In the blink of an eye, it had been a few days since Ji Ning came to Ying Qianqiu's world. During these two days, the mighty team of the Demon Lord finally arrived at the destination. It was a majestic palace built on the top of Cangshan Mountain. , the mountain is towering into the clouds, majestic and dangerous, it is not only a desperate situation, but also a quiet place with excellent scenery.
After arriving at the Cangshan Palace, Ji Ning had fewer chances to see Ying Qianqiu. Ying Qianqiu was very busy and seemed to have to deal with a lot of things. Only the girl still seemed to have nothing to do and came to accompany Ji Ning.
"Last time we went to see the city owner of Tiandu City. The city owner intends to cooperate with us to bring down the last three branches of the twelfth generation."
While eating the spirit fruit, the girl smiled and said to Ji Ning, "That's right, those three clans are about to end. As long as he's not stupid, he should know who to follow is good, um..."
Having said that, she tilted her head and looked at the boy, seeing that he looked confused, she immediately stopped speaking: "Forget it, I won't tell you this, it must be boring for you, and you probably don't understand. "
Ji Ning blinked and showed her a small smile. In fact, he could understand, but he was now a monster cub, so of course he had to pretend he didn't understand.
And there is no need for him to remind anything. The cooperation between Ying Qianqiu and the city owner of Tiandu City is the plot in the original book. They jointly overthrew the last three families of the twelfth generation, and they will maintain a cooperative relationship in the future. They are reliable people, and there are no traps. .
In the past two days, Ji Ning pretended to be a child very happily. Apart from injecting inspiration into Qin Ruwang every day, he didn't need to do anything else, but Ying Qianqiu would come over to see when he was free. When you need to cheer up a bit.
Judging from his situation now, it's fairly safe, and Ying Qianqiu would occasionally test him, indicating that although Ying Qianqiu had some doubts, he was not sure that he was Ji Ning.
He has already obtained the power and has passed the most dangerous period, and then he just needs to step by step and sneak in.
"Okay, it's almost time to rest."
The girl ate the last spirit fruit, clapped her hands, stood up, and said to Ji Ning, "Come on, continue cultivating profound energy."
Ji Ning nodded, and following the girl's instructions, she closed her eyes and meditated, trying to absorb the faint hints of profound energy in the air and gather it into her body.
In fact, he himself has profound energy, and he has cultivated to a certain level, which is much higher than the girl, but he can restrain his profound energy as much as possible. He has no knowledge of the cultivation base, just treats him as having no foundation and patiently teaches from the beginning.
Because he had practiced before and knew the normal speed of cultivation, Ji Ning deliberately adjusted his speed to be very fast, but it was within the normal range. The girl was surprised by his talent, but she would not doubt it.
On the one hand, he did this to let the girl take out the corpse refining picture book as soon as possible to refine the dead energy for Qin Ruwang, and on the other hand, after accumulating profound energy to a certain extent, he could openly transform into the body of a young man. Appearance, he is still a little difficult to adapt to.
After eating more shape-changing pills and absorbing profound energy, Ji Ning finally fixed himself as a boy, which was still different from his original appearance, and changed his voice a bit.
Looking down at his slender fingers, he was very satisfied. After all, a child's hand is too soft and too small to hold even chopsticks.
"It's pretty good..."
The girl circled around Ji Ning, who looked like a teenager, and praised her loudly.
The young man was dressed in white, with a very slender waistline and well-proportioned limbs, long black hair falling down, and a very white complexion. Even though he was wearing a half-mask, he could still see that he had a handsome face and was quite a beautiful young man.
The only pity is that the snow group still refuses to take off the mask...
She rubbed her chin, and suddenly began to wonder if the boy's aesthetic was crooked. Although he was very handsome, he wanted to think that he was ugly.
The girl decided to correct Ji Ning's aesthetics in the future, but now she has more important things to do. She clapped her hands happily, and said happily, "Since you have reached this point in your practice, we can start refining Qin Ruwang."
