Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 368 - 307: Who Allowed You to Flirt with Me_1

Chapter 368: Chapter 307: Who Allowed You to Flirt with Me_1

Li Xuan’s Grand Air Thunder Sound was not like it was before, now that a single roar from him could stun the cultivators of the fourth gate.

However, regardless of whether it was Xue Yunrou, who possessed the ’Zhengyi Talisman’, or Yu Hongchang who was at the heavenly level, both could ignore Li Xuan’s roar.

Both women merely experienced a slight ringing in their ears and quickly returned to normal, unaffected.

But as Li Xuan’s voice rang out, both of them withdrew their mana with a tacit understanding, and did not engage further.

No matter the lack of impact, saving the face of their beloved was still essential.

Xue Yunrou stepped away and gnashed her teeth, pulling back her ’fumo sword’. Her eyes turned reddish as she looked elsewhere, "She was the first to make a move, you not helping me was one thing but you actually yelled at me?"

Yu Hongchang, on the other hand, faded away the Yin-Yang Fish Diagram with her hands on her back. Her expression was cold and proud, but deep down she was jealous, "Haven’t you two already done enough? Do you really have to rub it in my face? You’re doing this on purpose!"

Yu Hongchang thought to herself, these two bastards, doing shameful things in front of her, do they even have a leg to stand on?

Thinking of the recent scene, Yu Hongchang felt a knot in her stomach, for a moment, she wanted to abandon them and not bother with Li Xuan anymore.

Let Li Xuan love whoever he wants to—

But just as that thought came, Yu Hongchang remembered the past few months, the figure that fought desperately for her in Nanjing’s Underground and Xiao Mausoleum. She also remembered the bracelet which Li Xuan bought for her, spending all his silver coins.

The thought of becoming a stranger to Li Xuan made Yu Hongchang’s heart ache with intense pain.

"We can talk calmly about any issues," Li Xuan told Yu Hongchang with a headache, "Hongshang, now is a critical time for your Yin-Yang adjustment, how can you meddle around? What if Yin-Yang Counterflow occurs? Quickly meditate and stabilize your Yin-Yang Qi. I will escort Yunrou first, and chat with you later."

After that, he dragged Xue Yunrou away. Yu Hongchang wanted to stop them, but she could not think of a reasonable excuse, so she could only watch them leave.

Once Li Xuan’s figure disappeared from her sight, Yu Hongchang turned around and flung her sleeve in anger, causing a large amount of pool water to roll back for ten feet.

She felt a pang of loss in her heart. At this moment, only Li Xuan’s call of ’Shang’ could console her.

Xue Yunrou, on the other hand, was half pushed and half pulled by Li Xuan out to twenty miles away.

When they reached another peak backed by Longmen Peak, Xue Yunrou abruptly shook her sleeve, breaking away from Li Xuan’s hand, then she looked distantly with a cool face, "Li Xuan, if you care for her, then go be with her, don’t look for me anymore."

Li Xuan couldn’t help but laugh, "Yunrou, are you blaming me for your own impure intentions? Why can’t you let go of Hongshang, why do you have to provoke and stimulate her like this?"

Xue Yunrou’s face instantly went slightly red. This isn’t due to her not letting go of Hongshang but rather Yu Hongchang trying to forcefully pull Li Xuan away from her, isn’t it?

Just as she was about to say something, Li Xuan had already pulled her into his arms, "Yunrou, you must have had a tough time these days, haven’t you? The undercurrents in Tianshi’s mansion are turbulent with hidden threats of assassination. Even though I may not know much, I can imagine it."

Especially since Xue Yunrou, an outsider, had stepped into the succession of Tianshi’s mansion, the difficulties were tenfold.

All he could do was to let Niulang stay there to watch. But that silly bird spent all day entangled with Zhinv and only knew to ask him for a Yangyuan Elixir.

It was clear that he had promised to prioritize duty, seemed cold and proud, quite reliable. But the moment Zhinv flashed her feathers, with a slight flirtatious glance and melodiously called out a few times, that silly bird lost control. A quarter of the day was spent on Zhinv.

"Yunrou, if you have any grievances or difficulties, you can tell me. Don’t keep it in your heart. I can help—even if it is just to help you devise strategies."

At that moment, Xue Yunrou felt her heart soften. Her exhaustion and grievances at that moment all but disappeared.

She felt Li Xuan’s chest from her back, which was especially firm and reliable. And those hands wrapping around her stomach were especially warm, providing her with tremendous support.

But Xue Yunrou still shook her head, "The situation in the Tianshi’s mansion is complicated and outsiders can’t comprehend. But I can handle it, Li Xuan, you don’t need to worry about anything. Those bumpkins who want to force me to give up the fumo sword and Zhengyi Talisman will not have it easy! The tricks they can use are just that, not worth a laugh."

Xue Yunrou didn’t really care about the position of the Heavenly Master. In her heart, she would rather give up everything and live with Li Xuan.

Xue Yunrou was also proud and arrogant, always bearing contempt for those who relied on immortal treasures to achieve success. Previously, she gave up her postnatal ’Five Elements Thunder Body’, which was already established, and instead cultivated the postnatal ’Thunder Body’. This is because she didn’t want to follow the path of others.

