Chaotic World Book

This was a flirtatious phrase Zhao Changhe often said, and Luo Qi had grown accustomed to it. In the past, she didn't know how much of it was jest or genuine, or how much of it was wicked amusement to see the "big brother" pretending to be a man get taken advantage of helplessly.

But at this moment today, Luo Qi knew it was completely sincere.

His gaze was as invasive as fire, his robust body blocking in front of her like facing the overwhelming mountain Tai. Luo Qi, usually proficient in martial arts, didn't know where her skills went and stood dumbfounded, holding the Azure Dragon Seal, at a loss.

She knew why Zhao Changhe acted like this.

They had talked so much, yet everyone had avoided bringing up the obvious matter: that Luo Qi was receiving the Azure Dragon inheritance to join the Four Symbols Sect.

And it was possible Zhao Changhe might not be able to go with her—especially after accepting the Jade Pendant, it was not proper to go together.

What was coming was a separation.

There would be no more sharing a bed or buying food and drink together, nor would there be any petty spousal squabbles. It was all never to happen again.

Luo Qi suddenly felt a bit of panic. She no longer held the Azure Dragon Seal but tossed it aside, hugging Zhao Changhe's waist even more tightly, as if letting go would mean losing him.

"Okay…" she murmured, "Wait a moment, I'll take off the disguise and show you in woman's form, for you to enjoy..."

Zhao Changhe didn't seem to hear her words; he had already bent down and kissed her lips forcefully.

Before Luo Qi could remove her disguise, she slowly closed her eyes, slightly parted her teeth, and passively reciprocated his invading kiss.

She could feel his hand wiping over her throat and then randomly over her face, and in a moment, her disguise was completely wiped off.

He had always known where she applied her disguise.

He wasn't into men… At a moment like this, he wanted to see her entirely feminine appearance even if he couldn't see anything in the midst of their intense kissing.

He was really a domineering man, like this kiss—very forceful, almost wild, kissing Luo Qi until it hurt, as if trying to vent all the frustration and dissatisfaction with the Worldly Society and everything around through this kiss.

The desire suppressed for a month was no longer restrained.

He had always wanted this, hadn't he? It's just that he had so many things he wanted to do that he had hidden his desires deep in his heart.

The waterfall roared, concealing the intense panting of the man and woman in the cave.

Unfortunately, their conversation earlier had taken a bit too long, and faint voices finally began to approach from outside the cave.

Zhao Changhe seemed to wake up slowly from a dream, gradually pulling away from Luo Qi's lips.

Her lips were swollen from his kisses, with slight traces of blood. His own lips also hurt a little, tasting salty.

The two panted lightly, looking at each other until the voices outside got closer. Luo Qi finally bowed her head and straightened her clothes that he had disheveled, covering the exposed pale skin.

"Changhe…"

"Mm?"

"Do you regret wasting so much time just now? Otherwise, I… might have really given myself to you."

Zhao Changhe pursed his lips, unsure whether to regret.

Probably what they had realized earlier was more important than the physical encounter?

But only a fool would say that.

Luo Qi said again, "By devouring a woman, do you think you might grow up a bit, become less naive?"

Zhao Changhe still didn't know how to respond to that, but he did feel like he had grown up a bit.

His first kiss with a woman, and then facing a separation right away.

Such a young virgin, even starting to understand a bit about love.

Was he and Luo Qi acting like a couple a sign of love?

Actually, it wasn't. It was a camaraderie formed in a foreign land, a demonic cave, where they relied on each other for survival. It just became ambiguously affectionate because Luo Qi was a woman.

But there was still a distance to real love, supporting each other without igniting true sparks.

So they could tacitly pretend to be men, tacitly not reveal the truth, acting as brothers to make things easier.

It was only today, the moment she threw down the dagger, that the fuse of love had been lit.

She had relinquished something she had been chasing since childhood.

He gave up his hope of escaping the restrictions of the cultivation technique.

Had they been two men, their relationship might still be friendship, but between a man and a woman, this was love.

It was just a pity that it had ended abruptly.

Was the difference between a boy and a man merely these experiences?

