Return of Abandoned Son Vol.3

Chapter 101: So Hard to See Each Other

 It was much faster going down the cliff but also more dangerous. Ning Qingxue didn’t know what this rope was made of but it wasn’t slippery at all. She didn’t have gloves since she had already lost it on the way. She had only slid down 200 meters and already felt the skin on her hands rip.

 Even so, Ning Qingxue didn’t dare to relax. The pain from her hand made her focus more. She slid down another 200 meters and suddenly felt her hands turn soft and weak. She had to find a slightly larger rock and rest on it.

 Her arms were soft and sour, but she knew that if she couldn’t reach the bottom in one go, she wouldn’t be able to keep up. She looked at her palm, it was red. Her flesh was exposed to the open air but she didn’t feel pain now. It was as though her hand was numb.

 She caught her breath and took out the remaining biscuits. She finished it all and drank all the remaining water before continuing sliding down.

 Ning Qingxue didn’t know how long she slid down for. When her arm was too sour to move, she rested for a while before continuing. She even celebrated that she had resting spots on this cliff. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to stay out for so long.

 The sky was getting dark. Ning Qingxue estimating that she had been down nearly 1 km, but she still didn’t reach the bottom. When she got to the end of the rope, she froze, the rope wasn’t long enough.

 She looked down, it was still white mist. She couldn’t see the bottom, but she had nothing to go down with.

 She continued before due to her determination, but once she stopped now, she felt quite dizzy looking down. Did she really come from up there?

 If the rope wasn’t long enough, she could only keep going down. She could slide down from so high, but it would be impossible for her to climb back up.

 She stopped on top of a rock and felt lost. She pulled the rope on top. She didn’t know what to do next. Would she connect her own? What if it wasn’t long enough as well?

 If only this rope was 200 meters longer... She looked at the top which could no longer be seen. She subconsciously pulled the rope, hoping that it was just caught somewhere, but she knew this was impossible. She came from above after all.

 Just when she was helpless and was prepared to connect her 100 meter long rope, her ropes suddenly loosened. Her heart skipped a beat and she looked at the rope. It was rolling down.

 She immediately realized that the place she secured her rope on had loosened. She immediately stuck herself to the cliff wall. She was thinking that if that big rock was brought down too, she would be dragged down the cliff and die.

 A huge rock fell from the top not far from Ning Qingxue. The wind it brought blew up her hair.

 When Ning Qingxue reacted, the huge rock had fallen to the bottom and made a heavy sound. Ning Qingxue subconsciously looked at the rope on her waist. It was still very loose. She rejoiced. That meant she would arrive at the bottom soon.

 Thinking about this, Ning Qingxue took off the rope from her waist, secured it on the rock, and started to slide down. She just went down 20 meters and saw the bottom. There was only a few meters left.

 She felt relieved. She actually saw some clothes hung on a branch. It didn’t seem to happen long ago. Was that Ye Mo’s clothes? She only thought about Ye Mo and got excited. Her hands softened and could no longer hold the rope. She fell down like that. At that moment, she thought, was she going to succeed or plummet to her death? Good thing was she knew Ye Mo was here.

 When she landed, she knew that even if the bottom wasn’t covered with leaves, she wouldn’t die since the ground was very soft.

 She finally arrived at the bottom. Ning Qingxue carefully pulled out that short dagger and looked around. Other than the ragged cloth, she didn’t see Ye Mo and slightly felt relieved.

 It was dark now but the moon light was good. However, at the bottom of the cliff, there was only very fuzzy moonlight. Despite so, she could still see everything clearly. Although she still had some light from her torch, she didn’t want to use it.

 She picked up the dagger and walked a few meters. There, she saw a long snake. It was cut in half. The wounds were from not long ago. Ning Qingxue froze.

 At that moment, she wanted to cry. Ye Mo was really here, and he didn’t die.

 But soon, she knew it wasn’t that safe here. Since there was that snake there, it meant there was more. She didn’t have Ye Mo’s power. She had used up all her charms except for the fireball and the bead.

 Soon, she saw some footprints. Although it was quite dark, she could see them clearly. Was it Ye Mo? Ning Qingxue focused her mind and suppressed her excitement.

 She followed the steps carefully, and after walking out another 10 meters, the only bead in her hand glowed as repelled a black shadow. At this moment, she fuzzily saw a black shadow that looked like a cat. It didn’t seem to have a tail.

 After it was repelled by the bead, it didn’t run but kept staring at Ning Qingxue as though it was going to charge again.

 Ning Qingxue could only hold her dagger and stare at it. She knew she didin’t have much power, and this black shadow wasn’t something she could stop. Now that her only bead was gone, the only thing she could use to attack was the fireball.

 The black shadow was no different than the thing she encountered at the sky ditch. She could only see two eerie looking green eyes.

 If the black shadow didn’t attack her just then, she would’ve thought it was just two eyes staring at her. Even so, her skin startled to tingle as she got goosebumps but she didn’t have any other way.

 Looking at the horrifying eyes, Ning Qingxue could no longer endure the stand off with it. She immediately threw out the fireball and yelled Lin.

 Blast, the sound the fireball made in the silence was scary. Under the fire, the black shadow dashed away again and disappeared.

 Ning Qingxue froze. She just used her fireball like that. She didn’t think it would really work. Although she knew the other two charms could be used, it wasn’t so straightforward in her eyes like that.

 She just froze for a bit and realized that it was her chance to run. If that black shadow came back again, only death awaited her. The only thing she had now was a dagger and that was to boost her courage.

 With the brightness caused by the fireball, Ning Qingxue soon saw a thorny brush. There was an obvious path ahead.

 Did Ye Mo make that? She didn’t even think and started running charging into the thorny path.

 At the end, there was a foul stench. Ning Qingxue quickly opened her minelight and the scene in front of her eyes almost scared her to death. Ye Mo laid in a bloodied pull with a big snake.

 Ning Qingxue quickly walked up and helped Ye Mo up. At this moment, she saw that the snake was probably cut into multiple pieces by Ye Mo’s sword. She felt his chest and learned that there was still a pulse. Finally, she was able to feel relieved.

 If Ye Mo really died, she didn’t know what she would do. Ye Mo was her spiritual support. It was because he was here that she had such courage and determination to come here. If Ye Mo wasn’t here, even if she had the courage to live, she would go crazy here. Plus, she didn’t have the courage to live.

 Ning Qingxue struggled and pulled Ye Mo to an empty space near the cliff wall. She looked at Ye Mo in her arms and noticed that he was full of wounds like her. A few of them was very deep. She immediately started crying, not knowing what to do next.

 After a long while, she calmed down and rubbed her eyes. She carefully pressed Ye Mo’s chest. She didn’t know if this could wake him, but she had no other way.

 Ye Mo sliced the snake and actually fainted after relaxing. He fuzzily felt that someone was pushing his chest, so he subconsciously opened his eyes.

"Ning Qingxue?" Ye Mo yelled out in shock. How was Ning Qingxue here? Was he dreaming?

 Hearing Ye Mo’s voice, Ning Qingxue was like struck by lightning. Her movements stopped as she stared at Ye Mo in a daze. After half a beat, she rushed into his arms and started crying. All the fear, lost and loneliness were in the cries.

 Ye Mo looked at the Ning Qingxue who had marks all over her body with extremely shrivelled hair and messy clothes. He seemed to have understood something, but he just didn’t know how she knew he was here. He opened his mouth and subconsciously put his arms around her. When he wanted to ask her something, he found she had fallen asleep in his arms with tears rolling down the side of her face.

…

 Ye Mo struggled and found that he was still powerless. It was probably because he exhausted himself too much. He carefully caressed Ning Qingxue’s hair. It was very messy, but it still smelt nice.

 He didn’t know how Ning Qingxue could arrive here. No one knew he came. If it was Han Yan, he wouldn’t feel it strange, but he knew that even if Han Yan knew he fell off the cliff, she might not come.

 Even if Ning Qingxue knew he fell, how could she find this place? Shen Nong Jia wasn’t really dangerous for him, but it was too dangerous for Ning Qingxue. It was a miracle she could reach here. Ye Mo really couldn’t understand what supported her to come here?

