Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

"This is... Yun Qing? Yun Qing from the Zhongzhou Yun family?"

Qin Feng's questioning tone made Yun Qing smile bitterly.

In fact, Wei Xi found it difficult to connect the swollen and panicked person in front of him with the delicate and proud young lady in his memory.

As for the reason why Wei Xi brought Yun Qing into the house, apart from verifying the other party's identity, the decisive factor was Wei's conscience, which had not been completely lost.

Lian Gou's eyes didn't know where to go. He stared at the brazier that had been shielded from light by magic and asked awkwardly, "Are you...about to give birth?"

Yun Qing lowered her head, and after a long time, an almost inaudible "hmm" broke the silence.

Wei Xi felt a mixture of emotions. True to her nature, the Yun family and Li Changxu had used Yun Qing's disappearance as an excuse to harass her, in a sense causing her to be imprisoned for two years. Now that she had encountered Yun Qing, it was only natural for her to seek revenge.

However, Wei Xi knew that Yun Qing had no intention of harming her, and her belly was really scary big. Was he going to attack a pregnant woman?

It was impossible to take action, and all the details showed that Yun Qing was living a very difficult life. After some thought, Wei Xi decided to bring this old friend into the courtyard where he would stay.

"Yun Qing, why did you leave Zhenhai Sect in the first place?"

Hearing Qin Feng's words, Yun Qing, holding the bowl of soup, replied, "Lei Zhe and I eloped... To avoid capture, my husband and I settled in Chongxiao City."

"Who was that dead member of the Yun family?" Lian Gouqie called out, looking at Yun Qing with a wary look.

Wei Xi remembered this: Back then in the Huichao Hall of Zhenhai Sect, Zheng Duo came to inform him that Wan Guming's body had been found, and there was also a body with the blood of the Yun family.

At that time, the Yun family determined that it was Yun Qing's body, and the old head of the Yun family seemed to have fainted because of this.

"Lei Zhe and I have secretly agreed to be married, but the Lei family has fallen on hard times. Although my father loves me, he would never agree to this marriage... In order to be with Brother Zhe, I persuaded him to take advantage of the trial and run away with me!"

"Not long after the trial began, I found an excuse to separate from the main group and waited to reunite with Brother Zhe."

"Unexpectedly, the team was separated, and Wan Guming and Zhege collided. Wan Guming wanted to use Zhege to explore the way, but Zhege naturally refused, and the two of them started fighting... By the time I found Zhege, Wan Guming was only breathing his last..."

"Brother Zhe said that once we leave, the Yun family will react after the trial is over... so they might as well go all out and use Wan Guming's death to justify our disappearance."

"As for the Yun family bloodline you mentioned, it's a demonic beast that drank my blood and grew up... Brother Zhe used a secret method to keep it in human form, so he could get away with it."

Wei Xi frowned and said, "The trial field is being suppressed by the Qing-Swallowing Beast. How did you two manage to escape without alerting the Zhenhai Sect's disciples?"

"The first lesson in beast taming is concealing your presence," Yun Qing said, a hint of her former charm surfacing in her eyes as she mentioned beast taming. "I can hide from the monster for a while... Brother Zhe has a magical weapon... and that's how we escaped."

Qin Feng said angrily: "You two are so happy! Do you know that the Yun family thought you were dead and forced Xiaoxi to pay for your life!"

"This..." Yun Qing was extremely surprised and stammered, "I'm so sorry... Fellow Daoist Wei, I really didn't expect... Are you okay? I didn't expect you to be involved..."

Qin Feng snorted coldly, folded his arms and stood in the corner farthest from Yun Qing.

Seeing this, Yun Qing's face turned red and she stood up awkwardly.

"Where are you going?" Wei Xi said coldly: "Your current situation is not good. If something happens in the dark, are you going to harm me again?" Wei Xi's words were 50% sincere and 50% false. First, his old friend was not in a good condition; second, the Chongxiao City Chamber of Commerce was wanted for him. This group of people had good means. If something happened to Yun Qing, they would follow the clues and arrest him, which would be bad.

"Since you and Lei Zhe... have secretly agreed to spend their lives together, why are you wandering around outside at night with such a big belly? This is Chongxiao City, he's really too bold!"

Hearing this, Yun Qing burst into tears. "Lei Zhe accepted a mission from the Chamber of Commerce six months ago to fight the beast tide in the Black Abyss in order to earn spirit stones. He hasn't been heard from in five months..."

"They all said Lei Zhe was dead..."

At this point, Yun Qing, who had been holding on, finally broke down and burst into tears, covering her face.

Wei Xi's head ached when he heard this, and he shouted, "Stop crying! I want to see you alive or dead. They all said you were dead, but you're still alive and kicking!"

"Lei Zhe has only been missing for five months. Why are you in such a miserable state?"

Yun Qing sobbed, "Back then... for the sake of acting, I left the monster and spirit stones near the corpse... As for Lei Zhe, he only had a few thousand spirit stones... On the way to escape, a hunting party came and killed him. Lei Zhe was injured, so he had no choice but to bring me to Chongxiao City. He spent most of his money on treatment..."

"Without the demon beasts, I'm just like an ordinary person without a Qi Palace in Chongxiao City... I've run out of spirit stones, so I can only do odd jobs and stay in an abandoned yard at night..."

Yun Qing felt heavy and her mood had been very up and down today, so she fell asleep soon.

Wei Xi and the other two looked at each other, each of them with speechless expression on their face.

Lian Gouyue said with difficulty: "She... this... is she stupid? She gave up her good life as a young lady and ran away with someone else? They only knew each other for two months? And she even abandoned her own monster beast..."

"What's going on with this Lei Zhe?" Qin Feng pinched the bridge of his nose. "Is he trying to curry favor with the Yun family, or is he after Yun Qing's beauty?"

"Perhaps, he is somewhat sincere?"

Hearing Lian Gou's words, Qin Feng snorted coldly, "What sincerity can there be? The Yun family is powerful, but Lei Zhe is not dead! If he truly loves Yun Qing, the Ju Kingdom has a system of military merit and nobility. He can easily establish some merits and come to ask for the hand of the eldest daughter of the Yun family!"

"He ran off with the girl, hoping to make a small fortune. Now he's in such a mess, losing both his dignity and his life... Yun Qing is such a fool!"

The rest of Qin Feng’s comments were too vicious to be repeated here.

In contrast, Wei Xi was more concerned about the wanted poster posted outside.

Although the three of them acted quickly and cleaned up the mess cleanly enough, there was still one mistake.

The three of them had shown their badges when they entered the city. Anyone interested could compare them one by one and it would only be a matter of time before they found out their identities.

"No matter what, I've already arrived in Chongxiao City. I still have to find a way to sneak into the auction, buy the materials, and then find a way to leave."

"I absolutely must not get involved in the feud between Baizhao City and Chongxiao City," Wei Xi rubbed his temple. "As for Yunqing, I might be able to negotiate a deal with her."

(End of this chapter)