Chapter 18 Is the stirring of the heart a love potion, or the movement of the heart itself? ...

Xiao Yunxi was so embarrassed and angry that he didn't finish his sentence before Hua Xun had already smeared the crushed herbal paste on his back.

Perhaps it was the cold and dampness of the cave, but the female cultivator's fingertips were a little icy. When she placed them on her burning hot skin, it was as if the clear mountain stream was flowing over the red-hot rocks, and her skin relaxed inch by inch.

Xiao Yunxi's bluffing aura froze instantly, and she stood there, only able to utter a few dry, broken words: "You, you..."

In the end, "you" never uttered a complete sentence.

Hua Xun ignored him, focusing intently on the wounds on the young immortal's back. She knew the force she had used; these wounds were mostly bruises and no external injuries.

However, she didn't carry many herbs with her, so she had to use them sparingly, and didn't apply any medicine to the less serious injuries.

The herbs, nourished by the five-colored soil, emitted a faint glow, healing wounds at a visible speed.

Xiao Yunxi noticed that the burning sensation surging from the wound on her back was gradually suppressed and she slowly calmed down.

"Wait another half day, and the Immortal Lord's back will be almost fully recovered." After applying the medicine, Hua Xun breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing the precious medicine residue between his fingers, he casually applied it to the minor wound on his shoulder.

Xiao Yunxi, who was quickly dressing, paused at the soft touch on her shoulder, then turned around with a great reaction: "Did you take advantage of this immortal lord just now?"

Hua Xun's outstretched hand froze, and upon hearing this, she asked in confusion, "What?"

"I'll apply the medicine, but just now..." Xiao Yunxi pursed her lips tightly, and after a long while, she said again, "Why were you touching me?"

Hua Xun paused for a moment: "There's some medicine residue on my hands, so I won't waste it."

Xiao Yunxi: "..."

He finished dressing, a suspicious blush still lingering on his pale, handsome face. He glared at her and said, "If you dare mention what just happened to anyone, this immortal lord will not be polite to you."

Hua Xun did a good deed but instead of receiving a thank you, he was falsely accused and threatened, and lost his temper: "Immortal Lord, rest assured, nothing happened just now."

Xiao Yunxi paused, glanced at her several times, and then sat down on the ground in a sullen mood, saying nothing more.

Hua Xun returned to her corner, sat quietly, and stared blankly at the ground.

"Hey," Xiao Yunxi suddenly spoke up in the silence, "Why are you silent again?"

Hua Xun looked at him: "Didn't you find me annoying, Immortal Lord?"

"I..." Xiao Yunxi was speechless, and after a long while she said in a huff, "Of course I find you annoying. If it weren't for you, would I have been subjected to the whipping punishment..."

“Immortal Lord was whipped because you angered Tengshe with your loose tongue, and…” Hua Xun’s face flushed with anger, “If you hadn’t kidnapped me from White Mist Cliff, I wouldn’t be suffering this ordeal right now.”

Thinking of the carefree days she spent with the Divine Lord on White Mist Cliff, but now she could only stay in a cold, dark cave, and with only two days left before the Spirit Rhinoceros Gu would take effect, Hua Xun felt her eyes welling up with tears.

She lowered her head and refused to say another word.

Xiao Yunxi paused for a moment, then said, "You mortal cultivator, did you cry from fright?"

Hua Xun ignored him. The dark cave was cold and gloomy, so she hugged her arms tightly and closed her eyes.

However, the next moment, a rustling sound came from the side.

Hua Xun suddenly opened her eyes.

Xiao Yunxi was walking over from the other side of the cave. Noticing her gaze, he paused for a few moments and said irritably, "This immortal lord doesn't like that side."

After saying that, he sat down one person away from her.

Hua Xun was too lazy to argue with him anymore. She simply treated it as if there was a stove next to her and turned her back to face the cold wall.

Xiao Yunxi stared at the back of her head, then laughed in exasperation. After a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth: "You really want to escape?"

Hua Xun paused slightly, hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at him: "Do you have a way?"

Xiao Yunxi glanced at the female cultivator whose expression had changed and clicked her tongue lightly: "Didn't that Teng Snake want my immortal body?"

Hua Xun was puzzled.

"Guess why it wants to possess this immortal lord?" Xiao Yunxi continued to ask.

Hua Xun pondered for a moment: "Is its physical body damaged?"

Xiao Yunxi gave her a look that said, "Not too stupid": "In that case, when it returns and brings this immortal lord out of the cave, it will surely break the seal."

