Chapter 73: Dissolving Grudges

  A circular flying object rose into the air from a dense forest outside Huanshan Town, spun around once, and then shot towards Qianya Sect.

  On the flying magic tool, two figures sat cross-legged, who were Ye Fei and Li Rou. However, they both stared into the distance without talking to each other, and it was unknown what they were thinking about.

  Just before that, Ye Fei beheaded Xu Sheng, and Feng Yuan Xiao felt it too. Without bothering to fight with Li Rou, he hastily used his strange escape technique to flee the scene. By the time Ye Fei chased after him, he had already run far away.

  But Li Rou saw Feng Yuanxiao escape, and with Ye Fei's sudden appearance, she naturally thought of Xu Sheng's fate, and heard Ye Fei's personal confirmation. She was shocked in her heart, wondering what Ye Fei relied on to be able to kill Xu Sheng.

  Ye Fei hastily returned to Qian Ya Sect to report back, and also asked Lei Rou out of courtesy if she would go with him. Unexpectedly, this demoness nodded in agreement.

  Thus, the two of them rode in their flying vehicles, each lost in their own thoughts and silent.

  Ye Fei glanced at Li Rou out of the corner of his eye, seeing her thin body, the faint chill on her face, and the dense resentment in her eyes. Adding to his previous worry that he had come to send himself to death, with language urging him to leave, he suddenly felt a little unfamiliar with this woman.

  According to Ye Fei's understanding of Li Rou, she wouldn't care about this matter at all. Now she should be lively and cheerful, and this time returning to Qian Ya Sect, she shouldn't have traveled with him either. All these things that happened made Ye Fei feel a little suspicious, thinking to himself that this girl might not be as open and cheerful as she seemed on the surface, perhaps there were some unknown things in her heart.

  After a moment's thought, Ye Fei shook his head. Anyway, these things had nothing to do with him. Now he should hurry back and hand in the task, then think of ways to get some elixirs that could enhance his cultivation, raise his cultivation as soon as possible, and return to Taoyuan Town for revenge.

  "Perhaps I should also try refining some elixirs!" Ye Fei said, and then closed his eyes, no longer speaking.

  Before long, Li Rou, who had been meditating with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them and turned to look at Ye Fei, a strange expression flashing across her face.

  Li Rou didn't expect that Ye Fei would risk his life to rescue him, especially since he had tricked Ye Fei before. The young man in front of him was willing to put aside past grievances and take risks to save him, despite the danger of falling. Li Rou asked himself if he could have done the same, and a hint of guilt arose in his heart.

  At this moment, the slender and ordinary-looking young man suddenly became majestic in Li Rou's eyes, as if he saw a kind of unprecedented aura surrounding Ye Fei.

  Li Rou's eyes were slightly distracted, staring blankly at the young man, a complex expression emerging in her heart.

  "Has a flower bloomed on my face?" Ye Fei suddenly furrowed his brow, his expression somewhat strange as he opened his eyes and looked at Li Rou.

  Upon hearing this, Lei Rou's eyes flashed with a hint of panic, intending to pretend she hadn't seen Ye Fei, but it was too late. She immediately put on a calm expression.

  "Hmph, with a face as dark as yours, even if you were to bloom into a flower, it wouldn't be a good one." Lei Rou said with a slight pout.

  "Oh, you're still so enthusiastic? You demon girl speak to your benefactor like that? I knew I shouldn't have saved you, originally I didn't think much of you anyway." Ye Fei said with a raised corner of his mouth, in front of her, he spoke without any restraint or concealment.

  "Blame me? When we first met at Qian Duan Cliff, I kindly let you three join Lu Yun's team because your cultivation was too weak and I didn't want you to fall in Qian Duan Cliff."

  "Hmph, you're quite good at directly rejecting my kindness and even coldly mocking me. Although Lu Yun isn't a great person, at least being by his side is safe. I was just teasing you to scare you off, so you wouldn't bring trouble upon yourselves."

  "Don't you even understand the most basic rules of survival? Are you trying to be a hero by recklessly charging in alone? That's just foolish. And three times, five times, you've come looking for trouble with me, not once treating me with kindness. Tell me, who wouldn't seek revenge against someone like that?" Lei Rou's face turned stern, her voice tinged with anger.