Luo Qi was leisurely stroking her disheveled hair, allowing it to cascade freely, already resembling a breathtaking beauty. With a lazy smile, she said, "Actually, when you 'devoured' me, that was how you should always look... dominant, imperious, as women should be taken and possessed. That straight male attitude of yours might never be seen again."

Zhao Changhe retorted, "And what if 'taken and possessed' were to apply to you?"

Luo Qi thought for a moment and burst into laughter. "You're right, do not impose on others what you do not desire yourself... So I am not a good woman, and I will be even more of a Demoness from the Demon Sect... I am fortunate that the first person you met in the Worldly Society was the chivalrous Yue Hongling, and not me, Luo Qi."

"... I compliment Yue Hongling once, and you remember it well and even can recite it, huh?"

"Can't I be jealous of her, the current me?"

Zhao Changhe fell silent.

However, Luo Qi did not persist in arguing about this topic. Instead, she sighed softly, "After I leave, if you ever look for a woman... promise me, just have fun, don't trust anyone, and never expose your back to anyone. The Worldly Society is perilous, I don't know whether the next woman you meet will also discard her dagger."

Zhao Changhe scratched his head, feeling as if these words were like you from the future coming back to send me a message...

"As I embark on a journey of thousands of miles beyond mountains and rivers, I do not know when we will meet again..." Luo Qi slowly walked away, then suddenly turned back with a smile, "When we meet again in the Worldly Society, I wonder what you will call me?"

...

With her hair down and her disguise removed, Luo Qi appeared by the pool, stunning the bandits who were searching in her direction.

Beside the pool, reflecting the moon, she seemed like a fairy walking on waves, pitifully overwhelming the men who had never seen such a beautiful woman.

What was fatal was that they recognized her. Although her face had slight differences, one could still see that her features and clothes were basically the same as the Luo they knew.

Siblings? No...

People watched numbly as Zhao Changhe emerged from the cave, and everything became clear.

That was Luo Qi herself.

What kind of male concubine, huh!

Damn Zhao, hiding a devastating beauty in his hut to warm his bed, while the rest of us suffered together in the bandit lair. What about basic trust between people?

What were you doing in the cave? Huh? Looking at the marks on Luo's neck and the blood on her lips, what were you doing?

The crowd beat their chests in frustration, and it took a long time for anyone to realize that there was originally no cave behind the waterfall.

The lethality of a nation's beauty was apparent.

"Whoosh..." Vermilion Bird, still adorned in a red sacrificial robe and wearing a half mask of a firebird, suddenly appeared among them.

"Jade Pendant..." She took a deep breath, her eyes filled with surprise when she looked at Luo Qi, "Such a fair and icy beauty, a legacy of the Four Symbols, such a heavenly fate. What's your name, young lady?"

Luo Qi's understanding of the Four Symbols Sect was indeed correct. When she appeared with the Jade Pendant and the aura of the Azure Dragon after undergoing the Washing Marrow, Vermilion Bird did not think that the treasure had been consumed by some unknown 'little hoof.' Her overwhelming joy was evident.

Luo Qi glanced at Zhao Changhe and calmly replied, "Xia Chichi."

Vermilion Bird asked, "Would you like to come with me to the Main Temple to partake in the Holy Daughter test?"

Luo Qi bowed deeply, "I am willing."

Vermilion Bird glanced at the blood on the lips of Zhao Changhe and Luo Qi, and smiled slightly, "Don't blame me for not warning you... if you want to be the Holy Daughter, you must first relinquish thoughts of love between a man and a woman."

Luo Qi paused for a moment and then said softly, "I understand."

Vermilion Bird said with a smile, "Oh... you two look somewhat familiar. The murderer, Zhao Changhe."

Zhao Changhe watched calmly, remaining silent throughout. Only now did he slowly say, "For the Vermilion Bird Venerable to remember such a minor character like myself is truly flattering."

"Your influence isn't that minor after all. Did you two make this discovery together?"

"Yes."

"The destiny of the Four Symbols is not yours to have, but you contributed. What are your conditions?"

Zhao Changhe also remained silent for a while, finally saying, "Being able to join the Blood God Sect is enough... the destiny of the Four Symbols, there's always another day."