572: Woman in black skirt, woman in red skirt

The bronze flying boat swiftly traversed the Great Desert. Xie Weilou sat at the front, holding a fruit, enjoying its taste.

They say a ten-mile difference can bring a different sky, but after traversing this Great Desert for ten days and ten nights, all he saw was yellow sand.

If not for the rotation of the sun and moon, being in this Great Desert would likely make one lose all concept of time.

Ding-a-ling!

Just then, a crisp ringing of bells reached Xie Weilou's ears.

“Bells?”

Xie Weilou became interested. With a flick of his sleeve, the flying boat transformed into a streak of light and rushed towards the source of the bells.

Half an incense stick later.

In the Great Desert, an ancient withered tree appeared before Xie Weilou.

Tied next to the withered tree was a black donkey, with a couple of bronze bells hanging around its neck. The sound of bells came from here.

And on a stone slab beside the donkey sat a mysterious Woman in Black Dress, dressed in a black skirt, with white hair, and wearing a bronze mask.

She wore a string of exquisite sapphires around her neck and a purple ring on her finger. As the strong wind blew, her hair and skirt danced with the wind.

“……”

Xie Weilou flew down and approached the Woman in Black Dress. He observed the Woman in Black Dress, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

He couldn't see through this woman!

The Woman in Black Dress slowly opened her eyes. Her gaze, containing the sun, moon, and stars, was unfathomably deep. She looked at Xie Weilou and asked calmly, “Why do you enter this Great Desert?”

Xie Weilou smiled and said, “I have an appointment with someone.”

“An appointment? An appointment with a woman?”

The Woman in Black Dress asked.

Xie Weilou nodded slightly, “Precisely!”

The Woman in Black Dress said, “The Barren Desert is treacherous and unpredictable. Nine out of ten who enter it die. The fact that you dare to come here suggests you must have a solemn, undying vow with that girl, right?”

Xie Weilou said earnestly, “That's not exactly it! The main reason is that I made an agreement with her to touch her beautiful legs…”

I've endured countless hardships, overcome all obstacles, just because I want to touch a girl's beautiful legs.

The black donkey beside them glanced at Xie Weilou, its eyes filled with deep disdain, as if looking at a lecherous old man.

“……”

The Woman in Black Dress paused for a second and fell silent, clearly Xie Weilou's answer had exceeded her expectations.

Xie Weilou cupped his fists and said, “My name is Xie Weilou. May I ask for your esteemed name, young lady? Meeting is fate; why don't we form a good connection?”

The Woman in Black Dress looked at Xie Weilou and said calmly, “Number nine under heaven, Liu Xiahui!”

“Liu… Liu Xiahui?”

When Xie Weilou heard this name, he couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

The Woman in Black Dress asked, “You've heard my name?”

Xie Weilou said with a strange expression, “In my hometown, there was indeed a person named Liu Xiahui, but he was a man, known as Liu Xiahui who remained unmoved while holding a woman.”

“……”

Liu Xiahui merely looked at Xie Weilou calmly and said nothing more.

Xie Weilou said, “May I ask, Miss Liu, do you understand this Great Desert?”

Liu Xiahui said, “Even those of the Divine Court Realm would find it difficult to cross the Barren Desert in a hundred years. To leave, one must find a teleportation array.”

She looked at Xie Weilou's bronze flying boat: “With the speed of this flying boat, if you continue straight ahead, in three months, you will see an Ancient Kingdom in the Great Desert. After passing through the Ancient Kingdom, continue forward, and you can enter the depths of the Great Desert, where you may find a teleportation array.”

Xie Weilou's heart stirred, and he cupped his fists, saying, “Thank you for the reminder, Miss Liu.”

Liu Xiahui stared at Xie Weilou and suddenly asked, “Can you escape?”

Xie Weilou chuckled, “Escape? For This Xie, there is no such thing as escaping. A true man, born between heaven and earth, should overcome all obstacles and advance bravely. How could he escape?”

As he spoke, he leaped onto the flying boat.

As if he had thought of something, he also suddenly asked, “Miss Liu, could you let me see the face beneath your mask?”

Liu Xiahui: “……”

Seeing that the other party remained silent, Xie Weilou smiled and cupped his fists, “Farewell!”

The flying boat transformed into a streak of light and rushed forward.

“Spring Autumn Cicada's flying boat… Is this his disciple? Interesting!”

Liu Xiahui mused.

— — — — — —

Half an hour later.

Xie Weilou was still traversing the Great Desert, but not long after, he suddenly stopped the flying boat because he saw a figure in the Great Desert.

It was a Red-Skirt Woman, walking alone in the Great Desert. Her steps were very slow, yet each step covered a thousand meters, as if she were teleporting.

“It's her… that female ghost…”

When Xie Weilou saw the Red-Skirt Woman, his gaze instantly sharpened.

This Red-Skirt Woman was the female ghost he had encountered earlier in the Eight Wilderness Ruins. Being able to escape from the bone dragon's corpse, her strength was naturally not weak.

Seeing her again now, he found that the aura around her was even more terrifying, definitely surpassing the Divine Court Realm.

The Red-Skirt Woman seemed to sense Xie Weilou's presence. She stopped and looked at Xie Weilou, saying coldly, “It's you, you ant…”

Boom!

Having said that, she extended her hand, and the sky-full of yellow sand swirled up, forming a large hand that instantly struck towards Xie Weilou.

Xie Weilou immediately retaliated, his power erupting. A large handprint appeared, meeting the incoming large hand.

Boom!

The two forces collided, shaking the Great Desert. A roaring sound echoed, and dense cracks appeared on the ground, with yellow sand flying everywhere.

Crack!

Xie Weilou's arm was instantly pulverized, golden blood continuously splattering out. He and the flying boat were immediately sent flying three hundred meters.

“This female ghost is so strong… Retreat…”

Xie Weilou's face darkened.

The Red-Skirt Woman's cultivation was definitely countless times more terrifying than Chongming Tower's. The two were not on the same level at all. He didn't hesitate and immediately piloted the flying boat to escape.

“Trying to escape?”

The Red-Skirt Woman's expression was mocking. With a flick of her sleeve, yellow sand flew up, forming a azure dragon. She leaped onto the azure dragon's head.

“Roar!”

The azure dragon let out a roar and immediately chased after Xie Weilou…

She chased, he fled!

The chase lasted for over an hour.

Xie Weilou piloted the flying boat, transforming into a streak of light, continuously traversing the Great Desert. The Red-Skirt Woman remained a thousand meters behind him, unhurried, like a cat playing with a mouse, in no rush to catch up instantly.

“Damn it! What is the origin of this female ghost?”

Xie Weilou's brows furrowed.

Just then, he saw another figure, it was Liu Xiahui, who was leading a donkey and walking in the Great Desert.

This greatly surprised Xie Weilou. He had set off earlier, yet he hadn't expected the other party to be walking ahead of him. She was indeed an unfathomable existence.

Xie Weilou immediately steered the flying boat towards Liu Xiahui, smiling, “Miss Liu, what a coincidence! We meet again.”

Liu Xiahui stopped. She looked at Xie Weilou: “Are you running for your life?”

He had said he would overcome all obstacles and advance bravely, and would not escape? Yet now he was indeed fleeing, even losing an arm, looking extremely disheveled.

Xie Weilou smiled and said, “Cultivation is not easy. A temporary retreat is not escaping, but rather I feel that she is not destined to die, and I also cannot bear to kill her.”

“……”

A peculiar look appeared in Liu Xiahui's eyes. This young man certainly knew how to comfort himself.