After the main character who took the blame retired, the female lead quit.

No way?

Li Yunshang can use this?!

She can use it!!!

As if he had guessed something, a layer of cold sweat rose on Xiao Yu's forehead.

Xiao Yu was fully aware of Yin Hongniang's formidable abilities.

However, there's nothing to worry about then.

Ugh!

Is this something between women?

Xiao Yu sighed inwardly. He lowered his head and met a pair of bright green eyes.

Chapter 42, Fire

The two looked at each other; one was on the verge of death, and the other was sighing in despair.

"You're still alive, kid? You got beaten up so badly, I thought you were dead."

Xiao Yu stood up, took out a piece of clothing from his storage space and put it on. Ever since people on Jumo Island had seen him naked in broad daylight, he had prepared a lot of clothes in his storage space in case of emergency.

As he spoke, he found a clean spot nearby, sat down, and stared at the little fanboy of the senior disciple of Xuanlei Mountain with his brown eyes.

The bright green eyes stared intently at the pale-faced man for a few seconds before closing them again, as if it didn't want to say anything to Xiao Yu.

However, he didn't seem to be able to say anything. His chin was kicked crooked by Long Wanyan, and his teeth were shattered all over the ground.

What a cruel attack.

The horrific scene before him sent a shiver down Xiao Yu's spine, and he became quite certain that Long Wanyan had indeed let him win back then.

The once spirited young man now lies pitifully on the ground, like a curled-up weasel.

"Has no one from your sect arrived yet?!"

Xiao Yu looked around but didn't see any trace of him. Logically speaking, Lei Huang had made such a big commotion, and his people from Xuanlei Mountain should have arrived by now, after so much time.

What's going on here?

Upon hearing this, his tightly closed eyelids trembled, but remained closed, looking like a dead person.

"Sigh! You're right. People shouldn't be too arrogant. They need to know their own limitations. Why did you stubbornly resist with your speed? When you saw the situation was not good and realized you couldn't win, you should have run away. Look at the state you've become..."

Since he had nothing better to do, and Li Yunshang seemed confident, he decided not to disturb the conversation between the two women inside the cave.

However, his natal flying sword, Yue Li, remained obediently suspended inside the cave, and immediately used an ice prison to suppress it as soon as it sensed something was wrong.

In his spare time, he would chat with Lei Huang, who was still conscious. Xiao Yu's impression of him was not very good, but it was not bad either.

Xiao Yu picked up the sword-nurturing gourd, took a sip, and then rushed towards Lei Huang: "Here! Want some?"

"..."

This time, the bright green eyes opened, but only glanced at Xiao Yu before closing again.

Xiao Yu shrugged at this, saying, "Take it or leave it. It's not good wine, but it's better than nothing."

Then, Xiao Yu continued talking to him intermittently, while Lei Huang just kept his eyes closed. Perhaps he found Xiao Yu too noisy, because the rise and fall of his chest became smaller and smaller, and he looked like he was about to breathe but not exhale.

Xiao Yu's brown eyes darted around.

Wow~

The gourd tilted, and a large amount of wine poured out, falling onto his blood-soaked body.

In an instant... Lei Huang's closed eyes widened, and blood vessels seemed to appear in the whites of his eyes.

"I almost forgot, you can't speak. But it seems you probably want to drink. You're welcome for what happened earlier."

Its green eyes glared angrily, and there was no sign of gratitude in them.

What was that just now? Drinking? It was more like pouring wine, something you only do at a grave!

Lei Huang puffed out his chest, finally deciding to let bygones be bygones and ignore this pretty boy.

He had figured out the so-called sword-nurturing gourd. Wasn't the ginger gourd the very one that Xuanlei Mountain had given to the sect leader of Qingyun Fuzong as a congratulatory gift a few years ago?

Now that this kid has him in his hands, and considering he was just beaten up by Long Wanyan herself, there's no need to guess who this guy is.

Ugh!

He misjudged the situation. The Azure Cloud Floating Sect... their Suspended Thunder Mountain cannot afford to provoke them at the moment, so they can only avoid their sharp edge for the time being.

"By the way, I won the bet, right? As for what's hidden in the fake Suspended Thunder Mountain, you should tell me now, according to our agreement."

After pouring the wine, seeing that Lei Huang was full of energy, Xiao Yu continued chatting.

Lei Huang remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement. However, this time he didn't close his eyes, lest Xiao Yu splash him with strong liquor again. He had quite a few cuts on his body, and he couldn't withstand such a sudden and intense stimulation.

As for the duel, he lost. The Thunder-Attracting Dragon's horn is gone. If they were to fight again, he would probably be trapped in the ice prison again, because without the horn, the lightning would break through the ice prison.

In the short term, he had no idea how to break Xiao Yu's ice prison. Rather than lose another match, he might as well just admit defeat.

Moreover, given that he possesses the Thunder-Attracting Dragon's Unicorn Horn as a trump card, it's not necessarily true that Xiao Yu doesn't have a similar trump card.

