Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 337 324: Brother Pei, Let's Make Yumo in Reality~

Pei Yuhang sensed the profound and familiar fluctuation of Spiritual Qi in the air and knew that Lin Qianyan had already made her move.

He hurried back with Ji Xichan.

Upon seeing the ground littered with the corpses of Cyan Demons, his brows furrowed slightly. There was no pity in his eyes, only cold contemplation.

The Demon and Human Races had a Peace Treaty. Minor conflicts were permissible, but one side was strictly forbidden from massacring the other on a large scale.

To do so would be considered a declaration of war, and they would be hunted by every Demon in the Northern Desert.

In a Demon-controlled land like the Northern Desert, this was, of course, a tyrannical clause.

It meant that Demon tribes could freely attack small groups of Human Cultivators, but powerful Humans could not retaliate by wiping out Demon tribes in revenge.

Just as Pei Yuhang's brows were knitted tight, his mind racing with plans on how to escape the Northern Desert with Lin Qianyan and the two young women...

Ji Xichan, who was busy collecting the powerful Demon Spirits of the Cyan Demons, suddenly cried out. The urgency in her voice shattered Pei Yuhang's train of thought.

Pei Yuhang followed the sound with his eyes and saw Lin Qianyan walking toward them, carrying the unconscious Qing Yueqiu in her arms bridal style.

"Yueqiu!"

Pei Yuhang's heart clenched violently when he saw his beloved disciple covered in blood, looking so ghastly.

He cast all other thoughts aside and strode forward, taking Qing Yueqiu from Lin Qianyan's arms. His movements were gentle, yet they betrayed an unconcealable anxiety.

Holding Qing Yueqiu in his embrace, Pei Yuhang lowered his head to carefully examine her injuries.

The silver-haired girl's beautiful, cool face was as pale as paper. A trace of blood remained at the corner of her lips, and her clothes were soaked through with blood, a shocking and horrifying sight.

A flash of heartache and self-blame crossed Pei Yuhang's eyes. He gently caressed her cheek and murmured, "I'm sorry, Yueqiu. Your master was too late…"

Lin Qianyan stood to the side, her gaze calm as she watched Pei Yuhang caress the young woman's face.

She pressed her red lips together for a moment before parting them. Her voice was as gentle as a spring breeze, carrying a reassuring tone.

"Don't worry, Brother Pei. Yueqiu's injuries look severe, but her aura is stable. Her life is not in danger."

Hearing this, the worry in Pei Yuhang's eyes did not dissipate.

He took a deep breath and gently placed his palm on the girl's chest. The Pure Yang True Qi in his body, brimming with vigorous Life Force, slowly surged from his palm into Qing Yueqiu's body.

As the True Qi flowed into her, the deathly pallor of Qing Yueqiu's face gradually gave way to a hint of rosy color, and her breathing became much steadier.

Only then did Pei Yuhang let out a small sigh of relief, his tense shoulders relaxing slightly.

He looked up at Lin Qianyan and said gratefully,

"Qianqian, thank goodness you were here…"

Hearing his words, Lin Qianyan's gentle, beautiful eyes stiffened slightly, a flash of displeasure flickering in their depths.

Her lips still held a gentle smile, but her eyes had grown colder. Seeing as there was an outsider present, she began to secretly send a voice transmission to Pei Yuhang:

[Brother Pei, we've been husband and wife for decades. How can you still be so formal with me? Don't tell me that now that you've seen your precious disciple, you're going to treat your wife like a stranger!]

Upon hearing the transmission, Pei Yuhang's fingertips, which were caressing Qing Yueqiu's pretty face, froze for a moment. A hint of embarrassment flashed in his eyes, and he subconsciously avoided Lin Qianyan's gaze as he replied in a low voice:

[That… of course not, Qianqian.]

Lin Qianyan raised a delicate eyebrow, a sly glint in her eyes as she continued her transmission:

[Call me 'wife'! The marriage we had in the Illusion Realm counts out here, too. Are you trying to back out of it, Brother Pei?]

[…Wife.]

Seeing this, the corners of Lin Qianyan's lips curved upward slightly, a flicker of triumph in her eyes.