As she said that, she called the maids and told them to inform Ying Qianqiu.
She thinks that the boy is an immature snow beast cub who doesn't know how to write or practice exercises. So she has been working hard on the picture book and asked Ying Qianqiu many questions. The purpose is to help the young man refine this murderous corpse, so that he can become a big help for the young man.
This is the first time they have tried corpse refining. Although the steps are not complicated, the girl thinks she is fully prepared, but because the corpse is different from the ordinary corpse, she is still uneasy, so she has to agree with Qianqiu and invite him to come Sit in person to avoid accidents.
In this regard, she has already greeted Ying Qianqiu in advance, and asked him to push aside other matters and come to guard.
After the maid left, Ying Qianqiu came to her palace shortly after, and sat on the side, his eyes stayed on the boy for a moment, then turned to the girl and nodded slightly to her, indicating that she could start.
"Come on, Yingxue, I'll teach you how to refine it."
The girl beckoned to Ji Ning and taught him basic formulas and fingerings.
The corpse training method itself is not complicated. As long as you run the profound energy according to the fingering method, press your fingertips on the life gate of the corpse to inject the profound energy, walk around the corpse, absorb the dead energy, and slowly replace the filling with the profound energy. corpse refining.
Naturally, this is only the most superficial technique, but with the young man’s current cultivation, he can only do this, and because his profound energy is too weak, after research, the girl feels that his profound energy is not enough to travel through the gate of life whole body, but requires another special approach.
Hope he accepts it...
The girl muttered in her heart, and said to Ji Ning, "I said just now that profound energy should enter through Qin Ruwang's gate of life, but your profound energy is not enough, so you have to change your position."
As she said that, she pointed to Qin Ruwang's bloodless lips: "If you want, you can stick to his mouth and inject profound energy into his body by breathing." She was afraid that the young man would not understand, so she made it simple. He explained, "It was you who kissed him with profound energy—"
"No."
However, before Ji Ning could answer, Ying Qianqiu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up. His indifferent gaze swept across the girl, but the girl shuddered and suddenly felt a very dangerous feeling.
"This method has never been recorded in the atlas, and if you try it out rashly, it may change."
The silver-haired demon lord spoke indifferently, stepped forward and grabbed Ji Ning's wrist, and a pure and mighty profound energy slowly poured into it, enriching Ji Ning's profound energy.
"I'll help you." He looked down at Ji Ning, "You can try refining him."
"Thank you, Qianqiu."
Ji Ning blinked, transforming Ying Qianqiu's profound energy into his own strength, holding down Qin Ruwang's life gate, refining the death energy in his body.
The endless profound energy was transformed, and there was a glimmer of light in Qin Ruwang's dark pupils. After the refining was over, he looked at Ji Ning, lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Master."
His sanity had clearly recovered. Ji Ning was happy and smiled at him, but suddenly felt that the fingers of Ying Qianqiu's wrist tightened a bit.
"Qianqiu?"
Ji Ning gave him a puzzled look, and Ying Qianqiu quickly let go of his hand and said, "If you want to refine a murderous corpse, you can ask someone to tell me, if I have nothing to do, I will come by myself, don't use your breath. The method of refining."
After saying that, he looked at the girl again. The girl had been keenly aware that Ying Qianqiu seemed to be a little angry, and was about to sneak away, but was pinned to the spot by his icy voice.
"stop."
The girl's body froze. Although she didn't know how she had provoked Ying Qianqiu, her instinctive sense of crisis made her quickly show a pleasing smile, and turned back timidly: "Qianqiu..."
"You go to the Gongfa Pavilion to copy the book for three days." Ying Qianqiu said, "I will teach Yingxue personally in the future."
"but-"
"You can leave." The silver-haired monarch ignored the girl's mourning face and looked indifferent.
