Volume 1 Chapter 34: Second Brother's Gentle Appearance

  Du Mu's handsome face, upon hearing Da Hei say that he resembles an ice pop and Qin Luo Yi doesn't like himself, had a hint of desolation flash in his deep black eyes as he quietly gazed at Qin Luo Yi who was standing elegantly under the snow willow tree, without saying a word.

  The Dark Emperor grew impatient: "How... are you still not satisfied with three things? Some of the things in my treasure trove, you may never have seen in your lifetime. Just taking out one item would be worth a whole city!"

  Du Mu's gaze was fixed on Qin Luo Yi, his eyes complex and profound, still without a word.

  "Five! I'll let you choose five... Are you satisfied now?" The snow pears on the Snow Pear Tree were almost all gone, and Hei Di gritted his teeth in pain as he added two more.

  "You've said that I don't have any special relationship with her, how would I know who she likes?" Du Mu Chang Qing finally turned his head back, looking at him coldly.

  Qin Luoyi liked the person... and had to bring the person down from this cliff, and let himself choose five things worth a city. He didn't know the reason, but he felt that this strange beast was not kind-hearted.

  "Don't you know?" The Dark Emperor finally got angry: "Don't you know why I spared your life?"

  Hei Zhaozi raised his hand, and was about to slap towards Duanmu Changqing. Duanmu Changqing's face turned icy cold, her slender figure standing upright in mid-air. The surrounding spiritual energy also surged instantly, and a crystal-clear jade palace rapidly appeared above her head.

  Qin Luoyi sensed the tense atmosphere in the sky and nodded slightly towards Da Hei.

  Dahai understood, let out a loud whoop and jumped down from the tree, excitedly saying: "This Snow Ginseng fruit is finally all picked, there's still a huge area ahead that we haven't explored yet, come on, hurry up and take a look." As soon as he finished speaking, he spread his limbs and rushed forward.

  His whole body filled with evil energy, Hei Di's face changed, and he cursed in a low voice. He didn't care about Duanmu Changqing anymore, withdrew his claws, jumped into the air, and chased after Dahei.

  Qin Luo Yi smiled slightly and followed slowly, the golden sunlight sprinkled on her body, setting off her originally stunning face to be even more breathtakingly beautiful.

  Du Mu's slender figure descended elegantly from the air, walking quietly by her side, with a hint of gentle warmth on his exceptionally handsome face.

  Thinking of the two corpses he saw at the bottom of Lion Tiger Cliff, his expression became solemn again. He opened his mouth and asked in a low voice: "Yī ér, how did you fall from the cliff?"

  The sudden change of tone in the intimate address made Qin Luoyi stumble, and she blinked quickly before continuing to walk forward as if nothing had happened.

  Du Mu's eyes dimmed slightly, and he pressed his perfect thin lips together before continuing: "The two people at the bottom of the cliff, were they with you when you fell?"

  Qin Luoyi's eyes flickered to the corner of his eye, and he saw that he had seen those two people. He hooked up the corner of his mouth and smiled: "Yes."

  Her careless demeanor made Du Mu Changqing's eyes flash with intense frustration. He took a step forward, blocking her path, his deep and profound gaze fixed on hers, his expression solemn: "Are they disciples of the Xiao Sect?"

  Ever since he knew she fell off the cliff, Liu Qingcheng's name had been lingering in his heart.

  After arriving at Piaoyou Sect, Qin Luoyi had always been cultivating and hadn't formed any grudges with anyone. As the disciple of the sect leader, ordinary people didn't dare to be disrespectful towards her. However, there was one person... that woman, Liu Qingcheng, who was infatuated with Eldest Senior Brother to the point of being almost crazy. She couldn't bear Eldest Senior Brother being kind to anyone else, and yet she had actually made Eldest Senior Brother find Liu Qingcheng for Jian Yuyan's sake. If Liu Qingcheng harbored resentment in her heart, it was possible that she would dare to do something unfavorable towards Qin Luoyi.

  A dark and sinister aura flashed in his eyes. Silently gritting his teeth, he vowed that this matter had better have nothing to do with Liu Qingcheng; otherwise, he would not let her off!

  Qin Luo raised an eyebrow, unexpectedly, Duanmu Changqing blocked her way, insisting on getting an answer.

  "It shouldn't be, right?" She tilted her head, a cold glint flashing in her phoenix-like eyes, saying lightly.

