
In the Pendant World, the sky was already dark together with the real world where the sun had set.
Qu Xuanzi's eagle eyes opened with a deep cold impression. The cold was not the cold of indifference as before, but rather something else and a matter of imprinted complexity.
After Xie Ran blatantly kissed her one-sidedly, Qu Xuanzi directly left from there not wanting to show any face. No matter what Xie Ran thought, he only wanted to drown himself for now.
He did not know that in the illusion a certain silly girl laughed at him mockingly thinking that Qu Xuanzi was an abnormal man. Which guy runs away after a girl kisses him?
If Qu Xuanzi knew that the kiss was a tester, he would feel his pride as a man had been played with by Xie Ran. Qu Xuanzi left not because he was abnormal! The problem was that he could not explain it with just a few words.
After coming out of the illusion, Qu Xuanzi was completely stunned by Xie Ran's reckless actions. He was in the sitting position of lotus instantly standing up and went to the waterfall to cool the flames within his body.
Before he left, he had decided on nightmare magic on Xie Ran when the girl kissed him.
Although his brain had been jammed for a while, he remained on his rationality and left after dispelling the magic. That way, Xie Ran can walk away from the illusion after he realizes everything. It also restrained Xie Ran from directly getting up and ridiculing him. With Xie Ran's nature, the girl would take the opportunity to mock him half-dead.
The day was getting darker and quieter, Xie Ran had woken up from a long sleep after Qu Xuanzi's long while away soaking. He looked around and looked dazed. It seemed like he had forgotten a certain thing and did not know how to get here.
Xie Ran moved out of bed. Seeing his tattered clothes become sullen. His body was dirty and smelly. He is in better illusion than he is now. He certainly remembered how afraid he was of killing his fellow trainers to be used as a stepping stone when he was a child.
He doesn't want to remember it anymore. That was a nightmare!
Unfortunately Xie Ran in soul form could not do anything. Even though she changed her clothes, she would still return to her original body appearance of not bathing for a few days. I don't know how long he's been in the pagoda.
Even so, he can still clean himself. The clothes are also not too bad to wear in the meantime.
Xie Ran went to the waterfall in a good mood. He did not find any particular master teacher around here, but he was sure the cold man was still here. Maybe he was cultivating or something.
Xie Ran squatted near the river and washed his face. All the ugly makeup on her face faded away leaving a beautiful face as white as snow.
After enhancing the enchantment magic, her face grew even more beautiful and charming. The enchantment magic certainly had other abilities, in addition to enhancing one's charm, it also increased one's beauty along with increasing levels. Xie Ran was still able to become even more beautiful after increasing her magic level.
He took off his hair so that he showed long black hair. He felt refreshed after washing his face with cold water.
Xie Ran dipped his legs and played around like a child. There was no one else here, he was free to take any action indefinitely. It was common if he was alone, doing things that he thought were fun freely even though he had to be a child.
Just a moment when Xie Ran thought he was free to do whatever he wanted, someone appeared from the depths of the water a few meters away in front of him.
A slender figure full of charisma. It looks charming with a wet body that shows its proportional upper body without a thread on the water.
Xie Ran who was initially unconcerned became stunned at the sight before him. If she was another woman, she'd have had a long nosebleed. Unfortunately it was Xie Ran who had seen many 'views' before his eyes. On average everything was the victim of his abomination and Xie Ran did not care.
But this time it's different. That charisma is too much! Even though Xie Ran could bear to see it, his heart remained turbulent leaving him speechless for a thousand words. His feet that were initially swaying up and down became silent while his eyes did not blink.
"Great teacher, you know how to look sexy," Xie Ran muttered involuntarily Qu Xuanzi heard him.
He immediately turned his head to realize Xie Ran's presence and instantly picked up the white clothes that came out of nowhere then put them on.
Xie Ran's gaze splashed into a splash of water suddenly as if something was shocking to him as well as making him unable to see Qu Xuanzi in the distance there.
Xie Ran only took a short glance due to the splashing of water. When he looked back, he had already seen Qu Xuanzi who was already dressed standing like an iceberg.
Xie Ran as if caught the problem of peeping at others taking a bath.
Really, it's a coincidence! If Xie Ran knew there was Qu Xuanzi there, there was no way he would have come and better settle into his place as a good boy. He doesn't want to be branded a pervert!
