Chapter 85 A Good Actress She angrily bit the other person's lip lightly...

Seeing Bai Ye's thoughtful expression, Huo Lan chuckled and gently patted her head. "Let's go back to the spirit boat and rest."

"Mm." Bai nodded emphatically, put his arm around her, and flashed back to the spirit boat.

They no longer paid attention to the battlefield below; the outcome was already predetermined.

The three entered the cabin and went to wash and change. After a fierce battle, each of them was covered in blood.

Bai Ye and Huo Lan, in particular, had their clothes soaked in blood.

Bai found an empty room, changed into clean clothes, and cast a cleansing spell to make himself completely clean.

She took out a piece of the Spider King's remains and tossed it to Jiao Jiao, saying, "Eat here by yourself, I'm going out for a bit."

Holding the remains of the Spider King, Jiao Jiao asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to find Huo Lan." Bai said, and quickly slipped out of the room.

When she pushed open the door, Huo Lan had just changed her clothes and was sitting in front of the bronze mirror combing her long hair. When she saw her come in, she only glanced at her in the mirror and did not say anything.

The two of them are just one step away from breaking through the barrier between them.

The current situation is that you know who I am, I know you know who I am, and you don't know that I know you know who I am.

Bai moved closer to Huo Lan, sat down next to her, rested his chin on his hand, and watched intently as she combed her long hair.

Huo Lan glanced at her sideways, her tone icy: "Fellow Daoist Bai, you don't mind being so close to me now?"

"I've been thinking about this a lot these past few days, and I feel like I made a mistake before," Bai said seriously. "Fellow Daoist Huo is so devoted to me, I really shouldn't have let you down."

Huo Lan put down the wooden comb in her hand, turned her head and met her eyes, "So you plan to abandon your Daoist partner and elope with me?"

Bai was grinning from ear to ear. She was about to give up, but the self-discipline of a good actor is to keep going even if she bursts into laughter.

She suppressed her smile, her voice filled with deep emotion: "If it were you, Fellow Daoist Huo, I think she wouldn't mind."

Huo Lan withdrew her gaze, stood up, and was about to leave. Now, this little tiger wanted to stick to her all the time, and if they were in the same room again, something bad might happen.

She had barely taken a step when her wrist was grabbed.

Bai looked up at her, a bright smile in his eyes, "Where are we going?"

"I'm going to check the situation outside, don't hold me back."

With a slight exertion, Bai pulled the person into his arms.

Caught off guard, Huo Lan lost her balance and fell into her arms. Her waist was tightly embraced, and the sun-like aura unique to the little tiger enveloped her, trapping her firmly.

"After such a fierce battle, shouldn't Fellow Daoist Huo rest for a while?"

"Stop fooling around."

“I’m not being silly. I was just thinking that we should get closer,” Bai whispered in her ear. “Only then will we live up to the Star Path passed down by our predecessors. Don’t you think so?”

A warm breath brushed against her earlobe, and Huo Lan trembled. She forced herself to remain calm and said, "We are still on someone else's spirit boat."

Bai Ye looked at her nervous expression, and the smile on his lips became even more unrestrained. She remembered every single thing Huo Lan had done to tease her earlier.

She moved even closer, her nose touching his fair neck, gently rubbing against him. "Is Fellow Daoist Huo shy? You wouldn't have avoided me like this before."

"White!"

"Yes, I'm here."

Huo Lan turned her head away from her increasingly close lips, her voice tinged with annoyance, "Stop fooling around."

Bai stopped as well, but the hand around her waist showed no sign of loosening; instead, it tightened even more, pressing her closer to him.

The scorching heat emanated from her thin clothes, almost melting her. The hand was pressed tightly against her waist, making her weak all over and nearly unable to control herself.

The cabin was completely silent. In this quiet space, the two people's breathing became even more clearly audible, and the air was filled with an intensely ambiguous atmosphere.

Bai Ye looked at her flushed cheeks and loosened his grip slightly. "Fine, then tell me first, what exactly is your relationship with Ye Rugo? Why did you come with her to clean the spider nest?"

"Friend," Huo Lan replied briefly, trying to bluff her way out of the situation.

