Ning Ning followed the map and rushed deep into the dense forest. As the morning sun gradually tore through the remaining dark night, the scene in front of her eyes gradually became brighter and wider.

After passing through the dense forest, she came to the top of a cliff.

Changyue Peak is the end of Xiaochong Mountain. Beyond the surrounding rugged rocks, the line of sight is a steep cliff that is as high as the sky. At the bottom of the cliff, the ocean is boundless, and the snow-white waves hit the stone wall, like the shadow of a sword, fleeting. Those

who enter the secret realm of Xiaochong Mountain are all Jindan stage cultivators. Such cultivation cannot compete with the black bird, and it is even more impossible for them to come here under its fierce attack and see the true appearance of the silver fairy leaf.

Even the origin of the legend of "Silver Silk Fairy Leaf Growing on Changyue Peak" is that a disciple was brought here when he entered the secret realm a few years ago, and only then did he see the legendary fairy grass -

as for how he managed to escape crying for his parents, that is another thrilling story.

Now Ningning stood on the top of the cliff, squinting her eyes in the whistling wind, and after seeing the scene in front of her clearly, she slightly raised the corners of her mouth.

On the flat ground at the end of the steep cliff, there grew a spiritual plant emitting a bright glow. Unlike ordinary plants, it only has one long and thin leaf, and the whole body is as bright as the starlight and galaxy. At this time, bathed in the faint morning light, it looks even more like a dream.

The wind was blowing hard on the top of the cliff, and the sand and rocks were flying everywhere. However, it stood quietly in the deepest corner of the entire secret realm without any movement. The light of the sky and the shadow of the earth all gathered here, and it was worthy of being born to absorb the essence of the sun and the moon.

Even Ning Ning could feel the gentle aura emanating from this spiritual plant. It should be the legendary silver silk fairy leaf.

He Zhizhou didn't know how long she could hold the black bird back. She didn't have time to care about anything else and immediately stepped forward to pick the fairy leaf.

Like Tianxin grass, this kind of holy spiritual plant often takes hundreds of years to condense into a plant. Therefore, Ning Ning was particularly careful when picking it, not to destroy the position of the plant roots, so that they could grow again as soon as possible.

However, after picking the fruits and looking up, she was stunned by a glimpse.

The vegetation on the cliff was sparse and surrounded by stacked rocks. In a corner hidden by rocks, there was a dazzling scarlet.

It was an oval egg.

It was round and about one meter high, showing the same bright red color as the feathers of the black bird. From a distance, it looked like a burning flame.

Its location was extremely secretive, and Ningning was focused on obtaining the magic grass, so she had not noticed this shadow before. When she saw it inadvertently, her heart skipped a beat.

This is... the egg of the black bird?

So that's it.

The reason why Xuanniao desperately protected the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf was for her child.

When she talked with Su Qinghan in the ancient forest, the two had discussed why Xuanniao would desperately guard the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf.

"In fact, the greatest use of the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf is to detoxify and suppress evil spirits. But because the holy spiritual plants all possess the spiritual energy that can clear the mind and concentrate the spirit, most people believe that the black bird uses it to absorb the essence of heaven and earth and improve its own cultivation."

Su Qinghan said, "But some people think that maybe it's because the black bird laid eggs and wanted to use it to nourish the young birds."

Seeing Ning Ning's confused look, she patiently supplemented, "The black bird clan is extremely rare. Although they are extremely powerful when they grow up, they are very fragile in their childhood. Not only does it take a hundred years to hatch the eggs, but the hatched cubs are also extremely weak. If you don't cherish the spiritual plants and let them hang on for a breath, they may very well die. Died shortly after birth."

Ning Ning nodded: "Senior sister, you once said that the function of Tianxin grass is to nourish living things. If Xuanniao wants to practice or hatch eggs, why doesn't it go directly to find Tianxin grass?"

