Chapter 26

Jiang Li stiffly withdrew her gaze. What did it mean for misfortunes to pile up one after another?

This was it!

She came back to herself and quickly swallowed a red pill, first suppressing her own instincts. Otherwise, if she ended up causing so many people to be affected by the gu, she would have to personally step in to cure them.

That would truly be the end.

Jiang Li was too powerless to even complain. There were far too many full moon nights. Did the moon have nothing better to do? Why was it round every day? Did it dare be flat for a few days?

Xiao Hu’s voice was grave. “Jiang Li, you’d better think carefully. Once the full moon is completely exposed, Ye Qingruo’s love gu will flare up. When that time comes, no matter what you and Ye Qingruo think, I will take the two of you and leave.”

She would not watch the companion she had grown up with die here. The remaining eight Heavenly Thunder Talismans were enough for them to intimidate the white bone horde and escape safely.

Jiang Li also understood what mattered. She raised her head and looked at the night sky. The moon did not seem to have changed at all. It still only showed half its face, as if it were watching a good show.

Only when the play ended would it walk out from behind the dark clouds and admire the battlefield emptied of human traces.

Everyone was silent with fear, staring at Ye Qingruo and the black-robed man. The life and death of more than four hundred people seemed to rest in some coming instant.

Jiang Li tightened her grip on her sword. A sense of helplessness rose from the bottom of her heart. She wanted to do something, but did not know what she should do. She could only stare as Ye Qingruo continuously attacked the barrier.

But Ye Qingruo would eventually run out of spiritual power. As long as the white bone horde did not disperse, everyone’s artifacts would sooner or later be broken one by one. As for [Read on BaiLianTales]the Heavenly Thunder Talismans, every one used meant one fewer remained.

Jiang Li’s fingers moved slightly, touching her storage pouch.

Xiao Hu immediately saw through her intention. “You want to draw talismans in public? How many beast hides do you have left?”

Jiang Li paused. She did have that idea, but when she remembered the few beast hides she had left, she could at most draw a dozen or so. And these white bones were not gathered together in one place, so she probably could not blow up many of them.

Buying those hundred or so beast hides had already used up all her spirit stones. If she had known earlier that she would encounter a situation like this, she would have borrowed spirit stones if she had to, just to draw more talismans.

But a thousand gold could not buy “if only I had known.” It was too late to say anything now.

“Xiao Hu, I know drawing talismans is only a drop in the bucket, but it can at least buy Ye Qingruo some time.”

Xiao Hu was silent for an instant. “Ye Qingruo is the young sect master and a human cultivator. I understand why she wants to save Qingxi Sect disciples and the disciples of these so-called orthodox sects. But we are demons. Cultivators have always been irreconcilable with demons. Do you know what you’re doing?”

She did not understand why Jiang Li had to go this far. If it was because she was worried about her little wife, then she should just take Ye Qingruo and leave.

Why take such a huge risk to save these cultivators?

Jiang Li shook her head slightly. “Xiao Hu, I want to do my best and try.”

She did not explain anything, but Xiao Hu seemed to understand what she left unsaid.

Saving a life. Saving so many lives.

Fine. For the sake of all this merit, she would accept it.

The Heavenly Dao valued merit. Those with abundant merit would be favored by the Heavenly Dao, and even the heavenly lightning during tribulation would be a little weaker. The opposite was also true.

Xiao Hu sighed. “If we’re certain that foreign cultivator is the formation eye, and moving him will cause these white bones to lose command and scatter on their own, then there is actually one method we can try.”

Jiang Li’s eyes lit up. “What method?”

Before Xiao Hu could speak, the gray-robed old man from before turned to Jiang Li and said, “Young Daoist, if this old man is not mistaken, you can break through these protective artifacts, can’t you?”

He had seen it clearly. Jiang Li was not affected by the protective artifacts. Without Ye Qingruo doing anything, she could come and go freely.

Hearing this, Jiang Li was somewhat at a loss as she took two steps forward, walking out of the Purple Gold Cover’s range and arriving beside the old man.

The Qingxi Sect disciples and Xia Zhidi nearby also heard the old man’s words.

Seeing this, Xia Zhidi stepped forward in cooperation, but was bounced back by the pale purple light curtain.

