Yi Feng smiled bitterly.
However, after knowing the dangers within this mountain, Yi Feng decided to wait in place. He also intended to wait until Yun Yaoyao's cultivation level recovered before leaving the mountain together.
Otherwise, given their current condition, let alone encountering that Ox Demon, even if they met a slightly stronger demonic beast, it would be difficult to deal with.
Time slowly passed...
The man and woman spent their days together in this mountain cave.
Every day, Yun Yaoyao would sit in meditation and cultivate, attempting to break through the seals in her body.
Meanwhile, Yi Feng was responsible for taking care of their daily food and water, busying himself merrily.
"Let's chat,"
One day, as Yi Feng prepared to head out again, he hesitated for a moment before squatting in front of Yun Yaoyao and said.
"Go ahead,"
Yun Yaoyao opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Yi Feng.
"I feel like I'm at a loss here. You saved me once, but I've saved you several times. I still have to be responsible for your meals every day. Every time I step out, I'm worried sick, afraid of running into demonic beasts." Yi Feng frowned and said.
"Is a cultivator's favor not enough for you?" Yun Yaoyao's eyes shimmered as she asked back.
"Bah, what good is your favor to me? It's all empty talk." Yi Feng rolled his eyes at Yun Yaoyao and said, "Give me something substantial."
"What do you want that's substantial?" Yun Yaoyao asked.
"I wanted to try some items that you cultivators use, but I probably can't utilize them anyway. So just give me some gold coins!" Yi Feng grinned and said, "Give me 1.8 million. I definitely won't think it's too much."
Yun Yaoyao looked at Yi Feng with a complex expression.
She then said, "Do you know that a cultivator's favor is something that money can't buy? 1.8 million gold coins may seem like a lot, but it's nothing to us cultivators. So are you really asking for gold coins instead of needing my favor?"
"Yes, I want the gold coins."
Yi Feng said with a big smile on his face.
He thought that with this sum of gold coins, he could finally replenish what he spent on Nansha.
When he returns, he can also renovate his martial arts school and replace that reclining chair in the yard. If he still has spare money left, he can hire a maid. This life would be wonderful.
"Alright."
Yun Yaoyao nodded and said, "I can give you 1 million gold coins, but I don't have it on me right now. We'll have to go out to get it."
"That's fine. Write me an IOU,"
Yi Feng gleefully said. He then took out paper and a pen.
"I, Yun Yaoyao, owe Yi Feng 1 million gold coins. Signature for proof."
Yi Feng wrote on the paper and placed it in front of Yun Yaoyao with a smile. "Here, sign it."
Yun Yaoyao's expression changed imperceptibly.
"Fine."
Seeing Yi Feng's unrelenting appearance, she gritted her teeth and nodded. Under Yi Feng's gaze, she signed her name.
"Nice."
Yi Feng carefully stored the IOU, tucking it into his clothes. He didn't forget to pat it contentedly.
After putting away the IOU, Yi Feng left with Yun Yaoyao's sword to look for food.
However, all he could find were some wild fruits. He supplemented them with the specialty fruits he brought along, as he was once scared off by two wild beasts when he tried to barbecue.
However, right after Yi Feng stepped out of the cave, Yun Yaoyao's expression inside changed.
Although she no longer had any cultivation level, her keen senses could still detect several demonic beasts not far from the cave.
Furthermore, these demonic beasts were quite strong.
This made her extremely worried.
Because from the looks of it, Yi Feng who went out would inevitably encounter these demonic beasts.
"What should I do?"
As her beautiful eyes flickered, with her cultivation completely sealed and her external injuries still unhealed, even walking was somewhat strenuous for her, let alone going to rescue Yi Feng.
Although this mortal annoyed her at times, she didn't dislike him.
But just as she was at a loss, she suddenly noticed that the auras of those demonic beasts had disappeared.
"Could they have left?"
"Was Yi Feng already..."
Thinking of this, her heart panicked.
Despite her unhealed injuries, she still forcibly supported her body and walked towards the cave entrance.
But when she just reached the entrance, she saw Yi Feng carrying a sword, cursing as he walked back: "Damn pigs daring to ambush me. Do they think I'm a vegetarian? I'm someone who has practiced martial arts too."
"You're not dead?"
Seeing Yi Feng safe and sound, Yun Yaoyao was dumbfounded.
"What do you mean?"
"Were you hoping I'd die?"
"Are all women this vicious?"
Yi Feng frowned at Yun Yaoyao and asked.
"That's not what I meant." Yun Yaoyao quickly explained, "I sensed the demonic beasts' auras outside the cave, so I thought you were..."
"The demonic beasts' auras?"
Yi Feng's expression changed in fright. He immediately took a step next to Yun Yaoyao and asked vigilantly, "Don't scare me."
"Don't worry, their auras have disappeared already, so they should have left." Yun Yaoyao said. She then looked at Yi Feng again and asked, "But you really didn't run into them earlier?"
"No. I did kill a few arrogant little beasts though." Yi Feng said.
Yun Yaoyao was incredulous.
That didn't make sense.
Based on the strength that those demonic beasts exuded earlier, it was impossible for them to not notice Yi Feng outside the cave.
Since they definitely could discover Yi Feng, but didn't attack him and instead directly left, what was the implication?
"Are you sure you didn't see them?" Yun Yaoyao asked again.
"Really didn't." Yi Feng shook his head. He suddenly recalled something and hurriedly said, "The demonic beasts you mentioned, they can't be the few beasts I killed right?"
Upon hearing this.
Frost covered Yun Yaoyao's face.
Based on their aura, those demonic beasts were at least at the Demon Lord level. How could they possibly be killed by an ordinary mortal like you?
"You're overthinking it."
She glanced at Yi Feng before walking back into the cave again.

