Chapter 81 [081] Reunion

The warmth from the boy's palm was transmitted to Shi Qing through the bandage. She felt warmth on her cheek, as if it had been gently wiped by someone's hand.

"Thank you." Shi Qing said calmly.

Zhongli Jin let go of the belt, "You're welcome."

Chang Zhu was shivering with cold, and quickly used his spiritual power to support a shield to maintain his body temperature.

He looked at Zhongli Jin and Shi Qing and suddenly asked, "By the way, should we use the teleportation talisman now? Where should we teleport to?"

Zhong Lijin took out three yellow talismans and gave them to the two of them, saying, "Go find Junior Senior Sister Shi Xiang."

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"I have watched Junior Brother grow up since he was a child," the woman smiled gently, "In the blink of an eye, the young boy has grown up to this age. He is very popular and there are countless women who like him."

Chen Xiang felt drowsy when she heard Mu Nianxi mention Zhongli Jin.

She really has no interest in the male protagonist now. If it weren't for earning points to exchange for some props in the system mall, she really wanted to stick with Shi Qing every day.

"Speaking of which, Sister Shi Xiang's red dress is really eye-catching. In this snowy weather, this color looks better." Mu Nianxi noticed her clothes and said with concern.

"Oh? But I only have this one." Chen Xiang said.

"It's okay, I have some extra ones here, change them quickly." Mu Nianxi said with a smile.

She took out a plain shirt from her sleeve and handed it to Shen Xiang.

Chen Xiang looked at the clothes but did not take them. Instead, she declined: "It's just the color of the clothes. You can use your spiritual power to change it. There's no need to change it again."

Mu Nianxi paused.

Chen Xiang continued, "Don't get me wrong, Senior Sister Mu. I don't hate you, but I'm not used to wearing other people's clothes. Besides, you're tall and have a good figure, and your clothes are really not suitable for my flat figure."

After hearing this, Mu Nianxi smiled and said, "Is that so? Then I'll put it away first."

Chen Xiang twisted her fingertips, borrowed the color from the snow on the ground, and applied it to her clothes. The beautiful red dress immediately turned into a snow-white plain gown.

At the same time, she heard three calls: "Sanqing Mountain, Shixiang."

A white light flashed, and the familiar emerald green figure came into view. Shen Xiang was delighted, as if forgetting the pain in her body. She stood up and rushed forward, throwing herself into her arms - "Senior Sister!~"

A sweet and coquettish voice sounded in the cave. Before Shi Qing opened her eyes, a small white cannonball suddenly rushed into her arms.

Her core was very stable, and she stood on the ground without moving even when Shen Xiang hugged her.

But the next second, she smelled blood coming from the girl.

"...Injured?" Shi Qing checked Shen Xiang's body up and down.

"It's okay, I've already taken the pill." Chen Xiang said, clinging to her like a mollusk, "It's been less than half a day since we separated, and I miss you so much!~"

"Yeah," Shi Qing said, "I miss you too."

I'm glad that little junior sister is okay.

Shen Xiang suddenly felt as if someone had grabbed his collar.

Then the man used force to lift himself out of Shi Qing's arms.

Chen Xiang: "…what do you mean, Junior Brother Zhongli?"

The young man in white smiled gently and said, "In front of outsiders, Junior Sister, please maintain your image a little."

It was only then that Shen Xiang noticed that there was an ordinary-looking man beside Shi Qing.

"...May I ask who you are, fellow Taoist?" She rescued her collar from Zhongli Jin's hands and asked while standing in front of the man.

Chang Zhu coughed lightly and said, "I am Chang Zhu from Laoshan. This Daoist friend Shi Xiang, I am honored to meet you."

"Chang Zhu?" Chen Xiang thought about it, not knowing if there was such a character in the original novel. "How come you are on the same road with my senior sister and junior brother Zhongli?"

Just as Chang Zhu was about to speak, Zhong Lijin beside him seemed to be one step faster. His face was warm and gentle, as if bathed in the spring breeze, and he explained with a smile: "As soon as Fellow Daoist Chang entered the secret realm, he was attacked by a monster, causing him to be seriously injured and unconscious. After Senior Sister Shiqing rescued him, she carried him on her back and flew all the way. However, after Fellow Daoist Chang woke up, he was obviously fine but he did not intend to leave. Instead, he wanted to follow Senior Sister Shiqing for various reasons. Senior Sister Shiqing felt sorry for him because he had no ability to protect himself, so she chose to stay."

