Cherish the One Before You, Dao Discourse with the Blade Demon

In the mountain forest.

The White-haired Youth and the saintess in the black dress strolled side by side. A wolf-type Exotic Beast suddenly charged out, only for the White-haired Youth to kill it effortlessly with a single pointed finger. A wisp of aura burst forth, and some Exotic Beasts that had been spying from the shadows were instantly frightened into fleeing in a hurry.

Lan Yiyi glanced at Qin Yun and said, "It seems Holy Son Qin has been doing rather well in the Ten Thousand Mountains during this time. You handle Exotic Beasts as if you were a fish in water."

Qin Yun gave a wry smile. "Saintess, please don't tease me. I'm no longer any kind of holy son. Just call me Qin Yun. I came this time to thank you in person. If not for your words, I fear Qin Yun still wouldn't have his freedom."

His previous circumstances truly had not been good. Not only had he been stripped of his position as Candidate Holy Son, he had also been placed under house arrest and forbidden to go out.

After coming to the Ten Thousand Mountains, he had worked hard to gain a firm foothold, and he had also learned the details of the earlier meeting between the higher-ups of the Demonic Sect and Southern Border. Only then had he found the chance to personally thank Lan Yiyi.

Lan Yiyi's gaze was distant, and there was self-mockery in her words.

"Call me Yiyi. Saintess? Heh. If I had a choice, I wouldn't want to be this saintess at all."

The mountain forest fell somewhat silent.

Qin Yun's eyes froze for a moment, then he said softly, "Yiyi, are you in a bad mood?"

Lan Yiyi did not speak. The two walked on in silence, and before