Fairy and Witch

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Ordinary disciples wouldn't think of so much; you can tell by everyone's reaction. Most people were excited and admired Zheng Yunyi, who was lying there, beyond measure.

Those were heroes who fought valiantly to delay the inevitable, allowing Heavenly Mystery Child to lay his plan! While it's certainly satisfying to watch Qin Yi someone with a single blow, the passion and inspiration of such a bloody battle are far greater, easily making him an idol for young people.

Uh, wait a minute...

Zheng Yunyi was covered in blood and had not a single good spot on his body, suddenly sat up, and there was not a single injury on his body.

A group of disciples widened their eyes.

Qin Yi, however, had anticipated this. He raised his Wine Gourd, took a sip, and didn't look at him.

Most likely, it's the kind of scapegoat situation. Guan Hai Haihuiyang, a powerful figure, isn't easily fooled; he's already figured it out and even questioned, "He's actually alright." Unfortunately, his biased arbitration overturned that claim...

However, judging from the situation, it's not that he's completely unharmed; the injury is still quite serious, just not as severe as some people think.

Furthermore, he should have made a breakthrough... If Heavenly Mystery Child's plan can be upgraded, then Zheng Yunyi, who participated in the entire affair and paid a heavy price, will naturally also upgrade. If his entry into the Cloud Ascension realm was a forced breakthrough, then perhaps he has made up for it this time. If the Cloud Ascension realm was a normal breakthrough, he will probably need to advance two or three levels to be considered normal... Otherwise, where would he get the enthusiasm to keep pushing himself? Ultimately, it's all for the sake of upgrading...

Zheng Yunyi staggered over, opened his folding fan with a whoosh, and laughed, "Junior Brother Qin, I must thank you for being an enemy of the Great Joy Temple, which gave us this opportunity to prove our Dao."

Qin Yi leaned lazily against the rock. "I don't mind that you're plotting against external enemies, it's better than plotting against your own people... but you're too ruthless in offending people, a hundred times better than me. I admire you."

Zheng Yunyi smiled and said, "So I've come here to apologize to Minghe True Person..."

Minghe said calmly, "Shouldn't you apologize to the innocent?"

"We're just mediocre people; there's no end to the apologies we can offer. As long as Minghe True Person doesn't take offense, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief..."

"Afraid to offend Minghe, yet so easily offending me?" A soft laugh came from somewhere, and a shadowy figure appeared in a flash. Zheng Yunyi only had time to summon a tortoise shell to block his vitals before a dark shadow struck his back. Still injured, Zheng Yunyi had no strength to defend himself and collapsed to the ground, spitting blood. This time, he was truly too injured to get up.

This was only because Minghe subconsciously made a move, and a sharp glint of divine sword light shot out. The phantom was distracted and unable to exert its full strength in this attack; otherwise, it might have already taken Zheng Yunyi's life.

"What kind of Monstrous Fiends!" Yin Yizhong and the others rushed over quickly. The shadow chuckled and had already left the Cloud Platform, its destination unknown.

Her ethereal voice drifted through the air. "Hidden Dragon Underground Palace, spring is deep and affection is strong, the enchantress has just untied her bodice, the Fairy's cheeks are flushed, alas, the greedy wolf invades, the peach blossoms are hazy."

Minghe looked at Qin Yi with a dangerous gaze. Qin Yi's face turned red with embarrassment, and he hurriedly said, "I'm going to chase after that Monstrous Fiends. You guys protect our Senior Brother."

After saying that, he paused, rushed off the Cloud Platform, and disappeared below in an instant, it was unknown whether he was chasing after the Monstrous Fiends or fleeing for his life.

The competition Cloud Platform was high in the sky, and no one could see anyone below. However, the other party did not conceal their presence, and Qin Yi quickly followed the trail to the dense forest in the mountains below.

Meng Qingying leaned against the shade of a tree, arms crossed, and looked at him with a smile.

Qin Yi was furious. "It's one thing for you to retaliate against Zheng Yunyi for ambushing him, but why did you have to drag me into this?"

"Would I harm you?" Meng Qingying said with a smile, "Am I not telling the truth?"

"When did I ever untie your bodice!"

"You touched it."

"I was warning you not to cause trouble!"

"Oh~" Meng Qingying drawled, "So that's what the warning was about..."

Qin Yi retorted angrily, "Do you think I should have killed you back then?!"

Meng Qingying's expression gradually turned cold. "Minghe is a nun; her path is to sever ties with the mortal world. You have no chance. Can my mere provocation compare to her heartfelt desire for enlightenment? That is the real chasm between you. Why resent my mere words?"

Qin Yi retorted angrily, "That's no way to play! Are you happy to make things difficult for us as friends?"