Su Qinghan shook his head and smiled: "Not to mention that Tianxin grass is hard to find, I heard that someone once saw a plant and wanted to snatch it by force, but was almost killed by Shi Zhongling who was guarding nearby. According to him, Shi Zhongling absorbed a lot of spiritual energy from Tianxin grass and had long become the most powerful half-immortal in this secret realm. I'm afraid even Xuanniao would find it difficult to snatch Tianxin grass from her."

Ning Ning was so surprised that her mouth widened slightly. She never imagined that her sister, who looked ordinary and even a bit bookish, would be a boss in this secret place.

The sweeping monk is indeed everywhere.

"The purpose of the black bird is to reproduce."

Outside the mysterious mirror, a monk murmured to himself: "No wonder it protects the silver fairy leaves with all its life... I was wondering before, with its current strength, it shouldn't need to rely on spiritual plants to improve its cultivation."

Someone was surprised: "I heard that when the black bird egg hatches, the color will change with the incubation process. From white to red, it looks like it is about to break out of its shell."

The red-dressed female cultivator of Wanjian Sect also became interested: "But compared with Tianxin grass, the hatching ability of Silver Silk Immortal Leaf is only second best. Even if the black bird comes back later, even if it encounters Ning Ning, can't it be used to make a peaceful transaction with it to avoid harm? "

"This is not appropriate."

Qu Feiqing on the side laughed softly: "If Xuanniao is greedy and directly kills Ningning and takes away the Tianxin Grass, what can she do? She has no place to complain."

"No wonder Xuanniao said 'I like children and want a new child' when talking to He Zhizhou before."

Tianxianzi grinned, as if he remembered something, and the smile in his eyes deepened: "Don't forget, everyone, we made a bet to see which disciple can get the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf first - now the result is out, remember to pay the money."

"Wait! Everyone, look!"

The elder of Haoran Sect frowned and stared at the black mirror: "That shadow...is it the return of Xuanniao?!"

The picture in the mirror changed, and sure enough, a beam of fiery red light was seen in the sky.

The black bird came and went like the wind, and when it landed on the ground, it caused the stones to roll. Perhaps because its original body was too big, it transformed into the appearance of a woman in red after landing. Before it took a few steps, its expression suddenly froze.

——The place where the silver silk fairy leaf should have grown is now empty.

But it has never felt that anyone has approached this place, and there is no trace of human breath around it. Could it be that the silver silk fairy leaf can grow legs and run away?

The more it thought about it, the more irritated it became. It paced back and forth on the spot, and the look in its eyes became more and more cruel, with a faint red light like blood seeping from the orange.

"Strange, where did Ningning hide?"

He Xiaochen looked around outside the black mirror, but did not see the familiar figure of the little girl. Since they switched the screen to the black bird and back, Ningning had disappeared.

Qu Feiqing frowned, and the smile finally disappeared from her lips: "This place is flat and open. The only place to hide is the pile of rocks next to the egg."

Obviously, the black bird and she had the same idea.

The enchanting woman in a red dress had a sinister look on her face, and she approached the pile of rocks step by step without saying a word.

She had waited for a hundred years for the birth of this child. If she failed...

she would make the thief suffer a fate worse than death.

The flaming red color, with its chilling murderous intent, gradually cut through the dark brown land.

The black bird came to the pile of jagged rocks.

Many people outside the camera held their breath at the same time, and the soft-hearted female cultivator even looked away.

Everyone saw it slowly lower its head and lean behind the rocks with a fierce look on its face. A gust of cold wind blew, stirring the leaves in the distance, making them rustle, like some kind of countdown bell.

The pupils of the black bird suddenly shrank.

Behind the stone... there was nothing.

"No, nothing?"

An elder outside the mirror gasped: "Did she run away?"

The thief must have run away.

The red-clothed woman's eyes flashed coldly, but when she raised her hand, she turned into a giant bird again, flapping her wings and soaring into the sky.

In terms of flying, the thief's speed is definitely not as fast as it.

"Ningning can't be faster than the black bird, she will definitely be caught up by it."