In addition, given Long Wanyan's status as a gigolo, sometimes... background is also a part of one's strength.

So, not long after Xiao Yu finished speaking, Lei Huang transmitted his thoughts through his mind, telling Xiao Yu about the general situation of Xuanlei Mountain.

Cultivators can communicate telepathically, so even if their mouths are disabled, they can still communicate with each other.

At this point, Xiao Yu had achieved his goal of chatting with him.

Mount Xuanlei...

It is said that the true dragon that intended to ascend to immortality started from Dragon Head Continent, stumbling and falling along the way, dropping many things in the process.

Mount Xuanlei is indeed well hidden.

However, Xiao Yu has no intention of touching that thing now. Firstly, the owner of the pseudo-Suspended Thunder Mountain land deed is Zi Yun. According to the regulations issued by the Immortal Sect Alliance, strictly speaking, everything with spirituality found in the mountain belongs to the owner of the land deed.

Xiao Yu's rash action was clearly overstepping his bounds.

Secondly, it might attract the attention of the people of Xuanlei Mountain. If they cross the line and decide to go all out, then it's all over.

However, as long as the land deed remained in Ziyun's hands, they couldn't openly touch it; they could only do so passively and secretly.

"I see... Okay, I got it. Don't forget, besides that, you still owe me a favor... Don't die, or I'll be at a huge loss. Cheer up..."

Zila~

The strong liquor poured down, diluting much of the murky blood and grime that had accumulated beneath him. Lei Huang shuddered, cursing inwardly, "This bastard who kicked me when I was down, I guess he really is one of those people who's with that witch."

He cursed under his breath, then his body suddenly froze. A warm current rose up, not much, but enough to keep him alive in his current half-dead state until his sect's mission came to save him.

This guy……

In this world... favors are the hardest thing to repay.

Cause and effect are intertwined; a slight misstep could lead to collateral damage and unexpected disaster!

His green eyes flickered, and within their clear light, he saw a man with a gentle demeanor and lightning-like aura amidst the icy snow.

Is it Ye Ba of the Moon Shadow Sect? He'll make a mental note of that.

……

"Li Yunshang has disappeared?"

"Hmm...it seems they slipped away when we weren't paying attention, probably to Ye Ba's place." Compared to Zi Yun's surprise, Feng Ling calmly analyzed the situation from the side.

Given the current situation, it's easy to guess with a little thought.

“Li Yunshang?” Tie Yanran murmured the name, recalling that the name seemed to have been mentioned in the landscape gazette when she first left the island.

Instantly, her expression turned serious as she looked at Zi Yun, who had spoken those words, and asked:

"What exactly happened? Is it related to her absence and Ye Ba's absence?"

"Well... that's a long story..."

"Then let's get straight to the point!" Tie Yanran leaned closer.

Zi Yun leaned back slightly. "Hmm... Hey, you surnamed Tie, you seem a bit scary... Um, it's like this, that Qingyun..."

Before she could finish speaking, Feng Ling slapped her across the mouth, stopping her from saying anything more.

"Ouch! That hurts! My mouth! Feng Ling, what are you doing?!"

Instantly, Zi Yun covered her slightly swollen cherry lips and glared at the culprit, Feng Ling.

However, Feng Ling merely raised an eyebrow, glancing past the thoughtless Five Poisons Sect Holy Maiden and giving a suggestive look in a certain direction.

Following her gaze, Zi Yun temporarily suppressed her anger at being slapped, turned her head and immediately understood what she meant.

Fu Xian, the chief disciple of Long Wanyan and the senior sister of Qingyun Fuzong, is skilled in talismans and has a secondary focus on water cultivation. She is a very difficult opponent.

She didn't know the specifics of the relationship between Long Wanyan and this senior sister of the Qingyun Floating Sect.

However, if someone were to discuss forming a group to deal with her master in front of her, they would definitely be out of their mind.

There might be another opponent added to the mix.

Unfortunately, Ziyun was almost the one whose brain had rusted just now.

"Haha... this... I'm sorry, Feng Ling."

Zi Yun understood Feng Ling's good intentions and didn't pursue the matter of Feng Ling slapping her, laughing it off.

After cautiously glancing at Fu Xian and her fellow disciples to make sure they weren't paying attention to them, she changed her story and continued explaining to Tie Yanran:

"In short, regarding Ye Ba, for some reason, he has been imprisoned by a very strong guy. He is not in any immediate danger, but we need to rescue him. After all, he is a member of the Moon Shadow Sect, and with you, we can handle him. Do you want to come?"

Zi Yun extended an invitation to attack Long Wanyan.

"Sure, after all, you helped me just now. Now that I've joined the Moonshadow Sect, I'll do my part, but..."

Tie Yanran nodded and readily agreed. She wouldn't refuse out of courtesy or reason, but she still had some questions about the matter.

Do you like Ye Ba?