Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 619 - 397: Convergence

Chapter 619: Chapter 397: Convergence

The Ghost Forest was tranquil, with a fog that dispersed through the trees where no insects chirped or leapt, and the ground covered with rotting leaves was blanketed by a thin layer of white frost.

The crackling of firewood, through the distorted air caused by the blazing flames, allowed Xu Yuan to gaze at the beautiful woman sitting opposite him, wrapped in a felt blanket.

Her disheveled hair hung over her temples, and Xia Qing’s eyelids were lowered, her long, dense eyelashes trembling slightly.

Compared to the noble aura she radiated when he first met her, she now looked quite haggard, sitting on the ground quietly wrapped in the blanket, silently staring at the flickering campfire before her.

Withdrawing his gaze, Xu Yuan raised his hand to rub his brow.

It had been three days since he parted from Tang Ruofu.

If everything had gone according to the original plan, the other party should have already made their move against the Jiatiange Saintess by now; he just didn’t know whether they had succeeded.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan chuckled to himself, gathered his thoughts, and looked towards the withered forest covered by white frost.

This forest was very cold, unnaturally so.

It should be deep autumn outside by now. The temperature in Sword Casting Valley, enveloped by ghostly fog, was lower than the outside world, but it definitely shouldn’t be cold enough to freeze droplets into ice.

There must be a high-ranking Yin Ghost lurking somewhere in this forest, only its whereabouts were currently unknown.

With this thought flashing across his mind, Xu Yuan didn’t dwell on it further.

Yin Ghosts, the creatures born from corpses, though low in spiritual intelligence, still possessed the instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm.

Otherwise, Sword Casting Valley wouldn’t have expanded to such a scale and would have self-destructed long ago.

Rising from the ground, Xu Yuan looked towards Xia Qing:

"Sister, have you rested enough? We should get ready to leave."

"...."

The sudden sound caused Xia Qing’s body to tremble slightly.

Thump... thump... thump... thump...

The pathologically accelerated beating of her heart made Xia Qing hesitate to cast her gaze upon the man opposite her.

Maybe it was because of the remnants of the Charm Poison in her system, but every time she saw this junior, those flirtatious scenes in the attic incessantly occupied her mind...

The Dao Charm and Charm Poison on her did not affect her memory,

and because of that,

she vividly remembered how she coyly flirted, adopting a dissolute stance of begging for love in front of this junior...

Feeling her heart rate quicken, Xia Qing quickly bit down on the corner of her lip to interrupt her thoughts, her hand unconsciously tightening under her sleeve.

Her years of experience made her realize something was not right.

This must be some kind of spellcraft targeting the mind.

It was similar to how the Enchantress Divine Physique could make people unconsciously develop a fondness, an odd spell of mind control.

Even though she knew this, her current state left her unable to respond.

Her condition was very bad.

Even though they had reached an agreement of cooperation, to prevent any backlash from her, this junior had implanted numerous restrictions in her body.

Some constrained her meridians, some her Origin Qi, and others disrupted her Will-spirit.

These measures had sealed her Origin Qi and Will-spirit tightly within her; aside from her Mortal Transcendence physique still being strong, she was practically a mortal now.

Striving to stabilize her mind, Xia Qing lifted her gaze, weariness evident on her face:

"Jing He, where exactly are we heading on this journey?"

Across the burning campfire, Xu Yuan looked down at the prisoner before him:

"Naturally, we are going to find Tianyan."

Xia Qing’s voice carried a hint of hesitation:

"You said we had three hideouts, but the last one we arrived at yesterday was also destroyed."

"......"

As if the mist was swirling, a deep contemplation appeared in Xu Yuan’s eyes.

Even a sly rabbit has three burrows. Apart from that lakeside attic built against the mountain, Xu Yuan and Tianyan naturally also had some other hideouts within Sword Casting Valley.

When splitting up due to Tang Ruofu’s mighty strength, the two had agreed to meet again at these hideouts.

However, during these three days, all of these hideouts had been destroyed without exception, and each one bore traces of battle.

"Aside from those hideouts, I also remember a few caves where she and I took temporary shelter," he said.

Hearing this, Xia Qing’s eyes that were as clear as water flickered, and she quickly responded:

"You... should be able to discern what those leftover traces belong to, right?"

Traces...

Xu Yuan’s brow creased involuntarily.

The traces Xia Qing mentioned were probably not about the physical destruction caused by residual battle energies, but rather the Energy Mechanism dispersed in the air.

"Of course, those ominous auras must have been left by some high-ranking Yin Ghosts."

"Almost all of those hideouts were on the periphery of Sword Casting Valley. An encounter with a high-ranking Yin Ghost could be explained by coincidence, but the presence of Yin Ghost aura at all three suggests otherwise..."

Xia Qing’s voice was weak, but her words were serious: "Jing He, based on my Inviting Moon Sect’s centuries of understanding of Yin Ghost behavior, there must be something on you that the Yin Ghost desires. Only this could explain why a high-ranking Yin Ghost would venture out."

Upon such a reminder, a wariness flickered through Xu Yuan’s eyes.

He thought of his unexplained attractiveness to the ghastly creatures in Sword Casting Valley.

But in an instant, Xu Yuan’s expression turned somewhat strange.

He couldn’t understand why Xia Qing was warning him.

Although he had reached a cooperation with Tang Ruofu and Xia Qing, this cooperation was largely based on his coercion.

Moreover,

after the effects of the Charm Poison and the memory humiliation Xia Qing should have remembered, being so mortified in front of her beloved by a junior, she would likely wish nothing more than to drain his blood and feast on his flesh.

His lips curved slightly, Xu Yuan stepped forward leisurely, bent down, and hooked her chin: