Chapter 16. He didn't like her; he felt he probably didn't like her...
The man glared, as if he was about to say something, but another person quickly covered his mouth.
The atmosphere eased somewhat after the small building in Shen Zhengyuan's hand landed and returned to its normal size.
After the group entered the small building, the man's mouth was finally released. Then, seemingly worried that he might say something wrong again, he was sent to the kitchen by the other disciples to brew medicine.
Just as Li Chenjin was placed on the bed by Shen Zhengyuan, someone asked, "You two are Daoist partners, right? If you were just friends, she wouldn't dare to get involved in the murky waters of the current cultivation world so easily, especially since she's seriously injured... Was she injured by someone you encountered before?"
Shen Zhengyuan: "..."
Seeing that Shen Zhengyuan did not answer, the man continued, "It's fine if you don't want to talk about it. I'm just a little curious. Our sword cultivator world is so far away from your magic cultivator world, and the two worlds have often been at odds in the past. I'm just curious how you two met."
Shen Zhengyuan was silent for a moment, but did not answer his previous question. Instead, he asked, "Why are you sure she is a disciple of the sword cultivator world? Have you seen her in the sword cultivator world?"
"No, not at all," the man said. "But judging from the calluses on her hands, they're clearly from years of sword-wielding, so she's definitely one of us sword cultivators. It's just... alas..."
"It's just because of that demon lord that the sword cultivator world was the first to be targeted. Many seniors have already passed away, and the disciples of the sword cultivator world have been replaced one generation after another, dying one batch after another. Now, many disciples of the sword cultivator world don't even know each other..."
"You probably won't believe it, but the sword cultivation world is severely damaged, and most places are uninhabitable. As a result, disciples from various sects within the sword cultivation world have long been scattered. She's the first fellow cultivator we five have seen in the past two months. Sigh... it's just that she's a bit too soft-hearted and kind-hearted. Even when someone was attacking you, she still let them go after they begged for mercy a few times..."
After the man finished speaking, seeing that Shen Zhengyuan was no longer speaking, he decided not to make a fool of himself and went upstairs to discuss the next steps with the other three.
All the irrelevant people had left, leaving only him and Li Chenjin on the first floor. He slowly sat down on the edge of the bed, quietly gazing at the person who was still unconscious.
Although he still doesn't understand her, just like that person said before, the world of magic cultivation is a mess right now. As long as those treasures, magic tools, and secret techniques are still with him, and as long as he is unable to protect those things, there will always be people with ill intentions who want to steal them.
Therefore, any normal person should know that they should not get involved in this mess. Moreover, Li Chenjin is obviously a smart person. Unlike those three young sword cultivators who are only full of enthusiasm and simple-minded, she should be the one who can see the advantages and disadvantages of this matter the most.
If her only aim was to gain his trust and then use that opportunity to obtain the things left to her by the cultivation world, or to get the thousand-year-old snow lotus from Snow Mang Mountain, then she shouldn't have done those things...
Thinking back carefully, it was as if his life had seen the light again after he met Li Chenjin. He no longer needed to live a humble life like before, nor did he have to endure hunger and hardship.
He had clearly long been accustomed to being submissive before he was strong enough to resist. After all, forbearance was commonplace for him, and he would always find a chance to retaliate later. Therefore, he was already prepared to return to his old life of wandering and displacement.
But just when he had made up his mind, someone suddenly appeared and told him that he no longer needed to be subservient. Even though he was powerless to fight back, someone would protect him and provide him with a home when he had nowhere to go and needed to live a life of hardship.
Actually, he thought the original small building was not bad. Although it was drafty and leaky, that was his life, and he had long been used to it.
But now this little building is not only windproof and rainproof, but also has a lot of furniture and decorations. Every time he steps into the door, he feels a sense of tranquility coming home, which makes him want to immerse himself in it endlessly.
Therefore, every time he was alone with Li Chen, he felt a little lost.
Because he couldn't figure out what he really wanted to do or what kind of feelings he had for her, even though he sometimes couldn't help but doubt her purpose, her motives, and everything about her, he would suddenly feel that he shouldn't care about those things.
Whatever she wants, as long as he can give it to her, that's enough. He doesn't seem to need to find out anything else.
Before today, he had never been able to understand these things, nor did he know how to understand them, but now, he suddenly understood.
He felt that Li Chenjin genuinely liked him.
He hadn't dared to believe it before, because it was hard to tell whether what she said was true or false. He couldn't believe that in his current situation, someone would still be so reckless as to rush over to him, just for that vague and unattainable affection.
