Chapter 336: Chapter 335: Love and Hate Clearly Defined
The next morning, Ye Fan slowly woke up. He felt a chill in the air, a testant to his body’s extre weakness. Looking down, he found Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess snuggled in his embrace. They were sleeping so soundly that he didn’t have the heart to disturb them. Left with no choice, he continued to lie there. About an hour later, Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess woke with a start, only to find that Ye Fan had already been awake for so ti.
"Ye Fan!" the two won exclaid with concern. "Are you okay?"
Ye Fan was speechless. Do I look like I’m okay?
"It’s nothing serious," he said. "My injuries are just too severe to travel. I need to rest and recuperate."
He was surprised he had awoken so quickly this ti, and that his injuries hadn’t worsened. Using Demonization typically required a long recovery period, so being only sowhat weak was completely unexpected.
"Okay, we’ll stay with you," Su Qingxue said hastily. She picked a lotus leaf from the nearby stream and scooped up so clear water for Ye Fan, slaking his thirst.
The Ice Phoenix Saintess added, "The surroundings are shrouded in heavy mist. With our current injuries, we definitely need to recuperate instead of rushing on our way."
"Alright," Su Qingxue imdiately nodded.
Just then, however, rain began to pour from the sky. They had no choice but to take shelter underneath a massive, nearby boulder that had tumbled down from the mountain. The space was not cramped at all; the three of them occupied only a third of it. As the downpour intensified, they were forced to make camp there.
Ye Fan was shivering from the cold, so Su Qingxue and the Ice Phoenix Saintess pressed close, sharing their warmth with him. Yet even with two stunning beauties by his side, Ye Fan couldn’t feel happy. Although the Demonization hadn’t aggravated his condition, he was still severely wounded, and his body’s resistance had dropped significantly.
To help boost his resistance and speed up his recovery, Su Qingxue declared, "I’ll go look for so food nearby."
"I’ll co with you!" the Ice Phoenix Saintess offered.
"No, you need to stay here and watch over him. What if wild beasts show up?"
Su Qingxue’s worry was not unreasonable. In his current state, Ye Fan was so weak that any Martial Artist could easily kill him. Thus, the Ice Phoenix Saintess had to stay behind to guard him.
She looked at the injured Ye Fan and said, "I’m sorry. If I hadn’t been so stubborn and forced you, you wouldn’t have been so seriously injured."
"It’s fine, I’m used to it," Ye Fan replied, trying to ease her guilt. "The Divine Dragon and I are also enemies. Killing Sha Que now just ans one less enemy for
in the future."
The Ice Phoenix Saintess suddenly blushed and asked hesitantly, "That ti... were you...?"
"What about ?" Ye Fan asked curiously.
Her cheeks flushed a deeper red. "Were you deliberately peeking at
while I was bathing those tis?"
Ye Fan was exasperated. Deliberately? Am I that kind of person? I’m the type who does things out in the open, not by sneaking around.
"Actually, it was just an accident," he said. "Don’t take it to heart. I certainly haven’t."
The Ice Phoenix Saintess suddenly slapped him across the face.
Ye Fan was utterly bewildered. What was that for? You can’t just go around hitting people! Is there no justice in this world anymore?
"You hit !" Ye Fan felt so wronged he wanted to cry.
"I’m sorry," the Ice Phoenix Saintess said imdiately. "I’m just very angry. I didn’t expect you to be this kind of man!"
Ye Fan was frustrated. No matter how you slice it, I’m the one losing out here! A simple ’sorry’ isn’t going to fix this. That’s letting her off way too easy! But for now, there was truly nothing he could do about her.
"It’s fine," he said, feeling deeply aggrieved. "I’m used to it."
A trace of sadness appeared on the Ice Phoenix Saintess’s face. Her ti with Ye Fan over the past few days had left a profound impression on her, planting a tiny seed in the depths of her heart.
"You’re crying," Ye Fan pointed out.
"No, I’m not," she said, trying to cover it up. "I just thought of my father, that’s all."
Ye Fan actually believed her. "Alright then," he said.
The heavy rain continued to fall relentlessly. Words beca scarce between them, and the atmosphere grew awkward.
Then, the Ice Phoenix Saintess spoke. "In my Ice Phoenix Clan, we have a custom."
"What custom?" Ye Fan asked.
"Only the person one is to marry is allowed to see a woman’s body," she said shyly, her aning abundantly clear.
But Ye Fan replied, "Well, that’s fine then. It’s a good thing we aren’t married. That ans you don’t have to take it to heart that I saw you. Of course, if you feel you got the short end of the stick, I can arrange for you to see my body. If once isn’t enough, I’ll let you look twice!"
SLAP!
Ye Fan cupped his cheek. "You slapped
again!" he said, his voice full of indignation.
"Hmph! You irresponsible man!" the Ice Phoenix Saintess scolded.
Ye Fan wanted to shout back. I haven’t even done anything to you, so why should I be responsible? You have to speak with so conscience!
He felt helpless. Why are won so irrational?
Compared to Ye Fan, the urban love saint, the Ice Phoenix Saintess—who had practiced in seclusion within her Sect for a long ti, cut off from the world—was simply far too innocent and naive. But that was also part of her charm. She loved and hated with equal passion and never hid her true feelings. Of course, at that mont, Ye Fan and the Ice Phoenix Saintess had once again fallen into a cold war.
Before long, the rain gradually stopped, and Su Qingxue returned. She was soaked to the bone, but as a Martial Artist, she wasn’t afraid of catching a cold. In her hands, she held just a few bright red wild fruits.
"The area is completely desolate; there’s nothing to eat," Su Qingxue said. "But these fruits slled so sweet and fragrant, I decided to pick them."
Ye Fan also caught the enticing and irresistible aroma. These wild fruits probably don’t taste too bad. And even if they’re poisonous, with our constitutions, the effect would be negligible.
The three of them divided the bright red fruits. Ye Fan and Su Qingxue ate eagerly; the fruits were sweet and delicious, quenching both their thirst and hunger. Only the Ice Phoenix Saintess held a fruit, studying it for a mont before hesitantly taking a small bite.
The instant she tasted it, however, the color drained from her gorgeous face. "Stop eating!" she yelled. "Throw them away!"
"What’s wrong?" Ye Fan had been enjoying the sweet fruit, but her words made him turn. He saw that the Ice Phoenix Saintess’s complexion was now ghastly.
"Why?" Su Qingxue asked, equally confused.
The Ice Phoenix Saintess explained, "Because this is the Wild Fruit!"
"Oh, crap!"
Upon hearing the na, Ye Fan, being the old hand that he was, instantly realized the gravity of the situation. At the sa ti, a frightened Su Qingxue quickly threw her Wild Fruit as far away as she could.
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