Jiang Fei spent the night in the cave and then slowly made his way to the cave where the Ice Armored Horned Beast was located.
The camphor forest is lush and verdant, filled with a rich spiritual and magical aura.
If it weren't for the rampant monsters, this would be a great place for cultivation.
The Ice Armored Horned Beast feeds on the bones of humans or beasts. It has little intelligence, but it is enormous and can snap a tree in half with a single blow. As a result, there is no life for dozens of miles around the horned beast.
However, because its horns are highly beneficial to cultivation, they still attract many cultivators.
Jiang Fei wasn't interested in the Ice Armored Horned Beast, but he was very interested in the upcoming Xin Qi.
Sensing the weakening of the surrounding spiritual energy, Jiang Fei gradually slowed his pace and looked towards the jungle not far away, which, according to the system, was where the cave was located.
Just as Jiang Fei was about to move forward, a woman's voice suddenly came from ahead.
"My master went down the mountain to undergo tribulation, but I couldn't find where he was doing it. He must have sealed his aura..." The clear voice was filled with disappointment and grievance. "He must hate me so much that he didn't even tell me about his tribulation..."
“Yan’er, you are mistaken. Immortal Yun must have been afraid that Yan’er would worry, so he concealed something. In addition, the matter of undergoing tribulation is no small matter, so he may have hidden his whereabouts.” The man’s gentle voice came, with a hint of comfort and an almost imperceptible sinister intent.
"You don't need to comfort me, Brother Xin. My master treats me no differently than anyone else. He said... he only sees me as a disciple..."
Jiang Fei paused, her mind racing as she recalled the plot.
Miss Tang, Brother Xin.
Tang Feiyan and Xin Qi.
She never expected that Tang Feiyan would be present during her first encounter with Xin Qi.
Judging from Tang Feiyan's words, Yun Jue has already gone down the mountain to undergo tribulation. One day on the mountain is equivalent to a hundred days in the human world, so he must have been born by now.
Moreover, at this time, Yun Jue's feelings for Tang Feiyan were more of pity and teacher-student affection.
A gust of wind whistled in the distance. Jiang Fei looked up and saw a figure flying rapidly toward them. The woman was dressed in fiery red, while the man was dressed as a refined scholar in white. The distance was too far to see their faces clearly, but it was evident that there was a distance of about one person between them.
Jiang Fei pondered for a moment, then gathered the spiritual energy in his dantian, touched the ground with his toes, and flew straight forward.
Tang Feiyan only felt a white shadow flash before her eyes, crashing straight into her. Her body, which was originally flying with spiritual power, lost its balance and fell to the ground with a cry of "Ouch".
"Yan'er!" With a soft cry, Xin Qifei, dressed as a scholar, rushed forward and caught Tang Feiyan as she fell.
But the moment he landed, Xin Qi took a half step back again, creating distance between himself and Tang Feiyan.
"I'm so sorry, young lady," Jiang Fei hurriedly stepped forward, her eyes full of concern, "I was only thinking about getting on my way and didn't mean to bump into you. Are you alright...?"
"I'm fine..." Tang Feiyan waved her hand hurriedly, but paused when she saw the woman's face clearly. She was as beautiful as a fairy, even more beautiful than the senior sisters on Wunian Mountain.
"Miss?" Jiang Fei called her again.
Tang Feiyan suddenly came to her senses: "I must thank Brother Xin for catching me just now..."
As she spoke, she turned and looked at Xin Qi with gratitude.
Jiang Fei naturally looked at Xin Qi, and then her eyebrows twitched slightly.
Perhaps the memory of that flamboyant and alluring demon in red was too deep, so seeing Xin Qi dressed as a scholar now felt somewhat strange.
—A white robe with a front opening, a white scholar's hat, with two ribbons fluttering in the mountain wind at the back of the hat. It should have been a refined and elegant outfit, but his slightly raised eyebrows brought out a touch of allure.
As if sensing her gaze, Xin Qi slowly turned his head to look at her, his eyes flashing with a hint of contempt.
"Thank you, young master," Jiang Fei said again.
Xin Qi calmly withdrew his gaze, ignoring her.
Tang Feiyan, who was standing nearby, said, "Brother Xin doesn't like to get close to strangers, so please don't mind, young lady. My name is Tang Feiyan. May I ask how this young lady is addressed? And why are you all alone in this deep mountain forest?"
Jiang Fei laughed: "My name is Jiang Fei. I've heard that there are ice-armored horned beasts here..."
Before they could finish speaking, the bushes behind them suddenly rustled, followed by a wild beast's roar that shook the surrounding trees and leaves.
