Chapter 19: Seeing Mu Qingyao Again
The moment Chu Feng saw Yun Qingying walk away, he immediately unleashed his full power to dodge the demonized Flood Dragon's attack and sprinted down toward the cavern below.
The demonized Flood Dragon saw this and immediately gave chase after Chu Feng.
Yun Qingying had not gone far. Seeing Chu Feng and the demonized Flood Dragon move away, she reappeared.
She could sense that Chu Feng had told her to leave out of goodwill.
But she couldn't understand why Chu Feng didn't flee himself, instead continuing to tangle with that Flood Dragon!
After a moment's thought, Yun Qingying followed along toward the bottom of the gorge.
She had only walked a short while when a furious, sky-shaking roar from the Flood Dragon suddenly erupted from below the gorge!
The Flood Dragon's cry was filled with boundless killing intent, as though something precious had been stolen from it!
At that moment, Chu Feng had already seized the three Demon Spirit Fruits from inside the cavern and was fleeing with all his might!
The Demon Spirit Fruits were what the demonized Flood Dragon had been saving to consume before its Breakthrough into the Earth Spirit Realm. Now that Chu Feng had stolen them, it went into an instant frenzy, roaring as it pursued him!
"Why are you still here? Run!"
While fleeing, Chu Feng suddenly spotted Yun Qingying and immediately shouted at her to leave.
Yun Qingying saw the raging demonized Flood Dragon and was instantly seized with terror, spinning around and fleeing at full speed.
"Get up there, now!" Chu Feng gestured for Yun Qingying to climb the cliff and escape.
The base of the cliff was too narrow — there was nowhere to hide. Only by scaling the cliff and returning to the Dusk Forest could they escape.
"What about you?" Yun Qingying hesitated slightly.
"I have my own way out. Just get the hell up there and stop dragging me down!" Chu Feng shouted, driving her away.
Chu Feng could enter the Chaos Star Pearl at any time, but he first had to get Yun Qingying to leave.
Otherwise, if he vanished, the demonized Flood Dragon would surely turn on Yun Qingying.
If that happened, Yun Qingying would likely have no chance of escaping the demonized Flood Dragon's jaws!
Hearing his words, Yun Qingying gave Chu Feng a long, deep look, then dashed toward the cliff and grabbed the rock face, climbing upward!
She climbed several hundred meters before stopping and looking down at Chu Feng.
At that moment, Chu Feng was circling at the base of the cliff, dodging the demonized Flood Dragon's attacks.
"Keep climbing!"
Chu Feng looked up, saw Yun Qingying had stopped, and was instantly furious!
His cultivation level was low, and he had been continuously using the Phantom Shadow Step to flee. His spiritual energy was nearly exhausted — he was about to give out!
And this woman was still dithering!
Chu Feng was sorely tempted to ignore her, duck straight into the Chaos Star Pearl, and let the demonized Flood Dragon finish her off!
Suddenly, in a moment of distraction, Chu Feng was struck by the demonized Flood Dragon's tail and sent flying sideways!
The demonized Flood Dragon, thrilled at landing the hit, let out an excited roar, opened its massive jaws wide, and lunged to tear Chu Feng apart.
"Chu Feng, dodge!"
Yun Qingying saw Chu Feng in dire straits and was instantly gripped with anxiety!
But after being sent flying and hitting the ground, Chu Feng quickly got back up and dodged the demonized Flood Dragon's attack once more.
It seemed that the blow had not actually caused him much harm!
"This garment is truly no ordinary thing!"
Chu Feng realized the clothes he was wearing had blocked most of the damage.
The garment was the one Ling'er had given him last time — Chu Feng had always assumed it was just ordinary clothing.
But from that blow just now, it was clear the garment was absolutely a treasure, and an extraordinarily powerful one at that!
"Get the hell out of here!"
Seeing Yun Qingying still perched on the cliff above, Chu Feng cursed furiously to drive her away!
Hearing his angry shouts, Yun Qingying hesitated, unsure whether she should abandon Chu Feng and flee.
