Chu Hongluan felt her heart skip a beat, then race wildly, pounding so hard it made her uneasy.
Caught off guard, she raised her hand and covered Liu Jinghong's eyes, her body, which had been tense for a long time, immediately relaxed.
She seemed to chuckle, but it was unclear whether she was laughing at herself or at him.
"That's so stupid..."
Her voice was so soft, so soft it was like a sigh.
Xuanfeng lowered his eyelashes, not wanting to spoil the atmosphere between the two, and quietly retreated, even scooping up Xiao Jiu as he went. He wanted to see what kind of creature this was...
......
When Chu Hongluan and Liu Jinghong emerged side by side from behind the boulder, the phoenix had already woken up, as had Xiao Jiu.
The beautiful woman, who was actually a phoenix, squatted together with the black phoenix, circling around Xiao Jiu and looking at it from time to time, occasionally fiddling with it.
Xiao Jiu huddled up in a tiny ball, looking weak and pitiful due to the suppression of her bloodline.
Seeing Chu Hongluan and the other person approaching, the phoenix smiled and stood up, and together with the black phoenix, they came to greet them.
Chu Hongluan flicked her sleeve and stuffed Xiao Jiu back into her spatial bracelet.
"Gentlemen, we must leave now."
Upon hearing this, the phoenix's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, looking somewhat wistful: "Are we leaving already? I haven't even had a chance to properly thank you two benefactors."
Chu Hongluan took out the phoenix egg from her spatial bracelet. The black aura surrounding the egg had completely dissipated, restoring its original white appearance.
She returned the egg to the phoenix and smiled nonchalantly, "We came here for the phoenix blood, but we accidentally stumbled upon the Beast Taming Sect's conspiracy. Saving it was just something we did on the side."
Seeing her so composed, Xuanfeng's eyes flickered slightly, and the resentment in her heart dissipated somewhat.
"We need to report the situation here to the sect as soon as possible, so we shouldn't stay any longer."
Phoenix nodded, thought for a moment, and then took out two porcelain bottles from her sleeve.
"This spiritual dew was obtained by my husband and me by chance. It has little effect on beasts, but it is of great help to human cultivation. This is just a small token of our gratitude. We hope you two benefactors will accept it with a smile."
Chu Hongluan did not refuse. After accepting the spiritual dew, she cupped her hands in farewell.
The phoenix finally got her wish and smiled from the bottom of her heart. She placed the pad of her right hand on her left shoulder and bowed gracefully, saying, "Farewell, my two benefactors."
Xuanfeng was not too willing, but still nodded slightly as a symbolic gesture.
After leaving the Phoenix Clan's territory, Chu Hongluan originally intended to tear open space with her bare hands and take Liu Jinghong away from the Wilderness.
But then a pale yellow paper crane, braving the howling wind at the edge of the cliff, wobbled and flew over.
Liu Jinghong's expression changed slightly.
"It's a communication crane from the sect."
A paper crane folded from a small talisman cannot freely travel between the secret realm and the outside world. Seeing a paper crane here can only mean that other members of the sect have also come to the Wilderness.
Moreover, it was personally led by the Pavilion Master's wife.
Only powerful beings at the Tribulation Transcending Realm or above can open the entrance to the Wilderness.
When the paper crane flew in front of the two people, it spontaneously combusted without fire.
The flames outlined five large characters in mid-air: Come to the Ten Thousand Demon Cave immediately!
Three seconds later, the paper crane burned out, and the ashes fell to the ground, forming the shape of the Big Dipper.
Chu Hongluan unconsciously frowned: "Could the message crane be misused by someone else?"
"No. Only the main peak disciples whose soul lamps have been entered into the sect's genealogy can use this secret technique."
The Cave of Ten Thousand Demons... The Cave of Ten Thousand Demons...
Chu Hongluan now feels physically uncomfortable whenever she hears about the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.
Liu Jinghong seemed to see through Chu Hongluan's thoughts and comforted her with a smile: "Nothing will happen."
Chu Hongluan nodded, said nothing more, and walked straight toward the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.
After walking four or five steps, Liu Jinghong still hadn't followed.
Chu Hongluan turned around and saw that he had his head down, with stray hairs falling down his forehead, obscuring his eyes and making it impossible for her to see the emotions in them.
"What's wrong?"
Liu Jinghong did not respond and remained motionless.
"Senior brother?"
She raised her voice.
Liu Jinghong seemed to be suddenly awakened, and looked up sharply. He met Chu Hongluan's worried eyes, paused for a second, and then hurriedly caught up with her, explaining indistinctly, "Sorry, I was just distracted."
Chu Hongluan reached out to test the temperature of his forehead, and then used her spiritual power to scan his body. There was nothing unusual; his meridians were intact, his spiritual palace was complete, and all his injuries had healed.
"Are you too tired?"
Liu Jinghong forced a smile. "Maybe."
As he spoke, he reached out to embrace her slender waist, just as he always had, but for some reason, Chu Hongluan stiffened noticeably when his hand touched her waist this time.
Liu Jinghong also sensed it.
She seemed to be avoiding him.
This realization left Liu Jinghong feeling somewhat lost and a little wronged.
It was as if, in the blink of an eye, an insurmountable chasm had suddenly appeared between the two of them.
"The character '干' signifies the shifting of stars and the turning of the stars."
After using up the Qian hexagram, the two teleported to the vicinity of the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.
She had barely steadied herself when Chu Hongluan stepped out of his embrace.
Liu Jinghong glanced at her empty arms, pursed her lips, and her usually bright eyes dimmed.
"Junior sister..."
He wanted to ask if he had done something wrong, but Chu Hongluan didn't even look at him before interrupting him: "Look, it's not just the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion that's here. Apart from the Beast Taming Sect and the Witch Clan, all the other sects have arrived."
As she spoke, she took the lead and walked towards the crowd.
Helpless, Liu Jinghong could only sigh and silently follow.
As I got closer to the crowd, the murmurs from the other side became clearer.
"The Beast Taming Sect is getting more and more outrageous! It's one thing to miss so many sect activities, but now that such a big event as the seal on the Ten Thousand Demon Cave is loosening has happened, and they still haven't come!"
"Yeah, yeah! Are they planning to just cower like turtles?! That's just too much!"
"The Witch Clan too! Ever since their Holy Maiden disappeared, they've become incredibly eccentric. No matter which sect sends a message, it's like throwing a stone into the sea—they completely ignore it! How rude!"
"I get so angry just thinking about the Witch Clan! Is there something wrong with them?! It's one thing if they don't reply to our messages, but why did they suddenly start targeting our Sword Sect?! They ambush us wherever they go! Look at this! Look at my poor grand-disciple, what have they done to him?!"
"Let's just have vegetarian food."
With a bruised and swollen face and a tongue that was tied in knots, Kotinghe nodded vigorously.
"Hiss—is this young friend Ke? I didn't even recognize him until you told me! Oh dear... look how purple his face is... why didn't you let him stay at the Sword Sect and rest for a while?"
"Don't blame me. He's disabled but determined to come."
"Even a small amount of currency stolen is considered a breach of trust!"
I will definitely do my part for the Sword Sect!
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