Chapter 1933: Niannian
Chapter 1933: Chapter 1933: Niannian
Thunder Light Dangerous Land, somewhere.
In front of a certain mountain, Xiao Yi blasted open a cave and darted inside.
He put down the woman.
Xiao Yi first sealed the cave, then struck several prohibitions in succession.
The Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Plate appeared out of nowhere, and from the Universe Ring, a pile of Spirit Stones was taken out to set up several screening formations.
The formations were all Ancient Formations with unfathomable power.
After everything was done, Xiao Yi let out a breath of relief and retrieved the Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Plate.
Turning around, the woman was still staring straight at Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi glanced at her, slightly frowning.
The Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Plate, although a Heaven and Earth Treasure, was also one of his trump cards.
However, this woman had no cultivation and was not a martial artist. Even if he took it out in front of her, she probably wouldn’t recognize it, only thinking it was an ordinary plate.
Moreover, it seemed this woman hadn’t even looked at his Heavenly Mechanism Sacred Plate, nor anything else—just kept her gaze fixed on him.
"Why are you looking at me?" Xiao Yi asked.
Having just asked, Xiao Yi shrugged, expecting no reply.
He could already anticipate that the woman would still remain silent.
Xiao Yi reached out to wipe the black blood from the woman’s face, then sat down cross-legged to begin cultivating.
The blood within him, in fact, was highly toxic blood under his Body of Ten Thousand Poisons.
However, once sprayed outside his body, bereft of poison power, it would be just ordinary blood.
Though it remained black blood, it had no poison power whatsoever.
Of course, it still carried some corrosion and sting sensations.
And this woman, speechless and motionless, could only be helped by him to wipe it off.
As for sitting cross-legged now, it was for the purpose of healing.
The injuries within him were severe.
His hand reached towards his arm, forcibly pulling out the dagger.
Earlier, another team had pursued him.
However, that team was clearly not too strong, far outmatched by Xiao Yi’s speed.
Given that there was another team, it confirmed that within the dangerous land, that group from Mount Wu Yun Family was still around.
"Mount Wu Yun Family?" Xiao Yi slightly frowned.
This family was unknown to him.
However, under the current circumstances, it was clearly unsuitable to continue the battle.
Thus, he could only hide with the woman and recover his injuries first.
Xiao Yi swallowed a few Poison Pills, circulating poison power within to start healing.
Fortunately, he had refined a large number of Poison Pills last time.
Ten minutes later.
Xiao Yi sat cross-legged with eyes closed, fully concentrating on healing, slowly recovering from his injuries.
Just at this moment, Xiao Yi opened his eyes.
He saw a weak hand slowly reaching towards his face.
Xiao Yi grabbed it, looking straight at the woman ahead, "What are you doing?"
Xiao Yi’s voice was very cold.
If he guessed correctly, this woman wanted to remove the mask from his face.
The woman, however, was not intimidated by Xiao Yi’s cold voice, her expression remained calm.
"Pain." The woman finally uttered a single syllable.
Xiao Yi frowned.
With his grip, this ordinary woman’s body surely could not withstand it.
Xiao Yi released his hand.
The woman continued staring straight at him, her eyes full of curiosity.
"I want to see." The woman pointed at Xiao Yi’s mask.
"My appearance?" Xiao Yi asked, frowning.
The woman nodded.
Xiao Yi was about to refuse but then slowly smiled, "Alright, let’s make a trade."
"Trade?" The woman blinked, murmuring somewhat puzzled.
Xiao Yi laughed, "I still don’t know your name."
Even if he sent the woman out of Thunder Light Dangerous Land, he couldn’t just leave her at the Eight Palace Branches.
Perhaps knowing the name would make things easier.
"Name?" The woman paused for a few seconds, seemingly pondering. After a while, she uttered two words, "Niannian."
"Niannian?" Xiao Yi frowned.
He then listened closely to the woman’s voice, though very soft, it was very pleasant, very comfortable, with a slight hint of flirtation.
"What’s the full name?" Xiao Yi asked again.
The woman shook her head.
Xiao Yi frowned once more.
The woman pointed again at Xiao Yi’s face.
Xiao Yi understood the woman’s meaning and smiled, "If I take off the mask, don’t be afraid."
The woman nodded.
Xiao Yi slowly removed his mask.
Bang... in an instant, a toxic aura surged forth.
That monstrous and hideous face was clearly visible.
The woman still looked straight at Xiao Yi, no, more accurately, at Xiao Yi’s face.
"Very scary, huh?" Xiao Yi chuckled self-deprecatingly.
