Rumble—

Thunder rumbled, and the dark clouds that were dispersed by the Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal with the immortal spiritual energy gathered again in the sky. Rain fell after that; softly at first, and then it poured heavily.

Thousands of miles of yellow desert sand welcomed a rain that had not come for a thousand years.

Feng Yu Die lifted Ye Anping on her back, stepped on the flying sword, and flew rapidly from a corner of the Eastern Great Wall toward the Eastern Region.

The mask on her face had been broken in half by the impact just now, and the ponytail tied into a bun was now scattered like silver catkins. Her long dress also had several big holes.

However, that was all.

The moment Ye Anping detonated the land's spiritual energy that he gathered with the Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal, he shielded his body with his energy and turned around to protect her in his arms.

This protected Feng Yu Die from the direct attack of Kong Xiangmo's demonic spirit that threw the energies into chaos. Except for some slight damage to her clothes, there was not even a single scar left on her body.

However, Ye Anping was in a miserable state.

With the cultivation of the early stage of Nascent Soul, he took the blow of a late-stage Deification cultivator and was also affected by the chaotic spiritual energy gathered by the Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal.

Fortunately, although the Eastern Wall was the border of the Central Region, it was still the Central Region. After all, Ye Anping was the recognized master of the Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal. The old dragon also tried his best to help them bear half of the attack, and Ye Anping activated the most fundamental spiritual power of the Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal.

With these means, Ye Anping managed to save his Nascent Soul.

Right now, Ye Anping was very weak. The corners of his mouth and collar were stained with blood, and he coughed out blood foam from time to time.

However, he did not close his eyes and faint. With the willpower cultivated through hard practice, he endured the severe pain in his body and held on to his consciousness that was trying to fly away.

"Cough... two hundred and thirty miles southeast, under the second... cough... second stone mountain, there is a cave, which was once a..."

His weak voice and labored breath caused Feng Yu Die's heart to ache for him.

It was the first time that she heard Ye Anping speak in this tone.

"Anping! Stop talking and get some rest! I know! There is an improvised cave mansion that was once built by a sword cultivator in the Central Region!!"

"...Cough—"

Ye Anping lowered his gaze. He wanted to close his eyes and take a nap. If it were his sister, he would probably lie on her back, close his eyes and sleep.

But he couldn't do that with Feng Yu Die.

Although Kong Xiangmo was also seriously injured, there were still three Elders of the Ghost Spirit Sect in the Deification stage and many other disciples in the city. According to common sense, there would be people chasing after them.

The reason why he protected Feng Yu Die just now was so that one of them could be in a perfect condition to take the other person away and have the strength to fight when they encountered pursuers.

As for why he didn't use Feng Yu Die as his shield?

Ye Anping couldn't explain the reason clearly.

The situation at that time didn't give him any time to think. He just followed his body's instinct and turned around to hug Feng Yu Die in his arms the moment the chaotic spirits exploded. That's all...

However, it was not a bad thing.

If they encountered pursuers later, it would be easier for Feng Yu Die to deal with them than for him to deal with them while carrying Feng Yu Die.

If you have to say the reason...

—Tsk, freaking Heavenly Dao.

Ye Anping relaxed and put his chin on Feng Yu Die's shoulder. He looked sideways and found that she was biting her lips tightly at this moment. Although she looked solemnly ahead, her eyes were filled with tears.

A faint fragrance hit his nose. Ye Anping looked away and suddenly felt that Feng Yu Die smelled quite good.

"Cough..."

By the way, this didn't seem to be the first time he had protected Feng Yu Die like this.

Back in the Moon Shadow Sword Sect, that night when he and Feng Yu Die went to rescue Yun Yiyi and Yun Jiujiu who had been kidnapped, he also took Feng Yu Die in his arms the moment the alchemy furnace exploded...

In the Northern Region, when Jiang Mojiao's Nascent Soul exploded, he also subconsciously protected Feng Yu Die in his arms, and then they were buried under the rubble together...

This was the third time...

After thinking about this, Ye Anping finally couldn't hold on any longer. He looked at Xiao Tian who was leading the way with a map in her hand, and his heavy eyelids finally closed slowly.

Feng Yu Die felt Ye Anping's hands around her neck relax, and she looked sideways. The anxiety on her face increased suddenly, and she shouted, "Xiao Tian!! Hurry up!!"

"I know, I know!!"

Boom—!

The flying sword shot forward in the air with a sonic boom, accelerating again with a golden light trailing to the east in the air.

Under Xiao Tian's guidance, Feng Yu Die took less than fifteen minutes to travel these two hundred and thirty miles.

The place Ye Anping was talking about was a completely brown sandstone valley, with thousands of caves on each rock. It used to be the nest of some kind of an ant beast but was abandoned during the war between immortal and demonic cultivators a thousand years ago.

