BAAF Chapter 136 Extra

Sitting up from the brocade couch, Shen Liuxiang looked around in confusion, his expression changing drastically a moment later.

 

His fingers formed a seal as he lightly shouted: “Break!”

 

For a long while, the room remained silent, with nothing happening.

 

Shen Liuxiang was stunned, closing his eyes in disbelief, then opening them again, once more channeling his spiritual power.

 

But his body was completely empty, without even a trace of spiritual energy. Not only that, he couldn’t even sense the spiritual energy in the air.

 

Shen Liuxiang drew a cold breath. Years ago, when his cultivation fell from the Divine Transformation realm to the Foundation Establishment stage, he was at least still a cultivator. But after this sleep, he had become an ordinary mortal!

 

Shen Liuxiang pinched his face: “It doesn’t… doesn’t hurt.”

 

Author’s note: Outside the room, a man leisurely pouring tea raised his handsome eyebrows. Under his spiritual sense, he clearly saw someone who had just awakened, pinching his fair cheeks repeatedly, then telling himself it didn’t hurt before diving back under the covers.

 

In less than a moment, a soft wail sounded from the room.

 

Di Yunyu took a sip of tea and laughed softly.

 

Shen Liuxiang naturally wasn’t foolish enough to think he was dreaming and continue sleeping peacefully.

 

He didn’t know where the person who had captured him was, but he guessed this person was monitoring him from the shadows. Having lost all his cultivation, his only hope was to seek external help. So he pretended to be confused, acting bewildered while secretly opening his storage pouch under the covers in the dim light.

 

Everything was going smoothly.

 

However, when he pulled on the storage pouch’s drawstring with a small hope, his last bit of hope shattered with a “pop.”

 

Ouch!

 

Shen Liuxiang whimpered.

 

Without spiritual energy, he couldn’t even open the storage pouch’s drawstring!

 

All his magical tools, communication talismans, jade pendants, and more were in the pouch. Now he only had the clothes he was wearing and a hair ribbon.

 

After his wail, Shen Liuxiang buried himself completely under the covers, propping his chin as he calmly pondered the situation.

 

Someone who could subdue him instantly, effortlessly take him away, and incidentally destroy his cultivation that was approaching the Grand Completion realm-even if there were recluses on this continent, they couldn’t possibly reach such a level. It was terrifying.

 

He felt as if after cultivating diligently for most of his life, facing this person was like a three-year-old child confronting a war god.

 

This definitely wasn’t a strength that could exist in this plane!

 

Shen Liuxiang gritted his teeth, pondering the person’s background and the purpose behind his capture.

 

This person was ruthless enough to destroy his cultivation, surely bearing a grudge. Not rushing to kill him likely meant they had other plans. For now, he needed to stay alive. Zhou Xuanlan would definitely come to rescue him, along with his senior brother, Xu Xingchen…

 

Shen Liuxiang thought of a series of people and sighed softly. In this moment of life and death uncertainty, sorrow welled up.

 

But halfway through his “sorrow,” his head was pressed down.

 

Through the brocade quilt, that person’s hand fell on the top of his head, pressing down neither too hard nor too lightly.

 

Shen Liuxiang’s entire body froze as his mind conjured an image of a ferocious giant claw going “Smack!” and crushing a human brain.

 

His phoenix eyes blinked with difficulty in the darkness.

 

Fortunately, after pressing down, the person withdrew their hand: “Since you’ve discovered you can’t open the storage pouch, what are you still hiding in there for? Come out.”

 

The man’s voice came from beside the couch, penetrating the quilt to reach Shen Liuxiang’s ears.

 

Deep and pleasant, with a hint of familiarity.

 

But Shen Liuxiang broke into a cold sweat upon hearing it. This person had guessed that he was hiding under the covers to open his storage pouch?!

 

Shen Liuxiang felt increasingly uneasy, but judging from the other’s speech, they seemed to be someone he could communicate with. He managed to calm himself, cleared his throat, and said: “This junior would rather not show his face, to avoid seeing your true appearance and offending you, senior.”

 

Di Yunyu lowered his gaze, looking at the bulge under the soft quilt: “Afraid of being silenced?”

 

Shen Liuxiang pondered briefly, then nodded honestly.

 

 

Not looking at the other person might preserve some chance of survival. Perhaps the captor might change their mind midway and let him go. If he saw their true appearance, it would be harder to be released.

 

Di Yunyu: “No need for that, since you’ll die either way.”

 

Shen Liuxiang: “?!”

 

After a long moment, Shen Liuxiang resigned himself and poked his head out. His soft, fine hair was messily standing on top of his head. He raised his long eyelashes slightly, his phoenix eyes looking at the tall figure standing beside the couch.

 

The room fell silent for a moment.