 He felt her back and now realized that not only was her ligaments full of wounds but so was her back. How much pain did she go through to come here?

 Ye Mo held up her hand. It was a bloodied mesh. There was not a patch of good flesh. Ning Qingxue seemed to be hurt in her dreams and frowned but she still didn’t wake up.

 At this moment, Ye Mo actually felt pain in his heart. He knew that Ning Qingxue had a good impression of him and might even be in love with him. He could tell by how she went to the desert last time. If Ning Qingxue went to Flowing Snake to repay her gratitude, then it wasn’t that simple when she went to the desert. Now, she risked her life to come to the bottom of the cliff. Even if Ye Mo’s heart was stone cold, he was touched by her actions.

 He once thought Ning Qingxue was just a pretty rich girl who was arrogant and thought they could never be in the same world. But now, he knew that he didn’t completely understand this wealthy girl.

 Underneath her cold expression hid a fiery heart that was obstinate. Other than his master Luo Ying, who would treat him like this? It seemed he was too harsh to her before.

 Ye Mo felt her hair and remembered the words she said that night, "I really want to call you husband but I can’t say it..."

"I already married Ye Mo... that box is his wedding gift to me. Don’t separate me with that box. There’s a grass that I left for Ye Mo in the yard... if he comes, give this phone to him as well. If not, never mind..."

 He thought about the moment when he left her in the desert—that disappointment and yearning in her eyes. It seemed that she had a lot to say. He remembered the bloodied Silver Heart Grass and the small medical case that she hugged even when she was about to die.

 Was that love?

 Ye Mo lost himself as he thought about this...

 At this moment, the moon was high up in the sky shooting down faint rays on Ye Mo and Ning Qingxue that made everything seem so tranquil.

...

 The morning sun couldn’t completely shine into the bottom but still a few rays passed through the mist. A wild crow’s quack woke up Ning Qingxue.

 Ye Mo? As soon as she wanted to get up, she felt a pair of arms around her waist. Her clothes were tattered, and Ye Mo’s arm was over her half naked body.

 Ning Qingxue blushed but felt warm at heart. In these few days of terror, she only felt safe in Ye Mo’s arms. She felt a fit of hunger.

 Why did Ye Mo still not move? Ning Qingxue just realized this.

 What happened to Ye Mo? She started to panic again, but soon, she discovered that Ye Mo just fainted again and was just asleep. He still had breathing, but his lips cracked heavily.

 He’s thirsty? No, he probably lost a lot of blood. Ning Qingxue quickly got up and put Ye Mo in a comfortable position before standing up. She should find some water for him.

 Now, she regretted drinking all the water. She should’ve saved it for Ye Mo. However, she forgot that if she didn’t take it, perhaps she wouldn’t even make it here.

 Ning Qingxue walked over to the snake that was killed and picked up Ye Mo’s sword. She just realized this snake was more than 6 meters long. She really didn’t know how Ye Mo killed it.

 Ning Qingxue put the sword beside Ye Mo and prepared to walk through the thorny passage, but halfway through, she saw a black shadow dash. Even though it was day time, she still couldn’t see too clearly.

 She stopped her steps subconsciously as she recalled the eerie green eyes that gave her quite the fright last night. She had no defense now; if she went out, it would be suicide?

 She walked back again. If she died, what would happen to Ye Mo? Although she didn’t know why the black shadow didn’t dare to walk into the thorny brush, but she still used the sword to block the way with some thorny brush.

 There was a shadow that could dash to her in an instant, and Ning Qingxue no longer dared to go out.

 Ning Qingxue turned around and examined the place. The thorny brush covered quite a large area, around 5 to 6 acres. She looked at the dead snake and thought if this place was the snake’s territory so other things didn’t dare to come.

 As the sun gradually rose, Ning Qingxue saw more clearly. A few meters out, there were a few trees on the cliff face, but the smallest one was 4 meters tall.

 There were a few green fruits on the tree about the size of eggs. Other than those, there didn’t seem to be anything edible elsewhere.

 She looked at Ye Mo who was still unconscious and started to dig on the cliff face. Ning Qingxue didn’t expect the dagger to be so sharp that it wasn’t hard digging into stone.

 She subconsciously looked at it. She picked it up at the top of the cliff but didn’t expect it to be this sharp.

 4 meters high wasn’t easy, but with the help of the dagger, she climbed up quickly.

 There were 5 fruits all together. Only 2 was half red, and the other 3 were still green.

 Although she picked 5, she didn’t know if they were edible. She had never seen this fruit before. It looked like peaches, but she ate peaches yesterday and they didn’t look like this.

 She bit one. It tasted sweet and was quite watery. She wanted to eat more after taking a bite, but she knew it was probably because she was too hungry. She resisted the urge to eat the rest and put it aside.

 After a while, she felt she was okay. This meant the fruit wasn’t poisonous. Then, she took the fruit and walked up to Ye Mo and carefully helped him up. It was just like yesterday, she continued to press on his chest.

 After a while, Ye Mo woke up and looked apologetically at Ning Qingxue. He didn’t talk,; he knew he had lost a lot of blood. If he didn’t have a way to recover his chi, the result would be unknown.

"You’re awake, quickly eat something. I think you’re a bit dehydrated now." Ning Qingxue gave the fruits to Ye Mo in joy.

 Ye Mo knew that he had to eat something and took one and started eating.

"Where did you get this? It tastes really good, have you eaten?" Ye Mo felt he had recovered some and asked in surprise.

"I’ve already eaten, I just don’t like the taste of the fruit. Keep eating, there’s another 4." Ning Qingxue passed the rest of them to Ye Mo.

 He looked at Ning Qingxue’s lips and saw that she really seemed to have eaten. Then, he was rest assured and ate the remaining fruits. But at the 5th one, he saw this one seemed to have been bitten once. He looked at her in surprise.

 When Ye Mo looked at her, Ning Qingxue quickly said, "I ate a few just then, I don’t really like the taste. I just bit one and I don’t want it, you wouldn’t mind me, right?"

 Ye Mo seemed to have understood something and smiled. He didn’t talk. Although he didn’t know how many Ning Qingxue ate, he knew that Ning Qingxue wouldn’t dislike the fruit. Although it was a bit bitter, it still tasted pretty good.

 However, he didn’t pass it back. If he didn’t recover, it would be too dangerous here.

 Seeing Ye Mo finish the 5th one, Ning Qingxue finally let out a gasp of relief. She stood up and said, "I’ll go out and see if there’s anything else that is edible..."

 She just spoke one sentence and wobbled, almost falling over. She knew that she was too exhausted and couldn’t hold much longer.

 Ning Qingxue turned around and gave Ye Mo a smile that she was okay. She wanted to find a place to rest and see if she could climb up to that tree 7 or 8 meters high.

 However, Ye Mo stood up slowly and held on Ning Qingxue’s shoulder. He said apologetically, "Sorry, Qingxue, although I don’t know how you know I’m here, but I probably brought this trouble on you."

 Ning Qingxue shook and slowly turned around. It was the first time Ye Mo spoke to her so gently. She could no longer resist the yearning and nervousness in her heart and rushed into Ye Mo’s arms, "Ye Mo, I... I..."

 …

 Ye Mo sighed, of course, he understood Ning Qingxue’s feelings. But at this moment, he finally understood how weak Ning Qingxue was. Her legs were shaking, so it was obvious it was hard even for her to stand.

"Qingxue, talk later. If you trust me, listen to me and sit down for a while." Ye Mo carefully helped her sit.

"Mhm, I’ll listen to you..." Ning Qingxue just spoke a few words and almost fell asleep. Ye Mo knew she was too exhausted and now wasn’t the time to disturb her rest.

 He put her down and picked up the sword. He walked to the cliff and saw there were holes dug out by her. It seemed she climbed up here to pick the fruit.

 Ye Mo recovered some stamina and climbed up to the 7 meter high tree. There were just 5 egg-sized fruits.

 Although there were more trees up, Ye Mo knew that his body wouldn’t be able to keep up if he went higher. The main thing was Ning Qingxue needed something to eat. After picking all 5, Ye Mo looked up. The higher tree also had 5 fruits.

