Chapter 92: Someone Has Risked Their Life For Me

The moonlight gathered at the tip of Cheng Xi's Qingluan Hairpin condensed into an ice-blue Chain, wrapping around Li Zhi'an's waist. "Hold on!"

The fresh blood from Cheng Xi's fingertips soaked into the ice chain, and it was instantly stained with golden-red patterns. Li Zhi'an gripped one end of the ice chain with his backhand, trying to pull himself free from the vortex.

Ye Wujin suddenly flashed to the edge of the vortex and reached out to grab the other end of the ice chain. The blood-colored patterns on his neck had already crawled up to his left cheek, writhing like living things beneath his pale skin: "Let go if you don't want him to become a sacrifice!"

"You're courting death!" A cold glint surged in Cheng Xi's eyes. The wreckage of the Du'e Boat suddenly exploded, and three hundred bronze fragments, wreathed in lightning, shot toward Ye Wujin. These fragments formed a Dragon Trapping Array in the air, each one carved with a Demon Suppressing Rune.

Ye Wujin let out a muffled groan, and his Taixu Golden Pupils suddenly turned toward Cheng Xi. Cheng Xi felt her soul shake violently, as if thousands of golden needles had pierced her spiritual platform. In that split second of distraction, Li Zhi'an was completely swallowed by the darkness, and the ice chain snapped with a sound.

"Li Zhi'an!" Cheng Xi rushed toward the vortex, the Qingluan Hairpin in her hand forcibly tearing open a sliver of the closing dark rift.

Ye Wujin suddenly grabbed Cheng Xi's wrist, a bizarre star map swirling within his golden pupils: "If you want to save him, form a Nether Blood Pact with me!"

Cheng Xi's pupils shrank sharply; this was a forbidden art.

"Form a pact?" Cheng Xi sneered, "I never submit to threats! Phoenix Fire!"

The Phoenix Fire dove down from Cheng Xi's dantian, the flames transforming into ropes to catch Li Zhi'an, and the overwhelming fire covered the entire Altar.

Ye Wujin flew back in astonishment, but Cheng Xi would not let him go; she threw the Qingluan Hairpin in her hand, aiming straight for Ye Wujin's vital point.

Ye Wujin's silver hair unfurled, fiercely strangling the Qingluan Hairpin, and he looked at Cheng Xi with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Just then, Li Zhi'an was pulled out of the vortex by the Phoenix Fire, and the Long Sword in his hand thrust toward Ye Wujin with the force of thunder.

Everything happened very suddenly. Cheng Xi watched this scene in astonishment. At the critical moment of life and death, Ye Wujin avoided his vital points, though his left shoulder was pierced by the Sword tip. Using the force of the penetration, he instantly escaped into a crack in the Altar and vanished.

Li Zhi'an's footsteps swayed slightly, and he knelt on one knee.

"Li Zhi'an, are you alright?" Cheng Xi flew over to support him and asked anxiously.

Li Zhi'an leaned half his weight on Cheng Xi, "Not too good."

Looking at his pale face, he was indeed not doing well. It was a pity that her Du'e Boat had just been destroyed; it was her first time using it, and a pauper like her felt heartbroken to death.

At this moment, the Fire Phoenix had also exhausted its strength and listlessly retreated into Cheng Xi's dantian to recuperate.

A fine drizzle fell, pattering down upon the two of them.

Cheng Xi supported Li Zhi'an, spotted a cave in the distance, and brought him inside to shelter from the rain.

The cave was not large, but fortunately, it was enough to take shelter in.

Cheng Xi let Li Zhi'an sit against the wall. She gathered some branches, used a small spell to remove the moisture from them, and had the Fire Phoenix spit a puff of fire to ignite the branches.

The Fire Phoenix looked at Cheng Xi as if it were looking at a skinflint. Cheng Xi kept a straight face and pressed it back into her dantian.

The fire ignited, and the cold cave instantly became warm. After the great battle, both of them were exhausted, and they leaned against the wall without saying a word.

Suddenly, Cheng Xi took out a bottle, opened the lid, and handed it to Li Zhi'an.

Li Zhi'an reached out his hand, and a few Pills rolled out of the bottle. He smiled and said, "Rejuvenation Pill."

