Chapter 35 part 1
When Ling Xi woke up once again, she was in an unfamiliar room.
She was still alive. This was her first reaction.
After her body had experienced the huge pain, she felt very light. The slight discomfort on the body was completely negligible compared to the previous pain. She could move clearly and her mind was still normal. She could remember what had happened. Aside from that she couldn’t summon as much spiritual energy, she couldn’t detect any other abnormalities.
Unfortunately, there was a seal around the room she was in. She couldn’t go out and no one could visit her.
Perhaps because one immortal part and four mortal parts had been peeled from her, her body was still unable to adapt. For a long time, she had been groggy. Not long after she woke up, she would feel tired. Amongst the sleeping and waking up, waking up and sleeping, she didn’t know how many days had gone by.
It was another night again. She woke up from a complicated dream. The moonlight penetrated in through the paper window. The branches on the outside was projected on the window and looked like a beautiful girl. Occasionally, she could hear the rustling of the leaves caused by the wind.
When one had been alone for a long time, the senses would become very keen. Ling Xi heard someone’s footsteps for the first time; light and approaching fast.
After a short while, a figure appeared at the door and the door had been opened.
Long after Ling Xi heard the footsteps, she had sat up. She looked cautiously at the door and saw the moonlight outlined Qing Nian’s young and tender face.
Qing Nian walked through the seal with ease. He didn’t wait for Ling Xi to say anything and took her out.
“Junior uncle Cang Hai sent words on behalf of supremo. Tomorrow, you will be punished with hundred godly flogs. Today, you must go down the mountain,” Qing Nian explained while he managed the sword.
Ling Xi didn’t know why they waited until this day to punish her. But in any case, if the godly lash flogged her, it would damage a year of cultivation. To flog her a hundred times was equivalent to flogging her to death.
“What about you all?” Qing Kui and Qing Lian was presumably still in the water prison.
“Fifty everyone.” Qing Nian lowered his voice and said, “Don’t worry, our cultivation is much higher than yours. We can bear it.”
“If you let me go…”
“Ling Xi, don’t think about it so much.” Qing Nian tightly held her wrist and flew with her on his sword. “These past days, the devil clan harassed the mortal realm and caused chaos. Some small immortal sects had even been destroyed by them. The immortal realm is panicked. They can’t do anything to the devil clan, so they put pressure on Cangjia to punish the culprit. If you don’t leave, you will die tomorrow!”
Ling Xi was terrified. She wasn’t terrified that Qing Nian told her that she would die tomorrow, but it was because the devil clan was doing evil….
Qing Nian knew that he would be definitely discovered after breaking through Cang Hai’s seal. Hence, he had tried his best to be as fast as possible. However, before they were able to leave Cangjia Mountain, a large number of Cang Hai’s disciple chased after them.
“Qing Nian, let me go. Say that I ran away by myself and that it had nothing to do with you.” Ling Xi didn’t want to implicate others. She could still manage a sword now.
Qing Nian didn’t let go of her hand and said, “I have sworn to the moon that no matter what happens, I will stay by your side. I will never forget the grace you showed me and my big sister.”
Ling Xi had long thrown this matter to the back of her head. Even without Qing Nian’s oath, she wouldn’t have watched Xue Ran die that day.
“You go first. I will block them.” Qing Nian suddenly turned his head and pushed Ling Xi. He immediately rushed towards the direction where they came from.
Ling Xi stabilized Bingling. When she turned her head, she saw that Cang Hai was furious. He was leading a few hundred Cangjia’s disciples to chase after them. When Qing Nian went over, he made a seal and blocked everyone.
She couldn’t watch anymore! Ling Xi took a deep breath and tried her best to leave Cangjia Mountain as fast as possible.
However, she had overestimated her remaining spiritual energy after all. Such a fast speed made her body unable to endure it. She barely flew out of Cangjia Mountain. Without the protecting of the immortal aura on the mountain, the discomfort quickly hit her body. She couldn’t even manage her sword stably.
Ling Xi had to stop midway to conceal her aura, so that she wouldn’t be found by those who chased her.
However, the moment she stopped, she was surrounded.
It was a group of demons.
“Haha, sure enough you came down the mountain today. Why wasn’t it Qing Kui who saved you?” Qing Feng’s laughter pierced the night and the demonic aura on her body attacked Ling Xi directly.
Ling Xi was already exhausted. After two blows, she was firmly caught.
“Follow me to the demon realm and play there for a few days!”
Qing Feng held Ling Xi hostage and was about to leave with a whirlwind. The starlight in the night was blocked by dark clouds for a moment. The wind rose, dispelling the demonic aura and brought the devilish aura.
Ling Xi didn’t know what had happened yet when she was already in the arms of another person.
