Chapter 155 Warning: "No, not even a little bit."...

"I told you, I'm not leaving, I want to stay by your side."

Jiang Yuhuo suddenly turned around and saw Jia Yue standing quietly, her expression not only devoid of any joking tone, but also displaying a certain self-righteousness. Jiang Yuhuo was puzzled. "Why?"

The question was asked, but there was no time to hear an answer.

Li Mengbai was already heading this way, and Jiang Yuhu went straight out the door.

If he won't leave, then she will.

She left decisively, unaware of the sudden change in the expressions of those inside the room.

In the gloomy sky, she walked with that person. She walked towards the water, and that person followed closely behind her. When she stopped, he even hugged her from behind and rubbed against her neck affectionately.

In front of everyone, he openly and honestly held her in his arms.

She accepted his affection naturally without resisting.

Because they are engaged.

The person left inside watched everything, their heart breaking at the sight. Their heart bled, dripping into a corner unseen by her. Jia Yue felt a surge of intense hatred welling up inside her; hatred for her abandonment, for easily forming a bond with someone else; and even more hatred for herself for choosing that moment to separate, leaving her in such a desperate situation.

What she hated most was the man who kept smiling and showing off in front of her. He was the one who set a trap in front of the spirit-suppressing array, causing her to be separated from him and stealing her away from him.

I wish I could kill him right now!

"Did you enjoy the killing?" Li Mengbai rested his head on Jiang Yuhuo's neck and asked with a smile, "I heard you killed many demonic beasts today?"

His hair felt a little itchy from the friction, and Jiang Yuhuo pushed it away a bit. "It's not all cleaned up yet; there's still some in the forest."

Li Mengbai suddenly sniffed at her, her delicate features furrowing. "What's that smell?"

Jiang Yuhuo felt guilty and immediately moved away from his embrace, saying, "If you don't like it, don't smell it."

As soon as they separated, Li Mengbai could see that her lips were much redder than usual. Her eyes flickered slightly, and she couldn't help but glance at the room she came out of. Then she smiled and said, "You've been running around outside all day. You probably picked up some stains somewhere by accident."

He casually brushed away the scents that didn't belong to her, then pulled her into his arms again, saying with a wronged tone, "I haven't been by your side all day, I just wanted to hug you."

"I'll be free tomorrow, how about I keep you company?"

Jiang Yuhuo remained noncommittal. Since returning to Yanling, Li Mengbai had been very busy, and she had become accustomed to his disappearances. She was just puzzled that Li Mengbai, as the person sent by the Li family to take charge of this place, seemed to be indifferent to the demonic chaos.

As darkness fell completely, Jingzhe, by the faint light of a candle, was healing the villagers wounded by the monster.

A corner of a purple robe quietly appeared before him. Jingzhe hurriedly tried to pay his respects, but the purple robe moved towards an empty ruin.

Jingzhe followed closely behind, "Young Master."

The person in front of her asked, "Just now, was the young mistress alone in the room?"

Jingzhe suddenly looked up and met a pair of smiling eyes. His heart skipped a beat, filled with apprehension. Such an expression could sometimes be joyful, but more often it was the prelude to a storm. And right now, in this desolate wilderness, there was clearly nothing to be happy about.

Jingzhe hurriedly told Jiang Yuhuo about the Tianque disciple who had come to find him.

A very soft sigh escaped her lips, and a faint voice sounded overhead, "Someone came looking for her. Did I give permission?"

"Didn't I tell you to take good care of the young mistress? It's not just about taking good care of her, but also about keeping a close eye on her."

Jingzhe knelt down with a thud, "Please punish me, young master."

He was the one who brought the man here, and Jingzhe knew he couldn't escape punishment. He only hoped that the young master would show leniency because of his remorseful attitude.

A cold, venomous laugh rang out. "Heh, punish you? So she can see the wounds on your body?" Li Mengbai leaned down, using his folding fan to lift Jingzhe's chin. "With that face, do you think you can seduce her?"

