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Nan Yi thought that after Chu Li forgave him, he could continue to be close to Chu Li, but he did not expect that when he had just transformed into human form, Chu Li smiled but did not hesitate to attack.
Nan Yi looked at the two of them, who were several steps apart, and said with some grievance, "Can't you stand closer to talk?"
Chu Li shook her head. "You can't get too close to me until you've explained everything clearly. Um... although I'm not going to pursue this further, there should still be some punishment."
"It can only be done when you have explained the whole thing clearly."
Although Nan Yi had promised to explain everything clearly, he still found it difficult when he was actually about to speak.
He roughly outlined the whole process before slowly beginning to recount it. Since Chu Li had time, he could start from the beginning and go through it step by step.
Nan Yi is a wild fox. The wild part is that he has no idea who his parents are. He has grown up in the wilderness since he can remember. Fortunately, there are a few other foxes in his area.
The foxes helped him when he was very young.
When he grew a little older, he moved to another place, where he met several foxes who were a little older than him, who later became known as Nan Er, Nan San, and Nan Si.
They survived together in this somewhat cruel world.
Living in the wild without any adult foxes to protect them, they still suffered quite a few losses. Perhaps from that time on, Nan Yi began to habitually be wary of all unfamiliar creatures.
When he turned one hundred, people from the fox clan suddenly came to his door.
They planned to take him back to the fox clan, saying he had exceptional talent and so on.
Although he was the youngest of the four foxes at that time, his cultivation level had already far surpassed that of the other three foxes.
He also tried to ask if he could take the other three foxes with him, but the fox from the fox clan refused outright.
He was still hesitant, but Nan Er and the others whispered to him, urging him to go. They said, "Only when your cultivation is high can you survive better in this world. Besides, if you go there, we might be able to benefit from your success."
He took these words to heart. After joining the fox clan, the other foxes, either because of his background or his talent, did not befriend him, but he did not care about these things.
In previous years, he worked hard to improve his cultivation using fox clan resources, and occasionally saved some pills for Nan Er and the others.
As his cultivation level gradually increased, he began to constantly travel and train outside. Of the rare and precious materials he brought back, he kept some for his own cultivation and gave most of them directly to the fox clan.
He never really liked the fox clan, and always thought that maybe one day he would have to leave them...
That's why he tried to fill all the gaps that were meant to be his cultivation resources.
It's normal to exchange things of equal value. Once he's paid off all his debts, there will be no more obstacles for him to leave the fox clan.
But eventually, an unexpected incident occurred.
Nan Yi suspected that he was being targeted. During one of his training trips, several Nascent Soul stage cultivators and one Tribulation stage cultivator suddenly appeared around him.
His reason told him that it would be difficult for him to escape, but he still wanted to try.
At that time, the surrounding space was completely sealed off, and he and the group of magical beasts were almost like being on an isolated island.
After he used foxfire to burn away half of his Nascent Soul stage cultivation, he himself was not much better off. His spiritual power was almost completely depleted, and several of his tails were torn off.
The person opposite him seemed more interested in humiliating him, so they didn't use any killing moves right away. Only after seeing his disheveled appearance did the Tribulation Transcending stage cultivator casually send out a palm strike.
He fell into the deep pit with almost no resistance.
Fortunately, his extensive survival experience in the wild allowed him to suppress all his bodily functions to the minimum, faking a state of death.
However, the person in the Tribulation Transcending stage was extremely arrogant and did not come closer to observe carefully.
He stayed at the bottom of the pit for several days, and only climbed out when he was sure no one would come back.
Later, he returned to the fox clan with his injuries, where the clan's physician diagnosed that his tail could not grow back.
At that time, the fox clan chief's gaze was complex, as if it contained both anger and pity.
At first, he didn't quite realize the meaning in that gaze, but then the clan leader spoke up, asking why he should go out under these circumstances. Even if he did go out, he should at least cultivate the Nine-Tailed Fox first.
Almost at that moment, he fully understood that the other party's anger was not that the monsters had hurt him, but that the monsters had destroyed a fox that could break the curse.
The fox that breaks the curse could be him, or it could be any other fox.
However, there are very few foxes with his talent who are not from the fox clan. Therefore, later on, several foxes took him around to find doctors and try to heal the wound on his tail.
Later, a physician discovered that a law was attached to his tail, preventing it from regenerating and simultaneously blocking his cultivation.
After many twists and turns, he finally arrived at the Myriad Manifestations Sect.
"And then? You haven't even mentioned the most crucial part."
Nan Yi sighed. He realized that Chu Li was not easy to fool. He brought it up again in the hope that she would soften her heart a little more.
But now, facing her somewhat ambiguous smile, he felt that all his little thoughts were laid bare before her.
“When I first came here, I didn’t have much hope. I just wanted to be a disciple and deal with the rest later. But you insisted on making me cultivate. So I thought, since I’m already here, I should give it a try.”
"So you came here and even took a stroll around?"
Nan Yi looked somewhat surprised, but then realized, "It was that person in the domain who told you, right?"
"Yes, that's a plant cultivator. He made a mistake in the past and was locked up in the domain. Don't talk to him too much in the future, or he'll lead you astray."
Nan Yi dared not refute at this moment, and could only obediently nod in agreement.
He continued, "I came several times, but I couldn't find anyone. Later, I decided to keep it under wraps, but then... I started to worry that my injuries wouldn't heal and that my cultivation wouldn't be able to improve."
If the difference in their cultivation levels and lifespans becomes too great, their relationship will not last long.
Although someone later gave him a push, he let go of everything and acted according to his heart.
But his wound was still like a sword hanging over his head. He worried that Chu Li would find out about it, and he worried that even if he cultivated for several more decades, he would still be at the Foundation Establishment stage when Chu Li reached the Tribulation Transcending stage.
