Star Martial Soaring Cloud

With ten years of experience surviving in the wilderness of Qixing Mountain, Wang Xiao felt that his various skills were quite good.

However, compared to Lin Yueyao, her cooking skills seemed mediocre.

The meticulously maintained cave now appears nothing special.

"Looks like I can't compete with women in terms of refinement. Doesn't that make me look completely useless?"

Wang Xiao thought and thought, and suddenly realized that the only skill he could offer was martial arts.

Does this mean that every time we meet someone, we should first have a friendly competition so that everyone knows that I also have some special skills?

Thinking about it this way, Miss Su is now full of flaws.

But she's already injured, so isn't it a bit... risky to challenge her to a sparring match?

In a mere instant, Wang Xiao's thoughts had already drifted far away.

The thought that he didn't have any particularly outstanding skills made Wang Xiao feel somewhat depressed.

Seeing his embarrassed expression, Su Qinhe didn't point it out. Her smile softened, and with a flick of her jade flute, a lustrous black jade ring appeared in her palm.

The jade ring was small and exquisite, with fine cloud patterns engraved on its surface, exuding a warm and spiritual aura; it was clearly a piece from a cellar.

"I happen to have a spare piece of the cellar here. If you don't mind, Brother Wang, please take it."

"That's so kind of you."

Wang Xiao verbally declined, but her hands moved so fast they left afterimages.

Before Su Qinhe could react, the artifact had already landed between his two fingers.

This sight amused Su Qinhe, who covered her mouth and chuckled. She truly hadn't expected that a single item from the cellar could elicit such a reaction from Wang Xiao.

She raised her hand and waved it lightly, a wisp of pale white energy swirling around her fingertip, gently touching the black jade ring: "The method of attachment is not difficult. You only need to inject your own energy into the carrier, and then establish a mental connection with the object you usually use, and you can attach the artifact to it. Try it, concentrate your mind and use your energy as the guide and your mind as the bridge."

Wang Xiao nodded, condensed a wisp of golden energy at his fingertips, and carefully injected it into the ring.

The black jade ring instantly emitted a faint golden light, and the fine cloud patterns seemed to come alive, slowly flowing across the ring's surface.

He then closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and tightly bound his aura to the Jade Ring and the Seven Star Sword.

A moment later, he felt the Seven Star Sword at his waist move slightly, and a faint but clear sense of connection quietly formed—within the Seven Star Sword, there was an independent space, not too big or too small, just big enough to hold an octagonal table, which was the storage space transformed from the black jade ring.

He was overjoyed, opened his eyes, and grasped his baggage beside him.

The bag disappeared into thin air, and with a wave of the hand, it reappeared beside the Seven Star Sword and landed steadily back in the hand.

"It's done!"

Wang Xiao couldn't hide his excitement, his tone full of curiosity, but when he turned to look at Su Qinhe beside him, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

To cheer and jump for joy over just one item from the cellar is really a bit...

He quickly picked up the most fragrant piece of roasted chicken leg and handed it to Su Qinhe, his tone somewhat solicitous: "The roasted meat is ready, Fairy Su, please try this."

Su Qinhe was slightly taken aback, then took the chicken leg.

When their fingertips accidentally touched Wang Xiao's fingertips, a faint blush rose to her cheeks once again.

The warmth of the campfire reflected on her face, making her skin appear radiant and her eyes gentle, shedding her usual aloofness and gaining a touch of earthy charm.

She quickly looked away, whispered "thank you," and then picked up the chicken leg and began to eat it in small bites.

Her movements were elegant and composed, and she ate each bite very slowly. Even with just ordinary grilled meat, she exuded an innate sense of poise.

"Brother Wang's cooking is truly excellent." Su Qinhe swallowed the meat in her mouth, her eyebrows curving as she looked at Wang Xiao, her tone full of genuine praise.

"So-so! I have a friend whose grilled meat is absolutely divine; I'll definitely introduce him to Fairy Su sometime!"

Faced with praise, Wang Xiao became modest instead. Such a straightforward denial made Su Qinhe cough a few times, even though she was eating slowly and carefully.

