Outside the barrier, Helan Zhao glared darkly and shouted furiously.
He had merely gone out to collect a cup of jade dew, intending to make jade-dew jelly for Yuan Shu later. When he returned, Yuan Shu was nowhere to be found.
Then he looked up and saw the transparent barrier blocking his way.
Having gone through this several times already, how could Helan Zhao not know what Helan Ying was doing?
That damned man was bullying Yuan Shu without restraint simply because he had no way to truly possess her!
Just wait!
Once he finished converting his dragon aura, he would be even more vigorous than Helan Ying. He would keep Yuan Shu from leaving for ten whole days and nights!
Helan Zhao was fuming when he suddenly thought of something. He lowered his head and glanced at his own waist.
“……”
Before that, he had to find a renowned physician in the imperial dynasty to treat him.
But he firmly believed this was only an accident. Once he saw a physician, he would definitely recover!
“Sis, I don’t want to leave you yet……”
Having tasted the pleasures of it, Helan Ying was staying partly for the White Marsh spiritual essence, but also because he genuinely liked Yuan Shu.
He loved both her person and her body.
He wished he could cling to her every moment of every day!
“Th-then don’t leave.” Yuan Shu wrapped her arms around his neck. “But if he keeps shouting, he’ll alert the pursuers……”
Helan Ying pursed his lips unhappily. His dark-green eyes gazed at Yuan Shu. After a moment, he spoke.
“Then I’ll let him in. We won’t leave. How about that?”
Yuan Shu’s arms tightened slightly around his neck.
What exactly did Helan Ying mean by that……?
Before Yuan Shu could answer, Helan Ying waved his hand and removed the barrier separating the two sides of the cave.
Just as expected, Helan Zhao rushed in. But the moment he looked up, he saw the two of them.
“You—you two……”
Yuan Shu opened her mouth and was just about to soothe him when, before she could say a word, Helan Ying lowered his head and forcefully sealed her lips with his own.
“Sis, don’t mind him!”
……
When Yuan Shu’s consciousness returned, she was lying in Helan Zhao’s arms, her expression languid.
Helan Zhao had originally been glaring viciously at Helan Ying by the bed. But when he saw Yuan Shu wake up, he immediately turned to her with concern.
“Shushu, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?”
That fellow Helan Ying knew perfectly well that Yuan Shu was delicate, yet he had still tormented her so much.
Helan Zhao’s heart ached for her.
If it had been him……he would have been gentler!
Ached for her?
Yuan Shu found it somewhat amusing. A naturally seductive constitution came with an intense fixation on such matters.
The process of dual cultivation brought not only pleasure but also an increase in strength.
She certainly would not take pity on Helan Ying just because he was handsome!
If anyone deserved pity, it should be Helan Ying, shouldn’t it?
However, although Helan Zhao had watched for so long, and although he was temporarily impotent, his other functions were perfectly normal. How could he remain unmoved after seeing Yuan Shu in that state?
Yuan Shu’s hand merely brushed lightly over the opening of his robe, and she heard his breathing grow uneven.
Yuan Shu arched a brow, hooked an arm around Helan Zhao’s neck, and pulled him down. Leaning close to his ear, she murmured, “Helan Zhao, did you miss me?”
Helan Zhao’s body went rigid, and his handsome face flushed faintly.
Only his body was temporarily malfunctioning. Everything else was perfectly fine.
After seeing Yuan Shu looking like that, how could he possibly feel nothing?
“Shushu……”
Helan Zhao spoke somewhat bashfully, only to hear Yuan Shu laugh brightly. She waved a hand, casting a Cleanse Dust spell over herself.
Then she wrapped her arms around his neck, tilted her head back, and kissed him.
“Mmm……”
Helan Zhao’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He immediately tightened his arms around Yuan Shu.
He could not bear to pull away from the kiss. As Yuan Shu took the initiative, he obediently followed, deepening it again and again.
Helan Ying raised a brow at the sight, but he did not stop them.
Helan Zhao was tempting Yuan Shu again. Perhaps in the end, Helan Ying would still be the one to benefit!
