After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

Donghuang Li felt as if she had forgotten how to speak.

Those who cultivate immortality are actually very particular about things like destiny.

From the stall that suddenly appeared in that alley, to the words that girl spoke, and even further back, to the instructions my ancestor gave me.

All of this made Donghuang Li realize one thing—

If it weren't for the teacher's words... if it weren't for the teacher's words...

I might already be dead here.

Can--

Even with my teacher's words, can I really survive?

Donghuang Li's figure swayed precariously.

"Gah!"

A blue swan swooped low toward the two of them.

Shi Yan pulled Donghuang Li away, preparing to retreat.

But... as soon as Shi Yan turned around, he saw Donghuang Li's haggard appearance, looking as if she was about to collapse.

That won't work.

The road ahead is still long.

Gritting her teeth, Shi Yan turned around and pinned Donghuang Li against the wall.

The two people's body lines almost fit together.

Donghuang Li tilted her head and nestled in Shi Yan's arms.

The girl's hand unconsciously rested on Shi Yan's slender waist.

Then--

Very clearly... Donghuang Li heard that faint sound of tearing silk.

Shi Yan gently inhaled the cold air.

Donghuang Li's pupils contracted.

She watched the blue swan fly past them.

She could clearly see the dazed look in Qinglong's eyes.

You can even clearly smell the scent of grass, flowers, and plants on the blue quail, as well as... a faint smell of rust.

"how...?"

Donghuang Li held her breath.

His hand unconsciously moved upwards along Shi Yan's soft back.

Within reach... was a slippery surface.

Donghuang Li raised her right hand.

They bit their lips together.

"Blood..."

"Shh—" Shi Yan whispered, then lowered his head and sealed Donghuang Li's lips with a kiss.

The girl's head gently bumped against the wall.

The blue lanterns could erase their tracks as much as possible, but... wouldn't the sudden human voices attract the attention of those blue geese?

The teacher said he was uncertain and dared not gamble.

She gently bit her lip.

The feeling of having one's skin torn open on the back was slightly beyond Shi Yan's imagination.

That blue pheasant... flew a little too close.

Moreover, it is different from a wound that is directly cut by a knife.

The wound torn open by the gale whipped up by the blue pheasant's wings gave Shi Yan the feeling of having his skin cut by paper.

The wound wasn't deep, but the pain was excruciating.

However, what troubles Shi Yan the most is still her hair.

Even the robe and skin were ripped open, so the hair would certainly have been badly damaged.

At least a strand will be cut off.

Xiaxia cherishes her hair like a treasure. No matter how tired or exhausted she is in the morning, she will still drag her aching body to tie her hair up.

Compared to the deep pain behind him, Shi Yan was more worried about what would happen after he returned to Nanjun City.

Will Xiaxia be angry?

Only after the blue quail had gone far away did Shi Yan release Donghuang Li.

"Shiyan..." Donghuang Li seemed about to cry as she looked at the blood on her fingertips.

"Are you alright...?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." The girl could only cry helplessly, "It's all my fault."

"If it weren't for me..."

"Shi Yan wouldn't come here either."

Without giving Donghuang Li any more chance to wallow in self-pity, Shi Yan directly and bluntly interrupted Donghuang Li's words.

The girls were all stuck behind the teacher's words.

The reason she said "card" is because she wanted to hug Shi Yan, but was also afraid of smearing the blood on her hands on Shi Yan's body.

In the end, the girl's forearm could only be tightly tensed and stuck there.

"call--"

Donghuang Li's pupils seemed to be dilating.

It was only thanks to Shi Yan that she was able to maintain her balance and avoid sliding down the wall.

"Still talking nonsense?" Shi Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

Donghuang Li merely trembled.

"It's nothing serious." Shi Yan felt the wound on his back.

It's very shallow.

The bleeding has now basically stopped.

It's not a big problem.

If this little bit of blood could wake Donghuang Li from that state of panic, Shi Yan would feel like he had already made a huge profit.

Apparently—

Her goal was achieved.

Donghuang Li's attention had been completely focused on Shi Yan.

"How could nothing happen..." Donghuang Li wanted to say something more, but she looked at the blood on her fingertips.

Donghuang Li has never seen blood since birth.

Even the slightest touch on her fingertips made her heart race wildly.

But... looking into Shi Yan's eyes, which seemed to be filled with malice, she swallowed back the words she was about to say.

Shi Yan pushed Donghuang Li.

She could clearly feel that the girl's trembling subsided considerably after she shifted her attention to herself.

"Are you feeling better now?" Shi Yan stepped back slightly, giving Donghuang Li a little space to move freely, and directly grasped Donghuang Li's hand, which still seemed to be stained with blood.

Donghuang Li just stared blankly at Shi Yan.

Even at this moment, when she herself was injured, what this person was thinking about... was still her own thoughts.

That feeling made Donghuang Li feel as if her heart was being held in her grasp.

Too cunning—

That's incredibly cunning.

But... my hand couldn't be held tightly, I couldn't hold it tightly on my own.

"I...I'm okay."

"I just..." It's like a child crying in front of their parents.

They probably wouldn't have cried at all.

But after being comforted and reassured by her parents, tears streamed down her face like a broken faucet.

Donghuang Li wiped away her tears.

I felt like crying and laughing at the same time.

She did her best not to show any signs of crying.

Donghuang Li had seen herself cry.

Even when little girls cry, they look so pitiful with their soft, gentle cries and tears welling up in their eyes.

But when she cries... her little face turns bright red, and the tears smear her face, making her look like something else, incredibly ugly.

Donghuang Li didn't want Shi Yan to see her ugly side.

But the tears just wouldn't stop.

She took the initiative to throw herself into Shi Yan's arms, telling him what she was afraid of.

She was afraid of dying.

At that moment, she was truly afraid.