Let's walk together for the rest of our lives. If the host says to leave, she will leave.

The dense forest blocked out the sun, and the black tree trunks were twisted and strangely shaped, like ferocious ghosts, which was terrifying.

There was a faint roar of a strange beast coming from deep in the woods. The huge beast made the ground shake as it ran. A flock of birds flew out from the woods, scaring the group of people so much that their limbs went limp.

Twenty or so mortals followed one after another, with the healthy ones carrying the terminally ill ones, and there were people responsible for taking care of them beside them, moving carefully step by step into the dense forest.

Gu Ling and Jiang Shuning changed their appearances. Gu Ling somehow disguised them as ordinary people and blended in with the crowd.

Deep in the dense forest, a red flame tiger suddenly came into view.

The two-meter-tall red flame tiger looked imposing, with saliva dripping from its exposed sharp teeth and its copper-bell-like eyes staring at the prey in front of it.

"Roar--"

The Red Flame Tiger kicked its hind legs and pounced on the nearest mortal. Gu Ling kicked the man to get him out of the Red Flame Tiger's attack range.

The sudden change made some people fall to the ground in fear, while others ran around like headless flies. In the chaos, someone shouted, "Use the Red Flame Powder!"

They bought the Red Flame Powder from a mysterious person before entering the jungle. It is said that this powder can prevent the ferocious beasts in the jungle from approaching.

The panic-stricken people trembled as they poured the medicine bottles they had held in their hands onto themselves. The white powder instantly stuck to their body surfaces.

The Red Flame Tiger seemed to have some reservations. It growled angrily and was reluctant to move forward.

Gu Ling looked at the powder on his body and shook his sleeves. Jiang Shuning's voice came from the side: "Gu Ling, it's time to go."

At this moment, the group of people had already run far away. Gu Ling raised his palm towards the Red Flame Tiger. A stream of spiritual power surged out from it. A faint black and red aura emanated from the Red Flame Tiger. The Red Flame Tiger's ferocious eyes became dull.

Gu Ling took back his hand: "It seems that I found the right one, let's go."

This red flame tiger is the contracted beast of the evil cultivator. It has eaten many people. The so-called medicinal powder is just a trick to cover up the truth.

If its owner doesn't allow it to eat, it naturally won't dare to eat people.

Jiang Shuning: "Don't care?"

"Let it go first so as not to alert the enemy."

Gu Ling walked towards the direction the group of people left. Jiang Shuning's eyes paused on the Red Flame Tiger for a moment, and then he caught up with Gu Ling.

I’m so lucky that I found the magic cultivator right away.

There are many poisonous snakes and insects in the dense forest, and even swamps. Although there is no terrifying threat like the red flame tiger, these are still deadly to a group of mortals.

When they finally walked out of the dense forest, only a dozen people were left.

After leaving the dense forest, we walked along a path that people had walked on, and after about an hour we finally saw the village.

It seemed as if they had known someone was coming, as there was an old woman and several young people waiting at the entrance of the village.

The old woman was the leader. She looked at the group of outsiders and said, "You have all been traveling for a long time. Come with me to find a place to rest for a night. I will arrange for you to see Doctor Liu tomorrow."

Hearing this, the group of people became excited and came forward chattering. A few young men stood in front of the old woman to stop them from getting close, and they asked her questions through the people.

"My wife can't hold on any longer, can you show her first?"

"We don't need to rest, we just want to see Doctor Liu."

"Save my child!"

A group of people were crying and making a fuss. Gu Ling and Jiang Shuning were young, had no signs of illness, and looked calm, which really stood out.

The old woman remained unmoved, her eyes moved and she looked at the two conspicuous bags.

As time passed, the crying crowd seemed to finally realize that they could not change the old woman's decision. They gradually quieted down and followed the young people to the resettlement place.

Gu Ling and Jiang Shuning were about to follow the crowd, but the old woman stopped them and said, "Please stay."

The old woman looked at them inquiringly: "Are you here for medical consultation as well?"

"Yes." Jiang Shuning said, "The doctor said that I won't live past my twenties, but he couldn't diagnose what the specific disease is. It's just that my body occasionally becomes very weak, and in serious cases I can't even take care of myself."

Jiang Shuning moved closer to Gu Ling, using his body to block the old woman's sight. He grabbed Gu Ling's wrist with his right hand, fumbled to open her palm, and wrote on her palm with his index finger: Cooperate with me.

