A cold voice, like poisoned ice, carrying anger and echoing heavily, resounded through the desolate forest.
Jiang Fei looked blank for a moment, then suddenly realized what was happening, gently pushed Xin Qi away, and stared at him blankly: "What...?"
Even though Xin Qi was interrupted, his expression remained gentle, but his body stiffened when he opened his eyes and saw Jiang Fei's expression.
She must have sensed it, right?
She wasn't completely without feelings for him...
"Feifei..." Xin Qi murmured, his voice hoarse, "Let's leave here and go somewhere where we won't be disturbed..."
After saying that, he took Jiang Fei's hand and asked her a question cautiously.
Jiang Fei was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yun Jue, who was dressed in white not far away. Golden immortal light emanated from her body, but it was mixed with a faint red color.
Xin Qi's fingertips were icy cold, and he even tightened his grip in nervousness, as if afraid she would leave.
Jiang Fei realized what was happening, looked down at Xin Qi holding her hand, then at his anxious eyes, and nodded gently after a long while.
Yun Jue's eyes were filled with deep sorrow.
She chose Xin Qi once again.
She said she hated the heartless and desireless immortal, and she truly hated him, never again giving him even the slightest glance.
Xin Qi's dark eyes suddenly lit up. Without looking at Yun Jue, he took Jiang Fei's hand and headed towards the inn.
Yun Jue stared intently at the scene before him, his gaze fixed on Xin Qi holding Jiang Fei's hand. His eyes were bloodshot, and his dark hair was wildly whipped about by the leaking magical power.
Xin Qi's magic power has greatly diminished, making him easy to track. So, he went to the human realm, wanting to take a look at the place where he had experienced his tribulation.
Memories of the past flooded in, and those memories that originally belonged to Yun Wunian all became his.
He couldn't tell who he really was, or whose emotions were surging within him.
So he told himself, "Go find Jiang Fei."
Because he only needs to be with Jiang Fei, he doesn't seem to need to think about this at all.
He even thought that no matter what his feelings for Jiang Fei were, it was wrong of him to abandon her at the wedding banquet, and he should be responsible for her.
He owes her a great deal.
However, such thoughts vanished the moment he saw Xin Qi lightly kiss her, replaced by an uncontrollable rage. He prided himself on being without desires, but now his destiny had been completely shattered, and the thought kept echoing in his mind, "Kill Xin Qi, and she will be his!"
He couldn't stand it when other men approached her.
What's even more unbearable is that she leaves with another man.
And now, that man actually said he would take her to a place where she wouldn't be disturbed...
He watched them walk further and further away.
"Let her go." The gloomy voice rang out again.
Xin Qi paused while holding Jiang Fei's hand, then continued walking away as if nothing had happened.
Golden light surged in Yun Jue's palm, and a faint crimson glint flashed deep within his eyes. In the next instant, he suddenly reached out and struck heavily at Xin Qi's back.
The magical power swept over like a raging storm. Xin Qi's expression changed slightly. He reached out to protect Jiang Fei to the side and turned around to barely avoid the attack.
However, his demonic body, which was already severely weakened by spiritual energy, still couldn't help but cough softly.
But when she saw the crimson glint in his eyes, she paused, then gave a mocking smile.
How ironic that the immortal venerable of Wunian Mountain is showing signs of demonic possession!
Yun Jue did not linger in battle. His figure moved like lightning through the trees, flying straight towards Jiang Fei.
Xin Qifei stepped forward and blocked Yun Jue's path.
"Dare to stop me?" Yun Jue looked at Xin Qi expressionlessly.
Xin Qi looked at her warily: "Now that Immortal Venerable Yun Jue has completed his tribulation, he should return to your Wunian Mountain and stop bothering my wife and me."
Yun Jue's gaze turned cold: "She is not your wife."
Poised to launch.
Jiang Fei watched calmly as the two flew through the air, surrounded by golden and crimson light that dyed the sky above them, exuding an overwhelming and destructive power.
What a magnificent sight!
Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow and watched the battle in silence.
The two men started fighting at some point, their movements like two wisps of light swirling together, leaving the trees withered and the sun and moon darkened in their wake.
The clouds and mist in the sky surged, and the originally pale sky was covered with a layer of dark red haze, shrouding the entire Youfang Town in a bloody storm.
