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Li Xiaonan carefully controlled the temperature in his hands, gradually incorporating the materials into the Carefree Fan.
A faint smile unexpectedly appeared on the indifferent face of Ling Kui.
"Ha! It's done!" Li Xiaonan exclaimed with a satisfied grin, waving the upgraded Carefree Fan, a High-Quality Spirit Weapon.
Standing in the Breeze, with Azure Silks gently fluttering, Li Xiaonan fanned the air and slowly recited, "The Iron-Boned Jade Screen Fan sways lightly, combing my brows with a smile amidst the mundane world. To meet a kindred spirit over a cup of wine, I laugh freely and roam the rivers and lakes."
With his current appearance, this display could indeed be described as charming and dashing.
"Pfft."
Li Xiaonan glanced at the stone platform and was momentarily stunned; when the ice mountain melted, it was nothing short of beautiful!
Ling Kui smiled, her eyes sparkling with joy, and for a moment, Li Xiaonan was captivated.
However, Ling Kui quickly wiped away her smile and coldly remarked, "What are you pretending to be charming for? It's better to be a fool."
Li Xiaonan put on a silly grin again, secretly sighing: Beautiful women don't love handsome men; they prefer fools instead.
"Before nightfall, catch two White Sword Tigers. This is the Spirit Beast Diagram," Ling Kui resumed her icy demeanor.
Li Xiaonan nodded and walked towards the forest in the east.
As soon as he left Ling Kui's sight, he found a cave and took out two Lingxiao Pills to swallow.
He had spent half a day refining weapons, and his True Essence Power was completely depleted. At this moment, the Lingxiao Pills dissolved in his stomach, transforming into True Essence Power through his Dantian and being distributed to various Meridians. After several cycles of the Small Heavenly Cycle and Great Circulation, his Golden Core grew a bit larger. Although it hadn't broken through to the early stage of the Golden Core, it was not far from the mid-stage.
He smiled as he awakened from his meditation and walked deeper into the forest.
"Mountain chicken?" Li Xiaonan was taken aback, licking his lips and swallowing hard.
Since he had crossed over after being struck by an electric fan, he hadn't eaten anything. Every day consisted of pills, pills, and more pills; his mouth was nearly dry from the lack of flavor. Cultivators rarely consumed meat, partly because the energy produced from digesting meat was far less than absorbing Spiritual Energy from heaven and earth, and partly because killing living beings hindered cultivation.
Li Xiaonan had only recently embarked on this path and disregarded such trivial reasons. He brandished his Carefree Fan and shot a needle straight at the mountain chicken!
"Oh!" The mountain chicken let out a cry before collapsing to the ground.
"Yay!" Li Xiaonan laughed as he ran toward his "dinner."
After catching two White Sword Tigers that Ling Kui wanted, Moon Sister had long since climbed into the sky.
He glanced at the brightly colored mountain chicken in his hand, licked his lips, but decided to return to Ling Kui first.
"Smack!" As Li Xiaonan approached the stone platform where Ling Kui was located, he felt a whip strike at his feet.
He planned to use the same trick again, casting a pair of doe-like innocent eyes toward Ling Kui. However, she averted her gaze and coldly said, "Stop pretending to be pitiful!" With that, she leaped down from the stone platform.
Under the moonlight, she appeared so light and beautiful.
She walked over to the corpse of the White Sword Tiger and said lightly, "Not bad." As she spoke, a dagger appeared in her hand. She extracted the tiger's fangs and crystal core, tossing them to Li Xiaonan. "Incorporate these into your fan."
Li Xiaonan was momentarily stunned, but then felt a warmth in his heart as he foolishly smiled at Ling Kui.
Ling Kui glanced at him before turning back to fly up to the stone platform.
Li Xiaonan scratched his head and laughed as he ran off to prepare his mountain chicken dinner.
Half an hour later, the mountain chicken was giving off an enticing aroma from the grill. Li Xiaonan stared at it with drool hanging from his mouth, looking genuinely foolish.
