This life-binding summoning restricted him, allowing him to assume human form only when Yan Jiaojiao was absent or in a weakened state!
What a humiliation!
"Hmm? What's this fruit of Duan Dan Cao in your mouth?"
Yan Jiaojiao discovered the crimson fruit in Dongfang Cangwu's mouth and took it out.
Beneath the fiery red fruit, the stems and leaves of the Duan Dan Cao emitted a milky white glow.
Seeing this, Dongfang Cangwu immediately bared his teeth and let out a low growl.
He had found it, why should he give it to Yan Jiaojiao?
The consequence of baring his teeth was that, in the next second, Yan Jiaojiao curled her fingers and tapped his little head with a light but firm touch.
"A possessive little puppy isn't likable. Give it to me."
Dongfang Cangwu opened his mouth, and the crimson fruit fell into Yan Jiaojiao's palm. She then smiled and kissed his head, "That's better. I'll go repair my inner dan, you play by yourself."
Seeing the little black dog in her arms looking displeased, Yan Jiaojiao chuckled.
She picked the fruit and put it back into his mouth, "I only need the Duan Dan Cao, you eat the fruit."
With that, Yan Jiaojiao placed Dongfang Cangwu on the ground and found a small mountain cave to swallow the Duan Dan Cao.
This process was extremely perilous, and Yan Jiaojiao needed to approach it with caution and care.
Dongfang Cangwu spat out the fruit of the Duan Dan Cao from his mouth, his gaze chilling.
She truly saw him as a little dog to be played with.
Unforgivable!
A faint blue light emanated from the mountain cave.
Dongfang Cangwu glanced over and saw Yan Jiaojiao swallow the Duan Dan Cao, enveloped by a thin film.
Her previously cool and detached small face instantly became covered in fine beads of sweat.
This method was incredibly dangerous; if handled improperly, it could very well lead to her death.
Dongfang Cangwu wickedly thought, if this little one died like this, it would save him the trouble of doing it himself.
Yan Jiaojiao, of course, was unaware of Dongfang Cangwu's thoughts. She frowned, feeling the scorching heat of the Duan Dan Cao in her heart.
In an instant, her body felt like a furnace about to explode.
Yan Jiaojiao regulated her breathing and circulation, laboriously suppressing the surging heat within her.
If the original owner's strength hadn't been so weak, and if she hadn't been kind-hearted and trusting of others, with her thousand-year-old cultivation, how could her inner dan have been destroyed? Why would she have to endure such great pain?
However, in the end, she still had to blame the Heavenly Dao! It only knew how to offer her empty promises.
While complaining in her mind, Yan Jiaojiao felt her inner dan slowly condensing, becoming transparent, and gradually repairing.
She rejoiced in her heart, but suddenly, a sweet, metallic taste spread from her throat.
"Pfft..."
She spat out blood, her vision went black, and she instantly fainted.
Thump—
Dongfang Cangwu turned around and saw Yan Jiaojiao, who had been sitting on the ground, suddenly collapse.
And he instantly transformed into human form.
He walked over slowly, gazing at the face with amusement.
"Heh, is she dead?"
He squatted down, his long fingers caressing her fair cheek.
Rarely, he lamented, "What a waste of all this blood."
Drinking the blood of the dead? He disdained it.
With that, he stood up, intending to leave.
But suddenly, his sleeve was tugged.
Yan Jiaojiao, still on the ground, with only a sliver of consciousness remaining, tightly gripped his sleeve.
A hint of a smile instantly bloomed on Dongfang Cangwu's face.
It seemed this little thing wasn't quite dead yet.
Yan Jiaojiao squinted her eyes, only seeing a large shadow above her.
The person seemed to be smiling, yet a chill emanated from him, inspiring fear.
This feeling was eerily familiar.
"Save..."
She uttered a single word from her lips.
"Why should I save you?" His voice was cold, and he stared at Yan Jiaojiao with a sinister expression.
But in the next second, Yan Jiaojiao lost all consciousness.
Clink—
Her hand fell to the ground.
Dongfang Cangwu smirked disdainfully. He had initially wanted to watch the little creature struggle in its death throes, but he hadn't expected her to be so useless.
The amusement left his eyes, and he turned to leave.
But suddenly, a sharp pain surged through his chest.
Dongfang Cangwu spun around abruptly, glaring fiercely at Yan Jiaojiao.
It was this damned spiritual contract again!
He had never felt such pain; the suffocating sensation almost drowned him.
It seemed that if this woman died, he might also disappear.
Turning back, Dongfang Cangwu looked down at Yan Jiaojiao.
Her breathing grew weaker, and her pale face was almost transparent.
It looked like she was about to die.
He wished he could have ended this little thing himself.
But now, he could only grit his teeth and save her.
He leaned down, his lips close to Yan Jiaojiao's ear, and softly exhaled, "Sooner or later, you will fall into my hands!"
With that, he pinched her delicate chin with his long fingers, slowly lowered his head, and pressed his cold lips against hers. From a distance, their movements appeared extremely intimate.
Dongfang Cangwu was breathing air into her.
A golden halo enveloped them. Yan Jiaojiao, who had been breathing weakly, gradually stabilized.
She slowly opened her eyes.
What greeted her was an infinitely magnified handsome face.
Yan Jiaojiao's pupils contracted violently, and she instinctively pushed with all her might.
Dongfang Cangwu was pushed away, looking down at her with considerable impatience.
"Is this how you treat your savior?"
Savior?
Did he save her?
Yan Jiaojiao instinctively touched her lips, her fingertips still retaining a cold sensation.
She gasped.
Was this saving her or assaulting her?
Speaking of which, didn't this man in front of her look familiar?
Perhaps her body was too weak, her vision was blurred, and she could only see a rough outline.
"What? Stunned? You are the first person to be saved by me, Dongfang Cangwu."
Dongfang Cangwu?
Is that this man's name?
Before losing consciousness, the man seemed to have squatted down and said something?
She wanted to hear clearly, but her consciousness became increasingly muddled, and she fell unconscious.
"Hey, little thing, you're not going to die just like that, are you?"
He squatted down, intending to check on her.
But suddenly, his body transformed uncontrollably.
In a rush of white energy, a black puppy fell from the sky, landing with a heavy thud.
Dongfang Cangwu propped open his eyelids and glanced in Yan Jiaojiao's direction.
Seeing the slight rise and fall of her chest, indicating she was still breathing, he finally closed his eyes with relief.
After an unknown amount of time, Yan Jiaojiao suddenly woke up from a dream.
She was covered in cold sweat and sat up abruptly.
The bright sun overhead cast its rays on her face, making her slightly uncomfortable.
Yan Jiaojiao then remembered that she had come here to condense her inner dan.
She sat cross-legged and checked her inner dan. It had indeed condensed, temporarily allowing her to unleash the power of an Orange-tier first-level cultivator. If she exceeded this, the temporary inner dan would break again.
A vessel capable of containing her cultivation's spirit sea required something more advanced.
To find such an item, she needed to seek opportunities in a larger place.
Gongnan Academy was the best opportunity!