Chapter 64: Ruoyao, Don’t You Trust Me?
Recalling her initial underestimation, Lu Qianyi couldn’t help but inwardly laugh at her own extreme foolishness.
She should have foreseen today’s events.
How could the direct descendant of the dignified Holy Zhao Clan be so simple?
She had indeed been too presumptuous.
However, looking at the young man’s suddenly acquired sacred temperament,
which was in stark contrast to his previous, more eerie disposition,
Lu Qianyi’s prejudice against Zhao Yan had now basically disappeared.
What followed was her curiosity growing even stronger.
“Sister Lu, are we going back now?”
“Or should we stay and see what this Zhao Yan is up to?”
Shali’s eyes sparkled with curiosity and excitement, clearly leaning towards the latter.
“Little Li, do I not know you? If you want to watch, let’s stay and see.”
Lu Qianyi looked at Shali with adoration.
“Hey, Sister Lu, what kind of look is that? It’s like you’re looking at a child. I’ve grown up.”
Shali softly hummed, unhappy, and shook her cute little tail.
“Yes, yes.”
Lu Qianyi smiled and patted Shali’s beast ears again, then the two followed Zhao Yan.
In the forest, after dealing with the Residual Killing Intent, Zhao Yan decided to first look for Leng Ruoyao.
Although the information provided by Pai Daxing indicated that Leng Ruoyao would wake up soon, the Green Abyss Ridge was full of ferocious beasts. To ensure her safety, Zhao Yan felt it was better to see for himself.
On the road to Leng Ruoyao’s location, Zhao Yan began planning his point control and matters related to the next sugar mommy, Xiao Yanyan.
The reward for this mission had left him quite satisfied.
The subsequent point control was merely to make future tasks easier, so that Leng Ruoyao would be able to reach the corresponding strength in the next crisis.
Thus, Zhao Yan planned to first sweep through the spirit cores of various ferocious beasts, and then use Beginner Lottery Tickets to see how many points he could exchange for.
This way, he could accurately control points when compiling statistics.
If the situation was not special, he would most likely use future Beginner Lottery Tickets to exchange for information.
After all, the instant noodles, Huang Guoshu brand cigarettes, pink diamond ring, and Phoenix Crown and Cloud Shoulders in his storage ring had all left a deep impression on him.
As for Xiao Yanyan, Zhao Yan suddenly thought that if he remembered correctly, the young girl also had a ring on her hand.
Could it be the Old Granny?
He soon thought of another matter: for some protagonists, their cheat devices seemed to be the most important.
What would happen if Xiao Yanyan’s Old Granny was gone?
Zhao Yan couldn’t help but fall into deep thought, a sense of unease welling up in his heart.
“No, I’m probably overthinking it.”
“At that time, I’ll have the Li Clan and Zhang Clan help me keep an eye on this protagonist.”
Zhao Yan pondered inwardly, “However, this time perhaps I can go and check the situation in advance to understand how Xiao Yanyan has developed.”
“Hoo.”
After the Residual Killing Intent died, the young girl’s fate seemed to have returned.
Leng Ruoyao not only successfully suppressed the cold qi within her body but also increased her cultivation realm by one level.
After she calmed her emotions, she began to observe the surrounding movements carefully.
Upon discovering a trace that seemed to be caused by human movement, a faint smile appeared on the young girl’s cold face.
Perhaps… she held a sliver of hope and followed the traces closely.
After following for about ten minutes, the young girl indeed saw Zhao Yan’s figure.
…
“Ruoyao, what’s wrong?”
Zhao Yan looked at the girl who suddenly lunged into his embrace with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
He realized that things seemed to be starting to go wrong.
“It’s nothing.”
The young girl’s voice remained cold and aloof, as if devoid of any emotional fluctuation, but the hands around Zhao Yan’s waist showed no sign of loosening.
“Ruo…”
Zhao Yan was about to say something more, but at that moment, he suddenly sensed a subtle increase in his spiritual power limit.