 It seemed that this tree can only have 5 fruits at a time. Ning Qingxue said she ate a lot and even disliked it. He knew she was lying to him. At this moment, Ye Mo’s heart felt tender towards her. Sometimes, it was really hard to understand a person. If he just left from Ning Hai then, the two would have no connections. Perhaps he would never know that Ning Qingxue had this side to her.

 When Ye Mo came back, he saw that Ning Qingxue was already awake and struggling to get up. She was too weak. Ye Mo quickly came and helped her up while taking out 5 fruits and passing it to her. "You eat some."

"You went to pick the fruit at the cliff face?" Ning Qingxue immediately knew that Ye Mo must’ve went up to pick the fruit.

 Ye Mo nodded. "You must be really hungry, eat something first."

 Ning Qingxue nodded and took two and said, "Two is enough for me, eat the rest."

 Ye Mo subconsciously shook his head and saidm "I’ve already eaten."

 Ning Qingxue froze for a moment and suddenly laughed. But soon, her eyes went red and looked at Ye Mo for a moment before saying, "I know there are only 5 on every tree. I counted. There are five here, you must’ve not eaten unless you picked two trees, but I know you only picked one, right?"

 Ye Mo nodded awkwardly and said, "Didn’t you say you ate before? But you also gave me five."

 Ning Qingxue blushed and bit a fruit before saying in a soft voice, "I ate, didn’t you see one was bitten by me?"

"Why did you just take one bite? And how did you know I just picked 5 and came back? Ye Mo was surprised and asked.

"I know," Ning Qingxue just spoke those words and didn’t explain.

 Ye Mo knew she only answered the latter question very confusingly, but she didn’t answer the former question.

"You know." Ye Mo repeated but he soon understood that he was worried about Ning Qingxue and wouldn’t climb higher for more fruits. He would take it back and get it for her to eat, and only then would he feel relieved. Since Ning Qingxue said she knew, it meant that she understood what he was like.

 Ye Mo looked at Ning Qingxue who was still biting the fruit. He had begun to understand why Ning Qingxue chased him all the way here. In her heart, he was trusted to this degree. At this moment, Ye Mo didn’t know what to say.

 The manner in which Ning Qingxue ate was very serene, making Ye Mo reminisce the time when they ate together at Ning Hai. She has always been like this. She didn’t talk much, but there was not much difference with the way they think.

 Ye Mo’s eyes glanced upon her chest. Her clothes were torn heavily, and her chest also had many wounds. Part of the snowy white of her chest were showing, making Ye Mo think back to the night he treated her.

 Ning Qingxue finished a fruit and looked at Ye Mo then realized the latter was staring at her chest. She blushed and subconsciously blocked her chest with her hands. She didn’t feel annoyed, just embarrassed.

 Ye Mo smiled and took back his gaze but then he suddenly thought, what if her wounds got infected? He was a cultivator and he wasn’t afraid of an infection, but what about Ning Qingxue?

 Suddenly, his heart shook. He finally understood why Ning Qingxue bit the fruit. She was afraid he would be poisoned. It must be that. She didn’t know if the fruit was poisonous and took a bite first. Then, she gave it to him.

"Qingxue..." Ye Mo suddenly called. Ning Qingxue looked at Ye Mo with confusion.

 Ye Mo suddenly reached out his hand and brought her into his arms. Ning Qingxue’s heart was filled with surprise and joy. It was the first time Ye Mo hugged her closely in her arms. Although she was a little embarrassed, she didn’t struggle.

"I’m just a poor person actually. Why are you still like this? You can find someone better than me, I..." Ye Mo’s mouth was held by Ning Qingxue.

 After half a beat, Ning Qingxue said, "Because I like you, even if you’re that... I don’t care, I just want to be with you..."

 Before Ning Qingxue finished, she felt there was something hard sticking against her back. Ye Mo was touched. And, he was holding a curvaceous beauty like Ning Qingxue in his arms when she wasn’t even properly dressed. There was no way he wouldn’t have a biological reaction.

 Ning Qingxue hadn’t experienced this adult thing. Although she was talking about Ye Mo’s impotence, she didn’t realize what was happening at the first moment. She also grabbed like Yun Bing. But as soon as she grabbed, she immediately understood what was happening. She quickly let go and buried her face in Ye Mo’s arms.

 Her heart was beating rapidly. Although she had never done it, she still knew about this. However, she didn’t expect Ye Mo to be normal, was it...

 At this moment, she realized that the Ye Family wanted to kick Ye Mo away, and that’s why they said Ye Mo was impotent. He was very normal, yet she thought he was impotent before, that was why she dared to marry and live with him. If she knew he wasn’t impotent, would she dare to live with him?

 Thinking about this, she actually thanked the Ye Family.

 Although Ye Mo was a bit awkward, he was quite helpless towards something like this. He was a young man. With a half naked pretty lady in his arms, if he didn’t have a reaction, that would be abnormal.

 He could only say, "Um, sorry, that’s not something I can control..."

 Seeing that Ye Mo actually tried to make an excuse, Ning Qingxue was more embarrassed. She could only quietly say, "You’re bad...."

 Seeing Ye Mo not reply for a while, Ning Qingxue thought Ye Mo was angry and quickly raised her head to see Ye Mo staring right at her. She was startled and immediately put her head back down like an ostrich. She said quietly, "I really like it but just not now, after we go back..."

 Ye Mo heart skipped. He didn’t even hear the latter half of her sentence. His lust fire immediately dissipated. Ning Qingxue was sitting on him, and of course, she knew Ye Mo no longer was in the mood. She looked at up Ye Mo in confusion.

 Ye Mo said apologetically, "Qingxue, sorry..."

 Hearing Ye Mo’s words, Ning Qingxue’s face turned pale again as she struggled to sit up.

 Seeing Ning Qingxue’s face turn pale again, he immediately knew how much he weighed in her heart. He quickly hugged her.

 Ning Qingxue wanted to sit up but was hugged by Ye Mo again. She didn’t struggle and wiped her eyes. She didn’t talk nor bite the fruit in her hand.

 It had to come and he couldn’t avoid it. Ye Mo sighed and focused before saying, "Qingxue, you treated me like this and I quite like you as well. If there wasn’t Luo Ying and I can’t reach a higher level here anyways, I might as well live with you for the rest of my life. But sometimes, I really can’t do it because there still is a Luo Ying in my heart. If I can’t find her, I can’t do anything that will betray her..."

 Ning Qingxue looked up and said in confusion, "Luo Ying? Who is she?"

 Ye Mo fell into a long silence. He felt if he didn’t say this, he would be trespassing Ning Qingxue’s feelings for him. After half a beat, he still said, "Luo Ying’s was my woman in my past life, perhaps she’s in another world or perhaps she’s not far from me, but I can’t find her... Qingxue, do you think I would lie to you and make up another girl?"

 Ning Qingxue shook her head and said with certainty, "No."

 If it was before, she would turn away without hesitation but she had experienced too much. Magical artefact, charms, Shen Nong Jia sky ditch’s invisible screams...

 At this moment, Ning Qingxue was no longer the girl who laughed at Su Jingwen talking about charms. She had matured too much. Whether it was experience or her understanding of love, she was no longer the Ning Qingxue before.

 If it was the her before, she would find people and rescue Ye Mo through a helicopter. But now, she could realize about the Song Family. If it was her before, she wouldn’t venture into danger many times by herself for an unpromised love, but now, she did it without hesitation.

"Thank you, Qingxue, thanks for believing me." Ye Mo hugged Ning Qingxue closely with gratitude. Then, he suddenly said, "I feel Luo Ying is somewhere and I can find her for sure. If it wasn’t for her, there wouldn’t be me, she cares about me just like you."

 Ye Mo didn’t talk about what happened and Ning Qingxue didn’t ask either. For some things, one only had to understand mentally.

 However, Ning Qingxue raised her head and looked at Ye Mo. "I know, I’m happy you can understand that I care about you just like her. But can you promise me one thing?"

Chapter 102: She Will

 Ye Mo nodded and said, "Tell me, as long as it’s something I can do."

