Bound to Mary Sue, I am against involution in the world of immortal cultivation

"You have the guts to provoke, but not the ability to bear the consequences, and you still hide behind others and pretend to be stupid?" Fan Ning said it very bluntly, almost pointing at this group of quails and calling them cowards.

The result was that as soon as she finished speaking, the most impatient cultivator looked at Gu Yuanzhou who was stopping Qin Mingzheng.

"Brother Gu, we are here because we trust you, so why don't you say something——!"

Qin Mingzheng realized that the situation was not good and could not help but stand up to stop it: "At this point, everyone..."

"What do you want to say? Are you from our Qingyun Sect? Senior Brother Gu! Why don't you say a few words for us?!"

"We all listen to you, Senior Brother Gu!"

Caught up in the anger of coercion and their always arrogant attitude, and being coaxed by others, the monks who were originally a little hesitant shut their mouths.

What to say? How to say it?

Qin Mingzheng, who was suddenly beaten back, just felt ridiculous.

She stood in front of everyone, looking at those angry faces, as if she was meeting them for the first time, and her steps staggered a little.

Gu Yuanzhou took a deep look at the person behind him, held Qin Mingzheng's trembling hand, and finally chose to compromise: "Ms. Fanning, I apologize to you on their behalf..."

"Forget it, Miss Qin. You can't wake up a group of people who are pretending to be asleep." Fan Ning rolled her eyes. "It seems to me that they don't really want to live. So let it be. The antidote is limited, and those who are capable should take it."

"As for you—" She raised her hand to hook Jiang Yunsheng's chin, looked directly into those unwilling and painful eyes, and suddenly smiled, "The Nine-petal Demonic Lotus is not an important thing to me. If you can show enough sincerity in exchange, I may not be unwilling to hand it over to you."

"What do you want?" A glimmer of hope flashed in Jiang Yunsheng's eyes. They were enemies three minutes ago, but when Fan Ning mentioned this, she still chose to believe it blindly.

She has no way out. The nine-petal demon lotus... is her last hope.

Even among the demon clan, the nine-petal demon lotus is an extremely precious sacred object. It is difficult for a demon without great contribution to obtain it, not to mention that she is now a human being.

"I never break my promise," Fan Ning turned around and called Shang Lingyou and Jiang Biehe to walk out of the center of the swamp.

Young Master Ji silently picked up the last thing on the ground and followed happily.

Jiang Yunsheng silently made way for them to pass a safe passage, and the monks who were left behind did not expect things to develop in this way, and began to try to keep him.

"Fan Ning..."

"Fan Ning!"

"Miss Fanning...!"

"Big sister, they seem to have something to say?" Young Master Ji stumbled and heard the increasingly urgent calls from behind. The corners of his mouth pursed nervously into a straight line, "They probably want to apologize, right?"

"Apologize?" Ling You laughed when he heard this. He glanced at the young master following behind him and sneered, "It's just that they know no one will indulge them."

"The regret that comes from knowing you're really going to die...it's disgusting to hear about it."

"Instead of dwelling on these trivial matters, why not think about what you can do? This is such a vast secret realm, there shouldn't be a treasure that can buy you a chance to survive, right?"

The concise and sarcastic voice traveled along the surging swamp and reached everyone's ears.

Jiang Yunsheng glanced at them. It was not known whether he simply looked down on such behavior or had something heavy on his mind. He left the depths of the swamp without saying a word.

The road that stretched out beyond did not disappear as she walked. It glowed brightly in the black swamp, as if waiting for someone to step on it.

"A Zheng——"

Qin Mingzheng dodged Gu Yuanzhou's hand that was trying to stop her and followed the disappearing figure.

The streak of white in the darkness did not disappear, but became very faint, as if it intercepted the light to show the way to the first person. Gu Yuanzhou, who followed closely behind, could only follow the bright figure in front.

Under the fluorescent light, the mark on her face began to flow again.

It was as if he was blaming his host, questioning why she pushed away Gu Yuanzhou's caring hand.

Why? Qin Mingzheng also asked herself.

——Because it was just a pair of hands.

Apart from refining weapons, Gu Yuanzhou always used to hiding himself behind others. He stretched out his hands, showing concern, but that was just concern.

Like caring for a little bird perched on a tree trunk.

Instead of supporting it to fly higher, it blocks the way forward.

"A Zheng, are you angry? Did I do something wrong?"

Gu Yuanzhou caught up and eagerly grabbed Qin Mingzheng's sleeve. The moment her fair skin was exposed, he discovered the red circle on her wrist that was pressed.

Gu Yuanzhou's pupils trembled, and even his tone softened for a moment.

"Did I hurt you? You're mad at me for this, right?"

Qin Mingzheng didn't say anything, but just glanced sideways at the pair of eyes that were always clear and chasing the magic weapon, and gradually a hint of disappointment grew in her.

The disappointment was not a torrent, but every gust of wind in my ears became a little heavy, and as it pulled, the smile on the corner of my mouth collapsed.

"A Zheng..."

"Gu Yuanzhou," Qin Mingzheng shook her head and calmly brushed off his hand that was pressing on her sleeve. "You know I like you... and this mark on my face."

"A Zheng, A Zheng, listen to me..." Gu Yuanzhou wanted to grab her hand eagerly.

But as soon as he made a move, he was stopped by the person in front of him.

"I don't want to listen anymore, Gu Yuanzhou," Qin Mingzheng's voice was very soft, but her eyes shifted away from Gu Yuanzhou and looked straight at a farther place.

There was no one there, but she felt that it was time to move on.

"Gu Yuanzhou, I don't want to stand in front of everyone in your name anymore."

Qin Mingzheng suddenly started running, and the marks on her face did not stop. Under the invasion of the cool breeze, they gradually became hotter and hotter.

The first second, she remembered her first meeting with Gu Yuanzhou.

The next second, she remembered how they had such a good understanding with each other before the incident happened.

In the third second, she thought of Gu Yuanzhou, who was always dazzling in her eyes.

……

After who knows how many seconds, when she reached the end, she only thought of herself.

"Miss Qin, perhaps you need a little help?"

The sky suddenly brightened, and Fan Ning looked up, not surprised at her arrival.

Gu Yuanzhou did not catch up.

Qin Mingzheng was a little stunned. Just as she was about to ask something, she saw a pair of cold white hands stretched out in front of her.

"Mark, antidote."

Jiang Biehe, who always used simple words, noticed that she had been looking at the space behind her and added, "This is what Fan Ning asked Miss Jiang to do."

"Only the first person out will be able to see us. The others will be evenly distributed throughout the secret realm."

Fan Ning tilted his head and continued with a smile: "Well, perhaps this is a reward for the brave?"