127: Chapter 127 The Forest of Death

[Dragged along by Lin Bufan with shameless persistence, you spent several absurd days in this mortal small town before finally setting off for Chanming Prefecture.]

[Before your departure, he shoved a golden token into your hand.]

[Your fingertips touched the slightly cool metal, but your gaze involuntarily drifted toward the system space, where an identical token lay quietly.]

[You raised your eyes and asked, feigning ignorance:]

["What is this? Who gave it to you?"]

["This token is very useful in Chanming Prefecture. Keep it on you so you can use it for self-protection in case we get separated."]

[Lin Bufan said with a calm expression:]

["It was given by my childhood sweetheart younger sister."]

[What a classic "she is just my younger sister"!]

[You savagely cursed Lin Bufan in your heart, but the two of you probably hadn't established a formal relationship yet; judging by this brat's temperament, he didn't seem like the kind of scoundrel who would dare to do something without daring to admit it.]

[Furthermore, if something had truly happened between them, the young girl surely wouldn't have been so easygoing during that previous simulation.]

[Thinking of this, a trace of hidden regret inevitably welled up deep in your heart.]

[Actually, you also quite liked Lin Qianqian's type~ It's just a pity...]

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[Chanming Prefecture and Xuanhuang Prefecture neighbor each other, and a boundless primeval forest stretches across between the two prefectures.]

[Initially, only experts above the Golden Core Realm had the confidence to cross this perilous dead zone.]

[However, with the continuous interactions among cultivators and the accumulation of time, a relatively safe route gradually formed between the two prefectures, and many supply points were established along the way.]

[Two months later, you finally arrived at the edge of this dense forest dubbed the "Forest of Death".]

[At this moment, you and Lin Bufan were mingling within a caravan of decent strength.]

[To avoid complications, you specially disguised yourself as a handsome young master with red lips and white teeth.]

[Yet this brat Lin Bufan always loved sticking close to your side like he had no bones; such overly intimate actions ended up drawing quite a few strange and probing gazes from all around.]

[On the other hand, a bearded man at the Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage within the group would occasionally cast an understanding and respectful look.]

["Junior Brother, your skin is getting thicker and thicker nowadays."]

[The caravan was camping and resting by the stream. You sighed helplessly, letting Lin Bufan cup your hand in his palm and toy with it absentmindedly.]

["Everyone traveling with us thinks the two of us are cut-sleeves!"]

["So what!"]

[Lin Bufan didn't care at all. Instead, a hint of fire sparked in his eyes as he spoke. With an evil smile, he leaned close to your ear and whispered:]

["Senior Sister, want to go explore the dense forest alone tonight?"]

[Your cheeks flushed red from his ambiguous tone, and you hurriedly pulled your hand out of his palm.]

[You slightly turned your head away, eyes dodging evasively, fidgeting and unwilling to agree. But in the end, unable to withstand his pestering, you bit your red lips and gave an extremely soft response of agreement.]

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[The night grew deeper, and the moonlight was like refined silk.]

[You sat cross-legged on a huge boulder, quietly absorbing the power of moonlight between heaven and earth.]

[Suddenly feeling your sleeve being gently tugged, you opened your eyes with an impatient look, only to find Lin Bufan's face right up close, staring at you eagerly.]

["Uh..."]

[Only then did you remember what you promised him during the day, and you sighed helplessly in your heart.]

[How is this behavior any different from distracting a good student from studying? Lin Bufan, you are simply utterly heinous.]

[After hesitating for a second, you still got up with a blushing face and silently followed behind him.]

["Hehe~"]

[Lin Bufan wore a somewhat wretched smile.]

[Hearing this laughter, you lowered your head in fluster, wishing you could bury your entire face into your chest, not daring to lift your eyes to look at him at all.]

[Afterwards... you sprinted all the way into the dense forest, moving away from the caravan.]

[Until half an hour later, you finally couldn't help asking:]

["Junior Brother, we don't need to run this far, right?"]

[Hearing this, Lin Bufan looked at you with a puzzled face.]

["Senior Sister, the place of exploration hasn't been reached yet."]

