Zi Lingling dragged Shen Liuxing along, running headlong, but the icy aura emanating from her body kept Shen Liuxing from daring to speak.
Shen Liuxing cowered in an extremely comical posture, his body shrinking as the wind generated by their rapid flight buffeted his face.
This wouldn't have been a major problem, but tragically, Shen Liuxing was unable to use his spiritual energy at this moment, so the sensation was…
Although Zi Lingling was carrying someone, her speed did not falter. In mere moments, the dust from the collapsing treasure vault was far behind them.
Fortunately, the collapse of the treasure vault did not affect the passageways, allowing the two to catch their breath within them.
"Roar!"
A beastly roar echoed from ahead. Zi Lingling frowned and released Long’er and Xiao Hu.
Like oil taming curd, every creature has its counter!
With the deterrence of Long’er and Xiao Hu, the beastly roar was abruptly cut off as if severed in mid-air.
The crisis averted, Zi Lingling unceremoniously placed Shen Liuxing on the ground and slowly walked ahead.
Shen Liuxing hadn't expected Zi Lingling to release him so suddenly, without any forewarning.
Caught off guard, if his reflexes weren't quick enough, he would have fallen flat on his face.
Shen Liuxing stumbled a couple of steps and steadied himself, only to find that Zi Lingling was already ten zhang away, showing no intention of acknowledging him.
"Is she… angry?"
To verify his guess, Shen Liuxing jogged to catch up.
But Zi Lingling, as if she had eyes in the back of her head, also sped up.
"Sister Zi?"
Shen Liuxing called out tentatively.
Zi Lingling did not respond, continuing to stroll ahead as if nothing were amiss.
"Sister Zi!"
Shen Liuxing called out again, but still received no reply from Zi Lingling.
This…
Shen Liuxing was now certain that Zi Lingling was truly angry, yet he had no idea what he had done to upset her.
"Sister Zi, can you tell me what I did wrong?"
Shen Liuxing asked, a wry smile on his face, his tone laced with grievance.
Zi Lingling still ignored him.
Shen Liuxing began to reflect.
However, after replaying the entire incident from beginning to end, he couldn't pinpoint anything.
"I don't think I did anything wrong, so why is Sister Zi so angry?"
Shen Liuxing mused inwardly and decided to chase after her to get to the bottom of it.
But here came the problem: no matter how fast he ran, Zi Lingling maintained a distance of exactly ten zhang, no more, no less. Su Dan Novel Network.
If he ran faster, Zi Lingling’s pace would also increase. If he couldn't catch up, Zi Lingling would slow down.
If Shen Liuxing couldn't see by now that Zi Lingling was doing this intentionally, he would be the second Shangguan Yulin.
"Sister Zi, wait for me!"
"Sister Zi, why are you angry?"
"Sister Zi, please tell me what I did wrong?"
"Sister Zi, please don't ignore me, okay?"
"Sister Zi…"
Shen Liuxing’s lips were almost worn thin, yet Zi Lingling showed no sign of responding.
It was as if Shen Liuxing were talking to the air, and she had nothing to do with it.
"Sister Zi…"
Shen Liuxing uttered weakly.
Unable to use his spiritual energy or the power of laws, this ordeal had left him mentally and physically exhausted.
Furthermore, he hadn't recovered much when he encountered the coffin space and the collapsing treasure vault, leaving him no time to recuperate.
Zi Lingling's brow furrowed, a flicker of worry in her eyes, but this did not quell her anger; instead, it intensified.
"Sister Zi…"
Shen Liuxing called out weakly again and then slumped to the ground.
He had no strength left, and the potency of the forbidden poison had been aggravated.
Although Zi Lingling had been ignoring Shen Liuxing, her divine sense had clearly observed his condition.
Her anger flared, and with a flash, she appeared before Shen Liuxing.
She berated him, "If you want to die faster, just say so! Don't always wait for me to exhaust myself saving you, only for you to court death again! I'm busy, and I don't have time to waste on someone bent on dying!"
Despite her anger, Zi Lingling raised her hand and pressed on several of Shen Liuxing's acupoints, stabilizing his injuries.
Shen Liuxing finally understood the true reason for Zi Lingling's anger.
He quickly said with a conciliatory smile, "Sister Zi, I know I was wrong. Please don't be angry anymore, alright?"
"Wrong?"
Zi Lingling said, beside herself with rage, "You, Boss Shen, can also be wrong?"
Shen Liuxing quickly apologized, "Sister Zi, I was impulsive just now. I shouldn't have disobeyed you and attempted to use my spiritual energy; I shouldn't have insisted on continuing when I knew I needed to heal; I shouldn't have wasted your efforts, almost rendering your painstaking treatment futile; I shouldn't have…"
"Enough!"
Zi Lingling interrupted him, her anger still simmering, "Aren't you going to heal? Do you want to keep courting death?"
Shen Liuxing's heart leaped with joy, for he knew Zi Lingling had forgiven him.
He quickly said with a fawning smile, "Okay, okay, okay, I'll heal now, right away!"
With that, he sat down cross-legged on the ground, closed his eyes, and entered a state of healing.
A hint of relief flickered in Zi Lingling's eyes. She stood beside him, guarding him while conversing with Elder Du.
"Elder Du, now that the Blood Vein Spirit Sand Bone has been obtained, what other materials do you need to refine the physical body?"
Elder Du was inwardly thrilled but outwardly calm. "A good physical body requires immense strength in the blood, veins, sinews, and bones to integrate better with the soul and recover to its peak in the shortest possible time."
"The dried Jianmu branches obtained earlier can serve as the sinew guide, generating all the body's sinews. The Blood Vein Spirit Sand Bone obtained today can serve as the bone guide, generating all the body's bones."
"Therefore, the materials for body refinement are still lacking the blood guide and the vein guide. In addition, a medicinal herb is needed to eliminate the repulsive forces between the four types of materials – the Flower of Rebirth."
"Flower of Rebirth?"
Zi Lingling's mouth twitched. "Elder Du, you truly know how to give me a difficult task."
"Do you know that the Flower of Rebirth is a medicinal herb that exists between life and death? Its growth requires both abundant life force and vast death energy. Furthermore, the life force and death energy must be in absolute balance."
"Tell me, where can I find such a place of life and death on short notice?"
Elder Du chuckled awkwardly, "Girl, others might not be able to, but you have a very high chance of finding it!"
Zi Lingling was puzzled. "Elder Du, what joke are you playing? While I know of the Flower of Rebirth, I don't know where to find it. What chance are you talking about?"
Elder Du shook his head. "Girl, you must not underestimate your own luck!"