Chapter Thirty-Five: Gentle Feelings Like Water

  This question came suddenly, and was completely beyond Shen Dou's expectations. Moreover, in his impression, it seemed that he had never revealed himself going to Jiuyou City before. So, curiously asked: "How did you know I'm going to Jiuyou City? And why do you want to go to Jiuyou City?"

  Yan Mu heard the words, and a hint of worry appeared on his face. He softly requested: "Young Master, can you not ask so many questions? This road only leads to Jiuyou City, no one else will come here. As long as we arrive at Jiuyou City smoothly, if you still want to know my story, I promise to tell you everything."

  Her expression and tone were as gentle as water, even a thousand-year-old snowy mountain would probably be melted instantly by her.

  Shen Zhen was a person who was not indifferent, nor was he emotionless. He carefully observed the surroundings, but couldn't sense any sword aura from her, nor could he see any danger on her. This made him even more curious and asked: "Don't you know that there are monsters everywhere in Jiuyou City? And also, this road has countless extremely cold snow mountains, and many ferocious snow monsters, aren't you afraid?"

  "I know, but I'm not afraid." Yan Mu's expression returned to its usual innocent state as he took another step closer to Shen Du's body. The faint scent of his skin wafted up to Shen Du's nose, making him feel an irresistible sensation.

  Shen Du's face turned red again, and she quickly took a step back.

  Who would have thought that Yan Mu's body was even softer, and she accidentally fell into Shen Du's arms.

  Shen Du subconsciously wrapped his arms around Qian Mo's fragrant shoulders, and that ambivalent feeling of wanting to push her away yet also pull her closer actually made him hold her body even tighter.

  Two people clung tightly together, and they didn't know how long it had been. A cold wind swept down from the mountain, and in the distance, that strange bird appeared again.

  It flitted about restlessly among the trees, as if anxious about something, or searching for something, or hinting at something to Shen.

  Shen Dou wanted to go up and ask, but unexpectedly found that the Huai in his arms had fallen asleep, and even made a very small snoring sound, as if he hadn't slept well for a long time.

  Looking at her sleeping appearance, Shen Dou also felt a wave of fatigue all over his body and urgently needed to find a comfortable bed to sleep well, but looking around, he found that it was already pitch black.

  He didn't expect that looking at Tian Ye's face could be so captivating, even he himself was surprised.

  He bent down and picked up the hoe, continuing to walk towards the eastern slope.

  Before long, they walked out of the pitch-black forest.

  The bright moonlight shone on the originally pale face, making it look crystal clear. Shen Du couldn't help but feel delighted and walked to an open lawn with a smile. After confirming that they were safe, he gently put Xian Mo down and carefully removed the cloak from his armor to cover Xian Mo's body.

  He lay down beside the threshold, staring blankly at the bright moon, no longer thinking about the threshold's identity. He wanted to quietly recall some past events, but found his mind empty, a feeling of exhaustion spreading throughout his body. Gradually, he also fell asleep.

  This time, he had a strange dream while sleeping. In the dream, that strange bird suddenly turned into an evil witch with feathers all over her body like a bird and a tongue like a python, constantly spitting snake letters, looking terrifying and disgusting to the extreme.

  In a daze, he suddenly woke up and looked at the still sleeping Yan Mu beside him. He wiped away the beads of sweat rolling down his face with his hand, panting heavily, and grasped the long sword that never left his side with his left hand, feeling much more at ease in his heart.

  But at this moment, he saw that strange bird flying back and forth in the sky again, but it never got close to Shendu.

  Shen looked curiously at the strange bird, then glanced at Yan Muo who was sleeping beside him. To avoid disturbing Yan Muo, he dispelled the idea of asking the strange bird questions. Moreover, his spirit was indeed somewhat depleted, and the wound on his shoulder still ached slightly.

  At this moment, he felt a sense of wonder in his heart. This Green Dragon Armor was indeed extraordinary. Even though the Soul-Extinguishing Sword Qi had pierced through his left shoulder, the armor remained intact and undamaged.

  So I thought of Feilu again and a warm feeling arose in my heart, making me involuntarily angry.

  Fell asleep again, and when I woke up it was already early next morning.

  Slowly opening her blurry eyes, she found him sitting beside her with his legs crossed and a sweet smile on his face, blinking at her.

  "Why didn't you wake me up?" Shen sat up on the lawn, only to find that Yan Mo had actually covered him with his own cloak, and he felt a small warmth in his heart.

  "Look at you sleeping so soundly. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry to go to Jiuyou City, so just let you sleep for a while." Yan Muo's voice was still gentle.

  Shen Du carefully examined Chen Mo's face, and if it were to be compared in terms of appearance, he indeed bore some resemblance to Fei Lu. However, those innocent eyes were far more simple than Fei Lu's. He thought that this might be because Fei Lu had grown up in the desert city from a young age and had become its lord at such a tender age. But judging from Chen Mo's extremely gentle voice, it was comparable to Shen Yao's, whom he hadn't seen for many years and whose life or death remained unknown. His favorable impression of Chen Mo suddenly increased greatly.

  Then with a strange smile said: "Thank you, Yan Mo."

  Yanmo couldn't know what Shendu was thinking in her heart. This sentence "thank you" to her, was a bit abrupt.

  "What are you thanking me for? It seems like I should be the one saying thank you instead. Thank you for agreeing to take me along."

  "Hey." Shen Du never thought that coming to Jiuyou City would bring such an unexpected encounter, and was originally worried that traveling alone might be too dull.

  Although it is said that one must be able to endure loneliness in order to achieve greatness, if one allows oneself to become too dull and uninteresting, they will likely end up half-dead.

  Shen Du was smiling to himself about something, and Yan Mo asked with a puzzled face: "Young Master, what's wrong?"

  Shen Du only then felt his own loss of composure, and with an embarrassed face, he restrained his smile, stood up, and casually swung his cloak over his shoulder.

  Yan Mu was really considerate, before Shen Dou had even tied the shoulder strap, she had already understood and stood up on her own to tie it for him.

  This small action made Shen Du feel surprised, and he smiled sincerely at Yan Mu: "Thank you."

  Qian Mo gazed at Shen Dou's handsome face with caution, although his skin was slightly dark, but those firm eyes made Qian Mo feel an unprecedented sense of security.

  "You're being polite, but I don't even know your surname and full name yet."

  "Oh, I'm Shen Du, from Lingzhou."

  "Lingzhou, are you saying that you're not a person from Soul Mountain?" Yan Mu heard this and was shocked, it was the first time she had ever heard of Lingzhou, and so became even more curious about Shen Du.

  Shen Du smiled and asked back, "What's wrong? From your expression, it seems like you've never heard of Lingzhou before."

  Yan Mu heard this and gently shook his head, saying in a soft voice: "What kind of place is that?"