Several hours later.
When Ye Qiu left the cave, Yun Xi had to support him out. His face was pale. His knees felt weak and powerless.
He remembered the last time he looked this wretched. It was all thanks to the prophet.
At this moment, only one thought filled Ye Qiu’s mind. Women in the cultivation world were fierce as tigers!
The saintess Yun Xi was fierce as a tiger!
Ye Qiu looked utterly depressed. He thought, were women not supposed to be made of water? How was she like forged iron?
She showed no fatigue after so long?
“Who knew you were so weak? I had not had enough yet.” Yun Xi giggled.
“Xi’er, I was not at my best today. Next time, I will make sure to satisfy you.” Ye Qiu said fiercely.
“Satisfy me?” Yun Xi pouted. “Can you even do it?”
Damn, he had been looked down on.
Ye Qiu truly wanted to teach Yun Xi a harsh lesson right now. Sadly, his body would not allow it.
“You wait for me. Next time, I will leave you unable to walk.” Ye Qiu spat out the threat.
“Alright, I will wait.” After Yun Xi spoke, she leaned close to his ear. She asked, “Between me and the Hundred Flowers Fairy, who is better?”
“You are.” Ye Qiu gave Yun Xi a resentful look. Then he added, “You are simply not human.”
“Thanks for the compliment.” Yun Xi smiled like a blooming flower.
Once out of the cave, Ye Qiu quickly found a spot to sit cross-legged. He needed to recover his stamina. He did not want to go out looking like this to meet Real Person Chang Mei and the others. Otherwise, they would laugh him to death.
Yun Xi sat by his side. She propped her cheeks with both hands. She gazed at Ye Qiu with eyes full of tender affection.
Her pair of eyes held endless softness. She wished she could see right through him.
Another hour passed.
Ye Qiu finally recovered his stamina. He stood up and said to Yun Xi, “Let us go out.”
“Already? I wanted to stay with you a bit longer.” Yun Xi held Ye Qiu’s hand. Her eyes blinked as she said, “Your stamina is back now. Shall we continue?”
Ye Qiu jumped in fright.
Continue?
His kidneys could not take it…
“No way. I need to get out quickly. What if the old man and the others run into enemies? That would be trouble.” Ye Qiu found an excuse in a hurry.
Yun Xi said, “Did you not say earlier that the Daoist and the others have ways to protect themselves?”
Ye Qiu said, “They do have ways, but I am still worried. After all, their cultivations are not high.”
Yun Xi asked, “Are you scared?”
Ye Qiu shook his head. “No…”
“Tell the truth.” Yun Xi cut him off.
“I am scared, alright? Aunt, I am scared of you, is that not enough?” Ye Qiu nearly cried.
A grown man forced by a woman to say such words. It was too embarrassing.
Yun Xi let out a “giggle” of delicate laughter. Her body shook with mirth. Waves surged. Then she nestled into Ye Qiu’s arms. In a soft voice, she said, “Sorry. Next time, I will be gentler.”
This woman…
Ye Qiu had black lines all over his forehead.
“Enough teasing. Let us go out.” Yun Xi returned to her usual self.
Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief at last. Then he walked out of the secret realm side by side with Yun Xi.
As soon as they emerged.
Ye Qiu’s expression changed.
“Strange, where did the old man and the others go?” Ye Qiu looked around. He saw no sign of Real Person Chang Mei and the rest.
“Perhaps they went somewhere to rest?” Yun Xi said.
“No. When I went in, Mo Tianji said they would wait here for me.” A sense of unease rose in Ye Qiu’s heart. He said, “The old man and the others may have run into enemies.”
After that, Ye Qiu and Yun Xi searched the area nearby. They found no traces of fighting.
“That is not right. If they met enemies, there should be signs of battle around here.” Yun Xi tried to comfort him. “Do not worry. Maybe the Daoist and the others went to hunt for treasure.”
Hunt for treasure?
When Ye Qiu heard those two words, his eyes lit up.
Yes, the old man was greedy for wealth like his life. Perhaps he really went treasure hunting.
Ye Qiu drew a tracking talisman at once. Then he took Yun Xi and vanished from the spot in a flash.
It was not until a hundred li away that Ye Qiu saw Real Person Chang Mei’s figure.
At this time, Real Person Chang Mei and the others were trapped in an open clearing. People surrounded them on all sides.
Ye Qiu scanned the scene. Besides disciples from various major powers, a few stood out sharply.
Pei Gang from the Soul Separation Sect!
Cao Mao, heir of the War God Clan!
Wei Wuji, the sixth prince of Great Wei!
Tuoba Xiong, saint son of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land!
An Ruoxi, saint son of the Mending Heaven Sect!
One could say that most of the geniuses who entered Undying Mountain this time, apart from those who died, had gathered here.
Ye Qiu glanced at Real Person Chang Mei and the others again. He saw wounds on Real Person Chang Mei and Lin Da Niao. As for Mo Tianji, blood flowed nonstop from his mouth. His clothes hung in tatters. He had clearly suffered serious injuries.
In an instant, killing intent appeared in Ye Qiu’s eyes.
“Saintess!”
At this moment, disciples of Azure Cloud Sword Sect spotted Yun Xi. They ran over quickly.
“What happened?” Yun Xi asked.
A disciple of Azure Cloud Sword Sect answered, “That fat man got a treasure, so he faced a group attack.”
“What treasure?” Ye Qiu asked.
The Azure Cloud Sword Sect disciple who spoke earlier glanced at Ye Qiu. He said nothing.
“Answer!” Yun Xi said coldly.
Only then did the Azure Cloud Sword Sect disciple say, “It is a volume of heavenly book. Rumour has it that it records secrets of Undying Mountain.”
“Saintess, you arrived just in time. Shall we join the fight for it?”
“That fat man has low cultivation. He cannot guard the heavenly book for sure.”
Yun Xi looked at Ye Qiu. She asked, “What do you want to do?”
“Anyone who dares touch my friends, I will not let them go.” Ye Qiu said coldly.
Yun Xi understood Ye Qiu’s intent at once. She said, “I will help you.”
When they heard this, the Azure Cloud Sword Sect disciples present all paused in shock. They wondered in their hearts, why did the saintess take the initiative to help a strange man?
This man seemed handsome, but nothing special otherwise?
Yet Ye Qiu’s next words shocked the Azure Cloud Sword Sect disciples even more.
Ye Qiu said to Yun Xi, “Do not get involved. I will handle this myself.”
“Anyone who dares touch my friends, they are dead!”
What did he mean?
He planned to face those several genius figures alone?
The Azure Cloud Sword Sect disciples stared at Ye Qiu with wide eyes. They had only one thought. This fellow must be mad?
But what they did not expect was that the saintess did not stop him.
“Be careful.” Yun Xi said softly.
“Yes.” Ye Qiu nodded slightly.
Just then, Pei Gang pointed at Lin Da Niao with his copper hammer. He shouted, “Dead fatty, hand over the heavenly book quickly.”
Lin Da Niao said stubbornly, “No heavenly book. But I have one life. If you have the skill, come take it yourself.”
“Hmph, since you seek death, I will grant it.” Pei Gang strode forward.
Almost at the same time, a cold wind rose abruptly.
Leaves on the ground swirled into the air. They danced wildly without end. It felt as if winter had come in an instant. The world filled with a sense of killing chill.
Right after, an icy voice rang through the long sky.
“Want to kill my brother? Did you ask me first?”
