Chapter 33: The cold white bone ring lips brushed across the protruding throat...
The next morning.
Shen Wenji felt an itch on her cheek, as if being brushed by a feather. She reached out to scratch it in a daze, and her fingertips touched a furry warmth.
She opened her eyes in a daze and saw a tail held in her hand, which was close to her face, and the soft tip of the tail was sweeping back and forth unconsciously.
She slept soundly throughout the night, feeling warm all over. It turned out that she was wrapped tightly in several thick and soft fox tails.
She was slightly stunned, as if she remembered something. She quietly turned her head and found that Xie Yunqing was still sleeping soundly with his eyes closed. She breathed a sigh of relief.
The scene of yesterday is still vivid in her mind. She felt so guilty when she recalled how aggressively she questioned him yesterday.
Well, she admitted that she was a little bit drunk yesterday and might have made the wrong decision.
Seeing her in a daze, the tail in her hand broke free from its restraints, and the tip of the long fluffy tail bent into an arc and rubbed against her wrist.
This enthusiastic foxtail is really good at adding emotional value and is much better at coaxing people than its dull owner.
Shen Wenji couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips, and gently poked the fluffy tuft of hair at the tip of the tail with his fingertips.
Suddenly, a red shadow flickered before my eyes.
The several tails that had been quietly covering her body suddenly came to life, scrambling towards her, rubbing her arms and waist affectionately, and even burrowing into the crook of her neck.
Shen Wenji was overwhelmed by this sudden enthusiasm and could only soothe them one by one.
But just after I finished touching one, the other one came around again, and it was even more difficult to deal with than a clingy cat.
She was just worrying about what to do when the tail she was kneading in her palm was gently slapped away, and then her waist suddenly felt tight.
Xie Yunqing's arm was across her waist, with bulging veins bulging on the back of his hand. His fingertips pressed against the soft flesh on the side of her waist, making a shallow indentation with a slight force, but the base of his palm was as steady as a rock, holding the warm skin tightly.
Xie Yunqing's lips were pressed against the back of her neck, and his hot breath was long and lingering. It was unclear whether she was awake or not.
The person behind him didn't move, and Shen Wenji also froze and didn't dare to move, just leaning against his arms.
The man had broad shoulders and a broad back, and he hugged her completely, but he seemed to deliberately keep a distance, and his chest was not completely pressed against her, leaving a restrained gap.
But those long furry tails didn't think so. After being knocked off by the man, although they no longer came close to her hands, they still coiled around her ankles unwillingly, and the tips of their tails occasionally brushed against her calves, causing a slight itch.
"Hmm..." Shen Wenji couldn't help but hum softly and struggled in his arms.
The grip on her waist loosened slightly, but her arms remained wrapped around her.
She wanted to turn around to see if Xie Yunqing was awake or not, but when she turned sideways she didn't control her balance well and leaned forward.
The tip of her nose first hit the crook of his neck, and her warm breath swept across his skin. The next second, her soft lips brushed against his protruding Adam's apple.
Shen Wenji froze instantly as if he had been scalded, and even his breathing in his chest became disordered.
She could clearly feel Xie Yunqing's Adam's apple trembling and rolling slightly.
The arm that was originally loosely wrapped around her waist suddenly tightened with such force that it almost pulled her into his arms.
Coming back to her senses, she hurriedly raised her head, only to meet Xie Yunqing's dark and deep eyes.
"I..." She opened her mouth, wanting to explain that it was a pure accident, but she was speechless when she met the dark color in his eyes. She could only stumble out a sentence: "Morning, good morning."
The corners of his lips curved slightly, and he said in a lazy and hoarse voice, as if he had just woken up: "Morning."
The awkward atmosphere early in the morning made Shen Wenji's face flush red. She struggled to get up from his arms, but was stopped by his hand on her waist.
