Chapter 1152: Light and Darkness

Light and darkness, with Li Luo as the dividing line, split the great hall in two.

The atmosphere within the great hall fell silent at this moment.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's bright eyes fixed on Li Li Lingjing; the latter, having absorbed that half of the "True Demon Embryo," now had surging waves of evil intent radiating from her body, and on her forehead, the black-green horns made her appearance even more demonic and strange.

The woman before her, no matter how one looked, was brimming with evil qi.

The Light-Attribute power within Jiang Jiang Qinge's body stirred restlessly, for the evil intent emanating from the woman before her triggered a near-reflexive urge in her to purify it.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's slender five fingers, gripping the sword hilt, slowly tightened.

Her gaze was sharp and fierce.

Jiang Jiang Qinge had always possessed an extremely strong aura; few among her peers could remain unmoved under her gaze, yet the woman before her, Li Li Lingjing, with her pretty and fair face, never showed the slightest ripple.

Indeed, facing Jiang Jiang Qinge's fierce gaze, she even tightened her grip on the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff in her hand.

But ultimately, Jiang Jiang Qinge did not attack directly, for although the woman before her was strange, from beginning to end, she had not made a move against Li Luo; indeed, even now, blocked here by Jiang Jiang Qinge, she had no intention of using Li Luo as a hostage.

Jiang Jiang Qinge stared at Li Li Lingjing, her red lips parting slightly, her voice cold as she said, "Are you one of the 'Sha Ghost Army'?"

In this Little Chen Heaven, apart from the disciples of the two ancient academies' teams, there were only those anomalies and the "Sha Ghost Army" of the Unification Society; the woman before her, though strange and evil, clearly still retained her humanity, so she must belong to the latter.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's question received no answer, but the answer was already self-evident.

"Why do you help Li Luo?" Jiang Jiang Qinge did not mind, instead speaking with some surprise and confusion.

"You are very anxious about him?" At this moment, Li Li Lingjing finally spoke, her gaze examining the peerless beauty before her, bathed in light; the latter's appearance and temperament surpassed even the "Water Fairy" from the Qin Li Tianwang lineage she had encountered before.

"Li Luo is my fiancé."

Jiang Jiang Qinge's words were direct and calm, asserting both legitimacy and sovereignty.

Li Li Lingjing finally paused, staring at Jiang Jiang Qinge in some surprise; the fact that Li Luo had a fiancé in Outer Shenzhou was something she had already heard Li Luo mention.

However, she was unsure of the truth of Li Luo's words, so she had only been half-believing and half-doubting.

Moreover, she had heard Li Luo boast more than once about how extraordinary and brilliant his fiancé was, with both appearance and talent being unparalleled.

Precisely because Li Luo sometimes boasted too much, Li Li Lingjing had begun to doubt the truth of it.

But now, when the girl before her stated she was Li Luo's fiancé, Li Li Lingjing finally understood that this fellow Li Luo was actually quite honest.

That dazzling, double-ninth-grade Light-Attribute, even if Li Li Lingjing had not shown it on her face before, had caused a storm of shock within her heart.

Such talent indeed deserved the term "unparalleled."

Someone like this, hailing from Outer Shenzhou? Truly inconceivable.

If Li Luo were to bring the girl before her back to the Dragon Tooth Lineage, even that Lineage Head would surely be so delighted he couldn't close his mouth; a double-ninth-grade talent below the Marquis level, how many generations back in the Li Li Tianwang Lineage had that been seen?

And with such a fiancé by his side, Li Luo surely wouldn't end up in such a wretched state in the future, would he?

Thinking thus, the five fingers holding the Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff gradually relaxed.

If the girl before her was truly Li Luo's fiancé, then in terms of seniority, the other party would have to address her as "older female cousin," but Li Li Lingjing had no intention of telling the other party this personally.

After all, whether the other party called her "older female cousin" or not, she felt no interest in it.

She could sense Jiang Jiang Qinge suppressing the surging Light-Attribute power within her body; even though the other party had no intention of attacking her, how could the inherent clash of attributes be avoided?

Just as she, at this moment, was also surging with countless negative emotions within her heart; that was... killing Jiang Jiang Qinge?

But alas, both women belonged to those with astonishing self-control; these emotions could not affect their every move.

However, although they could not be affected, contact was still unsuitable.

If not for the current situation, if not for Li Luo's existence, perhaps in any other place, the two women meeting would inevitably have erupted into a life-and-death battle.

Jiang Jiang Qinge was the extreme of Light, naturally a nemesis to anomalies, while Li Li Lingjing belonged to the Unification Society, which further deepened the confrontation between their factions.

And Li Li Lingjing was no kind-hearted person; her decisiveness and ruthlessness were no less than anyone else's; if Jiang Jiang Qinge wanted to start a war, she would not retreat even an inch.

For the current Li Li Lingjing, she feared nothing, not even death.

Li Li Lingjing lowered her head slightly, looking at Li Luo, who was still closing his eyes to tidy up the aftermath within his body, then decided not to exchange any further words with Jiang Jiang Qinge; instead, gripping the cold and hard Green Bamboo Green Snake Staff in her hand, she turned and left.

Countless cold, dark energies, following her turn and departure, began to contract.

Jiang Jiang Qinge watched Li Li Lingjing turn and leave, making no move to stop her; she could sense that the other party and Li Luo seemed to have an unusual relationship.

It was just that this did not seem to be the so-called romantic affection between men and women.

Jiang Jiang Qinge found this somewhat strange; although she had only met the woman before her for the first time, she had a peculiar feeling.

This woman will surely become a demon in the future.

And a great demon at that.

Why would someone like this protect Li Luo? During the fatal attack launched by the Blood Coffin Man earlier, she had not even dodged, but instead intended to block it in front of Li Luo.

What kind of emotion would require such a thing?

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze shifted; watching Li Li Lingjing, who was walking step by step into the darkness, her figure about to vanish, she fell silent for a few breaths, then suddenly spoke: "Although I do not know who you are, I still wish to say one thing..."

"Thank you."

"I will remember this matter in my heart; if the opportunity arises in the future, I will repay you."

The faintly visible graceful figure in the darkness paused; Li Li Lingjing did not turn back; the darkness surged, swallowing her figure entirely.

But her cold, ghostly voice remained within the great hall.

"I think..."

"You will not have that opportunity."

Hearing the cold, ghostly voice echoing within the great hall, Jiang Jiang Qinge raised her eyebrows slightly; truly a woman with character; she wondered what relationship she actually had with Li Luo?

This fellow is truly a sister-killer, isn't he?

Her gaze flickered slightly, looking with some ill will at the closing-eyed Li Luo; should she, perhaps, beat him up? As a greeting gift?

Thinking thus, the corners of Jiang Jiang Qinge's lips could not help but lift slightly; her usually calm heart-lake was surging with waves of joy, the waves spreading, extending to every part of her body.

The light seemed to become even brighter at this moment.

She squatted down before Li Luo, gazing at that handsome face, which had lost two parts of its youthful innocence compared to when they first parted; the smile on her lips gradually became bright and dazzling.

Li Luo, it is truly good to see you again.

Jiang Jiang Qinge's gaze held for several moments until, at a certain instant, Li Luo's eyes trembled slightly, and those tightly shut eyelids finally opened slowly.

In his somewhat dazed pupils, an unforgettable, exquisite face was instantly reflected.