Chapter 49

Sunset time.

Clouds rolling and relaxing, rosy clouds filling the sky.

Above Death Valley, beside the cliff, stood a quiet and refined girl in purple.

This girl is none other than the number one beauty of the Nanhua Immortal Academy, the number one on the Nanhua Wind and Cloud List, Fairy Yunxi, Tang Yunxi.

Tang Yunxi looked at the clouds in the sky in a daze, tears faintly shimmering in her eyes.

Behind her, a bruised and battered youth with tattered clothes lay flat on the ground, motionless.

This youth is none other than Zhang Xingyu, who escaped from the underground cave.

Zhang Xingyu looked at Tang Yunxi in a daze. Although Tang Yunxi had always had her back to him, he guessed the other party's identity from that graceful back.

Purple clothes fluttering, fragrant wind wafting. Zhang Xingyu was intoxicated and didn't want to move his eyes away.

He didn't think about why he was here, nor did he think about why Tang Yunxi was here.

He just stared blankly at Tang Yunxi, fearing that this beautiful time would quietly slip away from his eyes.

The sunset gradually dissipated, and the night curtain sneaked in.

The cool night wind blew Tang Yunxi's beautiful hair, finally waking her from her reminiscence.

Tang Yunxi turned around, looked at Zhang Xingyu on the ground, and said: "Since you are already awake, don't lie on the ground and pretend to be dead."

Zhang Xingyu slowly opened his eyes and rubbed his bruised face embarrassedly.

"Uh, I just woke up, it's just that my whole body is in pain and my limbs are weak, so I lay on the ground for a while longer," Zhang Xingyu explained with a grin.

This woman is so smart, how did she know I woke up early?

However, peeking at her for so long can be considered satisfying his eyes.

Hehe, watching a beauty up close alone, and she is the number one beauty of the Nanhua Immortal Academy.

Who else but me, Zhang Xingyu, would have this treatment?

He struggled to stand up and grinned at Tang Yunxi: "Fairy Yunxi, long time no see."

Tang Yunxi was stunned: "You know me? I don't remember where I've seen you?"

"Fairy Yunxi, my name is Zhang Xingyu. We have met before. Not only have we met, but we have met twice. The first time was at Lingwei Restaurant, my friend Zhu Dafu bumped into you, and I stepped forward to talk to you. The second time was on Qixia Mountain, the first person to shout 'Fairy Yunxi, I like you' to you was me."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xingyu himself felt a bit embarrassed.

Damn it, I'm not the kind of person who gets obsessed when seeing a beauty.

Shouting like that last time was just to win a bet and earn some gold coins.

Hearing Zhang Xingyu's explanation, Tang Yunxi's beautiful eyes flickered, as if recalling something.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Zhang Xingyu bowed to thank her: "Fairy Yunxi, thank you for saving me just now."

Tang Yunxi nodded: "Don't thank me. It's your own luck that you were able to escape from the Nine Nether Yin Qi."

Seeing that she was not as cold and unapproachable as the legends said, Zhang Xingyu found something else to say: "Fairy Yunxi, why did you come to this Death Valley too?"

Tang Yunxi glanced at him but did not answer.

She turned around, looked at the pitch-black night sky, and stood still for a long time.

Standing behind her, looking at her fluttering hair and dancing long skirt, Zhang Xingyu couldn't help but recite Li Bai's "Qing Ping Yue".

"Clouds think of clothes, flowers think of faces, spring breeze brushes the railing, dew is thick. If not seen on the top of Qunyu Mountain, we will meet under the moon at the Jade Terrace."

The recitation woke Tang Yunxi. She turned her head, her cheeks slightly red.

"Lecher!"

Tang Yunxi gave a light shout and waved her hand to summon a purple flying sword from her storage ring.

Seeing her take out the flying sword, Zhang Xingyu's heart tightened.

He hurriedly explained: "Fairy Yunxi, don't misunderstand. I'm just praising you, I have no intention of molesting you."

"Hmph!"

Tang Yunxi snorted coldly, and the flying sword in her hand made a clear sound. The flying sword turned into a purple phoenix, flew three circles in the night sky, and then floated gently to her feet.

Tang Yunxi moved her lotus steps lightly, stepped on the purple phoenix, and flew toward the outside of the mountain.

A moment later, her purple figure disappeared into the vast night.

Zhang Xingyu wiped the sweat from his head and let out a long breath.

A false alarm!

This girl is really something.

She didn't even say a word before leaving, scaring me to death.

Zhang Xingyu clutched his chest and muttered secretly.

In the night sky, the purple phoenix suddenly stopped.

The sword light turned, and it carried its master back toward the cliff quickly.

Looking at the purple phoenix stopped in front of him, looking at the beauty in purple on the phoenix's back, Zhang Xingyu was stunned.

"What are you dazed for? Hurry up, I'll take you out. Do you want to blow the cold wind on this mountain all night?" Tang Yunxi said softly.

Zhang Xingyu was overjoyed. "Uh, okay, okay, I'm coming up." Happiness came too suddenly, he was incoherent with excitement.