"Very beautiful." The woman surprisingly smiled for the first time.
A smile, nothing more typical.
Yet it was genuine.
Those originally curious eyes, at this moment, held only joy.
Xiao Yi was taken aback, then shook his head with a smile, "You are the only person I’ve seen who lies without blinking."
After speaking, Xiao Yi put on the Ghost Mask once again.
The toxic aura instantly dissipated.
The face was once again covered.
The girl, on the contrary, furrowed her brow.
But before she could frown for long, a rumbling sound echoed.
"Hmm?" Xiao Yi was stunned again, looked at the girl, and shook his head with a smile.
"Hungry?"
Xiao Yi shook his head.
For those with deep cultivation, there’s no need for ordinary food to fill their stomachs, at most it’s just to satisfy their craving.
But ordinary people are different.
Xiao Yi sensed the Universe Ring, inside, there was a heap of poisonous items and quite a few cultivation items.
But there was nothing to eat.
He couldn’t possibly carry heaps of dry rations like a common person or like the rookie he once was.
He had quite a few fruits on him.
But those were high-grade Heavenly Treasures, an ordinary person simply couldn’t withstand the terrifying power within.
"Hmm? Deep Sea Mysterious Turtle?" Xiao Yi’s eyes brightened.
The Deep Sea Mysterious Turtle is a sea-type demon beast, with a massive body.
The turtle shell can be used in refining medicines, the limbs can serve as medicine.
This is a demon beast Xiao Yi had slain in past training; the shell had long been used, while the limbs remained unused.
Boom...
A form of Earth Vein Golden Fire condensed.
Xiao Yi took a portion of turtle meat and began to roast it.
The Deep Sea Mysterious Turtle, with its mild power, had no rampant force.
Even if an ordinary person ate it, it would be no more than a nourishing substance.
Xiao Yi was a Fire Control Warrior, mastering flames to perfection.
After a while, a piece of golden yellow, crispy roast meat, without a hint of charring, was offered to the girl.
The girl blew on the circulating heat while eating heartily.
Xiao Yi smiled, being with such an ordinary person, not having to worry about anything, was a pleasant affair.
Looking at the girl, who seemed about 21 or 22, with a thin and weak frame, looking as if she might be even younger, around 17 or 18, Xiao Yi casually asked, "Girl, how old are you?"
The girl, munching away, didn’t mind the oil all over her mouth and instinctively responded, "A year past my birthday."
"Oh? A year past... what?" Xiao Yi muttered, and upon realizing, was suddenly shocked.
"Heh." Xiao Yi realized, shook his head with a smile.
"When you lie, you truly don’t blink, leaving no flaws."
Xiao Yi merely laughed, feeling the girl just didn’t want to tell him her age.
Xiao Yi shook his head and didn’t pursue the topic further.
Sitting cross-legged again.
His injuries now stabilized, as for full recovery, Xiao Yi wasn’t in a rush.
For now, he prioritized cultivating, restoring the poison power within his body.
On Thunderstorm Day, the onset should be within two hours.
Xiao Yi sat cross-legged, eyes closed, cultivating to restore his poison power.
...
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
Xiao Yi opened his eyes, stopped cultivating; he could already sense the changing aura in the outside sky, and the flickering thunderbolts.
"The thunderstorm is about to start," Xiao Yi muttered to himself.
"Hmm?"
He looked down, noticing Niannian, who unknowingly had fallen asleep on his lap, sound asleep.
Xiao Yi glanced, not minding it.
So frail, so light, as she rested on his leg, it was almost imperceptible, as light as air.
Rather than being a girl, she seemed more like a little one.
For some reason, looking at her always calm face, Xiao Yi’s heart felt calm and light.
Xiao Yi sensed her inner body, her meridians were blocked, her bones weak; this was a body with almost zero cultivation talent.
This was much like him back in the Xiao Family, a cultivation failure.
However, back then he had a Wasted Martial Soul, a Fire Control Beast.
Yet Niannian, had neither Martial Arts Enlightenment nor a Martial Soul.
"What a pity, I have none of my current skills."
"Otherwise, perhaps I could help you clear the meridians, maybe even enhance your talent."
Xiao Yi shook his head.
Just then, boom... outside, a thunderclap.
"The thunderstorm has started." Xiao Yi’s eyes narrowed sharply.
But then his pupils contracted suddenly.
Outside, amidst the darkness, as the lightning flashed, in the flash of electric light, a figure, old, stood outside the cave.
Those aged eyes, directly looking into the cave.
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Fourth update. (Burst)