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Zhong Jie appeared from behind Xing Moxie: "Oh, this is probably the stress response of the chosen one's destiny."

"What kind of new term is this?"

"For a chosen one blessed with good fortune, once they encounter a life-or-death crisis, their good fortune will automatically come into play, drawing the nearest opportunity to help them escape the predicament."

So, the working principle of luck is actually this?

After hearing Zhong Jie's explanation, Xing Moxie gained a new understanding of the tenacity of the Chosen One.

It turns out that everyone has been misunderstanding all along. The so-called "chosen one" surviving a cliff jump and gaining an opportunity is not because he survived the jump, but because he was meant to gain an opportunity, which led to his survival.

"If he's blessed with good fortune, he'll never die. Killing him would only help him gain opportunities. Wouldn't that just make him another Xiao Fan? Would I then be unable to harm him?"

Zhong Jie said, "That's not true. As long as we disrupt his opportunity, the destiny of the chosen one will naturally dissipate."

"Stealing away the opportunity... Hmm? That's not right. When I beat Yu Changfeng to the brink of death, why didn't he trigger a stress response related to destiny?"

"They're different. Xiao Fan and the kid from before are both on the path of leveling up with the help of good fortune, while Chang Feng is on the path of the system. He used all his good fortune to bind with this system, which is his greatest and only opportunity."

"I see. So even among the chosen ones, there are differences. Do different chosen ones utilize their destiny in different ways?"

Xing Moxie felt more and more that this system was incredibly valuable, as it had deepened his understanding of the Chosen One by several levels in just a few days.

Chapter 130: 47 Luckily, the one who bullied me was him.

Yan Lingyun put away the Golden Crow Battle Body and the Divine Spear and landed slowly. With a sweep of her divine sense, the raging fire that had spread for thousands of miles was extinguished.

Xing Moxie came up behind her and said with a smile, "Senior Sister Yan, have you been neglecting your cultivation since the battle at the Demon Palace? You actually let a mere Foundation Establishment nobody get away. That's not like you."

That being said, no one knows better than Xing Moxie how difficult it is to kill an early Chosen One.

Especially after learning about the principles of luck from Sister Zhong, he was certain that even if he had taken action himself, Ge Zhan would have been able to find that one in a billion chance of survival.

But Yan Lingyun was unaware of the mystery and was furious: "Shut up! The Golden Crow Soul Flame has already burned his divine sense. That kid won't live much longer. Even if he gets some kind of opportunity to survive, the mark of the Soul Flame won't disappear easily. Once he leaves the secret realm, I will sense it, and he will surely die then."

Yan Lingyun felt a surge of resentment.

She clearly intended to kill that kid, but when she actually made her move, she inexplicably held back, as if some invisible force had disrupted her judgment.

Xing Moxie smiled without saying a word. It seemed that only he, with his diamond drill, could handle this delicate task of dealing with the young chosen one.

Yan Lingyun glanced at the woman in his hand: "Give her to me."

"Hmm? Senior Sister Yan is interested in playing the seduction game? Isn't that a bad idea?"

"I'm not in the mood for jokes. Don't you know what I want?"

Xing Moxie took off Xia Lingxue's storage ring and threw it over.

After Yan Lingyun forcefully opened the portal with her divine sense, her expression froze: "Nothing?"

"What's missing?"

"The Azure Dragon Cauldron is still there, but the jade talisman is gone." Yan Lingyun checked again and found it was indeed missing.

What's going on? If we don't get that jade talisman, won't all our efforts be for nothing?

Yan Lingyun first suspected Lu Renjia, since Xia Lingxue had been in his hands and it was highly likely that he had stolen her away in the chaos.

But he quickly shook his head.

Xing Moxie never touched Xia Lingxue's storage ring from beginning to end, something she had been keeping in mind.

Yan Lingyun scanned Xia Lingxue's entire body with her divine sense again, but found no other storage artifacts or jade talismans.

Could it be that this woman had already moved the jade talisman on her way here?

Not too possible.

That brat who calls himself Yunpeng Demon General (laughs) has tracked her all the way here, so there's no way he'd give her a chance to move the jade talisman along the way.

After thinking it over, Yan Lingyun could only come up with one possibility—that kid had succeeded in getting his hands on her!

Because before Yan Lingyun made her move, Ge Zhan briefly approached the unconscious Xia Lingxue.

Yan Lingyun suspected that the jade talisman had already changed hands at that time.