[You raised your eyes to look, meeting his pair of feigned innocent eyes, and only then did you realize you had been played by this brat.]

[Heh!]

[A surge of shame and annoyance welled up in your heart. Without any hesitation, you raised your long leg and kicked hard against Lin Bufan's lower back.]

["Awooo——!"]

[A shrill scream pierced the night sky.]

[Like a kite with a broken string, Lin Bufan plummeted straight down from mid-air, plunging headfirst into the bottomless dense forest below.]

["Hiss~!"]

[A moment later, Lin Bufan nimbly leaped out from the pit. After landing, he grimaced while rubbing his waist, all the while unable to help silently complaining in his heart.]

["Teacher, it's all your fault!"]

["Hey! You bastard brat, getting beaten up is because your mouth is asking for it, what does it have to do with this old man?"]

[Ring Old Man was so angry that he almost manifested to give him another kick.]

["The body-refining technique you gave Senior Sister is too terrifying. Even though I've reached the Foundation Establishment Stage now, I'm completely no match for Senior Sister!"]

[Lin Bufan looked unreconciled, because no matter what aspect he looked at, he couldn't find a man's face.]

["It's not that the technique is terrifying."]

[To this, Ring Old Man held the opposing view.]

["I can only say that the Moonlight Divine Body has a very high degree of compatibility with that technique, which allows her to act like a tiger with wings during cultivation, advancing by leaps and bounds."]

[That being said, the old man was actually muttering doubts in his heart.]

[Although the difficulty of entering the body-refining path was much lower than qi refining, this lass, in less than three full years, had actually directly bypassed the first layer and pushed her body-refining cultivation to the second layer, which was comparable to the Foundation Establishment Stage.]

[This kind of advancement speed... wasn't it a bit too defying of common sense?]

[Looking at Senior Sister hovering above his head and staring at him unkindly, Lin Bufan hurriedly raised his hands to surrender.]

["Senior Sister, there really is a secret realm!"]

[Hearing this, the fireball condensing in your palm quickly dissipated. With a flicker of your figure, you arrived in front of Lin Bufan and gently helped him brush the dust off his body.]

["Oh my~ Junior Brother, you are already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could you fall down by yourself while flying so well?"]

[The cool moonlight poured down, illuminating your stunningly bright and beautiful face, making it appear even more charming and moving.]

[Looking at your virtuous appearance as you gently tidied his clothes at this moment, Lin Bufan's throat rolled slightly, and then he pulled you into his arms, kissing you without a word.]

["Hiss~!"]

[A cry of pain sounded once more. You tightly pinched the soft flesh at Lin Bufan's waist, looking at him with a smile that was not a smile.]

["Junior Brother, if that hand of yours acts up again, Senior Sister wouldn't mind helping you detach it."]

["Ahem ahem!"]

[Lin Bufan gave a light cough to mask his embarrassment, then silently withdrew the salted pig hand that was about to cover a certain soft spot.]

[Seeing that your gaze was still unkind, he hurriedly changed the subject.]

["Senior Sister, that secret realm is twenty miles ahead. Someone has already beaten us to it, let's hurry over."]

["Hmph~!"]

[Hearing this, you pouted your little mouth and let out a soft hump, then threw yourself into his arms with a blushing face.]

["Senior Sister is tired, you carry me there."]

[After giving a stick, of course one must also give a sweet date.]

[Hearing these words, Lin Bufan's eyes lit up, and amidst your exclamation, he swept you up horizontally in his arms.]

["Hehe~ Alright!"]

[Your gaze stared heavily at the gloomy dense forest in the distance, and you already had a plan in mind; this was definitely discovered by Ring Old Man.]

[Since it was Lin Bufan's fortuitous encounter, it was naturally your fortuitous encounter.]

[You wanted to see just who ate a bear's heart and a leopard's gallbladder, daring to covet the secret realm that belonged to you!]

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[(Thanks to the big shot "How Come There Are So Many Names Used" for the explosive updates and scattering flowers, thanks to the big shot "Seventh Star" for the explosive updates and scattering flowers~!)]

[(Thanks to all the big shots for the gifts, and there's also a lot of generating electricity for love~!)]

[(There are still two chapters later~!)]