"Xu Chen? Ying'er!" Qin Ziyue, whose injuries were gradually improving, had also regained most of her mobility. She ran over and took Ying'er from Xu Chen's hands, placing her in the center of the spirit-gathering array, tears streaming down her face.
"Senior, don't cry. Miss Ying'er isn't dead, is she?"
"You idiot, what's the use of crying after you're dead?" Qin Ziyue rolled her eyes at Xu Chen, then continued to ask, "So, where is that woman now? Once my injuries have healed, I'll go out and fight her to the death."
"Senior, I am truly heartbroken. Instead of asking about the person who saved my life, you are asking about that woman."
"Stop being silly, tell me, where is she now? In China or abroad?"
"She's gone, she's left this star." Xu Chen's expression was a little melancholy. The mature older sister had just flown away.
"How could that be... how could she..." Qin Ziyue was about to ask Xu Chen a question when she noticed his sorrowful expression when he mentioned the woman's departure. "Xu Chen, I have a feeling that you're very sad that woman is gone?"
Xu Chen, who was still savoring the gentleness of his older sister, suddenly panicked as if his thoughts had been exposed. "How could that be! I wish she were dead. After all, you were so badly injured, Senior. I... I couldn't possibly not want her to leave."
"Tch, tell me, what happened between you and her? Did you use a magic weapon to ambush her, or did she subdue you?"
Xu Chen was a little embarrassed and kept quiet, which piqued Qin Ziyue's interest. Her big eyes started rolling around as she thought about how to get Xu Chen to talk.
"Not going to talk? Fine, then I'll use the Soul Searching Technique!" Qin Ziyue looked at Xu Chen with a mocking expression, raising her right hand as if to make a move.
"I'll talk, I'll talk." Xu Chen said helplessly, recounting everything that happened to him after entering the valley. But as soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ziyue blushed and stopped him from continuing.
"No, no, I understand what comes after that," Qin Ziyue said softly, her face flushed.
"Senior, I don't think you understand at all. Let me continue. At that time, Su Meier lifted her skirt and revealed her white... ah." Xu Chen wanted to tease the easily embarrassed senior, but unexpectedly, she took off her shoe and hit him on the head.
"Senior, it hurts!"
"Who told you to talk nonsense?"
“I’m not talking nonsense, I’m just stating the facts.”
"Alright, alright, I don't have time to listen to your dirty talk. What happened next? What happened next?"
Xu Chen said in a low voice, feeling wronged, "Didn't you tell me to say it..." Seeing Qin Ziyue about to take off her shoes again, he shut his mouth and then continued talking about what happened next.
"You mean, she knew you were a disciple of the Tianquan Sect, so she didn't kill you?"
"That's the only possibility; I can't think of any other reason."
Qin Ziyue shook her head. "It's unlikely. Su Meier is ruthless. She once went to a star for training and drained all the men on it, turning them into dried-up corpses. She would never let you go just because you are a disciple of Tianquan."
Xu Chen recalled Su Meier's expression at that time. He clearly remembered that Su Meier's captivating eyes contained three parts ruthlessness, three parts gentleness, and four parts hesitation. Right, her expression changed from gentle to terrified. Although it was only for a very short moment, Xu Chen still remembered it because her face was really beautiful. No, his memory was really good.
"I remember that her face seemed to change, and she looked terrified."
"Panic? That's a bit much. Could you have seen wrong?"
“I wasn’t mistaken, she seemed to have become very terrified, as if she was afraid of something,” Xu Chen said decisively.
Seeing that Xu Chen's explanation was so detailed and convincing, Qin Ziyue inexplicably fell into deep thought. Fear? What caused it? Who caused it? Ah, thinking of this, Qin Ziyue suddenly realized. She gave Xu Chen a meaningful look and stopped talking.
"Senior, what have you thought of? Tell me quickly!" Seeing that Qin Ziyue seemed to understand something, Xu Chen quickly asked.
"No, I didn't think of anything." Qin Ziyue turned her head away, not telling Xu Chen. This girl had a touch of arrogance in her bones.
"Tell me, senior, I'm confused too."
"You're really stupid, junior. I'm not going to say anything more. You should leave now. I still need to help Ying'er heal her injuries."
"Senior, before I leave, I want to ask you a question: Why did you take such a great risk to obtain the cultivation technique for me?"
Qin Ziyue was stunned for a moment, then said in an annoyed tone, "Originally there was no risk, and I did it perfectly. It was Ying'er and I who were too greedy and wanted to steal a few more spiritual veins, which resulted in delaying until that woman returned to her cave."
"You stormed right into her cave? The Hehuan Sect didn't come after you?" Xu Chen asked in surprise.
"It was just her and her disciple's cave dwelling. Otherwise, we wouldn't have dared to make a move. I have to say, this woman is really vicious. She placed 9,999 male cultivators around the spiritual vein, whose strength ranged from Core Formation to the mid-stage of Void Refinement. Moreover, under the activation of the formation, these male corpses could still exert a considerable amount of strength. This took up a lot of my and Ying'er's time."
"Where's the spiritual vein, senior?" Xu Chen began to focus his attention on the spiritual vein, staring longingly at Qin Ziyue.
"Hey junior, you're such a little pervert and money-grubber. I really don't know what your girlfriend likes about you. Here." Qin Ziyue rolled her eyes at Xu Chen, then took out a spiritual vein from her storage bag, engraved an array on it, and shrunk it to a size that a person could carry.
"Thank you, senior. You are such a good girl. Not only did you take such a great risk to obtain the cultivation technique for me, but you also gave me a spiritual vein. Thank you."
"If you like the senior, you can become cultivation partners with her. I support you, Xu Chen." Ying'er had already woken up. Watching the couple bickering and chatting, she felt a little strange, so she teased them.
"Ying'er, if you say that again I'll spank you," Qin Ziyue said, her expression a little flustered. It wasn't that she liked Xu Chen, but rather that she was flustered by being set up as a couple. She quickly told Xu Chen to leave.
"Senior, Ying'er, focus on healing your injuries. I'll take you out for a big meal after we get out!"
"Ahem... Okay, Xu Chen, I want to eat Australian lobster."
"Enough is enough!" Xu Chen smiled at the two girls, then turned and left the small world.
At this moment, Su Meier was on her way back to her sect. Just then, a message came from the sect's Mahayana stage ancestor: a Tribulation Transcending stage projection had suddenly appeared outside the Hehuan Sect. After a friendly conversation, she learned that the visitor was Shen Yuan, the vice sect leader of the Tianquan Sect, who had come regarding the threats against Tianquan Sect disciples. The Hehuan Sect had no choice but to begin communicating with its disciples outside the sect. Having learned the situation, Su Meier hurriedly embarked on her journey back to the sect even before her injuries had fully healed.
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