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

Xiao Yu's actions instantly aroused Long Wanyan's rebellious spirit.

Driven by the increasingly intense heat, as if his body was about to explode.

Long Wanyan stood up. So, instead of giving her the essence of Yin, you're only thinking about escaping?!

Row!

She can come and get it herself.

On Xiao Yu's side, he stretched out his arm and reached out to touch the moonlight in front of him, his fingertips getting closer and closer to the silver light.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but the temperature inside the cave seemed to be rising.

It was like a scorching furnace, making one's heart pound.

Xiao Yu didn't think too much about it. Seeing that he was about to successfully escape from here, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

Just as his fingertips were 0.01 centimeters away from the moonlight, a hot, jade-like hand gripped his ankle.

Xiao Yu's body stiffened, like a broken, malfunctioning machine, and he turned to look behind him.

Under the flickering orange light.

Long Wanyan squatted behind him, her face flushed, but her silver-white eyes flashed red at that moment.

"Where... do you want to go?"

A warm breath mixed with a sweet fragrance wafted onto his face.

Xiao Yu's expression hardened, not giving him a chance to retort.

The next moment, with a whoosh, he threw Long Wanyan back onto the small stone bed in the cave.

Before he could react, a soft, hot body, as if it had been tempered by fire, pressed down on him.

Tear ~

The clothes clinging to his body were roughly torn to shreds and thrown roughly on the ground.

Xiao Yu felt a chill on his body, and then a hot, delicate, slime-like softness clung to him.

Instantly, Xiao Yu's wailing echoed through the small cave.

"I...I...Oh no, senior, calm down! Wake up and don't do anything stupid!"

"The essence of Yin?! Where would I get the essence of Yin? Wait! Holy crap! That's not the other way around... Ouch~"

Years later, when facing Long Wanyan, Xiao Yu would always recall the time when he was captured and interrogated by Li Yunshang after leaving Jumo Island.

At that time, he lied and said he was Zhao Yun in order to hide his identity.

But tonight, he truly became Zhao Yun, specifically the Zhao Yun from the Changban Slope period.

Chapter Fifty-Seven, Bai Yan on Watch

The sky is clear and the sun is blazing.

In front of a simply decorated bamboo house, a figure sat quietly in the sunlit courtyard, his dark blue eyes comfortably squinted, and on his soft bottom sat a slightly tilted, roughly made bamboo stool. The stool looked simple in structure, but it was sturdy and durable.

As time has passed, its dull surface has lost its former luster. Fortunately, its owner has taken good care of it and made repairs, so it can be used for a long time to come.

The pale golden sunlight shone down on a fair and delicate hand covered with many wounds. The warm touch spread from the palm, bringing a sense of warmth to the empty and desolate depths of my heart.

The palms closed as if trying to grasp the warmth, but with fingertips touching and hands clenched, there was nothing inside.

I didn't grasp anything; the warm, comforting sensation simply shifted from my palm to my clasped knuckles.

"Sister Bai!"

A melodious sound, like the tinkling of silver bells, rang out, and then a grayish-yellow ball of fur, with white hairs interspersed like highlights, rolled over.

A slightly pointed mouth peeks out from the fluffy ball, biting a light brown handle. Below the handle is a four-tiered hardwood food box, from which a delicate, pear blossom-like fragrance wafts, subtly whetting the appetite.

The fluffy ball opened its mouth, the food box sat on the ground, and then a silvery sound rang out:

"Here! Try this lunch. There's fried chicken leg. Hmm... no wonder you're the famous Deputy Sect Master Gong. The food is excellent."

As it spoke, a few drops of glistening saliva dribbled from the corner of its mouth, and it raised its furry paw to wipe its mouth. It seems that not only weasels, but foxes also love to eat chicken.

Bai Yan's dark eyes flickered, but he didn't respond to the topic of fried chicken legs. Instead, his gaze passed over the food box on the ground and landed on the yellow fox with three tails swaying back and forth beside him.

"Little Huang...you've gained weight."

As soon as the calm voice came out, the three loose tails suddenly stiffened, like hard wooden sticks, sticking out from behind the buttocks.

"What! Where...where is it?"

Beside the food box, the yellow fox raised her head in a panic. She stood on all fours, her droopy ears stood up, and she turned her head to look at her own body. She spun around a few times, like a husky chasing its own tail.

"How could this be... Although I've been staying at that Vice Sect Master Gong's house lately and have been eating a bit too much, I shouldn't have gotten so fat that it's immediately noticeable, right? It's only been a month... Hmm... Okay, I have indeed been eating a bit too much lately. Sister Bai, are you sure I've gained weight and it's very noticeable?"

She spun around a few times, feeling a little dizzy. She shook her head, her fluffy face displaying a mixture of genuine and feigned expression as she looked at Bai Yan.

"Hmm!" Bai Yan lowered his head slightly, his voice weak: "I gained a lot of weight the day I left with Master..."

………………

Azure Sky Mountains.

Inside the cave.

Unlike the gentle moonlight, the bright sunlight, with its scorching and domineering heat, shone down from the opening overhead.