 

Shen Liuxiang stared at Di Yunyu’s face, examining it repeatedly. After the word “handsome” flashed through his mind, he couldn’t think of any other description.

 

It wasn’t that he lacked literary knowledge, but no matter how he looked, he couldn’t outline the other’s features in his mind. It was as if he would forget them as soon as he looked away. Therefore, apart from feeling that the other person must be extremely good-looking, looking at him was essentially futile.

 

Shen Liuxiang sighed in relief. This person intentionally prevented him from seeing his true appearance; perhaps there was still a chance.

 

“How should I address you, senior?”

 

Di Yunyu was about to say it didn’t matter, but as the words reached his lips, he remembered he was here to teach someone a lesson. He changed his tone: “A dying person need not know too much.”

 

Shen Liuxiang’s heart chilled, but he struggled desperately: “I have no grudge or enmity with you, senior.”

 

Di Yunyu said: “If that were so, why would I capture you?”

 

Shen Liuxiang thought to himself that he had no idea, but from this person’s tone, it seemed he wanted him to guess.

 

“This junior has always maintained a low profile, respecting the elderly and loving the young. It’s impossible that I’ve offended you, senior. Being brought here today must be due to some misunderstanding with you, senior, or perhaps,”

 

Shen Liuxiang paused, raising his eyes to look at the man beside the couch.

 

“Could it be that senior wants some treasure? If so, senior need only ask. My ancestors accumulated virtue, and I have no shortage of good things!”

 

Di Yunyu responded ambiguously: “Ancestors accumulated virtue.”

 

Shen Liuxiang nodded repeatedly: “Although I haven’t inherited the family fortune, it is quite substantial.”

 

Di Yunyu waved his hand: “I lost interest in those things long ago.” The treasures of Shenqi Mountain were indeed numerous, all left by him. How could they have any attraction for him?

 

Seeing no immediate danger, Shen Liuxiang lifted the covers and sat up, continuing to guess: “If senior wanted to take my life, you would have done so already. Now you say you don’t want treasures. Kidnapping not for wealth, could it be for beauty-”

 

As he said this, Shen Liuxiang’s voice paused, and he widened his eyes as if discovering the truth.

 

Di Yunyu: “…”

 

He looked at the youth on the couch with a “bird’s nest” of messy hair on his head and a vigilant expression, wanting to find a bronze mirror to show him what he looked like just after emerging from under the covers.

 

Di Yunyu said calmly: “Your appearance is unremarkable. You needn’t overestimate yourself.”

 

“??”

 

These words falling into Shen Liuxiang’s ears were like smashing his rice bowl.

 

Back then, it was this face that had kept him from starving to death in his original world. Even though he later could rely on his acting skills, until his death he remained the top spokesperson in the entertainment industry who ate by his looks!

 

This person actually said his appearance was unremarkable…

 

Shen Liuxiang calmed himself for a second, raised his head, narrowed his phoenix eyes slightly to meet Di Yunyu’s light-colored eyes, opened his mouth, then forcibly closed it again.

 

Forget it!

 

Under someone else’s roof, his life was more important.

 

Shen Liuxiang suppressed his ferocious aura, lowered his head, and silently pouted.

 

Di Yunyu hadn’t expected Shen Liuxiang to care so much about his appearance. Now he had turned his head away, looking as if he didn’t want to deal with him anymore, starting to throw a tantrum.

 

Shen Liuxiang was indeed dejected, but his adjustment ability was strong. Treating the person before him as a hater, he immediately emerged from his low mood.

 

He gathered his thoughts, about to continue making up stories to buy time, when he heard the ‘hater’ say: “If you tied up your long hair and dressed neatly, your appearance would be…”

 

Shen Liuxiang immediately raised his chin, blinking his eyes, looking up with full expectation.

 

Di Yunyu’s voice paused slightly. Seeing the bright gleam in those phoenix eyes, he placed his index finger on his temple, rubbing it lightly. He changed what was going to be “barely acceptable” and said somewhat helplessly: “The most beautiful, how’s that?”

 

 

Shen Liuxiang was fully satisfied.

 

After calming down, he began to worry about his personal safety again.

 

He thought for a moment and said: “Let me be honest with you, senior. You might as well release me. After all, you’re not taking my life, nor do you want wealth, and as for beauty, that’s impossible too…”

 

“Nothing is impossible in this world,” Di Yunyu raised his eyelids slightly, looking up and down at the person who seemed so confident. “What backup plan do you have? Tell me.”

 

Shen Liuxiang didn’t keep him in suspense, tugging at his sleeve and declaring emphatically: “I’m wearing immortal clothes.”

 

Unless he willingly consented, no one could remove the immortal clothes from his body. Now that he had lost his cultivation, the immortal clothes couldn’t sense his intentions, so even he himself couldn’t take them off.

 

Therefore, any attempt at taking advantage of his beauty would be futile.