Zhang Xingyu walked quickly toward Tang Yunxi. Before he could get close, the purple phoenix suddenly flapped its wings and flew up.

What the hell?

Zhang Xingyu was confused for a moment.

You asked me to come, so I came quickly. I just arrived, and you're leaving alone.

On the back of the purple phoenix, Tang Yunxi opened her red lips lightly: "A'Zi, don't mess around!"

"Hmph! Master, A'Zi doesn't want to carry that mortal!" the purple phoenix said.

Its voice could only be understood by Tang Yunxi. To Zhang Xingyu below, it turned into a clear cry.

"A'Zi, be good. If you don't carry him, he will likely die here. A'Zi is the kindest, just give him a ride!"

"Alright then. For the sake of the master, I'll give him a ride."

The purple phoenix flew a circle in the air reluctantly, and then landed on the cliff top again.

Perhaps because there was still dissatisfaction in its heart, the purple phoenix deliberately flapped its wings hard when landing.

As a result, a strong wind blew on the cliff.

Zhang Xingyu was blown back dozens of steps before he could barely stabilize his body.

"Hurry up and come over!"

Just as he stood firm, he looked up and saw Tang Yunxi beckoning to him.

"Okay. Coming right over!"

Zhang Xingyu wished he could install a spring on his legs to step to Tang Yunxi's side in one step.

When he got close, Tang Yunxi said expressionlessly: "Sit down, close your eyes."

Zhang Xingyu sat down as told and closed his eyes.

At this moment, the distance between him and Tang Yunxi was less than ten centimeters.

A faint fragrance drifted from the front, making his soul almost intoxicated.

He greedily took a deep breath of the fragrance and praised: "So fragrant, the scent of jasmine flowers."

Tang Yunxi's cheeks turned red to the roots of her ears.

"Lecher! Shut up immediately. If you dare to say another word, I will throw you off the flying sword," Tang Yunxi scolded.

Zhang Xingyu hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth; he was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to help but praise her again.

Before long, the purple phoenix flew to the edge of the Nine Nine Maze Array.

Tang Yunxi gently patted the purple phoenix's neck, and the purple phoenix stopped immediately. Tang Yunxi turned around and said softly to Zhang Xingyu: "You go down. I'll just send you here."

Zhang Xingyu got off and asked softly: "Fairy Yunxi, are we going to walk through this Nine Nine Maze Array?"

"Not us, but you alone," Tang Yunxi replied.

As soon as she finished speaking, she had already driven the purple phoenix and flew toward the outside of the array.

"Fairy Yunxi, danger, stop immediately. This Nine Nine Maze Array is filled with mist, and you will lose your way if you go in," Zhang Xingyu shouted loudly at Tang Yunxi.

The purple phoenix stopped. Tang Yunxi turned around and said: "Lecher, you don't need to worry about things that don't concern you. For me, this Nine Nine Maze Array is a piece of cake. I can enter when I want and leave when I want."

Zhang Xingyu was speechless. He then remembered that Tang Yunxi was the number one on the Nanhua Immortal Academy's Wind and Cloud List, with cultivation and superb strength.

He gave Tang Yunxi a thumbs up: "Awesome!"

After a pause, he said to Tang Yunxi: "Fairy Yunxi, since you can enter and leave this Nine Nine Maze Array freely, why not take me out with you?"

Tang Yunxi shook her head gently, her beautiful hair dancing with the wind.

"No. You have to walk out yourself. Lecher, this is just a small punishment for you. If you dare to be glib and talk nonsense next time, I will cut off your tongue and throw it into the river to feed the fish."

After speaking, she didn't stay any longer and drove the purple phoenix into the vast sea of mist.

Dazed, this girl is really stingy.

I only praised her a few times, and she said I was glib and talking nonsense, and threw me here alone.

The ancients said, only women and small people are hard to raise.

This saying makes sense.

Forget it, I am a magnanimous person, I won't hold a grudge against her.

Now, it's late, I'll rest here for one night and break through the array tomorrow.

One night without words.

The next morning, Zhang Xingyu woke up.

He stretched and breathed in the fresh air.

Break the array, get out.

How can a small Nine Nine Maze Array stump me, Zhang Xingyu?

He straightened his clothes and walked along the narrow path into the array.

Jin Muyun once said that the path to get out of this Nine Nine Maze Array is exactly the opposite of the path to come in.

Therefore, stop every three hundred steps forward, and then walk one hundred steps to the right.

After entering the Nine Nine Maze Array, Zhang Xingyu walked forward cautiously for three hundred steps, and then stopped.

On the stone by the roadside, the marks he made when he came in were indeed left behind.

Zhang Xingyu walked another one hundred steps to the right, and there was indeed a stone engraved with runes left on the ground.

Behind the stone, a path one person wide appeared, winding into the thick fog.

"Brother Jin was right," Zhang Xingyu thought.

Seeing the path behind the stone, he was full of confidence in walking out of this Nine Nine Maze Array.