Seeing her determined gaze and the way she secretly clenched her fist, Cang Liuyu's thin lips curled up slightly.

"Didn't you say you brought me a miraculous elixir?"

He turned his head, released his grip on her hand, and said in a flat, emotionless voice, "Feed me."

"Huh?" Shen Zhiyi stared at him blankly. "But your hand..."

"I'm injured," he said calmly.

"You're injured?" Shen Zhiyi's voice rose half an octave. "But you were just..."

"Hello or not?" Cang Liuyu interrupted her, his deep, dark eyes narrowing, carrying an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Shen Zhiyi involuntarily swallowed the second half of the sentence, "You held me so tightly."

He nodded obediently, "Hey."

She plucked a petal and held it to his lips.

Cang Liuyu's deep gaze was fixed on her, like an ink-stained cold pool, carrying an undisguised aggressiveness.

He opened his lips.

His gaze remained fixed on her face.

Shen Zhiyi's heart suddenly raced, her fingertips tightened, and in the instant the petals trembled, she was completely enveloped in his mouth.

Cool lips brushed against her fingertips.

It stirred up a fine electric current that coursed through my limbs and bones.

Shen Zhiyi shuddered and abruptly released her grip.

The tips of her ears slowly turned red.

Listening to her own pounding heartbeat, she quietly raised her eyes and glanced at him.

I was stunned at first glance.

Cang Liuyu continued to look at her.

Her jet-black hair, like splashes of ink, cascaded down her loose, moon-white robe, creating a striking contrast with the bare skin around her collarbone.

And hidden within this cluster of ink-black hairs is a face of unparalleled beauty.

His brow bones are very high, and when he slightly raises his eyebrows, he always exudes a nonchalant yet sharp aura.

But at this moment, his eyebrows drooped slightly, and when he looked at her, there was a hint of gentleness in his eyes.

The light in her eyes was as soft and alluring as moonlight.

He slowly sipped the petals.

Like a gentle nibble or a soft suck, it draws that delicate little flower inside.

The movements were slow, deep, and gentle, as if... as if he were devouring her...

A blush suddenly rose on Shen Zhiyi's face.

She tried to look away, but he grabbed her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze.

"Are you staring at me in a daze?"

His eyes swirled with a dark glint, tinged with a mocking smile.

Shen Zhiyi hurriedly lowered her eyes, her ears turning bright red, and she stammered, "N-no!"

That's a foul...

She's supposed to cultivate the ruthless path, so how come she's so alluring...?

"Didn't you say your hand was injured?" She clenched her fist, her eyes lowering as if she couldn't bear the weight of his gaze, her delicate eyelashes trembling slightly. "Liar."

"I won't feed you anymore, you can eat by yourself."

After saying that, he threw the elixir at him.

Cang Liu raised his eyebrows and released his grip.

"oh."

He said calmly, "Is this how your Hehuan Sect treats its benefactors?"

"Use and then discard."

He picked up the flower with his fingertips, twirled it in his hand, and slowly turned it around.

Shen Zhiyi blushed and snatched the flower away, "Our sect is not like that at all!"

She picked a few more flower petals and fed them to him.

"We are grateful and will repay the kindness."

Cang Liuyu suppressed the smile in his eyes, and quietly opened his lips to eat the petals she fed him, one by one.

"Yeah?"

"Then we should think of a more sincere way to repay the favor."

"Then tell me, what do you want?" Shen Zhiyi mumbled.

Cang Liuyu's gaze lingered on her full, red lips for a moment before subtly shifting away.

"When I broke through to the next realm, I sensed a demon with extremely high cultivation in Lingluo Town in the human world."

"I am preparing to set off to subdue them."

He turned his head and glanced at her indifferently. "You, come with me."

"Lingluo Town?!" Shen Zhiyi exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the place I was going to treat you to dinner?"

That restaurant is in Lingluo Town!

"But..." she looked at him questioningly, "Why did you bring me along?"

"My cultivation level is so low, I'll only hold you back."

Cang Liuyu ate the last petal she offered and said softly, "This monster feeds on human emotions and specifically targets young couples."

"You and I will lure it out together."

As if struck by a sudden thought, Shen Zhiyi excitedly twisted her clothes, "So, we're going to play the role of a couple?"

Wouldn't that be an opportunity to take advantage of him and do whatever he wants?

It will be much easier to trick him into drinking and taking the medicine his senior sister gave him!

Cang Liuyu caught a glimpse of the excited light in her eyes and looked away somewhat awkwardly. "That's one way to understand it."

Shen Zhiyi nodded vigorously, "Okay, okay!"

"Leave it to me!"

"I guarantee it will be a very realistic performance!"

...

After taking the elixir, Cang Liuyu's body recovered quickly.

Not only have his injuries healed, but his cultivation level has also become much more stable.

When the elders of the Sword Sect heard that he was going to the mortal realm to exorcise demons and that he would be taking Shen Zhiyi with him, they did not object much, considering the characteristics of the demons.

He only gave Cangliu Yu a single instruction.

"You are only one step away from the Integration Stage. Don't make a mistake at this crucial moment and ruin your life's cultivation." He said meaningfully.

Cang Liuyu gripped the Broken Water Sword tightly and said in a deep voice, "Elder, do not worry."

"I know the path I'm going to take."

The elder stroked his beard and sighed, "Never mind, you've always been the most opinionated."

"Go."

His apprentice was even more stubborn than the ancient rock on the back mountain.

If you've made up your mind about something, no amount of persuasion will change it.

He watched Cangliu Yu's departing figure and slowly sat down in the chair.

"It's all fate, it's all fate..."

*

In the human world, in Lingluo Town.

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