The boy's fingertips had thin calluses, and gently rubbing them against his palms brought a slight tingling sensation, as if a weak electric current was passing through.

Gu Ling turned his head to look at him, while Jiang Shuning was concentrating on talking to the old woman.

"We are an engaged couple. If I die, I don't know if Ling can survive. We heard that Doctor Liu is a great doctor, so we came here to see him. Ling, don't you think so?"

There seemed to be some worry about his illness between Jiang Shuning's brows, or perhaps it was the sadness of not wanting to leave his fiancée.

The emotions that I try hard to hide on weekdays can only be revealed at this moment.

He still pressed his fingers against Gu Ling's palm and tapped, silently urging Gu Ling to speak, but his fingers were suddenly grasped by the soft palm.

Jiang Shuning's heart skipped a beat.

Gu Ling nodded and said concisely: "Yes."

Jiang Shuning tasted sweetness in this simple word. The burning love in his eyes almost burst out. He looked away slightly embarrassedly and swallowed quickly.

The old woman didn't know whether she believed it or not, and her hoarse voice slowly rang out: "Come with me."

The two were taken to a house that was obviously far away from where the rest of the patients lived.

The old woman stopped in front of the house and suddenly asked, "How many rooms do you want?"

Jiang Shuning smiled without pausing, "One room. Thank you, mother-in-law."

The old woman's eyes fell on the taciturn Gu Ling. Jiang Shuning stepped forward to block Gu Ling: "A Ling is more introverted, what's the matter, grandma?"

The old woman said, "Don't run around at night. Doctor Liu doesn't like disobedient patients."

The old woman left, and Jiang Shuning went to close the door. When he turned around, he found that Gu Ling was right behind him. The distance between them was a little close, so he subconsciously took a step back, and his back hit the door with a slight bang.

After he realized what was happening, he felt a little annoyed. Why did he retreat? He should have kept steady.

"It can transmit sound and write on my palm. Is that fun?"

"I was worried that the old woman was an expert and her voice transmission would be detected, so I wrote." He lowered his eyes slightly, "If you are unhappy, I won't do it next time."

Gu Ling took another half step closer: "Fiancée? Ah Ling?"

He blinked quickly: "Such a relationship is conducive to us staying together all the time, in case of special circumstances. Senior has a high level of cultivation, so we are naturally not afraid, but Shu Ning is only at the eighth level of Qi Refining now, so it is not convenient for him to be too far away from you."

In just a few days, Jiang Shuning had advanced from the fifth level of Qi training to the eighth level.

"How close do you want to be to me?" Gu Ling held his wrist and pressed it against the door. "Is this distance enough?"

Jiang Shuning's brain was working rapidly, but he really couldn't understand what Gu Ling meant. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Gu Ling was angry because of his presumptuous decision-making, and was being sarcastic to him.

He hesitated for a second between trying to appease others and making a small move, and smiled casually: "It's not enough, Ling."

Those words could almost be called bold, but when Gu Ling looked into his eyes, apart from a smile, he could not see any other emotions.

It seemed as if the love she had seen earlier was just a blur, and even the pulse under her hand was beating very calmly.

It was obvious that Gu Ling had already felt his surging love.

Really good at pretending.

Gu Ling had an idea. She wanted to see how far Jiang Shuning could pretend.

Gu Ling moved closer to Jiang Shuning's face, their breathing entangled and almost touched each other, but Jiang Shuning was still smiling, as if he was sure that Gu Ling would not do anything.

Sure enough, Gu Ling stepped back a little, stared at Jiang Shuning for a while, and said, "Let's sleep together tonight..."

The smile on Jiang Shuning's face froze for a moment, and his pupils shrank: "What..."

Gu Ling's lips curled slightly, and he added slowly: "In a room, but there is only one bed. I thought about it and decided to go directly into Lingyu. I will give you the bed."

Jiang Shuning: Who taught you to punctuate like this?

Jiang Shuning tried his best to calm down his depressed mood, and when he saw the mischief in Gu Ling's eyes, he smiled again.

He tilted his head and leaned close to Gu Ling's ear. There was a little distance between them, but he could still kiss a few strands of Gu Ling's hair.

"A Ling is so nice to me."

It was so good that he wanted to hide this kind of A Ling and be good to him alone.