Cheng Xi nodded, "Replenish yourself."

The two swallowed the Rejuvenation Pills, their dantians warmed up, and the fatigue from overexertion was relieved significantly.

Cheng Xi looked at Li Zhi'an's pale face as it slowly regained some color, remembering the scene where he had desperately thrown her out of the vortex.

If someone asked her right now if anyone had ever risked their life for her, she would definitely be able to answer: Yes!

Thinking of this, she suddenly smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" Li Zhi'an saw her laughing and laughed along with her.

Cheng Xi told him what she had just been thinking. Li Zhi'an's peach-blossom eyes curved slightly; at the time, he hadn't thought that much, only that he couldn't let her be in danger.

Suddenly, he looked at Cheng Xi again, "You also risked your life for me just now."

Cheng Xi:...

That makes a lot of sense!

Cheng Xi leaned against the wall to warm herself by the fire, fatigue washing over her like a mountain. She hadn't fought with anyone like this in a long time, and her strength hadn't fully recovered; this fight had drained her completely.

"Although the Altar was interrupted, Ye Wujin escaped. I'm afraid he will try every possible way to restart the Altar." Cheng Xi closed her eyes and spoke slowly, "Is this what you have been busy with these past few days?"

"Master Yuan divined that there would be an anomaly at Wanxing Mountain. Everyone thought it was the Wanxing Sect, but I didn't expect Ye Wujin to open an Altar here. If you hadn't discovered it tonight, it might have led to a catastrophe."

Cheng Xi hadn't expected to encounter such a thing either; she had only sensed something was wrong at the time, which was why she went into the mountain to investigate.

"What are your plans?"

"None for the moment," Li Zhi'an said.

Cheng Xi nodded and closed her eyes again, "Let's rest for a while, then we'll head back."

Baohua is still waiting for her; she can't let her worry.

"Alright."

Li Zhi'an watched Cheng Xi close her eyes to rest, and he closed his eyes as well.

Half an hour later, the two got up and left.

The night rain had stopped. Li Zhi'an's Long Sword was gone, so there was no way to fly on a Sword, and Cheng Xi's Du'e Boat was destroyed, so the two could only hike back over the mountains.

It was absurd.

Fortunately, after taking the Rejuvenation Pills, their Spirit Essence was mostly replenished, and the two traveled very quickly, finally arriving back before dawn.

As soon as they entered the door, Baohua pounced on them. Cheng Xi reached out and pinched her little head.

Baohua looked at Li Zhi'an with surprise, "Prince, why did you come back with Xi Xi?"

Li Zhi'an then said, "We met in the mountains."

Baohua did not doubt him; after all, Li Zhi'an had been leading men to patrol the mountains for the past few days.

Cheng Xi said to Baohua, "I still need to go re-forge the Du'e Boat today. Help me prepare the things I need."

"Alright," Baohua agreed readily, "Are you still going to see Jiang Miao at Xuanyin Peak?"

Cheng Xi shook her head, "I'm going to Chi Laicheng's place."

Baohua was instantly happy; if Cheng Xi was going to Chi Laicheng's place, she could go along.

Baohua ran out to prepare the things. Cheng Xi looked at Li Zhi'an, "Your Sword is gone. I'll help you make a new one. What kind do you want?"

"Forging a Sword is not very easy."

"It is not difficult either."

Li Zhi'an:...

That is true; it seems nothing is difficult when it comes to Cheng Xi.

He thought for a moment and said, "Then you do as you see fit."

Cheng Xi:?

Could it be that their brain was damaged from that fight?

"This is your Sword," Cheng Xi emphasized.

Li Zhi'an laughed, "I like whatever you make."

Cheng Xi clicked their tongue; as someone who practices Artifact Refining, being praised like this was truly a pleasant thing.

"You have a good eye," Cheng Xi praised.

Li Zhi'an laughed loudly, "The commotion last night was too big; I will go to Dean Jiang's place to explain first."

"Go ahead." Cheng Xi felt a pang of heartache at the thought of having to spend a fortune again, and just as they were thinking this, they saw a Storage Bag appear in their hand.