Was it you that night?
Chapter 128 - 126: No Love Anymore

Chapter 128: Chapter 126: No Love Anymore

Those distant memories of Yan Changsheng seemed like from a previous life, yet now they vividly presented themselves before him.

He was once the person Qinghe trusted the most, her favorite person, and now had become the one she disdained the most.

If not for Fairy Zhiyao’s disappearance today, she wouldn’t be following closely behind him, as if returning to the time before Nan Sheng appeared.

Nan Sheng and Xiao Chen followed closely behind Yan Changsheng and Shen Qinghe and naturally saw that Yan Changsheng deliberately slowed down his flying speed, just to wait for Shen Qinghe to catch up.

There were also the glances Yan Changsheng occasionally gave Shen Qinghe, clearly filled with indulgence, the same indulgent look he used to give her; Nan Sheng was all too familiar with it.

Seeing this man, who once loved her more than life itself, now love another whom she looked down on as a mere dispensable extra - how could her heart bear it?

She turned her gaze toward Xiao Chen, only to find his eyes also resting on Shen Qinghe’s figure.

The love of these two men should have been hers; how could they fall for Shen Qinghe?

"Second Senior Brother, do you have a sense of where elder sister is?" Shen Qinghe, oblivious to Nan Sheng’s complex feelings, had only Shen Zhiyao in her eyes and heart.

"I do sense something, but it’s probably an hour’s journey away. Qinghe, don’t worry, Zhiyao and Shu Xiu have strong cultivation bases, and Junior Brother Wu is a Nascent Soul Cultivator as well. With Senior Brother Wu around, they won’t be in any danger," Yan Changsheng reassured her as he saw Shen Qinghe’s urgency.

Knowing that there was a sense of Shen Zhiyao’s presence, Shen Qinghe was somewhat relieved.

The group of more than a dozen people quickly reached their destination, a small town that looked a bit desolate, but it had a very poetic name - Blue Sky Town.

Hearing the name of Blue Sky Town, Shen Qinghe instinctively looked up at the sky, only to find the sky overcast, not what one would expect from a place called Blue Sky Town.

Upon learning that the disciples of the Sky Pole Sect had come to Blue Sky Town, the town mayor warmly greeted them, "Immortals have also come because of the monster on Lan Mountain? The immortals from the Shenwu Sect and a few from the Sky Pole Sect went up the mountain last night and haven’t returned..."

Before the mayor could finish speaking, a townsperson shouted, "Mayor, some fairy has come down from the mountain."

Shen Qinghe immediately rushed over to see what was happening. When she saw An Lu and Zhao Xueluo, she paused, "Where is my elder sister?"

Zhao Xueluo pushed An Lu forward and blamed her, "It’s all her fault. She was scared and didn’t want to lead the way, yet she tricked Fairy Zhiyao into the cave. My senior brothers also entered the cave, and we’ve been unable to contact them since; they’re probably under the control of the Great Demon."

An Lu’s face turned slightly red, "How is that my fault? They are the foolish ones. I already said this Great Demon’s power is extraordinary, they knew there was a Great Demon, yet they still rushed in, it’s their insufficient cultivation that got them controlled, what does it have to do with me?"

Shen Qinghe didn’t have time to ask further, instructing Zhao Xueluo to lead the way while inquiring about the situation as they hurried along.

Zhao Xueluo didn’t know much either, only that the cave harbored a Great Demon. Surviving townspeople who had seen it described the demon as long in body, suggesting that it might be a flood dragon.

If this Great Demon was indeed a flood dragon, there must be a deep pool inside the cave.

Flood dragons are typically demon creatures that live in rivers and lakes, cultivating for a thousand years to have a chance of turning into dragons, at which point they would head to sea. If this Great Demon was truly a flood dragon, why would it come to Blue Sky Town?

Blue Sky Town was nowhere near a river or the sea; the habitat did not suit that of a flood dragon.

Xiao Chen, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked, "Fairy Zhao, are you certain that the Great Demon in the mountain is a flood dragon?"

