Just before Shen Qing was about to enter the Beast Forest, Li Xian finally caught up.
Seeing his relaxed eyebrows, the naughty smile on his lips not fully concealed yet, and his slight gasping for breath, Shen Qing knew that Li Xian must have taken no mercy.
"What did you do?"
Li Xian raised his eyebrows and stopped in his tracks. "Feeling sorry for them?"
Shen Qing was speechless. "What do you think?"
Saying so, Shen Qing continued walking forward, muttering that Li Xian was too slow and that You Lang and Chu Lanqiu would almost have the egg hatched.
But Li Xian suddenly thought that perhaps their relationship should progress faster.
Not only because of Pei Xuanjing and the others, but also because there were always some uninvited guests between them.
"Shen Qing."
"Huh?"
Hearing Li Xian calling her, Shen Qing turned around. Just as she was about to urge Li Xian to hurry up, unexpectedly, Li Xian walked towards her quickly.
This close distance made Shen Qing panic and take a step back.
She didn't stop until her back hit a tree and there was nowhere else to retreat.
But Li Xian had no intention of letting her go and continued to approach.
Li Xian moved slowly. Shen Qing panicked and tried to bypass him from the side. Li Xian immediately reached out his hand and propped it on the tree trunk, blocking Shen Qing's way to escape.
Shen Qing was startled. Her eyes were full of confusion. Not wanting to face Li Xian, she had no choice but to turn her back to him and lean against the tree as if she were reflecting on her mistakes.
A look of disappointment flashed across Li Xian's face, but the next second, a glint of determination flashed in his deep eyes and he suddenly became more assertive, encircling Shen Qing in his arms.
"What are you doing?! I've already said that I don't feel sorry for them."
Li Xian couldn't see Shen Qing's expression, but from the blushing tips of her ears, he sensed that Shen Qing might not dislike his approach.
So, the emboldened Li Xian tentatively moved a bit closer.
Shen Qing only felt that Li Xian suddenly got closer and her back touched Li Xian's chest.
But there was a tree in front of her and Li Xian's strong arms on both sides. This ambiguous posture left Shen Qing at a loss.
Shen Qing tilted her head slightly and opened her mouth to take a deep breath. But with every breath, Li Xian's scent lingered.
"What if I said I threw Pei Xuanjing into the purification pool of the Beast Taming Sect? Would you still not feel sorry for him?"
The purification pool of the Beast Taming Sect was where the spiritual beasts excreted.
But Shen Qing's mind was in a complete daze at the moment and half of her body went numb.
Because when Li Xian spoke, he was right next to Shen Qing's ear. His voice was deep and a bit hoarse, and his breath sprayed on Shen Qing's ear.
"Good job... He should have been thrown in earlier..."
Shen Qing tried hard to hold onto her rationality and stammered out an answer.
She clearly should have turned around and pushed Li Xian away, but for some reason, she didn't even have the courage to turn around and face Li Xian. She could only stare intently at the tree bark in front of her.
"And... I scratched He Yu's face?"
Shen Qing: "Good job... He should have been scratched earlier..."
"I also wrote the word 'fool' with indelible ink on the forehead of your blood - related younger brother."
Shen Qing: "Good job... It should have been written earlier..."
"Nan Zhijin's spiritual meridians were probably destroyed by me."
Shen Qing: "Good job... They should have been destroyed earlier..."
After a few rounds of such conversation, Shen Qing didn't know what she was saying anymore and just mechanically answered.
Li Xian was amused by Shen Qing's reaction and let out a soft laugh.
Shen Qing only felt the chest against her back vibrating and didn't dare to turn her head to look back at all.
Seeing Li Xian laughing, Shen Qing blushed deeply. Angrily, she turned around and tried to push Li Xian away.
But after pushing a few times, Shen Qing found that she couldn't move him at all.
"Why are you so heavy!"
Shen Qing looked up. Just as she was about to complain some more, she met Li Xian's eyes full of strong possessiveness.
"You..."
Li Xian tilted his head slightly and slowly got closer.
"What about me?"
Shen Qing looked up blankly, watching Li Xian's lips getting closer. She almost forgot how to breathe.
Just when Shen Qing thought Li Xian was going to kiss her, Li Xian suddenly pulled away.
The scent of Li Xian immediately faded away, and Shen Qing suddenly felt a bit disappointed.
"You?!"
"What about me?"
Shen Qing looked angrily at Li Xian's innocent - looking face. Ashamed to express her feelings, she stammered and didn't know what to say.
"Let's hurry up. Otherwise, Chu Lanqiu's egg will be hatched."
Shen Qing stared wide - eyed and said several "you"s in a row.
"You! You! You!"
That was her line!!
The two entered the Beast Forest one after the other.
All the interactions between them just now fell into the eyes of Elder Hengling. Hidden deep in his seemingly calm eyes was jealousy.
It had been so long since Shen Qing showed such a lively expression in front of them.
You Lang and Chu Lanqiu waited for Shen Qing and Li Xian at the pre - arranged place for a while before the four of them finally met up.
Seeing Shen Qing's blushing face, Chu Lanqiu asked curiously, "What did you do? Why is your face so red?"
Shen Qing immediately touched her face. Thinking of what Li Xian had just done, her face blushed even more.
"Nothing... It's nothing..."
You Lang curled his lips and gave a meaningful look at the refreshed Li Xian. He immediately guessed that something might have happened between the two of them.
But not exposing it was You Lang's last bit of tenderness. So the four of them started walking deeper into the Beast Forest.
The place for hatching the egg this time was chosen by Chu Lanqiu herself. She often entered the Beast Forest. Although she never went too deep, she knew the environment around the Beast Forest best.
Although the Hundred - Mile Beast Forest was named so, it actually stretched for thousands of miles.
There were tens of thousands of spiritual beasts living in the Beast Forest. The closer to the center of the forest, the more powerful the spiritual beasts were. According to ancient records, the center of the Beast Forest was the habitat of the ancient dragon race, but no one had ever verified it.
After all, the dragon race had disappeared for a long time, and few cultivators could defeat the powerful spiritual beasts at the Fusion Stage near the center of the forest.
Moreover, the Beast Forest was extremely dangerous. There were more than a hundred well - known deadly spiritual plants. The closer to the center, the more poisonous the spiritual plants were.
The disciples of the Beast Taming Sect usually trained around the Beast Forest and never went deep inside.
The place Chu Lanqiu chose was a low - lying cave. In front of it was a stream several meters wide. There were some ancient big trees around, their trunks and branches completely entangled with vines. There were also some birds perching on them.
The fresh forest atmosphere was refreshing and made everyone feel relaxed and happy.
"Let's start now."
You Lang placed Yuanyuan inside the cave, and everyone's expressions became solemn.
Shen Qing and Li Xian worked together to set up barriers and defenses around.
You Lang made a cut on his finger and started drawing a formation on the relatively flat ground inside the cave with his own blood.
Chu Lanqiu took out all the spiritual herbs and medicines she could think of.
Taking advantage of the time when You Lang was preparing, Shen Qing slowly recalled what Li Xian had said just now.
"Did you really throw Pei Xuanjing into the purification pool and scratch He Yu's face?!"
Li Xian nodded. "Yes, I didn't lie to you."
Shen Qing was stunned.
"Aren't you afraid that Elder Yuxu will come after you?"
Li Xian shook his head. "If Master knows that I'm avenging you, he will even help me cover up. Don't worry."