CH 400

Who knew where this girl got her confidence from, thinking that as soon as she hooked up with Ming Xi, he would be a slave to her skirt, as if he’d never seen another woman before.

Zi Cheng had been anxious Ming Xi would say something and let the others know what she’d done. Her reputation would suffer a blow if anyone knew and that was something she couldn’t stand.

Unexpectedly, what she dreaded didn’t happen. Neither Ming Xi nor Feng Wu said a word about what had happened on Demon Wind island nor did they take the initiative to talk to her. It made her both relieved and displeased at the same time. She wondered if they were looking down on her.

If she had known Ming Xi would discover her, she wouldn’t have touched the sword. Compared to her reputation, which brought about an increase in her favorability with people, the sword was not worth it.

“Senior this is a delicious sandwich Zi Cheng made. Please take it.” Yifu brought out the sandwich in an attempt to get closer to Ming Xi and develop a stronger bond.

Unfortunately for her, Ming Xi refused her goodwill. “No need Junior Sister Yifu. Food in the desert is precious, Junior Sister should take care to conserve them for yourself.”

Ming Xi had rejected her offer in such a beautifully spoken way that Yifu had no idea of his dislike for her. She really believed Ming Xi was genuinely worried about her and afraid she wouldn’t have sufficient food.

Yifu was overjoyed Ming Xi was treating her so favorably. She became bashful and replied back shyly that she still had a lot of food so if Ming Xi didn’t have enough, she would be happy to share some with him.

Ming Xi still refused of course, but his rejection was a diplomatic and pretty one, so no one suspected he simply disliked Yifu.

“Senior Ming Xi, I still have a lot of food. I can share some with you if you don’t have enough.” When Zi Cheng saw that Ming Xi wasn’t going to criticize her in front of everyone, it emboldened her to speak our confidently instead of trying to hide.

But the fact that she didn’t greet Ming Xi earlier left some wondering if they were on bad terms. Of course, no one voiced anything out loud.

“There is no need. I have enough food on me.” Ming Xi’s expression was light and his polite smile didn’t waver, so it was hard for anyone to guess his thoughts.

Zi Cheng was disappointed Ming Xi didn’t accept her generosity but she wasn’t the kind to keep badgering people. She wasn’t going to keep offering to him since he had already rejected her offer.

“Xiao Cheng, is this your senior?” Caesar had noticed Ming Xi as soon as Ming Xi entered the cave. His appearance was absolutely impossible to ignore. Although their world paid more attention to strength, no one would say that beauty was unimportant.

A man with such exceptional appearance, Caesar was trying to guess which young master he was, or which royal family he belonged to, but he never guessed the newcomer was Zi Cheng and Yifu’s senior.

“This is our Xingguang Holy academy’s fifth-year representative, Senior Ming Xi.” Zi Cheng made introductions.

“Senior Ming Xi, this is my friend Caesar.” She didn’t say much about Caesar’s identity.

Ming Xi gave Zi Cheng face and greeted Caesar in a friendly way. They sat back down in their respective places without saying much after that.

In contrast, Ailuna and her group chatted with Zi Cheng’s group. They learned a lot about Ming Xi, while Zi Cheng learned a lot about their group and how they had met up with Ming Xi.

They even talked about the tomb’s secret that they learned from Feng Wu.

Ailuna and the others had their motives for sharing; they weren’t being foolishly kind. The more people they could bring along, the better it would be. They could already guess how dangerous the road ahead would be, so there was nothing wrong with recruiting more people to join their group.

Caesar and his group never expected there to be such a secret so they were shocked. They didn’t think Ming Xi’s group was lying to them; what reason was there to do such a thing?

Upon learning the tomb’s secret, Caesar and his group became gloomy. It was a development beyond their imagination. They never the sea god was such a vicious and merciless god.

The two groups formed a tentative alliance.

The wind and sleet outside were still very strong, but it was warm inside the cave. Feng Wu took a quilt out of her space ring then sat in front of the fire as she leaned against Ming Xi, the quilt covering both of them.

He had wanted to say no, but seeing her small aggrieved and serious expression, he really couldn’t say it.

They leaned against each other and the warmth from her body softened his heart just a little bit.

Ailuna, Mayleen, and Yifu were uncomfortable witnessing the scene. Their hearts constricted, but there wasn’t anything they could do other than watch sullenly. They mentally scolded and cursed Feng Wu for having no shame or honor, to seduce a man in public, and so on and so on. They had hundreds of curses.

The night passed slowly for the group as their circumstances weighed on their minds.

The next morning was so hot, Feng Wu and Ming Xi were awakened by the heat. Ming Xi was surprised he slept so well – he’d actually fallen asleep despite the dangerous situation!

Ming Xi couldn’t imagine what would have happened if someone had wanted to kill him for his valuables. You couldn’t really be sure in a place like this, he could have really died. Luckily nothing happened.

He was relieved and determined to not have it happen again in the future.

The morning sun was relatively mild and the temperature was only 30C.[notes] They ate breakfast at their own pace. Once done, they immediately set out to look for clues about the ancient desert city.

Fortunately, their group was filled with smart people so finding the city wasn’t going to be a problem for long. They walked in the correct general direction.

After ten days walking, they still hadn’t found a single structure that resembled a city. They did find an oasis they had to steer clear of. They did not approach it because Feng Wu said it was surrounded by evil spirits.