Zhao Xueluo turned to look at Xiao Chen and shook her head, "I only heard from the townspeople and I’m not sure of the Great Demon’s true identity. The townspeople described it as large and long, like a serpent’s body. If the townspeople aren’t lying, then there’s a good chance that this demon is a flood dragon."

"What kind of cultivation base does a flood dragon generally have?" Shen Qinghe asked the key question.

"If it’s a Flood Dragon and also a Great Demon, then it’s very likely a Level Six or above Flood Dragon. The highest level for a Flood Dragon is Level Ten, and a Level Ten Dragon is just one step away from Ascension, on par with a Divinity Transformation Stage cultivator," Xiao Chen replied.

Shen Qinghe subconsciously looked towards Yan Changsheng, feeling they couldn’t possibly be so unlucky as to encounter a Level Ten Dragon, right?

A Level Ten Dragon should stay in the rivers. What would it be doing in this small town?

Just then, Yan Changsheng suddenly slowed down, his gaze lost in the mountains, "The Monster Qi is dense; the demonic power of this beast is high. Everyone must be careful."

During the conversation, he turned to Shen Qinghe, "Qinghe, you stay in the town. I’ll go with Senior Brother and return quickly."

Shen Qinghe immediately rejected Yan Changsheng’s proposal, "Elder sister is in danger, one must go in person to be at ease."

Everyone came to this town to rescue elder sister. If they didn’t back down, how could she hide away?

"Adapt to the situation when the time comes. The beast’s cultivation is high, be very careful," Yan Changsheng cautioned with concern.

Nan Sheng, witnessing this scene, looked away. She thought to herself that in the past, Yan Changsheng definitely would have worried about her safety. Today, his eyes only had room for Shen Qinghe, not even glancing at her once.

This was the difference between love and the lack thereof. Yan Changsheng no longer loved her; she had never been as aware of this fact as she was at this moment.

Shen Qinghe sensed Nan Sheng’s fixed gaze on her and met Nan Sheng’s obscure eyes as she turned around.

She didn’t know what Nan Sheng’s look meant, but at the moment, she was only concerned about Shen Zhiyao’s safety.

The group quickly reached the front of the cave.

The entrance of the cave was large, and standing before it, one could feel the heavy Monster Qi. Everyone’s eyes turned to Yan Changsheng in unison.

Yan Changsheng said solemnly, "The Monster Qi in the cave is excessively dense. Everyone, act with caution. If something is amiss, prioritize your life."

On scene, Yan Changsheng had the highest cultivation base, at the Soul Division Stage. His earnest instructions indicated the Great Demon inside the cave had a high cultivation.

Xiao Chen said to Nan Sheng, "You wait outside the cave. The situation inside is unclear, and it’s probably very dangerous. You just reached Core Formation, and your cultivation base is the lowest..."

"Qinghe also just reached Core Formation. If she can go, so can I," Nan Sheng retorted, unwilling to accept this.

She did recall, though the book didn’t have the current plot, it mentioned a Level Ten Dragon, just one step shy of becoming a dragon.

Later, the Great Demon Dragon was slain by Xiao Chen, and its Demon Core was given to her to consume, significantly increasing her cultivation.

Considering Xiao Chen’s true identity, it seemed logical that the Flood Dragon would be slain by Xiao Chen.

It was just unclear why the appearance of the Flood Dragon had been moved up, but with Xiao Chen present, perhaps the dragon would be killed by him as the book said, and the Demon Core would end up with her.

Not only Nan Sheng thought of this, but Shen Qinghe also remembered the mention of a Flood Dragon in the original text upon hearing Nan Sheng’s insistence on entering the cave.

That Flood Dragon was a Level Ten Great Demon and was ultimately killed by Xiao Chen, with the Demon Core naturally presented to Nan Sheng, the female protagonist.

She shouldn’t worry too much. As the villainous side character in the book, elder sister was unlikely to meet her end so quickly.