Chapter 9: A Small Interlude

A Small Interlude

"..."

Qing Qing Xukong felt the gazes of those around him turn toward him, but this was to be expected; the deity named Ling Yu, whose appearance was that of a beautiful girl, was holding his arm.

"Can you... let go of me?" Qing Qing Xukong asked, looking extremely uncomfortable.

"Is there a problem?" Ling Yu asked, pretending to understand nothing.

Qing Qing Xukong was truly fed up; he, who was used to being alone, had been dragged out onto the street. If it were only that, it would have been fine, but now he also had to face the curious or envious gazes of others, which made Qing Qing Xukong feel as if something were stuck in his throat.

"Don't cling so tightly; let go of me!"

"Young man, shouting loudly is not good for your health."

Although she said this, Ling Yu had no intention of letting go at all.

"I said, let go of me!"

"Oh dear, I'm hungry."

"Do you even listen to what people say, you rascal!"

"However, it is indeed time to attend to proper business."

"...?"

"Then... what is this so-called proper business of yours? Why did you bring me to such a place, and why is it in such an alley?"

Ling Yu pressed her index finger against her lips and cast a seductive glance at Qing Qing Xukong.

"Hey... what exactly do you intend to do..." Qing Qing Xukong's cheeks began to turn fiery red, but he still pretended to be calm, telling himself it was just the weather being too hot; yes, just the weather being too hot, so his cheeks should stop turning red!

What happened next gave a strange sensation of slow-motion playback; at some point, Ling Yu had already appeared before Qing Qing Xukong. Her long, slender legs were drawn back behind her, tensed like a drawn bow.

"You..."

The girl kicked toward Qing Qing Xukong, her leg pulled back to the extreme limit of her knee's range of motion.

Qing Qing Xukong instinctively closed his eyes.

A heavy sound rang in Qing Qing Xukong's ear.

Qing Qing Xukong slowly opened his eyes. This meant his life had not been taken.

What came into view was Ling Yu's face, filling his entire field of vision. Her eyes, like malachite, did not seem to be looking at Qing Qing Xukong; to be precise, they were looking behind Zhen Xun. As for the whip kick the girl had twisted, it swept past the side of Zhen Xun's face and extended backward, just like her gaze, missing every part of Qing Qing Xukong's body.

Qing Qing Xukong tried to turn his head, looking along the leg Ling Yu had stretched behind her.

Qing Qing Xukong slowly raised his head.

The other party's appearance seemed somewhat familiar.

It was the pitch-black monster that had pursued relentlessly yesterday, or an End Beast.

Zhen Xun jumped to the side, standing behind Ling Yu. Even though the End Beast had come to such close range, Qing Qing Xukong had not noticed it in the slightest. If not for Ling Yu's kick, he would certainly have become a delicious treat for the End Beast by now.

"That was truly a hair's breadth, young man."

"Y-yes..."

The incident happened so suddenly that Qing Qing Xukong's mind went blank, and his heart seemed about to jump out of his chest.

"What is going on?"

"The opponent had already topped you. To avoid causing unnecessary panic, I merely lured it here to eliminate it."

Qing Qing Xukong noticed that Ling Yu's expression no longer held the slightest trace of the seductiveness from before; it had been replaced by ferocity.

The End Beast struggled on the ground. Qing Qing Xukong then realized this one was slightly different from the previous End Beast; although both had pitch-black bodies, this individual seemed to have no wings; instead, its four limbs were more powerful.

"Is it resolved?" Qing Qing Xukong asked worriedly.

"Do not worry, young man. I will send it on its way immediately."

A black folding fan appeared out of nowhere in the girl's hand as she walked toward the monster.

She simply walked to the front of the monster and pointed the fan at it. If one looked closely, strange light seemed to be condensing above the fan.

"Then, let me send you on your way." The girl said expressionlessly, then waved the fan forward.

After the fan touched the monster, the place on the monster that was struck became a point from which its body twisted strangely into a 90-degree angle; then the monster's body suddenly exploded. Liquid and tissue splattered onto the girl, but immediately turned into phosphorescent light and dissipated. Her pure white clothes were left without a single trace, as if none of this had ever happened.

Qing Qing Xukong looked at the girl before him, trembling with fear.

"Let's go. What needed to be handled has been handled. The true purpose of this trip remains shopping." Ling Yu said expressionlessly.

"You..."

"This is my true form. Why are you so surprised?"

"No... let's go..."