Seeing his guess confirmed, the gray-robed old man’s eyes carried a probing look. “That foreign cultivator’s protective barrier is also formed from an artifact. If this old man’s guess is correct, Young Daoist, you might be able to directly attack the foreign cultivator using himself as the formation eye. This method is somewhat risky, but this old man believes the Heavenly Dao has feeling. A young girl like you has deep fortune and surely will not have an accident.”

Hearing this, Jiang Li quietly asked Xiao Hu, “Xiao Hu, is the method you mentioned also this?”

“Exactly. You were formed from a love gu. All gu require a vessel, and insect bodies are most stolen content suitable, which is why one type of insect is called a gu insect. Although I don’t know what your true body is, it is a fact that you are not affected by these artifacts. Decide for yourself. At worst, I can still take you and escape.”

Xiao Hu paused, then continued, “This old man has extremely sharp eyes, but he also doesn’t care whether you live or die. You’re only at early Qi Refining. You can’t injure a late Golden Core cultivator in the slightest unless I help you undo your seal. Jiang Li, think carefully. Once the seal is undone, the secret that you’re a demon can no longer be hidden. Yao Sect may not necessarily accept you anymore either. But the impact won’t be too great. At worst, we won’t stay in cultivation sects anymore. We’ll just spend more effort investigating your parents’ matter.”

Jiang Li furrowed her brows and looked at the gray-robed old man. “Senior, are you certain that as long as that foreign cultivator moves even once, the formation eye will be broken?”

Seeing that Jiang Li seemed to have made a decision, the gray-robed old man pointed at the sky and swore, “This old man can make a Heavenly Dao oath. I absolutely have not deceived you. This is a talisman formation, and that foreign cultivator is the formation eye. These white bones look terrifying, but in reality, they do not possess much intelligence. Once no one controls them, they absolutely will not self-detonate their Golden Cores to attack everyone.”

What he said was the truth. When the white bones smelled human qi, they attacked like they had at the beginning because many Foundation Establishment disciples could not protect themselves and had no protective artifacts.

After the white bone horde discovered they could not break the artifacts, they had indeed shown signs of retreating. They had not, like now, attacked the cultivator disciples by self-detonating their Golden Cores.

Although they did not possess much intelligence, they were still afraid of being reduced to flying ash.

After hearing this, Jiang Li no longer hesitated. She directly flew on her sword toward the black-robed man.

“Jiang Li, be careful.” Behind her, Xia Zhidi opened his mouth, but in the end, he could only say this one sentence.

High in the air, Ye Qingruo heard the movement. Seeing Jiang Li arrive before her, her brows and eyes darkened. “Jiang Li, go back quickly.”

A barrier that even she, a Golden Core cultivator, could not break—what method could Jiang Li possibly have?

Jiang Li said directly, “I have a way. You go back first. If any white bones get close, throw a Heavenly Thunder Talisman.”

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand, and Xiao Hu took out the remaining [stolen content]eight Heavenly Thunder Talismans.

Once Jiang Li left, the place where the Qingxi Sect disciples stood would no longer be safe. Ye Qingruo’s expression changed slightly. She closed her eyes briefly and said no more.

She accepted the Heavenly Thunder Talismans and flew back to the ground.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Jiang Li, just as the gray-robed old man had guessed, passed through the black-robed man’s protective barrier as if entering an unguarded place. She swung her sword straight at the black-robed man.

But the sword move only stirred a gust of wind and did not injure the black-robed man at all.

Jiang Li fell silent inwardly. Knowing there was no other way, she transmitted to Xiao Hu, “Undo the seal on me.”

This time, her demonic aura was really going to leak.

Below, when everyone saw that Jiang Li had not made the black-robed man move in the slightest, their hearts turned cold. They were finished.

Suddenly, someone cried out in surprise, “Look! Jiang Li broke through!”

They saw spiritual power gathering above Jiang Li’s head. It was a sign of a cultivation breakthrough.

Everyone could not help feeling hope again. If Jiang Li’s cultivation reached Foundation Establishment, perhaps she would be useful.

Very quickly, however, they understood one principle: the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Because Jiang Li had only broken through from early Qi Refining to late Qi Refining.

Her cultivation had improved, but it still stolen contentseemed useless. A Qi Refining cultivator could not injure a late Golden Core cultivator at all.

Unlike the Foundation Establishment disciples, who were disheartened, shock flashed through the eyes of some Golden Core disciples. After Jiang Li’s breakthrough, the aura on her body changed. That was… demonic aura.

Jiang Li was a demon!