He Xiaochen frowned: "Could it be that she took advantage of the black bird's blind spot and cleverly maneuvered around it before leaving?"

Tian Xianzi laughed: "No, no. Sect Leader He, why don't you take another careful look? Besides those stones, isn't there an egg on the top of the cliff?"

"Egg?"

The red-clothed female cultivator from the Wanjian Sect looked around curiously: "But when the black bird investigated before, there was clearly something behind the egg - ah!"

She said with an extremely surprised look, her beautiful eyes smiling: "This egg... was about to hatch not long ago."

As the female cultivator finished her words, the huge round bird egg in the black mirror swayed slowly.

Then the eggshell on the top layer was carefully lifted up, and the one that poked its head out was not a black bird cub, but a little girl with bright eyes and white teeth.

Ningning lifted the round eggshell and shook her head, and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

At that time, she noticed something strange in the sky and knew that the black bird would be back soon. If she hid behind a rock or ran away on the spot, she would definitely be caught on the spot, not to mention that she had already picked the silver fairy leaves, and there was no way to explain it.

At a critical moment, the bird egg that had been quiet not far away suddenly shook lightly, making a very subtle sound of something cracking.

There is always a way out, the black bird cub actually broke out of the shell.

"She actually hid in the bird egg."

He Xiaochen also laughed: "The upper and lower cracks are tightly sealed and covered by her. If you don't observe carefully, you really can't tell that the cat is dirty. The black bird is eager to find the person, and it will not find the small crack."

Someone added: "It was just one step away from hatching. Now it is estimated that it was affected by the Tianxin grass on her body and broke out of the shell directly."

He paused, stroked his long beard and chuckled: "It's really a coincidence. If Fellow Taoist Ning didn't have Tianxin grass on his body, there would be no such coincidence."

They talked one after another, Qu Feiqing looked at the girl in the black mirror, and the light in his eyes deepened.

"Thank you."

Ningning lowered her head and took a look at the blackbird baby in her hands. It was different from other birds. Not only was the eggshell fresh and clean with a faint milky fragrance, but it also had lush wings that felt warm and furry.

Although the bird's egg was large, the newborn baby was only the size of a palm. The little guy seemed to like her very much. He rubbed against Ningning, and his pair of small wings fluttered lightly, bringing an electric current-like itch when they passed over her palm.

"I can't stay here for too long. I have to go first."

She touched the blackbird's head, causing it to narrow its orange eyes and roll around on her palm, like a fiery red dumpling.

"But..." Ningning spun the silver fairy leaf in her hand, smiled in a low voice, "I have a gift for you."

=====

The black bird did not find the culprit who stole the silver fairy leaf, and returned to the top of the cliff full of resentment, and unexpectedly saw broken eggshells all over the ground.

The child it had been waiting for a hundred years was turning around at the bottom of the egg, and when it heard the footsteps, it looked up stupidly, its round little eyes flickered, full of new vitality.

The black bird cub was in poor health, and it fell straight down after walking a few steps. Its wings shook weakly, and it was too weak to make a sound.

And next to the cub, two round leaves were placed neatly. The refreshing spiritual energy swept over its heart in an instant, making it stunned.

It turned out to be... the Tianxin grass that it had been looking for for a hundred years.

It was also the only treasure that could ensure that its child grew up safely.

What kind of person could snatch it from the Spirit in the Stone, and at this moment... give it to it for free. It

was simply unbelievable that such a precious spiritual plant would be handed over.

In addition to the Tianxin grass, there was also a small note in the eggshell.

Xuanniao picked it up gently, and the cold murderous intent in his eyes faded, and a smile gradually emerged.

[In order to save lives, we had to pick the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf. As an apology, we specially gave the Tianxin grass to the lady.]

There was another line of words below: [Children, grow up safely. ］

=====

When Ning Ning returned to the Ancient Woods Sea, He Zhizhou and Xu Ye followed behind her.

