Chapter 16 Chapter 16 "You and I are equally matched!"...
Under Xuan Yi and Liu Que's careful care, Bi Qing soon returned to her normal activities as before.
Xuan Yi was worried that she would get bored from not seeing anyone for a long time, so he suggested taking her with him to look for Liao Ying.
Because of what happened before, Biqing didn't want to get along with adult wolf demons. She was afraid that she would say something wrong and make them unhappy, making the already bad relationship even more precarious.
Xuan Yi didn't force it, but simply said, "You've just recovered, and your strength hasn't yet returned to normal. If you don't move around now, how will your body be able to withstand the bumpy ride when we leave?"
"It's the same if I go to other places with Liuque!"
Hearing the evasive tone in Biqing's words, Xuan Yi said calmly, "It's still a long way to the foot of Kunlun Mountain. You can choose to hide from them forever. But whether the days ahead will be comfortable or not, you know in your heart."
Biqing remained silent.
Seeing Xuan Yi about to leave, Bi Qing gritted her teeth, caught up with Xuan Yi and followed him out of the house.
Who doesn’t want life to be better?
Biqing followed Xuanyi for a cup of tea and arrived at a secluded house.
Pushing open the door, Liaoying's hand was shining with five-colored light, and the scabbard made of snake scales attracted Biqing's attention.
She exclaimed in admiration from the bottom of her heart: "What an exquisite scabbard! You are so amazing!"
Liao Ying didn't have a favorable impression of Bi Qing, but because Xuan Yi was present, he couldn't show any displeasure. He forced himself to be polite and said, "It's just ordinary craftsmanship, not worth mentioning."
"What's so unusual about it?"
Bi Qing poked her head out to examine it. "There's not a single gap where the snake scales meet. If the swordsmiths in the heavens saw your craftsmanship, they would be ashamed and would rush to become your disciples!"
"Thank you, fairy."
Liao Ying replied without even looking up, "There are tens of thousands of skilled craftsmen in the world. My skills are just average among them."
"Biqing is telling the truth."
Xuan Yi took the scabbard made of snake scales from Liao Ying's hand and said, "I, the immortal, thank you on behalf of Ah Jue."
Knowing that Biqing had come with him reluctantly, Xuan Yi took the scabbard and was about to leave with Biqing.
"Wait a moment!"
Liao Ying called Bi Qing, staring intently at the small snake tooth tied to the end of Bi Qing's hair, and asked, "Where did you get this thing?"
Biqing turned around and answered truthfully: "Miss Mingzhu gave it to me."
Xuan Yi, who had his back to the two of them, raised the corner of his eyebrow.
Liao Ying was caught off guard and asked in disbelief, "Mingzhu? For you? Why would she give it to you?!"
He took two steps at a time, anxious to see the small snake tooth. Before he could reach out his hand, Xuan Yi stopped him: "Liao Ying."
The cold voice frightened Liao Ying so much that he dared not move. After calming down a little, he said respectfully to Bi Qing, "Fairy Bi Qing, could you please let me take a look at that snake fang?"
"sure!"
Biqing smoothed the hair that hung down behind her head, untied the rope tied at the end of her hair, and handed it to Liaoying. "There are no hairpins in the demon world. I don't have the spiritual power to wear my hair in a bun, so I used the thing Miss Mingzhu gave me as a hair rope. It will be more neat if I tie it up."
Liaoying had no intention of listening to Biqing's words, but Xuanyi heard them all.
Liao Ying held the small snake tooth and looked at it over and over again. After confirming that it was not the answer he had in mind, he breathed a sigh of relief and returned the snake tooth to Yu Biqing with both hands.
Xuan Yi glanced at Liao Ying indifferently, took the small snake fang and returned it to Bi Qing, then led his men away.
As the two walked further away, Xuan Yi said, "Mingzhu came looking for you last night."
Not a question, but an affirmation.
Biqing couldn't hide it, so she could only say, "Miss Mingzhu came to thank me last night. She didn't cause me any trouble."
"I know." Xuan Yi said, "I smelled her scent when I left last night."
"You actually knew that?"