Feng Yu Die followed Xiao Tian to a cave sealed by a huge rock. Looking at the huge rock that sealed the door, she realized that there should be some kind of restrictions on it.

Xiao Tian took out the Heavenly Dao Scroll and flipped through it, saying, "Yu Die… There is a five-element illusion formation here. Send your spiritual power into it…"

Before she finished speaking, Feng Yu Die had already summoned her sword from her storage bag, carried Ye Anping on her back, and took a step forward, swinging four golden sword lights.

Boom—

The boulder and the spiritual energy of the protective formation shattered and dissipated like glass.

"Ah..."

"..."

Feng Yu Die put back her sword and rushed inside quickly with Ye Anping on her back.

From the outside, this was just an ordinary cave, but when she stepped over the yin-yang boundary of the cave entrance with Ye Anping on her back, everything in her vision was distorted and changed. The originally desolate cave had turned into a jade mansion with a stream flowing through.

Feng Yu Die was in no mood to care. She simply used her spiritual sense to explore and confirm that there were no living people or strange things in the cave mansion, then ran toward one of the rooms while carrying Ye Anping.

The room was spotless, and a jade sofa big enough for three people to lie down was placed in the center. Feng Yu Die took out a cushion she had prepared from her storage bag and laid it out, then picked up Ye Anping and laid him flat on the cushion.

Looking at Ye Anping's extremely pale face and the blood that had dried on the corners of his mouth and collar, Feng Yu Die bit her lips and shouted. "Xiao Tian!!!"

"I'm checking!" Xiao Tian had already knelt on Ye Anping's chest with her eyes closed as she gently touched his heart with both hands. "Yu Die, let him sit up."

Feng Yu Die climbed onto the bed without hesitation. She knelt on Ye Anping's thighs, bent down, and held Ye Anping's shoulders with her arms like playing with a doll, lifting his upper body and letting him lean on her arms.

"Now what?!"

"Send your spiritual energy to Anping's Ren and Du meridian acupoints, the demonic energy has entered his body."

"Hmm..."

Feng Yu Die hurriedly followed the instructions, took a deep breath, and looked at Ye Anping who had his face buried in her chest. She couldn't help but wonder. Would it be fine if it was bigger? Would Young Master Ye feel uncomfortable...

But then she put aside these unreasonable thoughts, calmed down, and slowly sent her spiritual power into Ye Anping's body.

The golden spiritual energy spread from Feng Yu Die's heart, enveloping the two of them and illuminating the slightly dim room.

… …

Drip-drip—

Drip-drip—

Drop by drop of crystal water fell on the tiled roof from the stalactites hanging above the cave jade mansion.

The room was quiet, and only two barely audible breathing sounds could be heard.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Anping regained consciousness and immediately sent his spiritual sense into his body. Although he almost died, he had now recovered a lot, but the demonic and yang energy in his body seemed to be at war, fighting fiercely in all the meridians.

However, his life was no longer in danger.

He would use the immortal spirit of the Nine Dragons Heavenly Seal to slowly dissipate the demonic energy.

As for the yang energy, it was not particularly important.

Now that he had taken Patriarch Zu's spiritual root and formed a Heavenly Dao Nascent Soul, even if his yang energy burst out, it would not cause him to explode and die like before. It would only make him a little uncomfortable.

Besides, there was a girl beside him who could help him dissipate the yang energy...

Thinking of this, Ye Anping breathed a sigh of relief and opened his heavy eyelids. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw Feng Yu Dies's face close-up.

He realized that Feng Yu Die was sitting on his lap, facing him, and she must be using her Spring Phase energy to help him recover.

Seeing Ye Anping wake up, Feng Yu Die was relieved. Her stiff shoulders drooped a little, and she collapsed, throwing herself into Ye Anping's arms. "Young Master Ye, wuwu..."

Ye Anping leaned back slightly as he supported himself on the bed and looked around at the furnishings in the room. He answered calmly, "I'm fine. It was a little unexpected, but overall it went well."

"...Hmm."

Feng Yu Die bit her lips and sniffed, pressed her hands lightly on his chest, and propped herself up. "What should I do if something happens to you? You... sniff—"

With a helpless smile, Ye Anping looked down at the golden eyes filled with tears. He raised his hand and stroked her head. "You are the Heavenly Pivot. It's the same without me."

"Not the same!!" Feng Yu Die cried. "If you die in the Eastern Region, will Sister Pei and the others let go of me after I go back?!"

"..."

Feng Yu Die was silent for a while, and her sight slowly shifted from Ye Anping's eyes to his slightly cracked lips. After a moment, she leaned forward on the bed, supporting herself on both sides.

