Is there any hope for me, who proposed to the world-destroying empress at the very beginning?

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Ning Zhexian, feeling guilty, quickly looked up.

Sure enough, it was Su Liang who returned.

To cover up his embarrassment, Ning Zhexian hurriedly offered an explanation.

"Your barbecue was burnt, so I threw it away."

"is it?"

Su Liang smiled and sat back down in his original spot, then pointed to Ning Zhexian's greasy cheeks and laughed.

"Isn't it delicious to wipe your mouth clean before lying?"

"What do you mean by delicious? It's absolutely disgusting, the worst food I've ever eaten in my life."

Ning Zhexian almost instinctively retorted, and as soon as she said that, she realized that she had fallen into Su Liang's trap.

Now, how could he dare to look at Su Liang's expression again?

But this guilty act only made Su Liang smile even wider, leaving Ning Zhexian even more at a loss, feeling that she had never been so ashamed in her life.

Ning Zhexian was so angry that she glared at him fiercely with eyes that were so cold they seemed capable of killing.

Its destructive power is self-evident.

That night.

Even inside the cave, the wind was still biting cold, not much warmer than outside.

Even with the warmth of the campfire, Ning Zhexian's body still couldn't quite handle it.

She was already injured, and now she was in a period of transformation with no strength left, so resisting such a cold was undoubtedly an ordeal.

I finally drifted off to sleep, only to wake up again after tossing and turning several times.

Just as Ning Zhexian was in a daze, she vaguely saw a figure slowly walking in.

She immediately became alert, her whole body tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.

What is he going to do?

What can a man do in the middle of the night?

Upon realizing this, Ning Zhexian's previous slight improvement vanished, replaced by an even colder expression.

If he really dares to do that, Ning Zhexian will definitely make him wish he were dead.

No, he should be torn to pieces and his remains scattered across the Yunmeng Marsh!

As Su Liang drew closer, Ning Zhexian's breathing became more and more rapid, and the coldness in his eyes deepened.

however.

To Ning Zhexian's surprise, a sudden warmth enveloped her shoulders.

"You're making so much noise I can't sleep."

"Tell me before you freeze to death."

"..."

Before Ning Zhexian could realize what was happening, Su Liang turned and left.

She felt the clothes draped over her in surprise, and the coldness in her beautiful eyes quietly transformed into another emotion, filled with complexity and self-doubt.

Is he not as he thought?

But all crows are black, so what difference is there between men in this world?

Ning Zhexian couldn't understand it.

For the first time, the truths I had believed in since childhood began to waver.

Why is the boy in front of me so different from the men I know?

The garment draped over her body, in particular, sent a shiver down her spine.

If you look closely, you can still feel the comforting warmth lingering on it, and if you take a gentle sniff, you can smell a pleasant aroma.

"He really is a... pushover."

Ning Zhexian savored Su Liang's self-deprecating remark from not long ago, her beautiful eyes softening slightly.

A teenager is not the same as a man.

Yes, that must be it.

He wasn't a real man yet, which was why he was different from them and why he didn't feel this disgust towards himself.

You don't need to follow the rules and look down on him like that.

night.

Although the wind was still cold, Ning Zhexian felt warm all over.

The clothes in front of her seemed to have a great magical power, causing her eyelids to gradually become heavy, and she soon fell into a dream.

When Ning Zhexian woke up again, Su Liang was nowhere to be found.

The campfire inside the cave was reduced to scorched remains.

Ning Zhexian struggled to her feet and, using the faint light, slowly walked towards the cave entrance.

Light was already shining into the cave entrance; it was already the morning of the second day.

Before Ning Zhexian could reach the cave entrance, a figure entered the cave.

Having clearly seen the person's appearance, Ning Zhexian, for some reason, felt a slight sense of relief after her earlier unease.

"Awake? I saw you were sleeping so peacefully, so I didn't wake you."

Su Liang walked up to Ning Zhexian, picked up a wild fruit from his hand, and offered it to Ning Zhexian, saying...

This time, Ning Zhexian did not refuse, but took it by heart.

At the same time, she returned the coat draped over Su Liang's shoulders and said softly,

Thank you.

"Huh? What did you just say!?"

As if he had witnessed earth-shattering news, Su Liang stared at Ning Zhexian with utter astonishment.

Then, without a doubt—

"If you can't hear, it just means there's something wrong with your ears!"

"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"

That's all.

Ning Zhexian tossed her dark hair and turned to walk back into the cave, leaving Su Liang behind her unable to suppress his laughter.

So everyone has another side!

After finishing breakfast, the two wasted no time and set off again.

Over the next three or four days, guided by the map provided free of charge by the system, Su Liang and Ning Zhexian's journey went relatively smoothly.

Soon, we should be able to leave this dead zone.

Besides.

What truly excited Su Liang was his own strength, which had made significant progress.

A more apt description would be that his combat awareness had become so natural that even Ning Zhexian, the third-best person in the world, could not find fault with him.

They seem to be monsters born for battle!

Both are forms of crushing, but before it was a full-force crushing, now it's a crushing that's precise and kills in one blow.

The most direct impact is that Su Liang's ability to fight for his own life and his ability to take on the entire field single-handedly is beyond imagination.

The ferocious beasts encountered along the way were unstoppable by anyone at the Life Palace Realm; they were simply slaughtered by him.

Instant sell-out! All of them were sold out in seconds!

Just a few days ago, Ning Zhexian would never have imagined that this was a feat accomplished by a novice with little combat experience.

but!

The repeated battles and the near-massacres that resulted in such a significant disturbance were considerable.

It's fine for a day or two, but it's been so long and there's been no impact at all?

That's unrealistic!

Not to mention, the siege against Ning Zhexian has not ended, but has intensified.

The more tranquil the moment, the more it foreshadows the devastation to come.

Both Ning Zhexian and Su Liang were well aware of this, and could also sense the increasingly unsettling relaxed atmosphere.

However, is there still a choice at this point?

There's only one way to leave the restricted area, and you have to take it whether you want to or not!

Early that morning, Su Liang and his companion had just left the place where they had rested the previous night when they felt that they were being watched by something.

The first to notice something was amiss was Ning Zhexian, who was following behind Su Liang.

Su Liang then realized that the gaze hidden in the shadows was not just a single, simple one.

These anomalies made Su Liang suddenly vigilant, and he gripped the Po Jun spear firmly in his hand as he moved forward.

Chapter 82 In the face of life and death, I am a man nonetheless.

"Trouble has come knocking. How many do you think I can take on now?"

Ning Zhexian heard Su Liang's teasing words and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him when she looked up.

This is a forbidden zone in the Yunmeng Great Swamp. Even a peak expert in the Life Palace Realm might not dare to set foot here easily.

Su Liang was indeed very strong, but in Ning Zhexian's opinion, he was far from strong enough to roam freely within the forbidden zone.

At best, she was incredibly lucky... too lucky!

But the current situation is one that luck cannot bridge.