Seeing that Gu Qingqiu agreed, the old man in black robes nodded, helped the two of them to the ground, and then walked to the side, found a tree, sat down, and began to meditate and regulate his breathing.
Gu Qingqiu quickly and quietly took Jiang Chenxin's pulse and secretly transferred some internal energy into Jiang Chenxin's body.
Jiang Chenxin's movements were somewhat slow, whether it was because he hadn't been outside for a long time and was not used to it or because he was really tired from the journey, but when Gu Qingqiu transferred his internal energy to him, he secretly hooked his finger around Gu Qingqiu's little finger.
Gu Qingqiu was taken aback. Their long time together had given them an unspoken understanding. She looked up at the black-robed old man who was already sitting in meditation with his eyes closed, and quietly made a swipe in Jiang Chenxin's palm. Then she stood up and said, "Senior, it's chilly in the forest at night. May I start a fire?"
The old man in black robes didn't even look up. "Please go ahead."
"Thank you, senior." Gu Qingqiu found some scattered dry branches and took out a flint from her treasure bag to light them.
Instantly, warmth and light spread throughout the area, and Gu Qingqiu closed her eyes and began to meditate.
Half an hour later, a rustling sound suddenly came from the nearby bushes.
The old man in black robes opened his eyes warily. "What is this?!"
Gu Qingqiu opened her eyes groggily, "What's wrong, senior?"
The old man in black robes seemed to use his spiritual power to scan the surroundings, his expression somewhat serious. "It seems that the firelight has attracted some nearby spirit beasts."
"Ah?" Gu Qingqiu exclaimed in surprise, "Senior, what do we do now? Do you need my help?"
The old man in black robes glanced at Gu Qingqiu speechlessly. He hadn't expected that a Golden Core cultivator would be afraid of spirit beasts. He was truly hopeless. However, he couldn't criticize Gu Qingqiu, with whom he had already established a "cooperative relationship," so he could only say, "You rest, I'll take care of it."
Gu Qingqiu smiled somewhat awkwardly, "I am indeed not good at fighting, thank you for your help, senior."
In the blink of an eye, a nimble, snow-white figure pounced towards the old man in black robes. The old man in black robes immediately flicked his sleeve, drew his sword, and attacked.
"Watch out behind you!" Gu Qingqiu kindly reminded him.
The old man in black robes frowned, and sure enough, another white figure rushed towards him from behind.
"These beasts are clever enough to stick together." The old man in black robes sneered and attacked the white figure with his sword.
Gu Qingqiu watched with great interest from the side. If she didn't have to act, she would have even wanted to applaud the actors.
These white figures are rare spirit beasts, white foxes, in this area. They like to act in groups. They do not attack Gu Qingqiu and Jiang Chenxin unless Gu Qingqiu secretly sprinkles Amitabha grass around them. This is a special herb made by Deng Le Zong to repel spirit beasts, making it easy for them to ignore their presence.
Secondly, Jiang Chenxin has a Chilong as her natal beast, and the Chilong still carries a racial advantage and awe towards the white fox.
Although the white foxes' attack power was negligible to the black-robed elder who had already reached the Nascent Soul realm, the white foxes were numerous, coordinated well, and agile, so it took the black-robed elder nearly two hours to drive them all away.
After sheathing his sword, the old man in black robes spat wearily, "Where did this wretched thing come from! What bad luck! And you too! Why did you light a fire? Is it that cold?"
Gu Qingqiu quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, senior. I have no experience in wilderness training. I won't do it again next time."
If it weren't for the fact that Gu Qingqiu would be needed tomorrow to deal with the Chilong mark, the old man in black robes would have loved to slap her twice. Now he could only snort angrily, "Go to sleep!"
The process of driving away the white fox took a long time, so in less than two hours, it was already dawn.
The old man in black robes, being of advanced age, didn't sleep much. He opened his eyes early in the morning and saw Gu Qingqiu and Jiang Chenxin sleeping side by side against the tree trunk, looking very intimate. He felt something was amiss and called out, "Wake up! Get up and get going!"
Gu Qingqiu shifted her body wearily, looking as if she hadn't woken up properly.
The old man in black robes was even angrier and was about to kick Gu Qingqiu when he noticed that Jiang Chenxin had woken up at some point and was looking in the direction of the old man in black robes with deep eyes and an imposing expression.
The old man in black robes was startled and took a step back, but he quickly realized that Jiang Chenxin's gaze was unfocused, and then he remembered that the other party was obviously blind.
"Playing hard to get." The old man in black robes snorted, unwilling to admit that he had been frightened by such a coward.
But the next second, the old man in black robes felt a chill down his spine.
Where is the silk in the hands of this heretical cultivator?
Could it be...?
Just as the old man in black robes was about to use his inner strength, he felt a severe burning sensation in his dantian, as if thousands of blades were churning inside. He finally realized what had happened and said, "What did you two scoundrels do to me?"
Jiang Chenxin stood up gracefully, dusting off the dust on her body. "Thank you for your mount. It protected us very well last night. I will definitely reward you with some gold, silver, jewels, secret manuals, or spirit beasts when I get back."
"You...you two conspired to deceive me?" The old man in black robes was so angry that his beard trembled. He had actually been completely fooled by two juniors.
"Haha." Jiang Chen laughed heartily, "I should thank you. If you hadn't sent Thirteen to my side, I'm afraid I would never have had the chance to leave that awful place in my life."
"Oh? Are you sure she's sincere towards you?" The old man in black robes sneered. "Do you even know her name? What she looks like? Don't forget, she was the one who asked me for the pills to block your vision. She also used their Deng Le Sect's secret techniques to control you. From now on, you must obey all her orders. Don't you think she's setting a trap for you?"
Jiang Chenxin's smile faded as expected. "This is between the two of us, so there's no need for you, old man, to worry about it."
The old man in black robes laughed a few times and dropped a bombshell, "Then do you know she's pregnant? She didn't tell you, did she? Why do you think she didn't tell you?"
Jiang Chenxin's expression changed drastically, and unable to bear it any longer, she struck the black-robed old man in the chest with a palm strike.
Unable to use his internal energy, the old man in black robes took the blow head-on, spitting out a mouthful of black blood with a "whoosh".
Gu Qingqiu had already regained consciousness during the conversation between the two, but before she could stop them, the old man in black robes revealed his "secret".
She initially lied about being pregnant to increase the old man's trust in her... What if Jiang Chenxin actually believes her now!
I don't know what to do now.
"Thirteen." Jiang Chenxin didn't turn around. "Is what he said true?"
Gu Qingqiu suddenly calmed down. She stepped forward and hugged Jiang Chenxin from behind, saying hesitantly, "I...I don't know...I just...have this suspicion, but it hasn't been confirmed yet, I..."
Jiang Chenxin suddenly turned around and hugged Gu Qingqiu tightly. "Thirteen, marry me! I will treat you and the child well! From now on, I will listen to everything you say. We will go wherever you want to go, and I will do whatever you want to eat or buy, okay?"
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