C5

Supporting herself with a branch, Min Xuanling walked towards the cave with a frown. Just as she pushed aside the leaves to get into the cave, a white light flashed. When she could see clearly, she discovered that a sword was pressed against the spot a finger's width away. Min Xuanling had reason to believe that if she had accidentally taken one more step, she would be a dead woman now.

Min Xuanling looked up and saw a man with sharp eyes looking at her warily. The man's face was pale and there were many wounds on his body, but they seemed to have been bandaged. When Min Xuanling saw this, she immediately imagined how the man would be hunted down and how he would avoid his enemy with heavy injuries.

"Who are you?" The man probably realized that Min Xuanling didn't want to grab him, so he didn't stab her with his sword.

"I... I just came here to take shelter from the rain, the road is too slippery, and I twisted my leg so I can't go down the mountain. " Min Xuanling bravely whispered.

After the man heard her, he looked her up and down, as if he was trying to differentiate between the truth and the falsehood in his words. Following his gaze, Min Xuanling also looked at herself. She was now in an extremely sorry state. When he rolled down the mountain, his clothes were stained with mud and his hair was a lot more disheveled. In addition to being drenched by the rain, he was also holding onto a tree branch as a walking stick, looking just like a little beggar.

Seeing Min Xuanling's embarrassed expression, the man couldn't help but chuckle as he put down the sword in his hand.

When Min Xuanling heard him teasing her, she couldn't help but explain, "I just accidentally slipped and fell. What are you laughing at?"

"It's nothing. I just found it strange to see a girl like you dressed up as a man." The man seemed to have confirmed that Min Xuanling wasn't a threat to him, and his tone also couldn't help but soften a bit.

Min Xuanling saw that the man didn't have any intention of chasing her away, so she went into the cave and found a place to sit down and said, "I didn't want to do that either. My family was too strict to let me out, so I sneaked out on my own."

"Then aren't you afraid of being punished by your family when you go back?" The man looked at Min Xuanling and said.

"Mm …" "Originally, I could have climbed over the wall and returned. However, now that my feet have twisted, I can only enter through the main entrance." Looking at Min Xuanling's bitter face, the man suddenly burst into laughter.

In this small cave, the two talked to each other as they slowly became more familiar with each other.

After chatting for a while, Min Xuanling found out that the man in front of her was called Yan Rui.

"Xuanling, you're so weak. Why did you come here alone?" The more Yan Rui chatted, the more he felt that he was on good terms with the girl in front of him.

"Brother Yan Rui, I came over to take a look last night after hearing about the strange phenomenon. Who would have thought it would turn out like this?" Min Xuanling pouted and rubbed her feet.

"There was an anomaly here last night? How come I don't know, I was here all last night. " Yan Rui said as he looked at Min Xuanling in confusion.

"No?" How could that be? I clearly heard other people talking about how the sky was illuminated red last night, and it took a long time for it to return to normal. " When Min Xuanling heard that Yan Rui had been here since last night, she immediately became spirited and thought that he would know something.

After Yan Rui heard what Min Xuanling said, he thoughtfully opened his mouth and said, "This matter has something to do with me, but it has nothing to do with the phenomenon of heaven and earth. This trip of yours is destined to not yield any rewards. "

"This... "How could that be? I thought …" Min Xuanling was like a deflated balloon after finding out that the commotion last night was not due to the phenomenon in the world. Looking at her battered and exhausted appearance, she felt that she really had lost a man and a woman.

Seeing Min Xuanling was so disappointed, Yan Rui took out a book from his pocket and said, "If you really like those weird things, then I have a manual here. I think you would like it."

Min Xuanling curiously took the cultivation technique from Yan Rui's hand and flipped through a few pages. Then she heard Yan Rui continue, "I accidentally got this because I already have my own cultivation technique, so it's useless even if it's left here. If you are able to learn the first and a half moves, then there will be no one who will bully you in the future. Moreover, in the future, once you know Qing Gong, you will no longer have to climb over the wall. "

After hearing the latter half of Yan Rui's words, Min Xuanling's eyes lit up, thinking: Brother Yan Rui is right, I'm not afraid of others bullying me after learning this technique, Ziyi and the others are the same.

"Then I'll thank Brother Yan Rui. This thing is really useful to me." Min Xuanling was not an unreasonable person, so she immediately accepted the cultivation technique, thinking that in the future, she would definitely repay Yan Rui well.

"It's good that you like it." Yan Rui saw that after Min Xuanling kept her cultivation technique, she seemed to be happier by a lot, so he smiled along with her.

"Gulp ~"

Suddenly, a voice broke the harmonious atmosphere. When Min Xuanling realized what it was, she couldn't help but chuckle. Yan Rui then said awkwardly, "Sorry, I haven't had any food since yesterday."

Yan Rui had been talking to Min Xuanling as if nothing had happened, but now that she heard Yan Rui say this, Min Xuanling suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was injured.

After rummaging in her arms for a while, Min Xuanling took out the pastries she had bought on the street. She opened them and saw that they were not dirty, but they were deformed when she rolled down the mountain.

"I have some pastries here, if you don't mind." Min Xuanling had originally wanted to buy the pastries out of curiosity because they looked good to her.

Yan Rui smiled and stretched out his hand. He took some pastries from Min Xuanling and said, "Thanks, you should have some too."

However, Min Xuanling shook her head and passed all the pastries in her hands to Yan Rui, "I'm not hungry, you're still injured, eat more to recover faster."

Yan Rui did not refuse anymore. He took the pastry and slowly ate it. When Yan Rui finished eating, he recovered some energy and the rain outside also stopped.

They walked out of the cave with each other. Min Xuanling looked at the clear sky and took a deep breath. The ancient air was fresh without any haze or industrial pollution. All she could see was a beautiful scenery.

"Brother Yan Rui, are your injuries alright?" Will it be a bit difficult for you to go down the mountain now? " Min Xuanling turned her head and looked at Yan Rui, who was beside her, and asked in concern.

"No worries, I've been injured since I was young. These injuries are nothing to me." I've just eaten your pastries and I'm much better now. "

Yan Rui spoke casually, but Min Xuanling frowned and said, "Are you injured often?"

"Yeah, I have to fight with people a lot of the time." Yan Rui lowered his eyes as if he remembered something unpleasant.

"Can't you end this life? to go through the ordinary days. " Min Xuanling didn't understand. Yan Rui obviously didn't like his current lifestyle, so why didn't he choose to leave?

"In this world, there are always many things that one cannot help but wish to live in peace. Living is already a very arduous task."

Min Xuanling nodded her head as if she understood his words. Seeing that Yan Rui didn't want to explain the reason, Min Xuanling naturally wouldn't force him to say it out loud.