" …"

Feng Yu Die felt relieved when she realized Ye Anping had no intention of dodging. She quickly closed her eyes, stretched her head forward, and kissed him on the lips.

Chirp—

Ye Anping calmly looked at Feng Yu Die, who was kissing him with her eyes closed, and felt her teeth that seemed to be afraid of hurting him, biting his lips very lightly.

But he did not dodge like before, or push Feng Yu Die away.

He was calm and composed.

Ye Anping felt that Feng Yu Die was like a girl now...

He simply closed his eyes, focusing all his attention on the touch on his lips, experiencing this taste that was different from that of his sister, Yunluo, Yiyi, or Longling, and was unique to Feng Yu Die.

The sweet and salty taste of roasted chicken, but with the lily of the valley fragrance.

After a while, Feng Yu Die retreated a little, her golden eyes with a mix of innocence and affection trembling slightly, and licked her lips with the tip of her tongue.

Thinking that Ye Anping did not push her away just now, she felt warm in her heart.

"Can we... do it again?"

"..."

"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your consent, hehe..."

Feng Yu Die giggled twice as usual, then leaned forward, kissing Ye Anping deeply again.

Chirp...

She slowly moved her hands, which supported Ye Anping's waist, to the sides and pressed on the back of his larger hands.

After kissing for a while, they separated again.

"Young Master Ye..."

"..."

Then, they kissed again.

Chirp...

Once, twice, three times...

Feng Yu Die seemed to want to make up for all the kisses she missed over the years.

"One more time..."

Chirp—

Ye Anping propped himself up and adjusted to it. He did not resist, but a blush appeared on his face. He looked away and silently acquiesced to Feng Yu Die's kiss.

After so many times, Ye Anping finally said to Feng Yu Die after they separated. "Can I take a break?"

"Ah..." Feng Yu Die seemed to remember that Ye Anping's injuries had not fully recovered. She smiled awkwardly and quickly moved away. "Yeah, hehe."

Laughing lightly, Feng Yu Die sat sideways beside Ye Anping. After seeing him lie down, she also slowly lay down and rested her face on his shoulder. "Young Master Ye, are you cold?"

"..."

"I'll hold you… you can rest at ease."

"Okay."

Ye Anping slowly exhaled. He completely emptied his mind, let Feng Yu Die lie on his shoulder, and slowly closed his eyes.

But the moment he closed his eyes, several rustling footsteps came from outside the house.

Tap tap—

"Brother, how could there be a cave mansion here?"

"There are traces of a sword at the entrance of the cave mansion. Liang Liu may be hiding here. Don't let your guard down."

"Hmm..."

Listening to the voices of the two men outside the house, Ye Anping frowned, realizing that it was probably Kong Xiangmo or a Ghost Spirit Sect Elder who sent pursuers.

Xiao Tian, who had been hiding under the bed because she was afraid of disturbing the two, came out at this moment. She looked out through the door and then turned back and said, "Anping, one Nascent Soul early stage, three Core Formation late stage..."

"I'll deal with it."

Feng Yu Die got up with some annoyance as she jumped off the bed in one move and took out her sword from her storage bag before leaning her back against the side of the wooden door.

Ye Anping looked at her and then noticed that there were talismans used to cover up their aura in the four corners of the room. It seems that Feng Yu Die had also thought that there might be pursuers, so she set them up in the four corners.

He felt a little relieved unconsciously, then he relaxed and closed his eyes to rest.

One Nascent Soul in the early stage and three Core Formation in the late stage, Feng Yu Die should be able to deal with them easily...

Just when he was thinking this, a roar suddenly came from outside the house.

"Who?! Uh ah ah—"

"Ah—!! There is... cough—"

Swish-swish—

The sound of a sword breaking through the air was heard everywhere, but everything returned to silence again after a moment.

Listening to these movements, Ye Anping opened his eyes again and looked toward the door, only to see Xue'e carefully passing half of her body through the door. She turned her eyes left and right, and after seeing Ye Anping, she shouted, "Mingxin!! Ye Anping and the others... Ouch!!"

Before she finished speaking, Xiao Tian punched Xue'e in the face, knocking back the half of her body that had penetrated into the room.

Xiao Tian blew her fist and sneered. "Haha…"

But the next moment, Xue'e came in through the window with her wooden sword, stopped behind Xiao Tian, and struck her on the head with it.

Bang—

"Ouch!!"

"Golden fool!!! Take this!!"

Xue'e cursed as she flew down and started to hit her like a wooden fish drum.

Ta-ta-ta—

"You hit me, huh? Try hitting me again?!"

Ye Anping rolled his eyes at them, but he just relaxed and ignored them.