Ling Kui was not actually meditating; although her eyes were closed, she could not miss any of Li Xiaonan's movements. She frowned slightly.
The sudden appearance of this man made Ling Kui increasingly curious; she simply could not see through him.
When a woman becomes curious about a man, it often marks the beginning of a story.
She flew down from the stone platform to Li Xiaonan's side and said coldly, "What are you doing?"
Li Xiaonan astonishingly did not look up at Ling Kui. Mumbling, he replied, "Eating!"
Ling Kui frowned slightly. "Don't you know that cultivators should eat less meat?"
"Got it," Li Xiaonan said with a smile.
Ling Kui, puzzled, replied, "Then why do you..." Before she could finish her sentence, Li Xiaonan's hand grabbed her. She was taken aback, and by the time she regained her composure, Li Xiaonan had released her, but she found herself sitting beside him.
With the flickering firelight, she quietly observed Li Xiaonan. His handsome profile appeared particularly sharp in the glow of the flames. A faint blush crept onto her cheeks as she contemplated standing up, but suddenly a shiny chicken leg appeared before her.
"Hey! Eat!" Li Xiaonan said with a silly grin.
Ling Kui frowned slightly. Li Xiaonan continued, "It's nothing; don't listen to those Cultivators' nonsense. Which Cultivator hasn't killed spirit beasts? Killing intelligent spirit beasts doesn't even count as taking a life. What’s wrong with me letting this Silly Mountain Chicken reincarnate earlier?"
Ling Kui was momentarily stunned but silently accepted the chicken leg and slowly brought it to her mouth for a bite.
Li Xiaonan stared intently at Ling Kui's red lips, which looked even more beautiful with the grease on them. He swallowed hard and then shifted his gaze to the mountain chicken. Just as he was about to enjoy another chicken leg, Ling Kui said lightly, "It tastes good."
Li Xiaonan abruptly halted the chicken leg that was almost in his mouth, glanced at Ling Kui, and then offered it to her again.
Her face flushed, but she accepted it nonetheless.
Li Xiaonan chuckled and directly began devouring the mountain chicken.
That night, the moon seemed exceptionally bright, hanging high in the sky and illuminating the entire starry expanse. Fireflies had appeared in Mountain Valley at some point, dancing around the two of them like scattered stars.
Ling Kui stole glances at Li Xiaonan, who was engrossed in eating the mountain chicken. Feelings began to stir within her heart but were quickly quelled by his messy appearance. A smile unconsciously curved her lips into a shape even more crescent than the moon.
As dawn broke, Li Xiaonan awoke from his meditation, stretching widely and grinning at the rising red sun above him.
Ling Kui suddenly opened her eyes and said coldly, "Someone has intruded into the valley."
A glint of determination appeared in Li Xiaonan's eyes as he thought to himself: The visitor must be looking for me.
He glanced at Ling Kui and, with an unprecedented seriousness, said, "Thank you, Ling Kui!" With that, he headed towards the valley's exit.
Though he knew Ling Kui was formidable, he was resolute in not letting his own troubles involve her.
Ling Kui suddenly jumped in front of him, blocking his path. "Five people have come; the highest cultivation level is Early Stage of Out-of-Body Experience, which is two ranks below me. I don't take them seriously. This Dragon Valley is my territory; when did it become your concern?"
Li Xiaonan smiled lightly at Ling Kui. Although they had only known each other for a short time, he had already understood her character. Beneath her cold exterior lay a kind heart; she simply had a habit of masking her kindness with a fierce demeanor.
He thought to himself: According to Ling Kui, her cultivation should be at Early Stage of Spirit Separation. That Early Stage of Out-of-Body Experience cultivator is likely Xing Su; it should be no problem for her to teach him a lesson.
At that moment, he chose not to say anything further and followed Ling Kui out of Mountain Valley.
The rising sunlight pierced through the dense foliage, illuminating the faces of the intruders.
