Chapter 066
"Such a rich spiritual energy..." The head monk of the Huanxi Temple, whose Buddhist name is Huineng, said in surprise as soon as the door opened.
The Liuguang Sword Sect and Zhang Yifan were also very surprised. This ancient tomb was almost a chance from heaven. The more abundant the spiritual energy inside, the better the environment inside. There might be more relics left, and the richer their harvest would be.
On the contrary, Tianmingzong and Zeng Ji were very unhappy.
The food was originally in your pot, but suddenly someone overturned the table and snatched it away. Anyone who encounters this kind of thing would be annoyed.
Seeing the Tianming Sect's displeasure, the Liuguang Sword Sect's members were instantly amused. The two sides had been displeased with each other for so many years, and they were delighted to see the other side suffer a setback.
"Come on, come on, everyone, hurry in. Once the door opens, there might be some changes inside. No matter what you want to do, it's best to do it as soon as possible." The cultivator from the Liuguang Sword Sect said generously.
The cultivators of Tianming Sect felt as uncomfortable as if they had eaten a fly, and glared at them fiercely several times.
Zhang Yifan and Zeng Ji had a brief discussion. Since they didn't know the details inside the ancient tomb, both sides agreed to go with the main force for the time being.
The first to enter was the Tianming Sect. They were the ones who opened the way here, so the other three sects united together and were not afraid of any ambush from them.
After the Tianming Sect entered, it was followed by the Liuguang Sword Sect, and the Shikui Sect followed closely behind. The group of big monks from the Huanxi Temple were very generous and took the initiative to give up their seats and went in last.
Before entering, Lin Qingyang and Cheng Hui greeted him, and then took him into their own corpse-raising space.
Cheng Hui was completely confused. No... why was he locked up in a small dark room for just a disagreement?
But in the blink of an eye, he came out again. The environment was very different. All the people before him had disappeared. In the empty desert, there was only Lin Qingyang's figure.
Cheng Hui: ???
Lin Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, I put you into the corpse-raising space in time, otherwise we would have been separated."
Cheng Hui: ...I understand.
This is probably the habit of those senior and powerful people, who always assign people who come in to different places.
Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang are considered one, but who knows whether those seniors will accept this setting, so for safety reasons, Lin Qingyang directly put him into the corpse-raising space, so that they will not be forced to separate.
"Okay..." Cheng Hui scratched his hair. There are pros and cons to separating from others.
The good thing is that he no longer has to disguise himself as a mentally retarded zombie and can move more freely; the bad thing is undoubtedly that without Zhang Yifan as their golden thigh, the possibility of them encountering danger has increased sharply.
It's a mixed bag, and it's unclear which side has the upper hand.
"Be careful." No matter what, it is necessary to be vigilant in such a place, so Cheng Hui couldn't help but give a warning.
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Lin Qingyang suddenly fly away. His expression changed and he rushed forward to block him.
Bang!
There was a dull sound, as if something hit thick cowhide.
Cheng Hui only felt a pain in his side and quickly rolled on the ground to avoid the second attack.
Lin Qingyang had a stern look on his face. He made a hand gesture and rainbow lights exploded in the air. A black shadow was hit and fell down.
"Are you okay?" Lin Qingyang asked Cheng Hui.
"It's okay." Cheng Hui waved his hand. He was really thick-skinned now, and the pain just now had disappeared.
He looked down. On the surface, he was no different from an ordinary person, but in fact, his skin defense had reached an extremely astonishing level.
The zombie's defense has a natural bonus, and he has previously absorbed a large amount of blood from thousand-year-old zombies. At this moment, judging only by his defense ability, he is no less capable than an ordinary bronze-armored zombie.
There was no wound on his side ribs. The thing that attacked him just now was very sharp, but it didn't cause any reaction in him.
"What was that just now?" Cheng Hui asked.
Lin Qingyang also saw where he was hit. After confirming that he was fine, he looked at the thin waist with a little nostalgia... Tsk, he didn't even have the chance to touch it, but was got there first by a little thing.
He walked over and picked up the body of the little thing from the ground. The thing looked like a ball of hair, the size of a head, and was completely black. It was impossible to tell where the head and the tail were.
This thing has very long hairs on its body. He just shot out the long hairs on its body. Those long hairs will become extremely hard after leaving the body. Cheng Hui was hit by this thing just now.
At this time, the long fur on the little thing had become limp, and there was no trace of its previous power.
"This is just a show of force..." Cheng Hui picked up the long hair and curled his lips.
Although they had known for a long time that this ancient tomb must be extraordinary, they still didn't expect that they would be given such a big blow as soon as they entered.
Not only were the companions separated, but there was also such a strange little thing.
Don't be fooled by the cute appearance of this little thing. Its lethality is absolutely amazing. Cheng Hui is safe and sound because he has excellent defense even in the foundation-building stage. If he encounters a cultivator who is not so proficient in defense, he will definitely be defeated by it.
The strangest thing is that this little thing is silent and there is no spiritual fluctuation at all. Cheng Hui can only detect its existence by opening his spiritual sense. Ordinary cultivators do not have spiritual sense as powerful as his.