"Once the cave entrance opens, take the opportunity to escape."

Hua Xun's eyes lit up, but then she thought of something: "And what about you?"

Xiao Yunxi glanced at her: "Do you think you can escape alone?" He raised an eyebrow and looked away, "This immortal lord will show mercy this time and help you hold off that stupid snake."

"Go outside and fetch reinforcements, then come back and save this immortal lord."

Hua Xun pursed her lips, and after a long while, nodded seriously: "I will definitely find someone to rescue you."

Xiao Yunxi stared blankly at the female cultivator's expression for a moment, then looked away.

With an escape plan in hand, Hua Xun's heart was somewhat at ease, and she was just waiting for Tengshe to come and take Xiao Yunxi away.

Unexpectedly, a whole day passed, and the Teng Snake still showed no sign of appearing.

"It must have just escaped and needs to rest," Xiao Yunxi said.

Hua Xun, however, was getting impatient.

She could clearly sense that the Lingxi Gu in her sea of ​​consciousness was showing signs of awakening. Occasionally it would wriggle and cause her a splitting headache, almost bringing her to tears.

Just as she was about to get up and check, a few hissing sounds finally came from outside the cave.

The Teng Snake appeared above the cave, growing larger than before, and its body was gradually enveloped in a bluish-purple glow.

The rudiments of ancient monsters can be vaguely seen.

Hua Xun suppressed the fear that welled up inside her and clenched her fists tightly.

Xiao Yunxi replied lazily, "Stupid snake, you haven't shown yourself for days, are you afraid?"

"If you're afraid, release this immortal lord as soon as possible, and perhaps I can spare your life."

The Teng Snake opened its blood-red maw: "Even on the verge of death, you remain so stubborn. Today, I will extract your immortal soul and imprison it underground, where it will never be free for all eternity."

As soon as he finished speaking, the light seal at the cave entrance spun rapidly for a few seconds before gradually dissipating.

A cloud of black mist gradually rose from beneath Xiao Yunxi's feet.

Hua Xun stared nervously at the cave entrance, then felt a rush of hot breath near his ear: "Listen to my command."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Yunxi was enveloped by the black mist and flew out of the cave.

The Tengshe grabbed him by the back of the collar as if he were a bird, and held him up to its face: "Even a prodigy of the immortal sects is nothing more than my servant."

Xiao Yunxi laughed: "Then I'll serve you, you stupid snake!"

In the next instant, he gathered a faint magical power in his palm and struck directly at the Teng Snake's vertical pupil.

Perhaps not expecting Xiao Yunxi to break through its suppression, the Teng Snake was caught off guard and struck, causing its claws to loosen.

Xiao Yunxi fell to the ground, immediately rolled over to her feet, and tried to escape, saying as she ran, "Now!"

Enraged, the Teng Snake went straight after Xiao Yunxi.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Hua Xun leaped into the air and jumped out of the cave. Without daring to linger for a moment, he used his Wind Control Technique to fly towards the ground along the narrow, cold passage.

A long hiss suddenly came from behind, followed by a furious roar: "I was wrong just now. I will crush your immortal soul inch by inch and feed it to the boar demon, so that you will never be able to be reborn."

Hua Xun, who was about to leave, froze for a moment, then turned around and looked back.

The young immortal lord, dressed in red, was pressed down on a dark stone by a giant claw, his face still bearing his usual unrestrained smile.

Hua Xun pursed her lips tightly.

He might not live to see her bring reinforcements...

On the other side.

Xiao Yunxi barely managed to break through the suppression last night, and the condensation of that wisp of immortal power was already at its limit. She had no hope of escaping now.

Being grabbed by that huge claw was to be expected.

He even couldn't help but think, "This stupid snake is too heavy."

It felt heavier than when someone dumped a small mountain on me.

Fortunately, before he was crushed to death, the sharp, black claws moved away and approached his brow, intending to extract his soul.

In the next instant, a slender figure descended from the sky, a dark blue ball of light that she had painstakingly condensed in her palm smashing straight at the Teng Snake.

The Teng Snake turned around, and when it saw the person in front of it clearly, it couldn't help but sneer: "A mere human..."

Before it could finish speaking, the frail mortal woman in front of it suddenly transformed her arms into enormous gray-black wings and flew over, scooping up Xiao Yunxi who was lying on the ground, carrying her on her back, and flying upwards.

Carrying someone to escape was all too familiar to Hua Xun.

