Chapter 43 She's like a lecherous woman
Si Yao was momentarily dazed. She felt a little uncomfortable with Li Ye's caring words, but the corners of her mouth involuntarily turned up slightly. "It doesn't hurt."
"But you, you should be feeling better, right?" Si Yao still remembered Li Ye from just now, trembling all over and pale-faced, and didn't know exactly what had happened to him.
Fortunately, Li Ye pulled through. His main and secondary souls did not separate and remained fused together.
He nodded, claiming he was fine.
"Are you really alright?"
Hearing Si Yao ask this, Li Ye looked at her and noticed a look of worry in her eyes.
Is she worried about herself?
Is it just out of a master's concern for his disciple?
Complex emotions welled up in Li Ye's eyes. Si Yao looked him over, her gaze finally settling on his thin lips. Pointing, she said, "Your lips... they look a little swollen..."
Li Ye immediately touched his lips, then glanced at Si Yao, "Do you know why it's swollen?"
"Why do you ask that?" Si Yao asked, puzzled.
"Think about it carefully, maybe you can remember something."
Hearing Li Ye's words, Si Yao rubbed her temples, and in a daze, fragments of her memory pieced together.
Even though she was in a daze at the time, she can still vaguely remember some things now.
It seems that she just now forcibly kissed Li Ye.
And after being pushed away the first time, she forcibly kissed him a second time...
The scene flashed through her mind, and Si Yao's face flushed red. She didn't know why she was so nervous, and she even stammered when she spoke.
“Disciple…disciple, I…I…” She was at a loss, not knowing how to explain.
In the other person's eyes, she was like a female hooligan, taking advantage of her status as the master to bully her disciple, and assuming that the disciple would not denounce her.
Li Ye's lips curled slightly, a half-smile playing on his lips. "Remember now?"
Si Yao was still flustered, waving her hands and saying, "It's not what you think. I was in a daze at the time, and I was hallucinating... I felt like I was walking in a desert, and then I saw a spring... and then..."
Si Yao felt a chill run down her spine; why did it feel like the more she talked, the more confusing it became?
These bizarre hallucinations, with their deserts and springs, probably sounded outrageous to Li Ye.
It was... kind of awkward.
Si Yao wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!" After hesitating for a long time, Si Yao could only say, "You don't need to worry about it. It was an accident and it doesn't mean anything."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ye's lips inexplicably turned down, as if he was displeased. His eyes looked at a woman who was unwilling to take responsibility.
“I know you’re very averse to this kind of thing. As for me… I was out of my mind just now and did something so outrageous.”
Si Yao gritted her teeth and made up her mind, "Just think of it as being kissed by a dog!"
Li Ye: "..."
There are actually such metaphorical metaphors, indirectly criticizing oneself?
Li Ye shook his head and suddenly burst out laughing. This Si Yao was really a bit ridiculous, but also quite interesting.
"You laughed, you laughed, which means you don't care anymore, right?" Si Yao was overjoyed.
What else can we do now that things are like this?
Finally, Li Ye feigned indifference and said in a low voice, "Hmm."
Relieved to receive a reply, Si Yao thought, "This matter should be considered closed now, right?"
She came to the water's edge, and Li Ye followed behind her.
Their figures were quickly reflected in the water.
They then realized that they were both wearing red wedding attire.
They looked at each other, and it was unclear whose gaze began to dart away.
Li Ye turned his head away and looked at the carcass of the giant crocodile by the water in the distance.
He walked over and finally stopped at the crocodile's carcass. "Its skin can be made into excellent defensive armor."
After saying that, he waved his hand, put the crocodile skin in his hand, and then handed it to Si Yao, saying, "You really need this."
Si Yao did not refuse and put the giant crocodile's skin into her storage ring. "When we return to the Hehuan Sect, I will have the Creation Workshop make two pieces, one for you and one for me."
Li Ye said, "You've killed this giant crocodile, so what you do with it is up to you. But you don't really need to worry about me."
Si Yao smiled and said, "You are my disciple, so I have to consider you in everything I do."
Li Ye took a deep breath and had no choice but to let her have her way.
Having gone through this little incident, there's no need to linger in this space any longer.
Si Yao said, "Let's continue our investigation. We still haven't found the fish monster."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of light footsteps came from not far away.
"Si Yao, so you were here!"
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Yu Ke and Tang Che who had arrived.
Seeing Si Yao's injuries and the signs of a fight around them, Yu Ke asked, "Are you all alright?"
Si Yao nodded and then recounted everything that had happened since she "married" in as the "bride".
After hearing Si Yao's account, Yu Ke was furious. "We need to hurry and chase after her! Don't let that monster get away! Otherwise, she'll only bring harm to more people!"
At this point, she raised her chin and accused Si Yao, "I told you not to be so stubborn, look at all these injuries you've sustained."
Si Yao smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, let's get down to business."
After saying this, the four members of the Hehuan Sect had regrouped and headed towards another passageway to search for the fish monster.
Guided by Yu Ke, the four returned to the huge cave on the lava.
"That fish monster was here before, and it deliberately lured me and Xiao Yezi across the lava. That's why we fell into its trap."
