Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 353 340: Pei Yuhang, Misunderstood to Have Been Defiled, Returns to the Sect

"I'm sorry, Brother Pei. I've made you suffer..."

Lin Qianyan said, her heart aching as she looked at the somewhat weakened Pei Yuhang in her arms.

"Don't worry, Qianqian, I'm fine. But the situation in the Northern Desert is far more complicated than we imagined... There's no time to lose. We need to leave this place at once."

Pei Yuhang kept it brief, quickly telling Lin Qianyan about Shi Ji and the Dragon Corpse.

After hearing this, Lin Qianyan's first reaction wasn't to ask about the Dragon Corpse. Instead, her eyes reddened as she gripped Pei Yuhang's hand and said self-reproachfully:

"Brother Pei, it's all my fault. I actually made you accompany a rock... You've suffered so much."

"..."

The corner of Pei Yuhang's mouth twitched, and his expression immediately darkened.

'What does she mean, I went to accompany a rock? I didn't lose my virtue, okay! Why don't you trust me, Qianqian!'

He opened his mouth, wanting to defend his chastity, but Lin Qianyan reached out and placed a slender, pale fingertip on his lips, stopping his words.

"It's alright, Brother Pei. Don't think about those painful things anymore. Let's look forward together, okay?"

Lin Qianyan's arms, which were embracing Pei Yuhang, tightened their hold. She was afraid that showing even the slightest hint of distance would make the "traumatized" Pei Yuhang think she was disgusted with him.

To get Pei Yuhang away from this place that had brought him so much pain sooner.

She quickened her pace. With every step she took in the air, watery ripples spread out, allowing the Jade Pool Saintess, who was holding Pei Yuhang, to shrink a thousand meters into an inch.

Along the way, Pei Yuhang tried to speak several times, but Lin Qianyan, in a surge of maternal instinct, was completely lost in her own world. She was in no state to hear what he wanted to say.

It seemed that no matter what Pei Yuhang said, in Lin Qianyan's eyes, it was just him bravely putting on a calm front after being violated.

She now felt that Brother Pei was like a poor, pitiful child who needed her gentle, water-like care.

Seeing that Qianqian really wouldn't listen to him, Pei Yuhang pursed his lips and decided not to say anything more.

'Well, if Qianqian is determined to think I've been sullied... there's nothing I can do about it.'

Soon, Lin Qianyan led Pei Yuhang to the Spiritual Ship, which was concealed by an Array.

On the Spiritual Ship, Qing Yueqiu, who had been waiting with eager anticipation, spotted Lin Qianyan and her master's figures and rushed forward to greet them.

Standing behind her, Ji Xichan also breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that Pei Yuhang was safe and sound.

However, as Qing Yueqiu eagerly tried to reunite with her master, Lin Qianyan blocked the young woman's path and said softly,

"Yueqiu, your master is tired right now. Let him get some rest first."

'Master is tired?'

The young woman looked at Pei Yuhang's face, a little puzzled. She saw that his breathing was steady and his complexion was good.

Clearly, the energy he had expended fighting five Divinity Transformation Great Demons had already been fully restored by the endless supply of Pure Yang True Qi generated by his Giant Sun Saint Body.

'Then why is Sister Lin blocking me from talking to Master?'

Just as the silver-haired young woman was feeling a little displeased, Lin Qianyan's voice sounded in her Sea of Consciousness.

Yueqiu, Brother Pei... he was just defiled by a Banshee. He hasn't fully escaped the psychological trauma yet.

He needs to recuperate during this time and might be afraid of women, so don't be overly intimate with him like you usually are.

Lin Qianyan was specifically warning Qing Yueqiu that Pei Yuhang's psychological issues were severe, implying that she shouldn't seek him out for intimacy and should let him have some space to calm down.

After hearing Lin Qianyan's words, Qing Yueqiu bit her lower lip, her fingers unconsciously twisting the fabric of her sleeves. Her heart filled with both grief and resentment.

Grief, because she was so useless, failing yet again to protect her master, letting another woman... no, a Banshee, toy with his body.

Resentment, also for her own powerlessness. She had actually left her master alone with that group of Demons, causing him to suffer such a violation.

If Qing Yueqiu had known this would be the outcome, she would have rather died in battle than let her master be left with such a painful memory.

But for her master's sake, so he could move past the trauma sooner, Qing Yueqiu ultimately suppressed the turbulent, complex emotions raging inside her.

She feigned a natural expression, nodded at Pei Yuhang, and said gently,

"You've been through a lot, Master. But it's okay... We're leaving this place and going home soon. Everything will pass."

Pei Yuhang: "?"

He looked at Lin Qianyan, then at Qing Yueqiu, suspecting the two of them had been talking about something behind his back.

The three of them returned to the Spiritual Ship, and Ji Xichan also came up to greet them.

Then, as expected, she too received the news from Lin Qianyan that Pei Yuhang had been "defiled" by a Banshee.

Ji Xichan sighed internally at how arduous Peng Sword Immortal's life was. Her beautiful eyes lowered, and she too looked at Pei Yuhang with an expression of pity and affection.

As if caring for a seriously ill patient, they gently and patiently escorted Pei Yuhang back to his room, then softly closed the door and departed.

On any other day, these three women would have undoubtedly been fighting to be the first to sneak back into Pei Yuhang's room for a "snack."

But today, they actually all restrained themselves.

Not one of the three women showed any intention of sneaking in to have Pei Yuhang all to herself. They all stayed obediently in their own rooms.

This, in turn, made Pei Yuhang himself feel unaccustomed to the situation.

This was the first time since leaving the Dao Sect that he was lying in bed alone...

Of course, Pei Yuhang wasn't some lecher in a hurry. With no women coming to disturb him, he could finally quiet his mind and cultivate, which he considered a welcome respite.

The complex life experiences from A Thousand Years of Great Dream and the incredibly pure Fire Spiritual Qi within the Fire Phoenix Jade were all gains Pei Yuhang had made this time in the Northern Desert.

He needed time to settle and digest them.

Besides that, there was the matter of refining the Golden Sun Divine Seal using the Mirage Dragon Core and the Dragon Horn.

Perhaps due to Yueqiu's earlier life-and-death struggle with the Cyan Demon Queen, the power within her known as "Killing Intent" had transformed again, and along with it, the Curse Seal had grown stronger.

The seal he had just recently reinforced was faintly showing signs of loosening again.

He estimated it would soon be rapidly corroded by the Curse Seal's power.

Pei Yuhang had to quickly prepare a stronger Golden Sun Divine Seal to reseal that restless Curse Seal.

...

After leaving the Northern Desert, Lin Qianyan pushed the Spiritual Ship to its top speed in order to evade pursuit from the Demon Race's Cultivators and return to the Human Race's Righteous Territory as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the return journey was smooth. After traveling for about a month, Lin Qianyan stood at the bow of the Spiritual Ship and gazed upon the Divine Mountain Gate of the Dao Sect.

Before returning to the Dao Sect, Lin Qianyan's emotions were a tangled mess. There was Ye Liyuan, whom she didn't know how to face, and a slight guilt toward the Jade Pool Sacred Land for raising her.

There was also hatred for the woman who had caused her and Brother Pei such pain.

But as she was about to truly return to the Dao Sect, all that remained in Lin Qianyan's heart was peace.

'I already have Brother Pei's body and soul. With his support, what is there to worry about?'

'Especially you, Shang Miaoyan... Did you ever think back then that a country girl, a mere mortal you could toy with as you pleased, would one day stand as your equal?'