The nearby stargazing pavilion, long since deserted, had collapsed; the distant river overflowed its banks; under the immense power of magic, all things were as insignificant as ants.
However, the place where Jiang Fei stood remained completely undamaged, and the grass and trees did not tremble in the slightest.
Ultimately, Xin Qi had expended too much magic and life force on Jiang Fei, and her demonic power was much weaker than before.
The backlash from repeatedly forcibly using magic had stained his red robes dark red with blood.
Yet, as if he felt no pain, he was repeatedly struck by powerful immortal magic, his bones breaking and reconnecting, spitting out mouthfuls of blood, but he still used the remaining magic in his body to prevent Yun Jue from getting even half a step closer to Jiang Fei.
The two fought for a full two hours.
As the red light in Xin Qi's hand grew weaker and his wounds multiplied, he looked as if he had emerged from a pool of blood.
Jiang Fei looked at him from a distance, noticing the 99% favorability rating above his head. She had never seen Xin Qi so disheveled.
She hesitated for a moment.
Yun Jue's hand shone with half golden light and half crimson light, and a red glint appeared at the corner of his eye as he charged towards Xin Qi with immense spiritual power.
The barrier in Xin Qi's hand was already very weak. His body trembled slightly, but he still stubbornly stood in front of Jiang Fei.
As the golden light swept in, Xin Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, waiting for the pain to come.
Just then, a hurried cry came from below: "Xin Qi!"
Jiang Fei leaped into the air, simultaneously telling the system in his mind, "Defend against the Cloud Technique."
Xin Qi opened his eyes abruptly upon hearing the sound, his fingers trembling slightly. He only felt a subtle surge of spiritual energy behind him. The next moment, his vision went dark, and a fragrant white figure flew up and blocked his way.
A small, thin body suddenly appeared in front of him, opening its arms without hesitation, wanting to protect him.
Xin Qi's eyes widened in shock as he stared in disbelief at Jiang Fei's retreating figure.
Now, she is just like he was when he was being chased by exorcists. She is standing in front of him now, protecting him behind her.
At that time, he was puzzled and disdainful that she had taken the bait so easily, but now he was filled with panic.
Xin Qi used up almost all his remaining life force and magic power to reach out and put his arm around her shoulder, wanting to protect her in his arms.
But it was too late. Her body took the blow from Yun Jue and then fell to the ground like a fallen leaf.
At the same time, Jiang Fei heard the system's pleasant voice ring out.
Xin Qi's favorability rating: 100.
On the other side, after seeing Jiang Fei clearly, Yun Jue was stunned for a moment. He desperately tried to withdraw his spell, but it still emitted a little golden light full of malevolence.
The remaining golden light shone on Jiang Fei's chest, and he watched helplessly as her body trembled and she collapsed into Xin Qi's arms.
As Yun Jue withdrew his powerful spell, a sharp pain shot through his dantian, causing his spiritual root to tremble, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
But he was oblivious, still staring intently at Jiang Fei, who was being held in Xin Qi's arms.
The pain in my chest seemed to be worse than the pain in my lower abdomen.
He could not forget the way she had so resolutely tried to protect Xin Qi just now; her white dress was like a ribbon, so captivating.
But the person she was protecting was Xin Qi.
She also chose Xin Qi.
He was always the one who got abandoned.
She said she didn't like immortals who were devoid of emotion and desire, and she never looked at him again...
“Jiang Fei…” Yun Jue murmured, utterly lost and distraught.
Jiang Fei couldn't possibly respond to him. She was gently lifted to the ground by Xin Qi's embrace. Her white clothes were stained with his blood, and her already weak body was now pale to the point of being almost transparent.
"Feifei, Feifei, it's alright..." Xin Qi's voice was full of panic, and his hands were trembling violently. He gathered up all the remaining life force and magic surging within his body and poured it all into Jiang Fei's body. "It will be alright soon, Feifei, don't be afraid... don't be afraid..." The person who kept comforting the woman in his arms was the most afraid.
As Xin Qi's life force and magic continued to disappear, the demonic energy around him grew weaker and weaker, until he was extremely frail. Yet he continued to persevere.
Jiang Fei looked at him: "Xin Qi."
