Chapter 166 (1/2)

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166 – Xue Qilin Takes One Step after Another Forward

After her wounds were dressed, Xue Qilin and Xihe set off to find a way out. Since the place where they had fallen into is enclosed by rocks, they have to walk along the underground river and head for the other end.

The two flame tongues, one floating in front of Xue Qilin and the other released from the tip of one of Xihe's tails, which wound to in front of her, dispersed the darkness around them.

Relying on their light, Xue Qilin and Xihe, one in front and one behind, walked inside the never-ending cave.

Turbulent rapids. .h.i.t the sh.o.r.e or the rocks protruding out from the river and made splos.h.i.+ng noise.

Xue Qilin, who is in the lead, is walking at a high pace, her feet nearly a blur.

“Xue Qilin.”

A voice called from behind. The source of the voice is a bit far away.

“Yes!”

Xue Qilin responded without looking back.

“Wait for me.”

Xue Qilin frowned, turned around, and found that Xihe has fallen behind by a lot. Helpless, she slowed down and waited for Xihe to catch up. At the same time, she felt a bit dissatisfied. Xihe has fallen behind several times already.

“You're too slow, hurry up a bit.”

“It's you who is too fast!

Hearing the other party's complaint, Xihe, who has finally caught up, replied with displeasure.

“What! We're racing against time here! Aren't you worried about your comrades?”

Qi Qiqi's situation is not encouraging, her fate is an uncertainty. Xue Qilin has been upset for a while now. Anyway, she wants to rush back as soon as possible and stay by Qi Qiqi's beside.

“I've already accounted for it. If something happens to me, they will immediately flee back to the depths of Martial Demon Realm, so –”

“Xihe, are you really sure about that? Are you sure that the martial demons won't choose to save you, that they will abandon you and run away on their own?”

Xue Qilin interrupted Xihe and questioned her.

If the whereabouts of someone important to her are unknown, could she let it be and leave them to fend for themselves? Xue Qilin can guarantee that she wouldn't sit still.

What about the martial demons? There should also be martial demons with a similar character to that of Xue Qilin.

Can they really leave Xihe alone?

“They will, they definitely will.”

Xue Qilin has no reply, because she saw unswerving trust in Xihe's eyes.

“What about Asura'er? Aren't you worried about her?”

Jialan's willful personality, which is really disturbing, makes her unpredictable. At least, Xue Qilin can't predict her actions.

“Big Sister Beiming is here, so I'm not worried.”

Having said that, Xue Qilin still saw a bit of worry in Xihe's eyes. It seems that she isn't as at ease as she claims.

However, why does she behave so calmly? Is it because she firmly believes that Beiming Youyu can protect everything from Asura'er? Xue Qilin is puzzled.

“Are you really not worried at all?”

“Even if I worry, it won't be of help anyway. I should rest and recover as much as possible.”

“Fine…” Xue Qilin sped up again, “But I am worried about Little Seven's situation, I don't have time to dilly dally here.”

Even if she returns to Qi Qiqi's side now, Xue Qilin can do very little. She can only wait for the other party to wake up.

“At least, I gotta to stay with her.”

The la.s.s muttered in a quiet voice.

Xue Qilin urgently wants to return to Qi Qiqi.

As for Xihe, she doesn't have time to keep her company. Honestly, even though Xihe saved her, Xue Qilin doesn't care about the other party's opinion.

However —

“You really care about her…”

The sigh is not of envy, but of relief.

Just this sentence made Xue Qilin freeze in her steps.

“That's good… 5 years ago, I thought she would be left alone. Now it seems that my worry was a bit unnecessary.”

This statement… Xue Qilin frowned.

“Do you know Little Seven?”

“I met her once…”

The tone is inexplicably gentle.

The girl's smile is filled with warmth alike the first rays of the sun.

“I met her once before this.”

Xihe has a reminiscing look in her eyes. She is gazing into empty s.p.a.ce absentmindedly.

“10 years ago… well, exactly 10 years ago. At that time, it was also a Martial Demon Realm Trial by Fire. I was almost killed. In the end, she saved me in the nick of time.”

“Little Seven saved you?”

Startled, Xue Qilin stopped and faced Xihe. She didn't expect there to be such a relations.h.i.+p — savior and saved — between the two.

“She did… At that time, I had already cultivated human form. I was already an Earth Realm expert. Yet I was rescued by a Human Realm little human girl. Isn't…”

After a pause, the cold expression on Xihe's face gave way to a bitter expression.

“– it ridiculous?”

Rescued by someone weaker than herself and a human, an enemy of martial demons, to boot, isn't it ridiculous?

Isn't it?

It may be ironic, but Xue Qilin doesn't find it ridiculous.