The reason why they lived in the Vajra Shield before was because the black bird had super strong perception. Once it sensed that the Vajra Shield was broken, it would fly over to hunt for food.

Now that it has a cub, it will not be distracted by other things for the time being, and the monks finally got the opportunity to leave Changyue Peak.

The Ancient Woods Sea returned to its original appearance after a hard battle. Su Qinghan took Pei Ji to live in a cave temporarily. The moment he saw Pei Ji, even a person as broad-minded as He Zhizhou could not help but frowning.

Fortunately, he was wearing black clothes. If it was any other color, it would probably have been dyed into a dark red color close to black.

The arms and neck exposed outside the clothes were covered with several bloody scratches. Although they had been wiped briefly, the traces of blood and flesh could still be seen. His face was paler than a piece of paper, and he frowned and bit his lips tightly as if trying to suppress a moan.

What was even more surprising was the dense demonic energy surrounding him.

He Zhizhou knew that Pei Ji had demon blood, but he had never imagined that the overflow of demonic energy would be like this.

The pure black mist was as strong as a physical entity, enveloping him. The blood-red silence blended into the thick mist, like poisonous snakes that took people's lives, gradually gathering bit by bit and condensing into a dark abyss of purgatory.

The teardrop mole under the eye was strangely red, like dried blood beads that could not be wiped off.

With this appearance, why would he need a whetstone? Can't he just sharpen himself?

Ning Ning happened to bring the pill furnace with her. After refining the herbs under Su Qinghan's guidance, she hurriedly sent them to Pei Ji for him to take.

The boy was unconscious and had a nightmare. After swallowing the medicine with great difficulty, he still did not move.

After all this ordeal, Ning Ning was exhausted. After feeding the pill, she leaned lazily against the stone wall of the cave, closed her eyes and rested for a while.

He Zhizhou knew that she was running around in a hurry, so he immediately suggested going out with the other two to find some food to reward the girl.

Before leaving, Su Qinghan pondered for a moment and specifically asked: "Junior Brother Pei Ji is now trapped by the nightmare. Junior Sister Ningning should try to follow his lead to prevent him from becoming distracted and possessed by the devil."

So only Ningning and Pei Ji were left in the cave.

She had been busy fighting for wits and courage these two days, jumping back and forth on the edge of life and death. Although she was bored at this moment, she was too tired to move. She looked around and finally stopped her eyes on Pei Ji's face.

Pei Ji was much more obedient when he was asleep than when he was awake.

He always had a cold face when he was awake. Even if he smiled occasionally, it was all a sneer or ridicule with ill intentions. He didn't look like the protagonist. He was more like the ultimate villain boss.

But once he fell asleep, those cold and brutal auras like swords disappeared.

The evil spirit had disappeared, but the pain in his body would torture him even in his sleep. Pei Ji had the appearance of a handsome young man. At this moment, his long eyelashes were slightly drooping, his thin lips were tightly pursed, his narrow eyes were slightly upturned, and his body was shaking from time to time, which made him look a little thin and fragile for no reason.

Like a scarred little beast.

But at that time, in front of the thousand-year-old dragon blood tree, the sword intent he exuded was as cruel as purgatory.

Ning Ning was watching casually, and suddenly saw Pei Ji's brows trembling slightly.

He was tortured by the evil spirit, probably because he had a nightmare. He whispered in a hoarse voice: "...get out of the way."

Ning Ning's heart skipped a beat.

This, this plot, this plot is too familiar!

The hero had a nightmare while he was unconscious, and the heroine happened to be with him. So the woman would hug him without hesitation and say that classic line -

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

- Bah! She wouldn't do that!

Is this the plot that should happen when the vicious female supporting role and the hero get along?

Even if she was soft-hearted for a moment and really did such disgusting things as mentioned above, according to the role positioning of the vicious female supporting role, it is certain that the male protagonist will wake up, think that he has been taken advantage of, and stir-fry, stew, and finally send her to the crematorium.

