"Who exactly is Xu Fengzhi?" Xu Mubai suddenly asked.
Ayao was surprised.
Xu Mubai recalled how, every time A Yao was intimate with him, she would call out "Xu Fengzhi" in the midst of pleasure. His courtesy name was "Fengzhi." Xu Fengzhi, Xu Fengzhi—he had always assumed she was calling his name. But now he had a hunch: the person she was calling wasn't him.
Originally, Xu Mubai was unsure. But now, looking at A Yao's expression, he was certain.
So, she really did treat him as a substitute.
The Xu Fengzhi she was calling out to wasn't him at all.
Perhaps it was because his surname was Xu and his given name was Fengzhi that she deliberately provoked him.
No wonder she was always so unpredictable, no wonder she was sometimes gentle with him and sometimes savage and brutal. It turned out he had always been nothing more than a substitute for someone else. His heart clenched, an indescribable bitter pain spreading through him.
"Xu Fengzhi? Is he your Daoist partner?"
Su Mubai continued to ask, but A Yao did not answer.
"He's dead? You killed him, didn't you?" Su Mubai guessed, his words laced with malice.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Ayao's expression change.
Ayao didn't believe she was responsible for Xu Fengzhi's death, but if it weren't for her, perhaps Xu Fengzhi wouldn't have been devoured by Lou Munan so quickly. If someone else had used these words to provoke or anger her, Ayao wouldn't have reacted at all. But the one saying these words now was Xu Mubai, the reincarnation of Lou Munan, and also the reincarnation of Xu Fengzhi.
Therefore, she could not remain unmoved upon hearing these words.
Ayao said coldly, "You talk too much nonsense."
Su Mubai knelt on the ground, looked up at A Yao, and surprisingly, instead of being angry, he smiled:
"What's wrong? Did I say something right?"
Then, he was kicked by A Yao.
With a loud bang, Xu Mubai was sent flying backward, crashing into the wall. Cracks appeared on the wall as he fell to the ground, coughing up blood again. He had just been healed by A Yao, and now he was injured again by her, and even more severely than before.
Ayao thought to herself, she really is not a saint, not Yan Tang.
If it were Yan Tang, she would definitely not hold a grudge against Xu Mubai.
Ayao still harbors resentment towards Lou Munan, but Xu Fengzhi, Luo Bai, Miexin Luo, and the Lord of the Black Nest have all become a part of him. This leaves her conflicted, unsure whether to love or hate his reincarnation.
Did he deliberately transform himself into Xu Fengzhi's appearance during his reincarnation because he thought that would make him less angry?
Did he think that would be enough to compensate Xu Fengzhi for her?
It's not that easy.
Xu Mubai coughed up blood repeatedly; he had no idea how many bones he had broken. The pain of fractured bones was nothing compared to the agony in his heart. He looked at the girl standing a few steps away from him, and saw murderous intent in her eyes.
Did she want to kill herself?
Fine, fine, it's better to let her kill herself like this.
Anyway, there's no point in him living like this. Xu Mubai has his own principles and won't be someone else's substitute.
Ayao coldly watched Xu Mubai, who was enduring excruciating pain, struggle to his feet and lean against the wall to stand. As she watched, her heart ached for him again. He still belonged to Xu Fengzhi, and also to Miexin Luo, the Lord of the Black Nest, and Luo…
Let's forget about Luo Bai; that guy deserves to be beaten too.
Ah Yao hardened her heart and refused to look at Xu Mubai, then turned and disappeared.
After she left, Xu Mubai sat cross-legged on the ground and took out healing pills from his storage bag. He began to exercise to repair his injuries. Although Ayao was outside, her divine sense was constantly monitoring him. Xu Mubai's healing was having little effect. Ayao wanted to help him heal, but felt it would be too embarrassing, so she could only secretly treat him.
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Deep in the mountains, this is the heart of a pristine mountain range.
A thick miasma filled the air, a poisonous substance that would kill even mortals instantly upon inhalation, and even cultivators would be poisoned if exposed to it for too long. A beam of red light approached from afar, revealing a red-haired youth within it.
The red-haired youth looked to be about twenty years old. He wore a blue robe and had a handsome face, but his expression was extremely ferocious. His eyes were like those coated with venom, flashing with a fierce light.
This red-haired youth was actually the old man in hemp clothing who had escaped from the Nascent Soul stage earlier. After his Nascent Soul escaped, he immediately possessed a young male cultivator in the Golden Core stage as his physical body.
He resented Xu Mubai for destroying his physical body and natal magic weapon, and was now plotting a vicious scheme to take revenge on Xu Mubai and A Yao, who was with Xu Mubai.
He thought to himself: That lecherous and womanizing Hermit of Heaven has made me realize that a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herb has fallen into the hands of a stunningly beautiful female cultivator, so he certainly won't let it go.
The red-haired youth accelerated and flew forward. Before long, red mist appeared ahead. As soon as he approached the range of the red mist, swords and blades shot out from the mist and flew towards the red-haired youth.
The red-haired youth dodged the incoming swords and retreated fifty feet away, then immediately said respectfully:
"Junior Kong Long pays respects to Tianji Sanren. I have information about the whereabouts of a ten-thousand-year-old spiritual medicine and wish to inform you, senior."
After Kong Long said this, a muffled groan was heard, and the red mist in front of them dissipated, opening up a path.
Upon seeing this, Kong Long immediately transformed into a long rainbow and flew inside.
This hermit, Tianji, was thousands of years old. He was tall, but extremely ugly. He had purple hair, a flat nose, wide lips, enormous ears, and bluish-black skin. He sat in the center of the hall, wearing a magnificent purple robe, with two beautiful female cultivators on his arms, listening to Kong Long speak:
"...We were chasing after that jade gourd when two Nascent Soul cultivators suddenly appeared out of nowhere. The two Nascent Soul cultivators were a man and a woman. The man was at the late stage of Nascent Soul cultivation, while the woman was at the early stage. The woman was extremely beautiful; I have never seen such a stunning beauty before."
Tianji Sanren had long been tempted by the ten-thousand-year-old elixir, and now, upon hearing that there was a stunningly beautiful female cultivator involved, his desire only intensified.
"Absolutely stunning? Really?" Tianji Sanren asked.
“That’s right, that female cultivator’s beauty is unparalleled in the world. I’m afraid there’s no other beauty like her in the entire Ancient Orchid Realm,” Kong Long said. Although he harbored malicious intentions, his words were very honest. He had indeed never seen a female cultivator more beautiful than A Yao. Whether in appearance or temperament, she completely surpassed all the beauties he had ever seen, leaving them far behind.
"Since that's the case, I'll go and see for myself if the woman you're talking about is really that beautiful." Tianji Sanren stood up and smiled sinisterly.
He was already at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, so why would he care about a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator at the Great Perfection realm and an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator? Two Nascent Soul cultivators were easy prey for him. He hoped the female cultivator was really that beautiful; a lewd glint flashed in his eyes.
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