After all, she had carried Baili Sheng on her back and fled for ten years.

Along the way, Hua Xun flew forward without looking back, feeling the poisonous fog attacking her from behind several times.

"You are actually a black demon..." Xiao Yunxi said in disbelief as she stood on her back.

"Shut up." Hua Xun was too lazy to explain to him and just kept running upwards.

At that moment, a cloud of poisonous mist rushed towards Xiao Yunxi's back.

Xiao Yunxi's body tensed up. Before he could dodge, a huge gray wing wrapped around him. He keenly sensed that the girl carrying him on her back trembled slightly, but did not stop moving at all.

The gray wings that had been covering her body had already unfurled once more. Xiao Yunxi stared blankly at the girl who was carrying her away as she fled.

Her face was already pale, her forehead was covered in sweat from the exhaustion of her magic, and her lips were tightly pressed together, refusing to relax for a moment.

But she could have just left.

Although he disliked her, he was not one to repay kindness with enmity.

He abducted her to Fuyu Mountain, causing her to be captured. She whipped him three hundred times, which he endured.

After she applied the medicine to him, he saw her off.

He never expected that she would come back to save him.

Sure enough, not only does he look dull and stupid, he is actually a fool... no, a silly bird.

Xiao Yunxi lowered her eyes, feeling troubled and didn't speak again.

As a sliver of light gradually appeared before her, Hua Xun was overjoyed and flew towards the light.

The moment she flew off the ground, the earth behind her trembled, the cave entrance was forced open by the enormous snake body, and the roar of the Teng Snake shook the vast dense forest.

Hua Xun was knocked to the ground by the flying stones, but she deftly rolled over on her back and then skillfully leaped into the air again.

The sea of ​​consciousness suddenly became extremely painful. Seven days had passed, and the divine power that had suppressed the Spirit Rhinoceros Gu had dissipated.

Hua Xun's body swayed violently, her eyes stinging with pain, showing signs of tears welling up.

Just then, the ground shook violently again. Before she was exhausted, Hua Xun looked back one last time.

The poisonous mist, mixed with a bluish-purple glow, spewed from the mouth of the Teng Snake was heading straight for him, only one person away.

She watched helplessly as the poisonous fog encroached, yet her mind inexplicably recalled the White Mist Cliff, shrouded in ethereal mist.

And then there's that solitary, holy figure standing before the flowers...

God.

Hua Xun silently recited the name in her heart and closed her eyes.

The expected pain did not come, and everything around became peaceful.

It was so quiet that it seemed as if the earthquake just now was an illusion.

"The Changsang Clan!" A hoarse, panicked cry rang out through gritted teeth.

Hua Xun suddenly opened her eyes.

The poisonous fog before them transformed into specks of golden light, drifting freely through the mountains and forests.

A sacred golden halo descended from the sky, its complex patterns of light and ancient seals constantly swirling, cleansing away all violent and bloodthirsty energy.

The once majestic Teng Snake was now suppressed by the golden magic seal and could no longer move.

Hua Xun followed the golden light and looked back.

The deity, clad in snow, floated on the air without wind, standing on the void. His flawless face was untouched by dust, and under the divine light, there was an eternally compassionate smile.

He was looking at her, his gaze slowly falling on the young immortal on her back, but he looked away in an instant.

Xiao Yunxi quickly jumped off Hua Xun's back, his unrestrained expression becoming much more subdued, and bowed his head, saying, "Divine Lord."

Hua Xun remained silent, gazing intently at the Divine Lord, her breathing becoming softer.

It has only been a few days since we last met, but it feels like an eternity has passed.

The pent-up fear and grievances were finally released at this moment.

“Hey, wings…” Xiao Yunxi whispered.

Before he could finish speaking, Hua Xun ran quickly toward the God, his wings gradually transforming into arms.

The deity landed slowly, about to speak gently.

The next moment, the frightened child hugged him tightly.

The deity was slightly taken aback, then smiled knowingly, assuming it was due to the Spirit Rhinoceros Gu.

He smiled slightly, letting himself be held, and said softly, "It is I who am late."

Hua Xun shook his head vigorously: "God-King?"

"I am here."

Hua Xun remained silent.

She thought that this time, she could tell the difference.

Is it the Spirit Rhinoceros Gu that's moving, or is it the heart that's moving?

Not far away.

Xiao Yunxi stood there, looking at the Divine Lord, and then at the girl who finally revealed her vulnerability.

After a moment of stunned silence, he chuckled and lowered his eyes.

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