Just now that Qu Xuanzi wanted to reprimand him, Xie Ran had already clarified first while standing before him. "Don't misunderstand me! I didn't know you were there. If I knew, I wouldn't have come! I didn't see anything either."
Qu Xuanzi still did not have any expression. "Back!"
Xie Ran raised his eyebrows. Is this guy angry and kicked her out? He hasn't recovered yet, how can he go back to fighting out there! "I ...."
Seeing as Xie Ran seemed to have misunderstood, he immediately explained, "Back recover your strength before leaving here."
"Good."
Xie Ran agreed to his words and left awkwardly. He thought there would be no problems after he clarified and everything was done. He returned to the large palace quietly with Qu Xuanzi following behind.
When he reached the entrance threshold, he recalled something and turned towards Qu Xuanzi who was right in front of him. "Great teacher, did you bring me here?"
Qu Xuanzi frowned upon hearing Xie Ran's call. Did Xie Ran not remember himself in the illusion of having revealed his name?
"What's wrong? I'm talking wrong?" Seeing Qu Xuanzi frowning, he couldn't help but wonder. He thinks the question is perfectly normal.
Qu Xuanzi didn't mind it anymore and thought that it was good. Given how Xie Ran kissed her, let him know for himself.
He explained what happened when Xie Ran was dying from his first illusion and Qu Xuanzi brought him to the Pendant World before Tang Zhi came. Tang Zhi sent many people to search for the Pendant, but until now it was still not found so the search continued for a full day.
"How long have I fainted?" Xie Ran asked as they sat in the living room. He in the soul form could not roam for too long or would not be able to reunite with his body. He'll be a ghost if it's like that.
"Two days," Qu Xuanzi briefed.
"Two days .... I cannot linger in the form of the soul. But my recovery was hampered by nightmare magic and my soul was injured. I can't get out of the pagoda safely under these circumstances." Xie Ran was restless again. His face became serious. If he doesn't come back, he'll die. But he could not get out of the pagoda unharmed while his soul was already injured. It will only make things worse. He could die when he returns.
"There won't be anything going on," Qu Xuanzi said making Xie Ran look at him confusedly. "You can recuperate while here. Your body and soul will be fine. The world of Pendants has special benefits for separate souls."
Xie Ran just found out about this was immediately stunned. That meant he had nothing to fear if he could not get out of the pagoda alive. After recuperating, he was able to escape from the pagoda and return to his body.
"If it's true, it'll be good!" Xie Ran returned with a big smile.
This girl .. was quick to change her expression. Whereas before he looked serious like a professional when he heard Qu Xuanzi's explanation. But now she's a silly girl again. His mind is hard to guess.
Then Xie Ran recalled the illusion of heartbreak a few days ago. He had killed Qu Xuanzi unintentionally because his killing instinct was too suppressive of killing intent. He is free and cannot control himself.
"Sorry ...." Xie Ran took the initiative to apologize first. Previously he had been desperate to kill Qu Xuanzi out of anger and momentary emotion by the illusory provocation. He could not control his own killing intent.
Xie Ran should generally not be provoked. Every time someone provoked him, he was shrouded in thick killing intent and would kill them unconsciously. Many people are afraid of him for this reason. It's not a secret anymore. It was also his point of depression.
"Why?" Qu Xuanzi clearly did not know about Xie Ran's challenge before arriving at the 9th floor pagoda. He only knew that Xie Ran fought a lot before so much used mental strength before facing the nightmare illusion that made him slightly weakened.
"When on the 8th floor of the lotus pagoda, the heartbroken Flower trapped me in an illusion and killed you ...." Xie Ran hung up the speech after realizing his sentence would create a misunderstanding. He immediately explained it in earnest.
"I didn't mean it that way. In illusion, I doubt whether it is real or fake. Everything seems real. You in that illusion wanted to kill me, I was just defending myself and not really killing. But who would have thought my instincts controlled me and stabbed your heart to death. I did deliberately make my killing intent control me, but I did not expect such a result. I thought you were in an illusion of dodging with your abilities, it should have worked. But everything happened so fast and I don't know exactly how it happened. Suddenly I've killed your illusion." Xie Ran looked regretful. Given how frustrating it was back then, he was really angry at the heartbroken Flower.
"No problem, it's just an illusion." Qu Xuanzi did not think about it. If Xie Ran really wanted to kill him, the girl still had no ability. After all, the illusion provoked Xie Ran. So it was only natural that Xie Ran was angry.