After saying that, he looked at Chang Zhu beside him and smiled: "Is that right, Fellow Daoist Chang Zhu?" Chang Zhu: "..."

Somehow, he suddenly felt that after the boy said this, the girl who was wearing plain clothes but looked extremely beautiful suddenly glanced at him with a look full of coldness and murderous intent.

"Is that so." Shen Xiang's tone was chilly, staring at Chang Zhu, suddenly curling her red lips, squinting and smiling: "So you're being entangled."

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"Jin'er? Are you okay?" Mu Nianxi suddenly spoke at this moment, walked up to the boy and looked at him with concern: "You said before that you wanted to solve a problem, what is it?"

Zhong Lijin said: "It's nothing, it's just that the people from Cang Yue Mountain came here to cause trouble. Senior Sister Mu, don't worry, Junior Brother has already taken care of it."

Under the same formation, facing the attack of Shi Qing's Ten Thousand Swords at the Spirit Severing Stage, those four people would be half-crippled even if they didn't die.

"What? Those guys from Cang Yue Mountain came looking for you? How did they find you?" Shen Xiang frowned.

"Just some preferential treatment." Zhong Lijin said: "This year, while Sect Leader Shiyue was in seclusion, he unexpectedly received a lot of benefits from Cang Yue Mountain."

"A bunch of bastards." Shen Xiang cursed in a low voice: "Wait until the head of the sect comes out, and see how long these guys can be so proud!"

Now that they have finally gathered together, they can take care of each other when they go to fight demons.

The snow mountain is in an extreme environment, and the monsters here are basically low-level and intermediate-level. The few people spent an afternoon exorcising monsters and almost cleared out the monsters in a small area. Soon the night fell, and it got dark very quickly in the snow mountain. The five people had to find a place to rest temporarily.

Although the snow-capped mountains are covered in white, there are still some shallow caves near the foot of the mountain that can shelter you from the wind and snow.

"Senior sister, what do you think of the current scores for demon slayer?" Shen Xiang leaned against Shi Qing and asked.

"I don't know." Shi Qing said.

Chang Zhu said: "I remember that this can only be seen by people outside the secret realm. My senior brothers secretly told me before I came in!"

"Outside the secret realm? Then what's the point of this competition? I don't even know which stage I'm in!" Chen Xiang sat up, looking annoyed, "I shouldn't have let Cang Yue Mountain host it this year, making it so chaotic."

Shi Qing reached out and stroked her head, "It's okay, as long as we can win."

Shen Xiang sighed, then leaned on her shoulder and said, “But how can we win now when we don’t even know the score?”

This is indeed a problem.

At this time, Zhongli Jin suddenly stood up and walked out of the cave.

Mu Nianxi noticed his movements, stood up and frowned and asked, "Where are you going, Junior Brother?"

The young man looked back and smiled, "Go check the surroundings."

"I'll go with you." Mu Nianxi also stood up.

"No need." Zhong Lijin refused, "Senior Sister Mu should also have a good rest. I'm nearby, don't worry."

"But--"

"Senior Sister Mu," the young man interrupted her and said with a smile, "Please rest assured, Junior Brother is no longer a child."

Seeing Zhongli Jin was so determined, Mu Nianxi seemed unable to speak any more, and finally could only sigh: "Okay."

The wind outside the cave was bitingly cold.

It wasn't warm inside either.

There is no vegetation on the snowy mountains, and it is impossible to burn firewood for heating. The few people can only continuously use spiritual power to maintain their body temperature.

However, the spiritual energy in this area is thin, but the demonic energy is abundant. If too much spiritual energy is used to maintain body temperature, it will be easy to fall into a disadvantage if one encounters a too powerful enemy.

Mu Nianxi thought for a moment and said, "How about one person using his spiritual power to protect everyone's temperature, and the others conserve their strength?"

This suggestion is good, but - "Who will hold up the spiritual power shield?" Shen Xiang asked.

At present, it seems that only Mu Nianxi has the highest spiritual cultivation here.

Mu Nianxi said gently: "Then let me do it."

A little less today, something happened at home.