Chapter 37 Chapter 37 “I feel very lucky to have met you…
Xuan Yi set up the invisibility talisman and stared at the vastness before him in a daze.
After struggling for a while in his mind, he released the demonic power that was sealed by Mo Jue.
Mo Jue, who had recovered his demonic power, did not hesitate at all. He opened the barrier to seal the cave entrance to ensure the safety of his tribesmen.
After everything was arranged, Xuan Yi and Mo Jue returned to the cave to recuperate and rest.
Being injured was a common occurrence for Xuan Yi. Although his internal injuries were serious, healing was not difficult, and could even be done easily.
After a few days, Xuan Yi's internal injuries were completely healed, and he just needed to rest for another two or three days.
Seeing his brother recover so quickly, Mo Jue sighed sadly, "It's amazing to be in good health!"
Xuan Yi ignored Mo Jue's words and went to visit the wolf demon. Seeing that the wolf demon wasn't trying to commit suicide, but was instead arguing with Liao Ying, Xuan Yi smiled in relief.
His eyes fell on Liao Ying and Xuan Yi gave him a look.
Liao Ying immediately understood and followed Xuan Yi a little further away, reassuring him in a low voice, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will take good care of him!"
"I came to see you for another matter." Xuan Yi spread out his hands, and the sword fell on his palm.
Pulling out the knife, Liao Ying's eyes widened at the winding cracks on the blade. He stammered, "H-how...how can this knife..."
Compared to Liao Ying's disbelief, Xuan Yi was indifferent. He asked calmly, "Is there any way to remedy this?"
Liao Ying took the knife and looked it over and over carefully.
The cracks on the blade were like a porcelain vase that had been hit by a stone but had not broken, full of exploded flowers and could not withstand any external force.
Liao Ying frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this knife can be repaired. But I don't have the raw materials, so I'm powerless."
Xuan Yi sheathed his sword and said, "No more repairs."
This sword was forged by my grandfather when he was still alive.
His grandfather never mentioned where he found the meteorite, so he had no idea.
Even if one is willing to look for it, the demon world is no longer what it used to be. How can it be easy to obtain meteorite iron?
Sensing Liao Ying's regretful expression, Xuan Yi said, "This sword has served three generations of leaders, and I wonder how many heads it has chopped off from monsters that threaten our tribe. After such a strenuous task, it deserves some rest."
Liao Ying knew very well that this was just Xuan Yi's way of comforting him, and also comforting himself.
A figure flashed through Liao Ying's mind, and he instantly perked up: "Your Majesty! Why not ask Fairy Biqing? She came from the heavens! She must know where the meteorite is!"
"Ah--"
Biqing, who was sitting on the ground with her back against Ajiu, sneezed. She sat up, rubbed her nose, and tightened her coat around her: "I can't get sick!"
"Sister Biqing, you're so weak!" Ah Jiu nudged Biqing, "You're wearing so many clothes and you're still sneezing. Did you catch a cold?"
"It's such a shame that the fine wolf fur is all over the ground!"
Biqing turned around and pinched Ajiu's face, rubbing it several times: "Give me the wolf fur on your body, and I won't catch a cold again!"
"Sister Biqing is so greedy! She already has the king's wolf fur and still wants mine!"
Ajiu shook his head and joked, "Sister Biqing is bullying the kid!" As he said that, he turned over on his belly and rolled on the ground, acting like a spoiled child.
Jiu's appearance made Biqing giggle. She reached out to tickle Jiu's belly, making Jiu roll around in a tizzy. When he wasn't paying attention, he kicked the other wolf cubs.
The little wolf cub let out a howl, stood up and pounced on Ajiu, biting his mouth.
Ajiu refused to give in and rolled over with him, with wolf hair flying all over the sky.
The other wolf cubs gathered around, watching and cheering.
It is normal for children to fight. Biqing smiled and did not step forward to stop them.
"I ordered you to watch Biqing."
"Your Majesty!"
"Xuan Yi!"
Biqing heard Xuanyi's voice and went forward to greet him, asking with concern, "Are you feeling better?"
"I'm fully recovered."
Xuan Yi picked up the wolf cubs who were fighting happily and separated them: "What did you promise me?"
"Your Majesty..."
Xuan Yi's words were not harsh, but Jiu and the others were inevitably a little scared when they heard them.
After hearing Xuan Yi's words, Ajiu and the little wolf cub's ears instantly flattened, and they quickly hid behind Biqing's legs, not daring to make a sound.