Therefore, he carefully concealed the matter until it was exposed.
Later, he guessed some of Chu Li's true identity, but his first reaction was not surprise, but a deeper worry.
Worried that she would eventually discover his hidden secret, he didn't want to completely expose his most vulnerable side.
After saying everything, Nan Yi found that speaking openly was not as difficult as he had imagined.
He looked at Chu Li expectantly, hoping that everything would return to normal afterward.
Chu Li glanced at Nan Yi thoughtfully, "I see..."
Nan Yi nodded vigorously. "So now, is this matter completely over?"
Seeing the longing in Nan Yi's eyes, Chu Li suddenly laughed. A chill ran down his spine, and he had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.
"Since you're worried about your cultivation level, then focus on restoring it first, and we can deal with the rest later."
Nan Yi then went into seclusion. This time, he was only recovering his cultivation level, and the speed was much faster than normal advancement.
But he wasn't as passionate as Chu Li, and now that he had someone he cared about, he found seclusion quite tedious.
However, Chu Li had made it clear beforehand that if his cultivation level did not recover to its previous state, he probably wouldn't be able to enter her residence even half a step.
One day, a huge vortex of spiritual energy finally swept through a certain place in the Myriad Manifestations Sect. Chu Li sensed that familiar aura and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the shadow of previous failures did not completely overwhelm Nan Yi. Some cultivators with weaker willpower are very likely to lose their ability to advance their cultivation after a major setback.
As soon as Nan Yi emerged from seclusion, he was eager to find Chu Li. He had been in seclusion for over a year, and now the longing in his heart had become an overwhelming flood.
But as soon as he opened the door, he saw the person he had been longing for. Without any hesitation, he hugged Chu Li tightly, rested his chin on Chu Li's shoulder, and gently rubbed against her.
Chu Li lowered her eyes silently, waiting for the other person's emotions to calm down.
Before he could say anything, Chu Li cut him off: "Get ready, we're leaving soon."
"Going out? Is there something else?" Nan Yi asked, puzzled. Could it be that some secret realm has recently opened?
But right now, he doesn't want to go anywhere; he just wants to stay quietly with Chu Li.
Chu Li raised her lips slightly, but instead of immediately answering Nan Yi's question, she asked, "Do you still remember the group of magical beasts that injured you a few years ago?"
Because of that lingering power of the law, she glimpsed some scenes from the past, and at that moment she couldn't help but want to kill them directly.
But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he realized that this was Nan Yi's enemy after all. If Nan Yi could kill him with his own hands, he would not have any related worries.
Perhaps the road ahead will be smoother.
Therefore, it has been delayed until now.
“I remember, how…” Nan Yi was about to ask for clarification, but he quickly understood from these few words, “After I was injured back then, the fox clan led people to kill those magical beasts, and none of the magical beasts present survived.”
At that time, the curse had not yet been lifted, and for whatever reason, the fox clan chief needed to eliminate all the demonic beasts that had harmed Nan Yi.
Chu Li paused slightly: "But the residual power of the laws on your wounds... clearly indicates that the magical beast that used the laws has not yet perished."
This might be difficult for someone who has not yet come into contact with the laws to perceive, but she has been in contact with the laws for many years and has long since discovered that the power of the laws has not shown any signs of decline, so she already had a vague guess in her mind.
If it is a fallen magical beast, the power of law it uses will continuously decay. However, without external interference, the decay will be very slow. The previous wisp of power of law, although weak, still has a lingering vitality.
It will always be there as long as no one completely removes it.
Why did those monsters target you back then?
When Nan Yi heard the question, he was momentarily stunned. At first, he also thought that the group of magical beasts was coming for him, but later he vaguely realized that the magical beasts were actually coming for the fox clan, and he was the most suitable target to be sniped in the open by the fox clan.
As long as he is there, those who hate the fox clan will keep their eyes on him and will not attack the foxes who are actually of fox clan origin.
The only thing the fox clan hadn't anticipated was that the other side would send out a demonic beast at the Tribulation Transcending stage, inflicting wounds on him that were almost impossible to heal.
His injury was incurable, which, in the eyes of the fox clan chief at the time, meant the destruction of the fox clan's hope. Therefore, he was furious and led a group of foxes to the lair of those demonic beasts.
By the time Nan Yi heard the news, they had already returned, saying they had killed all the demonic beasts.
"But you should know the location of those monsters?"
Nan Yi nodded. As one of the parties involved, he was naturally very concerned, but he only knew the surface situation that time, and he didn't know the more detailed details.
"Knowing the location is enough." Chu Li tapped her finger lightly. She could also use the aura of that law power to track it, but that would inevitably be more troublesome.
The rest became much simpler. The two of them used spatial teleportation to a location where magical beasts gathered, and Chu Li then used her aura to search for the magical beasts that had reached the Tribulation stage that year.
When they finally found it, they discovered that the magical beast's aura was unstable, and it was still lying down healing its wounds.
Chu Li looked the magical beast up and down a few times, then said, "It seems that the magical beast back then used some secret method to save its life."
While one's life may be saved, the injuries sustained are not so easily healed.
"Go ahead, I'll stay here and support you."
She was already being incredibly magnanimous by leaving the monsters in front of her until now to deal with them.
Time continued to pass, and they slowly emerged from the cave. Chu Li was still wearing her favorite blue robe, while Nan Yi was mostly dressed in white, but some of his cuffs and collars were wrapped with blue silk threads.
“Senior sister,” he paused, reached out his hand, and then called out again, “Lili.”
Chu Li looked down and gently placed her hand on the other person's, her five fingers sliding into the gaps between their fingers before gripping it tightly.
Let's go.
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