Purple Cloud Wings

Night had fallen. Aside from a few mercenaries standing watch, everyone else was already asleep. Not everyone could be like a certain night owl, sneaking out in the middle of the night to look for things!

Xiao Heng opened his eyes and jumped down from the tree. He muttered to himself, "She's setting out? My luck isn't bad!" With that, he quietly followed behind someone.

After quite some time, Xiao Yi Xian stopped. She looked around, and only after confirming that no one was nearby did she stride toward a certain cliff. Along the way, she kept looking back from time to time to make sure no one was following!

Behind a tree, Xiao Heng chuckled. "Pretty cautious, but it's useless!"

After a while, the two arrived at their destination one after the other. The place was not actually far away, but the girl in front had taken quite a few detours, which was why it had taken so long!

"Treasure! Is that you? Thanks to that guy, otherwise I wouldn't have had such a good opportunity!"

Xiao Yi Xian's eyes lit up as she looked down the cliff. She had discovered this place while gathering herbs before, but she had not yet confirmed it. She had planned to come tonight to check it out first, then find a chance to retrieve it later!

"How am I supposed to get down from such a high place?" She had not expected an opportunity like this, so she had not brought any rope! Just as she was agonizing over it, a voice suddenly rang out!

"Don't have any rope? Want me to help you?"

The sudden voice startled Xiao Yi Xian. Her foot slipped, and she plummeted down the cliff.

"Ah..."

Xiao Yi Xian's sudden fall startled Xiao Heng as well! He did not want to kill anyone, especially not the girl who had wanted to help him during the day! Circulating his combat qi, Xiao Heng jumped down after her!

His left hand grabbed Xiao Yi Xian, while his other hand drew his sword and stabbed it into the cliff face! But how could it be that easy? It only slowed them for a moment before they began rapidly falling again!

"Damn it!" Xiao Heng cursed. At this rate, they would both die!

He drove the sword into the cliff face again, but it was still useless!

He stabbed it in once more. Xiao Heng exerted force with his right hand and suddenly pulled Xiao Yi Xian up against his chest! Terrified out of her wits, Xiao Yi Xian immediately wrapped her arms tightly around Xiao Heng's neck, even coiling her legs around his waist! Now Xiao Heng's right hand was free to draw another sword! He drove both swords hard into the cliff face! This time, the sharp blades plunged entirely into the rock. He gripped the hilts tightly as the blades cut through the hard cliff face, sparks flying where metal met stone!

After only two breaths, the two finally came to a stop, hanging silently against the cliff face.

A great deal of sweat had appeared on Xiao Heng's forehead. Looking at the girl in his arms, who had stopped screaming but was still clinging tightly to him, he could not help wanting to tease her!

"Hey, beautiful. Wake up and take a look!"

Feeling that they had stopped, Xiao Yi Xian slowly opened her eyes. She glanced at Xiao Heng, just about to curse him out, when she realized there was still nothing beneath her feet! She jumped in fright again and continued clinging tightly to Xiao Heng!

"Hey, beautiful, think of something! This isn't a solution! We can't just hang here forever!" Xiao Heng had a loose mouth; whenever he saw a shy beauty like this, he could not help himself!

This time, Xiao Yi Xian forced herself to calm down. She looked down at the cliff below, then glared viciously at Xiao Heng!

"It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, how would I have fallen?"

Xiao Heng felt a little embarrassed under her glare. "Well... didn't I come down to save you?" His voice grew softer toward the end, as though he had no confidence at all! This girl carried such a special fragrance!

She really wanted to bite this hateful bastard to death! This was the first time she had been so close to a man, and her face flushed uncontrollably! She spoke viciously again!

"Pervert! Bastard!"

"Uh... well..." Xiao Heng had nothing to say. Although the girl was the one who had wrapped herself around him, there was nothing he could say now. Ahem... mainly because it felt rather nice!

Ahem! Ahem! Xiao Heng adjusted his emotions. He had to control himself—at the very least, he had to look like he was controlling himself!

He said righteously, "Well, let's figure out how to get down first! We're still hanging off a cliff!"