"Go play over there, don't go too far."
Xuan Yi dismissed the wolf cubs and asked bluntly, "Biqing, do you know where meteorite iron is found?"
His question was too sudden. The more anxiously Biqing tried to answer, the blanker her mind became.
Biqing tried desperately to think about it, but couldn't remember where the meteorite iron came from.
Her eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "The Sword Forging Platform! There's a lot of fine meteorite iron there!" Her chest sagged, and she muttered to herself, "But the Sword Forging Platform is in the Heavenly Realm... How are you going to get there?"
Biqing looked at Xuanyi hesitantly, her eyes filled with: You don’t want me to go back to heaven, do you?
Biqing took a step back.
Take another step back.
Xuan Yi was embarrassed. Seeing the forced look in Biqing's eyes, he said, "That's not what I meant." He handed over the sword in his hand.
After taking it, Biqing looked at Xuan Yi, gripped the hilt that still held his body temperature, and pulled it out.
The broken blade dispersed the warmth in Biqing's palm, shocking her so much that her palm turned cold and she quickly put away the blade.
"how so?!"
Biqing remembered that this knife could cut through iron like mud. It had chopped the body of a wolf-eating eagle, broken the scales of a black snake, and blocked Meng Chi's flying leaves.
How could such a tough sword be covered with wounds?
"This happened after the fight with the bear monster." Xuan Yi took back the sword. "He's too strong. I can't defeat him in a one-on-one fight."
Biqing looked at the person in front of her in surprise.
When faced with defeat, almost no one is willing to admit and face it, especially those in high positions.
Xuan Yi, however, was able to speak lightly and nonchalantly.
Biqing admires Xuanyi's courage.
The courage to face your own failure.
"Does anyone else know about this?" Biqing asked.
"Besides you and me, there's only Liao Ying."
"Are you worried that Master Mo Jue will go all out to look for the meteorite iron if he finds out?"
"More than that, I'm more worried about everyone panicking after knowing this than I am about Ah Jue." Xuan Yi said, "We'll soon reach the foot of Kunlun Mountain, and I don't want to cause any more trouble."
Biqing agreed, "Indeed, if everyone knew about this, even if they could pretend nothing happened, they would be in turmoil on the inside."
The sounds of the wolf cubs fighting lingered in her ears. Biqing asked nervously, "Your wolf demon clan has excellent hearing. Ajiu and the others won't hear it, right?"
"No," Xuan Yi said, "No matter how good my hearing is, I can't stand their distractedness and the noise they make."
Xuan Yi's pair of mandarin duck eyes fell on Biqing's loose coat, and he sighed, "I'm sorry you followed me."
Biqing followed Xuan Yi's gaze, looked down at the gray-white fur coat on her body, and took it off without hesitation and returned it to Xuan Yi.
As soon as her hand touched her clothes, someone grabbed it, and the hot body temperature spread along the back of her hand to Biqing's heart.
She raised her head, staring at the man in front of her with burning eyes: "I don't feel wronged." She clasped the large palm covering her back with her backhand: "Xuan Yi, I have no spiritual power. For the time being, I need to rely on you to survive in the demon world."
"This is my current situation, a situation I cannot change for the time being. It is something neither you nor I can change."
Bi Qing said, "Since it can't be changed, let's put it aside for now and don't think about it. My affairs are insignificant and not worth mentioning compared to theirs."
She smiled and said sincerely, "I actually feel lucky to have met you. Even though you may not have had good intentions when you saved me."
"Since you know this, why don't you expose me?"
Xuan Yi clenched the soft hand in his palm, unwilling to let go greedily.
The softness in her palm suddenly disappeared, and Biqing muttered quietly, "You were so fierce at that time, really like a wolf. I wanted to survive..."
Xuan Yi's eyebrows drooped slightly, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Bi Qing changed the subject: "I can't promise you about the meteorite iron. You know I don't want to go back. I know you don't want to worry your people, so I won't mention this to anyone."
Xuan Yi nodded, and the matter of the meteorite iron was dropped.
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It was late at night and the cold wind was blowing.
The snow debris floating on the surface of the snow flew up in the wind like dust, covering the barrier at the entrance of the cave with a thin veil.
Xuan Yi peered through the hazy barrier, gazing at the endless night.
He lowered his eyes to look at the snow that was level with his knees, and took a step forward.
The snow fragments hit Xuan Yi's cheek like gravel, causing him to frown slightly in pain.
The sleeves of her clothes fluttered wildly and hit the back of his hand, like a knife cutting.