Li Xiaonan squinted his eyes; the visitors were indeed Xing Su from Azure Dragon Hall and Chen Yi among others.
Chen Yi turned to Xing Su and said, "Sir, this kid has colluded with that Demoness."
Xing Su nodded and said, "Master has passed down the Heart Piercing Needle to me. I will take care of them all!"
A gentle breeze blew, casting dappled shadows through the trees, with light dancing vividly.
Two days ago, after the seven-member team returned to the Outer Academy, five Loose Cultivators directly approached Xing Su to inform him about Li Xiaonan. Xing Su knew that the Ling Kui on Fangcun Mountain was a Demoness whose cultivation was above his own, so he naturally couldn't defeat her. He relayed the entire situation to his master, Elder Bai Nuo of Azure Dragon Hall. Of course, by the time the story reached the elder's ears, it had been embellished into a tale of Li Xiaonan colluding with the Demoness, injuring Outer Academy Cultivators, and stealing treasures.
Elder Bai was furious at first, but knowing he had a stake in it, he lent the demon-slaying artifact, the Heart Piercing Needle, to Xing Su and instructed him to take action.
Xing Su flew to the valley entrance with Chen Yi and others, coldly declaring, "Li Xiaonan colluded with the Fangcun Mountain Demoness, injured Outer Academy Cultivators, and stole others' treasures. Xing Su is here under orders to capture you! If you surrender now, I will spare your life."
Li Xiaonan grinned foolishly and replied, "Surrender? Surrender? Surrender your sister!" He then charged at the other four with an upgraded Carefree Fan in his left hand and a Desert Eagle in his right.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Kui also made her move.
Naturally, Ling Kui clashed with Xing Su.
Li Xiaonan took on four opponents with great enthusiasm. The four Mid Gold Core Loose Cultivators were like targets for him to toy with.
This time Li Xiaonan was clever; he fired a few Foundation Establishment bullets one moment and used Golden Needles the next. His goal was simple: prevent the four from forming a formation and take them down one by one.
After he seemed to have thoroughly beaten down the four Loose Cultivators like a dog in distress, he tied them up and sat on them, calmly watching the duel between Ling Kui and Xing Su.
He even "treated" Chen Yi particularly well; after subduing him, he shot seven bullets into his Dantian. At this moment, Chen Yi had already fainted, and by the time he woke up, most of his cultivation would likely be ruined.
Li Xiaonan watched with a silly grin as two figures in blue moved around in the sky, their lights flashing back and forth.
He was no longer the naive kid who had watched Li Rongluo and Li Yanrong fight. He had gained some insight; Ling Kui had the upper hand, and defeating Xing Su was just a matter of time.
Now, he pondered another issue. Clearly, because of that mysterious egg that no one had seen, Chen Yi and his group had blackened his name. How would he clear his reputation once he returned to the Outer Academy? He thought of his mentor, the Librarian, and the Vermilion Bird Hall Master, the old Master's Wife. This matter should be manageable.
As he was lost in thought, a figure in blue suddenly plummeted from the sky.
Li Xiaonan was startled; it wasn't Xing Su who had been defeated but Ling Kui!
He immediately flew out and caught Ling Kui in his arms, noticing her frost-like face had turned even paler, clearly indicating she had sustained serious injuries.
Ling Kui looked at the anxious Li Xiaonan and said calmly, "He... tricked me."
Li Xiaonan glared at Xing Su, thinking to himself: How dare you lay a hand on my woman!
He then carried Ling Kui and rushed towards the valley. Though he was furious, his mind was clear; this was not the time to play the hero. If even Ling Kui couldn't defeat Xing Su, what foolishness would it be for him to try? Naturally, escaping with Ling Kui was the priority.
Xing Su did not rush to pursue them; without Ling Kui's protection, Li Xiaonan appeared weak and vulnerable in his eyes.
He glanced at the four who had just fought with Li Xiaonan, anger rising on his face as he fixed his gaze toward Mountain Valley.
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