Blood Bodhi

It wasn't until the latter half of the night that Tian Ling'er, exhausted from her wild thoughts, slowly drifted into sleep.

At this moment, Zhong Shan gently opened his eyes. He turned his head and looked at Ling'er, who was blowing cute little bubbles from her mouth. Zhong Shan shook his head and smiled.

An inexplicable feeling of tenderness arose in his heart. Looking at Tian Ling'er, Zhong Shan shook his head and continued to regulate his breathing and heal his injuries.

Zhong Shan's recovery ability was terrifying. By the next day, not only had the aftereffects of the Heavenly Devil Body Tempering Great Technique disappeared, but his injuries had also healed significantly.

When the sun shone down, Zhong Shan began practicing his saber techniques.

The booming sounds soon woke up Tian Ling'er.

Gently opening her eyes and rubbing her sleepy eyes, Tian Ling'er looked towards the source of the sound. She was startled, and then suddenly remembered the embarrassing events of last night. Her face involuntarily turned red again.

Perhaps sensing that Tian Ling'er had woken up, Zhong Shan immediately stopped practicing his saber techniques.

"You're awake? Are you hungry?" Zhong Shan asked.

Seeing Zhong Shan's usual expression, Tian Ling'er widened her eyes and stared for a while longer.

"What's wrong? Is there something dirty on my face?" Zhong Shan pretended not to understand and wiped his face.

"No, nothing." Tian Ling'er immediately said.

Finally confirming that Zhong Shan knew nothing about yesterday, Tian Ling'er relaxed considerably. Thank goodness, thank goodness.

"Nothing? Then let's eat something. I'll go scout ahead and see where this Mountain Valley leads," Zhong Shan said.

"You, you're leaving?" Tian Ling'er stared at Zhong Shan with a pitiful expression.

Looking at Tian Ling'er, Zhong Shan couldn't help but smile. "Of course. Otherwise, we'll just stay here?"

"I don't want to stay here alone. My internal injuries are completely healed, but my leg injury means I can't walk. Help me go with you," Tian Ling'er looked at Zhong Shan pitifully.

Seeing Tian Ling'er's expression, Zhong Shan felt a warmth in his heart, and a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"Okay, get up," Zhong Shan said.

"Mm," Tian Ling'er immediately nodded.

Helping Tian Ling'er stand up, he flipped his hand and put away the blanket. He also put the Great Saber into his Storage Bracelet.

Looking at Tian Ling'er's legs wrapped in white cloth, Zhong Shan squatted down. Under Tian Ling'er's astonished gaze, he put his hands behind his back and carried Tian Ling'er on his back.

"Ah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"

Tian Ling'er let out a cry of surprise. Her feet were already off the ground. This had never happened before. She had never been carried on someone's back before. Like this, weren't they pressed together?

"Zhong Shan, put me down, put me down..." Tian Ling'er cried out, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Her body twisted rapidly, wriggling as if trying to break free from the hands that were bound to her thighs.

It would have been fine if Tian Ling'er hadn't moved, but with this movement, her graceful figure, soft body, and the two little white rabbits pressed against his back bounced around. Even though Zhong Shan was eighty-one years old and had his own principles, his old face couldn't help but turn red.

"Slap~~~~~"

"Don't move."

Feeling a sudden crisp sound on her bottom, Tian Ling'er not only didn't feel a burning pain, but instead felt as if Zhong Shan's palm contained a palm-sized lightning bolt. A current instantly surged through her entire body. Involuntarily, Tian Ling'er's body stiffened and she stopped twisting.

Tian Ling'er's mind went blank. She didn't know when she had wrapped her arms around Zhong Shan's neck. She was completely stunned, and it took her a long time to react.

How could this be?

Tian Ling'er felt her posture. Her entire body was pressed against Zhong Shan's back without any gap. Her arms were wrapped around his neck, and her face was almost touching his neck.

Tian Ling'er didn't move. Her butt felt numb in one spot, as if that numb area was exactly the shape of Zhong Shan's hand. Her legs were embarrassingly spread apart and clamped around Zhong Shan's waist. Zhong Shan's large hands, although separated by clothes, felt like two branding irons pressed against her thighs. The temperature was so high. Why didn't her clothes get branded with two handprints? Tian Ling'er felt as if her entire body was being cooked by the high temperature from Zhong Shan's palms. At least her face was so red it looked like it was about to drip blood, almost smoking.

Zhong Shan walked forward step by step. Tian Ling'er on his back bounced slightly, experiencing this enchanting feeling. Tian Ling'er didn't dare to speak, nor could she. This, this had never happened before. Why was it like this? Why did I have this feeling? Was I still myself?