Although this increase was extremely weak, if he hadn’t become a Fourth-Rank Spirit Array Master and become more sensitive to the flow of spiritual energy, he might have hardly noticed it.
Zhao Yan didn’t dwell on this issue for the moment; the most important thing now was to instill a sense of purpose in the young girl.
How could she bury her delicate body in her enemy’s embrace like this?!
“Ruoyao, that Residual Killing Intent.”
Before Zhao Yan could finish speaking, the young girl interrupted him.
“Thank you for saving me.”
The young girl slowly raised her previously lowered head, her beautiful eyes shimmering with a radiant light, quietly gazing at the young man before her.
In the next moment, the brilliance in the girl’s eyes became even richer.
Leng Ruoyao felt that the young man’s temperament seemed to have changed.
It had gained a newfound sacredness.
However, she did not dislike it.
In fact, she quite…
“Ruoyao, you’re mistaken, it wasn’t me who saved you.”
“At that time, your spiritual energy seemed chaotic, and you were unconscious.”
“It just so happened that a Prefectural Guard passed by. He was a young boy.”
“Cough, cough, his strength is much greater than mine, and his appearance is also better than mine.”
“You’re lying!”
Leng Ruoyao’s clear and cold voice interrupted Zhao Yan.
“How could he be better than you…”
The young girl’s voice suddenly stopped, as if she had realized something, and her cheeks instantly became hot again.
Perhaps because the young girl tiptoed, her exquisite face came even closer to Zhao Yan.
This proximity made him feel as if he could sense the girl’s breath.
He wasn’t sure if Zhao Yan was mistaken, but deep within Leng Ruoyao’s beautiful eyes, there was a hint of resentment.
However, the young girl’s exquisite face at this moment was incredibly calm.
This formed a stark contrast with the girl’s bold actions.
“Ruoyao, don’t you believe me?”
Hearing Leng Ruoyao blurt out that he was lying, Zhao Yan was stunned for a moment, but after his brain spun rapidly, he immediately reacted and spoke.
Zhao Yan was truly speechless. He couldn’t figure out how the young girl had seen through his lie…
“I, I don’t not believe you.”
Hearing the girl’s answer, Zhao Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This was indeed something he had casually fabricated; he thought Leng Ruoyao wouldn’t delve too deeply into it.
In Zhao Yan’s opinion, the rescue by the Exploding Fire Ape Leader was the bottom line. As for this Residual Killing Intent,
it didn’t matter who saved Leng Ruoyao, as long as it absolutely wasn’t him!
However, Zhao Yan did not know that Leng Ruoyao had already made up her mind.
Since she said a Prefectural Guard saved her, then fine, she would personally go and find out who it was!
“Also, Ruoyao, about Uncle Tong, can you tell me in detail?”
Seeing that the young girl’s delicate body had not moved away from his embrace at all, Zhao Yan paused and asked gently.
As expected, when the young girl heard this, she suddenly fell silent.
After a long while, the young girl finally released her arms around Zhao Yan.
Even without Zhao Yan deliberately observing, he could clearly see the extremely complex and slightly sorrowful expression in the young girl’s beautiful eyes.
One didn’t know what Leng Ruoyao was thinking at the moment.
But Zhao Yan, at this moment, was relieved. This was how it should be.
My foolish younger brother, hate me forever!
Cough, cough, wrong channel.
“Ruoyao, I suddenly remembered I have some important matters to attend to. You go get points first. The reward for first place this time is quite good.”
Zhao Yan looked at Leng Ruoyao, who was lost in thought, and spoke, especially emphasizing the words “reward for first place.”
Seeing that Leng Ruoyao’s eyes gradually regained some luster, Zhao Yan nodded with satisfaction.
Then, just as the young man was about to turn and leave, the moment he lifted his foot.
He failed to notice at all that at some point, his hand had been suddenly grasped.
Zhao Yan felt surprise and quickly turned his gaze to look behind him.
At some unknown time, Leng Ruoyao’s jade hand, like white jade, had intertwined with his fingers.
