Chapter 670: Withered Bone Wasteland

"Good heavens, you really can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the sea with a bucket... well played, you thick-browed, big-eyed Xiao Qingming."

Ye Lin was somewhat silent.

He never would have imagined in a million years that Qiu Weizhi would actually encounter a love rival in this lifetime.

This was too underhanded; if this kind of thing were posted on the Dark Web, the administrators would have to send people to hunt him down.

"Ye Lin! You must help me! When you sent me to Xuanxuan's side back then, I didn't say a word!" Qiu Weizhi said anxiously.

"Isn't this a good thing for you? Haven't you always wanted to run away?" Ye Lin asked in confusion.

"No! I have already truly fallen in love with Xuanxuan!"

Qiu Weizhi shook his head with a firm gaze.

"To love someone is to love their inner self, not their appearance. Xuanxuan is truly a very, very good girl."

"This is what love is!"

Ye Lin was silent again.

"How do you want me to help you?"

"Of course, by teaching that Xiao Qingming a good lesson! Make him not dare to approach Xuanxuan again in the future!"

Qiu Weizhi waved his hand fiercely; if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat Xiao Qingming, he would have done it himself long ago.

Although his cultivation resources had increased several times over after following Xu Minxuan into the Immortal Cloud Sect.

His talent was limited after all, and he was still only at the early stage of the Earth Fiend Realm.

"That won't work."

Ye Lin shook his head.

"According to my many years of experience lurking in female-oriented web novels, if you really find someone to beat up Xiao Qingming, this scene will definitely be witnessed by Senior Sister Xu Minxuan, and then it will turn into you being narrow-minded and jealous, framing an innocent person. You would become a textbook vicious female supporting character, and Senior Sister Xu Minxuan would develop a bad impression of you because of it."

"What is a female-oriented web novel?" Qiu Weizhi was completely bewildered.

"You don't need to worry about that; just do as I say and you'll be fine."

Ye Lin whispered into Qiu Weizhi's ear.

Qiu Weizhi listened, half-believing and half-doubting.

"Will this really work?"

"Guaranteed. If it doesn't work, come and chop me."

"Then I'll give it a try..."

Qiu Weizhi left, still half-believing and half-doubting.

He first spent a large amount of Immortal Source Stones to purchase a pendant at the Spirit Tool level.

Afterward, Qiu Weizhi waited quietly, finally waiting until Xiao Qingming came over to ask Xu Minxuan questions again.

Seeing the two of them chatting happily, Qiu Weizhi gritted his teeth in hatred, but he kept Ye Lin's instructions in mind, took light steps over to their side, and said with a smile.

"This must be Junior Brother Qingming, right? I've often heard Xuanxuan mention you."

"Don't call me Xuanxuan in front of outsiders!"

Hearing Qiu Weizhi call her Xuanxuan, a flash of shyness crossed Xu Minxuan's rugged, sharp-featured face.

A flicker of jealousy flashed in the depths of Xiao Qingming's eyes; he had never seen the Senior Sister look so shy before.

But Xiao Qingming was clearly very deep-scheming, and he quickly suppressed the jealousy, smiling as he reached out to respond.

"Hello."

"Junior Brother Qingming is indeed a man of talent. By the way, since it's our first meeting, as the Senior Sister's husband, I don't have much to give you, so let me help you put on this pendant."

Qiu Weizhi smiled and took out the pendant, making a move to hang it on Xiao Qingming.

When the distance between the two was close enough, Qiu Weizhi opened his mouth with zero-frame latency, whispering like a demon.

"F*** your mother, your mother is dead."

Xiao Qingming was stunned for a moment, then, in a fit of rage, he punched Qiu Weizhi without hesitation; Qiu Weizhi was sent flying on the spot, spitting out a bloodied tooth.

"Little Furry Egg!"

Xu Minxuan immediately rushed toward Qiu Weizhi and helped him up.

"Are you alright, Little Furry Egg?"

"I'm fine..." Qiu Weizhi revealed a miserable smile.

"Xiao Qingming! Why did you hit him?" Xu Minxuan said angrily.

"Forget it, Xuanxuan, don't blame him. Maybe Junior Brother Xiao thinks the pendant I gave him is too cheap... but this is all I can afford."

Qiu Weizhi shed tears with a sense of grievance.

At this moment, Qiu Weizhi's heart was also pounding; these tactics were all taught to him by Ye Lin, and he wasn't sure if they would actually work.

"Senior Sister, listen to my explanation... he was the one who cursed at me for no reason first!" Xiao Qingming couldn't explain himself clearly at this moment.

"Get lost! I don't want to see you again! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless! No matter the reason, you hitting him is not acceptable!"

Xu Minxuan shouted coldly, scooped Qiu Weizhi up in her arms, and turned to leave.

Watching Xu Minxuan's sturdy back, Xiao Qingming felt a pain in his heart that made it hard to breathe.

Watching the woman he loved carry another man away, he was powerless to do anything.

"No... no!!!"

Xiao Qingming knelt on the ground and wept bitterly.

On the other side, Ye Lin and Sang Yankai had already rushed toward the region where the Joyous Union Sect was located.

After leaving the sphere of influence of the Immortal Cloud Sect, the population was noticeably much thinner, and there were more signs of demonic beasts.

On the Longevity Continent, mortal dynasties often had to rely on large sects to survive; otherwise, a single demonic beast at the Earth Fiend Realm could destroy more than half of a dynasty.

The two traveled for more than two months, during which they transferred through several large teleportation arrays, only then finally arriving at the border region of the East Profound area from the Immortal Cloud Sect.

Ye Lin finally had a rough understanding of just how large the Longevity Continent was.

This distance, if placed in his original world, would have been enough to run back and forth several times.

"Ahead is the Withered Bone Wasteland. Once we enter the Withered Bone Wasteland, we will officially enter the border region between East Profound and North Nether," Sang Yankai said with a grave tone.

Ye Lin raised his eyes to look ahead; the sky was condensed with thick, heavy leaden clouds, and not a single ray of light could be seen. The line between heaven and earth was all gray and hazy.

Looking with the naked eye, the land was barren, with cracks running across the dark brown earth, and one could even faintly see dried bloodstains.

Scattered along the sides of the road were some white bone fragments, whether human or beast, one could not tell.

One could even see some dried human skin on the withered trees.

"Let's go, let's go in and take a look."

Ye Lin stepped into the Withered Bone Wasteland without hesitation.

The Withered Bone Wasteland was rarely visited by people; Ye Lin and Sang Yankai walked for more than half a day before finally bumping into someone.

It was a disheveled man nearly two meters tall; he was squatting on the ground, grabbing the thigh of some unknown creature and biting it incessantly, his face covered in blood as he ate, looking terrifyingly monstrous.

That person saw Ye Lin and Sang Yankai, his pair of eyeballs staring straight at them, and a sinister smile appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Ye Lin stared back at the man without the slightest fear.

"What are you looking at?"

"Why... am I not allowed to look?" the man asked back with a cold sneer.

"Oh, screw you, you little brat, you're still not convinced, are you? F*** your mother, come on, let's have a fight! Whoever chickens out is a coward!"