"I don't believe it! Tell me, would anyone bring their crush to bed with a friend?"

Huo Lan was speechless for a moment, feeling both ashamed and annoyed. This silly tiger usually didn't seem to have much brains, so how come he suddenly became clever in this kind of matter?

"Hmm? If you don't want to say anything, we'll just hug like this." Bai also pretended to hug the other person even tighter.

"Knock knock!"

A sudden knock on the door broke the ambiguous atmosphere between the two.

Ye Rugo's voice came from outside the door, "Fellow Daoist Huo, have you changed your clothes?"

"It's all changed." Huo Lan hurriedly replied, turning her head to glare at Bai Ye, "Let me go quickly, Fellow Daoist Ye is right at the door, don't let people laugh at us."

Bai obediently let go of her hand, smoothing out her disheveled clothes as she did so. After tidying her up, she stood up, took her hand, and walked towards the door.

The door opened, and Ye Rugo saw the two people standing side by side in the room. She asked with slight surprise, "Fellow Daoist Bai is here too? So you two changed your clothes at the same time. Why didn't you call me?"

"Why did I call you?" Bai replied.

"Of course I'll be with you!" Ye Rugo said calmly, looking completely self-assured. "As the captain, it's my duty to stand with my teammates. You two are changing clothes together, how could I be left out?"

Huo Lan nodded in agreement: "Fellow Daoist Ye is right. Teammates should stand together through thick and thin. Let's live together from now on."

Bai was speechless, thinking to himself, "Is Ye Rugo naturally cunning, or is she deliberately trying to cause trouble?"

[Could it be the female lead's halo at work? Look at many female leads in books; they often do things that are baffling. Maybe Ye Rugo's halo is primarily designed to make her less intelligent?]

"Oh, isn't that a bad thing? He's such a good young master, and now he's been given a brain-damaging aura. How will he inherit the family business in the future?" Bai Ye's voice was full of worry.

[It's okay. Once you complete the task and her storyline unfolds, things should return to normal.]

Bai was completely absorbed in his mental conversation with Xiao Wang, unaware that the two people walking ahead had stopped at some point.

She only snapped back to reality when she bumped into Huolan's back.

As soon as she looked up, she was met with two angry gazes. Huo Lan and Ye Rugo stared at her, their expressions so fierce that it seemed they were about to pounce on her and bite her.

"Xiao Wang, why are they looking at me like that?"

[Because the kids are super cute! They like you.]

"No way, they look like they want to bite me."

Huo Lan ground her teeth.

Ye Rugo also gritted her teeth.

They desperately want to kill this stinking tiger. All they do all day is mentally gossip about them with that Wang Cuihua.

"Are you... hungry?" Bai asked softly.

Huo Lan smiled gently, turned her head to look at Ye Rugo beside her, and smiled in a very meaningful way, "Speaking of which, I am indeed a little hungry. I wonder if Fellow Daoist Ye has any dietary restrictions? I once came across an ancient book that recorded in detail the cooking method of tiger bone soup."

Ye Rugo nodded in agreement, her gaze seemingly glancing at Bai Ye. "Tiger bone soup is indeed a highly nourishing food, especially suitable for consumption after a major battle, as it can quickly replenish vital energy. However, I wonder where one can find a fresh and complete tiger bone?"

Bai also felt a chill run down her spine. What did these two mean by singing in unison? Were they really going to stew her?

"Don't you dare stew Bai Ye!" Jiao Jiao, that little fool, rushed out with the spider king meat she hadn't finished eating in her mouth, spread her four little paws and blocked Bai Ye's way, staring at the two of them nervously.

Little Taihu also appeared, standing angrily in front of Jiaojiao, shouting in a cute but fierce tone, "You are bad people, you are not allowed to eat Dabai."

"Pfft..." Huo Lan couldn't help but laugh and bent over.

Ye Rugo couldn't help but chuckle. She softened her expression and looked at the two little ones who seemed to be facing a formidable enemy. She said gently, "Silly children, we were just joking with Fellow Daoist Bai."

"Yes, the sisters are just joking with me, don't be nervous." Bai also smiled and bent down, picking up Xiao Taihuo and Jiaojiao in each arm. "Let's go, let's go play on the deck."

