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"You mean, you were ambushed with a throwing knife while you were fighting the Blood Poison Spider, and the throwing knife was even poisoned?"

Upon hearing the name "poisoned flying knife," Feng Zi's expression remained unchanged, but he already had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Only a few families act so recklessly in this kind of situation.

It's that insidious hidden weapon again; it's almost impossible to lock onto the target.

Li Youan, who had originally intended to take it as a lesson, also felt a sense of familiarity when he heard the words "flying knife".

However, with so many things happening these past few days, Li Youan couldn't immediately pinpoint the source of the sense of familiarity, so he could only keep it in mind and look for the answer later.

Dongfang Jinghong nodded to Feng Zi, then looked at Li Youan beside him.

Following Dongfang Jinghong's gaze, Feng Zi understood what had happened.

"So you escaped here and got rescued by this idiot?"

"Oh, me?"

Upon hearing the word "idiot," Li Youan pointed a finger at his own face with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, he saved me."

Dongfang Jinghong raised her eyebrows, her eyes sparkling with mischief. She suppressed a laugh and nodded, clearly agreeing with the term "fool".

"No, can you two please be aware that there's another person here?"

"The person you're discussing is standing right next to you. If you're going to say bad things about someone, do it behind their back, okay?"

Seeing the two people completely ignoring him and speaking ill of him to his face, Li Youan was a little angry and jumped around trying to get Dongfang Jinghong and Feng Zi's attention.

However, Dongfang Jinghong and the other person completely ignored Li Youan, who was making a fuss on the side, as if he didn't exist.

After a brief exchange, Dongfang Jinghong tapped a few times on the map generated by the terminal, transmitting his previous location to Feng Zi.

Feng Zi left a message saying, "I'll go check the location you sent. See you at the front-line base," and ended her conversation with Dongfang Jinghong.

Feng Zi didn't leave any words for Li Youan, but added Li Youan as a friend on the terminal before leaving.

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As Feng Zi flew through the air toward the marker, he seemed to remember something. He pressed a few buttons on his terminal, sent the message, and then stopped paying attention to it.

In another direction, Feng Hui and Chen Yang remained in their fixed positions on the mountaintop, observing their surroundings.

Ding.

"We ran into each other so early."

Upon hearing the sound, Feng Hui checked the messages on his terminal, said something that left the person behind him somewhat confused, and then put the terminal away.

Only Chen Yang, who was standing closest, saw the words on the terminal.

"The person has been seen; interesting."

"What? Is this part of your plan again?" Chen Yang looked at Feng Hui, whose lips were slightly upturned.

"It's even better than I planned."

"Such an interesting junior, even if we don't say anything, he'll catch the eye of the Enforcement Hall during the arena competition."

"I'll say it now: if this succeeds, both sides must know my involvement."

Feng Hui stretched and muttered something unintentionally.

"We don't need to give anything, just a word. It's an unexpected turn of events, and who can say what will happen in the future?"

After saying that, Feng Hui casually sat down on the mountaintop.

"It's up to you. Our two families are one. You're good at this kind of thing, so you can make the decision."

Chen Yang looked at the distant, rolling forest and said nothing more.

A gentle breeze in the mountains rustled the hems of their clothes, and Feng Hui's short, choppy hair swayed gently like blades of grass.

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"Hey, you know, this senior is really..."

Watching Feng Zi walk away, Li Youan muttered to himself.

"You glutton, stop eating! You're making yourself fat, and I'm going to eat roasted dog legs for Chinese New Year!"

Bai Ze rolled his eyes at Li Youan, turned around and faced away from her, continuing to gnaw on the beef.

"Haha, what a smart little dog, so cute."

Seeing how interesting Bai Ze was, and with his soft and beautiful white fur, Dongfang Jinghong immediately turned her attention to Bai Ze.

When Bai Ze heard that he, a dignified divine beast, was called "cute," he stopped eating the beef in his mouth and turned to bare his teeth at Dongfang Jinghong.

"Wow, this is so cute."

Looking at the grinning Bai Ze, Dongfang Jinghong found him even cuter, so she walked towards him. It has to be said that the model of the youthful Bai Ze is really impressive.

Bai Ze, who was still baring his teeth, paused for a moment after being held in Dongfang Jinghong's arms, then squinted and began to enjoy it. After all, the cushion was fragrant and soft, and felt very comfortable.

Looking at Bai Ze, who was squinting and enjoying himself in Dongfang Jinghong's arms, Li Youan felt that the mythical beast filter that had been shattering since their first encounter had now completely shattered.

"My name is Li Youan. I was somewhat offensive when I was detoxifying Miss Dongfang just now..."

Li Youan stopped paying attention to Bai Ze and instead looked at Dongfang Jinghong's stunningly beautiful face, while bowing with clasped hands to express his apology.

