Chapter 127: I Won’t Allow You to Do This

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: I Won’t Allow You to Do This

At this moment, Yun Mengling seemed to have taken special care with her appearance. Already beautiful as a Celestial Immortal, a touch of makeup made her look as pretty as a picture.

"Miss Yun, does this mean you’ve agreed to travel with me?" Yi Xiaoyao asked with a pleasantly surprised smile.

Yun Mengling pouted her pink lips slightly. "Let’s go."

Yi Xiaoyao’s heart filled with joy. He quickly agreed, and they began walking side by side.

Along the way, Yun Mengling’s coy annoyance gradually faded, and she couldn’t resist asking Yi Xiaoyao, "You said before that you were the one who refined those Five-Stripe Perfect Elixirs. Is that true?"

"Why would I ever lie to Miss Yun? Could it be that you don’t believe me?" Yi Xiaoyao glanced at her with a smile.

Yun Mengling quickly shook her head. "It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that it’s too incredible. Even the number one Alchemist, Lord Pill King, can’t refine Perfect Elixirs. Before this, I thought I’d never get to take a Perfect Elixir in my entire life."

A thought suddenly stirred in Yi Xiaoyao’s heart, and he said in a serious tone, "As long as you’re willing, you can have a lifetime supply of Perfect Elixirs."

Hearing this, Yun Mengling was slightly stunned. When she understood the meaning behind his words, her pretty face flushed slightly, and she immediately pressed her lips together, falling silent.

’That bastard, taking advantage of me again.’

Yi Xiaoyao looked at the shy beauty beside him and couldn’t help but smile. Ever since he had faced his own heart and admitted he’d fallen for Yun Mengling, he found himself sinking deeper, unable to pull himself free, falling further with every passing moment.

After that, the two fell into a subtle silence, each lost in their own thoughts.

After entering the Earth Star Forest, Yi Xiaoyao immediately began hunting Demon Beasts, using combat to temporarily suppress his inner turmoil.

On this trip, Yi Xiaoyao planned to cross the Earth Star Forest to enter Hunting City, where Tang Family Castle was located.

However, the route they were taking was different from the one Flame Medicine Hidden had taken with Yi Xiaoyao when leaving Hunting City. This one would take them through the deeper regions of the Earth Star Forest.

This was because the Demon Beasts in the depths of the forest were stronger, and the likelihood of them possessing Demon Fire was greater. This way, Yi Xiaoyao could collect more Demon Fire to cultivate his Heaven-Shattering Demon Flame Palm.

Of course, this route was also longer, which meant Yun Mengling could travel with him for a longer time.

As they traveled, Yi Xiaoyao finally understood what it meant for a beautiful face to be a source of trouble. Over several days, they had countless encounters with men who coveted Yun Mengling’s beauty.

Of course, the final fate for all these men was death under Yi Xiaoyao’s sword.

Right now, a group from a Demon Hunting Team stood before them, shamelessly sizing up Yun Mengling with covetous gazes.

"Little lady, this forest is too dangerous. Why don’t you join our Demon Hunting Team?"

"That’s right! There are even high-level Demon Beasts in this area. All eight of us in our Demon Hunting Team are masters at the Ninth Layer of Foundation Establishment. We’re more than strong enough to protect you!"

"It would be a real shame if a beautiful girl like you ended up in the belly of a Demon Beast in this Earth Star Forest."

The eight men of the Demon Hunting Team invited Yun Mengling, one after another, with smiles plastered on their faces. They only had eyes for this peerless beauty, completely ignoring Yi Xiaoyao’s presence.

Their way of thinking was understandable. After all, Yi Xiaoyao and Yun Mengling were only seventeen or eighteen. Even if they were geniuses, their Cultivation would be at the Fourth Layer of Foundation Establishment at best. In the eyes of this Demon Hunting Team, they were nothing to worry about.

Seeing this, Yun Mengling glanced at Yi Xiaoyao, whose expression had turned cold, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.

"Alright, I accept your invitation."

Yun Mengling’s beautiful eyes flashed mischievously as she gave the Demon Hunting Team a strange smile.

Instantly, the eyes of the Demon Hunting Team members lit up, their faces filled with excitement.

They had originally planned to use force if the little beauty refused. Now that she had accepted, things would be much easier.

"Great, great, great! Come along with us, then!"

One of them immediately stepped forward, unable to wait, and reached out to put his arm around Yun Mengling’s shoulder.

Just then, a cold light flashed.

The man reaching for Yun Mengling suddenly let out a scream like a stuck pig. His arm was severed at the shoulder, blood gushing wildly from the wound!

The next moment, an ice-cold voice rang out.

"Did any of you ask for my permission?"

The man with the severed arm, his face contorted in a furious snarl, roared at Yi Xiaoyao, "You little bastard! You dare cut off my arm!"

The rest of the Demon Hunting Team all turned to Yi Xiaoyao. Seeing the blood-slicked longsword in his hand, their faces twisted with rage.

"Damn it! This kid’s courting death! Kill him!"

They all attacked at once, but in the next instant, they all collapsed to the ground.

Their eyes were wide open in death, having no idea what had just happened. A light breeze had brushed past them... how could they be dead?

They died with their eyes open!

Yun Mengling let out a soft laugh and looked at Yi Xiaoyao.

Unexpectedly, she was met with Yi Xiaoyao’s frowning, serious gaze.

"Why did you accept their invitation?"

Yi Xiaoyao asked, his tone displeased and his voice a little cold.

A trace of nervousness appeared in Yun Mengling’s beautiful eyes. She pursed her lips and said, "The result would have been the same whether I accepted or not."

It was just as she said. Throughout their journey, she had witnessed Yi Xiaoyao kill everyone who coveted her beauty.

Hearing Yun Mengling’s explanation, Yi Xiaoyao’s frown remained. "For me, it’s different. I forbid it."

His voice, though cold, held a faint, domineering tone.

I forbid it.

When Yun Mengling heard those three words, her delicate body trembled slightly.

Perhaps if someone else had spoken to her like that, she would have retorted with, ’What right do you have to tell me what to do?’ But hearing it from Yi Xiaoyao, it somehow felt perfectly natural.

"Oh! I understand. I won’t do it again."

Yun Mengling agreed with a pout, like a child who had done something wrong.

"Mm," Yi Xiaoyao nodded, and the two continued on their way.

The air was once again filled with a peculiar silence.

At that moment, Yun Mengling was thinking to herself: ’When he was killing those men just now, why did I sense a... sour feeling? Could it be... he was jealous?’

At this thought, her eyes shifted. She stole a glance at Yi Xiaoyao and sensed the faint traces of jealousy still lingering on him. A sweet feeling suddenly bloomed out of nowhere in her heart.

Just then, Yi Xiaoyao suddenly recalled his first meeting with Yun Mengling. ’No wonder that girl was wearing black combat attire and a veil back then.’

A face that could topple cities, if not hidden by a veil, was simply a walking source of trouble.

As if her mind was connected to Yi Xiaoyao’s, Yun Mengling suddenly looked up and asked, "Should I put on my veil?"

Yi Xiaoyao was slightly taken aback. ’Looks like this little lady has realized it herself.’ Her beauty had indeed brought him too much trouble along the way.

"No need. This will only motivate me to become stronger. Otherwise, if I can’t even protect the woman I like, what right do I have to possess her?"

A faint smile played on Yi Xiaoyao’s lips as he gazed into Yun Mengling’s soul-stirring eyes and spoke with conviction.

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