Xie Yunqing's breath sprayed on the top of her head, with a little unstable heat. His Adam's apple moved again, and his voice was hoarse: "Don't move."
Shen Wenji felt a little aggrieved. She pointed at the trembling fox tails on her legs and couldn't help but ask, "Can you stop it from moving? It's so itchy..."
"Hmm?" Xie Yunqing's body stiffened noticeably, and he thought for a long time before coming back to his senses and understanding what she was talking about.
The fluffy tail hung down at the side of the body, with only the tip of the tail swaying nonchalantly, as if it was much more content.
After a long time, he finally slowly released his arm from Shen Wenji, sat up cross-legged seriously, gathered several tails on his knees, closed his eyes and began to practice qigong and regulate his breathing.
Shen Wenji tidied up his slightly messy and loose clothes, and looked at him with his chin in his hand boredly. After a night of rest, the circulation of his spiritual energy had become much smoother.
The fox ears on Xie Yunqing's head and the long tail behind him gradually disappeared in the flow of spiritual light. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were clear.
He seemed to have turned back into the first disciple of Tianxuan Sect, with that aloof and cold look. The familiar feeling made Shen Wenji feel annoyed. How could she like this annoying guy in front of her?
It was as if all the beautiful and out-of-control events of last night were just a dream. She must have been affected by the nine-tailed fox demon's aura, so there was no need to take what happened last night to heart.
Yes, as long as he doesn't mention it, she will never mention it either.
Although she wanted to escape, Xie Yunqing obviously did not intend to let her do so.
He clasped his hands together lightly, and just as he finished regulating his breathing, he appeared in front of her, his eyes burning: "Yesterday..."
"What happened yesterday?" Shen Wenji spoke first, speaking rapidly, "Are you the only one left among those fellow disciples? I was so worried outside."
The words that were about to come out of Xie Yunqing's mouth were blocked. He looked at her deeply, but did not expose her evasion. He followed her words and patiently told her what happened yesterday.
When they entered the Fox Demon Cave yesterday, they did not find anything unusual until they arrived at the altar square and discovered that some unknown men in black were dissecting and bleeding the fellow disciples who had entered earlier.
Xie Yunqing asked all other disciples to deal with the man in black, while he himself entered the fox demon cave, ready to deal with the most difficult nine-tailed fox demon.
But when he saw the bloody scratches on the nine-tailed fox demon's body, and how it was imprisoned on the soft couch by the formation, unable to transform into a human form or speak human words, it could only stare at him closely with a pair of sad and gentle eyes.
For some unknown reason, he felt a pang of pain in his chest. He stepped forward to examine her more closely, and discovered that the formation suppressing her was actually a high-level Tianxuan Sect formation. Of all the disciples who had entered the secret realm, only Xie Yunqing had a basic grasp of it, having seen his master use it several times. The disciples who had previously entered the secret realm simply couldn't have mastered it.
Therefore, this nine-tailed fox was imprisoned in this secret realm by a high-level cultivator of the Tianxuan Sect.
He used the fur formation spell he knew a little about to help the nine-tailed fox untie some of the restraints, at least allowing her to walk freely in the secret realm, but if she wanted to leave the secret realm, she had to die.
After observing the nine-tailed fox demon closely, Xie Yunqing discovered that the scratches on her body were specifically on her dantian. Someone tried to take her demon elixir alive, but it seemed that they were stopped halfway through the operation.
The blood stains on the fur were fresh, probably the work of those disciples.
As the team leader, he felt a little guilty, so he placed his hand on her demon core and used his spiritual power to help her heal from the wound.
The wound gradually healed, but strangely, the spiritual power between them seemed to be constantly mixing and merging, and strands of demonic energy passed through his palms and silently entered his body, as if they were originally one and the same.
By the time Xie Yunqing realized it, it was already too late. The evil spirit had already spread to his meridians and was entwined in his dantian.
