By the edge of a stream.

　　Green light flashed past as two figures appeared. One was wearing a black dress, her figure enchanting while her bewitching face akin to a little succubus. This was naturally Zuoqiu Qingyu

　　"How's my beauty saves the hero? Did your heart stir?" Zuoqiu Qingyu held her waist with her little hands, a clearly pleased look on her smiling face.

　　Yaoyao's face was slightly pale as she sat on a rock. One of her hands was pressed against her shoulder where a dash of red had appeared. However, her expression had remained cool and collected from start to end. She lifted her head, and was silent for some time as she looked at Zuoqiu Qingyu, before she said, "If you did not come, all of them would likely be dead now."

　　"Arrh?"

　　Zuoqiu Qingyu was stunned. Soon after, her little red lips pouted. "Insisting on saving face even till death. You shouldn't feel humiliated though, no one else in the entire Cangmang Continent's younger generation can make someone as arrogant as Wu Huang chose to put his pride aside and cooperate with others."

　　She evidently thought Yaoyao was just being stubborn.

　　Yaoyao shook her head, deciding not to explain. However, she gave Zuoqiu Qingyu a faint nod as she said, "However, I should still give my thanks."

　　She could indeed eliminate Wu Huang and the rest, but doing so would require breaking the seal between her brows. Although she did not know what would happen after, given how sternly grandpa Hei had warned her, the consequences would likely be very serious.

　　To her, it was best that she did not break the seal. Hence, Yaoyao felt a slight bit of grat.i.tude towards Zuoqiu Qingyu for saving her.

　　Upon hearing Yaoyao's thanks, Zuoqiu Qingyu giggled happily. Her eyes seemed to spin in thought as she looked towards the injury in Yaoyao's shoulder, before she seated herself a hand's length away and said in a gentle voice, "You're injured? Shall I help you clean your wound?"

　　Yaoyao was stuck between being angry or laughing when she saw Zuoqiu Qingyu's twinkling eyes. The latter was still under the impression that she was a man, and wanted to take advantage of her...

　　Yaoyao could not help but smile and say, "You shouldn't have such thoughts about me."

　　Her relations.h.i.+p with Zuoqiu Qingyu was not that good before, hence why Yaoyao could not be bothered to explain things. But since she now owed Zuoqiu Qingyu a debt of grat.i.tude, Yaoyao was naturally no longer going to allow this misunderstanding to continue any further.

　　"Why?" Zuoqiu Qingyu pouted as she unhappily said, "Am I not good enough for you? Which part about me is no good? Humph, you don't know just how many people are fond of me."

　　Yaoyao helplessly shook her head. She did not respond but merely lightly patted with a hand. Light immediately enveloped her body, before fading several breaths later.

　　And then, Zuoqiu Qingyu's little mouth hung wide open.

　　The originally pretty-boy young master seated on the rock before her now had a long black luscious hair hanging from his head, his absolutely gorgeous face seemingly without a single blemish, his skin white as jade while glowing with a healthy light.