"Um, Haoran, I'm sorry."
Han Lingxi seemed to have made a great decision, and spoke hesitantly. Although Han Lingxi's words were incoherent, Lu Haoran knew that she was apologizing for the annulment of the engagement three years ago.
"Brother Haoran, I'm going inside to rest."
Lu Haoran was still racking his brains trying to figure out how to tell her that he didn't care about the annulment of the engagement when he heard Han Lingxi say something in a panic and then hurriedly run back to the cave.
Lu Haoran looked at Han Lingxi's unsteady steps due to her anxiety and chuckled to himself.
"Ding! Affection +10, Total Affection 60."
Han Lingxi had just sat down in the cave when she heard the system notification. She felt inexplicably good. Tong Mengzhi had worked so hard, and in the end, she got the benefit—it felt amazing! Plus, she was sleeping comfortably in the cave, while Tong Mengzhi was out there enduring the elements. Just thinking about it made her sleep much more comfortable.
The next day, Lu Haoran and Han Lingxi set off together for the forest exit. Neither of them mentioned Tong Mengzhi. After all, they had passed the test on their own, and it was fate that they met. If you didn't want to go with others and wanted to go on your own, no one would force you.
Given Tong Mengzhi's cunning, Han Lingxi didn't believe she would give up so easily, and indeed, that's exactly what happened. The two of them arrived at the place where the Qian Yuan Spirit Monkey was known to roam and happened to encounter Tong Mengzhi fighting with it. She already had several wounds on her body. Upon seeing this, Lu Haoran naturally went to help without saying a word. This was normal, given Lu Haoran's personality; he would help even complete strangers, let alone Tong Mengzhi, whom he considered a friend.
To Han Lingxi's surprise, Tong Mengzhi was really going all out. She herself couldn't handle the Qian Yuan Spirit Monkey. If they had arrived a little later, Tong Mengzhi might not have survived. Little did Han Lingxi know that Tong Mengzhi had her own reasons. She knew that this was the shortest route from Shandong to the exit on the other side of the forest, so she waited for Lu Haoran on this route. When Lu Haoran passed by, she pretended to be injured. Surely Lu Haoran wouldn't abandon her, and then she could legitimately rejoin Lu Haoran's group.
Despite all her calculations, she never expected to encounter the Qian Yuan Spirit Monkey while waiting here. Now, she's not just pretending to be injured; she's genuinely injured and almost lost her life.
The Qian Yuan Spirit Monkey was a terrifying existence for most of the academy students participating in the assessment, but this did not include cultivators like Han Lingxi and Lu Haoran who were in the Fusion stage. So Han Lingxi stood aside and watched without making a move, while Lu Haoran easily dealt with the Qian Yuan Spirit Monkey.
Tong Mengzhi, who was rescued, looked terrible with many wounds on her body. However, after examining her, Han Lingxi found that most of the injuries were superficial and there were no serious injuries. She just needed to rest and recover.
Han Lingxi even specially gave Tong Mengzhi a healing pill. Of course, it wasn't because she was particularly kind, but rather because she thought it would be better to let Tong Mengzhi get better directly than to let her get close to Lu Haoran by taking advantage of her injury and thus hinder their trip.
Han Lingxi's pills were obtained from the sect, so their effects were naturally very good. After taking them, the superficial wounds on her body were almost healed. When Tong Mengzhi saw such results, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes. She was a princess of the royal family, and she should be the most noble one. Why could Han Lingxi, who came from a noble family, have such good pills, while she had nothing?
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