Qu Weiyin was stunned for a moment, then patted her forehead with her palm and said with a smile: "Why do I need it? It's a waste of money to keep it. I just want to give you this jade pendant."
Luo Jinxiao shrank his neck, then took Qiongqi back and said to it, which was sleeping soundly, "Did you hear me? Eat less next time."
When the rain stopped and the sky cleared, they called Yan Ying and Luo Ning and went to say goodbye to Hua Xianrui.
"What? You're leaving so soon?" Hua Xianrui was so shocked that she floated into the air. "Are you really not going to stay a few more days?"
"We came here just for the Tianshan Qingchi. Now that the Qingchi is gone, it's not appropriate to bother you any further," said Qu Weiyin.
Hua Xianrui looked at Luo Jinxiao with a look of regret and nostalgia.
Luo Jinxiao didn't even dare to raise his head. He took a few steps back and hid behind Luo Ning.
"Okay, then you must come to see me in the future." Hua Xianrui waved her arms, and a chain on her wrist floated out of it.
"Definitely." Qu Weiyin said. She nodded at her, then turned and left. "I won't come."
Luo Jinxiao and the others bowed one after another. Hua Xianrui looked at her intently, reluctantly saying, "Don't forget me when you go back!"
Luo Jinxiao smiled, and then followed Qu Weiyin.
Yan Ying walked quickly to Luo Jinxiao's side and asked in surprise, "Is what you just said true? Are you really going to marry Junior Master Qu?"
"I admire you." Yan Ying said in a sour tone.
"Of course." Luo Jinxiao proudly shook his head left and right at her, in a good mood.
As soon as he turned around, he met Luo Ning's gaze. Luo Ning said nothing and looked away.
Luo Jinxiao approached her with his hands behind his back, and for a moment he didn't know how to start. In the end, it was Luo Ning who spoke first: "Don't worry about me, sister, as long as you are happy."
"I don't want to interfere with any of my sister's choices." Luo Ning added inexplicably.
After the few people left the demon world and were about to fly their swords, they saw a gust of evil wind blowing in the distance, blowing the trees, flowers and plants to the ground. From time to time, the flashes of swords and sabers appeared, heading westward.
"What's going on?" Luo Jinxiao subconsciously took out Wu Jue.
Qu Weiyin put her hands over her eyes, frowned and looked for a while, then said, "It's the Life and Death Sect again, what are they doing around here?"
"Could it be that he followed us?" Yan Ying interrupted.
Qu Weiyin shook her head upon hearing this: "No, if they were following behind me, I wouldn't be unable to sense them. It must be for some other reason. They seem to be chasing something."
Luo Jinxiao never had a good impression of the Life and Death Sect, so he suggested chasing after them and seeing what happened, and everyone else agreed.
When you get closer, you can sense a faint demonic aura. You see a group of men in black shouting and killing at a shadow, and the sound of weapons clashing is endless.
It seemed like they were hunting down a demon. The demon they were chasing had tattered clothes and looked like it had just escaped from somewhere. Its strength had been exhausted and it could only dodge and run away.
"Jinxiao, I feel that monster is somewhat familiar." Qu Weiyin said suddenly. She took two steps forward, took out the yellow paper bag that contained Xiu'er from Luo Jinxiao's sleeve, and held it up.
Sure enough, after sensing the breath of the demon, Xiu'er began to shake desperately, almost breaking the paper bag.
Without saying a word, Qu Weiyin threw the paper bag back to Luo Jinxiao, and his body turned into a ray of light, instantly appearing among the crowd. The Life and Death Sect was caught off guard, and their formation immediately collapsed.
Qu Weiyin protected the tree demon behind her and blocked the attack for her.
Luo Jinxiao naturally didn't dare to let her fight, so she followed closely behind him. Wu Jue swept across the ground, and the grass was razed to the ground in an instant. At the same time, the airflow forced more than a dozen people back several feet away. After they stood firm, they were already in pieces.
The Life and Death Sect was suddenly interrupted and was naturally extremely angry. Just as they were about to shout something, they saw Luo Jinxiao's face clearly and immediately fell silent.
After all, Luo Jinxiao's deeds of repelling the demons have spread throughout the world.
