Shi Xi lay on the bed, her hair disheveled and spread out on the surface, seemingly enduring pain, her brows slightly furrowed.
He wore a slightly oversized white robe with gold thread embroidery, which accentuated his incomparably handsome face, making one unable to help but be moved.
"If it hurts so much... why did you do it?"
Li Yanci squatted by the bed, looking at Shi Xi with heartache in her eyes. She smoothed his furrowed brows even in his sleep and carefully sprinkled some more painkiller on the wound.
He asked this question, but deep down he knew perfectly well why the other party wanted to personally dig out his Heavenly Grade Dao Bone.
The eldest brother is infatuated with Immortal Venerable Yuanqing, and his heart and eyes are only for him, putting him first in everything.
In a while, Immortal Venerable Yuanqing will undergo tribulation and ascend to immortality.
Those who possess the Heavenly Dao Bone are almost guaranteed to become gods.
Shi Xi did this so that Immortal Venerable Yuan Qing could ascend to immortality smoothly.
Thinking of this, Li Yanci's face twisted in pain.
"You like him so much that you'd risk your life for him," Li Yanci said through gritted teeth.
Mingming Yuanqing Immortal Venerable cultivated the Path of No Emotion, having long since severed all emotions and desires, and did not care about his senior brother at all.
He reached out and gently stroked the beauty mark under Shi Xi's eye. His slender fingers slid down slowly, finally stopping on Shi Xi's pale lips, and Li Yanci's face flushed red.
What Shi Xi didn't know was that in countless nights, he dreamed of Shi Xi and him passionately entwined in every corner of this cave.
"Senior Brother..."
Thinking of this, Li Yanci blushed and leaned in to bite the other's thin lips, lingering there for a long time.
...
Shi Xi woke up groggily, looking around at her surroundings with a sense of bewilderment.
He sat up with a frown.
My lips hurt a bit; it feels like they're cracked.
"???"
This is not his residence, but Li Yanci's cave dwelling.
How did he get here? Where is Dao Gu?
Just as Shi Xi was about to get out of bed, someone behind her grabbed her waist.
"Um, Senior Brother... don't move around, your injuries haven't healed yet."
His deep, husky voice, accompanied by warm breath, made Shi Xi tremble involuntarily.
With a bit of force, Shi Xi tumbled back onto the bed while holding his arm.
Shi Xi was stunned, and for a moment she was a little confused.
It was Li Yanci's voice. It must have been the other party who discovered his injury and brought him to his cave.
But why would Li Yanci go to his place in the middle of the night?
She even slept on the same couch as him.
Just as he was about to ask, he felt something poking his lower back and bobbing up and down as if to greet him.
This spot! Isn't this his...?
Thinking of this, Shi Xi's eyes widened suddenly, and she immediately pried Li Yanci's hand away, struggling to get down.
"Senior Brother, stop fooling around. I spent a lot of effort last night to stabilize my injuries..."
Li Yanci sat up, turned over and pressed down on Shi Xi's shoulders, pinning her to the bed. Her ink-black hair fell down, intertwining intimately with Shi Xi's hair as she lay on her back.
"Where is my Dao bone?" Shi Xi asked Li Yanci.
According to the original plot, he had to give the Dao Bone to Immortal Venerable Yuanqing, which was an important plot point that had to be completed.
At least for now, he has no other choice.
Li Yanci's smile faded slightly. "I've taken them in. I'll help my senior brother take them back in a few days."
"Need not."
"Senior Brother, you're still injured. I'll go brew some medicine."
"Give me the Daoist bone."
"You should rest well and not move around too much."
"..." No, can't you hear me?
Shi Xi looked at the closed door. He stood up to open it, but found that he couldn't open it. Li Yanci had set up a formation.
He has just shed his Daoist bones and is now just a mortal. Without spiritual power, he cannot undo the debunking.
Shi Xi sat in the chair, her face revealing no emotion.
The next second, a child who was half a person's height suddenly appeared in the room and ran up to Shi Xi.
"Shi Xi, we got a message from 888 saying they have a 70% chance of winning and asking if we should act immediately?"
Only 70%.
Shi Xi lowered her eyes and gently tapped her knee with her fingers. "Wait a little longer."
He wouldn't act rashly without absolute certainty.
The child covered his face, cried out in pain, and his features scrunched up.
"Your tooth hurts again?" Shi Xi pried open the system's mouth and, unsurprisingly, saw another cavity. "Eat less candy."
"Or I could take you to get your teeth pulled," he threatened the system.
"I won't eat anymore, I won't eat anymore..." Hearing him say this, the system was so frightened that it waved its hands repeatedly and made a solemn promise.
What's going on here?
"There was a slight accident, but it's nothing serious." Shi Xi patted the system's head.
Although he didn't know why Li Yanci locked him up, he was, after all, a child he had watched grow up, and he wouldn't harm him.
He's probably angry, angry that he's doing everything he can to please his beloved, Immortal Venerable Yuanqing.
Holding the script in her hand, Shi Xi felt she understood the other party's intentions—
This is to lock him up and not give him a chance to perform.
"Shi Xi, the deadline for the important plot is fast approaching," the system urged.
"Exchange for sleeping pills and the invisibility function," Shi Xi said.
[Ding! 20,000 points deducted. Redemption successful!]
hiss……
Indeed, they are as ruthless as ever.
"Senior Brother," Li Yanci's voice rang out from outside, "Get up and take your medicine."
The system quickly entered Shi Xi's mind as the footsteps approached.
"Understood," Shi Xi replied without changing her expression.
Li Yanci was carrying the medicine when he saw Shi Xi. He walked over, squatted down in front of her, and gently blew on the soup in the spoon.
"I'll do it myself."
Shi Xi took the bowl and spoon directly, took a small bite, and then frowned in disgust, "...It's so bitter."
"How could that be? I added it on purpose..."
Before Li Yanci could finish speaking, a spoon was already pressed against his lips. Shi Xi leaned forward slightly, her light brown eyes looking at him—
"Try it if you don't believe me."
Shi Xi's lips curled slightly, her tone conveying a sense of "Since I'm suffering, you can't escape it either."
“Okay.” Li Yanci looked up at Shi Xi and said softly, “Thank you, Senior Brother.”
"...?" No, you... what's there to thank me for?!
Shi Xi watched as Li Yanci blushed, opened her lips to take the spoon in her mouth, then tilted her head back slightly, her Adam's apple bobbing as she drank the bitter medicine.
Immediately afterwards, his body went limp and he collapsed to the ground.
...
Shi Xi stood up and left Li Yanci's cave.
He headed straight for a spiritual spring, knowing that Li Yanci always kept things he considered precious there.
Moreover, the spring water has a nourishing effect.
Sure enough, Shi Xi found his Dao bone in a secluded place.
After finding the Dao bone, Shi Xi activated the system's stealth mode and headed straight for Yuan Qing Immortal Venerable's cave.
Before they even got close, they could hear suppressed cries of pain coming from inside the cave.
Shi Xi was startled and quickened her pace.
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