  The dead were Xiao Tian and his senior brother from the Dongtian Fudi sect, not people from the Piaomiao Sect. However, she received a note from Jian Yuyan and arrived at Yuzang Mountain, only to find that it wasn't Jian Yuyan, but her arch-nemesis... The meaning behind this is quite intriguing.

  Jian Yu Yan took out the note she had written to herself two days ago and looked at it again. The original handwriting had disappeared completely, leaving only a blank sheet of paper. She examined it carefully and found that the paper had been soaked in special medicinal water. The words written on it would last for no more than five watches, after which they would disappear without a trace.

  It's just that at the time, she saw it was Jian Yu Yan's handwriting, so she was too careless and didn't notice anything unusual about the paper. The fragrance of the medicine was mistaken for the scent of the paper itself, because on the Holy Dragon Continent, many people would add some fragrant spices to the paper during production to show its uniqueness.

  "Shouldn't it be?" Du Mu Chang Qing gazed at her bright and pretty face, slightly stunned. Could it be that Liu Qing Cheng wasn't the one who had moved, and she just happened to have a private encounter with those two in Yu Cang?

  It's also possible that it's not like that.

  Yu Cang Mountain is on the outskirts of Piaoyou Sect, where monks from other sects often pass by. Yuer will fight with people for no more than two reasons: either they want to snatch the treasure on her body or some dissolute monks have evil intentions when they see her beauty.

  Qin Luo Yi wrapped around the opening, and Duanmu Changqing's face turned somewhat unsightly. He continued to walk forward, laughing as he went: "Second Shixiong didn't see them, did you? Do you think they're people from Piaomiao Sect?"

  It's said that Xiao Tian is a disciple of Dongtian Fudi who has received much attention, even the Great Master Brother has seen him several times. I suppose Duanmu Changqing should have also met him, and his senior brother... Could it be that he didn't recognize him at all?

  "I've seen them, but when I saw them... they were already gnawed to the bone." Du Mu Changqing turned around and followed behind her, saying softly, with a glint of icy light in his eyes, regretting that he had rushed down to find Qin Luo Yi too quickly and hadn't been able to make those two culprits who made her fall pay with their lives.

  Qin Luoyi was slightly stunned, then immediately sneered and laughed. In this Lion Tiger Cliff, there are many ferocious beasts. Within two days, it's not unusual to turn into a skeleton.

  Be careful.

  She was distracted for a moment and didn't notice the tree branch lying across the road in front of her, but Du Muqing saw it. Afraid that the branch would scratch her face, he raised his palm before she could pass by, and a stream of spiritual energy shot out, cutting down the branch instantly.

  Qin Luoyi couldn't help but look at him with a hint of puzzlement, only to meet the gentle warmth in his eyes, causing her heart to skip a beat. She hastily turned away, twitched the corner of her mouth, and said "thank you, Second Brother" before continuing on her way, this time with noticeably quickened steps.

  Du Mu Changqing followed beside her, she walked fast and he was faster, she slowed down and he also slowed down. The unusual tenderness flickering in his eyes made Qin Luoyi distracted several times, and she didn't notice the branches and vines blocking her way ahead. However, Du Mu Changqing always managed to clear the obstacles for her before she bumped into them.

  This bizarre behavior, which was almost flattering, made Qin Luoyi feel strange at first, and later on, he felt a chill run down his spine, wondering which nerve of his had gone wrong.

  She attributed all this to her falling off the cliff and nearly dying, which was too stimulating for Du Mu Changqing. He finally changed his way of dealing with her and prepared to use this sugar-coated cannonball to capture her, so that she could help him solve the problem as soon as possible and restore his male dignity.

  "You just gave her all the Xue Shen fruit, but this Tian Long fruit is even more precious. It only bears fruit once every 10,000 years, and each time it only produces five fruits. Don't pick them all! This one must be left behind, at most give her one..."

  Hei Di saw Da Hei at the edge of a very hidden mountain cave, found the Tian Long Guo covered by thick vines, and was about to pick them all again when he finally couldn't bear it and jumped up.

  "Are you not going to give it to her?" Dahei stopped his paws, looking embarrassed: "Later on, I won't be able to stay by her side, she doesn't have enough things to upgrade her cultivation, so she'll have to go out and take risks, what if..."

  "Hei Di closed his eyes: 'Two pills, at most give her two pills, can't have more!'"

  Then he opened his eyes, jumped up and rushed over to pick three down, put them away for himself, and finally let out a sigh of relief.

