Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 720 Spine
After an unknown amount of time, Pei Ye withdrew from her lips and gently raised his head. The blush on the woman's face had long since faded, and she looked at him quietly, neither resisting nor making any move.

The two looked at each other.

"Are you done kissing?" she asked, her voice slightly hoarse.

"Hmm," Pei Ye mumbled.

Li Xizhou glanced to the side and said, "I expected a lot of things, but I didn't expect you to grow up so much."

"We've only known each other for about six months."

"I wouldn't have dared to kill you six months ago."

Pei Ye thought for a moment, then neither refuted nor spoke.

Li Xizhou gathered his loose hair behind his ears with both hands and said, "Get out of the way."

Pei Ye pulled half of his body back and leaned against the stone wall, gazing ahead.

Li Xizhou thought for a moment and then remained silent for a while: "Let's say you're bad at making friends, but I really told you everything from the bottom of my heart. I never meant to belittle you, Pei Ye, but I don't know why I overlooked it... Anyway, it's all in the past. If you're still angry, I'll give you another kiss."

Pei Ye glanced at her but didn't move.

“Then I’ll take that as you’ve calmed down,” Li Xizhou said, glancing at him sideways. “But I have to explain to you that I didn’t know everything from the beginning. I only gradually figured out the situation after I went into the water. At Daming Palace, I couldn’t take you with me, nor could I tell you anything. I think you should stay outside for a few days, and I’ll bring you in after I’ve taken care of things inside.”

She gently straightened her legs: "It was wrong of me to take it upon myself to tie the Mirage Knot to you without consulting you. You're right, Pei Ye, no one has ever said such a thing to me before."

She paused for a moment, then, as if talking to herself, analyzed herself: "I do lack experience in getting along with close people. On the one hand, I'm used to doing things alone, thinking everything through in my own mind and rarely sharing it with others; on the other hand, I'm prone to being overly attached emotionally, being rough and reckless, and lacking in discretion..."

“Besides, I’m grateful when you do me favors,” Pei Ye pointed out.

Li Xizhou thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Yes, I have been in a high position for a long time and have become accustomed to gaining the respect of others through some closeness... I shouldn't interact with you in this way."

Pei Ye nodded: "You are indeed more suited to the kind of 'fish and water pleasure' that Liu Bei spoke to when he held Kongming's hand. When we met before the New Year, the way you treated me made me feel quite comfortable. Later, your expectations of me became heavier and heavier. Although I accepted them all, I sometimes felt inexplicably pressured and increasingly stressed."

Li Xizhou paused for a moment: "Are you really mistaken, or are you teasing me, or perhaps hinting at something?"

Pei Ye looked bewildered: "What?"

Li Xizhou turned around: "Sometimes he's genuinely stupid, sometimes he's pretending to be stupid, making it hard for people to tell the difference. That's one of your clever tricks, Young Hero Pei."

Pei Ye frowned. He felt he had really been foolish this time, but what she said was true.

Li Xizhou added, "In short, our Mirage Alliance has only just been established. If I make any mistakes in the future, you are welcome to point them out. Don't, don't suddenly bite me."

"I'm just angry that you jumped into the mirage without telling me."

"Hmm... what do you think I should say to you?"

"Just tell me what you're going to do," Pei Ye said.

“Alright, let’s go back to that morning. Now I’m going to go to the Mirage Realm and the Prince of Yan’s Mansion alone to steal the White Water. And then, what are you going to do?”

'I won't let you go,' he thought.

“It’s not that I forbid you from going,” he said.

Li Xizhou rolled his eyes slightly and smiled lazily: "Okay, that was my fault."

But he quickly realized that this wasn't just a matter of saying or not saying. Just as he was about to continue thinking, Li Xizhou immediately said, "Young Master Pei, I'd like to give you a suggestion as well. How about it?"

"Yeah. You say."

“I think that since you’ve already gotten over your anger, you shouldn’t keep bringing up the past, otherwise you might get angry again while talking about it.”

“…That makes sense.” Pei Ye nodded and accepted the suggestion. “Then let’s let this matter rest and not mention it again.”

He waved his hand casually, stretching his body, as if he had really swept away his unhappiness.

By this time, his wounds had almost healed. Pei Ye turned his head to look at the water curtain on the other side, where the scaled demons were still crowding around.

This was actually a large, square cave, not spacious, but connected in all directions, from one open space to another. They had rolled quite a distance when they rushed in, so they were now located in the innermost and lower part of the cave.

About two zhang to the right, there was a deep cliff below, making their position resemble a suspended platform. "I've sealed all the passages that could lead here with silk," Li Xizhou said.

Indeed, the sounds of the scaled demons crowding and roaring came from all directions.

"What exactly is this place?" Pei Ye asked.

"Inside the spine of the mirage dragon."

"……what?"

“Only here can it be considered indestructible, and all the rules of the mirage can be supported by the corpse. If General Zen can control this world, then the last thing he will break through is this corpse.”

Pei Ye stood up and walked to the curtain, peering out through the gap in the curtain. The two people outside seemed to have vanished after he entered, but he still searched for a while: "Have they hidden themselves?"

"They will go to the Horn of the Mirage."

"Huh? Why?"

Li Xizhou remained leaning against the spot, her head bowed as she gently straightened her sleeves. She had been sitting upright, but now her legs were together at the side. "After you arrive, General Chan will not feel comfortable leaving Yong Ji to guard the area alone. But he cannot stay here either. Only by quickly taking control of the land within his territory can he kill us. Therefore, they will go to the Horn of the Mirage Dragon together."

"Hmm." Pei Ye thought for a moment, "Then can we go out?"

"What are you going out to do?"

"Have something to eat."

Li Xizhou smiled: "Whatever you want. But don't go too far. If General Chan appears, I'll bring you back at any time."

But Pei Ye didn't rush out. He looked up for a while, then suddenly slapped the stone wall next to him.

"..."

"..."

"what are you doing?"

Pei Ye pressed his five fingers against the stone wall and squeezed it, but there was no reaction.

"Tell me, why can't I eat the mirage dragon's remains?"

Li Xizhou paused for a moment: "If you really eat it, then we'll have nowhere to hide."

"Eating a few walls is nothing..." Pei Ye turned to look at her, "When shall we make our move?"

“We have four to twelve hours to prepare. Any later and it will be a bit rushed,” Li Xizhou said. “It’s not advisable to start too early either. I also want you to get used to the mirage blood in your body first.”

She paused for a moment: "Young Master Pei, do you think this is acceptable?"

Pei Ye thought for a moment: "If the journey is long, we might be ambushed along the way."

“We can trace back to the horns from the skeletons of the mirage dragon.”

"Hmm, good idea."

He turned to leave, then gently touched the curtain, and looked back intently at the woman.

"what's up?"

“Xizhou, from the moment the rain started, to entering the Mirage Realm, and then to this curtain of water, I have no idea what happened. It was all your arrangement.” Pei Ye looked at her solemnly. “I trust you, Xizhou, but this is the first test after our alliance. You are here to resolve everything about this Mirage Realm, right? Just like I resolved Zhang Mengqiu.”

“Of course.” Li Xizhou smiled slightly. “You can also make some requests.”

Pei Ye pursed her lips: "I really want to give Yong Ji a good beating."

Li Xizhou thought for a moment: "I'll grant your wish."

Pei Ye smiled, turned his head, reached out, and crushed the head of a scaled demon.

Binglu swallowed it with gusto.

(End of this chapter)