Immediately afterward, a jet-black beast, three zhang tall, charged out. Jiang Fei's expression changed slightly: "Be careful!" With that, he stepped forward and pushed Tang Feiyan aside, then dodged to the other side himself.
Startled by the sudden change, Tang Feiyan fell uncontrollably to the side.
Xin Qi, who had remained silent until now, suddenly turned cold and glanced at Jiang Fei's hand that was pushing Tang Feiyan. His favorability rating plummeted to -10.
Without moving, he appeared behind Tang Feiyan in the next instant, one hand around her shoulder, and in the blink of an eye, he had escorted her ten feet away. Apart from the fluttering ribbons and the faint red mist in his palm, he remained calm and composed throughout.
Jiang Fei had already drawn his sword and started fighting the wild beast.
The beast was fierce but slow-moving. Jiang Fei circled behind the beast, cast a spell to immobilize it, and then thrust his sword into the beast's eye.
The beast roared fiercely.
Jiang Fei frowned. Although the original owner's magic was not strong, it was still enough to deal with such a stupid horned beast. Why was he injured back then?
As she pondered this, just as she was about to thrust her sword into the beast's throat, her body suddenly swayed, and her dantian seemed to be sealed, preventing her from casting any spells.
Jiang Fei paused, then suddenly realized!
Xin Qi!
Just because she pushed Tang Feiyan, he secretly used tricks to seal her dantian.
The beast had broken free of the immobilization spell and charged towards Jiang Fei with a howl. Jiang Fei got up to escape, but the beast bit her leg!
Because of the system, although there was not much pain, Xin Qiding was watching. He was always suspicious, and she could not reveal the slightest flaw in front of him.
I'm afraid that if this goes on for too long, she might be swallowed up by a unicorn!
Not far away, the red light from Xin Qi's fingertips, which were hidden in his sleeve as if plucking a flower, gradually dissipated. He watched with great interest as Jiang Fei's leg was bitten to death by that stupid beast. Even from several feet away, the smell of blood was so tempting.
Xin Qi smiled faintly to himself. Although he despised those lowly and insignificant people, he had to admit that human blood was indeed delicious.
"Brother Xin, please hurry and save Miss Jiang!" Tang Feiyan looked at Jiang Fei not far away, her face pale, then turned to Xin Qi, "She's about to be eaten by the horned beast!"
Xin Qi looked at Tang Feiyan, her gaze softening slightly, then looked at Jiang Fei, who was still fighting with that beast.
The punishment he received just now was about enough, and today, unusually, he didn't want to start killing again.
Xin Qi flew over there, slightly raised his finger, picked up a few camphor leaves, and casually pointed them at the horned beast. The leaves, like sharp blades, flew towards the horned beast with a red light, slicing open its throat and limbs.
Jiang Fei felt the pressure on his legs suddenly decrease, and the spiritual energy in his dantian returned. In the next instant, the enormous thing behind him collapsed with a crash.
Xin Qi slowly landed in front of Jiang Fei, looking down at her as if she were an ant, but his tone was very gentle: "Miss Jiang, are you alright?"
You bastard.
Jiang Fei had only these three words in his mind. His face was still pale, and he weakly shook his head: "Thank you for saving me, Young Master Xin."
"Miss Jiang, your legs are covered in blood!" Tang Feiyan rushed over, took out a jade porcelain bottle from her sleeve, and was about to lift Jiang Fei's clothes to check the wounds.
Jiang Fei glanced quickly at Xin Qi beside her, her ears turning red, and she shrank back, saying, "Thank you, Miss Tang, but no need..."
"How can you not use it?" Tang Feiyan looked at her seriously. "You're injured. You'll die if you lose too much blood..."
Jiang Fei pursed her lips and said nothing more.
Tang Feiyan looked at the wound on her leg and exclaimed, "What a deep wound! The bone is twisted too!" As she spoke, she kept trying to clean the blood that was gushing out around the wound, but the more she wiped, the more blood flowed out, and there was no sign of stopping the bleeding.
"How could this be?" Tang Feiyan asked, puzzled. "Miss Jiang, you..."
Jiang Fei smiled apologetically: "I've been like this since I was a child. Because I have an extremely yin and cold constitution, my wounds don't heal easily, which is why I told Miss Tang not to waste the spiritual medicine."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fei almost immediately noticed Xin Qi looking at him, his gaze filled with thoughtfulness.
"You have the same constitution?" Tang Feiyan asked in surprise. "Miss Jiang, do you possess a Heavenly Spiritual Root?"
Jiang Fei stared at her in astonishment: "You, how did you know..."
Tang Feiyan smiled and said, "I'm just like you." Then she turned to Xin Qi and said, "Xin Qi, I never expected that I would have such a connection with this Miss Jiang!"