Ning Ning had a wooden face and turned her head to the other side.

A cough came from her ear, followed by a breathing sound like a broken bellows.

It was a bit miserable, intermittent, as if she would die in the next second.

... She would not be soft-hearted.

Ning Ning thought very hard that Pei Ji was not miserable, he was just performing ventriloquism.

Pei Ji's head seemed to hit a stone, and there was a muffled sound.

His usually powerful voice was so soft at this moment, and even had a hint of crying: "Don't go, I..."

The following sentence was too vague for Ningning to hear clearly.

Okay, this is the second person who said "don't go" to her.

The first one was the physical education teacher during the 800-meter test, who shouted to her at the end of the team in a serious manner: "Don't go, run!"

Ningning was distracted and tried to ignore him. But...

Damn it! Why did he act so pitiful!

Anyway, Pei Ji was unconscious and had no idea what he had done to her. Although she didn't know if this would work, Ningning still gritted her teeth secretly, walked up rudely and touched his head.

There was a wonderful furry and cold touch in her hand. She deliberately lowered her voice and said fiercely: "I'm not being nice to you, I just think your shouting is annoying... Don't cry, okay? You're already so old, do you still have any dignity? If you make another sound, I'll beat you up!"

Pei Ji certainly didn't respond. As if to pursue the sudden temperature on his head, he rubbed his head in her palm.

Then he made a very low sound, still with a lost and sad tone, as if he was trying his best to endure the pain.

Ning Ning: ...

Ning Ning couldn't really beat him, so her voice softened and she talked to herself tentatively: "You can't hear it, right? Your male protagonist is so troublesome. He needs others to whisper to him while he's asleep. Fortunately, I don't have such a role. But in fact, people who are asleep can't hear what others are saying, right? Aren't those so-called 'I will be with you' really just a one-man show?"

Pei Ji was indifferent to all the rubbish. His brows were wrinkled tighter and tighter, and his lips were bitten by his teeth, with a trickle of scarlet blood flowing out.

Ning Ning was startled by his rapid breathing. She remembered what Senior Sister Su had told her before she left, and hurried to make up for it. She rubbed his head randomly: "Don't, don't be sad! You see, I'm actually quite good to you. Do you know how hard I tried to get the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf? I almost died. For the Tianxin Grass that your junior sister was sent away, you have to hold on--"

Before she finished her words, her expression and voice froze. She

was purely scared.

Pei Ji was actually awakened by her beeping, and opened his eyes without warning.

The devilish aura in his eyes was still lingering, and was still shrouded in dense bloodshot like spider webs. His eyes were not friendly at all. It was like a rain of blades from the sky, banging at Ning Ning.

Ning Ning's first reaction was to move her right hand away from his head expressionlessly.

Then she laughed dryly: "There's a bug on your head, just pat it and it's gone, haha."

The two haha ​​looked particularly lonely and sad. Before Pei Ji could say anything, he heard Cheng Ying in his heart shouting: "Pei Ji, she sacrificed all the Tianxin grass to save you!"

After a pause, he added seriously: "There are no bugs on your head. You were possessed by a nightmare at that time, and Ningning touched your head to comfort you."

Although he lost consciousness, Chengying saw it clearly.

In order to maintain her image as a vicious female supporting character, Ning Ning continued to talk nonsense: "When you had a nightmare before, He Zhizhou touched your head and comforted you."

Chengying: "Tsk tsk."

"Also, what a coincidence, when I went to Changyue Peak, I happened to find the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf that can cure you, so I brought it back."

Chengying: "Tsk tsk."

Ning Ning touched her nose guiltily and said: "Um, are you feeling better?"

Pei Ji suppressed his splitting headache and responded with an unchanged expression: "Yeah. Thank you, senior sister."

He always spoke his mind without hiding anything: "Pei Ji will do his best to repay this favor."

Ning Ning immediately replied: "No need!"

——If she becomes the male protagonist's benefactor, how will the plot go? It's simply going off the rails and completely collapsing.