A somewhat cold aura that no longer had the fragrance of Chinese roses, but that made her still feel familiarity.
She only heard a shout of pain from Qing Feng. Ling Xi opened her eyes and saw that she (QF) had fallen to the ground. There was green demonic blood at the corners of her lips.
“Devil king Nan Zhi is truly powerful.”
She wiped the blood on her mouth. Her smile was sharp. With one gaze, a large number of demons attacked Nan Zhi.
The black clouds in the sky quickly counter-attacked as if an invisible hand was controlling them. The black clouds changed into devilish beings and fought with those demons.
Ling Xi was in Nan Zhi’s arms. She looked at the battle below and her eyes slightly hurt.
She thought of that day on Cangjia Mountain. If she hadn’t stopped Nan Zhi, would it be that day be the same as today?”
Whether they were demons, immortals or mortals; there was no difference in Nan Zhi’s heart.
The moment she thought of that, she asked the question.
“Yes.” Nan Zhi’s answers had always been brief, but after this word, he added another sentence, “You are different.”
The three words had a gentle softness.
“Then, would you still listen to me?” Ling Xi snuggled in his arms. Her voice was slightly hoarse after having avoided the gust of wind.
The softness in Nan Zhi’s eyes seemed to have been blown away by the wind. He narrowed his eyes and kept looking at the demons who returned to their original form after falling on the ground. “I used to only listen to you, but I discovered that I was wrong.”
Ling Xi looked at his dark eyes and found that the things inside of it was surely not the same anymore. Those were a natural born dominance and arrogance and silent fell into the once pure and clean eyes.
He touched the corner of her eye and said, “In the future, you listen to me.”
It happened that at that moment Qing Feng left with the wounded demons. Her laughter came with the wind, “Qing Feng would wait for the day that devil king unifies the six realms! And is willing to bow my head and be your subject!”
A group of devils was stained with green demon blood. They stepped on the bones of the demons, knelt and said in unison, “Congratulating Lord for returning to the devil realm! Congratulating Lord for returning to the devil realm!”
Congratulating Lord for returning to the devil realm!
Nan Zhi really is…a devil!
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“Nan Zhi, the sky is not beautiful today. Can you make it brighter?!” Ling Xi rested on the window and watched the sky of the devil realm.
Nan Zhi swept once over her. There was a smile in his eyes. His thin lips moved slightly and he made a spell with one hand. The clouds in the sky spread out and the blue washed in.
“Nan Zhi, I still think that a snowy weather is more beautiful.” Ling Xi turned around and smiled brightly.
Nan Zhi’s hand moved again. His eyes darkened. Snowflakes truly fell from the sky.
Ling Xi happily rested on his shoulder, “I thought you won’t listen to me anymore.”
Nan Zhi stroked her hair, “Occasionally, I can listen to you.”
“Then, what about you change into a turtle and play with me?” Ling Xi won an inch, wanted a foot.
- Win an inch, want a foot: give one an inch, he’ll want a mile
Nan Zhi’s smile froze at the corner of his lips. He seemed like he didn’t know whether he should cry or laugh.
When Ling Xi saw him like this, she felt more comfortable. This expression of his made her feel that he was still her Nan Zhi even if they were in the devil realm.
She had never thought that one day she would live in the devil realm. Around her aside from devils, were still devils, although, they changed into appearances of ordinary people.
“Look, you are not obedient again.” Ling Xi pretended to be angry.
Nan Zhi still stared at her not knowing whether to cry or laugh. His eyes reflected her slightly flushed cheeks and blaming eyes. Ling Xi still wanted to say something. Her mouth hasn’t opened yet when it was sealed by a refreshing breath.
The coolness invaded from the tip of the tongue and slowly flowed all over her body, making her seem like she was floating on a light boat. The water carrying the light boat gradually became more turbulent. She floated up and down with more rapid turbulence. The temperature of the water also seemed to get higher and almost boiling.
Until when Ling Xi was covered by the turbulent flow and almost ignited did the fiery heat leave.
Her cheeks were burning. She gently leaned against Nan Zhi’s chest. Her breathing hasn’t steadied yet. She put a hand on his chest and murmured, “Does it still hurt.”
A sword stab caused by her.
“Mm.”
Ling Xi’s heart ached, “Nan Zhi, can you recall all the devils outside of the devil realm?”
This way, it would also be fine if they stayed forever in the devil realm. No one would force her again to make a choice. They would also not face each other again with swords.
Nan Zhi’s slightly cool fingertip caressed over the outline of her face. The dark eyes suddenly stared at her.
Ling Xi looked into those eyes and frowned, “You don’t agree?”
Nan Zhi smoother her brows and said in a low voice, “After they have finished doing one thing for me.”
“What thing?” Ling Xi looked sideways.
Nan Zhi dodged her gaze.
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