Just then, a soft "COUGH, COUGH" sound rang out.

Ji Xichan watched the pair flirting with an expressionless face, though an imperceptible gloominess flashed in her eyes. The corners of her lips drooped slightly, and her tone was laced with a mix of resentment and bitterness, as if she were suppressing some deep emotion:

"Sword Immortal Pei, Saintess Lin, we need to start our escape from the Northern Desert now."

"Whatever secrets you have to whisper can wait until we're back at the Dao Sect, can't they?"

Pei Yuhang's expression froze. He then let out a cough, feigning seriousness to hide his recent embarrassment.

He averted his gaze from Lin Qianyan and nodded, feigning a serious air. His voice carried a deliberately composed tone:

"Ji Xichan is right. For now, we should focus on escaping the Northern Desert."

'Such a hypocrite.'

Lin Qianyan grumbled to herself about Pei Yuhang, but she had no objection to Ji Xichan's proposal.

They were still in the Northern Desert, a land of the Demon Race. They had to be cautious and return to the Dao Sect as soon as possible to be safe.

She swiped her slender fingers through the air. A flash of Spiritual Light appeared at her fingertips, and an Array silently descended, blanketing the battlefield littered with the corpses of the Cyan Demons.

From a distance, it looked like an invisible veil of distorted light covering the innumerable Cyan Demon corpses. This Array could block Spiritual Perception and delay the discovery of the bodies by other members of the Demon Race.

Then, Lin Qianyan summoned her Spiritual Ship, preparing to depart with everyone.

"Let's go."

As Lin Qianyan spoke, a heavy-hearted Ji Xichan was the first to step onto the Spiritual Ship.

Pei Yuhang nodded and followed close behind, holding the unconscious Qing Yueqiu.

However, just as he was about to step onto the Spiritual Ship, Lin Qianyan suddenly pressed her perfectly firm and shapely Dao Fruit completely against his back.

Her soft lips almost touched his ear, and her warm, moist, fragrant breath brushed gently against the shell of his ear.

"Brother Pei."

Her voice was low, soft, and seductive, laced with a subtle hint of temptation. "In the few days before we go back and see Sister Liyuan… how about we create Yumo in reality?"

"..."

Pei Yuhang's steps faltered, and his body visibly stiffened for a moment.

The tips of his ears turned a faint shade of red, a blush that spread with visible speed. His Adam's apple bobbed, and he seemed to want to say something but was at a loss for words.

Finally, he murmured, "Let's wait until Yueqiu has recovered from her injuries…"

"Alright, alright~ I know you perverted masters love your disciples the most!"

Lin Qianyan teased, patting Pei Yuhang lightly on the shoulder.

As she lowered her head to look at the unconscious Qing Yueqiu again, a complex emotion flickered in Lin Qianyan's eyes.

She finally understood now why Qing Yueqiu had always been so wary and hostile toward her in the past.

Lin Qianyan had once naively believed that Qing Yueqiu was hostile to any woman who got close to Pei Yuhang out of loyalty to her master's wife, Ye Liyuan.

But now it seemed… the girl was simply being possessive.

That was right.

In the Mirage Dragon Illusion Realm, Pei Yuhang had confessed everything to her.

Including Qing Yueqiu, Yu Xiaoyan, Ji Xichan, Lu Ruoxi… and even Shang Miaoyan.

After learning that Pei Yuhang had been involved with so many women—even some with whom he shouldn't have been—Lin Qianyan, surprisingly, didn't feel much disappointment or resentment.

Perhaps after experiencing countless lifetimes of parting with Pei Yuhang, she had come to see things with a broader perspective.

'To love someone is to accept everything about them.'

Lin Qianyan had thoroughly grasped this principle during the cycles of the Illusion Realm where she and Pei Yuhang had failed to reach a happy ending.

But that didn't mean Lin Qianyan would just give Pei Yuhang away.

Especially not to certain "bad women"… Even though Pei Yuhang had repeatedly told her not to cause conflicts or even wars between the Sacred Lands over a man like him.

But Lin Qianyan still had some scores to settle!