A fish that slipped through the net?

Li Qinghai saw the old lady's stance and realized she intended to kill him.

He immediately broke into a smile.

Well then.

Today, he hadn't waited for Ye Feng and thought he wouldn't die, but unexpectedly, there was an unexpected gain.

One look at this old lady, and it was clear she was an old monster who had lived for thousands of years.

Killing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

Li Qinghai suppressed the excitement in his heart and pretended to be calm as he responded.

"What guidance does the senior have for me?"

The old lady nodded slightly, "You, young man, have a good appearance, and your behavior is quite decent."

At this point, Li Qinghai thought the old lady might spare him.

But the old lady's change of face was faster than flipping a book.

The next second, she raised her cane.

"Unfortunately, you've seen my true form, and I can't let you reveal my whereabouts!"

"Sigh..."

Li Qinghai let out a long sigh and slowly closed his eyes.

On the surface, he seemed resigned, helplessly waiting for death.

In reality, he was overjoyed inside.

Great, he could finally be reborn.

In my next life, with so many blessings, it would be a perfect protagonist's start, simply wonderful.

Just as Li Qinghai was happily fantasizing.

The old lady's cane was already raised, pointing at Li Qinghai.

Lu Beixue, who was beside him, had sensed it early on; she had felt the old lady's killing intent from the beginning.

She wanted to plead with the old lady to spare Li Qinghai.

But then she thought she wasn't familiar with the old lady, and begging might not change anything.

Moreover, her character was such that she never begged anyone.

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In the past, when facing Ye Feng, she would rather die than beg, let alone now.

Her life was originally saved by Li Qinghai.

Now that he was in trouble, dying with him would be a beautiful ending.

So, at the moment the old lady made her move.

Lu Beixue unhesitatingly lunged towards Li Qinghai.

The old lady's expression changed, and she quickly withdrew her cane.

Most of the attack was indeed retracted, but there was still residual power that wasn't fully taken back.

The remaining force struck Lu Beixue's back.

Pfft...

Lu Beixue spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered onto Li Qinghai's face.

Li Qinghai felt a warm sensation on his face, which didn't seem like it was caused by an attack, and immediately opened his eyes.

Just in time to see Lu Beixue's frail body crashing into him.

Even though Lu Beixue's face was pale and blood stained her lips, she was smiling.

It was as if she was a flower blooming among a hundred others, with a radiant smile!

And within that stunning smile, there was a deep, unwavering affection!

Li Qinghai's Dao heart, as firm as a rock, suddenly trembled!

He quickly opened his arms and embraced Lu Beixue.

"You..." Li Qinghai managed to say one word before he was at a loss for words.

Lu Beixue felt her vitality slipping away, her eyelids growing heavier.

She knew that if she didn't speak now, she might never have the chance again.

Death gave her boundless courage.

"I... I heard from Dao Companion Wang..."

However, before Lu Beixue could finish her sentence.

The old lady flew over and interrupted her, "Don't speak, let me save you!"

Lu Beixue slightly turned her head, looking at the old lady in front of her, biting her silver teeth, her cheeks slightly puffed, a bit annoyed.

The old lady's hand quickly emitted spiritual energy, continuously healing Lu Beixue's injuries.

Lu Beixue's pale face gradually regained some color.

The old lady seemed to want to say something more, but suddenly sensed something.

She looked up at the distant sky, frowned slightly.

Then she sternly warned.

"Don't ever reveal my existence!"

After saying that, her figure disappeared from the spot, returning to Lu Beixue's necklace.

As soon as the old lady disappeared, the oppressive aura around them vanished completely.

With the old lady gone, only Li Qinghai and Lu Beixue were left at the scene.

Li Qinghai looked at Lu Beixue in his arms, and Lu Beixue looked at Li Qinghai in front of her.

The atmosphere suddenly became a bit ambiguous.

"Ahem..."

Li Qinghai cleared his throat twice, quickly changing the subject.

"You mentioned Dao Companion Wang earlier, what did he say?"

Lu Beixue slightly turned her head, "N-nothing..."

Now that she was alive, Lu Beixue's courage had vanished.

She couldn't bring herself to say what she had intended to earlier.

As the two remained silent, unsure of what to say.

Someone flew over from a distance, moving quickly.

In just a few breaths, they landed on the mountaintop.

The newcomers were Liu Daoyuan and Liu Yaoyao.

Liu Yaoyao looked at Li Qinghai, slightly surprised, "Oh, you're still alive? I thought I was coming over to collect your body!"

"......"

Li Qinghai's mouth twitched, wondering if this little girl even knew how to speak properly.

Although her words were shocking, they hit the nail on the head for Li Qinghai.

If he could really have his body collected, Li Qinghai would be delighted.

Unfortunately, Lu Beixue had ruined the plan.

"Yaoyao!" Liu Daoyuan sternly reminded her.

Liu Yaoyao realized her words were inappropriate and lowered her head to admit her mistake, "Father, I was wrong."

Liu Daoyuan stopped there, then glanced at Li Qinghai and Lu Beixue.

"What happened here? How did you get injured?"

Lu Beixue rarely lied, and for a moment, she didn't know what to say.

She hesitated, wondering whether to mention the old lady.

The old lady had tried to kill Li Qinghai, and in Lu Beixue's heart, she had labeled her as a bad person.

But the old lady had just saved her, and she didn't seem like a bad person, at least she was very concerned about her.

So Lu Beixue looked at Li Qinghai, wanting to hear what he would say.

Li Qinghai quickly organized his thoughts and explained.

"It's like this, we were cultivating here, everything was going well."

"But suddenly, the surrounding spiritual energy became turbulent."

"I stopped my cultivation technique in time, so nothing happened to me."

"But Lu Beixue, she didn't stop in time."

"Resulting in the turbulent spiritual energy entering her body, causing her to go berserk and suffer internal injuries."

Liu Daoyuan pondered slightly, seemingly judging whether Li Qinghai's words were true.

But Liu Yaoyao was full of doubt, "That's not right, I clearly felt a powerful pressure earlier."

Li Qinghai's mouth twitched, thinking, you little brat, how do you know so much...

Liu Daoyuan spread his divine sense, sensing the surroundings, and indeed found no trace of any old monster.

So this matter should have been caused by Li Qinghai.

Liu Daoyuan knew that Li Qinghai had been cultivating the Five Element Longevity Scroll.

And he knew that the Five Element Longevity Scroll absorbed spiritual energy very aggressively.

Perhaps it was this aggressiveness that caused the spiritual energy anomaly here, eventually forming a spiritual energy storm.

As for the powerful pressure Liu Yaoyao mentioned, it was also the spiritual pressure generated by the spiritual energy storm.

After all, Liu Yaoyao was still young, and it was normal for her to have some misjudgments about many things.

Liu Daoyuan, relying on his vast experience, believed he had analyzed the situation correctly.

So he nodded, "Hmm, I understand."

Li Qinghai was slightly taken aback, huh? He believed it just like that?