267: Chapter 267 This man must die!

Xia Qingyue glanced at him and nodded slightly, her voice as cold as usual:

"Senior Brother Meng is very thoughtful."

Yet, she did not take the bunch of Spirit Flowers.

Meng Zilang's smile stiffened slightly, but it quickly recovered.

He was about to say something more when he saw Xia Qingyue already turning around, whispering to the young man:

"Let's go."

The young man nodded and followed behind Xia Qingyue, walking towards the exit of the Immortal Cave area.

The two walked one after the other, and although they maintained a distance, there was a tacit understanding that others found difficult to intrude upon.

Meng Zilang stood where he was, his hand holding the Spirit Flowers trembling slightly.

He watched the two figures as they drifted further away, a flash of sinister gloom crossing his eyes.

"That man... who is he?"

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At the same time.

Ye Changge walked half a step behind Xia Qingyue, his expression calm, but he was secretly breathing a sigh of relief in his heart.

He had noticed long ago that there was more than one Divine Sense spying in the shadows around this Immortal Cave.

After all, the commotion caused by the Spiritual Qi vortex during Xia Qingyue's Breakthrough was not small, and it was impossible for those with intentions in the Immortal City not to pay attention.

Some were curious—which Cultivator had broken through? Was it Foundation Establishment or Core Formation?

Some were investigating—what was the background of the person who broke through? Was there a power behind them?

And some... were likely harboring ill intentions.

Ye Changge had long been prepared for this.

He had deliberately changed his appearance, suppressed his cultivation, and even intentionally restrained his aura to the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

At this moment, he was nothing more than a Loose Cultivator with an ordinary appearance and mediocre Aptitude. Following behind a Fairy at the Late Foundation Establishment Stage, no one would give him a second look.

Sure enough—

The Divine Senses in the shadows swept over him, and after sensing he was only at the Late Stage of Qi Refining, they lost interest and turned back to keep an eye on Xia Qingyue.

Ye Changge thought to himself with emotion:

"Fortunately, I had Qingyue hide her appearance..."

Otherwise, with Xia Qingyue's peerlessly beautiful face, combined with the special temperament after her Breakthrough, it would surely attract countless troubles.

Xia Qingyue also seemed to have perceived those spying Divine Senses, and her footsteps paused slightly.

Ye Changge moved closer imperceptibly and sent a voice transmission:

"Don't look back, keep walking. It'll be fine once we're out of the Immortal Cave area."

Xia Qingyue nodded almost imperceptibly and continued walking forward.

The two crossed the stone-paved road of the Immortal Cave area and arrived at the main thoroughfare of the Immortal City.

The streets were crowded and bustling with activity.

Those spying Divine Senses gradually dispersed after following for a distance.

The two, one after the other, arrived at a secluded alley in the East District of the Immortal City.

After confirming there were no more Divine Senses spying, Xia Qingyue stopped and turned around.

She raised her hand and removed the Silver Veil from her face, revealing a peerlessly beautiful countenance.

On that face, the usual coldness had faded, replaced by a faint smile and a hint of... reluctance to part.

"Changge, just send me off here."

Her voice was soft, but it carried a trace of hard-to-detect attachment.

Ye Changge also wiped his face with his hand, restoring his original appearance.

Looking at the woman before him who was as cold as a Fairy, his heart also felt some reluctance.

These past few days together, although in the name of "Dual Cultivation," he could feel that Xia Qingyue's attitude toward him was completely different from when they first met.

From the initial "Cultivation Technique resonance" to the later "experiencing emotions," and now to...

She would act coquettishly in his arms, whimper softly, and even take the initiative to suggest having a child...

Although she said it was because she had "no other way to repay him."

But Ye Changge knew it wasn't just that.

He stepped forward and reached out to gently hold her hand.

"Qingyue, after you return, stabilize your cultivation well."

"When the time is right, I will go to the Lingxiao Sect to see you."

Xia Qingyue nodded, squeezed his hand firmly, and then let go.

She put her veil back on, turned, and walked toward the Immortal City's Teleportation Array.

After walking a few steps, she suddenly stopped and looked back at Ye Changge.

That single look, with eyes like rippling water, seemed to contain a thousand words, but in the end, it only turned into one sentence:

"Changge... take care."

Her voice was still cold, but it held a bit more warmth than before.

Ye Changge nodded, watching her figure gradually disappear into the crowd.

Only when that moon-white figure was completely gone did he withdraw his gaze and sigh softly.

"It's time to go home."

He turned and walked in another direction.

The Ye Family of Longmai Mountain and a whole family were waiting for him.

At the same time.

A figure in the shadows was staring fixedly at this side.

Meng Zilang was hiding behind an old locust tree at the corner of the alley, his fingers digging deep into the trunk, his nails almost tearing a piece of bark off.

He had followed them all the way here.

From coming out of the Immortal Cave area, crossing the main thoroughfare, and turning into this secluded alley—

He had seen with his own eyes Xia Qingyue removing her veil, revealing that peerlessly beautiful face.

He had seen with his own eyes that ordinary-looking man also restoring his true appearance—

Sword-like eyebrows, eyes like stars, and a face as handsome as carved jade.

It was clearly the "trash" who had walked out of the Immortal Cave earlier!

He had originally harbored a sliver of hope.

Perhaps they just happened to be in the same Immortal Cave?

Perhaps Junior Sister Xia just had something to discuss with him?

Perhaps... there were more than just the two of them in the Immortal Cave?

But now, he watched with his own eyes as the two held hands and looked at each other, saw the eyes that were usually as cold as frost reveal a warmth they never had before, and saw that moon-white figure walk a few steps and then couldn't help but look back—

That single look, with eyes like rippling water, said a thousand words.

The last trace of hope in Meng Zilang's heart was completely shattered.

"Impossible..."

He murmured in a low voice, his voice trembling slightly with anger.

"Junior Sister Xia... how could she take a liking to him?"

He thought of his own efforts over the years.

But that man—

That rogue Cultivator who came out of nowhere—

On what basis?

Why should he be allowed to make her remove her veil?

Why should he be allowed to make her show such a gentle expression?

Why should he be allowed to make her look back even after walking so far?

Meng Zilang's breathing became heavier and heavier, his chest feeling as if it were being pressed by a giant rock, so stifled it was about to explode.

He remembered just now at the entrance of the Immortal Cave, that man walking out of Xia Qingyue's Immortal Cave, stretching lazily—

As if it were his own home.

As if Xia Qingyue were his woman.

"His woman..."

Meng Zilang gritted his teeth, his eyes a crimson mess of jealousy and anger.

A surge of fury, as if his own woman had been slept with by another man, welled up in his heart like a volcanic eruption, scorching his reason.

Not until Xia Qingyue turned to leave, and until that man also disappeared at the end of the alley, did he slowly release his fingers embedded in the tree trunk.

His palms burned with pain.

Looking down, traces of blood had already seeped from his fingertips.

Meng Zilang looked at the blood on his hands and suddenly began to laugh.

The laughter was low, sinister, and filled with an indescribable madness.

"Hehe... hehehe..."

He looked up, and there was no longer any hesitation in his eyes.

Only killing intent.

This person must die.