However, Zhong Shan's scent was quite pleasant. Tian Ling'er thought softly.

Thinking of this, Tian Ling'er's face turned even redder, but a faint smile, one she didn't even notice herself, appeared. Perhaps, perhaps this is quite good too.

Zhong Shan regretted it the moment he slapped her just now, but thankfully, Tian Ling'er wasn't making a fuss anymore. If she wasn't making a fuss, then so be it. That was enough.

It was just, why did Ling'er suddenly stop talking? If he hadn't felt Tian Ling'er's breath on his neck, Zhong Shan would definitely have checked to see what was wrong.

"Ling'er." After walking for a while, Zhong Shan thought about the scenes from before. Finally, he spoke first.

"Hmm, hmm?" Tian Ling'er hadn't fully recovered when Zhong Shan called her name. She responded with a casual "hmm," then realized her lapse and quickly responded with a questioning "hmm" again.

Taking a deep breath, Zhong Shan frowned and said, "Before, at the peak of the mountain, I promised you that if we escaped this time, I would take you to see Senior Brother."

Hearing Zhong Shan say this, Tian Ling'er immediately thought of Senior Brother. However, for some reason, she didn't feel as eager to see him now. Tian Ling'er didn't know why. According to her old self, she should have been very happy. Now, now there was only a slight hint of joy?

Tian Ling'er frowned, looked at Zhong Shan carrying her on his back, and felt a warmth in her heart. After a moment of silence, she finally nodded and said, "Thank you, Zhong Shan."

"Heh heh, what is there to thank me for? If you hadn't used the Red Silk to pull me up at the end, I might be smashed to pieces like Zhong Di and the others now," Zhong Shan shook his head and smiled.

"No, you wouldn't. Even without me saving you, you would definitely have been fine," Tian Ling'er immediately said with certainty, as if Zhong Shan was omnipotent.

"Perhaps," Zhong Shan shook his head and smiled. The method of saving himself just now was a spur-of-the-moment idea, extremely dangerous, and many things were coincidences. Without the Red Silk, how could he have pulled down the large rock? However, Zhong Shan didn't refute her. Perhaps!

Zhong Shan carried Tian Ling'er and walked slowly and steadily towards the other end of the Mountain Valley. It wasn't that Zhong Shan wasn't in a hurry to get out, but in this unknown place, being slower was ultimately safer.

All around were steep cliffs, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Climbing up by hanging? And the rocks were very smooth. It was too difficult to get up.

They could only see if there was a way out.

The Mountain Valley was very large, but it was still within Zhong Shan's view. They kept walking, and when they reached the front, the path was finally blocked. Another tall mountain blocked the way out. It was a dead-end valley.

However, at the very end, there was a mountain cave about two meters high.

Mountain cave?

Inside the mountain cave, a faint red light glowed, and a large amount of heat surged out from within, like waves of heat rushing towards the two of them.

The red light was weak, but inside the cave, there were thirteen red dots, each about the size of a strawberry, scattered around, emitting a red light slightly stronger than the surrounding faint light.

"Zhong Shan, what's in there?" Tian Ling'er immediately became excited when she saw the scene inside the mountain cave.

"Don't talk," Zhong Shan frowned.

"Oh," Tian Ling'er was interrupted by Zhong Shan. Her gaze quickly shifted from the inside to Zhong Shan, and she softly responded.

Holding his breath, Zhong Shan listened carefully, listening for any sounds inside. Zhong Shan calmed his mind and didn't hear any sounds from inside. All he heard was Tian Ling'er's heartbeat.

He gently picked up a stone from the ground, aimed it at the inside of the mountain cave, and flicked it with his finger.

"Crack!" The stone hit inside the cave, making a crisp sound. Zhong Shan continued to listen intently.

Meanwhile, Tian Ling'er had been watching closely. At first, she was attracted by the things inside the cave, but now, she was instead drawn by what Zhong Shan was doing, watching his actions with a curious expression.

"There's no sound," Tian Ling'er whispered into Zhong Shan's ear.

Hearing Tian Ling'er's words, Zhong Shan shook his head and smiled. After all, Tian Ling'er was at the Innate Ninth Stage, so her hearing was naturally better than his.

"Perhaps I was overthinking it!" Zhong Shan said with a smile. Then, carrying Tian Ling'er on his back, he walked towards the cave.

Entering the cave, he adjusted to the darkness inside before he could clearly see what was emitting the red light. In the distance, a large amount of faint red light and heat waves came from the winding depths of the cave. Here, Zhong Shan suddenly thought of a possibility: could this cave extend to a volcano?

Then, Zhong Shan turned his gaze to the thirteen red dots in different directions.

"Blood Bodhi?" Tian Ling'er suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

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