  "Hmm, how would I know what's on your mind?" Ye Fei was somewhat surprised by Li Rou's words, but they didn't seem to be fake, and he said with a hint of guilt.

  Looking back on the scene at Qian Duan Ya a few years ago, it was indeed his own youthful arrogance. At that time, he felt that they looked down on him, and Li Rou's so-called survival rule was nothing more than relying on the strong. Although he had some resistance, Ye Fei had to admit that this was a wise choice.

  Thinking of this, Ye Fei's heart had somewhat accepted Li Rou's kindness, but his mouth was still stubbornly saying: "Hmph, besides, if it weren't for you, a demoness, in the Qian Ya Sect, how would I have no time to cultivate and instead run out to do some ghost task, almost losing my life."

  "You." Li Rou raised her hand and pointed at Ye Fei, with a slightly angry expression. This scene made Ye Fei pause, not knowing where he had misunderstood her again.

  "How dare you say that? You're a grown man, and yet you can't even handle being teased by a woman. Are you still a man? That day in the library was just me joking with you."

  "But you're good, dragging the misunderstanding of Qian Duan Cliff along with it, and resenting me together. You even sent someone to investigate my affairs on Wanxia Peak in preparation for plotting against me. With a man as petty as you, how could I not teach you a lesson?" Li Rou's words became more and more infuriated, until she finally stood up, one hand on her waist and the other pointing at Ye Fei's nose.

  Yefei's face turned black upon hearing this, having never been scolded like this before. He couldn't help but touch his nose and look at Lirou with a mixture of anger and amusement. Although he felt somewhat indignant, he had to admit that what she said wasn't wrong. Could it be that he was the one who was wrong? No, even if he was wrong, he wouldn't admit it. Yefei put on an expression as if he would rather die than acknowledge his mistake.

  "Aren't you willing to admit your mistake? A grown man, yet you don't dare to acknowledge your error." It seemed like Li Rou had seen through Ye Fei's thoughts, and she said so.

  Upon hearing this, Ye Fei's heart felt a pang of emptiness, but he still didn't lower his head. With a serious expression, he said: "Even if what you're saying is true, you also got me punished, so we can consider it even. Moreover, I did save you - you can't deny that, can you?"

  Upon hearing this, Li Rou was taken aback for a moment, her face slowly regaining its calmness. She then sat down, no longer having the overbearing demeanor she had before. Seeing this, Ye Fei's mouth curled up slightly, feeling somewhat pleased with himself.

  Just as Ye Fei felt he had the upper hand, a sentence from Li Rou almost made his eyes pop out.

  "Junior Brother Ye, I apologize for the previous joke that went too far! And also, thank you for saving me this time." After finishing speaking, Li Rou looked at Ye Fei with a sincere face, which made Ye Fei's cheeks heat up and his eyes dodge slightly, secretly thinking that he might have been wrong after all, and was even less daring than the demoness in front of him.

  After a psychological struggle, Ye Fei dryly laughed twice and said to Li Rou: "Actually, I was also wrong before. We are fellow disciples after all, so I won't just stand by and do nothing. Let's just forget about our past grievances from now on."

  "No, I owe you one. I'll definitely return it later. Hehe, being able to make this stubborn duck admit his mistake is really not easy." A sly glint flashed in Li Rou's eyes as she covered her mouth with one hand and laughed. Upon hearing this, Ye Fei's heart sank, feeling like he had been played once again.

  Looking at the restored bright and lively Lirou, her eyes curved into a crescent moon shape, her petite body trembled slightly, and a layer of red mist hung on her face. Ye Fei couldn't help but admit that Lirou's appearance was indeed as beautiful as a fairy.

  "Yeshidi, has Shijie grown flowers on her face?" Li Rou suddenly stopped smiling and said with a serious expression.

  "Hmph, even if it's a long flower, the flower on the fairy's face isn't a good one." After finishing speaking, Ye Fei closed his eyes and sat down, but in his heart, he was thinking about something.

  Li Rou saw the situation and burst out laughing, while Ye Fei furrowed his brow but didn't open his eyes. After sizing up Ye Fei for a moment, Li Rou slowly reined in her laughter and gazed at the young man with a complex expression, lost in thought. (End of chapter)

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