"Won't they really eat you?" Little Fire asked quietly, perched on Bai Ye's shoulder.

"No, I won't eat it, don't worry," Bai assured him.

Xiao Taihuo finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I can rest assured."

The group arrived on the deck. The attack of the great formation had ceased, but the winding fire snakes were still burning. Judging from the situation, it would probably burn for several more days before it was extinguished.

The air was thick with the smell of burning. Jiao Jiao smacked her lips and muttered, "It smells like roasted spiders everywhere."

"You just finished eating, you little glutton," Bai replied softly, his gaze falling on the edge of the sea of ​​fire.

There, many high-level sand spiders, their bodies ablaze with flames, were frantically attacking the great formation. Apart from the cultivators maintaining the formation, everyone else was guarding the edge of the formation, fighting with the sand spiders that were trying to break through the defenses.

Bai watched quietly for a while, then a sudden surge of inexplicable irritation welled up in her heart. She shook her head, ignoring it, and turned her gaze back to the cabin with the two little ones to cultivate.

Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and the raging fire in the sand spider's nest finally burned out, leaving only a charred and cracked ruin.

The disciples of Burning Heaven Valley led their team deep into the bottom of the crevice and conducted a thorough search. After confirming that no spiders had escaped, the extermination mission was finally completed.

"Should we go back to Blazing Fire City next?" Bai asked.

During her cultivation these past few days, she had already felt the effects of the fire poison on her body, and she felt very irritable.

Ye Rugo shook her head and said, "The sand hunt lasts for a year, and we still have many monster nests to clear."

"What if I get internal heat from being outside for so long?"

“I almost forgot, Fellow Daoist Bai hasn’t taken the Fire-Clearing Pill yet.” Ye Rugo said, taking out a small white jade bottle and handing it over. “This Fire-Clearing Pill can temporarily suppress the fire poison. After we return to Blazing Fire City, I will invite Fellow Daoist Bai to take a bath at the Cooling Residence.”

Bai glanced at Huo Lan and quickly waved his hand to refuse, "No need, no need. It's better to take a bath in private. Fellow Daoist Ye, please enjoy it yourself."

Ye Rugo also turned her gaze to Huo Lan and said with a light laugh, "Fellow Daoist Bai, there's no need to worry. Fellow Daoist Huo, you're going too."

Bai also secretly rolled his eyes. This scheming guy must be doing it on purpose.

"Stop rolling your eyes, quickly take the cooling pill." Huo Lan snatched the medicine bottle from her hand, opened the stopper, poured out a pill shrouded in cold energy, and brought it to Bai Ye's lips.

Bai had been hiding in her room cultivating for the past few days, and she hadn't noticed his condition. Only today did she realize that a red light was already flickering in his eyes.

It's fortunate that she was able to endure until now; if it were an ordinary cultivator, they would probably have already fallen into a frenzy and lost control.

Once the fire poison enters the body, the later the stage, the more it feels like being in a furnace, with every inch of flesh feeling as if it's being scorched by flames. Cultivators often experience a drastic change in temperament, becoming filled with violent and bloodthirsty emotions.

Bai swallowed the pill from her hand. As the Fire-Clearing Pill entered his body, a refreshing chill quickly spread.

It felt as if he had been immersed in an icy spring; the bone-chilling coolness made Bai shiver, but he instantly felt much more alert.

"If you're feeling unwell, why didn't you tell me?" Huo Lan's tone carried a hint of reproach.

Bai leaned down and rested his chin on her palm, rubbing against her like a big cat trying to please its owner. "Actually, I didn't feel too uncomfortable. It's just that Xiao Tai Huo kept protecting me, so I was a little irritable."

"Don't hide it from me again next time, understand?" Huo Lan gently scratched her chin with her fingertips.

"Do you know why there are so many lost souls in the desert? Many people, like you, don't pay attention when the fire poison first enters their bodies. Once they completely lose their minds, they are trapped in this sea of ​​sand forever."

Bai nodded obediently, looking like he thought his wife was always right, and replied, "Okay~ Where do we go next?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Rugo unfolded a map and pointed to a mountainous area marked in crimson in the Rama Desert. "The next place is Fire Mountain, where the Ghost-Faced Bird's nest is located."