Cheng Ying sighed: "I knew she would say that. Ningning is such a silly girl. Why does she always do things silently without asking for anything in return? I feel sorry for her. Only the Bodhisattva knows how much I feel sorry for her."

Pei Ji was a little annoyed by her nagging. He turned his eyes away from Ningning's face and looked at the ground. He happened to see the hem of the little girl's skirt.

She was wearing a very common door dress. Under the hem of the skirt, her fair and slender ankles could be vaguely seen. This was a scene that was incompatible with him who was covered in blood. Suddenly, a breeze blew by, lifting the fluttering hem of her skirt.

An obvious crack gradually spread out, extending

all the way to the knees - Ningning's skirt was torn somewhere, from the bottom to the knees, and at a glance, the girl's calves could be seen.

Pei Ji pursed his lips and looked away.

"What's wrong?"

Ningning saw that he had a strange expression, and looked down in the direction of Pei Ji's previous gaze. After a long while of vague recollection, she remembered that this should be the crack she had cut in the rocks on the top of the cliff.

Pei Ji didn't say anything, but picked up the blood-stained bundle from the ground, rummaged inside for a while, and actually took out...

a set of needles and thread?

Ningning was stunned.

According to her understanding of this person, his package should contain sword manuals, knives and various panaceas. The abruptness of this set of needles and threads is similar to Ultraman fighting against the Sky Baby and Guan Gong marrying an alien.

Pei Ji noticed the surprise in her eyes, turned his face away and didn't look at her, his voice hoarse and dry: "Will it be?"

Ning Ning shook her head: "No."

"...Then sit down."

These four words were said decisively, with a heavy pressure, making it impossible to refuse.

But Pei Ji, who said such words, and Pei Ji who had challenged the ten thousand year old dragon blood tree with a sword not long ago, now lowered his long eyelashes and carefully threaded the thread into the needle.

This is too magical.

Ning Ning almost suspected that this person was abducted. After all, the hero in the original novel was always described as a pretentious and unlucky person. There was no mention of Pei Ji being able to do this.

She sat down as he was told and took a look at the wounds all over his body: "Are your wounds okay?"

Pei Ji laughed to himself, his voice very cold: "It's just moving your fingers, no problem."

"Oh."

Ning Ning nodded. She was really curious. Seeing Pei Ji leaning over in front of her and lowering his head, she could only see his black eyelashes like a small fan: "Amazing, when did you learn this?" "

When I was a child."

Ning Ning was happy: "Since you can do this, then you can also cook, fry rice and wash clothes, right?"

Pei Ji's eyes fell closely on the edge of her torn skirt, trying not to look at the girl's smooth calves under the skirt. The slender fingers flew down skillfully, and he replied briefly: "Yeah."

The little girl widened her eyes and said in a hurry: "Then when He Zhizhou and I were making banana syrup before, did you secretly make fun of us for being clumsy?"

Pei Ji paused.

He actually laughed very softly, and the corners of his eyes and eyebrows were stained with the familiar laziness and carelessness, and his voice was still hoarse: "If you want to learn, I can teach you."

The answer was irrelevant.

Ning Ning understood: "Then it was a joke!"

Isn't this similar to the top student secretly hiding in the group of poor students, and after the exam, he still said "I don't know anything at all", but in fact, he has already complained about the idiots around him in his heart!

Damn, Pei Ji is really scheming.

"No, no, you have kept it a secret from us for so long, you must cook a meal for everyone when you go back."

Ning Ning said seriously: "And you still owe me the spirit stones! Do you know how expensive Tianxin grass is? I bought it to save--"

No.

According to what she had said before, she "picked up" the silver fairy leaves and brought them to Pei Ji.

Pei Ji still responded in a light tone: "Yeah."

Ning Ning stopped talking after she stuttered, staring at Pei Ji's hands intently.