They looked at each other in bewilderment. After a long while, someone stepped forward and said as gently as possible, "My fellow immortals, we are disciples of the Life and Death Sect. We are only out here to gain experience. We encountered this evildoer by chance and are trying to get rid of it."
"I think you all should be able to recognize the monster." He said again.
"Save her life for your sake." Luo Jinxiao looked alert.
The man was about to say something else when suddenly someone leaned over to his ear and said something. He then noticed Qu Weiyin, and immediately glared at the back of Luo Jinxiao, then stepped back suddenly.
"It's a demon!" he shouted, quickly took out the weapon in his hand and aimed it at Qu Weiyin. Seeing this, Luo Jinxiao subconsciously used his body to block Qu Weiyin.
"The demons are bloodthirsty and brutal. How can Mr. Luo associate with them? Are you going against us and the fairy world?" After he said that, a long black sword appeared in his hand, staring at him fiercely.
However, due to Luo Jinxiao's cultivation level, they did not dare to move forward.
Luo Jinxiao felt Qu Weiyin's anger. Her heart tightened, fearing that Qu Weiyin would get angry again. She turned around and said to Luo Ning, "Stop her." Then she rushed towards the Life and Death Sect like an arrow.
The cultivation base of these disciples was not high. Even if Luo Jinxiao had no intention of hurting anyone, they had no chance of winning. After just a few rounds, they fell to the ground, holding their chests, wailing and groaning. None of them could get up. How could they dare to even talk about exorcising demons? The only thing they could do was to run away.
"You don't listen to me nicely, but instead speak without thinking and overestimating your own abilities." Luo Jinxiao curled his lips, turned his palm, and Wu Jue disappeared.
She turned around and faced Qu Weiyin, her voice softened as she said softly, "Let's leave here first. These people are weird, so we don't want to be bothered by them again."
Qu Weiyin nodded in agreement, and the few of them did not stop until they could no longer see the Life and Death Sect.
The tree demon staggered for a while before finally standing firm. She looked up, and her originally dark green and shiny hair now looked very withered, and she exuded the smell of rotten wood.
She looked at Luo Jinxiao and Qu Weiyin with gratitude and surprise, then bowed her head deeply and said thank you.
"What exactly happened? Xiu'er can't speak, so we can only guess roughly. Why did you abandon her?" Qu Weiyin asked.
"Have you seen her? How is she? Is she safe now?" Upon hearing this, the tree demon raised his voice and asked repeatedly, his eyes brightening.
"She's fine now." Luo Jinxiao said, placing the paper bag in his palm. A white light flashed, and the frail woman stood on the ground, her face covered with tears, and she pounced towards the tree demon.
The tree demon was shocked and surprised, and hurriedly hugged her. The two of them hugged each other, both speechless and crying.
A strange feeling flashed through Luo Jinxiao's mind. She looked at Qu Weiyin, and they met her gaze. In her blood-red eyes, one could also see relief and emotion.
After a long while, the tree demon finally raised her head. She smiled and cried at the same time, saying ashamedly, "I am sorry to have embarrassed you all."
"After I took Xiu'er away, I lived in seclusion in the mountains, leading a peaceful life. But one day, a lot of immortal cultivators came and wanted to exorcise demons. I really couldn't fight so many people. Xiu'er stepped forward to help me and was injured. She almost lost her life."
"Afterwards, in order to save her life, I vomited my inner elixir into her, but I was taken away and locked in a demon-locking tower in an unknown place."
"Over the years, I have been trying to find a way to escape. I just used the remaining magic power to escape a few days ago. I searched for Xiu'er everywhere, but to no avail. I heard that the demon world can take in and protect homeless demons, so I traveled all the way here, thinking that she might be here. However, I wandered around for a few days but couldn't find the entrance. Today, I was bumped into by those people just now, and I almost lost my life."
"You two have saved us twice. I really don't know how to repay you." As the tree demon said this, her knees went weak and she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Qu Weiyin was quick to support her and held her up, preventing her from moving.
Qu Weiyin seemed very moved. She opened her lips slightly and whispered, "No need to thank us. We are destined to meet you. It's just a small favor."
The tree demon held back her tears. She looked at Xiu'er with half heartache and half sorrow, and reached out to tidy up her uncombed hair.
"I'm sorry," she whispered, and Xiu'er whimpered, hugging her tightly and not letting go.