Jingzhe was startled, her face turning pale. "Your subordinate would rather die than do that!"

The bamboo handle of the folding fan pressed against his heart. "You may not dare, but your heart dares."

Jingzhe felt a tremendous shock to her mind and stared blankly at the young master whose eyes were filled with fierceness.

He simply felt that the new young mistress was cold on the outside but kind on the inside, unlike the other masters of the Li family. She seemed like a good person, and he unconsciously felt a sense of closeness to her.

Young Master, you actually figured it out?

But shouldn't there be even basic trust and intimacy between people when it comes to the young mistress?

He looked at the young master, who seemed to have seen through his thoughts. "No, not even a little bit."

His bright eyes were filled with malice, and his warning words, though spoken softly, sounded like a spell: "She is my wife, no one can take her eyes off me, no one can take her away from me."

Jingzhe broke out in a cold sweat, collapsed to her knees, and stared at the departing figure, still shaken.

He couldn't tell whether Li Mengbai's last words were directed at him or someone else; all he saw was the madness overflowing in his eyes.

The young master's illness seems to be more serious than before.

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There are many cultivators who come to Qingwu Mountain to exorcise demons. They come in twos and threes, and even those who come alone can quickly find other cultivators to accompany them. Therefore, when a cultivator stands alone, he will stand out.

Not everyone in the demon-slaying team took the initiative to approach the white-robed cultivator. Because the disciples of the Heavenly Palace Sect were few and elite, and even fewer to be found in the mortal realm, the cultivators were filled with curiosity about seeing one here. However, the cultivator exuded a cold aura, his gaze keeping everyone at arm's length, and he was extremely sparing with words, regardless of who he spoke to.

After a few times, the cultivators realized that this was an insurmountable iceberg. Since that was the case, why should they bother trying to win over someone who was so cold to them? At the same time, they scoffed inwardly, "Even the young master of the Li family treats them with a smile and is very polite. He's just a lowly green-rank disciple, what's there to be arrogant about?"

Fortunately, the disciples of Tianque didn't care about the cultivators' respectful but distant attitude. They stayed at the very end of the line, only occasionally glancing at the two people at the front.

Some demonic creatures still roam deep in the mountains. Since the cultivators have come, they must eradicate them completely to prevent future troubles, so that the villagers at the foot of the mountain can live here in peace. Just like yesterday, Jiang Yuhuo and a group of cultivators went to exorcise the demons, only this time there were two more people in the team.

"Wait a moment."

Li Mengbai, who was walking beside her, suddenly grabbed her hand.

Jiang Yuhuo looked ahead warily. "What's wrong?"

Then Li Mengbai reached out and plucked a leaf from her hair. The leaf caught on Jiang Yuhuo's hair, and Li Mengbai smoothed it out.

"Your hair is all dirty, shall I wash it for you when we get back?"

Jiang Yuhuo didn't care. Whether her hair was dirty or not, now was not the time to worry about her hair. She nodded and said, "Okay, we'll talk about it when we get back."

Li Mengbai smiled and responded. He turned around, glanced at the back of the line, and smiled at the Tianque cultivator at the end of the line.

I've been watching them the whole time, it's really interesting.

The last batch of monsters were hiding deep in the mountains and forests, and were extremely scattered. After killing a few, they realized that this was too inefficient. If they searched for them one by one, they would probably not be able to kill them all by nightfall. So someone suggested that they split up and act separately.

Jiang Yuhuo could use her spiritual sense to detect the exact location and approximate strength of magical beasts. Since the spiritual senses of the others could not cover as much as hers, they followed her instructions.

The group split into three teams. Li Mengbai was unwilling to separate from Jiang Yuhuo, so they went to the deepest part of the forest to eliminate the strongest one. One team consisted of the Li family's subordinates, and the other team consisted of the cultivators, each going to deal with the scattered demons from two directions.

The Li family's subordinates were all quite powerful, so Jiang Yuhuo wasn't worried about them. However, the skill levels of the cultivators varied, so she assigned them the location of the weakest magical beast she had discovered.