High in the air, after undoing Jiang Li’s seal, Xiao Hu said, “Your talent really isn’t good. You only broke through to late Qi Refining. You should now be able to freely control your instincts. This is the only method left.”

Her method was to have Jiang Li activate her instincts and plant the love gu in the black-robed man.

So what if he was at late Golden Core? Once he was affected by the love gu, forget remaining completely still—he would collapse even if he were as steady as Mount Tai.

Jiang Li’s mind moved slightly. Controlling her own instincts seemed to come to her without a teacher. A dense fragrance surged straight toward the black-robed man, completely sinking into his body without the slightest bit left over.

The black-robed man first frowned, then finally opened his eyes.

He pressed his lips tightly together, his eyes turning red. Immediately afterward, he spat out a mouthful of blood, clearly caused by forcefully suppressing the love gu.

The white bones on the ground all froze at that moment. After recovering their movements, they no longer self-detonated their Golden Cores to attack the artifacts, becoming like scattered sand.

It worked!

Before Jiang Li could feel happy, the black-robed man before her suddenly erupted into action and reached out to seize her.

A woman. He needed a woman. He wanted this woman who had ruined his entire plan to pay the price…

But the sword beneath Jiang Li’s feet seemed to have anticipated this long ago. It directly stabbed out, its attack no weaker than the black-robed man’s.

Seeing that the situation was lost, the black-robed man gritted his teeth, turned, and fled.

There was something strange about this Qi Refining female cultivator’s sword. A late Golden Core cultivator was definitely hidden inside it, with strength equal to his.

And at this moment, his mind was restless, his dantian unstable. An invisible craving spread through his entire body, like ten thousand ants biting him. It was not suitable to keep fighting.

Seeing the black-robed man flee, Jiang Li finally let out a complete breath of relief and turned to return to Ye Qingruo’s side.

But she saw that aside from the Foundation Establishment disciples still standing where they were, everyone else was actually retreating.

Finally, someone called out her identity.

“Jiang Li, you are a demon.”

“We cultivators are irreconcilable with the demon race.”

“Jiang Li, you are a demon. What are you plotting by hiding your identity and entering an orthodox sect?”

One accusation after another instantly made the atmosphere tense.

Ye Qingruo pressed her lips together and tightened her grip on the Binghua Sword. She said coldly, stolen content“So what if Jiang Li is a demon? Just now, she risked her life to save us.”

At this moment, her heart was incomparably complicated.

Facing their life-saving benefactor, the first thing these sect disciples did was not thank her. It was questioning. It was hostility.

Was this the Dao they cultivated?

The scene instantly fell silent. Seeing Ye Qingruo say this, everyone knew she had long been aware. A dignified young sect master had actually mixed together with demons. She truly did not know what she was doing.

Although they thought this inwardly, no one spoke again. After all, this young sect master could summon heavenly thunder. She was the existence the White Bone Demons feared, and the white bone horde had not fully dispersed yet.

They had no protective artifacts.

It turned out that when Jiang Li undid the seal, the nearby white bones could no longer smell her aura and had successively attacked this place. Ye Qingruo had thrown out three Heavenly Thunder Talismans.

Because of the way Ye Qingruo had turned around, those watching drew the conclusion that Ye Qingruo could summon heavenly thunder.

“Even if she saved people, that cannot change the fact that she is a demon. Besides, Ye Qingruo, since you can summon heavenly thunder, why did you still hide your strength? Why didn’t you make a move and destroy all these white bones at once?”

Amid the silence, Mei Sheng of Tianjian Sect put away the white jade umbrella and led the Tianjian Sect disciples closer.

For Golden Core cultivators, flying dozens of steps took only a breath. Once they arrived at the place where Qingxi Sect disciples stood, they no longer needed to worry about being attacked.

“Exactly. Senior Brother Mei is right.”

“Ye Qingruo, what else do you have to say?”

The Tianjian Sect disciples behind Mei Sheng spoke in agreement, their tones impassioned and arrogant, as if they stood on the side of justice and were judging some crooked heresy.

The situation became deadlocked again.

Another trace of coldness appeared on Ye Qingruo’s calm face. She unconsciously turned to look at Jiang Li.

Her Dao was not like this…

Jiang Li’s expression was indifferent, as if she did not care that the people she had risked her life to save were repaying kindness with enmity.

The moon had already revealed more than half its face. They could not waste any more time.

Jiang Li raised the sword in her hand and said coldly, “Say whatever you want. May I ask if we can leave now, or do you want to fight?”