"I see… "
The girl was so depressed that her ears fell down, and she left the palace weakly.
Ji Ning was a little confused. He didn't understand why he suddenly punished the girl. He was secretly guessing what the reason was. Ying Qianqiu said, "It's too dangerous to change the exercises privately, so she should remember the lesson."
so poor...
Ji Ning silently said sorry to the girl in her heart. After all, she was punished for him, but if this matter was really dangerous, it would be right for her to remember it well.
But what did Qianqiu say just now? Do you want to teach him the exercises in person
He was slightly startled, looked up at Ying Qianqiu subconsciously, and saw the latter nodded lightly at him, and said, "Tomorrow morning, come to my place, and I will teach you the exercises."
Facing his gaze, Ji Ning felt the pressure doubled. If he got along with Ying Qianqiu every day, the chances of him being seen through would be even greater.
But now he has no reason not to agree, no matter how bitter his heart is, he can still smile and answer cheerfully: "Okay, thank you Qianqiu!"
The next day, Ji Ning brought Qin Ruwang to Ying Qianqiu.
A few days ago, perhaps because he had just returned to Cangshan, he had piled up a lot of things waiting for Ying Qianqiu to decide, which made him very busy and disappeared, but now the affairs have been handled cleanly. Today, Ying Qianqiu has been with Ji Ning all day. Teach him basic exercises.
Ji Ning was a little unsure about what speed she should cultivate at. Unlike a young girl, Ying Qianqiu's cultivation base was extremely high and her eyesight was quite formidable, so Ji Ning was worried that he would not see that she had cultivated before.
Fortunately, one day passed, Ying Qianqiu didn't question anything, just expressed a faint praise to Ji Ning's talent.
After the practice, Ji Ning thought he would be free, but just when he wanted to leave, a waitress walked in and respectfully replied to Ying Qianqiu, "Honored lord, the medicinal bath is ready."
Ying Qianqiu nodded and glanced at Ji Ning: "Come with me."
Ji Ning brought Qin Ruwang and followed behind him to a quiet and beautiful place outside the palace. Under the moonlight, the breeze was blowing, and a few beautiful palace lanterns were lit. The hot spring water in the pool emits a white mist.
In addition to the faint sulfur smell of the hot spring, the air is also mixed with the aroma of medicinal herbs. If you look closely at the water surface of the hot spring, you can see that there are many medicinal herbs soaking in it.
Ying Qianqiu stood beside the hot spring, pointed to the water surface, and said to Ji Ning, "This is a bone-forging medicinal bath, which can help you keep fit. You can go into the water and soak for half an hour."
Ji Ning nodded obediently. He knew that while cultivating profound energy, he had to exercise his muscles and bones, otherwise his body would not be able to bear it.
However, in front of Qin Ruwang and Ying Qianqiu, he did not intend to take off his clothes, and after taking the transformation pill, he could no longer return to his original shape at will, so he simply wore the white clothes on his body and walked directly into the hot spring. .
Ying Qianqiu was noncommittal about this, just stood quietly by the water, looking at the young man in the hot spring, Qin Ruwang saw Ji Ning walking into the water, and initially wanted to go in with him, but after being stopped by Ji Ning, he stayed behind. On the shore, guard together.
Getting a little dizzy...
The hot spring water was hot, and in the curling white air, Ji Ning's face quickly turned a blush, the mask was condensed with water droplets, and the forehead was sweating.
Ying Qianqiu saw the fact that he couldn't bear the power of the medicine and the heat of the spring water, but he didn't make a sound. After waiting for half an hour, he finally leaned down, stretched out his hand to Ji Ning, and said, "Come up. "
Ji Ning took his hand and staggered to the shore. Her thin white clothes were soaked through by the spring water. Water droplets dropped from the hem of her clothes. body lines.
He was dizzy, his feet were weak, and his body fell forward, but suddenly fell into the warm embrace. In addition to the medicinal fragrance, what lingered in Ying Qianqiu's body was the cold, snow-like aura.
