The woman was still fighting against the core of the formation, attempting to once again cast a forbidden spell to suppress the evil god.
Demonic energy raged all around, the woman's once black hair turned snow-white, and her elegant and gorgeous robes became tattered and worn, with blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
Demonic energy swirled around her, searching for weaknesses, attempting to corrupt this serene and ethereal fairy.
"Miss Gu! Stop now! You'll die!" Xu Yi slashed at the demons blocking her way, clearing a bloody path and slowly closing the distance between them.
The woman heard her voice but ignored her completely. Not only did she not stop, but she also began to awaken the divine bloodline within her body with her own cultivation, wanting to use her own life to repair the core of the formation.
Moreover, when Xu Yi was exhausted, she felt a gentle and friendly spiritual energy brushing against her consciousness, followed by a protective spiritual energy covering her body.
These scents all came from that woman.
The extremely gentle protective spiritual energy attached to her was rapidly losing its original power, and this protective spiritual energy accelerated its pace, becoming increasingly domineering in its attempt to drive her out of this secret realm.
Xu Yi suddenly understood Miss Gu's meaning and couldn't help but laugh.
As she laughed, Xu Yi tasted the salty bitterness of tears.
It's strange, how could a heartless cultivator like her have tears?
"I am a ruthless cultivator, who cultivates myself according to the laws of Heaven, and I bear the responsibility of saving the world."
"Now that the seal of the evil god is crumbling and the ancient calamity is about to be born, we should sacrifice ourselves to save the world."
"I am Xu Yi, a disciple of the Cangyun Sect. Today, I am willing to sacrifice myself for the cause, seeking the power of the Heavenly Dao to help me suppress evil spirits!"
A note from the author:
Xu Yi: Miss Gu is the embodiment of all living beings.
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Chapter Seventy-One
Xu Yi held Gu Yueyue's hand, and the two tacitly agreed to this position, neither of them letting go first, and they walked slowly along the path.
It's already winter, but this place can't compare to the seaside city where winters are undeniably cold and summers are undeniably hot.
This small town was so cold it made you feel uneasy. The bright sun hanging in the sky was just like a large light source, providing absolutely no warmth.
Gu Yueyue's outstretched hand was red from the cold outside, but Xu Yi didn't notice at first.
It wasn't until Gu Yueyue tried to pull her hand back that Xu Yi suddenly remembered something.
"Teacher Gu, your hands are so cold." Xu Yi stopped and grabbed her hands, rubbing them. "Let me warm them up for you."
"Thank you." Gu Yueyue felt a little uncomfortable feeling the warmth of Xu Yi's palm. She didn't dare to look Xu Yi in the eye, but she was also reluctant to pull her hand away.
Since Gu Yueyue was willing to maintain this relationship, Xu Yi naturally wouldn't bring it up. Instead, she was delighted that Miss Gu was indulging her intimacy little by little.
The two found a family in the village and, thanks to Gu Yueyue's friendly demeanor, managed to gather some information.
An elderly person was enjoying the cool shade under a tree in the courtyard. There was also a well in the courtyard, which looked quite old, and a wooden bucket was being pulled by a rope next to it.
Gu Yueyue asked the old man a few questions, and the old man spoke to Gu Yueyue in his local accent.
At first, Gu Yueyue found it a bit difficult to listen, but she gradually got used to it and was able to chat with the old man.
Leaving the small courtyard, Gu Yueyue frowned in thought.
Gu Yueyue: "The old man said that there is a family surnamed Yue who are holding a wedding banquet tonight. They have ingredients, so you can go to their house for the wedding banquet tonight."
Xu Yi smiled more upon hearing this.
Gu Yueyue frowned even more deeply.
"Knowing that the first stop was here, I looked up information about this place before coming and learned about the local customs and traditions." Gu Yueyue pulled Xu Yi aside and whispered, avoiding the passersby and villagers, "The information said that wedding banquets here are usually held at noon, and there is no banquet in the evening."
Xu Yi asked thoughtfully, "Does Teacher Gu mean that this might not be a wedding banquet?"
"It's hard to say." Gu Yueyue had some guesses in her mind, but she didn't say them directly, afraid of scaring the little girl.
"Shall we go and take a look at that family's house?" Xu Yi suggested.
This was her habit as a cultivator traveling the world; sometimes she would feel that something was amiss and would try to find out the truth, otherwise she would feel uneasy.
Gu Yueyue was silent for a while, then finally made up her mind and said, "Let's go. While there's still time."
—I'm a local, and Yueyue is right. Wedding banquets here are usually held at noon, but as for dinner... well, that's hard to say.
—What's so hard to say? Don't keep us in suspense, don't force me to beg you to tell us.
—Let me tell you, this is a funeral feast!
—Wow! No way? Really?
"I'm still a local, and that's how it is here. Especially today, it's an unusual day, a cloudy one. No wonder the production team told the guests to complete their tasks during the day and not to wander around at night, preferably staying in the courtyard."