Just because he was soft-hearted for a moment and didn't get rid of the fox demon in time, he began to feel annoyed, thinking that the nine-tailed fox did it on purpose, and was ready to fight with her, but he didn't expect that the nine-tailed fox just dodged and didn't fight.
He tracked the fox demon back to the altar square, but saw the bodies of his fellow disciples whose blood had been drained. No one survived except him, and there was a thick demonic aura surrounding them.
It turned out that the man in black who seemed harmless at the beginning was actually a demon, and a very powerful demon who could hide his demonic energy very well.
At that time, the evil spirit in his body was running rampant, his vision was black, and on the eve of his last bit of consciousness, he saw the nine-tailed fox demon approaching him, babbling anxiously.
When he woke up again, he was in the stone pool of the Nine-tailed Demon Cave, and Shen Wenji almost knew what happened next.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Wenji said, "I saw the red fox from before, and it led me in."
Her peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly as she stared at Xie Yunqing and said, "It's obvious that the red fox is familiar with you. I've never seen anyone possessed by a fox demon's aura grow fox ears and a tail. You must be hiding something from me."
A hint of helpless smile flashed across Xie Yunqing's eyes, and he praised her generously, "Wen Ji is really smart. Well, I don't want to hide it from you. In fact, I have the blood of the demon race in my body."
Shen Wenji frowned and asked in surprise, "Your bloodline is impure, yet your cultivation is still so far ahead of your peers?"
"I had my demon bones cut off when I was young, and I have never come into contact with the demon clan's skills. The demon pill has not yet taken shape, and it has been deliberately sealed, so the demon energy in my body is thin and has little impact on my cultivation." He said it lightly, just because he didn't want her to worry.
"So, you touched the demon pill of the same origin, which triggered the demonic energy that had been sealed for many years?"
"That's about right." Xie Yunqing responded vaguely.
"That red fox is your friend?" Shen Wenji was still brooding over the red fox. She angrily asked, "Did you lie to me before?"
"It's not a lie," Xie Yunqing defended, "I'm really not familiar with him."
"If you're not familiar with it, will it ask me to save you?" She snorted coldly.
Xie Yunqing blinked and said seriously, "Because he likes you very much. I apologize to you on his behalf for what happened during the trial. I've also prepared a gift for him to apologize to. I'll give it to you when I get out."
“I’ll see how sincere you are then. If I’m not satisfied, I’ll…” Shen Wenji made a gesture of wiping his neck, causing Xie Yunqing to laugh.
He looked up into her eyes and said, "Actually, there are still many things I haven't figured out. Once I find out, I will definitely tell you as soon as possible."
Hearing him say this, Shen Wenji felt embarrassed to continue asking questions.
She turned her head away and said awkwardly, "Don't tell me, we are not related, and I am not interested in your affairs."
Xie Yunqing: “?”
He was a little anxious, and gently pulled Shen Wenji's elbow and asked, "You haven't given me an answer about yesterday."
Shen Wenji pulled his hand away, patted it twice, and advised earnestly: "We were all too impulsive yesterday. The fox demon's aura has the effect of enchanting the mind. You haven't recovered yet. Why don't you go back and think carefully about whether you were too impulsive yesterday."
Seeing Xie Yunqing didn't say anything, she continued to comfort him, "Don't worry, your actions yesterday were unintentional, and I won't blame you. How about... let's just forget about it and pretend nothing happened?"
Xie Yunqing's defense was broken: "..."
"Oh." A hint of sneer escaped from the corner of his mouth, and he asked in return: "Miss Shen, do you mean to turn your back on me?"
Shen Wenji touched his nose, feeling unsure: "I didn't promise you yesterday, so it shouldn't be considered regret. Let me think about it."
"Okay." He laughed in anger, "See you at Zuihualou in three days. I hope Miss Shen will think it over by then."
Xie Yunqing's voice was a little cold, perhaps still irritated, but he still patiently instructed, "The demon invasion is quite serious. I need to go out and report to the Sect Master first, so I may not be able to accompany you out of the secret realm. Please be careful on your way."