  Dà Hēi wú bǐ qì nǎo.

  Translation: Da Hei is extremely annoyed.

  In her heart, she silently cursed him to death, but on the surface, she didn't show any expression. She sighed and said: "Okay, since you're reluctant, then give her two."

  "You're thinking of her in everything, even this kind of rare and precious thing... It's not that I'm reluctant to part with it, but if she takes so many rare things out, can she keep them safe? Who knows, maybe someone will find out and take care of her soon. Humans always say 'the innocent are punished for the guilty', right? I'm doing this for your own good. She's a disciple of the Xiao Yao Sect anyway, and it's not far from the Lion Tiger Cliff. She can come down anytime, given her relationship with you, am I supposed to make things difficult for her?"

  Hei Di's face turned green after hearing what it said, and he explained a lot of nonsense. Later on, as he spoke more fluently, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he added: "Handing over that storage ring full of treasures to her is really too insecure; how about this - put all those things in my place for now, and she can just bring a small portion with her when she goes up. When she needs something, she can come down and take it at any time."

  Da Hei's heart skipped a beat, and he naturally disagreed with this idea. It had never planned to stay at the bottom of Lion Tiger Cliff forever, accompanying it in such a small place for its entire life, which would suffocate it to death.

  Their lives as ancient alien beasts were very long, and even if Qin Luo Yi cultivated to the peak of the Purple Mansion, she would only live for a few thousand years. For her own future, no matter what, she had to follow Qin Luo Yi's side and help her find opportunities to break through.

  What's more, this bastard will know that he followed Qin Luo Yi and got nothing, losing so many treasures. At that time, he must have been furious. Next time they meet, it will definitely not be as friendly... He might even want to fight with him again. It's better if they never see each other again. He will never come down from the Lion Tiger Cliff for the rest of his life.

  Of course, after its cultivation recovered, it didn't mind coming down to play with it and teach it a good lesson.

  "No way, do you think Lion Tiger Cliff is a place where anyone can come down at will? Once or twice is fine, others would just think she's lucky, but if she comes down multiple times and then quickly makes progress in her cultivation after going up, wouldn't that arouse suspicion? You're the one who's harming her! She's not a three-year-old child who doesn't understand anything. If these things are taken out, how can you tell others?" Da Hei said coldly, his face stern and his eyes glaring angrily.

  Hei Di originally thought he had come up with a good plan, but unexpectedly enraged Da Hei again. With a very frustrated expression, he stood in place and turned around twice. Seeing Duanmu Changqing and Qin Luoyi walking over, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he lowered his voice to say: "She won't speak, are you not afraid that man will reveal it?"

  There was a hint of suppressed triumph in his voice.

  Da He's pupils constricted, and he glanced at Duanmu Changqing with disdain, lowering his voice to say: "Him? Anyone can say it, but he's the one who dares not speak of it. He'd rather her promotion be faster."

  "Really?" Hei Di was extremely suspicious: "Tell me about it, what's going on, so I can have a bottom line in my heart."

  Dà Hēi felt that the current situation was quite sensational, and he definitely wouldn't go around spreading rumors about Duān Mù Cháng Qīng's affairs. Otherwise, the people from the Xiāo Miào Sect would arrive soon. The Black Emperor had already blabbed it out, and Dà Hēi didn't dare imagine how angry Duān Mù Cháng Qīng would become - perhaps he would immediately start a fierce battle with Qín Luò Yī. This was a matter of a man's dignity, after all! Duān Mù Cháng Qīng knew that Qín Luò Yī had fallen off the cliff and jumped down without hesitation, which showed that he considered this matter more important than his own life!

  Moreover, it also knows that Duanmu Changqing is one of the seven super aristocratic families on Xuantian Continent - the people of the Duanmu family. Perhaps for a moment, Ge Zhangmen protected Qin Luoyi, and Duanmu Changqing couldn't do anything to Qin Luoyi. But once she left the sect, taking her life or torturing her until she was worse off than dead would be as easy as turning over one's hand!

  "This matter you'd better not ask about, I won't tell you. He's a Qingfu cultivator, yet he disregarded the danger and jumped off the cliff to save her. What does this mean? You should have an idea in your heart. I dare to guarantee that he absolutely won't let rumors spread everywhere." Dahei said with a serious expression.