"It's alright, you did it to save me."

Dongfang Jinghong knew that Li Youan was talking about tearing his clothes to bandage his wound.

"We are all cultivators, there is no need to concern ourselves with such trivial matters."

Dongfang Jinghong waved her hand nonchalantly, but her slightly flushed cheeks betrayed her feelings at that moment.

After stroking Bai Ze a couple more times, Dongfang Jinghong gently placed it on the ground and turned to look at Li Youan.

"I'm not planning to stay in the Demon Forest any longer. Do you want to come with me to the front-line base?"

Faced with Dongfang Jinghong's invitation, Li Youan decisively shook his head, as he still needed to hunt demonic beasts and accumulate his own essence.

"I have other things to do. I will go to the front-line base on the last day before the arena match."

Faced with Li Youan's rejection, Dongfang Jinghong did not ask any further questions.

"Then see you in the ring, Li Youan."

Dongfang Jinghong waved to Li Youan, then patted Bai Ze's fluffy head before heading to the front-line base.

Li Youan watched Dongfang Jinghong's departing figure quietly until it was completely obscured by the trees before turning her gaze away.

"This woman is beautiful, but surely she's not so stunning that she's captivated you this much after just one meeting?"

Bai Ze stood on the ground, his expression no longer that of someone enjoying himself in Dongfang Jinghong's arms. His eyebrows twitched, and his words were full of teasing towards Li Youan.

"Don't you feel like you were too hasty in rejecting their invitation? You can still pursue them now if you want to."

"I'm thinking about why she called for help before she fainted and believed I would save her. She wanted to hide so that at least I wouldn't be able to find her."

Li Youan was completely baffled by this.

"She left before I could even ask why."

However, considering that this matter posed no threat to him and was not his most important concern at the moment, Li Youan put it out of his mind and stopped wasting energy thinking about it.

This was also one of Li Youan's biggest characteristics in his previous life: he would not waste energy on anything that was not important at the moment, but would concentrate all his attention on solving the most important thing at the moment.

"Besides, you're the one who's bewitched, aren't you? Look at how pathetic you are in his arms. Do you have any self-awareness as a mythical beast? The only word that comes to mind is 'pervert'."

Li Youan held the terminal in front of Bai Ze and showed him a photo.

It was the very photo of Bai Ze enjoying himself with his eyes half-closed in Dongfang Jinghong's arms.

"Hey, what are you doing..."

"Hey, what are you doing..."

Whoosh.

Li Youan simply twisted his wrist to dodge Bai Ze's outstretched hoof that tried to snatch the terminal.

"I knew you would try to steal it."

"Looks like you'll be grilling meat for me from now on."

Li Youan waved the terminal at Bai Ze and returned Bai Ze's previous words.

"If you dare to eat it, then it's fine."

Bai Ze didn't care at all. He just roasted it. He wouldn't eat a single bite after it was done anyway.

"You... never mind. Let's continue hunting monsters and prepare for the arena battle."

Thinking that he only has three attributes and his strength is merely at the seventh level of the Body Tempering Realm, Li Youan felt empty inside and had no confidence at all.

Li Youan needs to reach at least the eighth level of the Body Tempering Realm to be confident of achieving a ranking on the arena.

Ugh.

Bai Ze, with a piece of roasted meat in its mouth, sat upright on Li Youan's shoulder, swayed its tail, and began to enjoy its meal.

"That woman's physique is extraordinary; it doesn't seem like something this world could produce." Bai Ze pondered, tilting his head as he ate a piece of roasted meat.

But Bai Ze quickly put all of this out of his mind. After all, no matter how things developed, it was Li Youan's business. What he liked was the sweet and soft flower fairy.

"You idiot, snap out of it."

Ugh.

"Hey, don't bite my ear, your mouth is all greasy..."

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A purple figure moved swiftly through the Ten Thousand Demon Forest. Dongfang Jinghong briefly stopped on a tree to confirm his direction before continuing on his way.

"What bad luck! I hope I don't find out who attacked me."

Dongfang Jinghong gritted her teeth inwardly. Her plans had been interrupted, and now she had no choice but to go directly to the front-line base. Fortunately, her family had some businesses there that could provide her with some assistance.

I can observe who ambushed me during the arena match; there will always be clues if something has happened.

Dongfang Jinghong clenched his right fist, already planning how to deal with the thief.

"As for that idiot."

Thinking of Li Youan, Dongfang Jinghong felt that he was an interesting person.

Over the years, Dongfang Jinghong has had too many suitors. Not to mention her beauty, her family background alone has made many people covet her.

Coupled with her unparalleled beauty, her suitors could circle the Demon Forest ten times over.

