Chapter 389: I Know I Was Wrong

This storm came quickly and left quickly.

Not far away, two people sat on a tree trunk. Both had their hair tied high in ponytails; the girl had a beautiful, radiant face, she sat on the trunk, her legs dangling in midair.

The boy sat on the tree trunk, leaning his back against the trunk, raising his eyes to gaze at the girl's profile, his tone obscure and unclear.

Yuan Yao, do you regret having met me?

Yes. Yuan Yao tilted her head to look at him; the moment their eyes met, it was as if sparks burst in the air.

And now?

Now... right now, I temporarily don't feel any regret.

Yuan Yao's voice was clear and pleasant, like heavenly music, echoing in the air.

Yuan Yao, I don't really like to hear what you say.

Then you must want to hear lies.

Xie Yan choked slightly.

Yuan Yao raised her eyebrows, "What do you want me to say to you? Do you want me to say I definitely haven't regretted meeting you? If you like hearing that, as a friend I can satisfy that need."

Xie Yan spoke with a teasing expression: "Being your friend actually comes with this kind of perk?"

That isn't necessarily guaranteed.

Am I special?

Not really special.

Yuan Yao: "You're still sharp-tongued." Xie Yan stood up, walked over and sat beside her, leaving a certain distance between them.

Yuan Yao: "You're still sharp-tongued."

The boy gave a light laugh, his voice melodious, and his bewitching face also bore a charming smile.

He said, "Indeed many have said I'm sharp-tongued, but usually those people ended up killed by me."

Why do you kill them?

Because they wanted to hunt me down, so I could only kill them.

Yuan Yao couldn't help but ask, "Do you have many enemies?"

A flicker of coldness flashed in Xie Yan's eyes, "En."

Yuan Yao sensed his emotional shift, her voice softened a bit, "So that's why you have two identities."

Xie Yan tilted his head toward her, "Yes."

Yuan Yao met his gaze, a hint of complex emotion rose in her heart, she recalled that earlier in the Flowing Light Secret Realm, she had thought he used two identities to toy with her and had beaten him up……

Sorry. Yuan Yao lightly bit her lower lip.

Xie Yan stared for a moment, seeing her expression, he guessed what she was thinking now.

Yuan Yao, you don't need to apologize to me, because we both have faults.

Yuan Yao suddenly thought of something and said to Xie Yan, "Xie Yan, if I defeat you in the future, could you agree to one unreasonable request of mine?"

Xie Yan didn't understand, "What unreasonable request?"

Yuan Yao crooked her finger at him, gesturing for him to come closer.

Xie Yan leaned his upper body toward her.

Yuan Yao reached out her hand, covered her own mouth, and sneakily whispered in Xie Yan's ear: "Can you learn to bark like a dog?"

Xie Yan had originally caught a whiff of her fragrant scent, his Adam's apple bobbed slightly, but upon hearing her words, his expression stiffened.

He tilted his head, looking at her in disbelief.

Yuan Yao was still seeing Xie Yan show this astonished expression for the first time, she felt a bit uneasy and turned her head away.

Meanwhile, Xie Yan kept staring at Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao couldn't bear it, she wanted to jump down and flee back to the Carefree Sect.

Yuan Yao!

Xie Yan grabbed her firmly, gritting his teeth as he called out.

Do you still hold a grudge against me?

Yuan Yao raised her hand to cover her face.

Seeing her unwillingness to face him, Xie Yan said word by word in her ear: "You once said you wanted me to kneel and learn to bark like a dog. Since you've set the condition, why not let me kneel?"

Are you reluctant?

Yuan Yao's heart skipped a beat.

Yuan Yao, I promise you. If you someday defeat me, I will do as you said. I accept the wager. But if you fail to defeat me within ten years, then I will also put forward a condition to you? Xie Yan said with a half-smile.

Yuan Yao lowered her hand, tilted her head to look at him, meeting his gaze that was cold and extremely aggressive.

In that moment, she seemed to see the original Xie Yan.

Cold as a venomous snake.

But she was no longer afraid.

She spoke.

What condition?

Xie Yan slowly said, "I want you to perform a dance for me—'Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix'."

Yuan Yao froze, "But I don't know how to dance."

Xie Yan's lips curled slightly, he tilted his head to look at her and said, "You can learn."

Yuan Yao fell silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

She reached out her hand, "Pinky promise."

Xie Yan lowered his gaze to glance at her hand, then immediately reached out, intertwining his pinky with hers, then pressing their thumbs together.

Yuan Yao, our wager has begun.

…

After dawn, Xie Yan left.

Yuan Yao watched his retreating figure, dazed for a moment, then she turned and headed toward the Carefree Sect.

Time flew by, and another half a month passed.

Qian Jueshan returned to the Carefree Sect.

Yuan Yao and Cang Li mentioned to him their desire to go to the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm of the Sixth Continent, and Qian Jueshan respected their decision.

He cautioned, "You two must look out for each other."

Yuan Yao and Cang Li nodded and agreed.

Qian Jueshan asked, "How do you plan to get there?"

"Master, I was just about to ask you." Yuan Yao took out the Saint-rank Space Scroll from her storage space, her willow brows slightly furrowed, those beautiful bright eyes now filled with seriousness, she asked Qian Jueshan: "Master, I can control the Saint-rank Space Scroll for short-distance transmission, but for long-distance transmission I cannot guarantee its destination or range. So I want to know how to make the transmission scroll send us to an exact distant location."

Qian Jueshan slowly said: "If you want the transmission scroll to send you to an exact location, you must leave the aura of that exact place on the scroll; otherwise, the destination will be random."

What aura?

The aura of the soil, that is, its smell.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao suddenly understood.

She then had a new question: "How then do we leave the soil's smell on the transmission scroll?"

Qian Jueshan slowly squatted down, raising his head to gaze at her.

Yuan Yao likewise squatted down.

Cang Li likewise squatted down out of curiosity, watching the two of them.

Qian Jueshan said in a low voice: "Since you have already formed a contract with this Saint-rank Transmission Scroll, you can control it with your will, circulating spiritual power to have it absorb the soil's smell, using that as a scent marker. If you mark the Carefree Sect's soil scent, then later you can use the transmission scroll to return to the Carefree Sect."

"Then I'll mark it now." Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao felt delighted.

Under Qian Jueshan's guidance, Yuan Yao quickly succeeded in her attempt.

Cang Li at the side said: "Then does that mean we cannot rely on the transmission scroll to reach the Sixth Continent?"

Qian Jueshan nodded: "Yes."

Upon hearing this, Cang Li looked at Qian Jueshan and said: "Master, why don't you send us there?"

Qian Jueshan glanced at him lightly and said: "Are you still young?"

Cang Li blurted out: "I will always be your disciple, Master."

Qian Jueshan: "…"

He furrowed his brows slightly, his tone tinged with helplessness: "Training emphasizes the process; if I personally sent you to the Sixth Continent, would I then also have to send you to the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, and even help you seize whatever you want?"

"Master, I know my mistake." Cang Li spoke solemnly, admitting his fault extremely quickly.