Dou Qin walked outside the house, gazing at the scattered white bones of the Demon Clan. She didn’t say much.
She turned her head to look at the enslaved humans and sighed softly.
“This place is called Qianwa Mountain. To the north is Qingping Ridge.”
“Only after crossing Qingping Ridge will we reach Han Land and be safe,” she said.
“If we take these people with us, we might not reach Qingping Ridge before the Demon Clan catches up.”
“Are you suggesting we abandon these people?” Fang Ling turned to look at Dou Qin, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He hadn’t expected that after ten years, her personality had changed so much.
In the past, she wouldn’t have ignored the lives of these ten thousand people.
Dou Qin said calmly, “There’s no other choice. Let’s go!”
“You destroyed the Qianwa Mountain stronghold and wiped out this army of five hundred thousand demons.”
“When we reach the Dao Alliance, you’ll receive a reward that will satisfy you.”
“It seems you’ve been through a lot these years, not as naive as before,” Fang Ling remarked.
Dou Qin smiled, “People grow up. Over the past seven or eight years, I’ve been through many battles and have come to understand many things.”
“Abandoning these people and returning safely is the best choice for the human race.”
“Let’s go! The Demon Clan has many strong fighters, and they’ve even dispatched Immortal Realm Demon Lords. If we don’t leave now, it will be too late.”
Fang Ling nodded but suddenly waved his hand, taking the ten thousand people into the Saramita Realm.
Seeing this, Dou Qin blinked and murmured, “I didn’t expect you to have such a method.”
“It’s been years since we last met, and you seem different too, willing to save these strangers.”
Fang Ling said indifferently, “It’s just a matter of moving my fingers.”
“I’m taking them not to save them but to exchange them for more benefits.”
“I think in Han Land, population resources are still quite important.”
Dou Qin nodded, “Of course, with wars every day, countless people die daily. Han Land is indeed short of people.”
“Taking these ten thousand people back will indeed get you more benefits.”
“Let’s go! I’ll take you flying,” Fang Ling said, walking straight to her side.
They were still in the Demon Clan’s territory, and he couldn’t afford to be careless.
Although Dou Qin had reached the peak of the Alioth Realm, her speed was still too slow.
Dou Qin understood the stakes and nodded.
Then Fang Ling reached out and wrapped his arm around her slender waist.
At the moment of contact, Dou Qin’s delicate body trembled, and she murmured, “I thought you were going to take me flying on a sword…”
Fang Ling replied, “Sword flight is too slow, not nearly as fast as my Divine Movement Step.”
He wasn’t lying; simple sword flight was indeed slower than his Divine Movement Step.
“Alright!” Dou Qin didn’t hesitate, just turned her head slightly.
Fang Ling held her and soared into the sky, flying towards Han Land.
“By the way… what’s with your demonic cultivation?” Dou Qin suddenly asked amidst the clouds.
She had known Fang Ling for a long time and knew how terrifying his demonic cultivation was.
But logically, after killing so many people and cultivating for so long, why hadn’t he been affected?
She didn’t believe that Fang Ling had been meditating and cultivating honestly for the past ten years without continuing to slaughter living beings to enhance himself, as he did in the Demon Fortress of Qianwa Mountain.
With her Holy Bodhi, she had reached a very high level in the medical arts over the past ten years.
She could now clearly sense Fang Ling’s mental state and found it very peaceful.
This reunion made her feel that Fang Ling’s personality was still the same as before and hadn’t been affected by his demonic cultivation.
But this was very strange and made no sense.
Fang Ling originally didn’t want to explain, but Dou Qin kept bothering him about it, so he said impatiently, “My Grandmaster is an Enlightened Monk. He cast a Golden Soul Spell on me to protect my soul.”
“So the negative emotions and energy generated by my demonic cultivation can’t invade my soul, and I won’t be affected.”
Dou Qin murmured, “I see, your Grandmaster is truly amazing.”
“If you had told me earlier, I wouldn’t have worried and tried to help you resolve your demonic cultivation.”
Fang Ling said indifferently, “You’re not anyone special to me, so why explain so much to you?”
Hearing this, Dou Qin’s beautiful eyes widened in anger.
She retorted, “I… when I was in the Miao Territory last time…”
But thinking carefully, she felt Fang Ling was just teasing her, being contradictory.
If he really considered her a stranger, why would he hold her so intimately and take her away?
He could have just waved his hand and thrown her into some corner, like he did with those people.
Suddenly, she noticed something unusual about Fang Ling and turned her face away, blushing.
“Stupid man, truly contradictory…” she muttered to herself.
…
Fang Ling was flying, his attention focused on the surroundings, always alert for any Demon Clan experts chasing them.
As for the unusual reaction, it was naturally due to the fragrance in his arms, hard to avoid.
And her sudden mention of the past in the Miao Territory stirred his thoughts even more.
Suddenly, his expression changed, looking at Dou Qin in his arms with surprise.
She had actually reached her hand in…
Dou Qin didn’t dare look at him, whispering like a mosquito, “I’m afraid you’ll get internal injuries, so I’m reluctantly helping you ease it.”
“Also, thank you for saving me again. I probably won’t be able to repay you in this lifetime.”
Fang Ling said nothing, enjoying Dou Qin’s soothing touch.
Not long after, he looked ahead, his brows furrowing slightly.
“Someone’s approaching!” he said.
Dou Qin was startled, quickly pulling her hand out.
Blushing, she coughed a few times, her eyes darting around.
A long rainbow streaked towards them, revealing a woman in red armor.
She was valiant and heroic, despite being a woman, exuding an air of bravery.
But the thick armor couldn’t hide her proud figure, with two prominent peaks.
“This person’s strength is not to be underestimated!” Fang Ling thought.
The aura this valiant woman exuded was much stronger than Purple Bamboo!
But compared to the Supreme Elder of the Heavenly Dao Sect in the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, she was still lacking.
So he estimated she was in the Tribulation Crossing period.
As for which of the seven tribulations she was in, he couldn’t tell.
“Senior Hong Ying!” Dou Qin recognized the newcomer, her face lighting up with joy.
“So someone has already rescued you,” Wu Hong Ying looked at the two of them, a hint of ambiguity in her smile.
“Is he your Dao Companion?”
Dou Qin then realized that Fang Ling was still holding her!
Fang Ling also realized the impropriety and quickly let go.
“Um… he’s not my Dao Companion,” Dou Qin explained shyly.
“His name is Fang Ling, a friend of mine. He happened to be teleported to the Qianwa Mountain area and rescued me.”
“Fang Ling, this is Wu Hong Ying from the Dao Alliance, Senior Wu!” she introduced Fang Ling.
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