"Qin Yi... aren't you mistaken about something... making it impossible for you and Minghe to even be friends, isn't that exactly what I intended?" Meng Qingying said calmly, "Did you expect me to watch your friendship with her grow stronger, only to turn around and help her kill me?"

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment and couldn't answer.

From her perspective, that was indeed the case; it was only natural for her to sabotage his relationship with Minghe.

"But Miss Meng," Qin Yi said slowly, "You should understand that no matter how you try to sow discord, if Minghe wants to kill you, I will still help her."

Meng Qingying's pupils contracted slightly. "Alright, Qin Yi, you are indeed discerning."

She paused, then seemed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth. "Minghe, have you heard enough? Make your move, let me see how he's going to help you kill me."

Minghe's voice came from somewhere. "With important matters at hand, we have no time to deal with small fry. If you're tired of living, you can go hang yourself on a tree."

Meng Qingying stared fiercely at Qin Yi, Qin Yi remained expressionless. She spat and cursed them as "dogs and bitches," then turned and disappeared into the shadows, vanishing without a trace.

Minghe emerged from behind the tree, tilting her head to look at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi said, "Um..."

"Did you say those things on purpose because you knew I would hear you?"

"No..."

"Hmm, it seems like the truth." Even as she said this, Minghe's expression didn't change; she still tilted her head slightly, looking extremely strange.

"What's with that expression?" Qin Yi retorted. "Why aren't you making a move? What important matter is there for you?"

"I just..." Minghe smiled slightly, "I didn't want to put you in a difficult position."

Qin Yi wanted to say that it wouldn't be difficult for him, but as soon as he said "I", Minghe put her hand to her lips.

"You've offended her badly with those words, it's no less serious than hitting her on the head with Wolf Tooth Club." Minghe looked into his eyes and said softly, "Actually, she's right. You won't get me by saying those things, but you might be able to get her by saying nice things to her."

Qin Yi removed her hand from his lips and shook his head, saying, "I never thought about having her."

He paused, then added, "Don't listen to what she says; you can't trust her."

Minghe's expression turned strange again.

Maybe so. You can't listen to anything a Witch says; if you take it seriously, you lose. But why... do I have this intuition that she's genuinely jealous? Even her initial "provocative" remarks seemed to stem from jealousy...

But her attitude didn't matter anymore; Qin Yi's attitude was so firm that it was beyond reproach.

If he truly meant it, he would have said, "My Senior Sister is by my side," instead of making excuses or evasions.

At that moment, he said he had never thought about getting her.

Minghe didn't know whether she should be happy or embarrassed. Not wanting to have her, wasn't that just a way of saying she still wanted him?

Her hand was still in Qin Yi's hand, right next to his lips.

Qin Yi tentatively kissed her hand.

Minghe jolted as if electrocuted, her pretty face flushing red. "Don't touch me!"

Qin Yi was completely innocent. "I clearly only used my mouth, this is a gentleman."

"You..." Minghe was both annoyed and amused. "When did you become so lazy?"

Qin Yi sighed, "Because you're leaving again."

Minghe remained silent.

She is indeed leaving.

This was just an arbitration, not a long-term mission. Once it's done, shouldn't I be leaving? What am I still doing here? Meddling in other sects' internal affairs?

It was wrong of her to secretly hope to see him. But this time, Minghe felt the outcome was quite good.

Although it seems like I'm still more entangled and clingy with him, I'm actually much calmer inside. I don't have the chaotic emotions I had when we broke up, like I was running away for my life.

You thought it was an escape, but in reality, it had disturbed your Dao Heart. At least now you can face it calmly, which is the peace brought by time.

Perhaps if we meet again, or even three times, we'll just be old friends, and there will be even less of a ripple in our hearts.

Qin Yi must have realized it too. "He's leaving again" is not just about parting from people, but also about how, as time goes by, hearts will drift further apart until everything returns to calm.

This is her spiritual practice. But it may not be his.

Minghe suddenly felt that she had no right to be jealous of him, whether it was her senior Senior Sister or the Witch.

Because her heart wasn't really there.

Qin Yi had a very clear feeling that perhaps when they met again, Minghe would bow slightly and say "fellow Daoist" as if they had just met for the first time.

He suddenly applied force to his hand.

Minghe was caught off guard and fell into his arms. When she looked up, she saw Qin Yi leaning close and whispering, "Perhaps I should stamp it more firmly."

Minghe knew what this guy was up to now.

She desperately wanted to break free; this wouldn't do...

But then he recalled his coldness toward Meng Qingying... all for her, Minghe, while he might end up with nothing.

Minghe sighed softly and slowly closed her eyes.