Chapter 46: Hero Saves the Beauty

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Whoosh!

After settling Xinxia safely, Lv Cheng rode Xiaotian and flew back toward the urban area, following the scent Mu Ningxue had left behind.

Scent tracking is a type of Magic ability possessed by the entire Evil Dragon Legion; any scent they have come into contact with can be traced.

"Shendu, Ximu, have you two seen Mu Ningxue?" Lv Cheng asked through soul perception.

Because of Shendu's meddling, he had been turned into a Demon, and on top of that, the old thing was now senile and couldn't teach him any Magic at all, so Shendu no longer deserved the title of teacher.

"If you're talking about that little girl who plays with ice, she is right in front of me now," Ximu said.

"However, she is in a bit of danger right now, surrounded by a few wolf pups. I was just planning to contact you and let you come perform a hero saving the beauty."

The corner of Lv Cheng's eye twitched. "Keep an eye on her, don't let anything actually happen to her. I'll be there immediately."

Saying this, Lv Cheng relied on his sense of Ximu's Demon Qi to determine the direction, then activated the Rabbit Talisman on Xiaotian: Nitrogen acceleration!

Whoosh!!

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"Awoo— awoo~~~~"

At an intersection not far from Lv Cheng's small villa, Mu Ningxue, who had struggled to make it there, had very little Magic Energy left due to having gone through several battles on the way.

One Bone-Spiked Wolf, three One-Eyed Magic Wolves.

Can't run!

Mu Ningxue bit her lip, looking nervously at the four Demons before her.

The smell of blood in the air grew thicker; she felt as if she had already foreseen the scene of herself being devoured by the Demons.

Why was she so impulsive?

Mu Ningxue panted heavily; physically exhausted, she was already struggling to even barely dodge the attacks of the Demons before her.

If she used her last bit of Magic Energy to desperately activate the Ice Crystal Brake Bow, she should be able to take out the Demons in front of her, but after activating it, she would completely lose the ability to move.

Fight and die, don't fight and die!

She suddenly felt a bit of regret.

Why did she impulsively run back?

Lv Cheng had clearly always had that attitude toward her, and wouldn't even listen to a single word of her explanation!

That jerk!

He clearly knew everything!

But he was doing it on purpose!

What was wrong with her, being impulsive for a jerk like that?

Just a few days ago, that guy was still intentionally acting lovey-dovey with another woman in front of her; even if that jerk really had run into trouble, it shouldn't have been her place to come!

Now she hadn't found the person, and had gotten herself caught up in it too...

"Awoo— awoo~~~~"

The lead Bone-Spiked Wolf let out a low growl, preparing to launch an attack, while the other three One-Eyed Magic Wolves also surrounded her from the sides.

Mu Ningxue took a deep breath, and a remnant bow that looked as if it were made entirely of crystal appeared in her hand.

Draining the last of the Magic Energy from her Ice Nebula, an arrow containing terrifying low temperatures condensed into shape in Mu Ningxue's hand, aimed at the Bone-Spiked Wolf in front of her.

In an instant, Mu Ningxue almost treated the Bone-Spiked Wolf in front of her as that shameless jerk she didn't know how to face.

"Lv Cheng! You jerk!"

Boom!!!

Just as Mu Ningxue intended to stake everything on one throw, Xiaotian carried Lv Cheng down from the sky, kicking the lead Bone-Spiked Wolf away with one foot.

Their eyes met, and Lv Cheng's expression was strange.

"Why are you cursing me?"

"You... watch out!" Mu Ningxue hurriedly shifted the arrow, aiming at a One-Eyed Magic Wolf less than ten meters from Lv Cheng, but she couldn't reach the two on the other side.

"Watch out for what?" Lv Cheng jumped down from Xiaotian's back.

Mu Ningxue watched in a daze as the other two One-Eyed Magic Wolves turned tail and ran.

What was going on?

"You..."

Before the words could leave her lips, the backlash from the Ice Crystal Brake Bow surged up, a sense of powerlessness instantly spread throughout her whole body, and Mu Ningxue stumbled and fell.

"You, why are you running around?" Lv Cheng reached out and caught the limp Mu Ningxue.

"Do I need you to worry about me?"

Mu Ningxue, whose heart had just felt a hint of being moved, felt her eyes redden, and she glared at Lv Cheng with grievance.

If it weren't for worrying about you, would I have run back?

"Yo, crying already?" Lv Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"Cry your head!" Mu Ningxue huffed.

Thump!

Lv Cheng frowned, raised his hand, and flicked her forehead. "In this state, and you're still bickering with me?"

"..." Mu Ningxue looked up, biting her lip, her face full of grievance.

The backlash from the Ice Crystal Brake Bow surged up; she couldn't speak at all now.

So cold!

