Chapter 81: The Relationship is Somewhat Ambiguous
The next day, all members of Group C met outside the inn on time.
In the crowd, Si Yao's gaze couldn't help but fall on Li Ye.
Today, he was dressed in a black outfit, which further accentuated his tall and upright figure.
His slender waist, in particular, reminded Si Yao of last night, in the cabin illuminated by the lights, of how he had taken off his clothes and tossed and turned on her.
"Cough cough..."
Si Yao couldn't help but lower her head, coughed a few times, and felt her ears burning hot.
"Xiao Siyao, what's wrong?"
Ye Guyan asked with concern, moving closer to Ye Guyan.
Si Yao glanced at Li Ye again, only to find him staring intently at Ye Guyan.
She quickly took a step back, moving further away from Ye Guyan.
Xiao Zhaoshui, who was standing nearby, looked over and said, "Elder Si Yao should be alright, right? Your complexion looks rosy, and you don't seem to have caught a cold."
Her complexion was rosy; last night's events had been incredibly beneficial for her.
Ye Guyan frowned slightly. "Little Siyao, is that so?"
Before Si Yao could respond, Li Ye had already walked over. He summoned the Soul-Destroying Lamp and said, "Since Master is unwell, then this disciple will take you flying."
After he finished speaking, he grabbed Si Yao's hand and then lifted her up into the air.
"Huh? Junior Brother Xiao Yezi..." Xiao Zhaoshui's outstretched hand froze in mid-air as he stared blankly at the departing master and disciple.
The remaining people did not linger any longer, and Jiang Cifeng said calmly, "Let's set off."
They quickly disappeared in front of the inn.
In the air, Si Yao and Li Ye walked side by side.
The wind howled in her ears. Si Yao turned her head to look at him and found that his expression was not very good.
"Ye Guyan and I have never exchanged any flirtatious glances, so don't be jealous."
Li Ye frowned slightly, his thin lips pressed tightly together. "I didn't."
He just didn't like Ye Guyan, especially when he saw him standing next to Si Yao.
He didn't think it was jealousy.
He would only be jealous if he had fallen for her.
He still maintains that his relationship with Si Yao is merely a pre-arranged one.
That must be it, he could only repeat to himself, otherwise he would find it difficult to calm the ripples that kept rising in his heart.
Si Yao's hand was still being held by Li Ye. Seeing that he didn't admit it, she didn't say anything, but reminded him, "If you keep holding my hand like this, won't they think our relationship has suddenly become better?"
His teammates gradually caught up from not far behind, but Li Ye didn't even glance at them.
After a slight pause, he said calmly, "I don't need to care about their opinions."
His gaze fell on Si Yao's face. "Besides, in their eyes, we are master and disciple of the same mind, so it's not surprising that we have a good relationship."
Master and disciple are of one mind.
This word made Si Yao feel somewhat ambiguous.
Especially since the two of them had just done that last night.
She had no choice but to let Li Ye hold her hand and continue on her way.
Ye Guyan and Xiao Zhaoshui, standing behind them, looked at the master and disciple with somewhat complicated expressions.
Xiao Zhaoshui, in particular, kept her eyes on Li Ye and saw him flying forward intimately with Si Yao. She couldn't help but press her heaving chest tightly.
Her eyes were red, but she couldn't lash out.
After leaving Cangzhou and crossing Lingzhou, the group traveled thousands of miles west to reach Wuzhou.
Wuzhou has a complex terrain with numerous dense forests, where miasma and fog intertwine.
The group arrived at night.
They found a place by the water to rest for the night.
The fire was lit, and Si Yao sat cross-legged to the side. Before long, Xiao Zhaoshui came over and sat down next to her.
Xiao Zhaoshui looked at Li Ye, who was meditating with his eyes closed in front of another pile of burning firewood in the distance, and then tentatively said to Si Yao, "Elder Si Yao, it seems that Junior Brother Ye and you have a very good relationship."
Si Yao anticipated that Xiao Zhaoshui would ask out of curiosity.
She knew that Xiao Zhaoshui definitely had feelings for Li Ye, but every time she tried to strike up a conversation with him, she was rejected.
Now that Xiao Zhaoshui has asked this question, Si Yao has no choice but to nod, "Our Hehuan Sect has a good relationship between masters and disciples."
After she finished speaking, she fell into deep thought. Compared to the master-disciple relationship between Qu Sui and Qi Lan, her relationship with Li Ye didn't reach that level; and if they were just ordinary, then she and Li Ye had already slept together last night…
Not only Xiao Zhaoshui, but even Si Yao wants to know what kind of relationship she has with Li Ye.
Could it really be that, as they agreed, it's just a short-term partnership?
After hearing Si Yao's answer, Xiao Zhaoshui seemed dissatisfied with it.
"I think... the relationship between Elder Siyao and Junior Brother Xiaoyezi is more than just that of master and disciple."
Upon hearing Xiao Zhaoshui's words, Si Yao tilted her head to look at her, wondering how she should respond.
Si Yao paused slightly, "Then what do you think is actually the nature of my relationship with him?"
Xiao Zhaoshui held her breath, bit her lip, and finally said, "Elder Si Yao and Xiao Yezi are more like master and disciple than master and disciple; their relationship is actually somewhat ambiguous, even..."
At this point, she quickly apologized, "Perhaps I was overthinking it. Please forgive me, Elder Si Yao."