Though she and Chu Feng were at odds, it was Chu Feng who had held the demonized Flood Dragon at bay so she could escape up here.
Running away and leaving him behind felt a little too heartless!
Just as she was wavering, several figures suddenly dropped down from the cliff above.
One of them, an old woman, spotted the demonized Flood Dragon below and immediately struck it with a single palm!
Boom!
With just one palm strike, the demonized Flood Dragon's head exploded and it died instantly!
"A ninth level of the Mystic Spirit Realm Flood Dragon — killed in one blow!" Yun Qingying's face was filled with shock.
"A King Stage cultivator!"
Chu Feng looked at the old woman, a flicker of surprise crossing his face. He hadn't expected a King Stage cultivator to appear here!
"Mu Qingyao!"
Suddenly, Chu Feng spotted a veiled woman standing nearby, and his heart gave a sharp jolt!
The last time he had parted with Mu Qingyao in Dusk City, he had thought it would be a long while before they met again — he never expected to see her so soon!
At this moment, Mu Qingyao was dressed in a flowing glass-green gown, beautiful and elegant, giving off an air of untouchable grace!
Mu Qingyao glanced at Chu Feng with an indifferent gaze, then shifted her eyes to survey the surroundings.
"Check the area!" Mu Qingyao said in a cool, clear voice.
"Yes, Holy Maiden!"
Two lovely young women immediately split up and began scouting the surroundings.
"Chu Feng, are you all right?"
At this point, Yun Qingying climbed back down the cliff and came to Chu Feng's side, asking with concern.
"I'm fine," Chu Feng said calmly.
If it hadn't been for Yun Qingying distracting him just now, he would never have been struck by the demonized Flood Dragon.
Mu Qingyao seemed to have heard Yun Qingying call out Chu Feng's name. Her gaze swept over both Chu Feng and Yun Qingying once more.
"Thank you all for the rescue!"
Catching Mu Qingyao's glance, Chu Feng slowly walked toward her and cupped his hands in a respectful bow of gratitude.
Mu Qingyao merely gave Chu Feng a brief, indifferent look and made no response.
"We came to clear out this demon lair. Saving you was merely incidental — there is no need for thanks."
The old woman who had struck down the demonized Flood Dragon spoke in a flat tone.
"Regardless, I must express my sincere gratitude," Chu Feng said with a slight smile.
Chu Feng suddenly turned to look at Mu Qingyao and smiled. "Miss, haven't we met somewhere before? You look very familiar to me."
Mu Qingyao's gaze drifted to the distance, paying Chu Feng no mind.
The old woman beside her heard Chu Feng's words and her expression instantly turned cold.
"Boy, our Holy Maiden is not someone you can casually flirt with!"
"If you don't want to die, you'd better keep your mouth shut!"
Rather than falling silent, Chu Feng continued to smile. "I remember now — we met in Dusk City!"
At those words, Mu Qingyao's expression instantly frosted over, and the air around them seemed to drop several degrees!
Chu Feng's mention of Dusk City instantly brought to Mu Qingyao's mind the incident at the ruined temple outside the city!
That humiliating memory was dredged up once more, and Mu Qingyao was seized with the urge to kill!
"Say one more word, and I will kill you," Mu Qingyao said icily.
The old woman saw that Mu Qingyao was furious and fixed Chu Feng with an equally cold stare.
It seemed that if Chu Feng spoke again, she would strike him down without hesitation.
Chu Feng took in the situation and smiled faintly, saying nothing more.
He had only been testing Mu Qingyao just now, to see whether she suspected him.
From the looks of it, Mu Qingyao had completely stopped suspecting him.
Suddenly, Chu Feng noticed Yun Qingying glaring at him furiously — apparently angry that he had been casually flirting with a beautiful woman!
Chu Feng grinned back at her, which only made her angrier!
At that moment, the two lovely young women who had gone out to scout returned and reported to Mu Qingyao in turn:
"Holy Maiden, there are only some low-level demonized demonic beasts in the surrounding area!"
"Holy Maiden, there is a spatial rift at the bottom of the gorge not far from here. The demonic energy is seeping out from that spatial rift!"