Looking at this hateful bastard, Xiao Yi Xian wanted to stab him. It would have been one thing if he had merely caused her to fall off the cliff, but he had even taken advantage of her, and he still had the nerve to speak like that! Pah! Stinking pervert! I'll definitely kill you! But she also knew this was not the time for revenge. She did not want to die, much less die together with this bastard! She glared fiercely at Xiao Heng again before carefully examining the terrain around them!

She had not noticed before, but once she looked, she realized they were not far from the place she had discovered. The cave was just below and to her left, though it would not be easy to reach! But she did not care about that right now! This whole situation was this guy's fault anyway!

"There! There seems to be a platform. Take me over there!" Xiao Yi Xian held onto Xiao Heng with her right arm and pointed toward the cave with her left hand!

Following her gesture, Xiao Heng spotted the place as well. It was quite concealed; without looking carefully, one would never notice it! He nodded, pulled out the sword in his right hand, and drove it into the rock beside him. Then he pulled out the left sword and stabbed it in. Little by little, he moved across the cliff face!

Moving along a cliff was difficult enough, let alone while dragging another person along. If Xiao Heng had not cultivated a Mystic Grade High combat qi technique, his combat qi would have run dry long ago. Even so, by the time they were halfway there, he had nearly exhausted it!

"Phew! Phew! Phew!" The two were pressed tightly together. Seeing sweat continuously trickle down Xiao Heng's cheeks and his breathing grow faster, Xiao Yi Xian could not help becoming nervous!

"Hey! Are you still okay? Be careful!"

Xiao Heng's hands did not stop moving, but he laughed. "You're worried about me?"

Hearing that Xiao Heng still had the energy to make jokes, Xiao Yi Xian relaxed considerably and retorted, "Of course not!"

Feeling the soft body pressed against him, Xiao Heng continued forward!

"Don't worry, I won't let you die! Get ready!" The moment Xiao Heng finished speaking, his expression turned solemn! Combat qi surged!

"Ready for wha—ah!" Before she could finish, the two of them flew through the air again!

"You bastard! Animal! Pervert! Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you off!"

The two landed on a platform! Hearing Xiao Yi Xian still cursing, Xiao Heng sheathed his swords and said helplessly, "Beautiful, how about you get off me before you start cursing?"

Only then did Xiao Yi Xian stop. She opened her eyes and cautiously placed a foot on the ground! Feeling solid earth beneath her, she stamped twice more before finally relaxing! She released her hold around Xiao Heng's neck and stood to the side! Then she began calming herself down while continuing to curse Xiao Heng!

"Bastard! Stinking pervert!"

At once, Xiao Heng felt that softness leave him! What a pity. I already miss it! I'm such trash—it's not like I couldn't handle that little weight! But there was nothing he could do about it! He could not exactly ask her to climb back on!

He took a green bottle from his Storage Ring, removed a pill, and tossed it into his mouth. The pure medicinal power transformed into energy, rapidly replenishing his depleted combat qi! As he circulated his cultivation technique, his milky white combat qi became solid once more!

"Hey! What did you eat?" Xiao Yi Xian had calmed down as well and asked.

"A Qi Replenishing Pill. You can't take one yet. Let's go!"

Xiao Yi Xian had not yet broken through to the Dou Zhe stage, so she could not casually take medicinal pills, or it would affect her foundation! Moreover, she could not withstand the violent medicinal power!

Xiao Yi Xian knew she couldn't eat it either, but she greatly admired Alchemists! So she was extremely curious! Still, she stubbornly protested:

"How can't I eat it? How do you know I can't? Huh? You said we're leaving? Where are we going? Are we going up?"

She still wanted to cover it up. What if this guy was foolish enough to believe her?

Glancing at the young girl, Xiao Heng wanted to tease her a little more! He said seriously, "Look, there's a passage here. There might be some expert's cave dwelling inside. If it is, won't we strike it rich? But don't worry, if I find any treasure, I'll definitely give you a share!"

This made Xiao Yi Xian feel embarrassed instead! "Is that so? Then... alright!"

That shy look made Xiao Heng want to burst out laughing, but he had to hold it in!

"Of course! Don't worry, everyone who sees it gets a share!"