"Should we wait for Teacher Chen and Teacher Han to come together?" Xu Yi asked her.
Gu Yueyue thought of the information she had seen online before coming here. Her brow twitched and her eyes twitched. She was unsure whether to wait for them.
With more people around, her fear would lessen.
However, if we call them over to come along, they might be scared too.
"Why don't we go instead? Let's check the situation, and it would be even better if we could buy some ingredients."
"If not, we can wait for Teacher Chen and the others to bring back more information, which will be more beneficial to us."
The main reason was that Xu Yi didn't want to ruin the opportunity to be alone with Teacher Gu and didn't want those two people to come over.
Yin Yu watched all of this from the live broadcast room. Seeing the two's plan, she couldn't help but chuckle and sigh softly.
These two are clearly going to each other, so why are they acting like they're having a tragic love affair?
And they even forced her, the villain who broke up the couple.
Yin Yu summoned her assistant to keep an eye on things, while she herself went to have a good talk with Gu Yueyue.
Gu Yueyue and Xu Yi arrived at the house where the wedding banquet was being held.
They stood at someone's door, but there was no festive feeling at all; instead, there was an eerie and discordant atmosphere.
"Shall we go in?" Xu Yi asked.
Gu Yueyue wasn't quite sure. To be honest, she was rather timid and really wanted to leave right away in this situation.
While they were still thinking, a cheerful shout came from afar.
"Yueyue!"
The familiar voice made Gu Yueyue's heart skip a beat.
Xu Yi was even more sensitive to the name Yueyue than Gu Yueyue herself.
When she heard someone call Miss Gu, she looked in the direction of the voice and saw Zhao Yuan.
"Yueyue." Zhao Yuan jogged over, slightly out of breath. Perhaps it was from exercise, or perhaps it was from the reunion. In any case, he was so excited that he was a little agitated and lost his usual composure.
After Zhao Yuan arrived, he paused for a moment before smiling at Xu Yi and saying, "Xu Yi."
"What a coincidence. I didn't expect to run into you here. It seems we've found the same clue." Zhao Yuan's gaze remained fixed on Gu Yueyue, and the joy and excitement in his tone were very genuine.
Xu Yi was somewhat dissatisfied, but because there were cameras around, she still had to politely greet the young film emperor.
"Teacher Zhao, what a coincidence." Gu Yueyue's tone was undisguised in its aloofness; a single address created a distance between them.
Seeing the drastic change in Zhao Yuan's expression, Xu Yi felt much better. She casually rubbed Gu Yueyue's hand with the pad of her thumb.
A ripple of emotion stirred within Gu Yueyue, but she continued talking to Zhao Yuan without showing it on her face.
"Speaking of which, you debuted earlier than me. I really don't dare to accept you calling me Teacher Zhao." Zhao Yuan chuckled and added, "Speaking of which, we've worked together on three TV series, one movie, and this variety show."
"I call you Yueyue, but you call me Teacher Zhao. It makes me so sad."
What else can we do now that things have come to this?
Gu Yueyue could only laugh lightly and change her form of address.
"Brother Yuan, do you want to come in together?"
Zhao Yuan then beamed with joy, "Of course."
However, they didn't rush in. Instead, Zhao Yuan pulled them aside and whispered to them that he had researched local customs before coming.
As he spoke, he kept an eye on Gu Yueyue's expression, thinking that as long as she showed even the slightest fear, he could comfort her and give her a sense of security.
As expected, after he finished speaking, Gu Yueyue's eyes showed fear, and she subconsciously took a step back, an instinctive action to escape.
"Don't be afraid, I..."
As Zhao Yuan spoke, Xu Yi also spoke, their figures faintly overlapping.
Gu Yueyue could only hear the voices of the people around her.
Xu Yi said weakly, "Teacher Gu seems very scared. Shall we leave?"
She wanted to persuade Gu Yueyue to leave with her, leaving the clues here to Zhao Yuan alone. After all, Zhao Yuan came here specifically to investigate this lead.
Seeing that she was afraid, Gu Yueyue's own fear subsided somewhat. She straightened her back and tightened her grip on Xu Yi's hand.
"Don't be afraid. It's all arranged by the production team. Don't be scared, I'm here."
Xu Yi heard those words again, a comforting phrase deeply imprinted on her soul tens of thousands of years ago. Hearing them again filled her with longing and memories.
Xu Yi suddenly didn't want to leave with Gu Yueyue.
She didn't know who gave her the wrong impression that even if she went in with Zhao Yuan, Miss Gu would only care about her.
Xu Yi was happy, but Zhao Yuan was not so happy.
However, he still had to maintain appearances. Whether it was because of the cameras around him or because of his relationship with his beloved, Zhao Yuan always maintained his composure.
After Xu Yi finished expressing her fear, he quickly added, "Don't be afraid. Yueyue is very talkative. This is all arranged by the production team, nothing will happen. Even if there are any problems, I'm here. I will protect you all."
He said he was protecting you, but his eyes were only on Gu Yueyue.
A man who is both affectionate and tender.