The man carried Bai Xi dozens of miles away, until they reached a secluded valley.
"I never thought we'd run into those people even on the Hundred-Flower Continent. They're such a nuisance," Bai Xi said. She hooked her arms around his broad shoulders, her breath fragrant as orchids against his ear. "A Tan, thank goodness you're here. I twisted my ankle. Will you carry me?"
The man stiffened and pushed Bai Xi away.
The seductive smile on Bai Xi's face froze as well. She planted her feet, her temper rising, and sneered. "Song Tan, you're a stone that will never warm, no matter how long I hold you. I treat you so well. Why can't you ever see my true feelings for you?"
Song Tan said nothing, remaining as taciturn as ever.
Helplessness spread through Bai Xi's heart. She stopped bothering with Song Tan and walked deeper into the valley.
Song Tan tilted his head slightly, gazing at the clear blue sky overhead.
Bai Xi always said they were engaged, and that a Life-Share Gu had been planted in them both. Yet somehow, Song Tan always felt that he and Bai Xi ought to be strangers. He could not muster any sense of closeness to her.
And yet Bai Xi's expressions and tone often felt familiar to him.
Song Tan stood in the valley for a while before heading out.
Previously, he and Bai Xi had gone to the Eastern Sea to obtain the Array Manual for the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, along with the Eastern Sea's Spirit Spring. Unfortunately, both the Demon King and the Demon Venerable were there, and they had never managed to succeed.
If they failed to obtain the Hundred-Flower Continent's Array Manual this time, the Ghost Lord would probably not spare them.
Song Tan decided to