"sorry… "
Knowing that she was caught by Ying Qianqiu, Ji Ning said in a daze, vaguely seeing that her beautiful silver hair was already soaked by the water on her body, she couldn't help feeling a little ashamed and tried her best to get up.
But his back was gently pressed by a hand, Ying Qianqiu hugged him in his arms, instead of letting him get up, he tightened his arms.
His handsome face was a little unreal in the mist, his eyelashes were drooping, his eyes were deep and dark, and he was silent, staring at the boy in his arms.
"... Qianqiu?"
Ji Ning put her hand on his arm, her reaction was a little slow, and she looked up into his eyes.
Ying Qianqiu didn't answer, suddenly raised his hand to caress Ji Ning's cheek, his fingertips touched the icy mask, and it seemed that he was about to gently take it off in the next moment—
A pale hand suddenly blocked Ying Qianqiu's hand, preventing him from moving, and pulled Ji Ning into his arms.
Qin Ruwang half hugged and half caressed Ji Ning, looked at Ying Qianqiu expressionlessly, and said, "He doesn't want to show his true face."
"… "
Ying Qianqiu said nothing and slowly put down his hand.
"I'm sorry, Qianqiu, I'm going back first."
Qin Ruwang's icy body temperature made Ji Ning suddenly awake a lot. He smiled at Ying Qianqiu and was helped by Qin Ruwang and left.
The silver-haired man didn't stop them from leaving, he just looked at the boy's back and tightened his fingers slightly.
In fact, he knew that the face under the mask was not what he wanted to see. He had already noticed that the face was covered up by some means, and it was not the real appearance.
Just looking at the person he was thinking about day and night was in his arms, he still had a hint of gaffe.
In the past few days, he tried his best to maintain his normal state, pretending that he was still doubting the identity of the young man, and made several concealed temptations in order to keep the illusion and prevent the young man from realizing that he had confirmed that he was Xiao Xiao.
He can't fall short.
It's just... He can't be sure how long he can endure.
…
Qin Ruwang helped Ji Ning to go to the palace where he lived. On the way, he met many servants, who seemed to want to step up to help, but they were afraid of the murderous corpse. Qin Ruwang was a stranger. All of them stopped in their tracks, bowed their heads and walked hurriedly.
Along the way, Ji Ning has woken up quite a bit and can walk on her own. He patted the back of Qin Ruwang's hand, indicating that he could let go of himself, but he didn't expect Qin Ruwang to just glance at him, then unexpectedly stretched out his hands, wrapped his arms around Ji Ning's back and the crook of his legs, and hit him. Hugged.
"As expected?"
The body suddenly lightened, Ji Ning was startled, immediately hugged Qin Ruwang's neck, and looked at him in surprise.
"You're tired, I'll take you back."
Qin Ruwang replied, carrying Ji Ning all the way back to the palace, gently placing him on the soft couch, and placing his hand on his soaked shirt: "I'll serve you to change."
"No need." Ji Ning quickly pushed Qin Ruwang's hand away, shook his head and said, "I'll do it myself."
He pinched the magic of the world of self-cultivation, and quickly dried his wet clothes and hair, and planned to take a bath later.
Qin Ruwang watched his actions, remained silent for a long time, and asked in a low voice, "Master, are you closer to him or closer to me?"
"..." Ji Ning looked at him in surprise, not expecting him to ask such a question.
Could he be... jealous
He suddenly found that Qin Ruwang's recovery was much faster than he thought.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Qin Ru didn't continue to ask, but leaned forward, took off his mask, stroked his cheek, and said, "I want to see the original appearance of the master."
Ji Ning hesitated for a moment to make sure that no one was watching outside, so she complied with Qin Ruwang's request, erased the cleverness, and revealed her true appearance.