Xin Qi looked at Jiang Fei, his gaze now showing more interest than before, and nodded in agreement: "Yes, it really is fate."
A constitution characterized by extreme yin and cold.
Heavenly Spirit Root.
With a physique so similar to Yan'er's, she was practically the perfect candidate to deceive the heavens.
These days, he cannot get too close to Yan'er, because the demonic power within him will become frantic and want to kill as soon as it senses Yan'er's presence, in order to become a true demon.
But now, if there were a substitute...
Thinking of this, Xin Qi looked at Jiang Fei. He had clearly seen the shyness in her eyes when she looked at him just now.
A shallow and foolish woman.
Xin Qi took two steps forward and squatted down in front of Jiang Fei, his white scholar's robe hanging down to the ground covered with withered leaves.
"Brother Xin?" Tang Feiyan asked, puzzled.
Xin Qi reached out and brushed his palm across Jiang Fei's wound, then said, "Miss Jiang, it might hurt a little."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soft crack was heard, the dislocated bone straightened, and the bleeding stopped.
Jiang Fei felt as if someone had casually pressed down on the back of her neck, and she fell into a coma.
That bastard, he plotted against her again.
As dusk fell.
Xin Qi stood with his hands behind his back in the moonlight, toying with a leaf in his hand, his eyes slightly lowered as he pondered something.
A small animal was crawling away nearby. Xin Qi snapped out of his daze and swiftly shot out the leaf in his hand. The small animal didn't even have time to howl before it died in the darkness.
"Brother Xin." Tang Feiyan's voice came from behind.
"Hmm?" Xin Qi turned to look at Tang Feiyan, his cold gaze softening slightly.
This girl once told him, "What does it matter if I'm a demon or a human?" How could he bear to kill her? Even the heavens couldn't stand it, so they sent Jiang Fei, who had the same constitution, and added the Love-Locking Curse...
At that time, Jiang Fei will die, Yan'er will be born, and he will be able to cultivate into a demon.
"How is Miss Jiang?" he asked.
Tang Feiyan was taken aback. This seemed to be the first time Brother Xin had shown such concern for a woman: "She is still unconscious. Fortunately, with Brother Xin's help, the bleeding from her wound has stopped."
"Hmm," Xin Qi responded softly.
“Brother Xin,” Tang Feiyan took two steps toward him, “I will set off back to Wunian Mountain early tomorrow morning to search for the mark left by Master and help him through his tribulation…”
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Xin Qifei quickly take two steps back, creating distance between them.
Tang Feiyan paused, her eyes somewhat blank: "Brother Xin?"
Xin Qi paused, suppressing his bloodthirsty killing intent, took two steps toward her, took out a jade flute from his sleeve, and handed it to Tang Feiyan.
"This is?"
“If you encounter danger, blow this flute, and I will save you,” Xin Qi smiled at her.
Upon hearing this, Tang Feiyan felt a mixture of surprise and barely perceptible grievance: "Brother Xin, aren't you coming back with me?" He had clearly said before that he would send her back to Wunian Mountain.
“I still have some things to attend to,” Xin Qi said.
Tang Feiyan hesitated for a moment: "Is it... related to Miss Jiang?"
Xin Qi frowned slightly but did not speak.
Tang Feiyan pursed her lips and took the jade flute: "I understand, thank you, Brother Xin."
After saying that, he turned and went back into the cave.
Xin Qi remained standing with his hands behind his back. After an unknown amount of time, a phantom flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, a man in a black robe knelt on the ground: "Master, we still haven't found Yun Jue's incarnation undergoing tribulation in the human realm."
“Hmm,” Xin Qi responded softly, “Go find them again, at all costs.”
"Yes." The shadowy figure vanished.
Xin Qi looked at the darkness in the distance and sneered after a long while.
Tribulation? Then you might as well stay in the human realm and not come back.
Once he kills Jiang Fei, the realms of immortals and demons, as well as Yan'er, will all be his.
...
When Jiang Fei woke up again, she was in a mountain cave, and there was no one around.
Tang Feiyan left, and Xin Qi also disappeared without a trace.
Jiang Fei squinted and sat up just as he heard footsteps outside the door.
She looked up.
Xin Qi appeared at the cave entrance, his white scholar's robe stained with mud, his slightly raised eyebrows carrying a hint of worry, a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, a spiritual herb in his hand, and several cuts on the back of his hand, adding to his disheveled appearance.
Upon seeing her, Xin Qi breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his brow, and slowly smiled, "Miss Jiang, you're awake."
Her tone was gentle and refined, and her eyes and brows were tender.
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