  Hei Di Fox looked at it suspiciously, then looked at Duanmu Changqing, and finally his gaze fell on Qin Luoyi's body, only to reluctantly compromise: "Okay, since you're so determined, let's do it your way."

  The big black heart was excited and shouted loudly, finally fooling this idiot past.

  It was delighted, but didn't dare to show it too much, suppressing the hardship, a faint smile appeared on its face, and with a very satisfied gaze, it softly said: "I'll go ahead and take another look."

  Turned around and ran forward with a burst of speed, in the moment when Hei Di didn't see, his mouth was smiling all the way to his ears.

  Hei Di followed closely behind, in order to win Da Hei's heart, he could only give it his all.

  "It's actually a Dragon Fruit!"

  Qin Luoyi and Duanmu Changqing walked towards the place where Dahei and Heidi were just now, and Duanmu Changqing recognized the Tianlong fruit tree at a glance, with a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.

  The Tianxuan Continent and the Penglai Fairy Island, where the Tiantong Fruit Tree grows, can be counted on ten fingers. Because the Tiantong Fruit only ripens once every 10,000 years, it contains extremely heaven-defying spiritual power, and is said to be a priceless treasure.

  Looking up, I soon discovered very fresh picking marks on the Tiantong tree, as many as five places.

  Five Dragon Fruits!

  In the outside world, one Tianlong fruit is enough to drive countless cultivators crazy. Five... Du Mu Changqing's eyes twitched, all cultivators know that the Lion Tiger Cliff is a place of nine deaths and one life, and the Xuanmiao Sect relies on the array method set up by their ancestors to boldly let their disciples come down to adventure, but they are limited to those few places with relatively fewer and weaker fierce beasts.

  Practitioners of other sects, unless they are cultivating against the heavens, rarely dare to come down. They don't have the special crystal stones of the Xuan Mi Sect that can be transmitted by the formation in times of danger. They can only rely on their own strength and fight their way out from the only exit hidden at the northernmost end.

  Of course, this is because they do not know that there are treasures like Tianlong Guo Xue and Shenbao under the Lion Tiger Cliff. If they knew, many cultivators who want to advance would risk their lives to come and take a look!

  Qin Luoyi's expression was also extremely shocked, seeing Dahei continuing to search east and west in front of him with joy, while Heidi had a gloomy face, his heart skipped a beat, and a hint of hidden worry flashed in his eyes.

  "What's the relationship between Dahuo and Hei Di, how come Tianlong Guo's Hei Di also let it pick?" Du Mu Changqing looked at the two ancient beasts in front of him, couldn't help but feel curious, and finally asked.

  Qin Luo Yi curved the corner of her lips, let out a sigh and said playfully: "The Black Emperor has taken a liking to Da Hei, wants to keep Da Hei here as the mountain stronghold's lady."

  Du Mu Changqing was taken aback, then smiled: "Isn't this a betrothal gift for Da Hei?"

  After Da Hei, he probably can't leave Shizi Ya anymore... No wonder the Black Emperor was so willing to give up, it's just that these things are still his, they're just temporarily being kept by someone else.

  Thinking back to the conversation with Hei Di about the conditions... I still have some doubts in my heart, and I really can't understand why Hei Di wants me to find the person that Xiao Shimei likes. And he even lets me choose five treasures, it turns out that there is a Tian Long Guo here, which is an extraordinary object. It seems that these five treasures are worth a city, and Hei Di has made a big sacrifice.

  The dark and profound gaze fell on Qin Luo's bright face, an unthinkable thought suddenly flashed through.

  Has she really found someone she likes? The relationship between Dahei and Qīn Luòyī is not ordinary, the Black Emperor decided to make a big sacrifice to please Dahei, not letting them be separated, so he decided to bring the person she likes here, to live together from now on?

  Jian Yu's elegant and refined figure suddenly appeared in his mind... His eyebrows furrowed slightly, Qin Luo's speculation that he might have liked Jian Yu made him feel very uncomfortable.

  It shouldn't be possible!

  Their relationship is close, probably because they come from the same place. Apart from being friends, there won't be any other relationship between them!

  Digression

  Yesterday's chapter was uploaded in a hurry, I forgot to leave a message for everyone. The update time for the next few days may not be so punctual, I will try to update as early as possible, but it can't be fixed. If you don't see it in the morning, don't wait, just read it when you have time at night.

  Thank you Su Ye's flower (6 flowers), thank you et88555d's intimate drill, thank you Baobao's dad and eleventh brother's intimate flowers and drills.