The cave was deep and long, its entrance hidden among the weeds, making it extremely secluded.
Inside the cave was a large spiritual spring, now frozen solid and emanating a chilling mist.
After Lin Luochen took the Yao Beast Core, he had Leng Yueshuang use a Flame Talisman to destroy the bear's corpse, leaving no trace.
He broke the ice, filled his wine gourd with spring water, and then washed his face before finally feeling at ease.
It was a close call, but he managed to avoid repeating past mistakes. He should be able to hold out until the Blood Moon descends, right?
But Lin Luochen remained bothered: why did Luo Yaoyao arrive early?
Was it the spiritual energy fluctuation when Leng Yueshuang broke the seal?
Or was it because, in this life, he took the reincarnation defying fate tablet?
The truth was as he expected; the reincarnation defying fate tablet had the effect of obscuring heavenly secrets and concealing one's aura.
Although it hadn't acknowledged a master yet, within a certain range, it could still interfere with the mark on Leng Yueshuang's body.
However, when Leng Yueshuang left Lin Luochen and fell unconscious in the snow, she exposed her location.
Lin Luochen had a suspicion, so he didn't dare to stay too far from Leng Yueshuang.
Who knew if she had been afflicted with any other tracking techniques?
"You should heal your injuries quickly!"
Leng Yueshuang hummed in acknowledgment, but then she hesitated, glancing at the clear spring.
"Young Master, I'd like to clean my wounds. Could you please turn away for a moment?"
Lin Luochen looked at her disheveled appearance and warned, "This water is very cold. Don't use it directly for bathing."
"Your current Physique can't handle it; you'll get sick, and I don't want to take care of you."
"Also, the bottom of the water leads to other places, with undercurrents and Yao Beasts. Be careful!"
Leng Yueshuang looked bewildered, thinking, 'You know this too?'
'This guy is actually so meticulous and cares about me?'
Lin Luochen ignored her surprise, walked a short distance away, and turned his back to her, looking out of the cave.
Although Leng Yueshuang was a Cultivator, she didn't practice Body Refining at all, so her Physique was not much better than that of an ordinary person.
She was already injured, then fell into the water, was poisoned, and now bathing in such a cold pond would be unbearable.
In the previous life, she became so ill that she was on the verge of death, making him busy and flustered, and he even developed accursed feelings!
He must nip her feelings for him in the bud, giving her no chance whatsoever!
"I understand!"
Leng Yueshuang looked at his back, her lips curving slightly, and she threw out a few Formation Flags to conceal the surroundings.
She took off her tattered clothes, used a Cultivation Technique to make the water rise, and heated it before cleaning her wounds.
Leng Yueshuang occasionally looked at Lin Luochen, and seeing that he had no intention of turning his head, she finally relaxed.
'Could it be that in his eyes, I'm truly that ugly?'
'What kind of aesthetic does this mountain savage have!'
Lin Luochen heard the splashing water behind him. He appeared unmoving, but he couldn't help but imagine the scene behind him.
He naturally knew what an enchanting and delicate body was hidden beneath the tightly wrapped clothes of the woman behind him.
Lin Luochen, in the prime of his youth and having tasted the forbidden fruit, couldn't help but let his thoughts wander.
But he suppressed the romantic notions in his heart and began to analyze their current situation.
Now, they just had to wait two days for the Blood Moon to descend, and Gu Qinghan, that woman, and her reinforcements would arrive.
Since he hadn't touched Leng Yueshuang, Gu Qinghan couldn't possibly drag him back to the Jade Maiden Sect, could she?
But he always felt that woman couldn't be judged by common sense, and he was still more inclined to find an opportunity to slip away then.
Lin Luochen would rather risk being eaten by a Yao Beast than be imprisoned in the Jade Maiden Sect again.
But what if Luo Yaoyao came after them? Should he sacrifice himself?
Thinking of this, his mind was in turmoil, and he became indecisive.
A moment later, Leng Yueshuang's cool and captivating voice came from behind him.
"Young Master, it's alright now!"
Lin Luochen turned his head and saw Leng Yueshuang in a long blue and white dress, her long black hair draped over her chest, appearing cool yet with a hint of fragility.
Although he had seen it countless times, Leng Yueshuang's peerless immortal beauty was still so devastating.
In the previous life, Lin Luochen had cursed himself countless times for being bewitched, letting his lower desires control his higher judgment.
But every time he saw Leng Yueshuang, he felt that his downfall was not unjust.
What man could withstand such a test?
Not only was this woman beautiful, but her figure was also exceptional, making one unable to resist.
Leng Yueshuang felt uncomfortable under his gaze, feeling as if she were standing naked before him, and she couldn't help but shy away.
"Young Master?"
Lin Luochen snapped back to reality, secretly fearful, and quickly turned his head away, not daring to look further.
"Hurry up and regulate your breathing!"
Leng Yueshuang hummed in acknowledgment and handed him a Jade Slip.
"Young Master, this is the Aura Concealment Technique; it can conceal one's aura and life fluctuations!"