Xuan Yi didn't take another step forward. He stood still, eyes closed, and concentrated. A bone-chilling chill filled his nostrils and invaded his lungs.
Soon, Xuan Yi's cheeks, nose tip, and ears were frozen red, as if blood would drip out with the slightest touch.
The jet-black hair is mixed with silver snowflakes, like the starry night sky hanging above the head.
The wind and snow turned his hair and eyelashes white.
Xuan Yi seemed to smell the faint scent of the daytime, like the sound of a harp string.
The tip of his nose was frozen stiff, and Xuan Yi could no longer discern any breath. He half-closed his eyes, turned back into the barrier, and shook off the wind, snow, and cold.
"elder brother!"
Mo Jue called quietly, tiptoed over, and brushed off the snowflakes that had lingered on his brother's shoulders. He lectured him, "Why didn't you say you should put on some clothes before going out?!"
My silly brother, the wolf demon, is not afraid of the severe cold, but there is always a chance of something happening. What if he gets frozen to death?
"It's just a moment, it's nothing serious."
Xuan Yi glanced at the wolf demons huddled together for warmth and fell asleep. "We should get to the foot of Kunlun Mountain as soon as possible and settle down. Not having a fire is not a long-term solution."
Mo Jue symbolically rubbed his hands together and agreed, "Brother, you're absolutely right!" He then asked, "What are you doing out there for no reason? Are there other demon tribes attacking?"
"The strong wind and snow affected my sense of smell. I really couldn't tell if there were any other demons around."
Xuan Yi raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Ajue, you said you wanted to share my worries. Why don't you go outside and smell it now?"
It was rare that Xuan Yi was willing to ask him to do something, so Mo Jue would definitely not refuse. He walked out of the barrier briskly, tilted his neck and carefully sniffed the air around him.
Soon, he returned to the barrier, his head hanging, and said, "My nose doesn't work anymore."
"We need to be more careful on the road ahead. How many talismans do you have? Is one enough for each person?"
"nature!"
Mo Jue patted his chest and held up two fingers: "Two per person!"
"That's good." Xuan Yi stretched out his hand, "Give me the talisman paper. You and I won't sleep for now."
"Brother, how about working during the day tomorrow? Your internal injuries still need a few days to heal."
"That makes sense. I'll go and rest and recuperate, and you stay here and work."
Just as Mo Jue was sighing that his brother was finally willing to listen to him, Xuan Yi's second half of the sentence almost caused his internal injuries to relapse.
Five days later, Xuan Yi and Mo Jue's internal injuries were completely healed, and the wind and snow outside the barrier disappeared.
Staying here for more than half a month, it is rare to have such good weather.
The traces of Xuan Yi and his companions' stopping here had long been buried by the fierce wind, and as far as the eye could see, there was only a lifeless expanse.
Xuan Yi placed the wolf demon with a broken spine on Mo Jue's back, with Bi Qing and A Jiu watching over it. After making sure everything was safe, Xuan Yi dispelled the barrier, transformed back into his true form, and cleared a path through the snow, leading the wolf demons on their way.
There is always a way to go.
Biqing touched the clothes that fitted her body and were so familiar to her that she couldn't help but worry about Xuan Yi.
Remembering that there was a wounded person beside her, she shook her head and her expression returned to normal.
The wolf's spine was a bit bumpy, shaking the wolf demon dizzy and uncomfortable: "Let me down... I feel like vomiting..."
"You, you, you! Don't spit! This is Master Mo Jue's back!"
Biqing was so frightened that she was incoherent. Seeing the wolf demon's terrible expression, she gritted her teeth and ruthlessly knocked the wolf demon unconscious.
Ah Jiu was so scared that he shrank his neck and said, "I, I don't want to vomit!"
The moment the wolf demon fell asleep, Biqing could hear nothing but the squeaking sound of its claws stepping on the snow.
Biqing wiped the non-existent cold sweat from her forehead: "I was scared to death."
In the following days, whenever Biqing heard that the wolf demon was dizzy and wanted to vomit, she would knock him out.
Finally, the wolf demon said, "Fairy, please stop hitting me! If you keep hitting me, I don't know if my spine will be fine, but my neck will definitely break!"
Biqing smiled awkwardly: "I shouldn't have used too much force, right?"
The wolf demon closed his eyes and said with a hopeless look, "It's not big, but its neck is very fragile."
Just as Biqing promised to think of another way and not knock him out again, a wolf howl echoed in the mountains for a long time.
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