The blow landed on Xiao Yu's withered, sunken cheeks. Feeling that familiar warmth, his furrowed brows twitched a few times, as if he were recalling something terrible.

Last night was a crazy night.

Xiao Yu felt like Zhao Yun, with his jade-like face and white robe, on Changban Slope, wielding a sturdy long spear, going in and out of a hot, humid furnace seven times.

The furnace was narrow and cramped, as if determined to melt and reshape his hard spear. The furnace walls clung tightly to the spear, and with each hammer blow, thick molten iron splashed and stuck to the surface, intertwined with the spear.

His body felt as if it were sailing on a turbulent sea, with white waves crashing against it, and that suffocating softness pressing against his face, almost making it hard for him to breathe.

Unfortunately, he wasn't that awesome. He couldn't last until the seventh round. After all, it was his first time on the battlefield, and he was knocked off his horse in the fifth round, losing his spear.

However, the other party did not seem to want to let him go so easily. In his confusion, his mouth was pried open and a soft object pressed against him, and a spicy liquid that felt like blood rushed in.

Xiao Yu tried to struggle, and in the chaos, he followed the warm, smooth scales and grabbed a pair of small, coral-like horns.

Then a delicate cry rang out, and the movements on her body slowed down slightly. The thing that seemed to be her tail tightened and fell into the lower peak.

However, under the influence of the liquid that had flowed into his mouth earlier, Xiao Yu became bloodthirsty, grabbed his spear, mounted his horse, and the General of Changban was fully revived, turning the tide of the attack.

Then, until dawn.

"Well……"

Xiao Yu opened his eyes, and the voice of the dog system within his body rang out repeatedly:

"Ding! Judgment successful. Due to the bloodline of the true dragon, your body has undergone a marrow cleansing, your martial arts realm has broken through to the third realm, your affinity with dragons has greatly increased, you have received the blessing of the dragon vein, and your spiritual power and fortune have improved."

"Ding! The reward for slaying the Nascent Soul Realm dragon last night has been sent to the system warehouse. Given the severe loss of your essence and energy, we suggest you draw it. Would you like to draw it?"

"Extract."

Xiao Yu responded groggily, his voice weak. He was extremely exhausted, not even as badly injured as when that figure attacked him. He felt completely drained, his weakness emanating from his very bones.

Especially around the kidneys, there's a dull ache. What happened?

Xiao Yu propped himself up, seemingly trying to recall what happened last night. However, perhaps because the battle last night was too intense, it triggered his body's protective mechanism.

He squinted, unable to quite recall what had happened last night, only knowing that he was very tired.

Soon, the results of the brain system extraction came back:

"Ding! Extraction complete. Physique is now Ice Prison Phoenix Physique."

"Ice Prison Phoenix Body"

quality:? ? ?

Effect:? ? ?

Currently, they are in a state of not yet being awakened.

The method of physical awakening: Use one's own flesh and bones as a cage, and blood as shackles to form a prison, imprisoning a phoenix.

Currently, the basic physical condition is described as "skin as smooth as ice and bones as jade".

"Skin as smooth as ice and bones as pure as jade":

The body's constitution is strengthened, its resistance to blows is improved, its affinity with ice-attribute spiritual power is enhanced, and its appearance is improved.

As soon as he finished speaking, a strange, icy chill erupted from his body.

After a few breaths, Xiao Yu was reborn on the stone bed. His sunken cheeks swelled up again, and the scratches and bite marks on his skin were completely removed. His skin was much whiter and had a jade-like texture, making him look even more alluring in a daze.

The weakness that had been ingrained in Xiao Yu's bones had vanished, and his face regained much of its color. His depleted energy had also been replenished to some extent, so he was no longer so fragile that he would collapse at the slightest touch.

Now Xiao Yu was able to focus. He scanned the cave and saw no one. The campfire in the center was still burning, its flames flickering, and something was bubbling and cooking on the small fire.

what happened?

Where is Long Wanyan? What's wrong with her?

A bunch of questions arose in Xiao Yu's mind, but that wasn't important. Right now, he should quickly meditate to restore the energy he had lost, or he would really die.

Thanks to some unknown reason, Xiao Yu's health has recovered significantly, and he is now able to get out of bed and walk around.

I feel incredibly weak, ugh! Could I have done something indescribable last night?

After meditating and regulating his breathing, Xiao Yu felt he had recovered almost completely and opened his eyes.

"You're awake? Is there anything else bothering you?"

A gentle female voice sounded from the side. Just like when they first met, Long Wanyan, who had returned at some point, was sitting quietly watching him with gentle eyes.

Unlike when we first met, her hair, which had been tightly tied up, was now cascading down like a waterfall, messy and untidy, like a taut thread that had suddenly relaxed, exuding a gentle and easygoing feeling.

Beneath a pair of silver-white eyes, a ripple flickered deep within, as if a lurking evil dragon had eaten its fill and fallen asleep temporarily. Her fair face was full of energy, exuding a unique charm.

Looking at the radiant Long Wanyan before him, whose every move exuded an alluring charm, Xiao Yu froze. The terrifying memories of last night, like a pile driver, exploded in his mind.