200: Chapter 200: Does it have to be this pathetic?

Inside the Yao King Domain, in a relatively safe place.

Su Qinghan was currently sitting alone on a huge rock, her legs crossed and her eyes slightly closed.

Xiao Ran had given her a healing sacred item before he left, and she was now closing her eyes to regulate her breathing.

The wound on Su Qinghan's left arm had already scabbed over, and even the black toxic lines had faded significantly.

"It's working!"

Su Qinghan immediately took another Detoxification Pill, and a cool sensation circulated through her body to combat the toxin.

However, the Bilyin Snake Venerable was famous for its poison after all; its natal poison was not so easily cured.

Consequently, Su Qinghan's spiritual power recovered very slowly; her Dantian was like a parched well that could only condense a sliver of spiritual power every now and then.

"I wonder how Xiao Ran and the other are doing?"

Su Qinghan opened her eyes slightly and whispered to herself.

Her Divine Sense quietly spread out, covering a radius of several miles.

There were no traces of Yao Beasts nearby, only corpses littering the ground and the scent of blood that had yet to dissipate.

Occasionally, a few vultures circled in the sky, but none dared to land.

Su Qinghan had checked many times, but she still hadn't seen any sign of Xiao Ran or Li Changsheng, so she could only close her eyes again.

As soon as she closed her eyes, Xiao Ran's figure unconsciously popped into her mind.

"Give yourself to me once, and I'll go save him."

Those words were like a thorn, stuck in her heart and impossible to pull out.

Su Qinghan's face heated up slightly, and her heartbeat quickened a few beats.

She bit her lip, forcing herself not to think about that humiliating scene.

But the more she forced it, the clearer that voice became.

"Shameless."

Su Qinghan cursed softly.

She, a dignified Dao Sect Saintess, an existence that countless Cultivators in the entire Dao Sect looked up to, was actually being coerced by a member of the Demon Sect.

And coerced into that kind of thing, no less...

"Damned bastard."

Su Qinghan cursed again.

At this moment, the personality she had formed over decades was fighting with her body's instinctive desires.

Her consciousness told her: as a pure and noble Saintess, how could she do such a thing?

But her body's desire told her: she had already given herself once anyway, so what would another time matter?

The two consciousnesses intertwined, creating an agonizing sensation.

Su Qinghan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing those images.

She could only tell herself that it was just a transaction.

Xiao Ran saves Li Changsheng, and she pays the price.

It was fair and reasonable; neither owed the other anything.

Su Qinghan closed her eyes to regulate her breathing, her spiritual power slowly circulating within her body.

The toxin had been suppressed; although it wasn't completely cleared yet, at least it wouldn't continue to spread.

The wound was also healing, the new skin being white and tender as if it had never been injured.

Her Divine Sense spread out once more, scanning the distance.

Several miles away.

Two figures were flying toward her.

One in gray robes, one in green robes.

The one in gray was carrying the one in green like a little chick.

Su Qinghan opened her eyes and stood up.

...

Meanwhile, in the sky.

Xiao Ran held Li Changsheng with one hand, flying rapidly toward Su Qinghan's direction.

His gray robes flapped in the wind, looking quite imposing.

Li Changsheng was held in his hand like a rag doll.

His green robes were shredded into strips, and there were wounds all over his body; the black lines on his left arm had already spread to his shoulder.

He kept his eyes closed, motionless.

But within the Soul Link, his voice was lively and kicking.

"Xiao Ran, do I have to make such an unsightly entrance? Can't you support me? Do you have to carry me? It's like you're carrying a dead chicken."

Hearing this, a mischievous smirk curled on Xiao Ran's lips.

"Of course. In the eyes of outsiders, the two of us are like fire and water."

"If we meet, we definitely have to fight, but in this current situation, it's better to have fewer of those plot points."

Li Changsheng fell silent for a few seconds.

He understood what Xiao Ran meant.