With such a large number of people, there are naturally all sorts of ways to pursue them, whether it's directly showing goodwill, indirectly showing goodwill, or pretending to be clever by "acting aloof" or "playing hard to get." Dongfang Jinghong has seen far too many of these.

When it comes to judging people, especially men of the opposite sex of the same age, Dongfang Jinghong considers herself quite skilled.

The feeling that Li Youan gave Dongfang Jinghong was different from that of anyone else she had met before.

Moreover, how many sinister thoughts could someone have who could so casually start a fire and roast meat in the Forest of Ten Thousand Demons and even share the roasted meat with the cute little dog?

(Bai Ze: Let me reiterate, this divine beast is not a dog!)

"Ha, what a fool."

Recalling the scene of her first encounter with Li Youan, Dongfang Jinghong left behind a soft laugh before disappearing beneath the tree.

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Meanwhile, Li Youan, along with Bai Ze, had already begun hunting again.

Seeing a group of sheep demons not far away, Li Youan flicked his bone whip in the air and charged towards the flock.

"Origin, I have arrived."

The whip flashed out, moving like a serpent, the bone whip reaping the lives of the sheep demons. Li Youan had already observed that the highest level of these sheep demons was no more than the eighth level of the Body Tempering Realm.

Blood splattered everywhere, severed limbs flew everywhere, and the flock of sheep was no match for the bone whip in Li Youan's hand, and was quickly slaughtered and scattered.

The moon hangs high in the sky, casting endless silver light upon it.

The entire Demon Forest was submerged in the cascading silvery moonlight.

Li Youan sat cross-legged on the mountaintop, a gentle breeze blowing, causing the wisps of hair on her forehead to sway softly, while Bai Ze rolled around on the grass beside her.

Looking at the progress bar that was already at 127.34%, Li Youan was pondering whether to extract the relevant entries or improve his cultivation.

After all, there was a hint last time that the word selection after the third time would be probabilistic.

The most crucial point is that they didn't tell us about the guaranteed minimum, and unlucky people shouldn't gamble with their lives in this situation.

Time is of the essence, and we must maximize our use of the source to enhance our strength. Not a single bit of the demon beast's essence can be wasted.

"Sigh, it's still not strong enough."

Li Youan turned to look at Bai Ze, who was lying on the lawn after playing and was staring wide-eyed at the fireflies flying around in the sky.

"Brother Bai, my dear Master Bai, is there really no cultivation technique suitable for me right now?"

Bai Ze, who was chasing the fireflies with his eyes, was in a daze. Although he was not startled by Li Youan's sudden voice, anyone would not feel good if a voice suddenly appeared in their mind.

"No, how could I, a dignified ancient divine beast, remember such a low-class technique?"

"Besides, this level of skill isn't something you can just casually acquire. I can just..."

Bai Ze got carried away with his conversation and didn't notice the flaws in his words.

But Li Youan keenly grasped it.

"So, in other words, even though you don't have it, you can create it at will, right, Mr. Bai?"

Seeing Li Youan's increasingly gloomy expression, Bai Ze paused for a rare moment, tapping the lawn with a small hoof.

"Ah, ha."

Wouldn't it be more reasonable for me to say "I forgot"?

After speaking, Bai Ze turned his head to the distant forest and actually pouted and whistled.

"Heh, heh, heh."

Sure enough, people do laugh when they're speechless.

"So, now, do you remember?"

Li Youan approached Bai Ze, blocking his view, and stared into Bai Ze's eyes as he asked, word by word.

"Your strength is too weak now. When you reach the Origin Realm, no, when you need to break through to the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm, I will tailor a cultivation technique for you that will be absolutely suitable."

"Don't bother me, I need to think about this."

Before Li Youan could respond, Bai Ze went to the side of the mountaintop away from Li Youan and lay down with his back to her.

Seeing Bai Ze take the opportunity to run away, Li Youan did not press him further.

Although Bai Ze said he would need to do some things in the future, he still needs Bai Ze more right now.

"By the way, I need your help during the arena match, so let's call this even."

Li Youan shouted in Bai Ze's direction because he had thought of a brilliant method that could be used in the arena battle.

"Do you need my help?"

Bai Ze tilted his head and looked at Li Youan with a frown. This was obviously impossible, and it would also expose him.

"I don't need your help. Just come with me to the ring."

Li Youan clearly had some plans, but she just wouldn't tell Bai Ze.

However, since he didn't need to take action, Bai Ze stopped interfering and instead began to think about a suitable cultivation method for Li Youan.

Unfortunately, by the time the arena match arrived, Bai Ze had learned of his mission, and it was too late for him to back out.

When Bai Ze learned of Li Youan's detailed plan, he didn't praise him. Instead, he scolded Li Youan severely because Bai Ze had a better solution.

The mountaintop returned to silence, and Li Youan pondered how to optimize the use of the demon beast's essence.

"How about this...?"