"Yes, but aren't you afraid that I'll kill you one day? I have the ability to kill unconsciously. If I get upset and hold it, it'll be active so it kills anyone to vent anger."
"While you have that intention, you're still incapable."
Qu Xuanzi's words managed to pierce Xie Ran's heart until it broke. He said that Xie Ran was incapable, that was indeed true, but hurt the inner Xie Ran who was always proud of his achievements.
He was always the first, there was nothing that could not be killed. But now that Qu Xuanzi said he had no ability, it hurt his pride. But he didn't mind it anymore despite the pain.
"I know," said Xie Ran resignedly. He's too weak!
"For the killing instinct, are you sure it's just killing?" Qu Xuanzi recalled Xie Ran's kiss back then. It was possible that it was also Xie Ran's instincts because Xie Ran did not remember.
"It doesn't always kill. I can do anything without being aware. Even something as unexpected as suicide. I had done so and was about to die, but Xie Chen immediately treated me and said that I was desperate. You must have thought that way too if you saw it."
Qu Xuanzi knew clearly Xie Ran's diverse suicide attempt activities. But he did not think that it had been repeated in two lives. He thought it was because Xie Ran was too desperate for being oppressed plus the poison in his body. No one expected that Xie Ran would not consciously do so.
"Are you peeking at my illusion?" Xie Ran instantly realized something was wrong. Usually this cold guy is not interested in the story. There must be something stirring him up.
"If I don't get into your consciousness, you'll be trapped forever." Qu Xuanzi did not feel that anything was wrong. Though clearly Xie Ran objected Qu Xuanzi had peeked into his gloomy past. He didn't expect to be exposed that quickly before he told the truth about soul transmigration!
Xie Ran sighed resignedly. No evasive chance. He can only be honest. "Of course, you already know. You already know everything, I don't need to explain how I got here."
"I don't care." Qu Xuanzi did not care what the original Xie Ran or the otherworldly Xie Ran was. All he knew was Xie Ran who was currently before him.
But it seemed like Xie Ran's thoughts were much different from what Qu Xuanzi was thinking. Xie Ran thought that Qu Xuanzi did not care because he did not care about anything. Whether its past, the future, or the present. The heartless man only cared about how he could get out of the Pendant. There's nothing else. That was understandable Xie Ran.
"What are you doing there? Did you learn anything?" Xie Ran asked like that made Qu Xuanzi again recall about a certain one-sided kiss. Damn, that left too much of an impression.
Seeing Qu Xuanzi just silent, Xie Ran so felt that he asked a lot. It's hard to talk to cold people. This guy is too hard to talk to if there is nothing important. Never mind, Xie Ran was tired and felt awkward alone. It's not fun talking to a cold guy.
Just as Xie Ran wanted to end the meeting and go to sleep, Qu Xuanzi suddenly said something shocking.
"You ever feel like kissing someone ... unknowingly?"
Qu Xuanzi's words managed to make Xie Ran speechless. Why are you suddenly talking about a kiss? Has something happened?
"No, rather not remember. Maybe or not, I don't know. But in my memory, I was pure and honest, I always lived a lonely life and no one dared to approach me." Xie Ran was honest.
In fact he was embarrassed to admit that he had not practiced at all in the past due to his own toughness. Which man would want to approach her if Xie Ran's hands were full of blood? They can only fancied from afar without courage. But Xie Ran did not pay any attention to not even knowing.
His whole life was focused on killing. He also never thought of having a partner for life and could never have children even if he married. His uterus was lifted when he entered the Red Room so that he could only live alone. That goes for all the Red Room guys.
Isn't pathetic? But Xie Ran did not care because indeed his heart had become hard for so many years.
Xie Ran looked at Qu Xuanzi suspiciously. Qu Xuanzi was hard to guess, for sure he had seen something and asked Xie Ran directly. But if that was true, Xie Ran would not care either.
She is not a woman in general who keeps their first kiss and will react horribly and pitifully if their first kiss is lost by a stranger. Especially in this world women are very sensitive, in contrast to women in the modern world who some have courage, Xie Ran for example.
"Why are you asking this?" Xie Ran was getting more doubtful. He was sure that no one would dare to approach him or make contact with him in the past. But thinking of this, why was it as if he had kissed Qu Xuanzi?
"I don't need a reason to ask." Qu Xuanzi did not answer correctly.
