Chapter 7

"Thank you for saving me and this phone." Situ Chuxue handed the phone back to Qin Zhengfan and said.

"You're welcome, this is what I should do." Qin Zhengfan said in a calm tone. Under the moonlight, his face was sharply defined, with a hint of coldness, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

"Are you a legendary martial arts expert?" Situ Chuxue looked at Qin Zhengfan with curiosity.

Usually, she wasn't a gossipy woman, especially not with men, whom she generally ignored.

But the man in front of her had just descended from the sky to save her life, and he was also quite handsome and a bit cold. Even if Situ Chuxue wasn't interested in men, she still felt a different kind of emotion towards him.

"Martial arts expert?" Qin Zhengfan was slightly taken aback, then he said indifferently, "No!"

Of course, he wasn't a martial arts expert but a spirit cultivator.

"Never mind, I've already called my father, the police should be here soon." Situ Chuxue thought Qin Zhengfan didn't want to talk about his identity, a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes. She smoothed her hair, which had been disheveled by the mountain breeze, and said.

"Okay!" Qin Zhengfan nodded indifferently, then looked up at the bright moon, remaining silent.

He recalled the strange and exhilarating feeling of "I wish to ride the wind and return," and the words his master had said before he died.

"Unfortunately, the spiritual energy on Tianfeng Star is thin and murky. I can cultivate at most to the twelfth level of spirit gathering. Otherwise, I could fly to the moon, what a wondrous feeling that would be."

At some point, a dark cloud drifted over, blocking the moon.

The graveyard was pitch black, the mountain wind howled, and the wild grass swayed like snakes and insects. The white-painted tombs dotted the hillside like ghosts.

Whoo—

Aaa—

The shrill cries of the night owls and the two injured thugs echoed alternately over the graveyard, making the night even more eerie and terrifying.

Situ Chuxue felt a chill run down her back, her whole body covered in goosebumps. She instinctively hugged her arms and moved closer to Qin Zhengfan.

In such a night, in such a spooky graveyard, with two thugs lying on the ground, only Qin Zhengfan could give her a sense of security.

Seeing Situ Chuxue move closer, Qin Zhengfan instinctively shifted his body. He wasn't used to being close to a woman, especially a beautiful one.

Earlier, when she hugged him and cried, it was purely accidental, and he didn't know how to refuse at the time.

But now it was different; everything had returned to normal.

Seeing Qin Zhengfan move away, his cold demeanor as if he was afraid she would cling to him or take advantage of him, Situ Chuxue's face changed, and a hint of embarrassment and anger flashed in her eyes.

Who was she, Situ Chuxue? Even the most excellent men who tried to win her favor, she would ignore, let alone a proud and cold man.

Faced with the latter, she would be even prouder and colder!

Whoo—

Aaa—

The shrill cries in the night were even more piercing and clear, as if countless ghosts were surging up the hill.

Situ Chuxue moved closer to Qin Zhengfan again.

Qin Zhengfan moved away again.

But this time, Situ Chuxue couldn't care less and grabbed Qin Zhengfan's hand.

Qin Zhengfan's hand was warm and strong, and Situ Chuxue's frightened heart found a haven, calming down instantly.

Qin Zhengfan frowned slightly, just as he was about to pull his hand away, Situ Chuxue pleaded, "I, I'm scared!"

Qin Zhengfan's hand stiffened, but in the end, he let Situ Chuxue hold on tightly.

Thus, the two strangers, who had just met, stood hand in hand in the graveyard under the night sky, with the mountain wind blowing, and not far away, two thugs with their feet tied and arms broken were moaning. The scene was bizarre no matter how you looked at it.

Standing hand in hand, Qin Zhengfan had no problem; with his cultivation, he wouldn't get tired even if he stood all night. But it was different for Situ Chuxue.

She had been scared all day and was already exhausted. She hadn't stood for long before her legs started to ache and go numb, and she swayed unsteadily.

She wanted to lean on Qin Zhengfan, but every time she secretly looked at him, she saw him standing like a wooden post, his profile sharply defined under the moonlight, exuding a cold aura. In the end, she didn't dare to lean on him.

"Don't sneak peeks at me, if you have something to say, just say it." When Situ Chuxue couldn't bear the numbness in her legs and was about to take a risk, Qin Zhengfan suddenly spoke, but his gaze remained fixed ahead, not looking at Situ Chuxue.

"I wasn't sneaking peeks at you!" Qin Zhengfan's sudden words made Situ Chuxue jump, as if she had been caught in the act, and she blurted out instinctively.

"Counting this time, you've sneaked peeks at me ten times." Qin Zhengfan said calmly, still not turning to look at Situ Chuxue.

Situ Chuxue's mouth hung open for a long time, then she suddenly had the urge to stomp on him hard.

If you knew I sneaked peeks at you ten times, why didn't you say anything until now!

But in the end, Situ Chuxue didn't dare to act. At this moment, she really didn't dare to offend this cold and expressionless man. Instead, she said in a pleading tone, "I'm very tired, can I borrow your shoulder to lean on, just for a moment!"

"No!" Qin Zhengfan's answer was short and decisive.

"You..." Situ Chuxue's eyes immediately welled up with tears. This time, she really wanted to bite Qin Zhengfan hard and question whether he was a man.

After all, with her identity and beauty, if she said this in school, countless men would vie for the honor of the task.

But Qin Zhengfan had rejected her without hesitation.

Not only that, but as soon as Situ Chuxue said "you," Qin Zhengfan had already pulled his hand away and turned to walk away.

Seeing Qin Zhengfan suddenly let go of her hand and walk away, Situ Chuxue panicked, stomped her foot, and called out to Qin Zhengfan, "Hey, don't go, I won't lean on you, but why are you...?"

"Rip!"

Situ Chuxue's words suddenly stuck in her throat as she watched Qin Zhengfan stop, crouch down, and start tearing the shirt of the thin thug.

"What is he doing? Is he a pervert?" Watching Qin Zhengfan tear off the thin thug's shirt, leaving him bare-chested and curled up, shivering, Situ Chuxue felt a mix of relief and horror. Her whole body was covered in goosebumps.

A man, in the middle of the night, in the wilderness, tearing off another man's shirt and leaving him bare-chested—Situ Chuxue could only think of a pervert.

Qin Zhengfan seemed completely unaware of Situ Chuxue's reaction. After tearing off the thin thug's shirt, he turned to the other thug and tore off his shirt as well.

Then Qin Zhengfan stood up, holding the two torn shirts, and walked toward Situ Chuxue under the moonlight, his face expressionless.

"What, what are you going to do?" Situ Chuxue's teeth chattered, and she felt like crying.

Just out of the wolf's mouth and into the tiger's den!

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