After Si Yao finished speaking, Yu Ke pointed into the stone cave and said, "Let's go in and take a look!"
Upon entering the cave, a pungent smell filled the air.
Yu Ke's eyes were sharp. "That fish monster is probably here. It has a strong demonic aura."
As you continue forward, a powerful gust of air immediately approaches.
Yu Ke was the first to arrive at the scene, and with a wave of her hands, she unleashed a magic seal that repelled the shockwave.
"You monster, where do you think you're going!"
She shouted and charged forward, unleashing her crimson lotus whip.
She is very proactive when it comes to exorcising demons.
Seeing her so reckless, Si Yao couldn't help but say, "Take it easy!"
Yu Ke turned around and said, "Leave it to me, don't try to take it from me!"
Si Yao shrugged and followed Yu Ke to chase the fish monster. After all, she was already a Nascent Soul cultivator, and the fish monster was no match for her.
"That's fine then. My spiritual energy hasn't recovered yet, so I won't compete with Elder Yu Ke for credit." At this point, she said to Li Ye and Tang Che, "But let's still follow them, just in case, and provide support at any time."
It took Yu Ke about an hour to subdue the fleeing carp monster.
She gripped the Crimson Lotus Whip tightly in one hand and carried the monstrous fish in its true form in the other, smugly approaching Si Yao and the others.
"This fiend is wreaking havoc on the lives of people in Yunshui County!" She looked at Si Yao. "Now that I have destroyed its demonic power, Si Yao, what do you think we should do with it?"
Si Yao's cold gaze fell on the monstrous fish in Yu Ke's hand. "This demon has committed many evils and impersonated a god. In the past two years, it has harmed more than twenty innocent women. I think it would be better to hand it over to the people of Yunshui County for disposal."
In that case, for the families of the deceased women, killing this demon would be considered revenge for them.
Yu Ke raised an eyebrow. "Yes, that's what I thought too, but you said it first."
Si Yao: "..."
Before leaving, the four members of the Hehuan Sect destroyed the "River God" cave at the bottom of the Yunshui River. Then, following Si Yao's instructions, they handed over the defenseless Luyu monster to the people of Yunshui County.
With this, the Yunshui County incident came to an end, and the four members of the Hehuan Sect were able to continue their journey to Tianchen Island in Tianchen Prefecture.
"By the way, how did the people of Yunshui County deal with the carp monster?"
On the way to Tianchen Island, Si Yao couldn't help but ask a question.
Tang Che had already inquired about it, so he replied, "When the people found out that the river god they had worshipped for two years was actually a monster, some of them were so angry that they fainted, and some threw rotten eggs and vegetables at the monster. However, later, the monster was executed, and it is said that every person was stabbed once."
Upon hearing this, Si Yao thought of the women and their families who had suffered undeserved calamities, and realized that the monstrous fish deserved its fate.
"Furthermore, before the monstrous fish died, it returned the remains of the twenty-four women to their families, and these women have now been properly buried."
Hearing Tang Che say this, Si Yao breathed a sigh of relief, "They can rest in peace now that they've been laid to rest. I just hope they can enter the cycle of reincarnation as soon as possible, be reborn into a better life, and start their own lives anew."
After saying that, she remembered something, "Oh right, what about Xue Qing, who was an accomplice to the wicked?"
Tang Che said, "They also died. They were slowly tortured to death by the people of Yunshui County. Those involved also paid for their lives, while the less serious cases were imprisoned in the Yunshui County government or exiled to the border."
This ending doesn't seem so bad.
Si Yao didn't say anything more. Yu Ke, who was beside her, slowed down her flight speed and moved closer to Si Yao with the map in her hand.
She pointed to Tianchen Island on the map, "It seems we can arrive tomorrow."
Si Yao nodded. "Tianchen Island occupies a unique position in the entire Tianchen Prefecture. It is said to have beautiful scenery, especially the seaside scenery, which is even more charming."
Yu Ke rolled her eyes at Si Yao, "I knew it, all you care about is playing."
Si Yao stretched and said, "We should enjoy life while we can. Yu Ke, sometimes you are too rigid. We have plenty of time on Tianchen Island this time, so we can have a good time there."
Yu Ke snorted coldly, "I don't want to be like you! This time, the succession ceremony of Xue Shengyuan, the new island master of Tianchen Island, will probably involve many people from various sects. I should take this opportunity to make friends with them."
"Oh..." Si Yao's voice trailed off, "Make connections? I see you're itching to do it too, aren't you? Which sect leader or elder are you looking for?"
Yu Ke couldn't help but reach out and poke Si Yao. "Is it not allowed? This is what a cultivator from the Joyful Union Sect should do. Si Yao, even if you don't say it, you're probably secretly hoping to make some male acquaintances through this opportunity, aren't you?"
"Ahem!" Si Yao coughed lightly and looked back at Li Ye for some reason.
Yu Ke added, "I heard that many prominent figures from the Wind Sword Sect will be participating, and Jiang Cifeng is one of them."
Jiang Cifeng...
Si Yao had heard Qian Xi mention this name before.
Li Ye suddenly interjected, "That's excellent. Master, you must choose carefully then."
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