This was originally a Jade Maiden Sect Cultivation Technique, but she couldn't worry about that now.
Lin Luochen didn't expect such a pleasant surprise and unceremoniously accepted the Jade Slip.
Leng Yueshuang sat down cross-legged, cast healing Cultivation Techniques on herself, and began to recover.
After Lin Luochen organized the Talismans and Medicinal Pills he had, he also quietly sat down to Cultivate the Aura Concealment Technique.
He didn't know how much time had passed when Leng Yueshuang slowly opened her eyes, only to see Lin Luochen quietly munching on dry rations.
Only then did she remember that the man before her was merely at the Qi Refining Realm and couldn't go without food and drink like her.
"Young Master, why do you carry dry rations with you?"
Lin Luochen couldn't say that he was preparing to run away down the mountain at the time, so he just casually brushed it off.
"It's normal for hunters to bring their own dry rations when entering the mountains, what's so strange about that?"
Leng Yueshuang said awkwardly, "I didn't bring any Grain Abstinence Pills. Luckily, Young Master, you brought your own dry rations."
Lin Luochen was too lazy to complain. In the previous life, he had starved for two days, which led to him being too weak to run after remaining still.
"How are your injuries?"
Leng Yueshuang honestly replied, "After two more days of regulating my breathing, I should be about seventy to eighty percent recovered!"
"Can you defeat that demonic woman?"
"No! I can only escape!"
"That demonic woman's Drunken Love Smoke is very peculiar. Do you have any way to deal with it?"
Upon hearing this, Leng Yueshuang thought seriously for a while, then said uncertainly, "Perhaps a Detoxification Medicinal Pill might have some effect?"
Lin Luochen was greatly disappointed to hear this, as they had already tried it in the previous life, and it only provided temporary relief.
This time, Leng Yueshuang only inhaled a small amount; next time, it might not be effective!
"Then give me two!"
Leng Yueshuang poured him a few Detoxification Medicinal Pills, which he directly tucked into his waistband.
Leng Yueshuang was about to put her storage ring back, but Lin Luochen reminded her, "Don't put everything back. What if your spiritual energy is restricted again?"
Leng Yueshuang paused, looked at herself, but didn't know where to put them.
Lin Luochen pointed to her chest, and Leng Yueshuang's pretty face flushed. She turned around and tucked them into the depths of her cleavage.
"Young Master has saved me many times, yet Yueshuang still doesn't know Young Master's esteemed name?"
Lin Luochen said unenthusiastically, "Nameless."
Leng Yueshuang hummed, then asked nervously, "Have I brought trouble to Young Master?"
"What do you think?"
"I'm sorry, I will find a way to protect Young Master's family..."
"No need, they are all gone."
"Ah?"
Leng Yueshuang apologized, "Then what are Young Master's plans for the future? How about coming with me to Xuan Province?"
Lin Luochen sneered, "Go to Xuan Province? Are you going to take me as a disciple?"
Leng Yueshuang quickly shook her head, "Our Jade Maiden Sect does not accept male disciples, but I can recommend you to other Schools."
Lin Luochen just smiled and said nothing.
He had no good impression of the Righteous Path!
If the Jade Maiden Sect could imprison a man like him until death, how much better could other Righteous Path Schools be?
On the path of Cultivation, there was no such thing as the Righteous Path or the Demonic Path; it was all about the strong preying on the weak, just with different ways of doing it.
"We'll see!"
The two chatted idly, when suddenly, a Yao Beast's roar and an explosion sounded from a distance.
They exchanged glances, used the Aura Concealment Technique, and went to the cave entrance, only to see two streaks of light soaring into the sky.
They could vaguely make out two brightly dressed women, with a twenty-foot-long Red-Scaled Flood Dragon chasing closely behind them in the air.
The Red-Scaled Flood Dragon spat out a pillar of fire, accurately hitting one of them.
That person, only at the Peak Golden Core Realm, was instantly charred black and fell from the sky, swallowed whole by the Flood Dragon.
The remaining person's face turned pale with fright. The three of them had been lured by the glowing fruit, not expecting a Red-Scaled Flood Dragon to be below.
That Red-Scaled Flood Dragon was not only at the Nascent Soul Realm, but also extremely skilled at concealment, directly devouring one person.
Although the two of them escaped, they didn't expect this Yao Beast to be able to fly, which was beyond her imagination.
Just as she was fleeing in a panic, a dark stream of light streaked past, grabbing the woman and soaring into the sky.
The woman screamed incessantly, blood splattering down, but soon her cries ceased.
The Red-Scaled Flood Dragon roared furiously, then unwillingly returned to the swamp.
Leng Yueshuang's beautiful eyes widened, and she couldn't help but cover her cherry-like mouth, filled with lingering fear.
A Red-Scaled Flood Dragon and an Iron-Plumed Hawk at the Nascent Soul Realm!
At this moment, Lin Luochen appeared so unfathomable in her eyes, as if shrouded in mist.
Who exactly was he?
Why was he so mysterious, and why did he seem to know everything?