Lv Cheng picked up the ice-cold Mu Ningxue, turned, and jumped onto Xiaotian's back.

Horse Talisman activated.

A surge of warm power poured into Mu Ningxue's body, suppressing the backlash of the Ice Crystal Brake Bow.

"You..." Mu Ningxue looked bewildered.

"Are you really that worried about me?" Lv Cheng asked.

Although he had raised her since she was a child, he truly wasn't sure how much Mu Ningxue valued him.

After all, even his own parents could abandon him and leave.

Since then, he hadn't quite trusted the emotions he perceived.

For a very long time, he even suspected his own perception ability was a hallucination; he simply couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood of these emotions.

This suspicion lasted for many years, until he slowly realized that humans are contradictory creatures; love does not mean one will not inflict harm.

Feelings do not mean anything.

Wanting to do something does not mean one will actually do it.

Not wanting to do something does not mean one will not do it.

"I..." Mu Ningxue lowered her head, not knowing how to answer this question.

"Can't open your mouth? Or are you saying you think this matter is shameful?" Lv Cheng asked.

"Is liking me shameful?"

Mu Ningxue's expression tightened, "That's not what I meant..."

"Then why don't you dare to admit it?" Lv Cheng asked.

"You know!" Mu Ningxue looked up, staring into Lv Cheng's eyes.

Lv Cheng raised an eyebrow, "Do you like Mo Fan?"

"..."

"I'd rather like a pig!"

Mu Ningxue cursed in anger and bit down on Lv Cheng's wrist.

Time ticked by second by second, Lv Cheng remained motionless, and feeling the warmth flowing into her mouth, Mu Ningxue's heart gave a tug, and she hurriedly released her bite.

"How could you..."

"You've certainly grown up." Lv Cheng lifted his wrist.

"Before, you could at most leave a tooth mark, but now you can even break the skin."

"I..." Mu Ningxue looked guilty.

"I'm sorry."

"It's fine." Lv Cheng lowered his head, aimed for Mu Ningxue's small mouth, and bit down.

"..."

"Mmph!"

Mu Ningxue pushed Lv Cheng away, her face flushed with shame.

"You!"

"You were the one who bit first." Lv Cheng shrugged.

"I!" Mu Ningxue was momentarily speechless.

"Still want more?" Lv Cheng lowered his head.

Mu Ningxue pursed her lips, "Why?"

"Why what?" Lv Cheng asked in return.

"You know!" Mu Ningxue's eyes turned red.

"..."

"I do know." Lv Cheng released Mu Ningxue.

"But what about you? Do you know me?"

Mu Ningxue knew he had Mind Reading; she had known since she was a child, and he had always relied on this Mind Reading to turn this "ice block" who appeared cold to others into a tsundere little pitiful girl.

She couldn't hide any thoughts in front of him, nor did she have any secrets.

It was fine when she was little; she had a close friend who knew all her little thoughts and would coax her, but as Mu Ningxue grew up, she began to hate, and even fear, this ability of his.

In a sense, he had even more control over Mu Ningxue than Mu Zhuoyun did.

Mu Zhuoyun was at most strict with Mu Ningxue's cultivation and daily life, but he had a firm grasp on even Mu Ningxue's innermost thoughts.

When Mu Ningxue ran away that night, it wasn't just to resist Mu Zhuoyun's control over her; it was also out of fear.

Fear of him.

Therefore, regarding Mu Ningxue's escape from the marriage, he didn't know what to say either.

He was indeed angry because Mu Ningxue had abandoned him, and even more angry because Mo Fan had participated in this, but he also knew that he bore responsibility for this matter.

His desire for control was too strong, causing Mu Ningxue to develop fear toward him and want to escape him; she didn't want to be like a puppet, manipulated by him.

So, he wasn't angry about Mu Ningxue running away, because he understood the reason behind it.

However, why did she leave with Mo Fan?

Fate?

That night when Mu Ningxue left him at the Mu Clan Manor, he had been thinking: was there some kind of fate?

Would Mu Ningxue eventually end up with Mo Fan?

Then what did that make him?

Things he had originally thought he could control seemed to have become unrelated to him.

He felt anger.

Not toward Mu Ningxue, not toward Mo Fan, but toward that fate which he didn't even know existed.

If everything was already destined, then what was he? And what did everything he had done count for?

Anger, unwillingness.

From then on, he was no longer as understanding as he had been before.

Know? So what?

Does knowing mean one must understand?

Does knowing mean one must obey?

After going to Demon Hell and bringing Shendu out, he learned many things about the so-called Immortal God Descendant.

Fate again!

His previous misfortune seemed to have a reason; because of so-called fate, because gods all like to test, he was abandoned time and time again!

A test?

Test your mother's head!

(End of this chapter)