"I'm serious, I ate here not long ago. It's a pity she should be leaving the island soon," Wang Xiao explained further, picking up a piece of grilled meat and taking a big bite.

Unlike Su Qinhe's elegance, he ate ravenously, his mouth greasy and his cheeks smeared with charcoal ash.

Having just fought a fierce battle with Qin Wuming, which had exhausted a lot of his energy, and then been busy for half a day, he was already starving.

"Oh? That's a real pity," Su Qinhe replied gently, following his words.

"By the way, Miss Su, Master Yuankong probably won't be able to come anytime soon. Here, take this." Wang Xiao explained as he handed her the bell from his waist with his clean left hand. "How did you end up being targeted by the Tianyi Sect? They're not easy to deal with."

"I think it was just an accident."

"An accident?" Wang Xiao was taken aback upon hearing this.

"In the past six months, Fengyuxuan has indeed discovered a lot of news about the Tianyi Sect's resurgence, and we also expect them to take action on Demon Island. The sect hopes that Sister Yan and I will keep a close eye on them on Demon Island, and try to figure out their plans..." Su Qinhe explained in detail, recounting her reasons for coming to Demon Island and her situation.

"Having to face all the challenges of the Demon Island alone, and also having to compete with Hua Ying, it's no wonder Miss Su is so exhausted. Your Fengyuxuan is quite strict with yourselves."

Wang Xiao finally understood why Su Qinhe had allied with him a year ago, and even traveled thousands of miles to Lishan to give him valuable treasures.

"So, Master Yuankong is also your ally, but unexpectedly, by a twist of fate, it was me who came instead."

"Yes. Demon Island is of great significance to me, so I must be cautious. But as far as I know, the Tianyi Sect, which has made a comeback this time, always plans carefully before acting. They will never make a move lightly without absolute certainty. They must have other plans for this trip to Demon Island. I don't think I have that kind of weight to bear. Even if it is their target, they wouldn't be so hasty as to send only Qin Wuming. So today's events are most likely just an accident."

"I see." Wang Xiao spread his right thumb and forefinger and held them under his nose in thought, feeling a growing sense of admiration for Su Qinhe.

Wang Xiao had met the Tianyi Sect before, so he naturally understood that Su Qinhe's guess made a lot of sense.

In the battle at Ziqi Pavilion in Yangzhou, if it weren't for Senior Brother Li Guang's timely appearance, the Tianyi Sect's plan would have already succeeded.

"Therefore, I have two guesses: First, in that secluded valley where the fairy epiphyllum flowers grew earlier, besides me and the two prodigies of the Arctic Immortal Palace, Qin Wuming might also have been there. Seeing that I was seriously injured, he decided to hunt me down on a whim; second, perhaps something happened to one of my allies..."

Su Qinhe didn't say anything more, but Wang Xiao already understood.

It was clearly her ally who defected, revealing her whereabouts, which led Qin Wuming to come looking for her. Seeing that she was seriously injured, he took the opportunity to attack her.

As for the reason for the betrayal, the two had a general idea—the ally had probably encountered people from the Tianyi Sect and betrayed Su Qinhe's information in order to save his own life.

The betrayal of allies is truly disheartening.

"Miss Su, I am not talented, but I am a man of my word. As long as our lives are not in danger, I will do my best to live up to your trust!" Wang Xiao said reassuringly, his tone extremely sincere.

During the Lishan Trial, he was fortunate to receive the Eight Elemental Stones from Su Qinhe, which greatly increased his strength. Otherwise, with only his initial cultivation level at the Fish Leap stage, he would never have been able to leave Lishan.

Even without an alliance, he would spare no effort to help Su Qinhe for saving his life.

"Thank you, Brother Wang."

Upon hearing Wang Xiao's promise, Su Qinhe's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.

She picked up a glass of water, took a small sip, then looked up at Wang Xiao. After a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Brother Wang, I've heard about the turmoil surrounding the Lishan Trial. Do you know that after the trial, someone attacked Changbai Mountain, where the Xuanyuan family is located, and destroyed more than a dozen protective formations with a single sword strike, leaving the Xuanyuan family furious but unable to speak out?"