Reasoning with fools would only make her look foolish.

Mei Sheng snorted coldly. “Although we take eliminating demons and protecting the Dao as our duty, we are not ungrateful people. Since you saved everyone, we will not make things difficult for you today. Leave quickly.”

That was exactly what Jiang Li wanted. She then looked toward Ye Qingruo.

Ye Qingruo understood and lightly stepped forward.

Mei Sheng frowned. “Wait. Ye Qingruo cannot leave.”

If Ye Qingruo left, what would they do if those white bones came back? There were still so many of them. His white jade umbrella could not protect them all.

Ye Qingruo ignored him and walked straight to Jiang Li’s side.

Seeing this, Mei Sheng moved to stop her. With him as the leader, the Tianjian Sect disciples quickly formed an encirclement, staring at Jiang Li and Ye Qingruo like tigers watching prey.

Jiang Li was nearly angered into laughter. These sanctimonious sect disciples really thought others had no temper, didn’t they?

She looked at Ye Qingruo and asked, “Ye Qingruo, do you want to leave together?”

If the white moonlight thought the same way as these so-called righteous people, then Jiang Li would consider herself brain-flooded. Why should she still care whether the love gu flared up or not? They would all deserve it.

Ye Qingruo did not speak. She only gripped the Binghua Sword and took another step toward Jiang Li, standing shoulder to shoulder with her.

She would leave with Jiang Li.

Cultivating a righteous heart and righteous thoughts meant understanding right and wrong, punishing evil and promoting good.

It did not mean being blind in heart and eyes, shouting slogans, and calling oneself righteous while failing to distinguish good from evil and repaying kindness with ingratitude.

Mei Sheng was silent for an instant, then raised his sword. “There are only two of you.”

The meaning behind his words was that they had more than four hundred people. Jiang Li and Ye Qingruo would be throwing eggs against a rock.

Just as the two sides were on the verge of drawing swords, the gray-robed old man chuckled and walked behind Ye Qingruo. “Count this old man in. Now there are three.”

Had these people’s brains been chewed by donkeys? Ye Qingruo could summon heavenly thunder—heavenly thunder that could blast a Golden Core White Bone Demon into ash with one strike. He did not have a protective artifact to defend himself, but he had a brain.

Even if Ye Qingruo could not summon many bolts of heavenly thunder anymore, she was still someone who kept White Bone Demons from approaching.

Ye Qingruo did not even need to leave. As long as she moved a few dozen meters away, the White Bone Demons alone would be enough for these people to suffer.

“Count this old ox in too. What eliminating demons and protecting the Dao? Do you think we demon cultivators are all dead? The killing karma on some of you may be heavier than demons. Eliminate demons, my ass.”

The one who said this was Niu Buyi, the guardian of Yao Sect’s library pavilion. His words sounded heroic, but inwardly, his heart was dripping blood. This time, Yao Sect had sent more than a dozen demon cultivators, and he was the only one left alive. Weren’t they basically all dead?

He had only one thought: live.

If he did not follow Ye Qingruo, the white bone horde would definitely kill their way over. Would these lofty inner disciples protect him, a demon cultivator?

Don’t joke around. Their protective artifacts could not even protect many of their own people.

“And me. Now there are five.” Xia Zhidi firmly walked to Jiang Li’s side. It was still that saying: a wise man submitted to circumstances. If he did not follow Ye Qingruo and Jiang Li, a White Bone Demon could smash him apart with one claw.

“And us. Qingxi Sect disciples swear to follow the young sect master to the death.” Xinyi’s call was met by a hundred responses, and all Qingxi Sect disciples followed behind him.

“Count me in too.”

Ji Da waved his hand and quickly ran behind Jiang Li, followed by the surviving Yao Sect disciples.

Yao Sect allowed demon cultivators to enter the sect. Jiang Li and Niu Buyi belonged to Yao Sect, and both had walked through the Sin-Revealing Pool. They were not afraid.

The people of Yudao Sect looked at one another for a moment, then silently followed as well. The Tianjian Sect disciples could run their mouths while standing safely, pushing Ye Qingruo to the opposing side, but could they protect this many people?

They were righteous, but they also feared death. They would leave this place first.

Among the Lower Three Sects, Shenzhu Sect followed Yudao Sect’s lead. At a time like this, what was there to think about? Just follow.