Qin Ruwang stared at his elegant face, and suddenly curled the corners of his lips, his handsome and romantic eyebrows smiled, and instantly became vivid.
"I won't hurt you."
With a smile in his eyes, he pressed his lips to Ji Ning's, kissed gently and whispered at the same time.
"Also ask the master to refine me with the method of breathing."
Ji Ning was startled, but before he could refuse, Qin Ruwang stroked his shoulders, gently pressed him down on the soft couch, and demanded profound energy from him with a cold kiss.
Is he recovering too fast...
Ji Ning couldn't help but think so.
…
Qin Ruwang finally let go of Ji Ning and apologized for his rudeness after most of the profound energy in his body had been drained.
If I was really sorry, this wouldn't have happened.
Ji Ning looked at the young monarch who was bowing his head to her. He was silent for a while, but he didn't say anything. After taking a bath, he lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep.
Before he fell asleep, he vaguely remembered that when he explained the refining method, the girl mentioned the drawbacks of corpse refining. One of them was that refining would absorb the dead energy of the corpse, which might lead to nightmares at night. I'm not afraid, but I also hope that I don't dream of too scary things.
Then he fell asleep, and his consciousness in the dream was not clear. He didn't know that he was dreaming, but he did dream something bad.
The dark night sky, the streets under the drizzle, there are no pedestrians on the streets, the doors of the shops on both sides are closed, only a glass window reveals a dim light, and the wind chimes under the eaves are jingling, making bursts of crisp sounds. .
... Why does this place seem familiar
With doubts, Ji Ning raised his hand to block the raindrops falling in front of him, and walked towards the shop where there was only light. Outside the shop, he saw the old sign above, which was a grocery store.
The door of the store was not closed, and the gramophone placed in the corner sent out a gentle singing, ethereal and illusory, as if stepping into this door, you would be lost forever inside.
Ji Ning stepped back for a moment, feeling bad in his heart, but this shop seemed to have magic power, he couldn't control himself, so he just walked in.
Under the ambiguous orange light, a young man in a white shirt stood behind the counter, lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly, holding a silver spoon in his slender fingers, stirring the hot coffee in the cup, and following the singing happily. Humming a tune.
Hearing the footsteps, he raised his head, showing beautiful and affectionate brows, smiled at Ji Ning, and said with a smile, "You're here."
It's Huo Wuling!
Suddenly seeing Huo Wuling without any warning, even in a dream, Ji Ning was horrified, and suddenly remembered that he had indeed seen this place before.
Not long ago, in another world, he saw Huo Wuling in the mirror, and then pulled into this space. At that time, he also met Huo Wuling in this grocery store and was almost killed. Death was brought to the world where Huo Wuling was.
"Ningning, are you so afraid of me?"
Huo Wuling in the counter leaned his face, tilted his head, and laughed suddenly. Ji Ning ran away and rushed into the street, but it seemed that he had hit something hard, his forehead hurt, and then suddenly Awakened from a dream.
"haha a… "
When he opened his eyes and saw the curtain in front of him, Ji Ning gasped heavily and sat up from the bed, still in shock.
The lights in the palace were very dark, so Ji Ning looked around by candlelight, everything was the same as before, and there was no abnormality, so he was relieved.
Just had a nightmare
He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and deeply felt the horror of corpse refining. This nightmare was so realistic that it really scared him.
But after calming down for a while, Ji Ning felt that something was wrong, and suddenly realized that Qin Ruwang was not by his side, and Qin Ruwang would always be there when he was sleeping.
"As expected?"
He lifted the quilt, stepped on the cold ground with bare feet, and checked it carefully in the palace, but there was really no Qin Ruwang.
"Are you looking for me?"
Suddenly, a chuckle came from behind Ji Ning, he was startled, and when he looked back, he saw Huo Wuling lying on his side on his bed, resting his head with one hand, waving at him with the other, and said with a smile .
"Good evening, Ningning."