Biqing was surprised for a moment and covered her mouth.
Wolf demons are born with a keen sense of smell, so I was really making a fuss out of nothing.
Xuan Yi said nothing more. With a wave of his hand, a wolf-hair rope transformed by demonic power was used to tie up Biqing's loosely tied hair.
Biqing is right, it would be easier to tie it up.
After Xuan Yi sent Bi Qing back to the house, he went to give the snake scale scabbard to his younger brother Mo Jue.
The first thing Mo Jue did after getting it was to insert the dagger made of snake fang by Liao Ying into it.
With a "click", it fits perfectly, without any error.
Mo Jue exclaimed, "Liao Ying is really amazing!" He then joked, "He's just a little dull. He can't really see Mingzhu's feelings for him."
Xuan Yi gave Mo Jue a meaningful look and said, "You're not much better."
Mo Jue put away the dagger and retorted bluntly: "You and I are equally matched!"
"Stop talking nonsense."
Xuan Yi knew that after responding to Mo Jue's words, there would be ten thousand more words waiting for him, so he ended this inexplicable topic decisively.
He grabbed his brother's wrist and explored the demonic power in his body.
Mo Jue struggled for a moment: "Brother, I've rested well!"
"While Biqing is recovering from her injuries, you should rest for a few more days to preserve your demonic power."
Xuan Yi loosened his grip and lectured him sternly, "You won't have any more peaceful days to rest in the future. For the next few days, you must not transform into a human form unless absolutely necessary."
Mo Jue's pupils gradually dimmed, as if covered with a layer of dust: "Brother, I..."
"It has already happened, and blaming yourself won't help."
Xuan Yi patted his shoulder and said, "Now, what you need to do is rest well. Next time you encounter danger, be sure to protect them and prevent the barrier from breaking again."
Mo Jue nodded vigorously and transformed back into his true form to save his demonic energy.
——
A few days later, in the morning, Xuan Yi saw Biqing moving freely, with a rosy complexion, and knew it was time to set off.
Fearing that Liuque would drag Biqing into endless chatter, Xuanyi went alone to confront Liuque.
Liu Que immediately guessed Xuan Yi's intention and picked up her small silk fan, fanning Xuan Yi twice. "Please stay for a few more days! There's no rush to travel!"
Xuan Yi brushed aside the silk fan beside him and said, "Urgent."
"You can leave, but you have to leave the Mo Jue behind!"
Liu Que's lips were about to pout to the sky: "Your clan and I have been separated for nearly a thousand years. Now you are leaving, and I don't know when we will meet again. I am still alive."
Xuan Yi said, "If you want to say something so discouraging, it's fine if you say it to me, but you absolutely must not say it in front of those little demons."
"I'm not a fool!"
Liuque rolled his eyes at him and said, "Have you told Biqing that you're leaving? She can only move, and her injuries haven't healed yet. Don't forget, we are demons and can't heal a god's body."
His finger stopped an inch in front of Xuan Yi's abdomen and gestured downwards: "A scar this long would take a while to heal even for a demon."
"That's not your concern," Xuan Yi said. "I've already dealt with the two snakes. You can handle the rest yourself."
"If I can't keep it, then I can't keep it."
Liu Que raised her fan and patted Xuan Yi's arm, saying sadly, "Don't forget me. I don't want to die without anyone remembering me. I won't see you off, or I'll miss Mo Jue even more when I see him."
"Once we have settled down at the foot of Kunlun Mountain, I will send someone to pick you up. You must find a way to survive until then."
Xuan Yi gazed at the dead silence ahead and said, "See you later."
Liu Que couldn't promise Xuan Yi that she would live to see that day. She stared at Xuan Yi's aloof and distant figure and bowed deeply to him: "Have a safe journey."
——
Biqing looked back every few steps at the Zhaoye Forest that was looming behind her and soon submerged in the black fog, and let out a sigh of regret.
I haven't said goodbye to Liuque properly yet.
"Why are you sighing?" Xuan Yi asked from the side.
Biqing didn't want to say anything, and her eyes turned to the little wolf cubs in front of her and the wolf demons that had transformed into human forms.