Xie Ran increasingly looked at him suspiciously and brought his face closer with narrowed eyes. Qu Xuanzi remained flat-faced, but no one knew Xie Ran's actions that dared to make him feel anything different.
"You ... dream?" Xie Ran's words were too ambiguous. But he clearly said that Qu Xuanzi dreamed about women. Is that Xie Ran? It made Xie Ran suspect him.
"Omong empty."
"Why bullshit? All of a sudden you're asking a strange thing that never happened. Especially if it's not a dream? You must be in puberty" said Xie Ram, making Qu Xuanzi's frown deep. Xie Ran snorted holding back a laugh. "Unexpectedly, an old man like you can still dream like that. I think it'll stop when you turn 80."
"Who's the old man?" Qu Xuanzi disagreed.
"Who's talking?" Xie Ran replied with a sneer. He always liked to tease the sensitive cold guy. Too fun!
Qu Xuanzi snorted in annoyance. He shouldn't have said that in the end he was misunderstood by this immature girl.
Though clearly the age if combined will be more than 40 years but still act like a naive child. Although her body was that of a 16-year-old girl, her soul was that of an adult. But he's still like a stupid SD kid.
Xie Ran smiled with satisfaction. He finally won, haha! This cold man always oppressed him with words. Now he couldn't say sharp things anymore!
"You think I'm human like you?" Qu Xuanzi was apparently still unwilling to lose. Somehow he was willing to argue with that shameless girl.
Xie Ran had just remembered that the cold man was not a human but the incarnation of an iceberg. How can you go through puberty like a human?
"Right, you're just an iceberg incarnation. Where there is interest. I just think that you're not normal, or even impotent, seems to be right. Thousands of years you don't have a partner, you should be like that." Xie Ran looked at him full of provocation. He was very fond of bullying that master teacher who liked to oppress him.
Qu Xuanzi's face grew dark. It was enough that the shameless girl said that she was an old man. But it was as if that was not enough and instead said that he was abnormal and impotent!
Xie Ran had not reacted enough when he realized his arm was attracted to something that made his balance disturbed. When he regained consciousness, he only realized it was already in Qu Xuanzi's lap and he was getting too close!
"I'm going to prove what it's called a normal guy." Qu Xuanzi's voice rang out in his ears so close that his warm breath blew Xie Ran's ears. Xie Ran goosebumps.
Xie Ran did not have time to react let alone reply. He was unable to fight back as if his body had no ability compared to Qu Xuanzi's strength. This man is too domineering!
Qu Xuanzi's hand pressed down on Xie Ran's back neck and fused both of their lips deeply. Xie Ran was obviously surprised, but could not show it. He was forced to be silent and could not do anything under these circumstances. He had been forced to the point where he was unable to put up a fight as if his body had stiffened into a puppet. Even his brain no longer worked. He was too surprised!
Xie Ran felt he needed oxygen. When he sensed that he was going to die soon from lack of oxygen, Qu Xuanzi let go and looked at Xie Ran with a sly glint and victory. This man ... could be more cunning than Xie Ran. Xie Ran was not expecting it.
Xie Ran looked at him with an accusatory look as long as his face was as crimson as a boiled crab. He did not care that his face was red, he was just annoyed at this man! He almost died. Does this man have no mercy?!
After thinking about how humiliating he was before, Xie Ran covered his face quickly and stood turning his face away. He is not always shameless. As a killing machine, Xie Ran was embarrassed to admit that he had succumbed to Qu Xuanzi's suppression. This is total oppression!
"I'm going to recover." Xie Ran said without turning his head and just left. He cursed Qu Xuanzi so many times in his heart that he would actually kill the man without blinking.
But recalling Qu Xuanzi's remark that he was incapable, he was annoyed and desperately wanted to go berserk!
Qu Xuanzi stared at his departure calmly without any burden. Previously he was struck by the action of Xie Ran—which even Xie Ran himself could not remember. Now he has turned it around.
He had obviously been holding back this day for a long time and had always kept a safe distance by being cold and gluttonous.
Looking at Xie Ran's misguided manner, he couldn't help but smile that had been maintained all along.
Her Ranran looks cute when blushing.
But when he remembered something, his face became serious again as usual plus anxiety that was difficult to express in words. He felt something strange about Xie Ran when he kissed her, but he needed reassurance.
This is not something that can be underestimated. Not even the strongest God can handle it.