Shen Yi was utterly baffled. Just what had he done to Hong Ling that had made her hold such a grudge? Yet no matter how he pressed her, Hong Ling only shook her head and said the time was not yet ripe. Left with no choice, Shen Yi could only give up, praying inwardly that he had not done anything too outrageous.
The night passed without incident. Early the next morning, Shen Yi woke to find Hong Ling once again sprawled atop him, sleeping soundly. Looking at her face, he felt a wave of heat course through his body.
"You're being naughty."
Hong Ling suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Shen Yi with a mischievous grin, making him realize that this had all been her scheme. He cried out that he had been fooled. As for why he had grown so close to Hong Ling, even he did not know. It was probably related to swallowing her blood that night.
Shen Yi sat up, somewhat puzzled. Why had he not heard any movement from Sixth Master Ma last night? He had even slipped out in secret and made a round through Ma Family Village. Only after finding nothing unusual had he returned to rest.
"What are you thinking about?"
Hong Ling sat beside him and leaned against his shoulder, her big eyes sparkling brightly.
"You were transformed from a spirit medicine. Then what exactly was the spirit medicine Ma Tian and the others obtained?"
Shen Yi suddenly thought of it. Since Hong Ling had fully come back to life, could the spirit medicine in Ma Tian's hands still be Hong Ling's original body?
"That's hard to say. Even I don't know."
Hong Ling was curious as well. The laws here were somewhat peculiar. Shen Yi even began to suspect