Chapter 24: Your Heart is Like My Heart

Infant spirit?

Qilang frowned. He had never thought that there would be such a thing as an infant spirit in the Yuanming Realm...

Qilang put his index and middle fingers together, placed them between his eyebrows, and then pointed at the white fat flesh on Li Yuanying's body.

"All thoughts are annihilated and annihilated."

The white ball of flesh was suddenly wrapped in blue flames, with some red flames jumping out, and an unpleasant smell emanated. Finally, the fireball gradually went out, and the baby spirit disappeared.

Li Yuanying lay motionless on the bed. She was sweating profusely, her face was pale, and her body was covered with black powder left after the baby spirit was burned.

Isn't she very powerful? Why can't she even deal with the infant spirit?

Qilang was wondering, and when he approached Li Yuanying, he found something wrong, as if something was staring at him.

Not one, not two, but countless pairs of eyes.

The gloomy gaze fixed upon Qilang sent chills down his spine. He looked around warily, but saw nothing unusual. Then, Qilang heard the sound of something growing, a rustling sound, like decaying flesh breeding bacteria.

Tick.

Tick.

Two drops of liquid dripped onto Qilang's forehead. He reached out and wiped them away. The liquid was extremely sticky and had a foul odor. Where did it come from? He looked up, and when he saw it, Qilang gasped. He saw that the entire roof was crawling with infant spirits. The white flesh was piled together like worms, so densely packed that it was impossible to distinguish one from the other.

Infant spirits look like fat and deformed babies. Some of them have bulging eyes, some have crooked mouths, some have five or six hands, and some have no heads. They are all babies who died due to deformities and were unable to enter reincarnation. They are the most miserable and most yin creatures in the world.

If there are kind-hearted people who can help these babies who cannot grow up normally due to deformities to be reborn, they will have a chance to be reborn. So many babies gathered here, which shows that there are no so-called "kind-hearted people" in such a big city as Chang'an.

These infant spirits were pulling each other from top to bottom, like monkeys trying to catch the moon, as if hanging down by a chain. They seemed to like Li Yuanying very much, and were gathering towards her and wanting to attach themselves to her.

Perhaps because of the influence of these extremely yin things, when Qilang came to her side, he found that Li Yuanying's whole body was cold and stiff. He hugged her for a long time before she recovered.

These infant spirits seemed to be very afraid of Qilang. When Qilang appeared in this room, they avoided him and did not dare to get any closer.

"Qillang..." Li Yuanying slowly opened her eyes. Not long after Qillang left, she felt an evil creature approaching her, but she was unable to use any magic. Her mouth was sealed by the evil creature, so she could not scream or shout, and no one responded.

"Are you okay? Why don't you use magic to drive these things away?" Qilang was a little worried and a little blaming.

"For some reason, I can't use magic." Li Yuanying told the truth. She had a guess in her mind, but she felt that now was not the time to say it out loud.

"Can't cast any magic..." Qilang said halfway through his words when he understood about 70% of it. Could it be because he gave her the magic pill?

I'd long heard that the Li family's uniquely cultivated magic was of the highest purity, specifically designed to defeat demons and monsters, and incredibly powerful. But if she was infected by demonic energy from the very beginning, then it wouldn't be considered the highest purity, and therefore, she wouldn't be able to use magic.

The Li family has been hunting monsters for a hundred years. Before the first year of Yongning, they were famous and invincible. However, ever since that battle with the big monster, they were infected by the evil spirit and have been in decline for nearly a hundred years.

Qilang looked at the seemingly fragile Li Yuanying in his arms, and thought of the goddess who bravely killed the enemy on the banks of the Black Water River. He was actually distracted for a moment. If only she could always be so gentle and well-behaved, then she would need his help like today, and she would become inseparable from him.

She will always be mine.

"Qillang?" The woman's gentle voice came, pulling Qillang out of his thoughts.

"Ah...what's wrong?" he replied.

"What are you thinking about?"

Li Yuanying's eyes were truly charming, especially on this moonlit night, they looked even more hazy and tender, making Qilang a little dazed.

"I... didn't think anything..." He knew that these dark thoughts in his heart could not be brought to the surface, and he didn't want her to know. If he did, she would definitely run away.

"I guess you are wondering if it is you who caused my magic power to decline, right?" Li Yuanying spoke first.

Qilang didn't expect her to say that. He was stunned for a moment and then lowered his head.

"Do you really want me to become like this? A useless woman?" Li Yuanying continued, her eyes seemed to see through Qilang, making him feel a little uneasy.

"I don't……"

Li Yuanying recovered a little. She sat up and moved closer to Qilang: "Really?"

"If I have no magic, I will not be a threat to you and your people. It's a pity that even if I have no magic, or I die, the Yuanming Realm cannot be broken." Li Yuanying laughed. Her smile looked so bright, but it was without any warmth.

Qilang then realized the terrifying nature of the woman in front of him. She always wore a mask of being well-behaved and lovely, but her heart was a turbulent place.

Suddenly, Li Yuanying sat back on Qilang's legs, and her hands climbed onto Qilang's neck.

Qilang felt the soft body throwing itself into his arms, and the fragrance of plum blossoms filled his nose again. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Husband, actually, you don't have to worry. The crux of some things is not actually in the Yuanming realm." Li Yuanying leaned close to Qilang's ear and spoke softly, watching the man's face turn red from his cheeks to his ears, and his whole body became stiff.

When Qilang heard this, he pushed Li Yuanying away and said, "I don't understand what you are saying."

After being pushed, Li Yuanying was so weak that she fell on the bed, like a fallen flower, which made Qilang feel pity and excitement.

"Qillang, thank you for accompanying me to Chang'an. Actually, I didn't mean to do this. I will give you, all of you, and them a good result." When she said this, Li Yuanying seemed to recall some past events, and her expression became sad, but it only lasted for a moment, and she regained her usual calmness.

After saying that, Li Yuanying sat up and said, "Qilang, tell me, if we were not like this now, but...if we were ordinary people, would you ask your parents to propose to me?"

Qilang didn't know Li Yuanying would suddenly change the subject, and so abruptly. His face flushed. "I, I don't make assumptions."

"Oh, I'm just making an assumption, Qilang, can't you think about it before answering?" Li Yuanying actually started to act coquettishly. She had never been like this before. She also knew that her marriage with Qilang was nothing but a forced deal, and they both had ulterior motives. To be honest, it didn't count.

But the ceremony had already taken place and the wedding wine had been drunk. She didn't want to think about these details tonight and just wanted to know the answer.

The man's cheeks were red all the way to his ears. He stared at the woman in front of him, unable to move his eyes away. "My people... are a couple for life. Your heart is like mine, and I will never let you down. So... we are husband and wife. There are no other assumptions in this life."