FVN Chapter 36 34. Breakthrough?
Chapter 36 34. Breakthrough?
"How is that possible?!"
At the moment Lin Qingque's voice, filled with disbelief, rang out from above, the moon's shadow fluttered under the eaves, and a flash of sword light leapt out of the shadows like a red carp suddenly flipping its tail under a summer lotus leaf, rising against the moonlight.
Tian Liuli's face was without expression, her brows and eyes cold as frost-covered snow.
She didn't know what Lin Qingque was so surprised about; she only knew that the timing was ripe, so she made her move.
Strangely, Liu Ruoxue above seemed not to have realized what was happening, allowing the sword light to sweep past her and pierce through her body.
But that was all it did—pierce through.
There was no spray of blood, no scream.
Therefore, naturally, there was also none of the decisive victory Tian Liuli had imagined.
So, she slightly raised her eyebrows.
...
"Did you calculate all of this beforehand?"
In the redwood attic, secluded as if a sanctuary away from the world, a young man and woman stood at the window, silently watching this scene unfold.
They seemed to be gazing at the moon, yet also as if looking at themselves within it.
Liu Ruoxue's picturesque face showed a trace of surprise as she spoke softly.
"I don't know."
Xu Yuan had that smile on his face that she detested, shook his head, and gently wiped away the two figures drawn in the mirror, saying, "I just know that when facing them, no amount of caution is excessive."
"However, the fairy's attic here is beyond my expectations."
Xu Yuan looked around the redwood attic that hadn't appeared in the game, seeming not of this mortal world, with a flicker of astonishment in his eyes.
Before she had brought him here, he hadn't known that she had such a treasure in her possession.
Liu Ruoxue was slightly startled, then her gaze became mocking as she laughed softly, "Don't you know everything about me?"
"I don't know everything; I only know what I know. It just so happens, regarding the fairy, I happen to know a bit more."
Xu Yuan remained unflustered, his expression unchanging as if he didn't notice the ironic undertone in her words, "Speaking of which, do the fairy's junior sisters know of this attic's existence?"
"They do, but they don't know how to enter, without my guidance, they can't even find the door, so you don't need to worry," she replied.
Hearing his words, for some reason, Liu Ruoxue felt her heartbeat inexplicably quicken. Fortunately, she kept her expression tight, so he didn't notice anything unusual.
"I see."
Xu Yuan suddenly changed the topic and asked.
"Does the fairy have the intention to save your junior sisters?"
Liu Ruoxue instinctively stretched out her hand, and only when she realized something was amiss did she feel a sudden pain at the tip of her jade-like finger.
The next moment, Xu Yuan had taken a drop of blood from the tip of her finger.
"You?!"
Liu Ruoxue was infuriated.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to use it for anything bad, and if it's successful, it will actually be a good thing for you," Xu Yuan said, smiling at her.
Liu Ruoxue's originally serene face immediately darkened.
What angered her was not his sudden sneak attack, but her subconscious compliance.
They had only known each other for a short time, and yet when he asked for her hand, she instinctively gave it to him. If he had told her to lift her leg just now, would she not have complied just as obediently?
Could it be that because the Silver Demon had done that shameful thing to her earlier, such matters now seemed insignificant in her eyes?
Liu Ruoxue, Liu Ruoxue, you must not be so careless anymore.
You must always maintain your vigilance and anger towards this Silver Demon.
No, her master once said that as a cultivator, one should be heartless and forget desires, with a Dao Heart like a sword, slicing through all dust of the world.
One must not waver because of someone.
Liu Ruoxue, think about how you spent the past decade or so?
Why have your emotions fluctuated so dramatically after meeting this Silver Demon?
With that thought, Liu Ruoxue's complexion gradually calmed down.
She had a subtle feeling, as if she was on the verge of a breakthrough, and deep inside she felt an exhilarating sensation, like something was about to burst forth.
Liu Ruoxue took a deep breath, her eyes shimmering with light. Just as she was about to immerse her mind to grasp this hard-earned moment of enlightenment, her body involuntarily staggered.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that Liu Ruoxue's legs under her dress unconsciously tightened, and a blush spread across her cheeks.
Damn it! It felt like that thing had just jumped again?
Could it be that just now, that thing was trying to jump out?
Liu Ruoxue was mortified and wanted to check, but with Xu Yuan standing in front of her, she daring not make a move, and so she continued to endure the strange sensation.
While Liu Ruoxue was silently alerting herself, Xu Yuan surreptitiously took out the Jade Pendant he had acquired from the vendor from his storage bag and dripped her blood on it.
As he did this, his gaze was fixed intently on it, ready to flick it away without any hesitation if the blood showed any sign of merging into it.
Unfortunately, the blood bead rolled on it for a long time without any anomalies appearing.
"As I thought, it's not because I have the blood of these townsfolk on my hands."
Xu Yuan exhaled lightly.
He became even more confident of the answer in his heart.