Chapter 26026 Ruthless

Chapter 26

"Kong Fan?" Wudao called out in surprise.

"Put it on the table." Kong Fan's voice came from the bookcase.

Wudao walked over and placed the few books he had found on the table. He looked up and saw Kongfan standing in front of the bookcase, and Yingji, her back to him.

Wudao looked at Yingji's back twice more, then looked at Kongfan again. Kongfan had his eyes lowered, reading a book in his hand.

Kong Fan raised his eyes and thanked him gently, "Thank you, Uncle Master."

Wudao smiled, shook his head and said "you're welcome", then said he was going to catch the dead monster. He turned around, patted his big belly, and swaggered downstairs.

Kong Fan brought Ying Ji with him, and rumors began to spread in Pujia Temple. After all, Kong Fan had left Pujia Temple and returned to Chaoxi to succeed him, and Ying Ji was his concubine.

Wudao always felt that the rumors in the temple were unnecessary. No matter how beautiful the woman was, she could not shake Kongfan's Buddhist heart.

What's more, the martial arts he practiced were special and it was impossible for him to get close to women.

After Wudao left, Kongfan raised his eyes from the scroll and turned back to look at Yingji, who was glaring at him angrily.

She couldn't move or speak.

Kong Fan waved his hand, releasing the spell he had cast on her. He returned his gaze to the scroll.

Once she was able to move, Yingji's legs gave way, and she quickly steadied herself by grabbing the bookcase. She frowned and glared at Kongfan, opening her mouth to say something before swallowing it back. She walked right past him, trudging down the stairs.

After a long time, when her footsteps could no longer be heard, Kong Fan continued to read the materials.

Yingji went down to the first floor, but did not leave the library. Instead, she picked up a book to read out of boredom.

She found a book called "The Way of Talismans" and sat by the window, flipping through it carefully. She read so intently that time passed quickly.

"Aying?" There was surprise in Kou Yuze's voice.

Yingji looked up and saw Kou Yuze and Ling Jiayan. She smiled softly and asked softly, "Are you here to look for a book?"

"Yes. I'm here to find some information about the Soul-Destroying Well." Kou Yuze stared at Ying Ji's face, unwilling to look away for even a moment.

Ling Jiayan looked at Kou Yuze's expression and thought to himself that the rumors were true. The new emperor of Beicang Kingdom was really bewitched by Ying Ji and had lost his mind.

He smiled and said, "You guys talk, I'll go upstairs to get the book."

Kou Yuze agreed immediately. He walked over and sat down opposite Ying Ji, asking about her well-being. His mind was no longer on the Soul-Destroying Well.

Not long after, Ling Jiayan came down from upstairs, holding the book he had found. He said, "I almost forgot that Master Kongfan was browsing books upstairs. Luckily, he had already flipped through this volume."

Hearing that Kong Fan was also here, Kou Yuze was stunned, and the smile on his face froze. So... did Ying Ji come here with Kong Fan?

This discovery made him feel very uncomfortable. His eyes shifted several times, and he looked at Ying Ji seriously and said, "I'll go up there."

Yingji suspected that Kou Yuze was going to ask Kong Fan to take her away. She was not sure Kong Fan would not agree.

She calmly pushed the book Ling Jiayan had placed on the table in front of Kou Yuze and said softly, "Let's look through the information first. It's worth the prince's trip to help His Majesty find the book."

Kou Yuze nodded and smiled at Yingji.

Ling Jiayan had a lot on his plate and had only come to bring Kou Yuze, so he couldn't stay long. He exchanged a few more pleasantries and then left.

Kou Yuze was absent-mindedly flipping through the documents, occasionally looking up at Yingji.

Yingji lowered her eyes, concentrating on her reading. Occasionally, she would look up at him, smile sweetly, and ask softly, "Did you find what you were looking for?"

Kou Yuze was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses. "Not yet." He forced himself to concentrate on reading.

Kou Yuze hadn't finished reading the book when he had to leave early because it was almost his turn to repair the Soul-Extinguishing Well. He stood up reluctantly, a thousand words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say anything. He just stared at Yingji, unwilling to look away.

Yingji was tired of smiling at him, and the toxins in her body were making her feel uncomfortable. She forced a smile and said, "I heard the Soul-Exterminating Well is in danger of collapsing further. You must be careful."

Kou Yuze felt much more comfortable after receiving her concern, and responded repeatedly. "I know how to protect myself, and you should take care of yourself too."

Kou Yuze walked out. Ying Ji stood up and walked him to the door of the library, watching him walk away.