His hands were slender and white, and should have been very beautiful, but the beauty was ruined by old injuries and the old coils holding the sword-by the way, this hand should have been holding a sword in a sea of ​​blood and corpses.

But at this moment, he was holding a needle and thread, helping her sew an ordinary skirt.

She was tickled and let out a light and quick laugh from her throat. Unexpectedly, Pei Ji raised his eyes expressionlessly after hearing the sound.

Ning Ning tried hard to purse her lips and looked at him innocently.

When he lowered his head again, she couldn't help but burst out laughing, and the hem of her skirt swayed, drowning the boy's pale knuckles.

"Senior Sister."

Pei Ji's tone was very hard: "Laugh if you want to."

"Sorry, sorry."

She propped up her cheeks with her hands and put her arms on her knees: "I just thought, I didn't expect you to know so much."

But think about it, he has been a loner since he was a child, so such a basic survival skill must be no problem for him.

It was not until then that Ning Ning finally began to examine Pei Ji seriously.

In her mind, "Pei Ji" had always been synonymous with the male protagonist, full of luck, the chosen one, the protagonist of a cool novel, but now it seems that all these labels are not enough to describe the real him. In

fact, as far as we can see now, his life has nothing to do with those high-sounding words.

How strange.

Ning Ning was so absorbed in her thoughts that her eyes stayed on his cheek. In the vast expanse of white, there was suddenly a touch of abrupt red.

——It turned out to be a drop of dried blood coagulated on the boy's earlobe.

"Don't move."

She stretched out her hand without thinking too much. When her fingertips touched the blood drop, she clearly felt Pei Ji's movements suddenly paused: "There is a drop of blood here."

The soft flesh of the earlobe is extremely soft. Ning Ning's movements are very light. When she slowly presses the earlobe, there are imperceptible currents quietly spreading. It's

a bit itchy.

Pei Ji has never had such close contact with anyone.

The drop of blood was wiped off by her little by little, but because the blood stain stayed for too long, it left a bloodstain that was difficult to wipe off.

Ning Ning was a good person to the end. Since the layer of deep red could not be easily wiped off, she frowned and increased the force. But after trying for a while, the bloodstain not only did not lighten, but became deeper.

Wait.

Deeper... ?

Ning Ning also stopped moving like Pei Ji in front of him.

The color on his ears was still very obvious, as if the sunset glow was plucked from the horizon and completely soaked into his fair skin.

So red.

It turned out that this was not a bloodstain.

Instead, his entire ear was really red.

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After everyone finished their meal, it was time for Xu Ye and Su Qinghan to say goodbye to the three people.

"I heard that many disciples of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect are staying together, so my sister and I also want to join in the fun."

Xu Ye said reluctantly: "The secret realm is about to end, we will meet again if we are lucky."

He thought for a while, and finally said in a very tactful tone the words that had been hidden in his heart for a long time: "Promise me that you will not use the alchemy furnace to burn those weird things in the future, especially the things from the night before you came to the secret realm, okay?"

He Zhizhou blinked blankly: "The night before coming to the secret realm? Oh! Are you talking about our pulled bananas!"

Xu Ye:?

Xu Ye: "Pulled... banana?"

"Although it looks ugly, it tastes absolutely great!"

He Zhizhou immediately became interested: "Ningning happened to bring the alchemy furnace and sugar, and we found several bananas before. Why don't I take this opportunity to make you a taste."

So He Zhizhou really gave him a crooked dark brown object that looked like a small snake.

According to him, the weird color was the appearance of solidified syrup. Although it looked disgusting, it tasted sweet.

But even if he knew that the thing was just a banana, the horror of its appearance made Xu Ye have no appetite to try it. After thinking about it, he still took it in his hand as a parting gift between friends.

He and Su Qinghan said goodbye to the other three people, followed the map, and soon arrived at the Wanjian Sect's base.

There were several friends who had a good relationship with him at the scene. The moment they saw Xu Ye, they all showed extremely shocked expressions.

They all looked at the banana in his hand motionlessly.