"Damn it! I was hoping to reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but that kid was quick on his feet. Oh well."

Seeing that Yan Lingyun was about to silence Xia Lingxue, Xing Moxie quickly stopped her: "Senior Sister Yan, please have mercy. Could you leave this beauty to me?"

Yan Lingyun saw that he had the word "lecherous" written all over his face, and her disgust increased even more.

Although the trip yielded no results, it is a fact that "Lu Renjia" provided important intelligence. If she didn't reward him, Yan Lingyun feared he would turn his attention to her.

Then I thought about the deal with "Lu Renjia".

—Having already lost his first kiss, who knows how audacious he might become. If this woman could distract him for a few days, preventing him from making unreasonable demands of me, that would be ideal.

"Alright, I'll leave it to you to handle. She's from the Dragon King's Palace, remember to clean up the mess afterwards."

"Thank you for your kindness, Senior Sister Yan. But Senior Sister Yan, this person's cultivation is above mine. If she wakes up, I am no match for her."

Yan Lingyun's eye twitched as she understood the implication in his words.

—This lustful scoundrel, a Nascent Soul cultivator wants to interfere with a Deity Transformation cultivator, he has the desire but not the ability, and he wants me to help him? If I help him again, wouldn't I be seen as a pimp?

How could the Holy Maiden of the Great Sun do such a despicable thing?

However, considering recent events, "Lu Renjia" still has great use...

"What a nuisance." Yan Lingyun raised her hand and sent a sun-locking mark into Xia Lingxue's sea of ​​consciousness, sealing her cultivation.

In this way, even a strong mortal could easily prey on this woman.

"I remember there's a meeting with the Stargazing Saintess later." With that, Yan Lingyun flew away without lingering.

They will discuss the specifics of ambushing the villain tonight.

……

into the night.

Xia Lingxue woke up from a headache. When she woke up, she saw an unfamiliar room and felt that a mark buried deep in her sea of ​​consciousness prevented her from using any spiritual power.

"What the hell... Ah! My storage ring."

Most cultivators carry all their belongings with them, so their first reaction upon waking from unconsciousness is naturally to check if they still have their things on them.

But it's not a big deal if you don't look at it, because once you do, you'll be shocked.

Not only was her storage ring gone, but even her clothes and dress had vanished, leaving only her socks on her legs.

Some areas still feel sore and achy.

"Varied……?!"

Is this...is this being harassed and molested by hooligans?

Xia Lingxue quickly wrapped herself up in the blanket, trying desperately to recall what had happened.

Her memory ended the moment she was knocked unconscious by Ge Zhan's divine sense attack while possessed by the remnant soul. A scar still remains in her sea of ​​consciousness, showing how terrifying that attack was.

"Could it be that I was... by that Foundation Establishment bastard..." Xia Lingxue bit her lip tightly, her fingers almost tearing through the blanket.

She hates it.

In this dog-eat-dog world, it's easy to imagine what would happen to a slightly attractive female cultivator after being knocked unconscious by a male cultivator.

Just as the little pearl was about to fall from its eye socket, a familiar voice came from the other side.

"Finally awake?"

"!" Xia Lingxue's eyes lit up again as she looked at Xing Moxie, who had returned with a plate of spiritual food: "You...you saved me?"

"That's right, I saved you twice."

"Twice?" Xia Lingxue looked puzzled. "So my clothes..."

"Oh, it was torn to shreds by that Foundation Establishment brat." Xing Moxie blurted out, hooking the door shut with his foot while eating the spiritual food.

Anyway, Ge Zhan has already taken so much blame today, he probably won't mind taking on another one.

As the saying goes, "You can never have too much debt or too many burdens."

Upon hearing this, Xia Lingxue's face turned ashen: "I...I really was...I..."

Xing Moxie found it amusing to tease her, so he picked up a thin pancake and poked her cheek: "Luckily I arrived in time, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to get anything done."

"!" Xia Lingxue's emotions were like a rollercoaster, but her eyes lit up again: "You mean, I wasn't... but why does it hurt a little down there?"

"Of course I did it for him and got it done. I hate people who only do half of what they're supposed to do."

"You! You bastard!" Xia Lingxue punched him on the shoulder, but because her cultivation was sealed, her fist felt limp like a massage.

Xia Lingxue didn't notice the relaxed smile creeping onto her lips—"You scared me to death! Luckily, it was him who bullied me." Wait a minute! What's so good about it? Didn't I just get bullied for nothing? How awful!