Luo Jinxiao couldn't bear to see this kind of scene. She forced a smile and said comfortingly, "It's a good thing that we meet now. The entrance to the demon world is not far away. Why don't I take you in?"
"Thank you, Immortal. I won't bother you any more." The tree demon smiled and declined. "I have been living in a small house on the mountain these days. If you don't mind, you can come and sit with me."
Hearing this, Xiu'er wiped away her tears, grabbed her hand, turned back and smiled at Luo Jinxiao and the others with a hopeful look on her face.
"Okay." Qu Weiyin curled her lips slightly and agreed.
The small house that the tree demon mentioned was not far away, just over a small hill. It looked like no one had lived there for a long time. The house and the yard were empty, with nothing much going on, but it was kept spotlessly clean by the tree demon.
There are simple wooden tables and chairs in the house, everything is very plain. Looking out from the back of the house, the mountains are connected, undulating and spreading into the distance until they merge into the sky.
"Please take a seat." The tree demon moved the table and chairs again, looking shy. After the four of them sat down, she suddenly took Xiu'er's hand and said with a smile: "I want to be together with Xiu'er here, facing the heaven and earth, forever."
Luo Jinxiao opened his mouth in surprise: "So sudden?"
"After I was imprisoned in the Demon Locking Tower, I missed Xiu'er even more. I thought that if I could express my feelings to her earlier, maybe I wouldn't have so many regrets."
"Some things cannot be delayed. You may really regret it later." She looked up, her eyes filled with tears.
Luo Jinxiao couldn't help but look at Qu Weiyin.
Yan Ying, who was standing by, seemed to be even more excited than them. She pointed at Luo Jinxiao and said, "They just said they were planning to get married. Now that you're together, why don't you worship heaven and earth right here and fulfill your wish in advance."
As she spoke, she looked at Luo Ning cautiously, but could only see her cold profile, which made her feel disheartened.
Hearing this, Luo Jinxiao also became interested. She pulled Qu Weiyin's sleeve and said softly, "How about we just listen to Yan Ying's?"
A blush appeared on Qu Weiyin's cheeks, and she hummed softly.
"That's great." Luo Jinxiao couldn't help but claps the table, grinning from ear to ear.
Everyone hit it off immediately. Although the conditions here were simple, they had all the basic necessities. Tree Demon and Xiu'er went out hunting immediately, holding hands tightly all the way. Yan Ying and Luo Ning went out to fetch water and do odd jobs separately. Soon, only Luo Jinxiao and Qu Weiyin were left in the house.
Luo Jinxiao was still a little dazed about what was going to happen next, and she let out a breath.
"What's wrong?" Qu Weiyin suddenly said. She stood up, and her cold fingertips stroked Luo Jinxiao's face with gentle eyes.
Luo Jinxiao shook his head and smiled faintly: "I just find it incredible."
Such a beautiful woman, the one she loved, and she was about to marry her forever.
Hearing this, Qu Weiyin pulled Luo Jinxiao up from the chair and said softly to her, "Me too. This is ridiculous compared to what I usually do."
She pursed her red lips and smiled like a fairy. His soft hands held her face and stroked it slowly, as if he was touching a treasure.
"I feel that the tree demon and Xiu'er are just like you and me, blocked by many things, so when I look at them, I always feel emotional." Qu Weiyin said, her eyes sparkling and slightly flickering, "I really want to be with you forever."
"Me too." Luo Jinxiao said in a low voice.
After a day, the cottage had been decorated anew and hung with bright red silk cloth. It looked simple, ordinary, yet festive.
The table outside the house was filled with offerings of fruit and roasted meat, and two red incense sticks were emitting smoke that pointed down to the ground and floated up into the sky.
Luo Jinxiao was dressed in a bright red wedding dress by Yanying early in the morning. She didn't know how to comb her hair, so she just tied it up with a hairpin. She didn't often wear red, but now that she tried it, it actually made her face look even whiter and more delicate, and she looked very stunning and clear.
Even Yan Ying, who never says anything nice, couldn't find any fault with it.
She was not allowed to see Qu Weiyin in advance, and she was very anxious. She kept wandering around the room, craning her neck to take a look from time to time, and she had no idea how Qu Weiyin was preparing.
She must be stunningly beautiful.