In just a moment, the numbers were reversed. Behind Mei Sheng remained only fifty or so Tianjian Sect disciples and a dozen or so Jiaoyue Sect disciples.

Opposite them, behind Ye Qingruo and Jiang Li stood four hundred sect disciples.

In this white bone calamity, out of over a thousand cultivators, only these four hundred or so had survived. The two sides were clearly divided, all neatly accounted for.

“Jiang Li, just now I was regretting helping you undo the seal to save this group of idiots. Now I feel it was worth it again,” Xiao Hu said excitedly. This feeling of being chosen was not bad.

The corners of Jiang Li’s lips faintly curved. She felt the same.

Seeing the situation reverse, Mei Sheng’s face twisted for a moment. He gritted his teeth and said, “You people are actually colluding with the demon race. You are unworthy of being righteous cultivators, unworthy of being disciples of the Upper Three ​Read on BaiLianTales​Sects. Once the trial ends, justice will naturally be made clear.”

“That’s right. Justice will naturally be made clear. Let’s go.” Jiang Li casually repeated his words and flew away on her sword.

They had to hurry and leave this valley so they could part ways with the people behind them. Otherwise, the moon in the sky would be unable to stay put much longer.

They headed in the direction of the Savage Forest’s edge. Only after they were far from the valley did Jiang Li stop.

“Everyone, as long as you do not go to that valley, you should not encounter the white bone horde. There are still twenty days left in the trial, and each of you has your own opportunities. Let us separate here.”

Hearing Jiang Li say this, the Yudao Sect disciples were the first to cup their fists, then left with the people from Shenzhu Sect.

The people from Yao Sect did the same. Ji Da and Niu Buyi hesitated for a moment, but still followed Yao Sect’s group.

Xinyi could not help looking at Ye Qingruo. “Young Sect Master, then what about us?”

Ye Qingruo already had a plan in her heart. “Take the disciples back to the sect. If my adoptive father and father ask, say that it was my order. If anyone wishes to continue participating in the trial, they may move freely.”

Xinyi was overjoyed inwardly. “Yes. Young Sect Master, take care.”

The Qingxi Sect disciples were all at Foundation Establishment. They were truly afraid. In the face of life and death, why think about opportunities? Being able to return alive was already wonderful.

All one hundred Qingxi Sect disciples ended the trial early in neat formation. Only a fool would stay. They had understood clearly: Foundation Establishment cultivators were cannon fodder.

Hadn’t almost all the Foundation Establishment disciples from the Upper Three Sects died? Qingxi Sect being able to return with all members alive this time was already an immense blessing.

In the end, only Jiang Li, Ye Qingruo, Xia Zhidi, and the gray-robed old man remained.

Before Jiang Li could speak, Xia Zhidi stated his position. “We were originally a team. You and Senior Sister Ye also saved me twice. Jiang Li, don’t worry. I will not repay kindness with ingratitude. If we encounter danger again, you don’t need to worry about me. Even if I have to risk this life, I will repay your life-saving grace.”

Jiang Li: “…”

That was really unnecessary. All he had to do was stay farther away from them.

Jiang Li thought of the heaven-defying luck Xia Zhidi had when he was together with the female lead, turning misfortune into fortune. For now, she did not say anything absolute. At worst, when the time came, she would avoid him. If she could not avoid him, she would knock him unconscious. That would be just as convenient.

When she thought that Xiao Hu was Xia Zhidi’s destined female lead and would risk her life to save him several times, and the key point was that the male lead also had several future beauties waiting for him, Jiang Li only felt stifled. She felt no guilt at all about wanting to knock Xia Zhidi unconscious.

Since the three-person team had no intention of disbanding, then…

Three gazes landed in the same place.

The gray-robed old man smiled. “You three may not know this, but this old man is an elder of the Wu clan.”

The three exchanged a look and shook their heads in unspoken agreement, continuing to stare. Wu clan elder? They had never heard of it.

Seeing their reaction, Elder Wu’s expression dimmed somewhat. “Back then, how glorious our Wu clan was. Now we have fallen so far that the younger generation does not know us. The will of heaven is hard to fathom.”

Next, Elder Wu explained his origins. Several stolen contentthousand years ago, there had also been a passage between the Cultivation Continent and the Tianyan Continent. The Tianyan Continent referred to the mortal realm.

The Wu clan served the mortal imperial family and had once sent disciples of their clan into the cultivation world. The most powerful Wu clan ancestor had nearly unified the cultivation world and become its master.

