Chapter 26 Request
You Lianruo's clothes were torn and her body was covered in blood, as if she had just experienced a brutal battle.
In Lu Bai's eyes, she had always been a charming, alluring, and unattainable figure; he had never seen her like this.
"Are you alright?"
Lu Bai was about to speak, but You Lianruo beat him to it.
She flashed in front of Lu Bai, scrutinizing him up and down. Only when she saw that he was completely unharmed did she let out a sigh of relief.
Lu Bai was speechless!
Shouldn't I be asking you that? Which of us looks more like they're in trouble?
"What happened to you?" he asked, frowning.
You Lianruo glanced at the cave, motioning for him to go inside to talk.
After entering, Lu Bai immediately put away the mandarin duck fish that had been left inside, then awkwardly glanced at You Lianruo.
You Lianruo remembered that Lu Bai had appeared from a different location just now, and immediately understood what was going on. She said, "You did very well. The Cultivation world is full of twists and turns, and you must always be on guard."
Lu Bai became even more embarrassed!
But he didn't dwell on that topic. Instead, he urged You Lianruo to tell him about her own situation.
You Lianruo organized her thoughts, then began, "The Sect sent me to Songhe Country to handle something. Do you know what it was?"
Although Songhe Country spans both Xuan Province and Yu Province, it is under the management of Yu Xiang Sect.
Lu Bai shook his head.
"There were evil Cultivators causing trouble, refining Blood Pills!" You Lianruo's expression was solemn.
"Blood Pills?"
Lu Bai frowned. Was it the same thing Ma Shan Laolao had mentioned?
You Lianruo continued, "After I arrived, I investigated and found that their most common method was to change into various identities, feign illness, and then put out bounties for treatment to lure Loose Cultivators. Or, they would issue missions to small and medium-sized Sects, enticing and killing low-level Cultivators!"
Lu Bai's mouth twitched as he listened!
You Lianruo glanced at him: "At that time, my first thought was of you!"
"Although Xuanqing Sect is a Saint Sect, logically no evil Cultivator should dare to provoke it, but nothing is absolute! I couldn't rest assured, so I decided to go to the Songhe Country Imperial Palace to check."
"However..." At this point, You Lianruo bit her pearly teeth.
"What happened?"
"I was ambushed by enemies on the way and fought for two days and two nights before successfully breaking through!"
Lu Bai's heart skipped a beat!
Although he knew she was out of danger, hearing such words still made him nervous.
Two days and two nights—one could imagine how intense the battle was!
"After breaking through, I didn't have time to rest and continued to rush to the Songhe Country Imperial Palace. I was afraid that if I arrived too late, you would..." You Lianruo looked at Lu Bai, her eyes filled with worry.
Lu Bai pursed his lips.
He could clearly feel You Lianruo's concern for him, which caused a strange feeling in his heart.
"I arrived in the capital and used the mandarin duck fish to search for your location, but found nothing. After asking the Emperor , I learned about your encounter." You Lianruo showed a hint of a smile: "I didn't expect you to be able to defeat a fox demon beyond your Realm!"
"Oh! Your cultivation?"
At this moment, You Lianruo suddenly noticed Lu Bai's Realm; he had actually advanced to the third level of Qi Training Stage.
"Oh! I had some insights during the battle and fortunately made a Breakthrough."
You Lianruo found it hard to calm down!
From the first time she met Lu Bai until now, how much time had passed, and he had already jumped three levels.
Could it be that he was an Awakened Prodigy?
You Lianruo looked left and right, but couldn't find any clues.
"What happened then? How did you find this place?" Lu Bai asked.
"I guessed that if you couldn't contact me, you would definitely return alone, so I followed the path back."
"You haven't treated your injuries until now, have you?" Lu Bai asked, looking directly into her eyes.
You Lianruo smiled slightly: "My injuries are not serious!"
"Don't do that again!" Lu Bai's face was serious, and his voice rose by dozens of decibels, almost to the point of a 'roar'.
You Lianruo was stunned!
But soon, she realized that Lu Bai was worried about her!
The demoness bit her lip and lowered her head, feeling sweet inside.
However, a hint of guilt immediately arose within her!
Honestly, was she really concerned about Lu Bai's life and death because she cared about him as a person?
You Lianruo didn't want to lie to herself; what she cared about more was the Heavenly Profound Charming Bone.
If Lu Bai died, her Heavenly Profound Charming Bone might never Awaken.
However, as they spent more time together, her impression of Lu Bai also improved, which was an undeniable fact.
[Ding! Detected You Lianruo's affection for the host +188 points. One step closer to lighting up the second red heart!]
Lu Bai was pondering if his tone just now was a bit too harsh? Would the demoness be angry? Just then, he heard the System prompt.
He was bewildered!
Putting on a stern face! She liked it even more?
Immediately, Lu Bai's Divine Thought turned, and he understood the key. The demoness must have felt his concern, which made her develop a favorable impression of him.
Thinking of this, Lu Bai felt a bit ashamed!
Did he really care about her?
Or was it merely because she was the target bound by the System's Love Threads, and if something happened to her, he didn't know what the consequences would be, which was why he was nervous about her?
Lu Bai didn't want to lie. At this stage, the latter accounted for a larger proportion.
But after several interactions, he had indeed developed a hint of affection for the demoness.
Both were lost in their thoughts, and silence fell in the cave.
After a long time!
Lu Bai reminded, "Don't delay any longer, hurry and heal your injuries!"
"Mm!" You Lianruo softly assented, then asked, "Do you have any Medicinal Pills? Mine were all used up during the big battle."
"Here!"
Lu Bai took out all the Medicinal Pills from his Storage Pouch.
But You Lianruo frowned after looking at them.
"What, can't they be used?"
"They can be, but these Medicinal Pills are effective for the Qi Training Stage, but for me, they don't have much effect."
"Better than nothing," Lu Bai said.
"Alright!"
You Lianruo took the Medicinal Pills and quietly adjusted her breathing.
Half an hour later, she opened her eyes, wanting to say something, but her cherry lips opened and closed several times, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.
"Go ahead, don't worry about it!" Lu Bai encouraged with a smile.
You Lianruo bit her lip, her face flushed, and said, "Can you... Cultivate with me?"