194: Chapter 194 Who should I tell what happened?

"Xiao Tang," Nangong Zili interrupted her. Her voice was raspy, but it carried a rare tenderness. "I don't blame you."

She paused, her gaze falling on the figure standing in the distance with hands behind his back, a flash of complexity in her eyes.

"Why don't you tell Revered Master, exactly what happened here?"

Ling Xiaotang wiped her tears, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself.

"Revered Master... that Senior is Xiao Tang's savior, and also... also Xiao Tang's Dao Companion."

When she said the words "Dao Companion," her cheeks flushed slightly, and her voice softened.

"Years ago when I went to the Secret Realm, Xiao Tang was being hunted, and it was Senior who saved me. Later... later Xiao Tang became Dao Companions with Senior. But we were separated afterward and haven't been able to see each other until now."

She looked up at Nangong Zili, her eyes filled with guilt.

"That day when Revered Master and Xiao Tang were being hunted by people from the Qingshui Sword Sect, Xiao Tang used that Ten-Thousand-Mile Escape Talisman and ended up here. It just so happened... just so happened that I ran into Senior. He was the one who saved us."

"Revered Master, it's all Xiao Tang's fault..."

She lowered her head, her voice getting smaller and smaller. "It's Xiao Tang's fault, Xiao Tang shouldn't have taken matters into her own hands..."

At the same time, her heart was also filled with guilt.

I'm sorry, Revered Master, please don't blame Xiao Tang. Xiao Tang is saying this for your own good.

Ling Xiaotang also didn't dare tell her about the Love-Locking Gu.

After all, if she knew, with her Revered Master's personality, she would definitely try to break free from the Love-Locking Gu's control, and Senior Ye would be in danger then.

Nangong Zili listened and remained silent for a moment.

Looking at this well-behaved, sensible, and guilt-ridden Disciple, the anger of being trifled with and desecrated actually dissipated quite a bit.

If that was the case... he really had saved her.

If that bastard hadn't acted, given her exhausted state at the time, she probably would have died under the swords of the Qingshui Sword Sect Disciples long ago.

How could she have lived until now?

She lowered her eyes and let out a long sigh.

As a Demonic Path Woman, she didn't view chastity as being as important as the heavens like those Righteous Path women did. In the Five Gu Sect, Dual Cultivation methods were prevalent, and matters between men and women were just a part of cultivation.

It was just that she had always been proud and arrogant, unwilling to casually engage in Dual Cultivation with anyone, which was why she had remained pure until now.

Now... although that bastard had taken her primordial yin and her Moonflower Spiritual Liquid was lost, she had ultimately kept her life.

If she really had to weigh it...

It wasn't unbearable.

Only—

Nangong Zili bit her lip, remembering that "pop" sound from earlier.

Thinking of the stinging pain in her lower body right now, her heart felt stifled again.

This person... this person's treatment method was too painful!

She was a Core Formation Cultivator after all; although she had never engaged in Dual Cultivation,

she had seen the sisters in the sect after they had enjoyed themselves with others. Who would... torment someone like this?

If they "treated" her like this every day, her life might be saved, but her frame would fall apart first!

No—

Nangong Zili suddenly froze.

Every day like this?

She subconsciously looked down at her clothes, which were half-translucent from being soaked in sweat,

then she sensed the spiritual energy in her body, which, though weak, was indeed slowly recovering...

A thought suddenly flooded her mind:

This person... even if he were made of iron, he couldn't do this every day, could he?

To deliver such thick energy every day, each time lasting a whole afternoon... where did he get such massive capital with his Foundation Establishment Stage cultivation?

Nangong Zili's brow furrowed slightly, an indescribable doubt rising in her heart.

She subconsciously glanced in Ye Changge's direction—

He was standing with his hands behind his back, facing away from her, looking at the night scene outside the Immortal Cave.

The moonlight fell on his shoulders, outlining a back as upright as a pine tree.

For some reason, her heart skipped a beat for no reason at all.

Nangong Zili's brow furrowed even tighter.

What is... wrong with me?

Ye Changge stood with his hands behind his back.

In that moment just now, he clearly sensed a flash of killing intent in the depths of Nangong Zili's eyes. Although that killing intent was fleeting, masked by weakness and exhaustion, it had definitely existed.

The Thousand Silk Love-Binding Gu... was not foolproof.

Ye Changge lowered his eyes, his fingers unconsciously rubbing his sleeve.

He could feel that faint thread connecting his mind with Nangong Zili's, but that love thread... was truly too thin.

So thin it could hardly have any substantial influence on her; it could only make her heart tremble slightly when she felt killing intent toward him.

"If she really wants to strike..." Ye Changge thought to himself, "that bit of discomfort probably won't stop a Core Formation True Person's killing intent."

As he was thinking, a very light sound of footsteps came from behind him.

Xiao Caiyue had approached his side at some point, her water-blue skirt fluttering slightly in the night wind.

She followed Ye Changge's gaze to look at Nangong Zili, who was currently meditating and adjusting her breathing inside the Immortal Cave,

then she looked at her husband's slightly solemn profile, her heart tightening slightly.

"Husband," she spoke softly, her voice gentle but carrying a trace of undetectable worry. "Is that Immortal Master Nangong... awake?"

Ye Changge nodded: "Mhm, she's been awake for a while."

Xiao Caiyue was silent for a breath, her gaze moving back and forth between Nangong Zili and Ye Changge. Finally, she couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Husband, her waking up... is there really no problem?"

That Immortal Master Nangong was, after all, a Core Formation Stage existence.

Such a high and mighty figure in ordinary times.

Ye Changge's brow twitched slightly.

Xiao Caiyue continued:

"Husband, don't forget, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. No matter how weak she is, she is still a Core Formation True Person. If she really develops some other intentions..." She didn't go on, but the worry in her eyes said everything.

Ye Changge Upon hearing this, nod thoughtfully.

Xiao Caiyue's words were correct.

Although he and Nangong Zili were connected by the Thousand Silk Love-Binding Gu, that love thread was too thin, so thin it could hardly restrain the other party.

That flash of killing intent just now was the best proof.

If Nangong Zili really disregarded everything to strike at him...

Ye Changge's gaze darkened slightly.

Although he was confident in his life-saving means, facing a Core Formation True Person, even if the opponent was extremely weak, he absolutely could not let his guard down.

"You're right." Ye Changge gently patted the back of Xiao Caiyue's hand and said warmly, "I'll go talk to her."

Xiao Caiyue nodded and didn't stop him, only holding his hand a bit tighter, saying softly, "Be careful, husband."

Ye Changge smiled slightly, released her hand, and turned to walk toward the other side of the Grand Array.

Nangong Zili sat cross-legged on the grass, her eyes slightly closed, her face pale, clearly working hard to adjust her breathing.

That exquisite face, illuminated by the spiritual light, lacked some of its usual charm and had more of a sickly paleness, making her look all the more pitiable.