Alas, these kids are still too young after all.

He was like this at the beginning, believing everything he heard, never seriously exploring the truth, and just took a few glances and determined that it was a vulgar thing.

"This is all a misunderstanding. This thing is actually edible. If you don't believe me, just look."

Xu Ye looked determined and raised the banana to his mouth. In order to make everyone believe that this is real food, he decided to eat it first.

——But in the eyes of other people in the Wanjian Sect, it was not the case at all.

They had heard from Xu Ye before about the ridiculous things that happened to the Xuanxu Sword Sect that night. Now their junior brother had finally escaped from the Xuanxu Sect and returned to the main force, but in his hand he was holding... the same thing as that group of people.

He even kept saying that the thing was edible.

Oh my God, this is too horrible!!!

Junior brother Xu Ye's brain was eaten by the Xuanxu Sword Sect?

Someone had already shouted at the top of his voice: "No! Junior brother Xu! Shut up!"

Xu Ye smiled evilly, stuffed the strangely colored cylindrical object into his mouth, and then bit it hard.

He wanted to tell them with practical actions that this was really just a simple and ordinary food, and everyone should not wear tinted glasses towards the Xuanxu Sword Sect.

The banana brought a strong and refreshing sweet aroma when it entered the mouth. The syrup on the outside was sweet but not greasy, and it could easily capture the hearts of diners.

The taste was unexpectedly delicious. Xu Ye's mouth curled slightly, revealing a very happy expression, and his eyes were curved with satisfaction.

"Well, sweet and tasty, soft and delicious, absolutely wonderful."

Xu Ye laughed and said, ready to give everyone a big surprise: "You will never think that it is actually-"

At this point, his whole face suddenly froze.

Wait, wait.

Why... there was a sudden cramp in my stomach.

Before Xu Ye understood the situation, he rolled his eyes. The last thought before he lost consciousness was just six short words:

Could it be... that banana is poisonous!

- Oh no, he hasn't told everyone that it's really just a banana!

The disciples of Wanjian Sect will never forget the fear they felt when they were dominated by Xu Ye on that day.

Junior Brother Xu held up something unknowingly, and in public, he was determined to taste it.

He stuffed the object into his mouth without hesitation, and for a very brief moment, he showed an expression of enjoyment. Then he rolled his eyes and a bunch of white foam spurted out of his mouth.

The white foam splashed three feet, and he fell to the ground and began to twitch constantly, using his hands and feet.

The sixth senior brother of Wanjian Sect burst into tears and shouted with a trembling voice: "Junior brother Xu! Xuanxu Sect, I will never forgive you!"

"You will suffer for your own mistakes. It's a pity that although junior brother was brainwashed by Xuanxu Sect and became an idiot, his sense of taste has not deteriorated."

The fourth senior sister sighed: "What is sweet and tasty, soft and delicious, but he vomited it all out when swallowing it. It's sad and pathetic. After this happened, how can our Wanjian Sect keep its face."

"We all advised him, but he just wouldn't listen. Who could have thought that the thing was so poisonous, Xu Ye..."

An inner disciple was heartbroken: "Alas! People can't, at least they shouldn't be like that! Why is Xu Ye like that? I can't figure it out!"

"When I just came over, I saw Senior Brother Xu lying on the ground, twitching like a sprinkler top."

The little sister hid in the corner and trembled: "Nonsense! How can he be well after eating that kind of thing? Why is he so depressed that he has to - my eyes, ugh! My eyes are dirty!"

Su Qinghan: ...

What are they talking about?

"Oh, that's bad."

On the other side of the secret realm, Ning Ning, who was bored, was flipping through the map of Xiaochong Mountain. Her finger fell on a small line of words: [Chaotianjiao, slightly bitter and slightly poisonous, eating it will cause limbs to twitch and foam at the mouth.]

He Zhizhou's expression changed suddenly: "The banana we made for Xu Ye... couldn't it be that this thing?"