 Ning Qingxue’s eyes seemed lost for a second as though thinking about something very distant. Ye Mo didn’t rush her. After a while, she faintly said, "If you find Luo Ying one day, will you forget about me? Will you bring me to see her?"

 Ye Mo shook his head. "No, if the heavens really let me find her, perhaps we will never get the chance to go back to where we want. If you still want, I can bring you to see her?"

 Ning Qingxue lowered her head and said after a long while, "What if Sister Luo Ying don’t want to see me?" Her voice seemed distant and lost. She didn’t know whether what she did was right or wrong, or did she love someone who couldn’t belong to her? So what if Luo Ying was willing to see her? Could Ye Mo have two wives at the same time?

 She suddenly felt she shouldn’t have asked all that. Ye Mo did so much for her. Everything was good as long as he was fine, so why would she mind about other things? Why ask for that?

 Ning Qingxue felt she was making things hard for Ye Mo and wanted to talk about something else. But Ye Mo smiled and casually replied, "She will."

 Ye Mo knew that his master definitely wouldn’t want to see someone who saved his life unless she wasn’t Luo Ying.

 Ning Qingxue’s heart shook. "She will." These short two words harbored such trust and knowledge of each other. If one day someone asked about her to Ye Mo, would he say she will?

 Seeing that Ning Qingxue seemed a little lost, Ye Mo picked up another fruit and gave it to her. "Eat them, I will find a place to rest. When I recover, I will take you out."

 Ning Qingxue subconsciously took the fruit; did she want to go out? She looked at Ye Mo who was holding her and had a sudden thought; it would be pretty good to stay with him here forever and not go out. But then she immediately shook her head; such a thought was too selfish.

 Ning Qingxue just ate 3 and refused to eat more. Ye Mo could only finish the remaining two.

"Ye Mo, I have some rope outside, there’s something cat-like that is very strong. I don’t dare to go out." Ning Qingxue recovered some energy and saw that Ye Mo wanted to pick the rest of the fruit. She was afraid something would happen to him so she immediately said.

 Ye Mo shook his head. "No need, I will think of a way. I’ll rest first. The rest of the trees are too high, you shouldn’t go up."

"Mhm." Ning Qingxue nodded. She trusted Ye Mo a lot, but if Ye Mo still couldn’t move, she would still try to get up. But now, if she fell down, perhaps she would be a burden to Ye Mo even more.

"I’ll teach you some Kou Jue [1] and ways to use chi. Try it, if you can’t, ten never mind." After having a thought, Ye Mo still decided to teach cultivation technique to Ning Qingxue. If she didn’t have a spiritual root, then never mind. If she did, she could cultivate. Hearing the things Ye Mo taught her, Ning Qingxue thought was this the things he was cultivating? And that charm, was it all due to this? But Ning Qingxue knew now wasn’t the time to ask him. When Ye Mo was recovered and he still wanted to discuss it, he would certainly tell her everything.

 Ye Mo thought that once he recovered his spirit sense, there were plenty of things in his ring. He wouldn’t even care about a few fruits.

 Ning Qingxue started to sit down and attempt the Kou Jue Ye Mo told her. Ye Mo stood up and looked around, ensuring there was no danger here. This place might be the hive of that snake, so other small animals didn’t dare to come.

 Ye Mo also found a place near Ning Qingxue and started to run the chi inside his body.

 His Dan Tian still felt pain but it was much better than yesterday. Ye Mo rejoiced. He didn’t know if it was due to those fruits, but he quickly started to use his chi to recover his wounds.

 After a while, he felt his body feel lighter. The long missed spirit sense returned to him. Ye Mo resisted his joy and took out some pills from his ring and ate it.

 After that, his wounds started to heal in an extremely fast fashion to the point that small scabs even started to disappear.

 After a while, Ye Mo felt a fresh sense struck him. He was very happy, but he didn’t dare to relax. After running a few more cultivation circuits, Ye Mo released his breath and opened his eyes. He had reached the middle stage of Stage 3 Chi Gathering.

 It was rather astounding progress being able to progress such a step in such a spirit chi devoid world despite it being a very small step. If he continued at this speed, perhaps he could reach Foundation Establishment before he died of old age.

 It seemed that it was due to the fruit, but Ye Mo knew it was just a normal fruit, and it didn’t have any spirit chi on it. As such, he thought perhaps it was due to the potential he activated between life and death. Ye Mo couldn’t understand it, so he just didn’t bother thinking more about it.

 At this moment, not only had his spirit sense fully recovered, but his chi also improved a lot. Ye Mo stood up and looked at Ning Qingxue. He was astonished. She just started cultivating, but she already had chi revolving in her body. This meant that she successfully drew chi from the surrounding and started her cultivation circuits.

 He was only testing to see if she had spirit root by letting her cultivate, but the fact was, not only did she have spirit root, but it was countless times better than his.

 He looked at the sun; it had only been 5 hours at most, but she was almost reaching into Chi Gathering State. This was too absurd.

 Ye Mo thought about the Heaven Spirit Root he kicked. Was Ning Qingxue also the same? Thinking about this, Ye Mo didn’t dare to startle her and carefully stayed away setting up a tent and taking out a gas stove. He started to cook.

 Ning Qingxue felt as though she was floating in the clouds. She felt comfortable everywhere. She opened her eeys and moved her hands and feet. She had a surprising discovery that not only was she spiritually full but also physically full. However, she still felt that she was starving.

 Ning Qingxue looked up and saw Ye Mo was also looking at her. His eyes showed joy and surprise.

"Ah..." Ning Qingxue just wanted to talk to Ye Mo, but she realized she was covered in dirt secreted from her body. She screamed in shock, "Don’t look at me, turn around..."

 She didn’t want her to be seen by Ye Mo like this.

 Ye Mo smiled. "Close your eyes, I’ll help you wash."

"What are you saying?" Ning Qingxue was shocked by Ye Mo’s words. But then she realized, Ye Mo said he would help her wash.

 But there wasn’t even drinking water here, how was she going to be washed? But she still closed her eyes out of trust for Ye Mo.

 Seeing Ning Qingxue close her eyes, Ye Mo used water ball magic to splash onto her. Ning Qingxue felt a coolness. It was water? Where did Ye Mo get water from? She wanted to open her eyes but she remembered Ye Mo’s words and didn’t open her eyes. She was afraid that if she did, Ye Mo’s plan would fail.

"Okay." Ye Mo had completely washed Ning Qingxue’s body everywhere. After Ning Qingxue drew chi into her body, all the wounds on her body disappeared.

 Ning Qingxue opened her eyes and made the surprising discovery that all the grime and wounds had disappeared. There was only white skin left.

"Ye Mo..." She looked up with joy and surprise to see Ye Mo stare at her stiffly. Soon, she realized that what remained of her clothes stuck to her skin, showcasing her curves. Even her pink bras were able to be clearly seen.

 This bad egg, Ning Qingxue quickly turned around but remembered Ye Mo just helped her wash. Just when she didn’t know what to do, she heard Ye Mo say, "There’s a set of my clothes, you can change into it, I’ll go somewhere else for now."

 When Ye Mo left, he was thinking how unexpected it was that Ning Qingxue’s body would be so good. He really couldn’t tell before. Now that she was splashed by water, her wonderful body was perfectly outlined. He could even see the curves on her ass. His heart beat rose and he quickly left.

 When Ning Qingxue turned around, she really saw a set of Ye Mo’s clothes. Where did this come from? At this moment, she actually forgot about embarrassment and just stared at the clothes. But she soon knew that she should change her clothes first.

 Just as Ning Qingxue finished changing her clothes, Ye Mo appeared in front of her. She even suspected Ye Mo was staring at her the whole time. Before she had the chance to ask, she smelt food.

 She smiled bitterly, which made it seem like she was really starving.

"Let’s go eat." Ye Mo grabbed Ning Qingxue’s hand without the slightest awkwardness. A warm feeling rose up in Ning Qingxue’s heart. Regardless of whether he had that Luo Ying, there was her in his heart now.

 Ye Mo put down her hand and looked at Ning Qingxue who was dumbfounded. He knew she must’ve a lot of questions.

