The night was deep.
Looking at Luo Yujiao sleeping soundly, hugging him like an octopus, Yang Feilong's expression was complicated.
He hadn't known her for long, but Yang Feilong had a good impression of her. Her personality was gentle, and in terms of appearance and demeanor, she bore a close resemblance to his master.
This was one of the reasons why he treated her so well.
Similarly, it was why, upon learning she was in danger, he rushed to her side without hesitation, and why he was willing to use a drop of his primordial blood when he saw her attempt suicide.
Because he wanted to see her live happily and contentedly.
However, he hadn't anticipated that he would be saved by her when his own illness flared up.
He had been unconscious before, but upon regaining consciousness, he could deduce many things.
"The seventh tribulation has passed like this, and my cultivation has also broken through to the third level of Qi Refining due to this dual cultivation." Yang Feilong’s lips curved into a bitter smile. These should have been happy events, but having defiled a woman's purity, he had to bear the responsibility.
Otherwise, after taking everything, what would be the difference between him and a beast?
Moreover, he could see that Luo Yujiao was also very attached to him. Although she was twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old and had a seventeen or eighteen-year-old daughter, her heart was actually very pure. Coupled with the endless pain and torment she had endured over the years, her heart was very sensitive.
Therefore, in his future interactions with her, he needed to be careful. Since he had become the light in her heart, he had to illuminate it well and not let it extinguish.
"No wonder my master taught me the Yin Yang Joyous God Skill and told me to cultivate it diligently, to the point of it becoming instinct. So she knew that this cultivation technique was actually the best means to treat my incomplete Yin Yang body!"
"And no wonder she told me to go down the mountain and find a wife! Because she knew that dual cultivation between man and woman was the only way to completely cure my congenital 'illness' of an incomplete Yin Yang body!" Yang Feilong muttered to himself, believing he had discovered the truth.
Indeed, Yang Feilong's illness was a congenital ailment. According to his master's understanding, the Yin Yang body was a very powerful constitution. However, because Yang Feilong's Yin Yang body was congenitally incomplete, it caused problems. The incomplete Yin Yang body was out of sync with the rules of the universe, so the heavens sought to destroy it.
Furthermore, as he grew older, the incompleteness of his Yin Yang body would worsen. Thus, upon reaching a minor critical point, a certain power in the universe would begin to destroy the incomplete Yin Yang body. This was what Yang Feilong referred to as minor outbreaks and minor tribulations of the body. Upon reaching a major critical point, a major outbreak would occur, which was what Yang Feilong called the major outbreak and major tribulation of the body.
At this point, it was necessary to complete the Yin Yang body. The medications he had taken and the Qi Refining techniques he had practiced were all to delay or compensate for the defects of his Yin Yang body. Although they had some effect, it was not ideal.
However, strong cultivation could suppress the damage caused by the outbreak of the incomplete Yin Yang body!
In reality, these were all superficial remedies, while the union of Yin and Yang was the best solution to treat the congenital disease of an incomplete Yin Yang body!
In fact, his master had devised this method but was unsure if it could truly resolve Yang Feilong's congenital ailment. Sending Yang Feilong down the mountain was a last resort. Firstly, she wanted Yang Feilong to experience a broader world, and secondly, she hoped he could find a way to cure himself after experiencing the mortal world.
It was difficult for outsiders to intervene in Yang Feilong's congenital ailment, as any hasty intervention could lead to different energies within Yang Feilong's body, triggering an outbreak of his congenital ailment. When it had erupted before, his master could still manage to suppress it. However, the more terrifying the tribulation, the greater the probability of a backlash from the suppression.
If the suppression failed, Yang Feilong would surely die. Naturally, his master had not shared her concerns and worries with him.
...
After a long while.
Yang Feilong gently disengaged himself from Luo Yujiao. Seeing her furrow her delicate nose, he longed to hold her and sleep through the night.
But he knew he couldn't yet.
Because outside the door were the three individuals who had almost caused her death.
Yang Feilong lightly kissed Luo Yujiao's tender cheek, then slowly got out of bed. Glancing at his torn underwear, Yang Feilong blushed and quickly put on his pants and shirt.
He then left the room.
At the doorway.
The three individuals were still unconscious.
In fact, while lying on the bed, he had already decided how to deal with these three.
Killing the three of them would have been an easy task for Yang Feilong. However, given how they had treated Luo Yujiao, Yang Feilong could not let these scumbags off easily.
...
Moonlight shone into an abandoned warehouse.
Inside the warehouse, three people lay on the ground.
Lei Jin regained consciousness, and at the same time, his two subordinates also opened their eyes, exclaiming, "Huh, where am I?"
"Brother Lei."
"Brother Lei."
At this moment, the two subordinates also cried out in surprise.
"You are here too?" Hearing his subordinates' voices, Lei Jin breathed a sigh of relief. "Right, I remember before, the moment we three met that young figure, we all fainted. What happened to you guys then?"
"I fainted too!"
"Me too, I just woke up!"
"Huh, strange, then how did we end up here?" Lei Jin asked curiously.
Huang Mao and Hong Mao were also full of questions.
*Tap, tap, tap~~~*
At this moment, a sound suddenly echoed.
"Ah!" The three of them jolted at the sound.
"Who!" Lei Jin shouted.
Although he was scared and trembling all over, he knew he had to be the backbone of the trio, or his subordinates would look down on him.
*Boom!*
At this moment, not far from them, a bonfire was suddenly lit, crackling.
"Ah!" The faces of the three changed drastically, their features contorted in fear.
They all looked at the bonfire. There was no one there. Then they realized they seemed to be in a sealed space, a warehouse. Looking around the entire warehouse, they found it was closed off, and there was no one inside!
But if there was no one, why were there footsteps? If there was no one, why did the bonfire suddenly ignite?
The three of them trembled.
They didn't believe in ghosts, but at this moment, facing so many strange occurrences, they had no choice but to believe that ghosts might indeed exist in this world.
Just like the youth they encountered in the stairwell, whose appearance they couldn't discern clearly. Why did they suddenly faint the moment they saw that person?
Could that person be a ghost?
"Who are you? What do you want? Come out quickly! I'm telling you, it's illegal to trap us here!" Lei Jin roared, suppressing the hollowness in his heart with bluster.
"You personally forced Luo Yujiao, a weak woman, to her death, and now you're telling me I'm breaking the law by following you?" A voice filled with mockery suddenly rang out.
The voice seemed to be right beside their ears. Lei Jin spun around abruptly, his eyes filled with fierce anger. He saw his blond-haired subordinate.
"Brother Lei, why are you looking at me like that?" The blond-haired subordinate was startled and retreated repeatedly.
"Was it you?" Lei Jin's gaze was cold as he looked at his blond-haired subordinate.
"What do you mean, was it me?" The blond-haired subordinate was bewildered.
"You're still pretending! I fainted before, you did that, didn't you!" Lei Jin's voice was almost frenzied.
"Brother Lei, we're on the same side. What are you doing?" The red-haired subordinate looked confused, feeling that Lei Jin was acting strangely.
"Just now, Huang Mao whispered in my ear that I forced Luo Yujiao, a weak woman, to her death. Don't you understand? He might be working with the guy who made us faint before!" Lei Jin shouted angrily. "Could it be that you're working together?"
Lei Jin thought he had figured out the truth.
Hearing this, the red-haired subordinate quickly moved away from the blond-haired subordinate. Doubt flickered in his eyes. Was it true? Why hadn't he heard Huang Mao's voice just now!