
One Month Before
Sima Junke was lying on the bed with his eyes closed.The man's veins were blackened and printed clearly between his skin, his face pale like an undead.
They were currently inside one of the rental rooms belonging to a small inn in the countryside, as their valuables were left behind making Xiu Qixuan only able to rent one room to be occupied by the three of them.
It was seen that the girl was sitting on the edge of the bed with a pale blue face and sweat running down her body. One of her hands was stretched out on Sima Junke's forehead, the girl was trying to neutralize the demonic aura and also heal the man who was lying stiff on the bed.
This had been going on for the past few hours, if the girl had not succeeded and the demonic aura counterattacking would have been fatal to her internal strength.
Xiao Bao looked at his jiejie dejectedly, he was an understanding and perceptive little boy despite not knowing clearly but the boy could understand that their situation was being hit by hardships.
'Uhukks..Uhukkp..' Xiu Qixuan spewed out a black blood clot.
"Jiejie..." In response Xiao Bao gave a cloth to wipe away the bloodstains and also poured the drinking water into the cup.
"Drink, jiejie." He said with a plain look and offered a cup of water.
Xiu Qixuan looked at the water cup with a wistful glance, her hands limp and trembling motionless.
Xiao Bao blinked his round eyes in confusion as his jiejie did not receive the water cup.
"Xiao Bao, thank you. Jiejie, don't need it." Xiu Qixuan said with a gentle smile but her eyes were glazed over.
Since then he has been trying to survive and stay strong for the sake of those who are weak. Even crying he felt it was a wrong unworthiness to do.
His body was very limp as it had no bone muscles, bruises and cuts also filled his entire body, he said, carrying Sima Junke's burly body on his back as far as the trip to the inn with a step and several times slammed down as his legs decayed not strong.
At this moment, he had no energy even just doing light activities such as lifting a cup of water to drink, he was unable to.
"Xuan..." Sima Junke's voice called out.
Xiu Qixuan turned her face and saw the two eyes she had always liked were twitching slowly open.
The two eyeballs that were originally just glazed could not bear to escape the tears that flowed down like rain.
Sima Junke quickly sat up and immediately pulled the tiny body of the girl into his arms. He had thought that he would not have another chance to clutch the body of this beautiful girl.
"You scared me to death..." The hoarse sound of sobbing cries flowed breaking the silence.
The smile on that handsome face slowly flickered like a spring flower, this form of caring made his heart soften like cotton.
They do not know that this kind of tender feeling also quickly changes with time and a great event will befall them.
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A week passed
They decided to take a short break to make a recovery since the incident of the demon arrow that pierced Sima Junke's body.
At this moment, the sky gradually darkened and the moon shone brightly. In one room accompanied by a dim candlelight, it looks like a couple were seriously talking.
"The shape looks like a pearl in general," muttered Xiu Qixuan softly.
"Yes, but its original use can only be used by spiritual practitioners and martial artists who have internal power." Reply Sima Junke
Previously Xiu Qixuan had first explained to Sima Junke about everything he knew from behind the Golden Temple.
Right now they were looking and studying the thing that was drawn was also written on the skin of the beast given by the Great Goddess Yinxi.
There are clearly two forms of pearls and one or two other forms of blurry images.
Only the shapes of the two pearls of different colors were clearly drawn, the black and white pearls of the heavenly sea. It turns out that they are a pair and have different uses.
It was written clearly that the use of the heavenly sea black pearl was to cripple the spirit power root. Meanwhile, the white pearl of the heavenly sea is useful for bringing to life the dead. The same method of use is to immerse the pearl into one's heart using the basis of internal force.
Xiu Qixuan raised her gaze to look at Sima Junke, they ended the conversation by looking at each other, like they were communicating and making decisions in silence.
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A week has passed
Precisely it had been two weeks that gradually quiet they passed since the difficult incident, currently they rushed down from the saddle of the horse.
"It's too quiet" whispered Xiu Qixuan slowly as she looked at the towering gate.
"Tujilin Sect has been more secretive since the death of the former sect head." It was clear Sima Junke was calming the restless-looking Xiu Qixuan.
The Tujilin Sect was at the center of the Mo Empire's government, and before coming here they had already investigated the sect first.
Ever since the new Sect Chief ruled, the Tujilin Sect was more reclusive and alienated from the outside world. It is said that the current head of the Tujilin Sect is a beautiful young woman.
With the help of Xiu Huanran's connections that deserve thumbs up because it makes their way easier by giving tokens into the Tujilin Sect as the identity of outer disciples.
With the calmness that came back, Xiu Qixuan stepped lightly followed by Sima Junke as well as Xiao Bao. They introduced themselves to the identity of one family, a couple of brothers from the countryside who had just escaped and joined the Sect as outer disciples.
The lie was designed as accurately as possible because it was true that there was a selection for outer disciples in many small villages belonging to the Mo Empire.
At this moment, Xiu Qixuan was lined up with a few other female outer disciples. They were in a small auditorium, just enough to accommodate fifty people. The outer disciples were indeed more alienated than the inner disciples.
In this small auditorium were all outer disciples of different genders as well as ages as well as backgrounds. The atmosphere was so tense and silent, not as crowded as a welcome new disciple.
It lasted for several hours, before finally the outer disciples were ordered to head towards a courtyard that became their residence and immediately choose a room.
Xiu Qixuan paid no heed to that, she slipped out of line to go through the area within the Tujilin Sect. At once to meet Sima Junke was also Xiao Bao because men and women were placed differently.
The girl's steps were nimble and light, 'Brukk.' He hit the slender shoulder of a woman right at the crossroads.
An elegant figure that captivates the heart looks to stand upright, a posture that is so dazzling with two peaches of his poking out accentuates vulgar features and can make men kneel pleading.
Xiu Qixuan was stunned and blinked both eyes, wondering inwardly, is the Mo Empire more open about dressing like the Nanbao Tribe?
"Please! You lowly fellow, quickly kneel down pleading for mercy to the Sect Chief." The touch of an inner disciple who was concurrently the servant by the young lady's side.
Xiu Qixuan turned her face to stare at the person with a hint of dislike, but she had to remain transparent to not draw attention.
With a wry heart, Xiu Qixuan slowly knelt down and said, "Hamba is not knowledgeable and ends up offending the Sect Chief, please Sect Chief show some generosity."
The words were quite trapping, emphasizing the obvious reason and if the Sect Chief gave a heavy punishment meant the title of generosity was not worth bearing by him.
"Wake up," said the Tujilin Sect Chief grabbing Xiu Qixuan's arm and helping her stand up.
"Thank you for the generosity of the Sect Chief." Reply Xiu Qixuan with a respectful bow.
The flick finger belonging to the Sect Leader slowly grabbed and gripped tightly onto Xiu Qixuan's chin to force the girl to look up.
Xiu Qixuan could not resist, she did not hesitate to look back at the face of the Sect Chief who was several inches in front of her.
"You're a pretty girl, what's your name?" Tunable question.
"Qi Qi," Xiu Qixuan replied briefly. He took the character of the letter from the front of his name.
"Qi Qi, nice name." with a sweet smile.
"Then call me Chairman Chun, my name is Xiao Chun. Remember it well." After saying that he pulled back his hand from Xiu Qixuan's chin and immediately passed away by hiding a sharp grin on his face.
Xiu Qixuan's body turned to look at the woman's departure, she tilted her head sideways with a frowning forehead as if she was thinking about something, a sort of unexplained unease suddenly flashed through her mind.
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