Chapter 131: 48 Exquisite Sword Immortal, Please Behave Yourself

No, I can't let this go unpunished.

Xia Lingxue thought of the item that had been entrusted to this villain: "Give me back the jade talisman."

Xing Moxie devoured the pancake in a few bites, licked the oil off his fingers, and then revealed a simple, antique jade talisman.

It turns out that the jade talisman was never on Xia Lingxue in the first place. After Xing Moxie handed the Azure Dragon Cauldron to her at the auction, he took the jade talisman away under the pretext of safekeeping.

They called it "just in case".

Xia Lingxue initially didn't believe it, feeling like she'd been tricked by bad people and taken advantage of. She tried to refuse, but it only delayed the time it took for Lao Xing to pull up his pants and leave the room.

Xia Lingxue had only handed over the jade talisman out of fear of being threatened, but now she was filled with relief. If it weren't for this clever move, the jade talisman would probably have been taken away by someone else.

Just as she was about to reach for it back, Xing Moxie pulled his hand away and put the jade talisman away again.

What are you doing?

"That's what I should be asking you. What do you want to do with my things?"

"How come it's your stuff?"

"If it's in my hands, then it's mine, isn't it?" Xing Moxie spun the jade pendant on his fingertips as if spinning a basketball. "Besides, even if I return it to you, can you keep it?"

"I..." Xia Lingxue was so angry that she wanted to unleash her spiritual power, but after trying twice without any response, she realized that her cultivation had been locked.

She could only pull the blanket tighter around herself, a hint of fear creeping into her eyes: "Why did you seal my spiritual power?"

She seemed to have mistakenly thought that this villain was behind it... Well, she wasn't entirely wrong, since it was indeed Xing Moxie who made the request.

But Xing Moxie, who was putting on a convincing act, would certainly not admit it, and immediately spread his hands innocently: "What a huge injustice! I just said that I saved you twice, right? Once was to save you from the clutches of that Foundation Establishment brat, and the second time was to save you from the murderous intent of the Great Sun Saintess."

"The Great Sun Saintess!?" Xia Lingxue's heart skipped a beat.

After being knocked unconscious by the Soul Elder, she knew nothing more. She never expected that there would be a situation where the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

That's the Great Sun Saintess, hailed as one of the top two geniuses in the Great Sun Immortal Sect since its founding, a super strong person whose cultivation has reached the peak of the Integration Stage.

Even if Xia Lingxue were conscious, she would not escape death if she were targeted by that kind of person.

Xing Moxie continued, "She guessed your identity from the storage ring and immediately tried to silence you. If I hadn't begged her to let me have you as a plaything, you would be a pile of ashes by now. The restriction on your body was also placed by her."

It turns out the storage ring was taken by the Great Sun Saintess...

Xia Lingxue felt no reluctance upon learning the news; instead, she felt a lingering fear, as if she had survived a close call.

Her storage ring contained nothing that could directly prove her identity, but it did contain some tools and information that would be used during missions. She knew that Yan Lingyun was renowned for her resourcefulness, so it was reasonable to deduce her identity as a member of the Dragon King's Palace from those items.

The Dragon King Palace and the Great Sun Immortal Sect are not allies. Now that she has appeared at the scene of the Great Sun Saintess's murder and robbery, it would be more accurate to say that she was silenced at this moment.

After realizing how difficult it was for her to survive, Xia Lingxue felt only gratitude towards the wicked man in front of her, who, despite his domineering and evil deeds, was genuinely kind to her.

"Th...thank you," Xia Lingxue whispered like a mosquito.

Xing Moxie leaned closer with a mischievous grin: "What are you thanking me for? Thanking me for favoring you?"

"You can't expect anything good to come out of a dog's mouth!" Xia Lingxue angrily buried her head in the blanket.

But upon closer reflection, she realized that the reason this villain had helped her so many times was because he had his eye on her body, and that he always took advantage of her first and paid later.

So the real reason she survived was because she was favored by the emperor?

So, should she really thank him for blanching her? But why does that logic seem so strange?

Xia Lingxue became more and more confused the more she thought about it.

Unable to figure it out, Xia Lingxue simply stopped thinking about it and poked her head out of the blanket hole: "Can you help me remove the restriction? Consider it an obligation I owe you."

Hey, are you also into the "the more debt, the better" mentality?