"This, what is this?" Ning Qingxue looked at the tent and warm food and thought about the water Ye Mo used to give her a shower. She was shocked.

...

[1] TL Note: Kou Jue, the main points or ways of thinking for a cultivation way which the cultivator recites out loud or in his head.

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"I don’t know how to tell you now, but you will know in the future for sure," Ye Mo said awkwardly.

 Ning Qingxue eased up and thought was it related to cultivation? She didn’t ask when Ye Mo didn’t want to continue. Her curiosity wasn’t big. After experiencing so many strange things, she had gotten used to it.

 After food, Ye Mo packed the things up and asked Ning Qingxue, "Do we leave now or tomorrow?"

 Ning Qingxue hesitated, but after seeing that Ye Mo was really asking for her opinion, she was quite happy and even felt staying here was not so bad.

"How about tomorrow, at night, I..." Ning Qingxue thought about how she went through the forest at night and still felt scared. She would rather not have that feeling again.

 Ye Mo nodded. "Okay, let’s go tomorrow morning."

 Then, Ye Mo saw that Ning Qingxue still had a frightened expression. He hesitated before asking, "How did you know I fell off the cliff? And when you came, were you scared?"

 Ning Qingxue nodded. "I was quite scared these few days but after you taught me how to cultivate, I no longer have that feeling."

"Give me your hand," Ye Mo said as he reached out his hand to Ning Qingxue.

 Ning Qingxue nodded, walked in front of Ye Mo, and gave him her hand.

 Ye Mo grabbed her hand and felt this sense of fear but it was gradually disappearing. Ye Mo dispelled the remaining Yin qi before gasping a sigh of relief. Even if he didn’t help, Ning Qingxue would have gotten rid of it herself if she continued cultivating. But now that he cleansed it, he felt more secure at heart.

"You’re too bold, there are too many hidden dangers here. I really don’t know how you got here," Ye Mo said still concerned about Ning Qingxue.

 Ning Qingxue told him what she saw in the telescope as well as going back to Ning Hai and when she was attacked on they way.

 Ye Mo frowned; the horrifying scream at the sky ditch? Unseen coldness? What was that? Even Ye Mo had never met such things before. There really was too much unknown things in the world.

 He thought how Ning Qingxue, a girl, dared to face such horrors and run into the Shen Nong Jia again and felt warm at heart. For another girl, they wouldn’t do this no matter what, much less walk alone in the forest at night.

"Qingxue." Ye Mo was touched and hugged Ning Qingxue in his arms. If it wasn’t for Ning Qingxue, he might not be able to wake up.

 Ning Qingxue was cleansed up by Ye Mo’s chi and felt very lazy yet comfortable. She relaxed in Ye Mo’s arms and didn’t even want to talk. She just wanted to be like this forever.

 After a while, Ning Qingxue thought of Su Jingwen’s bracelet and said, "I took 3 beads from Su Jingwen’s bracelet, if possible, can you help me make some for her."

 Ye Mo caressed Ning Qingxue’s hair and immediately agreed. These things were useless against masters, but for normal attacks, they could still defend against them. Plus, he made them when he was Stage 1. Now, he was Stage 3, so the things he made would be stronger.

 Seeing that Ye Mo agreed to her request, Ning Qingxue no longer talked and just enjoyed the peace and safety in Ye Mo’s arms.

 After some time, Ye Mo felt Ning Qingxue seemed to be asleep. He took out a foldable bed and put Ning Qingxue on it before taking one of his jacket and putting it on her. Then, he left the tent.

 He took out good quality jade and made a bracelet for Su Jingwen. He was no longer poverty stricken now and used 12 beads for this bracelet. Its defensive powers were much better than before.

 Then, he used the remaining dark jade and some Deep Sea Button Wood to make a necklace with strong evil repellent powers. Although he wasn’t scared of those evil spirits even if he didn’t have his spirit sense, Ning Qingxue was still susceptible to them. Luckily, he didn’t take his box away. If he did, Ning Qingxue probably wouldn’t be alive now.

 After doing all these, the day still wasn’t bright. Seeing that Ning Qingxue was fast asleep, he didn’t disturb her. She was too tense for the past few days, and now that she relaxed, she needed good rest.

 Ye Mo walked. He wanted to see if there was a Spirit Sensing Stone here Mo Kang talked about, or the Thousand Year Lotus Seed Heart. However, Ye Mo was disappointed. He searched the entire night and couldn’t find anything.

 However, he didn’t believe Mo Kang would lie to him. It seemed the way he got down the cliff wasn’t right, since there were two other sides to the cliff.

...

 In the morning, Ning Qingxue was full of spirit again. She found herself on a bed with Ye Mo’s clothe on her. She felt touched but thought about that Luo Ying and felt anxious. If Ye Mo found Luo Ying, would he disappear from her sight again?

 Then, she thought about her aunt. Ye Mo was in the same tent with her but she shook her head quickly. She was in the same tent with Ye Mo now as well? Ye Mo didn’t do anything to her. He was a man of principle. Perhaps she liked this charisma of him.

 Ning Qingxue suddenly thought of Chi Wanqing who went to England to study. Her grandma told her to pursue happiness. Ning Qingxue thought of this sentence and seemed to understand it.

"You’re awake, let’s eat something and go..." Just when Ning Qingxue was still lost in thought, Ye Mo came into the tent.

 Before Ye Mo finished, he stopped. The morning ray shone randomly onto Ning Qingxue’s body making her seem lazy yet enticing. The thin virgin hair next to her ears could be seen clearly, making her seem stunningly beautiful.

 Seeing that Ye Mo was stunned looking at her, Ning Qingxue looked down in embarrassment. She was scared of Ye Mo coming. She knew that she had no rejection of Ye Mo at all. In the depths of her heart, she hoped that Ye Mo would come over and put her in his arms.

 Ye Mo walked over and gently put Ning Qingxue in his arms. Ning Qingxue stuck closely to Ye Mo’s chest. Her heart was thumping hard. At this moment, her thoughts were in a mess, and she didn’t know what she should think about.

 She could even hear her heart beating quickly. She didn’t know if Ye Mo could hear it too; she just wanted to control it but found that her heart wouldn’t listen to her.

 Of course, Ye Mo could feel Ning Qingxue’s heart beat, though he didn’t know why her heart was beating so fast. She gradually became soft and hot in his arms. Even though Ye Mo haven’t done it before, he kind of understood what was happening. An aromatic smell emanated from Ning Qingxue’s body with heat as it rushed into Ye Mo’s nose. Ye Mo almost couldn’t hold it.

 Ning Qingxue also heard Ye Mo’s breathing become coarse, which caused her heart to beat even faster. She wanted to get out from Ye Mo’s arms, but she discovered that she had no strength left at all. In the end, she just hugged Ye Mo’s waist. If Ye Mo was going to do something, she would let him be. She was his wife anyways; regardless whether it was real or fake, she wouldn’t mind.

 Feeling Ning Qingxue go deeper into his arms, Ye Mo focused his mind and exhaled. Before he found Luo Ying, he couldn’t do anything that would betray her.

"Qingxue, I made this last night. Bring it to Jingwen." Ye Mo took out the bracelet and ruined the awkward moment.

 Ning Qingxue felt relieved and was a little grateful to Ye Mo. But at the same time, there was this faint disappointment in her heart. She couldn’t even explain her feelings. But now that Ye Mo changed the topic, she quickly sat up, brushed her hair aside and picked up the bracelet Ye Mo passed over.

"This bracelet is so exquisite," Ning Qingxue exclaimed and had forgotten about what just happened.

 She subconsciously looked at Ye Mo’s hand. There was only this bracelet, nothing else. She was a little disappointed since Ye Mo didn’t give anything to her.

 However, she quickly adjusted her mood and played with this bracelet around. Meanwhile, she was thinking, Jingwen must love this bracelet to death. There was a faint aura on it and a serene feeling.

"This is for you, I’ll help you wear it." Ye Mo took out a necklace.

