"Hmmm... Big... Bad... Egg..."

Xiao Ling tried to speak, but Ye Tianchen's mouth tightly sealed her lips, making it impossible for her to open her mouth. She could only use her small fists to pound on Ye Tianchen's chest while struggling to break free.

However, she was no match for Ye Tianchen. His strength was so great that even without using Martial Arts True Qi, Xiao Ling could not move at all when he held her.

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

At this moment, such sounds came from not far away. Ye Tianchen sent his powerful Divine Thought to probe outside and found that some people were rushing toward them, and they were Martial Arts Experts with high cultivation realms.

With Xiao Ling here, Ye Tianchen didn't want to have any conflict with these people. After all, it wouldn't be good if Xiao Ling got hurt, and he had just arrived at Penglai Fairy Island. He also wanted to secretly locate the Blood Killing Organization. If he made too much noise now and alerted the snake, it would not be good.

So Ye Tianchen released Xiao Ling's lips just when she was about to angrily scold him, and hurriedly said:

"Don't make a sound, someone's here to kill us, follow me!"

Ye Tianchen still held Xiao Ling, and from the ground, he stood up in one swift motion, silently plunging into the nearby small lake. This way, their aura could be isolated, and as long as Ye Tianchen covered the energy fluctuations on his body, those who were not extremely strong martial artists shouldn't be able to detect them.

Sure enough, after Ye Tianchen took Xiao Ling and submerged in the lake, in the next moment, several figures appeared by the lake. There were three people in total.

These three people were all masked in black gauze, seemingly unwilling to reveal their real identities. One of them walked to the fire and looked at the recently extinguished flames and the shredded snake meat on the ground, and whispered:

"Looks like they just left not long ago..."

"The aura we tracked stopped here, seems like they've been alerted. This guy used some special method to conceal the aura of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Egg!" another person said.

"Do not expose ourselves, keep searching. I believe they didn't run far, we must quietly obtain the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Egg first; this is also the Sect Master's order!" the third person calmly said, masked in black gauze.

The three masked individuals did not leave immediately but wandered around the edge and surroundings of the small lake. They're not fools, and surely thought that Ye Tianchen and Xiao Ling might be hiding nearby. Thus, they didn't hurry to leave but gradually searched.

As for what they said, Ye Tianchen and Xiao Ling heard it clearly.

"Hmmm..."

After all, Xiao Ling was a mortal, her time spent underwater was very short, needing to breathe quickly, she couldn't hold on much longer and exhaled a bubble. Ye Tianchen was startled too; these three powerful martial artists hadn't left, if discovered, it would surely be dangerous.

For those two reasons above, Ye Tianchen didn't want to engage them but gently flicked a finger to shatter the bubble Xiao Ling exhaled, preventing it from surfacing. This small action could be easily discovered, so he had to be cautious.

In the next moment, Ye Tianchen kissed Xiao Ling once again, using his own internal oxygen to supply her.

Ye Tianchen was a powerful Martial Arts Expert, and even staying underwater for a year and a half wouldn't require breathing. To reach his level of cultivation realm, one's internal body systems could operate independently without the need for external assistance, which is basic knowledge and necessary.

After a while, those three masked martial artists left, and Ye Tianchen and Xiao Ling emerged from the water.

Xiao Ling's face was flushed, and she was soaked by the water. Despite being only eighteen years old, her curvaceous figure was quite well-developed, which made Ye Tianchen unintentionally fascinated. Mainly, Xiao Ling had a very lively feeling about her, which was why Ye Tianchen wanted to be close to her.

On the other hand, Xiao Ling glared at Ye Tianchen and said, "Now what? I'm completely soaked!"

"Just dry off here. These three could trace us here, I feel they may have some secret treasure that can pinpoint the aura of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Egg. Going back to the place we live isn't necessarily safe!" Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

"What? Dry off here? This..." Xiao Ling looked at Ye Tianchen, blushing shyly and asked.

Ye Tianchen returned to his senses too. This was a small lake shore, with no shield around. Would Xiao Ling have to undress right here? Looking around, Ye Tianchen felt a bit awkward and said:

"Go behind that rock, take off your clothes, I'll help you dry them, then we'll go back!"

"Alright... alright!"

