Chapter 1333 - 674: Reunion
"Escape?" he repeated blankly.
Before she could speak, another voice picked up the conversation: "You heard right, she indeed urges you to escape quickly."
Ahua suddenly turned around, seeing several figures appearing at the entrance, who knows when?
His face changed dramatically, he suddenly understood why Ning Xiaoxian wanted him to flee.
He didn’t know where he had slipped up, but he had actually led people here!
The few people in front of him, led by a young man in crimson robes with a white jade belt, looked very young, yet had a solemn demeanor; the few indifferent cultivators behind him maintained a respectful distance of one step from him. The last person held a black cat in their arms, lazily licking its paws, yet upon seeing him, its eyes revealed a strange wickedness, giggling, "You really are hard to find!"
"You, you all..." He still stood in front of Ning Xiaoxian, unsure of what to say.
The palpable sense of danger emanating from these people was such that normally, he would avoid them at all costs. But at this moment, he still had someone behind him.
No wonder the four wealthy families in Mo Guai Dao have perished, yet somehow this small county hasn’t declared martial law across the city. It was already setting a trap waiting for him to jump in. These people clearly came tracking the benefactor, countless times more dangerous than those ruffians from last night. Yet he foolishly led them into this mountain cave, right to her side!
Why couldn’t he have died outside?
The young man only focused his gaze on Ning Xiaoxian, completely ignoring him, simply waved his hand as if dismissing a fly in front of him. Ahua felt a violent but invisible power assault him, throwing him two, three meters away, heavy into the corner!
He fell brutally, struggling for a long time before managing to get up, just in time to see the young leader stride forward, squat down for a closer look, and noticing her unnaturally flushed complexion, exclaimed: "You useless thing, how could you let her be so ill!" He placed his hand on her shoulder, channeling a bit of spiritual power to inspect, before breathing a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, fortunately, it’s not life-threatening."
Ning Xiaoxian forced her eyes open, immediately meeting a pair of black, bright eyes. Never in her memory has anyone’s eyes been so clear, like stars shimmering in the night sky. He indeed looked very young, merely seventeen or eighteen years old, yet his face already had a determined contour, his forehead broad, sword-like brows flying into his temples, corners of his mouth slightly upturned, thin lips as vermillion, truly a remarkably handsome young man.
Sadly, his clearly lively and spirited black eyes still carried a subtle intimidating aura, making him difficult to approach.
Once those eyes met hers, all those intangible authority and evil qi disappeared completely. His thin lips lifted, his eyes immediately infused with bright sunshine, almost capable of lighting up this dark stone cave: "Hi, long time no see!"
Ning Xiaoxian stared at him fixedly for two seconds before saying: "Who are you?" She hadn’t seen this person before, yet he felt familiar, but that exuberant vitality was something she hadn’t seen in anyone else.
The other’s smile instantly froze.
Seeing his face darken, Ahua worried he would become violent, but then the young man’s eyes rolled, he actually leaned closer to her, laughing even more triumphantly: "You can’t even recognize me, so much the better."
He was quite tall, his body straight and slim like resilient bamboo, although not yet possessing the breadth of a grown man, when he squatted down, he was still able to cover her entirely within his shadow.
This expression of smug delight was incredibly familiar. Ning Xiaoxian’s mind wasn’t as clear as usual until he gestured at his own chest, laughing: "Didn’t you always think I was only this tall?"
This gesture... her mind finally had a flash of inspiration, she cried out: "You, you are Huangfuming."
"My dear sister, you finally remembered." He contentedly appreciated her slightly widened almond-shaped eyes, then as her mouth opened slightly, he slipped an elixir in, afterward, he stretched out his hand to discard the blanket wrapped around her, disliking it, tossed it aside, and from the Storage Ring retrieved a black large cloak, carefully wrapping her, then held her in his arms, preparing to exit the cave.
The Meat Ball huddled on her body, after listening to their conversation and sensing no hostility from him, thus didn’t come out to cause trouble either.
Her dainty head rested on his chest, inhaling the faint mature male scent, only then did she awaken from her shock.
It’s only been three years, how could that golden boy crafted from pink and white jade transform into such a graceful youth? Even sesame seeds blooming wouldn’t be this fast, just what kind of feed did he grow on?!