She changed the subject and asked, "Why are you all transformed into human form while traveling today?"
Biqing once curiously asked Ajiu in private why there were so few wolf demons in the tribe who could transform.
We don't look like unintelligent monsters.
Ah Jiu explained, "The king ordered that we must not transform unless necessary in order to save our demonic energy and travel further."
The wolf demons' transformation today was really contrary to Xuan Yi's original plan.
Xuan Yi explained succinctly, "It's to make the journey easier." He added, "If you're tired, just tell me. Don't be polite."
"If I were truly unwell, I wouldn't be polite to you," Bi Qing said. "I don't want to burden you."
Her recovery from injuries had already been delayed for quite some time. Whether out of guilt for hindering Xuan Yi's journey or out of a selfish desire to reach the human world as soon as possible, Biqing felt that the sooner she set off, the better.
Life without spiritual power is so hard!
Biqing tried her best to look at Mo Jue who was leading the team forward, and found that he walked much slower than usual. The wolf demons who followed behind him and transformed into human forms were visibly alert.
Everyone was behaving strangely, so Biqing became extremely alert and observed her surroundings.
The team continued to move forward, passing through a forest whose leaves were so thick that they blocked out the sun, and stepped over a natural bridge formed by uprooted trees that fell on the river surface. The bridge was as thick as a man could hug and more than ten feet long.
The rustling sound of the river water as it rushed over the rocks below was like the smell of green grass mixed with a faint fishy odor, which made everyone frown.
The smell of moss was too pungent. Even though Biqing's nose was not as sensitive as the wolf demon's, she could still smell the wet smell.
She covered her nose and looked at Xuan Yi with worry. Xuan Yi raised his index finger and pressed it to his lips, making a "hush" gesture to her.
Biqing understood and walked slowly along with Xuanyi's steps.
It was dark all around, and Biqing didn't have the wolf monsters' ability to see at night, so she had to walk carefully on the bridge before her eyes adjusted to the darkness.
A damp, cool vapor washed over her face, clinging to her skin through her clothes. A slight chill spread across her toes, and Biqing, able to see a little more clearly, looked down: the river had soaked her embroidered shoes, leaving stains blooming on the toes like flowers.
"My shoes are wet." Biqing whispered to Xuan Yi.
"It's not water."
Xuan Yi glanced at the gray embroidered shoes that peeked out from under her skirt: "Hold on tight, don't fall behind."
Not water?
What is that?
Biqing suppressed the question that was about to come out and didn't dare to miss a step.
There was a "puffing" sound under her feet, and a sticky feeling passed through the soles of her shoes to the soles of Biqing's feet, accompanied by a faint... creeping feeling.
From the corner of my eye, I saw something hanging behind the huge leaves, densely packed together.
“Plop—”
The unidentified object behind the leaves fell into the river and shattered into pieces like an egg hitting a rock.
Light green liquid gushed out from it, slowly merged with the river water, and flowed under the bridge.
Under Biqing's feet was the "river water" formed by the gathering of unknown liquids.
Biqing's scalp tingled. She covered her mouth to stifle the scream that was about to burst out, and freed one hand to grab Xuan Yi's cloak.
A chill ran up her spine to her forehead, causing her breathing to become heavy and the scene before her eyes to become a little blurry.
Ahead, there was the sound of a wolf cub slipping on moss and its claws catching on a tree. Biqing woke instantly and looked ahead anxiously.
"Watch your step." Xuan Yi warned in a low voice.
Biqing didn't dare look at her feet, but she didn't dare look around either. She fixed her gaze on the gray cloak of the person in front of her to distract herself from her fear.
When she reached the middle of the wooden bridge, Biqing suddenly heard a faint voice behind her, which frightened her.
The wolf demon had excellent hearing. Biqing subconsciously looked at Xuan Yi and saw that his face was calm. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
I must be too nervous and have auditory hallucinations.
Biqing continued forward with Xuanyi. When they were about to leave the wooden bridge, a black butterfly flew past her from behind, landed silently on her shoulder for a moment, and flew into the forest.
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