Before parting, she glanced at Jia Yue. He was currently concealing his identity and might not be willing to reveal his strength. But with him around, at least she didn't have to worry about these cultivators being killed by the demonic beasts.

Seemingly understanding her meaning, the white-robed, green-embroidered Tianque cultivator nodded slightly to her.

Jiang Yuhuo looked away as her hand was grasped, and saw Li Mengbai smiling in front of her. "Let's go."

Jiang Yuhuo was led by him into the dense forest.

Only after the two figures completely disappeared did the Tianque cultivator withdraw his gaze. The cultivator accompanying him urged, "Moon Immortal Lord, let's go as soon as possible. The demons here are the weakest. After we clear them out, we can go help Jiang Immortal Lord and Young Master Li."

These words sounded kind and righteous, but the Tianque disciple's expression suddenly turned cold. "No need. Taking care of yourselves is helping her enough."

His tone suggested he viewed them as a burden, which angered the group so much that they didn't say another word to him for the rest of the journey.

Here, Jiang Yuhuo and Li Mengbai chased each other to a cliff. Below the cliff, the clouds and mist were deep and the bottom could not be seen at a glance. Only the rushing water could be heard echoing between the cliff walls.

And that monster is at the bottom of the cliff.

Li Mengbai instinctively put his arm around her waist and smiled mischievously, "Madam, please take me downstairs. I'm afraid of heights."

Jiang Yuhuo pressed her hand on her waist, "Hold on tight."

Li Mengbai closed his eyes and fell with her. Her fishing light, believing he was afraid of heights, clung tightly to him with both arms.

In that moment of falling, Li Mengbai suddenly had a thought: if his life ended at this moment, it might be the best ending for him. A man like him, who would one day be willing to give himself completely to another person? With such a good person in the world, how could he not fear that others would covet her warmth?

But at this moment, they belonged only to each other.

Jiang Yuhuo landed lightly on the pebble beach, and not far across the rapids was the three-headed monster.

Perhaps because it has two more heads than other magical beasts, this one is significantly more intelligent than the previous ones, making it more troublesome to deal with.

Jiang Yuhuo severed its two heads and then focused on dealing with the remaining one. Seeing that it was no match for the cultivator, the monster tried to escape.

Li Mengbai formed a defensive formation behind it, blocking its retreat, and Jiang Yuhuo finally killed it with a single sword strike.

The body transformed into a cloud of demonic energy and dissipated, thus ending the demon's life.

Like other demons, this demon's blood also had that strange fragrance, but nothing could be found. Jiang Yuhuo had already given up on finding clues about Jia Qianyang through them, but looking at the empty ground, she vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Jiang Yuhuo asked, "Wait, what about the two heads?"

Li Mengbai didn't notice either, "Didn't they all dissipate together?"

No, Jiang Yuhuo remembered that when she killed that demon, she seemed to see two heads in her peripheral vision, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"There it is!"

Her gaze settled, and she saw two heads floating in the rapids, swimming upstream against the current.

Jiang Yuhuo was about to chase after him without thinking, but her hand was grabbed.

Li Mengbai said, "Perhaps they are deliberately leading us there. Don't act rashly."

His words made sense, but Jiang Yuhuo still wanted to investigate. She let go of his hand, leaving behind the words, "Wait for me here," before rushing off to catch up.

The scent of the monster's blood was diluted by the flowing water and was almost undetectable. Jiang Yuhuo tracked it for a long distance before he could smell the strange fragrance again.

She looked up and saw a bottomless cave in front of her. The two heads were gone, but their presence remained, continuing deeper into the cave.

When Li Mengbai arrived, he saw Jiang Yuhuo about to walk inside.

"What are you doing? Do you know what kind of place this is? You just walk right in like that?"

Jiang Yuhuo broke free from his hand. "Don't stop me, I can smell it."

She smelled an exotic fragrance even stronger than that of the blood of magical beasts, right here in this cave.