Upon hearing Li Yunle's name, Chu Beiling felt a ripple in his heart, and this unfamiliar stirring left him at a loss.
Just as they stepped out of the basement, a burning pillar in the restaurant collapsed. At the critical moment, Li Yunle pushed Chu Beiling aside.
His hand was grazed by the flames.
But she endured the pain and stumbled to Chu Beiling's side.
In Chu Beiling's eyes, the flames behind the girl nearly engulfed her several times.
But she still stubbornly ran to his side.
"Chu Beiling, let's go." Seeing the flames growing larger and larger, Li Muge used magic to break open the restaurant's main door.
The two fled the restaurant in a disheveled state.
He fell to the ground and rolled around several times in a sorry state.
"Finally escaped! You scared me to death." Li Yunle got up and walked to Chu Beiling's side, raising his hand to slap his face.
Instantly, the sleeping potion on Chu Beiling lost its potency.
Chu Beiling stood up.
His gaze was fixed on Li Yunle's burn wounds.
Li Yunle lowered her head: "It's nothing, this little injury is nothing."
Chu Beiling gently took Li Yunle's hand and took out some medicine from his storage bag: "This is Jade Dew made from spiritual herbs from Tianshan Mountain."
"It won't hurt after you apply it."
"Thank you." Li Yunle's earlobes turned slightly red. "Chu Beiling, you don't still hate me, do you? I really just wanted to see my father and mother back then. I didn't have any other bad intentions."
Chu Beiling carefully used magic to cut away the wound on Li Yunle's hand, and then carefully dripped the spirit herb dew onto Li Yunle's burned arm.
Do you want to hear the truth?
He asked with a calm gaze.
Li Yunle was stunned.
Then she shook her head dejectedly: "No, Chu Beiling, why do you have to be so blunt? I prefer to hear your lies to hurtful truths."
Chu Beiling laughed.
"Li Yunle, you are indeed honest."
"Actually, I don't blame you anymore. Being unable to return to your rightful place is fine too."
"Although gods are noble, they are heartless. I spent some time in the realm of gods. Gods transcend the three realms, but everyone there is cold."
"It's so lifeless. I think that's probably why I, as the God Lord, had to undergo reincarnation and tribulations."
"Being unable to return to my original position is actually a good thing for me right now."
Li Yunle felt relieved after hearing this.
"Okay, I'm glad you're not mad at me."
"By the way, Chu Beiling, why aren't you staying in your sect? What are you doing in the City That Never Sleeps? Are you looking for some fun too?" Li Yunle teased.
The injury on her hand has almost completely healed after being treated with the Spirit Herb Jade Dew.
The wound has turned back into fair skin.
Chu Beiling looked somewhat uneasy.
"I... am here to exorcise demons."
"Exorcising demons." Li Yunle's lips curled into a smile. "Really? Then tell me what kind of demon it is. Maybe I can help you capture it?"
"Also, Chu Beiling, your magical power isn't weak either, so why were you taken down by just a few vengeful ghosts?"
Li Yunle was genuinely curious about this.
Chu Beiling's eyes were cold and deep.
"When I arrived at this restaurant, I noticed something was amiss."
"Several vengeful spirits inside are planning to devour several defenseless mortals. We cultivators naturally must slay demons and eliminate evil to help the world."
"Unexpectedly, that mortal was actually in cahoots with several vengeful ghosts. I was caught off guard and he drugged me, and I fell into the hands of the vengeful ghosts."
A self-deprecating glint flashed in Chu Beiling's eyes.
"It was my own stupidity. Luckily, Li Yunle arrived in time, otherwise I would definitely be dead."
"Chu Beiling, don't think like that. These are all schemes by people with ulterior motives. Being kind is not your fault."
"By the way, what kind of monsters are in the City That Never Sleeps? Even you can't catch them."
Li Yunle changed the subject.
Chu Beiling simply sat down next to Li Yunle: "Do you know that in the City of Never Night, there is never dawn?"
"I don't know." Li Yunle shook his head.
She spends every day in the celestial realm, so naturally she doesn't know much about the mortal world.
"But Chu Beiling, have you ever been to the Demon Realm? The sky there is just like the City That Never Sleeps, dark and without light."
"I've been there."
Chu Beiling lowered his eyes: "Actually, the City That Never Sleeps used to have a normal schedule, but a thousand years ago, a demon fell in love with a human woman."
"The demon, full of anticipation, pledged his life to the human woman. The human woman told him that three days later, she would be at home, dressed in a phoenix coronet and wedding gown, waiting for him to come and marry her."
"Later, the great demon did indeed come as promised, but what he saw was not the bride's phoenix coronet and wedding gown, but a trap set by humans."
"It turns out that this great demon is the legendary ginseng, and even a single strand of its hair can grant immortality."
“The wealthy families in the city have long coveted the great demon.”
"They specially sent women to lure the great demon into their trap."
In the firelight, the great demon looked at the woman's heartless face and the human's greedy and ferocious face, and used all his cultivation to escape.
The unwilling demon used all its demonic power to wreak havoc in the city.
Before being sealed in the earth, a curse was laid.
The people of the city that never sleeps destroyed his hope and light, and he wants the people of this city and their descendants to be trapped in this place forever.
They will never see the light, life after life.
After listening to Chu Beiling's words.
Even the usually optimistic Li Yunle felt a little heavy-hearted.
"Chu Beiling, I think if the truth is really as described, then the great demon in the story is also pitiful. It was humans who were greedy first."
"He's already been banned, he's already in a terrible situation, why are you still arresting him?"
Chu Beiling looked at the night sky.
She sighed and said, "To be honest, I don't really want to get involved with Li Yunle."
"But look, the sky in this city is too dark. It's been like this for almost hundreds of years. If this continues, the resentment and fear that permeate the hearts of the people in the city will eventually breed terrible inner demons."
"What if the inner demons break through the barrier and harm people in other places?"
Li Yunle thought about it and felt that it made some sense, but suddenly her face turned pale and even the strength in her fingers became weak.
A look of worry flashed in Chu Beiling's eyes: "What's wrong? Li Yunle?"
The streets were quiet, and everything was still.
Every household kept their doors tightly shut.
Li Yunle forced a smile: "Chu Beiling, I can't walk anymore, can you carry me?"
Chu Beiling was taken aback: "Li Yunle, are you up to some wicked scheme again? Let me tell you, you'd better give up on that idea. Men and women shouldn't touch each other. I won't betray you."
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry you found out." Li Yunle smiled, but the pain in her heart forced her to grit her teeth and endure it.
It seems like his old problem has relapsed.
"I knew it, Li Yunle, you're always like this, you never tell the truth." Chu Beiling stood up and left with a stern face.
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