calm, for some odd reason the moment she agreed to the plan, all her stress seemed to have gone away. She said, "I once read, that love blooms stronger if the people have distance between them. Do not worry, when we meet again, we will have a bonding that will shock the entire world."
Hao Ren closed his eyes for a second before he nodded. To be honest, he has genuinely fallen in love with her. Han Lingshi was his one and only and the power of the word 'only' was very strong. Hao Ren could not longer imagine his life without her, whether he had a system or not.
This was the extent of their love. The only reason he was consoling Han Lingshi was because of the task, he did not wish to go to the Spirit Shimmer continent at all if he could avoid it.
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The next morning, Xiao Mei arranged for the two of them to use Han Lingshi's private plane and head to the islands of the southern Han Sea. This place was still under the Han Nation jurisdiction so they did not need any visa and stuff.
When they got off the plane, they took a car to the port where they had rented a speed boat. The boat looked simple, but it was equipped with the best equipment and a reserve fuel tank. The island they wanted to was a little far away from where they were so it would be troublesome if the boat ran out of gas.
Hao Ren and Han Lingshi stopped at many super stores and filled their car with fresh water multiple times, only to load them in their space rings. They also did the same with food and Hao Ren was carrying a mini portable kitchen in his space ring. He could not let his wife feed on coconuts can he?
The two bade farewell to the boat owner who mumbled while the boat moved out of the port, "To think that rich people now a days really would spend millions to get away from the world and that too for their honeymoon. Unfathomable."
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Hao Ren had watched a few videos of the boat operation and knew how to use it and the photographic memory helped him with gaining proficiency quickly. The boat sped through the water leaving a foamy trail in its wake.
Han Lingshi was standing next to Hao Ren holding the windshield frame as the wind rushed through her hair. She was dressed in a black poncho and denim shorts. Hao Ren was also wearing a lose Hawaiian shirt and shorts. His clothes were fluttering as well adding to his charm.
The two people were in the open seas, they were not afraid of the waves and the bumping ride as cultivators they were quite sturdy.
Han Lingshi turned to look at her husband and took a step closer. Hao Ren tactfully coiled his arm around her waist. Han Lingshi raised her mobile and Xiao Mei shot a small video of the two people kissing and smiling at each other.
Han Lingshi posted the video and captioned it, "Drowning in the waves of your love, lost in the wide open embrace."
The video created a sensation once more, and the two people forgot about it. It took them seven hours of riding the boat at a speed of forty nautical miles an hour.
When they reached the island, Hao Ren slowed down the boat before they stopped as the boat was already half out of water. Han Lingshi and the young man moved their luggage inside their space ring, and then they jumped into the water to push the boat out of the water completely. They made sure to raised the back high so that the propeller does not get damaged.
When they were done, Hao Ren said, "I will make a platform to secure the boat in a bit, can you handle the fire and a temporary shelter?"
Han Lingshi saluted him and said, "Aye, Aye Captain Hao."
The couple chuckled and they got to work. The two of them had come here to be away from everyone and just enjoy their time together whether it was training or anything else without any distraction.
This Honeymoon was also the last time they would have such peace in their life before a long time in the future. The two did not know what tribulations they would have to face in the future and how they would grow closer because of the memories they were about to make on this trip.
Hao Ren quickly used a long machete to chop of some wild bamboos and vines to tie them together into a raised platform. He was not sure if the bamboo would be able to take the weight of the boat so he asked Han Lingshi to use her flame to freeze it and make it harder to break.
Yin flames would freeze the things completely and normal heat could not make it melt. After they were done, Hao Ren and Han Lingshi exerted all of their strength to lift up the boat and move it over the platform.
If the world was to see them like this, they would probably say it was fake and edited. The couple spend the night looking at the clear skies and gazing at the stars as Hao Ren kept them warm. They decided to skip the meal as it was already late. While gazing at the stars, Hao Ren took a vow that even if he had to go against the heaven for Han Lingshi he would never hesitate.
Han Lingshi was also the same, in this world, she might not have her parents by her side and might not even have children but Hao Ren, he would forever be with her and in her heart, so if there came a day when she has to descend to the deepest level of hell for him, she will do it.
As if something clicked in their minds, the two looked at each other and exchanged a deep kiss under the wide open sky.