Qin Moyu noticed that his voice sounded a little hoarse and couldn't help but worry: "Why does your voice sound different? Are you sick?"
Do cultivators get sick?
"It's nothing, I'm just a little thirsty." Shen Yebai licked his lips, using a smile to hide the turmoil in his heart, and pointed to the stone next to him, saying, "Let me help you tie your hair up."
"OK."
Qin Moyu sat on a rock, her long hair hanging down to her waist, waiting for Shen Yebai to tie it up for her.
Shen Yebai didn't have the habit of carrying a comb, so he used his hands as a comb to slowly comb his hair.
Qin Moyu has very good hair quality; it's smooth, black, and shiny, and you can't help but love touching it.
Qin Moyu showed Shen Yebai her back without reservation, and Shen Yebai was very happy with this trust.
Perhaps it was the breathtaking scenery that stirred his heart, perhaps it was Qin Moyu's trust that made his heart flutter, or perhaps... it was simply pure joy. Shen Yebai, as if possessed, brushed a strand of hair aside and placed a light kiss upon it.
Qin Moyu was completely unaware that this lewd act of stealing a kiss made Shen Yebai feel both ashamed and sweet.
Shen Yebai spoke softly, "Mo Yu..."
Something seems off about him.
"What's wrong?" Qin Moyu turned around, her eyes clean and pure, like a blow to the head that brought Shen Yebai back to his senses.
He couldn't quite describe his feelings, but Shen Yebai used all his composure to keep from giving himself away, and simply smiled and said it was nothing.
As she ran her fingers through Qin Moyu's long hair, she also gathered the scattered emotions in her heart, and the incredible answer slowly emerged.
His heart stopped pounding, and the excitement transformed into a gentle stream that filled every corner of his body, making it impossible for Shen Yebai to view Qin Moyu with a normal heart.
"I'm just afraid you'll find it boring."
"No way." Qin Moyu shrugged. "After you left, I had no one to talk to, and I was so bored. I'm used to it. I bothered my master every day, and that's why I got kicked out."
Shen Yebai seemed to see Qin Moyu sitting alone in the courtyard. His throat tightened, and after a long while, he finally spoke: "I'm sorry..."
If I hadn't always told Qin Moyu about things outside, piquing his interest, and hadn't taken him away, Qin Moyu wouldn't be so lonely.
"What do you have to apologize for?" Qin Moyu found his apology baffling. "If you hadn't told me those stories, I don't know what kind of trouble I would have gotten myself into after leaving the sect."
"By the way, after you left you went to..."
"Bang!"
A loud bang interrupted Qin Moyu's unfinished words, and the two instantly became alert. Qin Moyu took the hairband from Shen Yebai's hand and quickly tied up her long hair.
Qin Moyu looked solemnly at the source of the sound—where was originally a mountain wall, now covered with dense cracks.
—The wind is picking up.
An unseen wind swirled up the fallen petals, making them seem to be toyed with by an invisible hand, hovering in place, a sense of danger pervading the air.
"Bang! Bang!"
Two more loud bangs rang out, and a dark hole appeared in the mountain wall, with Shen Yebai standing in front of Qin Yu.
A figure in blue emerged from the cave in a disheveled state, followed by countless bats screaming and swarming out of the cave, only to hover in the air due to the strange wind. The huge swarm of bats darkened the sunlight.
"Run!" the man in blue shouted at Qin Moyu, then staggered to his feet and ran.
Qin Moyu, with the extraordinary eyesight of a cultivator, clearly saw that the person was actually Nan Xun.
"Damn it." Qin Moyu cursed and grabbed Shen Yebai without hesitation, and ran away.
Secret realms suppress a person's cultivation level, and the things the protagonist might encounter are definitely not things that ordinary people can handle.
A roar resembling that of a wild beast came from the cave entrance. Qin Moyu felt a tightness in his chest. Not to mention, countless bats blocked their way on their escape route, slowing them down while the roars behind them grew louder and louder.
At the critical moment—
"Hold me tight." Shen Yebai suddenly hugged Qin Moyu and whispered, "Trust me, I can get you out of here."
Without hesitation, Qin Moyu hugged Shen Yebai's waist, putting all her weight on him. Even in this life-or-death situation, she couldn't help but tease him: "Yebai, you're the one who told me to hug you. If I can't get you out of here, I'll eat you out of house and home!"
A smile appeared in Shen Yebai's eyes, and he still had the mood to answer Qin Moyu: "Don't worry, it won't make you poor."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yebai concentrated his spiritual energy at his toes, stepped on the bats for leverage, and sped through the air. Even with Qin Moyu hanging on him, he was much faster than when they ran on their own.
Qin Moyu used his spiritual energy to protect his eyes from the strong wind and saw the protagonist struggling to escape the gale. His clothes were tattered and he was covered in bruises. Looking at Shen Yebai, who was holding him unharmed, Qin Moyu realized that the protagonist was actually just an unlucky guy who faced life-or-death crises every day and even dragged down a background nobody like him.
The path down the mountain was blocked by a group of bats, so they could only run into the forest halfway up the mountain.
None of them were familiar with the terrain, and as they ran, they ended up at a cliff. This absurd cliff almost made Qin Moyu roll his eyes.
Hey, hey, hey, is this really necessary? Coming to the cliff every time you encounter danger? Is there really such a thing as the cliff-survival law?
"There's no road."
Shen Yebai stopped at the edge of the cliff, not far away was the protagonist, panting heavily.
Looking up, the gale was still swirling around the mountaintop, and something rushing through the forest was shaking the ground; it must be a huge creature.
"What is this thing?!" Qin Moyu couldn't help but shout at Nan Xun, the violent tremor making his heart skip a beat.
Nan Xun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, leaned on the rocks to stand up, and desperately tried to regain his strength: "I don't know."
Nan Xun truly had no idea that he had been forced into the secret realm to escape Fen Tian's pursuit, and had fallen into a cave. Inside the cave, besides a sword manual, there was also a giant beast lurking deep within.