"Be careful later, this thing... be careful!" Before Cheng Hui finished speaking, he had already noticed a black shadow rushing towards Lin Qingyang.
He once again used his body as a shield to block the attack.
The moment Lin Qingyang realized that he was being protected, he instinctively wanted to turn around and protect Cheng Hui, but he didn't expect that Cheng Hui was well prepared this time and held him tightly in his arms, and he couldn't break free.
The small black shadow hit Cheng Hui, bounced back to the ground with a bang, twitched twice and then stopped moving.
Seeing this, Lin Qingyang struggled even harder, fearing that Cheng Hui would be injured.
"Don't move!" Cheng Hui couldn't help but knock his head on his forehead.
His slightly intimate punishment immediately stunned Lin Qingyang. The pretty child showed a bewildered expression. This rare scene immediately amused Cheng Hui.
"What are you doing!" Cheng Hui spat.
Lin Qingyang came back to his senses and frowned, "You don't have to..."
"What's unnecessary?" Cheng Hui looked at him unhappily, looking down at him, making full use of his height advantage, and poked his forehead with his finger. "Is there no need to block the knife for you? Or is there no need to protect you? I say, little brat, have you got something wrong? I am your refined corpse. What is the purpose of refined corpses? Isn't it to protect you!"
Lin Qingyang retorted unhappily: "You are my fiancé first, and then my corpse refiner. Besides, I don't need you to block the knife for me."
Cheng Hui stared at him without saying a word. He saw Lin Qingyang's anxiety, wondering if he had said something wrong, and hesitating whether to apologize. Then he sneered, "It's kind of you to have this intention, but you seem to have forgotten that I'm a man, an adult man. Do you think I'll always live under your wings?"
"That's not what I meant..." Lin Qingyang was very anxious. He suddenly realized that his behavior was inappropriate.
In his opinion, Cheng Hui is his fiancé, and it is natural for him to protect him.
But from Cheng Hui's perspective, it was just a skinny kid under ten years old who protected him, a grown man, under his wings... It seemed like Cheng Hui was a waste no matter how you looked at it.
He only thought about protecting the man, but forgot that men also have self-esteem and it is impossible for them to be protected by him all the time.
If he misunderstood what he meant and a rift developed between them... just imagining it made Lin Qingyang feel terrified, as if something similar had happened before.
"I know." Cheng Hui looked calm and gently stroked his back to comfort him.
Cheng Hui didn't think it was shameful to be protected by a child when he had no knowledge of the world of cultivation.
But he could not tolerate himself to be so weak, so he practiced very hard and tried very hard to inquire about information, just to make money and become familiar with the world of cultivation, so that he could become stronger.
Therefore, the misunderstandings that Lin Qingyang thought of did not exist. He was not an ungrateful person, so how could he not feel Lin Qingyang's sincerity?
He just calmly stated his needs. He has never been a person who is willing to hide under the wings of others. Otherwise, he would not have preferred to work three jobs in his spare time and not ask for a penny from the parents who abandoned him.
"I know you're good to me, but that kind of goodness...is not what I want." He squatted down, making his eyes level with Lin Qingyang's. "You are my only bond in this world, so I hope to become stronger with you. Not a one-sided protection or sacrifice, but an equal, mutually respectful...friend."
Lin Qingyang: Hmm...hmm?
Wait, what's with the word "friend" at the end? Explain it to me!
Seeing that Lin Qingyang's eyes were gradually becoming dangerous, Cheng Hui had to cough dryly and force himself to save face: "Well, let's be friends first, and as for feelings... let's talk about it when you grow up. You see, you are still too young now. Although you behave very maturely, you are only a nine-year-old child after all. It is hard for me to believe that you love... cough cough cough, of course, you like me for sure. If you didn't like me, you wouldn't be with me forever, right? But the word love is too heavy. It includes feelings and responsibilities. I hope that at least you should consider this issue after you are mentally mature. What do you think?"
Cheng Hui looked at him with encouragement, hoping to get a positive answer from him.
Lin Qingyang spoke slowly under his gaze: "I think... not so good!"
Cheng Hui: ...
"Everything else can be discussed, but I absolutely won't accept this one! Just give up!"
Damn, why is this little brat so stubborn!
Lin Qingyang looked at him coldly: "Huihui, I won't force you to do anything you don't like. If you hope that we can maintain this kind of equality and mutual respect, please don't force me."
"How can this be considered forcing... Normal people would choose to get married after adulthood, right?" Cheng Hui still wanted to fight for it.
Lin Qingyang said expressionlessly, "Yes, so I will hold a Taoist couple ceremony with you on your eighteenth birthday."
Cheng Hui: ...
Very good, originally they were just fiancé, which was just a title after all, but now, even the Taoist couple ceremony has been scheduled.
Cheng Hui looked at Lin Qingyang's dark eyes and felt a little uneasy for some reason. He always felt that if he continued, something he didn't want to see might happen, so he decisively followed his heart's wishes.
"Well... okay, anyway, I still think you need to think this through carefully."
"I have been thinking about it for a long time, longer than you expected..." Lin Qingyang said this in a very earnest tone, but unfortunately Cheng Hui was immersed in the failed persuasion and ignored his expression at the moment.
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