Xiao Ling thought for a moment and realized that Ye Tianchen had a point. Returning now was still somewhat dangerous, and being so wet felt uncomfortable. It's more convenient to dry the clothes before heading back, and it wouldn't take much time. So she walked behind a rock, took off her clothes, and threw them in front for Ye Tianchen to dry for her.

Ye Tianchen, with his back to Xiao Ling, hung the clothes beside him and started drying them, then said:

"The Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Egg is not safe with you. Let me keep it for now!"

"Hmm, anyway, the hatchling of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon inside is my pet; it's mine!" Xiao Ling pouted and said.

"I understand. Besides you, no one else would want such a fierce beast as a pet; I certainly wouldn't!" Ye Tianchen shook his head and said.

Xiao Ling tossed out the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Egg, and in an instant, Ye Tianchen conjured the "Holy Heaven Prison" to store the egg inside, using the Chaos Qi within to isolate it.

This way, the aura of the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Egg wouldn't leak out, making it harder for others to detect.

"Tomorrow, I might wander around looking for a fragment of an Ancient Transmission Array. When the time comes, I'll find you a very safe place. The place we've been staying has likely been found or soon will be!" Ye Tianchen thought for a moment and said.

"Anyway... anyway, I'm following you; you can't just leave me!" Xiao Ling said with a kind of cute and childish stubbornness.

"Don't worry, I'm a very responsible man, and selfless too..." Ye Tianchen teased with a smile.

"You, you have to take responsibility. You took my first kiss; you have to be responsible for life..."

Xiao Ling's last sentence was said very quietly, extremely shy, but Ye Tianchen still heard it, feeling quite embarrassed. These girls are not to be messed with easily!

Ye Tianchen pretended not to hear, continuing to dry the clothes for Xiao Ling.

As for Xiao Ling's future, Ye Tianchen had already thought it through. When he leaves the Penglai Ancient Martial World, he will take Xiao Ling to the Song Mountain Ancient Martial World and arrange for her to live in Desolate Stone Village. There, everyone is like family, getting along harmoniously. It's too dangerous for a mortal girl like Xiao Ling to stay in the Penglai Ancient Martial World!

Who knows when powerful forces might investigate, discovering it was Xiao Ling who stole the Eight-Armed Evil Dragon Egg, leading to certain doom. She must leave.

"Ah!"

A scream rang out as Xiao Ling ran out from behind the rock, and Ye Tianchen was taken aback, unsure of what happened, thinking the trio from before had returned for a sneak attack. He quickly stood up and ran over, only to hear Xiao Ling say, stuttering and hugging her chest in fear:

"Scorpion, poison, poison scorpion..."

Whoosh!

Ye Tianchen flicked a finger, shattering the Poison Scorpion crawling on the rock, and Xiao Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief, completely forgetting she was still naked, looked at Ye Tianchen, and said:

"It's all your fault, telling me to hide behind this rock, nearly got me killed!"

After a moment, Xiao Ling noticed Ye Tianchen staring at her without any response, she paused for a second, then suddenly realized she was almost naked. She screamed once more and hid behind the rock.

Ye Tianchen finally snapped back to reality, shaking his head speechlessly. The mess-ups this evening were too many. Even though he had quite enjoyed the view earlier, when Xiao Ling was frightened by the Poison Scorpion and rushed out from behind the rock, she was wearing only an apron on top, covering nothing on the lower half, yet the long apron covered it all.

However, it didn't hide Xiao Ling's voluptuous and beautiful figure, especially with the apron being wet and two very prominent points, even a man with considerable self-control like Ye Tianchen couldn't help but be tempted. That youthful and alluring body indeed had great allure.

About two hours later, Ye Tianchen and Xiao Ling's clothes were completely dry!

On the way back, Xiao Ling walked ahead, her heart racing constantly, her cheeks flushed red, not glancing back at Ye Tianchen or saying a single word.

Ye Tianchen naturally felt the awkwardness too, considering the ambiguous nature of their relationship, having just met and already running into so many embarrassing moments, how could anyone not feel awkward?

So, he chose to remain silent. Sometimes, it's better to stay quiet than to risk increasing the awkwardness, waiting for things to resolve naturally on their own!

Unknowingly, they reached the large tree under which they reside... (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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