【Prologue: The Beginning of It All – Use holy water to heal the saintess tainted by demonic energy, then converse with her.】 Shen Nian stared at his older sister sipping yogurt, lost in thought. So you’re telling me my sister is the saintess, and yogurt is the holy water? 【Main Quest 1: Brave Youth, Become an Adventurer! Reward: Rookie Adventurer Title.】 【Side Quest 1: Find the Adorable Kitty! Reward: 1000 Gold Coins.】 Shen Nian: "Wait, I’m a high school senior here—did some guy who got isekai’d accidentally bind his system to me?" Hold on, completing quests gives gold rewards? Titles even boost stats? Is this for real? (A lighthearted, absurd campus comedy—not a revenge power fantasy.)

't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.

+【Epic Battles!】 "Your Highness, they say Linxi Temple is miraculous. Won’t you make a wish?" "A wish? It should be making wishes to me." "That may be so, but since you’re already here..." "..." "Fine. Then grant this princess a consort to play with." "He must be obedient, devoted, and utterly infatuated with my body—so much so that he’d kneel and kiss my feet." "Your Highness, that’s not a consort. That’s a dog." "Then add clever, witty, heroic, ambitious yet pragmatic..." "Hmm, that’s enough for now. I’ll add more later." After tossing out these words half in jest, Princess Anle departed the temple—only to catch a fleeting glimpse of the Bodhisattva statue smiling at her. Meanwhile, Yang An, fresh out of university, was having a very bad day. Good news: He’d transmigrated into another world with a cheat granting tenfold combat power. Bad news: He’d immediately fallen into the clutches of a certain villainess. Good news: Said villainess possessed peerless beauty and royal status. Bad news: She was absolutely monstrous!!! In the frozen wilderness, Yang An knelt beneath Qin Guo’er’s feet, drenched in sweat despite the cold. Desperately clutching her porcelain-perfect foot—the very one poised to crush his throat—he could only think: How do I survive this?! Need answers NOW!

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