 Ning Qingxue quickly put away the bracelet and cupped the necklace with her two hands. She was ashamed of her thoughts before. How could Ye Mo not have anything for her? The box from before, although Ye Mo didn’t say it, but he gave it to her.

"It’s so pretty..." Ning Qingxue cupped the necklace. She counted the jade beads that totalle 52. This necklace was countless times better in both quality and beauty than the bracelet. Ning Qingxue held that in her hands and felt comfortable and serene.

"Ye Mo, thank you... This is the prettiest present I got." Ning Qingxue couldn’t resist the excitement and rushed into Ye Mo’s arms again.

 Ye Mo’s just quenched fire was suddenly reignited by Ning Qingxue. He looked down and saw the opening at Ning Qingxue’s collar revealing the deep white trench. He couldn’t help to reach his hand inside.

…

"Ye Mo..." Ning Qingxue looked up. She was exploding with joy after receiving the necklace crafted by Ye Mo himself. She just wanted Ye Mo to help her put it on but saw Ye Mo put his hands through her collar. She subconsciously screamed but as soon as she did, she regretted it.

 Ye Mo was startled. He found his hands had touched Ning Qingxue’s chest. It was soft and smooth, and he almost couldn’t control himself. If Ning Qingxue didn’t scream, perhaps he would’ve grabbed hold of it.

 He quickly let go of his hands and looked apologetically and awkwardly at Ning Qingxue. After a long while, he said, "Sorry, I almost couldn’t control myself...."

 Ning Qingxue’s face was bursting with redness. She was a little annoyed. This idiot, if you want to touch it, then touch it why say it out, why talk about it. She buried her head into Ye Mo’s chest again. She was hopeful and joyful, but a little worried at the same time. Her feelings were very confused.

 But soon, she decided that since Ye Mo did that, it meant that he liked her too. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be like that. When he was treating her wounds and she took off her shirt, he didn’t do anything to her. But now, it meant that he liked her.

 Ning Qingxue waited a while but didn’t feel Ye Mo move again. She looked up with confusion but just saw Ye Mo looking at her with awkwardness of his face. Ning Qingxue opened her mouth and wanted to say she didn’t mind but she really couldn’t. s|he cursed at Ye Mo for being so dumb, did she have to ask for it?

"I’ll help you put this on." Ye Mo broke the awkwardness and took the necklace from Ning Qingxue’s hands and helped her put it on.

"Is it pretty?" Ning Qingxue looked and asked.

"Very pretty," Ye Mo praised from the bottom of his heart. The beads he used pearls and resonated with Ning Qingxue’s skin colour. Ning Qingxue who was already extremely pretty was made more royal and gorgeous with this necklace.

"It’s really pretty, thank you Ye Mo." Ning Qingxue looked at the necklace that reflected of white luminosity. The more she looked, the more she liked it.

 Ning Qingxue’s unintentional actions almost made Ye Mo unable to control himself, but he thought about Luo Ying and resisted his urges. He then took out water and breakfast.

 The two finished breakfast and Ye Mo packed everything up before carrying Ning Qingxue on his back and tying her to himself. Then, he was about to leave.

 Ning Qingxue felt warm and safe on Ye Mo’s back. It was like heaven compared to her walking in the forest by herself at night.

"Be careful, there’s this cat like thing which seems to be very strong," Ning Qingxue reminded.

 Ye Mo smiled. "I already killed it last night. I don’t know what animal it is, but it’s certainly very fast. I went for it last night because it almost killed you, as such, the first thing I did last night was to kill that guy."

 As he spoke, he felt the softness of Ning Qingxue’s body, causing his heart to burn with fire. He thought his self control was getting worse and worse. If he used this mentality to Foundation Establishment, he wouldn’t succeed for sure.

 Hearing Ye Mo’s words, Ning Qingxue felt warm at heart and just made a low mhm sound and stopped talking. After a long while, she continued, "Actually, I wasn’t angry in the morning. In fact, in fact... I also like..."

 Her voice got low until even Ye Mo couldn’t hear it.

 Just when Ye Mo wanted to talk, he stopped. There were two bloodied bodies at his feet, obviously they fell from the top of the cliff not long ago.

 Ye Mo’s heart sunk. There seemed to be more people here. He was scared that Ning Qingxue would be frightened by this and immediately said, "Qingxue, close your eyes first. Open them after we go up."

 Ning Qingxue didn’t need Ye Mo to remind her. She had closed her eyes already. As long as she was with Ye Mo, she wouldn’t worry about anything else.

 Ye Mo walked towards where Ning Qingxue came down and put the rope in his ring. It seemed not bad; he didn’t know what it was made from.

 Since there were people up there, he needed to be careful. If there came another Earth Level master like Bian Po, he would be no match for him even though he just got a little power boost, much less now that he was carrying Ning Qingxue.

 Ye Mo looked up and saw nothing but mist. Other than some sun light shining down, he couldn’t see anything. He really didn’t know how Ning Qingxue got down. A girl like her could come to this step, regardless of whether he found Luo Ying in the end, Ye Mo had made up his mind that he wouldn’t let this girl on his back get hurt for her entire life.

 This cliff wasn’t hard for Ye Mo. Even though he was carrying Ning Qingxue, it wasn’t hard if he wanted to go up. After all, unlike ordinary ancient martial artists, he had Wind Controlling Technique.

 This was why both he and Bian Po fell off the cliff but Bian Po was killed by him. If it was on the cliff, he was no match for Bian Po, but once both of them fell off, he could kill Bian Po. This was the difference between ancient martial artists and Dao cultivators.

 The 1 km high cliff was very steep, but it wasn’t hard for Ye Mo at all. He used Wind Controlling Technique and he seemed to be blown up by the wind onto a rock surface. He paused for a moment and used another one onto a higher rock.

 After tens of times repeating this, he was a few hundred meters high.

 Ning Qingxue felt wind brush past and subconsciously opened her eyes but realized she was flying on Ye Mo’s back. Even the mist was under her feet. For a moment, she forgot about her fear of heights and had an impulse for wanting to fly.

 But soon, she looked down and felt dizzy. They were already this high. This cliff was so high, and she really didn’t know how she got down last night.

 Ning Qingxue was sure that if she had to come down again, she wouldn’t dare. She actually did all this last night; the more she thought, the more she felt this wasn’t something she did.

 She subconsciously hugged Ye Mo closer. She felt extremely safe on Ye Mo’s back. Perhaps only this man would make her feel safe and sound.

 Ye Mo noticed Ning Qingxue’s movements, so he turned around and said, "Don’t’ be scared, there might be people at the top, we need to be careful."

"Mhm, I’m not scared when I’m with you," Ning Qingxue immediately replied.

 Ye Mo took a small break and used Wind Controlling Technique again another hundred times before stopping. He could faintly hear fighting at the top of the cliff. Ye Mo thought there were people there indeed. It seemed quite a lot of people knew about the Red Leaf Pumpkin Fruit, but he just didn’t know what sort of level of people came this time.

 When Ye Mo rose up another 200 meters, he could clearly scan the two fighting at the top.

 One was a man in his 50s had triangular eyes and a bald head. The other one was a nun in her 30s; she seemed very pretty but cold and aloof. She had horsetail whisk as her weapon, and each of her attacks were aimed at the baldy’s vitals.

 The baldy’s sword wasn’t any bit weaker than the woman’s horsetail whisk.

 Seeing the two fight, Ye Mo was shocked. From the way they fought, Ye Mo knew they weren’t worse than Bian Po. Two Earth Level masters? Ye Mo was shocked; one was already too much for him, but now there was 2; if he was caught, he would certainly be dead.

 The two people both seemed to have felt Ye Mo’s spirit sense and both looked at Ye Mo’s position. Ye Mo’s heart sunk, not good.

 Chapter 103: Gave Me an Ocean

 He was caught no doubt about that. Ye Mo even stopped breathing and took back his spirit sense. The fighting sound still came here, but Ye Mo could tell they stopped fighting with their lives. Their fighting was shifting over here gradually. Obviously, they had come to a tacit agreement to eliminate the outside influence.

 What to do? Ye Mo searched for a way desperately. At this time, if he was stopped by the two, he would die for sure. He surely couldn’t run away from two Earth Level masters. The sound was getting near Ye Mo.