Yingji turned around and saw Kongfan standing on the stairs. She smiled slightly and asked, "Are you going to guard the Soul-Exterminating Well too?"

"Yes." Kong Fan didn't look at her and walked slowly past her.

When he passed by, Ying Ji turned her head and asked softly, "Are you not taking care of my poison anymore?"

Her voice was neither anxious nor annoyed, but gentle and soft: "If it really embarrasses you, I will go find Kou Yuze."

As soon as she spoke, Kong Fan stopped. He half-closed his eyes, his face showing no emotion, and he said nothing.

Ying Ji sighed softly and said quietly, "I understand. I'll go find him to help me detoxify."

Yingji turned and walked out.

"Kou Yuze came to see me." Kong Fan said.

Yingji stopped.

"I won't stop you from staying or leaving. If you want to go with him, you can do so anytime."

Ying Ji sighed silently, thinking to herself that it was indeed so. Even if he broke his vows, even if they had done the most intimate things, he was still this kind-hearted, the most compassionate, yet the most ruthless.

Ying Ji was happy to see the situation going well, and didn't dare to say anything absolute. She turned around and looked at him, frowning and saying aggrievedly, "You put it nicely, but you just think I'm troublesome and that I'm ruining your practice."

Kong Fan looked into her eyes and said, "If you have thought it over carefully and believe that going with him is the right choice, then go ahead and follow the path you think is right."

After a slight pause, he continued, "But I don't want you to do this just to detoxify."

Yingji's heartstrings suddenly relaxed. She raised her eyebrows and smiled softly. She walked over to Kongfan, stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "If it's about detoxification, I'd rather use yours."

Her breath was as fragrant as orchid, bringing a tingling sensation.

It seemed that a palace servant was passing by the library door. Kong Fan took half a step back to put some distance between the two of them.

He retreated, and Yingji advanced. She took another half step toward him, still close to him, and asked, "I feel very uncomfortable. I need to detoxify today."

Kong Fan lowered his eyes, frowned and glanced at the Buddhist beads on his wrist, his thin lips moved silently.

Yingji went to pull the corner of his monk's sleeve.

She was like a vine with tenacious vitality, about to wrap around me.

Kong Fan whispered helplessly: "Wait until I come back in the evening."

He had to go to the Soul-Exterminating Well to take his shift and couldn't delay his work. Repairing the Soul-Exterminating Well required a large amount of spiritual energy, and he couldn't take his shift when his spiritual energy was unstable after breaking the precepts.

Kong Fan wanted to leave, but Ying Ji held onto the sleeve of his monk's robe and refused to let go. She slowly raised her hand and pulled Kong Fan's wrist through the robe.

"Can you promise me one thing?" Yingji asked.

"You say." Kong Fan lowered his eyes.

Yingji grasped Kongfan's hand tightly through the sleeve of her monk's robe and whispered in his ear: "Can you hold me this time? I'm very tired of being alone."

Kong Fan said nothing. The next moment, Ying Ji felt her wrist empty. When she looked up again, Kong Fan had vanished into thin air.

Yingji was stunned, then burst into laughter and cursed, "He ran away!"

Even though Kong Fan was far away from the library, he still heard the last two words Ying Ji cursed with a smile.

He reached out and brushed away the wrinkles on his monk's robe caused by Yingji's grip, and hurried to the Soul-Extinguishing Well. As soon as he arrived at the Soul-Extinguishing Well, he glanced casually at his sleeves and found that the wrinkles left by Yingji's grip were still there.

He stared at the wrinkles for a long time, then reached out to brush them away again. Having already unleashed his gentle spiritual power, Kong Fan suddenly withdrew his hand, not attempting to erase the marks.

Soon, several other people who were on duty arrived, including Kou Yuze.

Kong Fan glanced at Kou Yuze and slowly looked away.

Several people sat around the Soul-Destroying Well, mobilized the spiritual power in their bodies, began to cast spells, and injected the spiritual power into the Soul-Destroying Well bit by bit.

Lingyu Country's rotations were based on strength, so the number of people on duty varied. For example, if there were no one with deep spiritual power and they were just guards, they would need nearly a hundred people. However, when it came to Kong Fan and Kou Yuze's group, there were only eight people.

However, no matter how many people there are, each group will take five hours.

When there was still two quarters of an hour left in the five-hour shift, Kong Fan suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.

The intense stinging caused his spiritual power to fluctuate. He quickly adjusted himself, stabilizing the spiritual power he was injecting into the Soul-Exterminating Well.

The next moment, his internal organs began to ache.

Something happened to Yingji?