Bai also leaned over for a look, and from the bright red markings, he knew it was another high-risk area.

While the group chatted idly in the cabin, the spirit boat had already flown past the huge rift valley and was heading towards the Flame Mountain.

This trip was not rushed. Ye Rugo's plan was to clear out the monster nests she encountered along the way.

As the sun set, the spirit boat slowly descended, and the group disembarked and set up camp in the desert.

Bai glanced around, grabbed Huo Lan's sleeve, and led her away from the crowd.

"Where are you taking me?" Huo Lan asked doubtfully, but still followed her as she climbed up the sand dune, her steps uneven.

"I'll take you to a secluded place. We're here. This is it. I just checked, and this is the best spot to watch the sunset." Bai finished speaking and plopped down on the sand dune. She turned to the side and patted the spot next to her, the meaning clear: you sit here too.

Huo Lan reluctantly sat down next to her. As soon as she sat down, Bai Ye leaned his head over and rested it on her shoulder without any hesitation.

"I was thinking, since Fellow Daoist Huo has been creating opportunities for us to spend time together, I can't be ungrateful," Bai Ye said with a smile. "So, now Fellow Daoist Huo can tease me to his heart's content."

Huo Lanxin said, "You already know who I am, so what's the point of teasing me?"

"What?" Bai straightened up, turned to face Huo Lan, his eyes bright as stars. "Fellow Daoist Huo, don't you like the opportunity I created?"

"Or does Fellow Daoist Huo hope that I will take the initiative?"

Huo Lan stared intently at the little tiger that was leaning closer. The sunset glow fell on her profile, and her eyelashes seemed to be tinged with firelight, carrying a scorching heat.

Under such gaze, she momentarily forgot to reply.

"If you don't speak, it means you want me to take the initiative, right?" Bai chuckled softly, no longer hesitating, and leaned down to place a kiss on her slightly parted lips.

It wasn't until she felt a soft, warm touch that Huo Lan came back to her senses.

She angrily bit the other person's lip lightly, which earned her a soft groan of pain from Bai.

"Let me go." Huo Lan gasped and turned her face away.

"I won't let go! Isn't this what Fellow Daoist Huo wanted?" Bai tightened his arms, holding the person firmly in his arms.

She whispered close to Huolan's lips, "Besides... I remember very clearly what happened back in the Oasis, when you got me drunk and stole a kiss from me while I was asleep."

"When did I ever force you to drink! I told you to drink slowly, but you didn't listen," Huo Lan retorted angrily. Even if she had forced you to drink, she couldn't admit it.

As the dignified sect leader of the Three Pure Ones Sect, she also has her pride!

"You only said you didn't force me to drink, but you didn't mention stealing a kiss. It seems Fellow Daoist Huo admits it, right?"

Huo Lan remained silent.

"Now, shouldn't you return the principal with interest?" Bai said, then covered those soft lips again. This time, unlike the previous light touch, it was a deep, lingering kiss with a burning heat.

As the red sun slowly sank below the horizon at the edge of the desert, the two figures were stretched long by the setting sun.

Lost in their kiss, the two were unaware of the approaching footsteps behind them.

Ye Rugo coughed lightly, her bright eyes curiously scrutinizing them. "Fellow Daoists, why do you always prefer to act alone behind my back?"

Bai awkwardly released Huo Lan, shielding her behind him. He coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment, his voice slightly hoarse, "Fellow Daoist Ye, is there something you need?"

"I'm fine right now. Fellow Daoist Bai, would you like to invite me to join you?" Ye Rugo approached the two of them with a smile.

Bai was completely defeated. This young valley master may have really been affected by the aura of reduced intelligence, and his behavior always had a kind of beauty that disregarded the lives of others.

Huo Lan chuckled and peeked out from behind Bai Ye, asking, "Fellow Daoist Ye, you came here specifically to find us, didn't you?"

“Yes. It’s getting dark, and I’m worried that you two might encounter danger outside.” Ye Rugo immediately smiled and affectionately took Huo Lan’s arm.

The two walked hand in hand down the slope toward the campsite.