 Ye Mo suddenly had an idea. He didn’t go down and went up instead. He didn’t use Wind Controlling Technique but took out a climbing metal claw and climbed up carefully.

 There was indeed someone; the two Earth Level masters had seen Ye Mo, but they didn’t expect Ye Mo to be carrying a woman on his back. They stopped fighting. Their thoughts were the same; they had to eliminate Ye Mo first regardless of who he was.

 Ye Mo stopped pretending as though he just saw there was someone there. He subconsciously stopped his movements and stared at them. A brief moment later, he screamed and fell down like a shooting star, soon disappearing in the mist.

"Hmph, just an insect." The baldy sneered. His long sword started attacking with full power again towards the nun. He thought that even if he suddenly fell, he wouldn’t be able to live, much less someone so young with a woman on his back.

 The nun’s horsetail whisk also fought against the sword. They returned to fighting with their lives as though they didn’t see Ye Mo fall down the cliff.

 The moment Ye Mo fell, Ning QIngxue’s heart went to her throat but she soon recovered. She was very satisfied if she died with Ye Mo.

 But things took a turn for the unexpected. When the two fell below the mist, Ye Mo stood accurately on a rock. After a while, he heard more fighting noise, Ye Mo said, "Qingxue, don’t talk. We were found by two strong guys on the cliff. I need to think of a way to run away without them knowing."

"Mhm." Ning Qingxue had her arms around Ye Mo. She had the joy of sudden life. Although she didn’t regret dying with Ye Mo, if she could live with him, why would she want to die?

 Ye Mo didn’t dare to go up and instead shifted carefully. When he was about 500 meters, the side of the cliff blocked him from moving sideways. If he was to go over it, he would have to go up. But going up would be going to the top.

 He didn’t dare to go up so he could only carry Ning Qingxue moving down.

 Ye Mo just moved down 100 meters or so and found a crevice on the cliff face. Ye Mo climbed in without hesitation. When he went in, he saw a plethora of herbs. His heart started to beat rapidly. Was this the place Mo Kang talked about? He looked around and didn’t see any Space Abyssal Rock. He was quite disappointed since most of the herbs here were quite ordinary.

 But soon, he was excited again. He saw a large lotus sprouting from the cracked surface.

"Thousand Year Lotus Seed?" Ye Mo almost screamed. He didn’t expect it to be here. He was actually so lucky.

 Ye Mo quickly dug out the entire lotus and put it in his ring. He didn’t check how many lotus seeds he got.

 After taking them, he looked around carefully and dug out more herbs. Although they weren’t spirit herbs, they were quite old and also precious.

"Hm, what’s that fruit? It looks like a pumpkin, I wonder what it tastes like?" Ning Qingxue pointed to a meter tall tree.

 Ye Mo also saw it too; he felt it was a wild pumpkin and didn’t care. Now that Ning Qingxue asked, he immediately said, "I’ll pick it for you."

 Then, Ye Mo landed in front of that tree; when he smelt the fruit, he almost lost his mind.

"Face Preserving Fruit?" Ye Mo almost screamed. It wasn’t just a regular spirit herb, but one that was countless levels higher than his Silver Heart Grass.

 This was impossible. How could the spirit-deprived earth have such a fruit tree? Although he thought it was impossible, it really was in front of his face.

 This fruit was useless for cultivation, but it had an outstanding effect. Once it was made into Face Preserving Pill, it would be worth a whole city for female cultivators.

 Ye Mo counted and saw there were 12 on the tree. He immediately picked all these and put them into a jade box. These fruits were so precious that countless people fought after them.

 Suddenly, Ye Mo thought of the Red Leaf Pumpkin fruit they were talking about. If they found out he took some, they would investigate.

 Thinking about this, Ye Mo dug out the entire tree and put it in his ring. Then, he reordered the place he dug until people couldn’t tell he was here. Then, he carried Ning Qingxue and left here quickly from another crevice.

 After leaving the crevice, Ye Mo didn’t dare to stay. He continued moving until for a few more kilometers. He soon found himself on the hill, and there was still the fighting sound.

 Luckily, he had Wind Controlling Technique or even a monkey wouldn’t be able to crawl here the way he did.

"Did we get out?" Ning Qingxue also recognized that this was the road she climbed the other day.

"Mhm, let’s go quick." Ye Mo carried Ning Qingxue down the mountain, and after walking for another hour or so, he finally stopped. He had walked so far that those two masters probably didn’t know about them. Plus, Ye Mo estimated that even if they knew there was a Red Leaf Pumpkin there, they wouldn’t be able to find it. It was too well hidden, so he didn’t how news of it got out.

 One thing he was confused about was that why did it appear at a place like this.

"If you’re tired, just let me down," Ning Qingxue said worriedly.

"I’m not tired, plus I like carrying you," Ye Mo said casually but he actually didn’t think much. When Ning Qingxue heard this, she thought to herself, "So you’re not as dumb as I thought you were." But she didn’t feel unhappy at all and instead had a sweet feeling.

"Here, eat it. Ye Mo took out a Face Preserving Fruit and gave it to Ning Qingxue. Although it was the biggest waste to eat it like this because it had no effect unless it as concocted into a pill.

 Ning Qingxue bit it and said, "It’s not bad, you should take a bite too." Then, she passed the fruit to Ye Mo.

 Ye Mo smiled. "I can’t afford to eat this. This fruit is worth an entire city, it can’t even be evaluated by the things in this world."

"Huh, it’s that precious, then why did you let me eat it, pack it up quick." Ning Qingxue passed the fruit back to Ye Mo. She wasn’t clueless like before. The things Ye Mo did all meant that he wasn’t an ordinary person. If he said it was worth an entire city, it meant it was really valuable.

 And, the things Ye Mo did were unexplainable with common sense, but he still didn’t avoid her. This meant she had a strong position in Ye Mo’s heart. This made her very happy.

 Now that Ye Mo gave such a precious fruit to her, she felt a little embarrassed.

"Don’t worry, I still have some. Even if it was the last and you want to eat it, I will still give it to you. Because if you like it, I will give it to you." Ye Mo made it sound completely natural.

 Ning Qingxue fazed for half a beat and surged with happiness in her heart. Her decision was right. Ye Mo was worth what she did.

 Ye Mo didn’t hear Ning Qingxue eat nor talk for a while and subconsciously looked back. He then saw Ning Qingxue’s eyes were red and swollen. "Qingxue, what happened to you? What’s wrong?"

 Ning Qingxue licked the fruit in her hand and wiped her eyes, "I like it, I do like it..."

"What?" Ye Mo didn’t understand Ning Qingxue’s words.

"Ye Mo, thank you, I gave you a water drop, you gave me the ocean, thank you, Qingxue will always be yours..." Ning Qingxue’s voice grew so low until it couldn’t be heard.

…

 Ye Mo felt his nose. He didn’t think Ning QIngxue would be touched so easily. She was really an emotional girl. If Ye Mo didn’t feel it himself, he would never believe she was so emotional.

 He was also touched by her words. To him, he just did what he should be doing, but Ning Qingxue reacted so much.

 They both seemed to feel embarrassed and didn’t talk for a long time.

 Just when Ye Mo was prepared to ask Ning Qingxue where the sky ditch was, Ning Qingxue suddenly asked, "What’s the use of this fruit, why is it worth so much?"

 Ye Mo smiled and said, "I’ll tell you after you eat it."

"No, I want you to tell me first, then I’ll eat it." Ning Qingxue behaved in a spoiled manner in front of Ye Mo for the first time, yet it came out so natural.

 Ye Mo helplessly said, "Okay, in that case, I’ll tell you. It’s called Face Preserving Fruit. It can be made into a pill called Face Preserving Pill. Anyone who eats it can have their skin, appearance and even the organs remain the same forever at the moment they ate the pill. They can’t live forever, but mortals can extend their life by ten years."

 Although Ye Mo said it casually, Ning Qingxue was shocked. There was actually such a pill in the world. If someone else said it, she would think it was bullsh*t, but Ye Mo said this and that meant it was real. In that case, this fruit was worth countless times more than what Ye Mo said it to be.