Shen Wenji snorted softly: "You only care about me in words..."
Before she could finish her complaints, Xie Yunqing suddenly pulled her hand over. He lowered his eyes to look at the empty space on her ring finger. The same storage ring as before was now worn on her index finger.
Shen Wenji asked nervously, "What are you doing?"
Xie Yunqing said nothing, turned his palm, and a cold white bone ring appeared in his palm.
He put the bone ring on Shen Wenji's ring finger without explanation and explained in a low voice: "The owner of Zuihua Tower gave me a storage ring, saying it was from you. Then this bone ring is my return gift."
Shen Wenji touched the uneven lines on the bone ring, and the touch was slightly cold, which made her heart tremble.
When she looked up, she saw his back turning around. The wind brought him his instructions: "If your life is in danger one day, I can rely on this to come to you. Don't lose it."
The bone ring felt a little hot when she touched it. Thinking of what Xie Yunqing had said before about removing the demon bones, she had a bold guess in her mind.
Could this bone ring be his demon bone? Such a valuable thing, was it just given to me casually?
Her storage ring was not worth much, and it was even something that the owner of Zuihua Tower didn't want... A strong sense of guilt and an indescribable throbbing surged into her heart.
Everything that happened last night was once again churning uncontrollably through my mind.
Shen Wenji held his forehead with his hand, never expecting that one day she would be trapped in love, and the object was her unexpected mortal enemy.
She forced herself not to think too much and walked out of the Nine-tailed Fox Demon Cave. The bodies of the Tianxuan Sect disciples that were previously in the corridor had disappeared. She must have thought that Xie Yunqing had collected their bodies and reported to the Sect Master.
Most of the disciples in the secret realm have already left, and Shen Wenji is the last one to leave the secret realm.
The amiable elder was still standing at the exit of the secret realm. He stopped Shen Wenji with a smile and asked, "Miss, did you have a fight with Xiao Xie?"
Shen Wenji choked, not expecting how he knew that, and was speechless for a moment.
The old man twirled his beard and said earnestly, "Xiao Xie is a blockhead. He's not good at making girls happy. If he does something wrong, don't hold it in. Just hit him or scold him."
"It's really nothing," Shen Wenji said vaguely, "We just had a few words."
"That's good, that's good!" The elder was obviously relieved, but then he feigned anger and said, "When that kid came out, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he was cold and looked like he wanted to keep strangers away. I thought something serious had happened, but it turned out to be a false alarm."
He rummaged in his sleeve for a moment, pulled out a bound booklet and an envelope, handed them to her, and said, "Here, Xiao Xie asked me to pass this on."
Could this be the apology Xie Yunqing mentioned? Shen Wenji was a little curious. She took the thing and thanked the elder.
Before leaving, the gatekeeper smiled and blessed her: "At my age, I am an old man and I am very good at judging people. You and Xiao Xie will definitely be a happy marriage that will last forever!"
Shen Wenji agreed with a smile on her face, but she was actually nervous because she and Xie Yunqing had no relationship at all.
She found a secluded corner and opened the letter first.
The letter was written in a strong handwriting and only mentioned two things.
First, the apology is the secret book of the Hehuan Sect written by the owner of Zuihua Tower that you requested, but it is only the first half of the first draft. The improved version will be discussed in detail at Zuihua Tower in three days.
Second, you asked about my sachet. I will go back and look for it carefully, and give it to you at Zuihualou in three days.
Shen Wenji held the letter paper, feeling mixed emotions.
She had wanted to find some excuse to shirk her three-day appointment with Xie Yunqing. After all, she was very confused and might not be able to come up with a specific answer after three days.
But now, everything she wanted was in Xie Yunqing's hands, and she knew she couldn't escape.
Even if it is a dangerous place, she must go to Zuihualou in three days.
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