Bai followed silently behind the two, watching their intimate backs. She gritted her teeth to herself, "This Ye Rugo must have been a third wheel in her past life. Every time I'm alone with Zhong Jiuli, she jumps out to interrupt."

"Is it possible that she's jealous?" Xiao Wang analyzed rationally.

"Jealous?" Bai was taken aback. "Jealous of me, or jealous of Zhong Jiuli?"

[He's definitely jealous of you!]

"No way, we've only just met, how could she possibly like me?"

Bai was also a little unsure; was he really that charming? If the other party liked Zhong Jiuli, then that was possible.

After all, his wife is really attractive.

[You need to be more confident, kid. Lots of women like you. Your mother likes you, Aunt Wu likes you, Xiao Jiaojiao likes you, Cuihua likes you, Taihuo likes you, everyone likes you.]

"Stop, stop, stop..." Bai interrupted Xiao Wang's naming of names, "This liking is different. They are all my family, elders, and friends. It's not the same as the liking I have for Zhong Jiuli at all."

Anyway, lots of women like him~

By the time the three returned to the camp, it was completely dark.

A campfire burned in the center of the camp, and the air was filled with the rich aroma of roasted meat.

Everyone gathered around the campfire. When the three returned, the enthusiastic round-faced girl stood up and greeted them, "Young Valley Master, Captain, Fellow Daoist Bai, here are seats reserved for you."

"You're here." Bai Ye responded with a smile, and was the first to run to the campfire and sit down with the group of young people.

The leaping firelight illuminated the smiling faces of the young cultivators. They enjoyed the crispy and tender roasted meat while chatting about their experiences during the sand hunt, their words filled with enthusiasm and eagerness.

For these young disciples, this was the first time in their lives they had faced such a dangerous battle.

"Let me tell you, when I went down to the depths of the rift valley today, my legs almost went weak with fear. The rock walls were covered with burst spider eggs, it was really scary." A young disciple's voice came from not far away.

The girl was vividly recounting to her companions what she had seen and heard in the rift valley.

“Me too, but I’m pretending I’m not scared! Hahaha!” another young disciple said with a low laugh.

While munching on her grilled meat, Bai listened to everyone chatting and sighed inwardly, "Youth is so wonderful; I no longer have that kind of excitement."

If someone were standing on a high place, high enough to overlook the vast Rama Desert, they would see countless bonfires twinkling like stars in the boundless night.

These faint lights, scattered across the rolling sand dunes, resemble dim stars in the night sky. Though their light is weak, they are doing their utmost to illuminate the long night.

No one drank alcohol. After a simple dinner, everyone except the disciples on duty took turns keeping watch and returned to their tents to rest.

During dinner, Bai also sidled up to Ye Rugo and discussed with her that she would share a tent with Huo Lan tonight.

Ye Rugo smiled broadly upon hearing this and readily agreed.

As soon as they finished eating, Bai said impatiently, "Jiaojiao is too hot. You and your sisters go to sleep."

Before the two little ones could reply, she took Huolan's hand and led them back to the tent.

Inside the tent, a warm-colored spirit lamp flickered gently, illuminating Huo Lan's beautiful face with exceptional tenderness. Bai also gazed at her under the lamplight, his smile growing even brighter. "Fellow Daoist Huo, it's getting late, shouldn't you rest?"

Huo Lan nodded with a smile, her tone as usual, "It is indeed time to rest. Fellow Daoist Bai, please change your clothes and go to bed first. I will come after changing my clothes."

As she spoke, she turned around, her back to Bai Ye, and with a flick of her finger, she untied her belt.

The clothes, still smelling of roasted meat, slipped off and piled up at his feet.

Bai glanced at the clothes on the ground and silently picked them up for her. Huo Lan seemed completely unaware of this, taking off her outer garment and loosening the ties of her inner garment.

The thin fabric slid down her shoulders, revealing a smooth, fair back. The slightly undulating shoulder blades, under the flickering lamplight, resembled butterflies about to take flight.

Her skin was so smooth and delicate that it seemed to glow, making people dazzled.

Bai was so confused that he subconsciously held his breath.

She didn't expect Huolan to be so naked, no, to take off her clothes to sleep. Why would she take off her undergarments?

Could it be what she's thinking?