 After half a beat, Ning Qingxue reacted and carefully passed the fruit shakily back to Ye Mo, "Sorry, I bit it. You didn’t tell me it was that precious. If we made it into a pill, then we could buy multiple large companies. Pack it away quickly..."

 Ye Mo smiled and pushed it back. "If you like it then eat it, I still have 11 here. If you still want more, I still got more. Doesn’t matter if you eat it all, it’s food anyways."

 From young to maturity, her parents spoiled her a lot but that was based on her behavior and they were her parents. If she said to sell the company and everything they owned just to buy a fruit, her parents would definitely stop her, but Ye Mo didn’t mind at all. It didn’t matter if she ate it all.

 Ning Qingxue’s hand with the fruit stopped; she was clear how much money Ye Mo had in the past, and it could be said that Ye Mo owned nothing. She didn’t think she was this important in his heart, and this made her unable to hold back her tears. She softly caressed Ye Mo’s hair and said with a stutter, "Why are you spoiling me like this, you will turn me bad."

 Yo Mo sunk into silence for a while before murmuring, "From the moment you ran into Shen Nong Jia, went down the cliff, and risked your life to save me, I’ve decided to spoil you for your entire life. I will only spoil you more in the future."

 Pausing for a moment, Ye Mo continued, "If I can find Luo Ying and you’re still willing to be with us, I will spoil you more. If I can’t find Luo Ying this life, I will stay with you my entire life."

"Mhm... I’m willing..." Ning Qingxue’s voice was still a little stuttered. She paused before saying, "But will Luo Ying sister accept me? She..."

 She didn’t finish but her concern was real. This was a one husband one wife society. She loved Ye Mo and knew he wasn’t a normal person. Even though Ye Mo had a wife called Luo Ying, as long as Ye Mo was willing to accept her, she had made up her mind to stay with Ye Mo even if her family was against it. She was just scared that Luo Ying wouldn’t accept her.

 When Ye Mo said her past wife was Luo Ying, Ning Qingxue had a concern. She was afraid before that Ye Mo would leave without notice when he found Luo Ying. But now, she was worried Luo Ying wouldn’t accept her. And, she had a stranger thought: she could only accept Luo Ying and Ye Mo together. If it was another girl like Chi Wanqing, she wouldn’t be able to accept it.

 Would Luo Ying think the same way as her? If her parents didn’t accept it, she could leave with Ye Mo, but if Luo Ying wouldn’t accept it, she didn’t know what to do.

 Hearing Ning Qingxue’s words, Ye Mo had the look of deep thought in his eyes. After a while, he seemed to be talking to himself, "Master will."

 He suddenly stopped and quickly darted out tens of meters and stared coldly at a bush. "Come out."

 Ning Qingxue was still immersed in Ye Mo’s words and didn’t notice what was happening at all.

 There was a rustling sound and a youth with tattered clothes crawled out from the bush. He looked at Ye Mo and Ning Qingxue in shock and confusion.

"Savage?" Ning Qingxue called out.

 Ye Mo smiled. "He’s not a savage, his clothes were torn apart not long ago and they’re cammo. Perhaps he is the rescue team you were talking about."

"Who are you guys? How do you know I’m a rescue team member?" The youth noticed both Ye Mo and Ning Qingxue were normal people.

 Ning Qingxue also understood the situation now and said, "You really are from the rescue team? You came in to save Zhang Qiang?"

"You know of Zhang Qiang? Who are you guys? How do you dare to walk in here?" The man was more curious.

 Ye Mo saw he seemed to be very weak so he threw out a packet of biscuits. "Eat something and tell us what happened."

 At this moment, the man finally calmed down. He ripped open the biscuits Ye Mo gave him. He ate very fast and devoured the biscuits in no time. Ye Mo then passed him a bottle of water.

 After finishing, the youth said with fright, "A few days ago, my team and I received orders to rescue a lost tourist here. We came in as a team of 8. When we came in, there were 2 tourist groups leading the way. We even brought guns. We thought we wouldn’t be scared even if we met savages, but when we walked near the sky ditch."

 Talking about this, the youth had obvious terror in his eyes. He looked at Ye Mo before continuing, "We just saw there was a shoe there. The people immediately said it belonged to Zhang Qiang. Another tourist went to pick up the shoe but when he did, there was a sharp scream from inside the ditch."

 He stopped and shivered. Ye Mo took out a simple jade necklace artefact and gave it to him. "Wear this and then talk. Which rescue team were you from? Are you the only one left?"

 The man put on the necklace without hesitation and said, "Thank you for your magic artefact, I will return it when we leave." It seemed he knew it was a magic artefact.

 Ye Mo waved his hand. "No need, you can keep it, I have a lot of these simple artefacts. Continue talking."

 The man immediately continued, "I’m Wang Kailin. Our rescue team belongs to the Shen Nong Jia area. That day, the scariest thing wasn’t the sky ditch but the sound from it. The tourist who picked up the shoe froze for a moment and turned towards the sky ditch, then, he jumped in..."

"Huh..." Ning Qingxue remembered she also saw a shoe that day. If it wasn’t for the Evil Repellent Charm, would she jump down too? Thinking about this, she had a fit of fright. She subconsciously hugged Ye Mo’s shoulders. Smelling Ye Mo’s familiar smell, she calmed down.

 Wang Kailin continued, "When we saw the man jump down, we were worried and one of my squad mates started to shine at the ditch with the light. As soon as the light shone in, he also fell. We don’t know what happened.

"At this moment, we knew things weren’t good. There must be something in the sky ditch and we all started to run. Before I left, I also saw two of my squad members run towards the ditch and jump in.

 Ye Mo stayed silent for a while before asking, "In that case, why are you fine?"

 Wang Kailin said with fright, "It was because I wore a magical artefact that was blessed. I don’t know if it was due to that that I was able to escape. This is too metaphysical. I didn’t dare to run out the way I came from. I wanted to find a way out, but I wasn’t able to for a few days. I also didn’t see more rescue team come in. You are the first people I met in a few days."

 Ning Qingxue experienced it first hand and knew Wang Kailing wasn’t lying. Thinking about this, she said worriedly to Ye Mo, "How about we take another route too."

 Ye Mo smiled. "Take another route? When you came in, didn’t that thing scare you too?"

"Mhm, I also told that thing that if it dared to come again, I will make you turn it into ashes. Perhaps it was scared, so it let me run away," Ning Qingxue said with fright.

…

"You also come from the sky ditch?" Wang Kailin asked.

"Yeah, the Zhang Qiang you are looking for came from my tourist group. He was the one who stepped on the ground when the ditch appeared," Ning Qingxue replied but she immediately remembered that this was related to her. If Zhang Qiang didn’t try to show off in front of her, perhaps that sky ditch wouldn’t appear.

 Ye Mo turned and said, "I’ll go there now and turn it into dust, are you scared?"

 Ning Qingxue shook her head. "As long as I’m with you, I’m not scared at all."

 If she had to walk that path again, she would rather die. However, it was different when she was with Ye Mo. And, she felt very sweet. Ye Mo was going to destroy that thing because she was frightened.

 Ye Mo looked at Wang Kailin and said, "If you’re not scared, then come with us; if you are, then stay here."

 Wang Kailin saw that Ye Mo seemed to be walking around very easy here with Ning Qingxue on his back. Most importantly, Ye Mo gave him a magical artefact.

 From this, it could be seen that Ye Mo was no ordinary person. If he stayed here by himself, it would be suffering. Plus, even a girl like Ning Qingxue wasn’t afraid, so why would a man like him be.

 Thinking about this Wang Kailin replied, "I’m not afraid, if you dare to go back, I dare to go with you."

 Ye Mo looked at Wang Kailin with praise. "Not bad, you have some guts. In that case, let’s go."

 They returned the way they came from.

 Ye Mo didn’t travel at full power but was still much faster than Ning Qingxue. Wang Kailin could also barely follow. The way that Ning Qingxue took a whole night and a few hours to travel was done by Ye Mo and Wang Kailin in a few hours.

 At 3 pm, they were near the sky ditch.