Inside Xijing City.
"What did you say? You found Lou Ji's whereabouts?" Li Yanxi looked at Jiang Yingyue with astonishment and shock. He never expected that he had searched so hard but couldn't find a trace of him, while Jiang Yingyue had found him. He asked urgently, "What about Miss Yuan Jiang? Is she with Lou Ji?"
"I don't know about that." Jiang Yingyue's tone was cold and calm, her eyes flashing with a calculating light: "Lou Ji is located in Nanshan, a hundred miles away, where demons are everywhere. I spent a lot of money to obtain this information."
"So what do you want from me?"
Jiang Yingyue's eyes flickered slightly. She had to admit that Li Yanxi's strength was far superior to hers. If she went alone, she would probably be killed by the demons of Nanshan before she even saw Lou Ji.
She pondered for a moment and gently exhaled a breath of stale air: "Brother Yanxi, Lou Ji is in Nanshan, so Yuan Jiang is probably in Nanshan too."
"How about we join forces? You marry your Yuan Jiang, and I'll marry my young master Lou Ji."
Li Yanxi didn't believe a word Jiang Yingyue said. He narrowed his eyes, his cold gaze scrutinizing her face, and slowly asked, "Why should I join forces with you?"
Jiang Yingyue choked, feeling uncomfortable with Li Yanxi's aggressive attitude. She gritted her teeth and sneered, "I bought the route to Nanshan at a high price. Without the route, it will be difficult for you to sneak into the depths of Nanshan! But if you don't believe me, fine. I will lead my Jiang family's Demon-Catching Hall disciples there myself!"
“But if I see Yuan Jiang in Nanshan, I won’t be so kind as to save her!” Suddenly, Jiang Yingyue paused, a mocking sneer slowly curving her lips, her tone full of provocation, “Brother Yanxi, Miss Yuan Jiang is so weak and pitiful, do you think she will die a terrible death? Demons don’t show mercy to beautiful women.”
After saying that, Jiang Yingyue didn't look at Li Yanxi again and walked away.
Li Yanxi's dark eyes were deep as he stared at Jiang Yingyue's retreating figure until she was almost out of sight before he called out to her, "Stop."
Jiang Yingyue smiled triumphantly.
Heavy footsteps approached from behind. Jiang Yingyue turned around, raised an eyebrow, and said, "Brother Yanxi, have you changed your mind?"
"Depart immediately." Li Yanxi uttered the four words slowly and deliberately, her expression resolute.
Lou Ji took Yuan Jiang away right under his nose. Jiang Yingyue said she had found Lou Ji's whereabouts, so Yuan Jiang must be with Lou Ji as well.
If Yuan Jiang is truly in Nanshan...
A look of worry appeared in Li Yanxi's eyes. Nanshan was full of spirits and monsters, and he hoped that Miss Yuan Jiang could hold on until he arrived.
Once he rescues Yuan Jiang, everything will be back on track. Lou Ji will marry Jiang Yingyue, and he will marry Yuan Jiang!
Looking at the dazed Li Yanxi, Jiang Yingyue's eyes held a sharp and sinister glint. Her lips curved into a strange and chilling smile, a smile that carried the smugness of a successful conspiracy, yet also seemed to contain disdain and mockery towards Li Yanxi.
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The next day, as dawn broke, dappled light and shadows were cast through the thick, overlapping branches at the entrance to the fox den.
Lou Ji, who had begged Yuan Jiang for forgiveness, did not sleep all night. The wound on his forehead was oozing scarlet blood, with a few strands of black hair sticking to it. He lowered his eyelashes and stared at Yuan Jiang, who was sleeping soundly on the soft bed, with a fascination and burning gaze.
I watched it all night and still couldn't get enough.
After a long while, Lou Ji quietly picked up Yuan Jiang's clothes that she had thrown on the ground, carried them out, found a river, and washed the clothes by the river. He washed them very carefully.
The pink tulle dress, damp with river water, clung to his well-defined fingers, sending a secret shiver through him.
Lou Ji's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat, and his thin, rosy lips were breathing softly, with a secret, ambiguous panting sound.
With the sun high in the sky, Lou Ji reluctantly carried the clothes back to dry them. After thinking for a moment, he went to the river and caught a fish, intending to grill it for Yuan Jiang.
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