Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Xia Feng's expression remained unchanged as he slowly stepped forward.
But in the next moment, a cross-shaped azure light suddenly shone from the brow of the woman in the green dress, forming a circular array of eighteen streaming lights that constructed azure talismans, which floated serenely around her.
In addition, the green hairpin that held the woman's hair coiled on top of her head transformed into a streak of azure light and whooshed out, standing before Xia Feng already turned into a sharp sword, with its hilt as lucid as jade and its blade flashing with lightning, its tip radiating a merciless cold light.
Lastly, the red string on the woman's wrist also took shape, morphing into a petite and adorable red fox with its eyes closed, and the word 'Protect' flickered on the fox's forehead.
All these things were Divine Relics.
"....." Xia Feng could only remain silent; he was thoroughly convinced—how could this damned fox have so many self-preservation methods?
And, how could Jiang Qiue, this woman, not even trust the will of her own swarm of bees?
Xia Feng felt that his sincere loyalty had been treated unjustly. Damn it! He was so kind, and just...
He wouldn't take advantage of Jiang Qiue's unconscious state to do anything bad, and yet he was guarded against in such a manner... As Xia Feng sighed inwardly, the 'Protect' on the fox's forehead had already flown in front of him and directly entered his brow.
A command from the consciousness of the woman in the green dress echoed in his heart, "Protect, until I awaken."
"....." Xia Feng looked doubtfully at the Holy Daughter lying on the ground. So, could this woman sense what was happening around her or not?
Moreover, something particularly curious to Xia Feng.
The beautiful face of the woman in the green dress remained calm and indifferent, but at the narrow corners of her eyes, a twisted, misty red light seemed to seep out, and a strange red pattern suddenly flickered at her brow. The entire ethereal and fairy-like visage gave off a sense of enchantment, irresistibly seductive.
Xia Feng just glanced once and felt his body burn, stiff as iron.
He quickly averted his gaze, his mind fraught with even greater suspicion—Jiang Qiue's identity was definitely not simple, for he could clearly feel a reaction of rejection from the Evil Demon Heart.
What was the Evil Demon Heart rejecting? Jiang Qiue the person, or her current state?
Unsure of what to think, Xia Feng shook his head and looked around at the surrounding darkness. He did not know where he was; running away might not necessarily be safer than staying by Jiang Qiue's side.
If he had to run away, he would at least have to get his hands on Jiang Qiue's pocket watch.
Xia Feng had observed closely before that the glowing pocket watch was the map of Beiqiu Abyss, with a needle that could indicate direction, which was extremely useful. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel★fire.net
But now, it was difficult to even get close to Jiang Qiue, let alone grab the pocket watch... Xia Feng turned his head and looked back at the woman in the green dress, sighing inwardly.
So be it, he would protect.
Xia Feng sat down cross-legged and quietly watched Jiang Qiue's fairy-like and demonic face for a while, finding himself overheating again. He had no choice but to close his eyes and pretend to sleep as he waited.
lasted for four days.
The opening period of Beiqiu Abyss was a month, so there was plenty of time, but Xia Feng was already getting impatient.
In these four days, the Evil Demon Heart had not synchronized any information, which was truly boring. The only thing to celebrate was that his body's bone age aged 1 to 1.5 years every day.
After four days, his appearance was already very similar to what it had been before.
Just as Xia Feng was pleased with his overall growth, he intuitively raised his head.
The woman in green had turned paler by the day over the past four days, as if she was fighting something in a dream, her breath growing weaker and weaker. At this moment, her eyelids suddenly fluttered, and her eyes snapped open.
With her awakening, some rosiness returned to her cheeks.
"Holy Daughter, what's wrong?" A familiar male voice rang out, causing Jiang Qiue's heart to tighten. The nightmare-like memories from Shuilian Cave instantly flooded her mind, the Evil Demon's malevolent chuckle still echoing in her ears.
Jiang Qiue furrowed her brows and turned her head, only then realizing that the male voice came from the humanoid doll she had created.
After reaching maturity, Xia Feng's visage had lost most of its childishness, his voice sounding more and more like the Evil Demon's... or perhaps, that was always the voice of the humanoid doll.
Yet, this voice cast a large shadow on her, just listening to it made her rage as it reminded her of her previous humiliation.
Xia Feng sharply noticed the darkness creeping into Jiang Qiue's gaze, an expression he had never seen before, which left him inwardly cursing. What's going on? She only passed out for four days, so why is she looking at me like I'm her enemy?
I didn't trigger you these past days, did I?
"Holy Daughter?" Xia Feng asked again, puzzled, while discreetly on guard, ready to act at a moment's notice.
Jiang Qiue snapped back to reality, her cloudy and dark beautiful eyes quietly shifted back to their clear, detached state. She glanced at Xia Feng and spoke softly,
"There are two seals within me, one is a cultivation seal, and the other is a 'Fallen' seal. As the cultivation seal gradually releases, the Fallen Seal will also become increasingly unstable."
Saying this, Jiang Qiue glanced around the dark environment, her voice deepening, "This place is special. My injury accidentally accelerated the activity of the Fallen Seal."
"So Xia Feng, remember, if I fall into a coma again and am trapped by the Fallen Seal, you must pour your blood into my mouth. Your blood can help stabilize the Fallen Seal."
So, it's here that you need the Dragon Blood? Xia Feng secretly pondered, but his face remained calm as he raised a crucial question, "But Holy Daughter, I can't get near you when you're unconscious."
Jiang Qiue nodded; this was her problem. She could never trust any living life form, allowing a living body near her when she was unconscious was too horrifying a prospect for her.
But now that she had decided to use Xia Feng, choosing to trust this artificial life form was a step she would eventually have to take, albeit a risky one.
There was no other way.
Contemplating, Jiang Qiue decided to fortify the absolute Loyalty of the swarm consciousness before fully trusting Xia Feng and granting him all access.
She took a deep breath, her ethereal eyes slightly lifting to Xia Feng, issuing a direct command of will: "Come forward."
"..." Xia Feng was surprised. Although he didn't understand what the woman wanted to do, he obeyed and stepped forward, pulling down the collar of Jiang Qiue's clothes.
Jiang Qiue's lips tightened, her slender hand subconsciously clutching Xia Feng's black hair. She raised her head to look at the endless darkness around her, watchful and vigilant, constantly observing her surroundings.
There was no sun here, but it was hardly different from broad daylight, which made her uncomfortable, her delicate brows lightly furrowed.
Fortunately, Jiang Qiue could clearly feel that, under her honey-feeding, the swarm's will was growing stronger, which slightly eased her panic and shame from feeling exposed.
"Holy Daughter, you're holding on too tightly, can you loosen your grip a bit?" that familiar Evil Demon's voice sounded again, causing Jiang Qiue's wary gaze to imperceptibly shrink.
She slowly lowered her eyes, only to see Xia Feng's bright, black pupils looking up at her, his face with honey in his mouth outlined by a K-shape, sending a chill down her scalp.
Silent for a second, Jiang Qiue quickly realized she was frightening herself again.
However... Jiang Qiue's delicate brows furrowed tighter, staring into the empty depths of Xia Feng's beautiful eyes, an ominous red light subtly flickered.
An insidious and evil thought seemed to emerge from nowhere.