Qi Xiaoyu's beautiful eyes fixed on Chu Mo, and after a long while, she smiled gently and nodded.

Chu Mo said, "The Blood Demon Ancestor should be arriving soon. I have a feeling that he can locate our exact position!"

Qi Xiaoyu nodded, "His divine abilities indeed far surpass the understanding of this world."

"Therefore, we need to make some arrangements," said Chu Mo.

"He will sense it..." Qi Xiaoyu sighed softly, "I think it's a waste of effort."

"Trust me." Chu Mo smiled, said nothing more, and just sat there quietly, his consciousness spreading out, beginning to manipulate the mountains and lands around them!

This was the first time Chu Mo had truly used the Fengshui Divine Art to set up such a massive array, and moreover, the array was arranged entirely through his consciousness.

Qi Xiaoyu could barely comprehend what Chu Mo was actually doing; she didn't feel even a hint of energy fluctuation. She just watched the man who was still young but had lost his youthful naivety.

One hour, two hours, three hours... passed just like that.

Chu Mo still sat there, motionless.

At this point, Qi Xiaoyu still hadn't felt any abnormalities around them, but she... she sensed something abnormal about Chu Mo.

Chu Mo's blood energy seemed to be growing stronger, climbing continuously, but in contrast, his complexion grew paler. The sky was already darkening, and darkness was about to envelop the endless forest. However, Qi Xiaoyu could still clearly see the fatigue on Chu Mo's closed-eyed face.

She dared not speak, only watching Chu Mo with a heart full of pain and worry.

She never dared to imagine the future. Few people suffer as she does, like being betrothed in a prenatal engagement—a marriage arranged before she was even born to a man she had never met and felt no emotional connection with. Her situation was several times worse!

She wasn't even born yet, and someone was already waiting for the day she grew up, not only to take her chastity but also her life!

What's more terrifying is that she knew about this not long after she was born.

Few can imagine what kind of torment and pain that is. Everyone inevitably dies, but few have a clear knowledge of their own time of death. Every living day felt like a countdown of hope.

The Elf Clan did not allow marriages with outsiders, and there were no elves of the opposite sex. Therefore, from a young age, Qi Xiaoyu didn't understand what love was. She only read about the stories of men and women falling in love in some books. But those were stories of others, unrelated to her. Until her avatar entered the Mortal Realm and met that naïve young boy.

At that time... it seemed to be in a forest where she met him.

Young men and women, coming together, feeling mutual affection, fell in love unprotectedly. Outsiders could not understand why in such a short time, their feelings for each other could be so deep. It was as if they never acknowledged love at first sight.

Qi Xiaoyu never regretted that her attempt to save him caused her avatar to collapse and even severely injured her true self.

After her memories were fully restored, she could often recall the moment they met in the Spirit Realm, the surprised expression on his face, the look of love when he gazed at her.

Regrettably, back then, I could not feel his emotions and completely failed to understand why he felt that way.

Later I understood, but I had already lost him!

I, a person destined to die, what right did I have to a relationship doomed not to be blessed? Why should I drag someone else to sink with me?

Thus, even though Qi Xiaoyu knew that Chu Mo had not died and had even ascended to the Spirit Realm, she never thought of seeking him. Does liking someone mean you must be together? Must we meet? Doing so would only bring him more pain! It would also make my death full of regrets.

But unexpectedly, he still came to find me!

As Qi Xiaoyu watched Chu Mo, whose facial expression was becoming increasingly stiff, clearly enduring the pain, the softest part of her heart was completely touched. She empathized deeply with his heart.

She also understood that if she truly disregarded everything to push him out of this deadly situation, she would really hurt him.

"To like is to be together."

She understood!

Pu!

Chu Mo spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, his body swaying as if he might fall.

"You... what's wrong with you?" Qi Xiaoyu exclaimed, aghast as she watched Chu Mo. She knelt beside Chu Mo, steadying his body.

Chu Mo, his lips still smeared with blood, gave Qi Xiaoyu a weak smile, "It's nothing, just a bit of overexertion, don't worry, it's already fine!"

Just overexertion? Qi Xiaoyu did not believe it in her heart. Yet, looking at Chu Mo's condition, she found herself unable to voice her doubts.

"Xiaoyu, you've always lived in this forest, you must have seen wild beasts hunting, right?" Chu Mo, attempting to divert Qi Xiaoyu's attention, deliberately shifted the topic. In fact, he had indeed suffered no small injury. This injury was not caused by anything else, but by himself when he forcibly used a powerful Fengshui Divine Art that should not be used at his level!

For that, he even drained all the power from the Five-Colored Dao Platform!

Finally, while the array was successfully set up, it had somewhat damaged his foundation.

But Chu Mo didn't want to mention this at all!

As a man, if he couldn't even protect the woman he loved, what right did he have to talk about love?

Doing all this was only proper!

Qi Xiaoyu was very worried about Chu Mo's condition, but she cleverly followed along with Chu Mo's change of topic, nodding her head, "Of course, I've seen it."

"Hmm, can those wild beasts always succeed?" Chu Mo smiled, looking at the thoughtful Qi Xiaoyu. Without waiting for her response, he continued, "Never! In the rules of survival, some beasts are naturally carnivores, some are naturally herbivores. It seems that carnivores must be infinitely stronger than herbivores, but carnivores do not necessarily succeed in hunting herbivores every time. Do you understand? Nothing is predetermined!"

Qi Xiaoyu looked at Chu Mo. She wanted to say that the Blood Demon Ancestor was not only a carnivore but also a real behemoth. Yet she ultimately said nothing. The Blood Demon Ancestor cast a vast shadow over the entire Elf Clan; powerful, bloodthirsty... unbeatable!

But he had no such image in Chu Mo's heart!

Even though Chu Mo knew that the true form of the Blood Demon Ancestor was an incredibly terrifying creature, his heart still held no reverence!

"In this world, he is just a creature at the pinnacle of Primordial Infant, and even if he possesses the cultivation of the Emperor Realm, here, he can only exert a power close to Spirit Refining at most." Chu Mo said to Qi Xiaoyu, "You've been afraid to undergo tribulation and ascend because you feared that at the critical moment, he would appear and completely disrupt your tribulation, right?"

Qi Xiaoyu nodded, "He would never allow me to ascend. He knows my cultivation status like the back of his hand." After hesitating for a moment, Qi Xiaoyu even revealed a shocking secret, "Actually, there are people within the Elf Clan who have been bribed by him. Although I don't know exactly who it is, my movements have never been concealed from him. Otherwise, that year he wouldn't have..."

As Qi Xiaoyu spoke, her eyes showed deep regret. She remembered the calamity that befell Chu Mo's family!

At that time, although the Blood Demon Ancestor's split body was ultimately exterminated by heavenly punishment, arrogantly, he had had someone immediately convey this news to Qi Xiaoyu afterwards.

It was a warning!

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Chapter Nine... it's over, I feel like I'm going crazy, it's half-past eleven, my studio is by the river, and there's no one around, the wind is howling, damn... it didn't seem so scary in the daytime!

I wanted to update to the tenth chapter, are any of you still online? Drop by the review section to say something or cast a vote of recommendation, just let me see that I'm not alone.

The wind outside now is blowing against the window, going like this... woo... whoosh... woo... whoosh... damn, I still have to go home later!

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