They belonged to the Righteous and Demon paths; if they were seen fighting side-by-side and the news reached their Sects, there would be big trouble.

But are you sure you don't just want to see me embarrassed?

Li Changsheng and Xiao Ran had been brothers for many years; as soon as Xiao Ran stuck his butt up, Li Changsheng knew whether it was runny or thick.

So he was one hundred percent certain that Xiao Ran just wanted to see him embarrassed.

"So faking unconsciousness is the simplest way. Alright, I can sense Su Qinghan's aura. Keep acting!"

Xiao Ran hurriedly ended the topic.

Li Changsheng sighed and cursed in the Soul Link.

"You mother..."

Xiao Ran didn't answer and directly muted him manually, because he had already seen Su Qinghan.

She was standing on a huge rock, her white clothes as pure as snow and her long hair like a waterfall.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled over her, coating her in a layer of golden light.

Su Qinghan's face was still pale, but her eyes looked incredibly clear.

Her gaze landed on him, then on Li Changsheng.

Xiao Ran flew quickly to Su Qinghan and then tossed Li Changsheng onto the ground.

*Thud!*

Li Changsheng crashed heavily onto the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

In the Soul Link, Li Changsheng let out a miserable cry.

"Xiao Ran! Can't you be a bit gentler, you bastard! My ribs weren't even fully healed!"

Xiao Ran replied in the Soul Link: "Endure it, don't blow our cover."

Su Qinghan didn't have time to care about Xiao Ran's crude actions and hurriedly knelt down to check Li Changsheng's injuries.

She checked his pulse, looked at his eyelids, and then took a healing Medicinal Pill from her bosom and stuffed it into his mouth.

Xiao Ran took everything in and said indifferently,

"Don't worry, he's not dead."

"Since I promised to bring him back alive, I will certainly fulfill that promise."

"Now that I have fulfilled my promise, Fairy should remember yours."

Su Qinghan's hand paused slightly upon hearing this.

She didn't look up, only saying faintly,

"I know."

Xiao Ran looked at her.

Her profile looked exceptionally cold in the twilight, but the tips of her ears were clearly flushed red.

Xiao Ran didn't say anything more.

A person needs a process of acceptance; he believed it wouldn't be long before Su Qinghan got used to it.

And once she got used to it, then... hehe...

In the Soul Link, Li Changsheng's voice exploded.

"Promise? What promise? Xiao Ran! What kind of transaction did you use me for?"

Xiao Ran coughed guiltily: "It's nothing, don't ask."

Li Changsheng wouldn't let it go: "What do you mean it's nothing? Make it clear!"

Xiao Ran didn't answer.

Li Changsheng suddenly understood something.

His voice rose several octaves: "Xiao Ran! Did you use me as a damn bargaining chip? Did you make some kind of deal with Su Qinghan? Did you..."

Xiao Ran interrupted him.

"Alright, alright, stop shouting."

"Didn't I give you a Huazi as an apology?"

"We're all brothers, why be so calculating?"

Li Changsheng roared in the Soul Link in anger.

"So I'm just a part of your play? You've abandoned your brother for a woman to this extent? I was over there fighting for my life, and you're over here flirting?"

Xiao Ran hurriedly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about that, let's talk business."

Li Changsheng took a deep breath, and then another, before swallowing his curses.

"What business?"

Xiao Ran said solemnly: "I've already found the weakness of the Barrier."

"We must gather there now; only by combining everyone's strength can we break through the Barrier."

Li Changsheng paused; he knew that this was the priority.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran turned his head to look at Su Qinghan again.

"I'll give you a location; take him and head toward it."

"I'll go find the others first; only by gathering everyone together will there be hope of getting out."

Su Qinghan looked up at him.

"You're going alone?"

Xiao Ran nodded: "I'm enough on my own; more people would just get in the way."

Su Qinghan was silent for a moment and didn't ask further.

Xiao Ran turned and sped away into the distance.

His gray robes fluttered as he quickly disappeared into the twilight.