Chapter 103: Have I Fallen for Her? |
You're not going to kill me?
Li Xuanxiao was rather confused.
He had thought that with Di Nü Feng’s personality, even if she made a Great Dao Oath, she’d still kill him first to vent her anger—whatever came after could be dealt with later.
Compared to Liu Qiushui,
Di Nü Feng wasn't exactly scheming.
She was more straightforward and impulsive, never thinking about the consequences.
Li Xuanxiao recalled every little moment of their recent interactions.
And Di Nü Feng’s face inevitably floated back into his mind.
Even though she was from the Demon Sect, she was still genuinely adorable...
He never formed a Dao Companion simply because it was too much of a hassle.
Too many risks to bear.
A moment of pleasure—so what?
After the pleasure came all kinds of potential trouble...
At the very least, he needed to achieve immortality and live as long as the heavens and the earth—that great and ultimate goal—until there were no longer any enemies in the world who could threaten him.
Fulfill the old man’s wish: peace in the world, a prosperous and happy populace.
By then, Li Xuanxiao wouldn’t mind enjoying some pleasures.
Clearly, now wasn’t the time to think about such things.
But at this moment, Li Xuanxiao finally understood.
No wonder in novels and dramas,
Those protagonists fall in love with enemies from opposing factions.
Could it be… he really had some kind of karmic tie with Di Nü Feng?
His heart was racing—not from the adrenaline of escaping death.
Have I fallen for her?
I really think I have.
Thinking this, Li Xuanxiao took out a black, mysterious pill and gently crushed it.
“...........”
At the exact same moment, Di Nü Feng, who was fiercely battling a massive old turtle, suddenly went pale and felt a sweetness rise in her throat.
Pfft—she spat out a mouthful of bright crimson blood!
The bloody mist spread through the air, blooming and withering like a tragic flower in an instant.
Her originally beautiful face now turned deathly pale, completely devoid of color.
Soon, the meridians in Di Nü Feng’s body seemed to reverse under some invisible force, causing her vital energy to surge upward and violently strike her fragile meridians and acupoints...
The pain was like thousands of ants gnawing at her heart—so excruciating she let out a shrill scream and trembled uncontrollably.
What the h*ll!?
Am I... poisoned?
How’s that possible... or rather, how could it not be?
Di Nü Feng suddenly thought of a certain Old Sixth.
“Li! Xuan! Xiao!!”
“You schemed against me again!!!”
Di Nü Feng roared toward the sky.
The old turtle, though confused, quickly sensed that Di Nü Feng was severely injured.
Seeing a golden opportunity, it didn’t hesitate and launched an attack.
Its massive body lunged forward, and its thick legs—like pillars holding up the sky—lifted high and then came crashing down on Di Nü Feng with thunderous force!
At the same time, an overwhelming oppressive aura burst out from the old turtle, seemingly aiming to crush everything around it.
This pressure was so tangible it warped the space as it spread outward.
“............”
Li Xuanxiao, who was fleeing at full speed, didn’t slow down one bit.
If anything, he ran faster, never once looking back.
Yet his mind was racing.
I think I really have fallen for her.
Fallen for Di Nü Feng?
She’s just pretty... but I like more than just her looks.
Now that he thought about it, the only one who could match Di Nü Feng’s looks was Liu Qiushui.
Objectively comparing Di Nü Feng and Liu Qiushui—they were neck and neck.
But in his eyes, Di Nü Feng seemed a bit more beautiful.
Compared to the cunning and calculating Liu Qiushui,
The straightforward and brash Di Nü Feng made Li Xuanxiao feel more at ease.
Seems my Dao Heart isn’t that firm after all~
With that thought, Li Xuanxiao crushed another black pill.
From somewhere far, far away came the sound of Di Nü Feng loudly cursing his mother.
Li Xuanxiao calmly ignored it.
He had prepared this while concocting the poison.
He’d anticipated that once Di Nü Feng regained her strength, she’d stop at nothing to kill him.
So he added something extra to her poison.
It was a bit of a hassle, but it worked like a charm.
Especially with Di Nü Feng letting her guard down and leaving her internal defenses wide open.
Thus, everything went smoothly.
Whether it would kill Di Nü Feng, though—that was another matter.
After all, Di Nü Feng’s cultivation was at least in the Tribulation Stage—maybe even the Great Ascension Stage.
Terrifying!
Li Xuanxiao let out a silent sigh.
He had to admit it—he maybe, probably, definitely had fallen for her.
Could this be... the tribulation Heaven sent me?
Or a test?
Haven’t I had enough tests already?
He stared into the distance, as if looking at something no one else could see.
And crushed another black pill offhandedly.
Just now... if I crushed all three at once, would the result have been better?
“...........”
The River of Fate.
It flows not in the past, not in the present, not in the future—not in the sea of consciousness, not in the eyes.
Boundless in all directions, traceable to neither origin nor destination.
It floats in and out of sight—hazy, illusory, neither real nor false.
The River of Fate governs the operation of the Heavenly Dao.
Every drop in the river contains one person’s destiny—from birth to death, all encompassed within.
Countless drops represent countless lives.
And every drop is bound to others by threads of karma.
These droplets, these fates interweaving—this is fate.
At this very moment,
A thread of karma connected two droplets.
As the saying goes, “Everything has a beginning and an end,” and “You reap what you sow.”
This entangled karmic thread doomed the two to a lifetime of entanglement.
Yet right now, one of the droplets was mercilessly beating the other.
The drop turned into a little person, throwing punch after punch in a brutal beatdown.
The other drop couldn’t take it anymore and began to fight back.
Soon enough, the two droplets were locked in mutual combat.
“........”
This droplet was clearly an anomaly.
Because of it, many karmic threads were altered, pulling countless other droplets off course.
Some droplets that were meant to exist even vanished from the River of Fate altogether.
And with such interference in karma, Li Xuanxiao managed to save Mount Shushan, himself, and the lives of the people.
But what he didn’t know was that he had also drawn the mockery of the Heavenly Dao.
“.........”
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