"It's me, Feifei, I'm here!" Xin Qi responded almost immediately, even though his soul was unstable and his spiritual root and dantian were throbbing violently, his hands never stopped moving.
"Hmm." Jiang Fei responded lightly, looked up at Xin Qi's already grayed-out favorability rating, and slowly propped herself up. "I'm fine."
Xin Qi watched her movements, his lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but he dared not utter a word.
I want to ask her, since she was still protecting him just now, does that mean... she still likes him?
Even just a little bit of liking is fine.
But the surprise in his eyes had not yet fully blossomed before it turned into immense fear.
Jiang Fei withdrew her gaze from him and looked up at Yun Jue: "I'll go back to the cultivation world with you."
Yun Jue was stunned. She had clearly agreed to return to the cultivation world with him, but he could not find any joy in his heart. Instead, he felt anger and pain.
She would go to such lengths for Xin Qi?
"Feifei!" On the ground, Xin Qi called out to her hoarsely, his eyes filled with horror. After a long while, his voice lowered, filled with sorrow, "No..."
"Don't leave with him, don't go to the cultivation world, I'll be fine, Feifei..."
"You can go wherever you want, I'll go with you, to the human realm or the demon realm, it will just be the two of us... Fei Fei..."
Jiang Fei looked down at him, and after a while, she reached out and gently stroked his cheek.
Xin Qi reached out and covered the back of her hand, his eyes full of pleading.
Jiang Fei laughed, leaned down to Xin Qi, and gently kissed him on the lips, whispering in a voice only the two of them could hear, "I don't like you."
"I know... I know... but even if you don't like it, it's okay, as long as you don't leave..."
Jiang Fei interrupted him and spoke again, her tone indifferent: "I don't like you." With that, she slowly stood up.
“I don’t care…” Xin Qi’s voice stopped abruptly. He stared blankly at Jiang Fei, then a chill rose in his heart, making his teeth chatter and his body tremble uncontrollably. His life force was almost exhausted, and it was extremely difficult for him to stand up. Finally, he stood up shakily, his body covered in blood.
Her earlier statement of "I don't like it" seemed to imply that she wasn't heartless at the moment, and therefore didn't engage in all-night lovemaking.
Rather... she never actually liked him.
But how could a love-binding spell lie?
How could Heaven deceive people?
Jiang Fei withdrew her gaze and turned to walk towards Yun Jue.
"Feifei!" Xin Qi's panicked voice came, and he reached out to grab her hand, but his wounds were torn open at that moment, leaving streaks of blood on the ground.
He fell hard to the ground.
Jiang Fei didn't turn around; she paused briefly before continuing on her way.
The next instant, Bai Shang was grabbed by a blood-stained hand. Xin Qi looked up at her, panting, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Fei Fei... Please don't go with him, okay? It's fine if you don't like him, let me stay with you..."
Jiang Fei glanced at him sideways, then suddenly chuckled softly: "Xin Qi, my heart was already destroyed the moment you stabbed me with that sword on our wedding night."
After saying that, she reached out and slowly pulled the white robe out of his hand, then turned and walked to Yun Jue: "Immortal Venerable, are you satisfied?"
They bypassed him and headed towards Wunian Mountain.
Yun Jue listened to her address and watched her back as her figure receded, his lips trembling.
Are you satisfied now?
She left with him as she wished, but it was because of another man.
The next moment, Jiang Fei's body trembled weakly, and he was about to fall to the ground.
Yun Jue moved like the wind behind her, gently embracing her waist, his hand trembling slightly.
Back in the human realm, she used to say every day: "I'm afraid I'll get fattened up by Xiao Wunian."
When... did she become so thin?
Yun Jue finally embraced Jiang Fei and their figures disappeared into the world.
Even for the sake of another man, he would never let her go.
Behind him, Xin Qi's eyes were now pitch black and dark. He lay sprawled on the ground, looking up at the rolling dark clouds overhead. He didn't know when, but the clouds had turned black and it had started to rain.
The rain washed away the bloodstains on his body. Xin Qi opened his eyes, watching the rain pelt him, and suddenly laughed. The laughter grew louder and then disappeared into the torrential rain.
Jiang Fei is right.
She once offered him her heart with both hands, only to have him destroy it with his own hands.
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