But with matters involving her uncle’s family and Zhang Guanlan as a powerful enemy on the sidelines, staring at them, Xue Yunrou knew she could not retreat even half a step.

At this moment, she felt Li Xuan’s hands making some strange movements.

Xue Yunrou couldn’t help but blush, her mind wavering, she quickly pressed down on Li Xuan’s hand, "What are you doing? Don’t move!"

She then turned around and hugged Li Xuan’s waist, "Let me hug you for a while, just a while! Behave and listen."

Inhaling Li Xuan’s strong and healthy scent, Xue Yunrou contentedly closed her eyes.

She felt that as long as Li Xuan was by her side and cared for her, that was her greatest support.

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About two and a half Shichen later, Li Xuan finally returned to the Hualong Pool. Xue Yunrou said she would only hold him for a little while, but she held him for a long, long time.

When he arrived on the reef in the middle of the Hualong Pool and sat down, Yu Hongshang, who had been meditating here, opened her eyes and gave him a cold look.

Li Xuan looked at her with concern: "Shang, how are you now? Have you recovered?"

Yu Hongshang just ’hmmphed’ without expressing much interest, turning her head to look elsewhere.

Li Xuan sighed, saying solemnly, "Shang, Yunrou just went through a dreadful change and lost several close relatives. Heavenly Master needs to retreat and heal, and Vice Master Zhang can’t manage affairs. Now, all the responsibilities of the Tianshi’s mansion fall on her shoulders alone. You can imagine how Yunrou is feeling right now."

He gave a bitter smile, "The two of you have grown up together. Please be more understanding and don’t let me spoil your friendship."

Hearing his words, Yu Hongshang seemed taken aback, then her face softened.

However, her eyes welled up, and tears started to fall like a string of broken pearls.

Li Xuan was at a loss: "Shang, don’t cry, what are you crying about?"

Subconsciously, he reached out to wipe Yu Hongshang’s tears, but his hand was immediately slapped away by her.

"Don’t interfere, I’m just feeling heartbroken and miserable," Yu Hongshang wiped her face with her sleeve: "I was the one who met Xuan first, the one who knew Xuan first, so why is there no place for me in Xuan’s heart?"

Li Xuan was left speechless, unable to respond.

"Just a month ago, I was the one closest to Xuan, but now, Xuan, you keep me at arm’s length."

Yu Hongshang looked up at the sky, trying to hold back her tears: "I should be the one who knows Xuan best in this world. I know that Xuan likes clothes in blue and black, I know what food you like, I even know that your favourite view is the bamboo grove in the backyard of the Earl Chengyi’s mansion. But what use is all this? Xuan, you are still so far away from me."

Listening to Yu Hongshang’s confession, Li Xuan’s heart ached.

He thought of the girl with bloody eyes who would occasionally peek out from the pot; of Yu Hongshang, who suppressed her consciousness to avoid the invasion of Yinsha and even sealed herself with "The Song of Integrity"; and of the countless days and nights that Yu Hongshang had been with him.

Li Xuan wondered why he couldn’t divide his heart, his person, into two or three pieces? It would save him from letting any of these wonderful people down.

After a long silence, Li Xuan sighed softly and went up to Yu Hongshang, holding her forcefully in his arms.

At first, Yu Hongshang struggled vigorously, but gradually, she stopped moving, only sobbing quietly: "What are you doing? Didn’t you want to keep a distance from me? Let me go."

Li Xuan didn’t say a word, just silently stroked Yu Hongshang’s back.

When the girl finally calmed down, Li Xuan felt something was wrong—Yu Hongshang in his arms seemed too quiet. He also felt a coldness condensing on his right shoulder.

When Li Xuan lowered his head, he saw Yu Hongshang staring at the bite mark Xue Yunrou had left on his shoulder.

In his heart, Li Xuan felt a sense of foreboding. The next thing he knew, Yu Hongshang bit down hard on his left shoulder, at almost the exact same spot.

At first, he didn’t feel any pain at all, Yu Hongshang’s biting force was all absorbed by the Taotie.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but quietly cheer, thinking that with the immortal treasure ’Taotie’, Hongshang couldn’t touch him.

But the next moment, he heard a ’crack’, followed by what could be a wail from the ’Taotie’.

Then, Li Xuan felt a pain in his neck and couldn’t help grimacing: "Shang, were you really trying to bite me? You really bit me?"

"What else?"

Yu Hongshang lifted her head to look at him: "Remember this! You’re not allowed to put any ointment here, and it must leave a scar, or I will not let you off."

She thought the bite mark from Xue Yunrou was too noticeable. Since Li Xuan was unwilling to erase it, she had to do something and ’return in kind’. She wanted Xue Yunrou to know what it felt like to see someone else’s bite mark covering hers.

Li Xuan responded by pouncing on Yu Hongshang like a wild beast, pinning her to the ground.

"Li Xuan, what are you doing? Stop." Yu Hongshang’s face turned pale as she tried to push him away. But Li Xuan was immovable, like a mountain.

"What do you think? Who told you to provoke me like this?"

As Li Xuan ’hmphed’, he sneakily peeped outside.

Then he thought, just perfect, all those maids and guards had been sent away by Yu Hongshang, as always, far, far away.

Li Xuan couldn’t help but smirk, "You keep screaming, scream until your throat is dry, it won’t help!"