However, that ancestor’s Dao heart was not upright. At the final moment, he suffered backlash from the Heavenly Dao, dying in both body and Dao. That also caused the cultivation world and mortal world to become completely separated.

Elder Wu sighed. “This old man is now the only remaining descendant of the Wu clan in the cultivation world. I am skilled in divination, practice formations, and am also an all-knowing expert of a hundred matters. Let me join you, and you will not lose out.”

He was not useless. He had great ability.

For example, he had seen that all three of these people possessed heaven-defying luck. As the old saying went, “When one person attains the Dao, even his chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.”

Elder Wu deeply understood that if he followed these three people, he would certainly benefit greatly.

Jiang Li remembered that Elder Wu had identified the black-robed man’s formation in a single sentence, pointed out the formation eye, and stated the key to breaking the formation. She believed half of what he said.

She looked toward Ye Qingruo, her eyes asking: Should they let this person join?

Ye Qingruo nodded slightly. Elder Wu, like her, was at early Golden Core. He also had other abilities and could be considered an aid.

Jiang Li glanced at the sky and agreed. “Since Senior is willing to join, naturally, we have no objection. We only ask that you and Junior Brother Xia wait here for a moment.”

After saying this, she grabbed Ye Qingruo’s wrist and left. If they did not leave now, there would truly be no time. Only one edge of the moon had not yet been revealed.

Ye Qingruo’s gaze lowered. Pale, slender fingers held her wrist with slight force, revealing a trace of urgency, as if unauthorized copy Jiang Li was anxious to take her away.

Her hand loosened, and she put away the Binghua Sword, obediently following Jiang Li.

Behind them, Elder Wu’s face was full of gossip. “Brother Xia, how did you end up mixing with these two?”

He had used his ability to calculate that these three possessed extraordinary luck. But how had these three gathered together?

One had to know that he had lived for several hundred years and had never met a single person with heaven-defying luck. Now three had appeared at once. He was truly curious.

Xia Zhidi looked at Jiang Li and Ye Qingruo walking side by side and said nothing with a dark expression.

Elder Wu did not feel awkward either. He pulled out several small turtle-shell pieces with complicated patterns from his robes and began divining on the spot.

Who was this little brat making faces at? If he did not want to say it, fine. Elder Wu would calculate it himself.

On the other side, Jiang Li led Ye Qingruo a little farther away. Only when she saw that no one was around did she let go. “Tonight is the Mid-Autumn full moon night.”

Ye Qingruo had the same reaction Jiang Li had when she heard this sentence. She subconsciously raised her head and saw the moon, with only a thin edge still hidden.

She unconsciously furrowed her brows. So Jiang Li had hurriedly taken her away from the others because she wanted to help her cure the gu?

She thought this in her heart, but the words were somewhat difficult to ask.

“It is fine. I can still suppress it somewhat.” Ye Qingruo [bailiantales.com]gathered her mind and began closing her eyes to regulate her breathing. Her face was calm, but in reality, her heart was a tangled mess.

Jiang Li’s eyelid twitched slightly. Suppress it somewhat? What about the remaining eighty or ninety percent?

If Ye Qingruo could suppress it, would Jiang Li need to be this anxious and worried?

There was no cold pond here. Truly, the emperor was not anxious, but the eunuch was.

But the Savage Forest was full of people and eyes, so dual cultivation could not be done with peace of mind either. What were they supposed to do now?

Just as Jiang Li felt the matter was thorny, the moon seemed to tease them and hid behind the dark clouds again, not even leaving a tail visible.

Jiang Li: “…”

What should she do if she really wanted to curse someone? No, what should she do if she wanted to curse the heavens and the moon?

Ye Qingruo also sensed that the love gu had not stirred. She opened her eyes, looked at the sky, then looked toward Jiang Li.

The two stared at each other in speechless silence.

Jiang Li rubbed the space between her brows. “Will this moon come out again tonight?”

Ye Qingruo remained silent and looked in the direction behind Jiang Li.

Jiang Li looked back and suddenly reacted. “Wait here for me. I’ll be right back.”

They did not understand celestial phenomena, but someone did.

What had that Elder Wu said earlier? Since he was skilled in divination, he should know how to observe the night sky too, right?

Returning to the place where they had separated earlier, Jiang Li walked directly up to Elder Wu, who was sitting on the ground.

Elder Wu chuckled and guessed, “Young friend Jiang Li, do you want this old man to divine something for you?”