"Is that so? Then thank you!" Xiao Yi Xian wanted to say something, but felt too embarrassed. She couldn't exactly say that she had discovered this place first, could she? Then why hadn't she said so earlier?

"Mm! Let's go!"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Heng. She had originally been a little embarrassed, but the longer she looked, the more she seemed to notice something was wrong!

"Alright, you! You liar! You pushed me off the cliff, took advantage of me, and now you want to steal my treasure too! You really are a bastard!"

He had been found out, but Xiao Heng had thick skin. "Well, everyone who sees it gets a share! Whether you found it or I found it, we can just split it evenly! Hurry! What if someone else finds it!"

Xiao Yi Xian suddenly remembered that she had not been quiet earlier. This place was not far from the camp. Though it was hidden, there were so many people around. If someone had heard her and came looking, it would be even more troublesome! She glared fiercely at Xiao Heng again. Bastard! She didn't want this guy taking advantage of her at all! But if those people came, she would get nothing at all. This guy didn't seem like a bad person. Though she was unwilling, there was nothing she could do!

Gritting her teeth, she said, "Let's go, bastard!"

Seeing this, Xiao Heng could only smile awkwardly. After all, he really was in the wrong! He admitted it—he really did covet her opportunity.

Xiao Yi Xian walked ahead and smoothly opened the stone door. Looking at the medicinal herbs and Gold Coins scattered everywhere, Xiao Heng did not rush to collect them. Instead, he first walked to the skeleton and gave a slight bow! He took the key, then removed the Scroll from its chest!

When he opened the Scroll, a fragmentary map appeared before the two of them!

"This is no use to you. It's mine!"

Xiao Yi Xian saw that it was a map and nodded in agreement!

"Then what about the remaining three boxes and those herbs?"

"How about this? I only want that Ice Spirit Flame Grass. You can have all the other herbs. As for what's inside the boxes, let's open them first! Whoever needs something can take it!"

Although she really wanted that medicinal herb, she could not beat this guy. Those poison powders probably would not work on him either, so she could only agree through tears!

Opening the first box, a seven-colored Scroll appeared inside!

"Seven-Colored Poison Scripture"

He tossed the Scroll to Xiao Yi Xian. "I have no use for this. You can have it!"

Then he opened the second box!

As expected, it was Eagle's Wings. Xiao Heng's main goal in coming here had been this. It would allow him to fly before becoming a Dou Wang, and it would greatly protect his life! Perhaps he would be able to use it before long!

Seeing Xiao Heng clutching the Scroll tightly, Xiao Yi Xian could not help asking, "What is that?"

"A Flying Dou Technique, a Dou Technique that lets someone fly before becoming a Dou Wang!"

After hearing Xiao Heng's explanation, Xiao Yi Xian gave an "Oh!" and then simply said it was his!

He opened the third box!

"Roaring Lion's Chant" (Mystic Grade High Dou Technique)

"I have no use for this either. It's yours too!" Xiao Yi Xian only glanced at it before walking away without interest to dig up herbs!

He put the two Scrolls into his Storage Ring. Now was not the time to cultivate!

Watching the diligent Xiao Yi Xian, Xiao Heng walked over and put away the only medicinal herb that belonged to him! Then he asked a fatal question!

"You dug up so much. How are you taking it with you?"

Xiao Yi Xian turned back and looked at Xiao Heng resentfully!

"You see, there's nothing I can do about it either!"

She continued staring...

"Alright, alright! I'll give you a Storage Ring!"

At the mention of a Storage Ring, Xiao Yi Xian immediately brightened up! She said, "Don't worry, I'll return the Storage Ring to you once we get back!"

Leaning indifferently against the stone wall, he said, "No need. The things I took are worth far more than a Storage Ring. Consider that compensation for you!"

"Alright! ^_^" Xiao Yi Xian agreed.

"You really don't stand on ceremony, do you?"

"What do you expect? You've taken advantage of me so much, and I can't even ask for a Storage Ring?" As she spoke, she turned back and continued staring at Xiao Heng!

Why was she bringing that up again?

"Fine, fine! Anything you say, Your Highness!"

"That's more like it!" After muttering that, Xiao Yi Xian continued digging up herbs!