Thinking this, Helan Ying did not dare waste any time. He quickly sat cross-legged and began meditating to restore his strength.
In the end, Helan Zhao still ended up benefiting Helan Ying.
Although Yuan Shu enjoyed having Helan Zhao serve her, the operation of the Yin-Yang Union Art required Yin-Yang Union energy.
Helan Zhao was not yet capable of providing it.
Helan Zhao was so furious that his eyes reddened, but there was nothing he could do. He could only kiss Yuan Shu’s lips whenever she became aroused, cooperating with her as best he could.
……
“Rumble!”
At dawn, a deafening explosion shattered the quiet of the Fallen Immortal Sect and roused everyone from sleep.
All the disciples looked up in alarm, only to see spiritual energy surging and dust billowing over a mountain peak in the distance.
“Th-that’s Medicinecloud Peak, isn’t it? What happened to Medicinecloud Peak? Why did the mountain explode?”
At the edge of their vision, Medicinecloud Peak split apart beneath the shroud of a fiery-red radiance, the spectacle vast and terrifying.
In an instant, the earth collapsed and the mountains cracked, while the ground trembled beneath their feet.
The disciples of the other peaks who sensed that something was wrong all changed expression.
“Quick! Inform the Sect Master! Find the Peak Lord! Go save them! Hurry—something terrible has happened!”
Shouts mixed with the chaos of hurried footsteps as the entire Fallen Immortal Sect was thrown into an uproar.
However, Sect Master Qu Qing and Medicinecloud Peak Lord Yao Qian Ci were currently near the borders of the Death Demon Forest, locked in combat with members of the demon race.
Though they heard the commotion, they could only stare helplessly at the smoking mountain range in the distance. They were too far away to offer any immediate help.
“Deacon Ji, Hall Master Ji, you two are the only ones in charge of the peak right now. What should we do?”
An elder from the peak stopped Ji Qingyan and Ji Yun as they emerged from the cave. His wrinkled face was filled with worry.
Ji Qingyan and Ji Yun had recently been staying in the Scarlet Sun Cave on Medicinecloud Peak, nurturing the restless Scarlet Sun Flame.
When Medicinecloud Peak was cleaved apart by that tremendous force, the Scarlet Sun Cave, where the flame was kept, was split in two as well.
If not for the protective treasures on their bodies—and the fact that they had been near the cave entrance—they might have been trapped inside by the raging earthfire.
No one had expected the Scarlet Sun Flame, which had been nurtured for a thousand years, to suddenly run wild.
Its powerful force had pierced straight through the top of the cave and split the mountain peak apart.
“Since the Peak Lord is absent, from this moment onward, everyone on Medicinecloud Peak will follow my orders.”
Ji Qingyan knew there was no time to lose. He spoke coldly. “Take my command. All disciples from Qinghui Garden, gather in the square ahead and prepare to rescue people.”
“The remaining disciples of Medicinecloud Peak are to leave the peak and take refuge at the nearest Azurecloud Peak!”
“Yes!”
Upon hearing this, the elder hurriedly bowed and accepted the order before taking people to relay the instructions.
Ji Qingyan raised his head and gazed calmly at the distant Medicinecloud Peak, where thick black smoke rolled into the sky. He spoke slowly.
“Ji Yun, before the Sect Master left the sect for the rear mountains, he reminded me to keep an eye out for anything unusual within the sect.”
“It appears that Medicinecloud Peak was the first place to develop a problem. My people just discovered traces of the demon race beneath the peak.”
Ji Yun pressed a hand against the silver-white chain of poisonous medicines hanging from his waist. At that, he gave a cold laugh.
“So?”
Because Ji Qingyan had reported him, the Great Elder had ordered him to remain at his side during this period. He had not even been able to see Yuan Shu.
His mood was terrible—absolutely terrible!
And now this fellow wanted to order him around?
Ji Qingyan considered his words before saying, “Yuan Shu cares deeply about Medicinecloud Peak as well. If anything happens to it, she’ll be devastated!”
Sure enough, upon hearing Yuan Shu’s name, Ji Yun’s brows drew together.
After a moment of silence, he spoke.
“What do you want me to do?”