Si Yao shook her head. Seeing that Xiao Zhaoshui was getting tired of guessing, she wanted to tell him the truth, but just then, a noise came from the woods not far away.
"Something's wrong!" Song Yuening, who was standing next to Jiang Cifeng, immediately stood up, drew her sword, and assumed a fighting stance.
Xiao Zhaoshui's expression changed drastically. He gripped his twin swords tightly and looked around, asking, "What is this?"
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed by and then disappeared into the depths of the forest at an extremely fast speed.
Song Yuening and Xiao Zhaoshui immediately gave chase.
Si Yao reached out, trying to stop them, but in the blink of an eye, the two women had disappeared. "Young disciples really can't keep their composure!"
Jiang Cifeng, who was standing to the side, also frowned slightly. He stood up, and in a flash, he also chased after them.
After all, his apprentice had already ventured into the darkness of the forest, and he naturally couldn't just leave him there.
"Elder Si Yao, I...I'm still here, I can keep my composure!"
Xue Ruoyao from the Seven Stars Temple, holding her sword, approached Si Yao.
Si Yao nodded. "But it seems we should go and investigate as well."
Just as she finished speaking and was about to look at Li Ye, several dark figures suddenly rushed in from all directions.
These shadowy figures had no physical form; they moved back and forth in the night like ghosts, carrying a chilling aura.
Si Yao waved her cloud-patterned fan forward, seemingly striking the shadows, but the shadows quickly dispersed and then regrouped.
After the shadows converged, they quickly transformed into a human figure.
The person was also dressed in black, wearing a black mask, so his face was not visible.
Then he shouted and approached Si Yao.
"This person appeared in the back mountain of Tianchen Island before!"
After Si Yao finished speaking, Li Ye, who was not far away, immediately recognized her with a sharp gaze.
Even with his face covered, Li Ye was certain that this person was Wei You, one of the four great divine envoys of the Demon Realm.
He flashed and quickly arrived in front of Si Yao, swinging the Soul-Destroying Lamp in his hand, which collided with the several streams of demonic energy unleashed by Wei You.
Li Ye was puzzled. Why did Wei You attack Si Yao the first time he appeared twice?
Ye Guyan, standing to the side, plucked the strings of his zither, and several notes of music transformed into sharp blades, also attacking Wei You.
After being poisoned by Wei You last time, Ye Guyan was still thinking of finding a chance to take revenge.
Wei You was instantly surrounded and attacked by three people. He was no match for them and turned into a wisp of black smoke, fleeing into the depths of the jungle.
He fled in the opposite direction from the direction Song Yuening and the others chased after him.
Si Yao guessed that the man in black must be trying to distract them.
But in any case, they still had to catch up.
Ye Guyan had already taken the lead, and his fellow disciple XX followed closely behind.
Si Yao wanted to step forward, but Li Ye stopped her, saying, "This person may have discovered something on you."
Si Yao looked around. The figure of the Seven Stars Temple disciple had also disappeared into the forest. Now, only Si Yao and Li Ye remained in the same spot.
She looked up. "Did you recognize that person? Is he from your Demon Realm?"
Li Ye did not deny it. "Yes, anyway, be careful."
Be careful...
Si Yao was slightly surprised that he could say such a thing, but a hint of concern flashed in her eyes as well. "You too, it's not appropriate for your identity to be exposed right now."
They both nodded, as if they had made an agreement.
From the darkness in the distance, a woman's scream rang out at that moment.
Si Yao's expression changed slightly. "That voice sounds like Song Yuening! Let's go check it out!"
After saying that, she and Li Ye headed in the direction from which the sound came.
Unexpectedly, the space in the foggy forest suddenly began to distort.
It was as if something had suddenly cleaved open the original space, forcefully separating Si Yao and Li Ye.
Seeing this, Li Ye reached out to pull Si Yao back, but an invisible barrier stood between them.
Before Si Yao could utter a sound, she was immediately transported to another space.
The space she was in was actually no different from the ancient jungles of Wuzhou.
In the dark woods, Si Yao lit a tinderbox to light her way.
At that moment, a chilling wind came from behind. Si Yao held her breath, turned around, and quickly waved her Yan Yun fan. In an instant, she repelled several black shadows that were sneaking up on her.
She felt a sharp pain in her wrist, and after a moment of suspicion, she murmured, "Why does my cultivation level seem to have dropped by one level in this space?"
Currently, due to spatial limitations, her cultivation level is only at the Foundation Establishment stage.
This is not good.
The wind whistled incessantly, and the surrounding trees began to move inexplicably. As if they had come to life, they sprouted numerous vines that surged toward Si Yao.
The black aura in the air surged endlessly, and Si Yao felt her spiritual power was restricted. Just as she was about to jump up, her feet were already bound by vines.
In an instant, countless vines quickly wrapped around Si Yao's body.
"not good."
Si Yao's expression changed. She silently recited an incantation and used her divine sense to manipulate the Yan Yun Fan, attempting to remove the vines from her body.
However, the light of the Yanyun fan dimmed at this moment, and the power it released was absorbed by the vines.
Si Yao frowned. Could it be that magical artifacts are also restricted in this space?
"Bang--"
Suddenly, a sword light flashed, and with a series of hissing sounds, the vines on Si Yao's body were all severed.
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