Hua Ci had emerged from the Cloud River Battlefield.
That meant Five Poisons Pool could no longer offer her much help in cultivation. This Forbidden Land would likely become like the Myriad Poison Forest of the Spirit Stream Battlefield—worthy of its name no longer.
"The wilderness has only demons and monsters. Where would it find a soul-stealing fox?" Lu Ye looked at her with a smile.
Ever since they had parted after returning from the Peerless Continent, they had not seen one another again. By now, nearly three years had passed.
For a young man like Lu Ye, such a separation was still a long one. But this was the life of cultivators. They could not cling to one another all day like ordinary men and women, for each always had their own affairs to attend to. Yet an unexpected reunion did not diminish the affection in their hearts with the passage of time. Instead, long years of concern and longing had fermented it until it became richer and more mellow.
"Besides, how could wildflowers be as fragrant as the flowers at home?"
Hua Ci looked astonished. "Shouldn't it be said the other way around?"
Lu Ye answered solemnly, "Every flower catches a different eye. I don't care about anyone else. I like the flowers at home."
Hua Ci raised a hand over her brow like a visor and put on a show of looking around. "Where are these flowers at home? Why can't I see them?"
"They're in my eyes."
Hua Ci's face abruptly reddened. She spat lightly, "Smooth talker!"
Third Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Brother both wore looks of utter disgust as they silently watched the two flirt shamelessly in public. Feng Yuechan and Lin Yinxiu, on the other hand, watched with great relish.
Yiyi poked her