He never really understood what it meant to like someone. He felt he shouldn't like her, but at the same time, he felt he couldn't leave her, so...
He must have regarded Li Chenjin as a close friend, confidant, or even family.
But none of that matters. As long as they can stay together, he's willing to forgo finding a Daoist partner for her sake. He has no interest in anyone else and won't easily trust anyone else.
The so-called Daoist partner is like an open weakness. To him, it is of no use except to cause him trouble. So it is enough for the two of them to live together as family.
After his spiritual veins are repaired, he will find a way to heal her injuries, and then together they will create a new world of magic cultivation.
At that time, no one in the world will dare to covet his things anymore, and he can take revenge on those who have offended him.
Li Chen was soft-hearted and liked to spare people's lives. When she was around, he would spare those people's lives, and after she left, he would secretly go back to find them and take their lives back.
After all, it was Li Chenjin who said to spare those people's lives, not him. He neither said it nor agreed to it, so it was only natural for him to go back and seek revenge.
In short...
As long as they can stay together, that's enough. He's had enough of the pain of separation and death, and even more enough of watching people around him leave him one by one when he's powerless to do anything about it.
From now on, he will never allow such a thing to happen again. Even in death, his soul will always be by her side...
Similarly, even if Li Chen dies later, it doesn't matter. He will find a way to keep her soul by his side, so that they can be together all the time, without separation or parting, and everything will be the same as it is now.
He will never allow anyone around him to leave again, absolutely not...
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Two days later, Li Chenjin woke up. When she woke up, Shen Zhengyuan was sitting by the bed. When he saw that she had opened her eyes, he helped her up and picked up the medicine that was originally placed by the bedside waiting for the temperature to drop to a suitable level. Before Li Chenjin was fully awake, he had already put a spoonful of medicine to her lips.
She instinctively opened her mouth to hold the medicine, but after realizing what she had done, she reached out and took the bowl from her, saying, "I can do it myself. I must have been unconscious for quite a while; thank you for your hard work during this time."
Seeing that she wanted to drink it herself, Shen Zhengyuan handed her the bowl. After she finished drinking the medicine, he said, "While you were still asleep, I asked those disciples from the sword cultivation world to inject spiritual power into the teleportation artifact. However, they are not good at using artifacts. Although we are closer to Snow Mountain than before, it will still take about two months to travel there."
"What about those disciples from the sword cultivation world?" Li Chen asked.
“They have been summoned back to their sect to rebuild the sword cultivation world and cannot come with us,” Shen Zhengyuan said. “If you want to find a few more cultivators to borrow spiritual power, it may be difficult to find them here.”
"The closer you get to Snow Mountain, the colder it gets. Therefore, although this place is rich in spiritual energy, few people come here. Of the people from all walks of life in the cultivation world, seventy percent of those with some skills have died, and the rest are busy rebuilding their sects and will not come here. As for those new disciples, they are all just filling in the numbers. Their aptitude is poor, and they can't even form a Golden Core. They can't withstand the severe cold of this place, so they will not come here."
"No wonder the cultivation world declined for hundreds of years afterward; it turns out that all the capable ones died out..." Li Chen sighed softly and muttered to himself.
Fortunately, they were used to traveling, and before they were teleported here, the disciples of the sword cultivators thoughtfully bought them some cotton clothes, cloaks, and some strong liquor to warm them up.
In addition, this small building is also a kind of magical artifact. Although it cannot make the interior as warm as spring all year round, it is still much warmer than outside. Therefore, although you may feel cold when traveling during the day, you can sleep warmly at night, which is already quite good.
And indeed, as Shen Zhengyuan said, the further one went into the Snowy Mountain, the colder it became, and snow and wind blew here all year round. When Li Chen went out the next day, he saw a scene of heavy snow falling.
The snow covered the ground, and when you stepped on it, your foot and ankle would sink deep into the snow. In such a heavy snowstorm, even if you were wearing a cotton coat and a cloak, you would feel the biting cold. Even though Li Chenjin didn't say anything and kept walking forward, her lips were already turning white.
She was freezing, and Shen Zhengyuan was no better off. Both of them were sick and injured, so their health was already poor and their resistance to cold was naturally worse than that of ordinary people.
After walking for nearly two months, we finally saw the Xuemang Mountain in the distance.
Over the past two months, the two of them took turns having fevers, but later, perhaps because they had been traveling for so long, their bodies got used to it. In recent days, apart from feeling particularly weak, they haven't had a fever again, which has saved them a lot of trouble.
Li Chen had been in this place for almost a year. In the past, besides having to travel and worry about the livelihood of the two of them, he had no time to think about anything else.
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