 

Di Yunyu was silent for a moment.

 

The immortal clothes were the Xu family’s treasure, probably given by Xingchen. The good relationship between the brothers was reassuring.

 

But to be so confident just because of wearing immortal clothes-if he truly fell into enemy hands, without knowing whether his trump card was really a trump card, such behavior was no different from seeking death.

 

He needed to be taught a lesson.

 

Di Yunyu leaned forward slightly. Just as Shen Liuxiang was looking smug, a slender hand pressed on his shoulder. Meeting the phoenix eyes that now showed bewilderment, he asked in a deep voice: “How do you know I can’t remove it?”

 

Shen Liuxiang’s expression froze, and then his face visibly paled.

 

After scaring him, Di Yunyu patted his shoulder reassuringly: “Capturing you naturally has my purpose. All your previous guesses were wrong; continue guessing.”

 

Shen Liuxiang recovered, feeling increasingly that this person was strange, but at least there was no immediate threat to his life, which was truly a relief.

 

Di Yunyu withdrew his hand and glanced at Shen Liuxiang’s disheveled long hair: “Tie up your hair and follow me.”

 

Shen Liuxiang reluctantly got off the couch. While tying his hair, he lowered his eyes to examine the red hair ribbon, seemingly lost in thought.

 

Di Yunyu waited in the outer room for a while. Hearing movement, he looked back to see the young man walking out, his waist-length hair still loose and untied.

 

Shen Liuxiang noticed Di Yunyu’s gaze and was about to use his prepared excuse when he inadvertently glimpsed the fruit platter on the table. He belatedly realized that, now no different from an ordinary person without spiritual energy to sustain him, he would starve to death without food.

 

He pressed his lips together, his jade-white hand reaching for the fruit.

 

Unfortunately, his mission failed before it began. Halfway there, his hand was mercilessly brushed aside: “Go, now.”

 

Shen Liuxiang: “…” How heartless!

 

Before daybreak, the streets were quiet with few people about. Shen Liuxiang followed behind Di Yunyu, not knowing where he was being taken.

 

After walking for half an hour, from the town to the outskirts, Shen Liuxiang finally couldn’t help but ask: “Where are we going, senior?”

 

Without turning his head, Di Yunyu replied: “Finding a place with good feng shui to bury you.”

 

Shen Liuxiang: “?!”

 

He didn’t know if the other was telling the truth or not, but could only steel himself and follow. After walking all morning, they reached a dense forest that seemed endless.

 

Shen Liuxiang was exhausted, panting heavily with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.

 

At noon, the sky was very dark, with black clouds looming overhead.

 

Without sunlight, this forest looked particularly eerie.

 

A cold wind blew through, making Shen Liuxiang shiver, a chill spreading throughout his body. He looked up at Di Yunyu’s back and quickly hurried to catch up.

 

Soon after, it began to rain, droplets falling from the sky.

 

Shen Liuxiang had walked for several hours with a mortal body, already tired and hungry. Now, to make matters worse, it was raining.

 

In the fine rain and cold wind, he sighed dejectedly.

 

At this moment, the person in front suddenly stopped, turned around, and walked toward him. Shen Liuxiang became alert, taking a few steps back: “This place has bad feng shui, senior. Please reconsider.”

 

 

Di Yunyu looked at Shen Liuxiang’s nervous expression, silently shook his head, and raised his hand to place a rain-shielding bamboo hat on his head.

 

Shen Liuxiang was stunned, suddenly doubting this person’s identity.

 

He continued following behind him. After a moment, his phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and he called out: “Senior, I can’t walk anymore.”

 

Di Yunyu didn’t stop: “Then crawl forward.”

 

Shen Liuxiang: “…”

 

The earlier feeling of kindness must have been an illusion.

 

By late afternoon, Shen Liuxiang truly couldn’t walk anymore; his legs felt too heavy to lift.

 

Di Yunyu pointed to a towering mountain peak ahead: “We’re almost there.”

 

Shen Liuxiang’s heart stirred slightly. When they emerged from the dense forest, he leaned against a tree, insisting on resting for a while: “The mountain peak is so high. Let me recover my strength first.”

 

Di Yunyu raised his eyebrows slightly: “Fine.”

 

The rain gradually stopped. Shen Liuxiang leaned against the tree, removing the bamboo hat with one hand.

 

After resting for half a cup of tea’s time, he straightened up, picked up the bamboo hat, and walked toward Di Yunyu: “I’ve rested enough.”

 

Behind him, where he had been leaning, a red hair ribbon was placed in the undergrowth.

 

At the foot of the mountain, a rapid river flowed around it.

 

Just as Shen Liuxiang stepped onto the wooden bridge, a golden light flashed before his eyes. When he opened them again, a stream appeared in his vision, surrounded by strangely shaped rocks.

 

Di Yunyu handed him a fishing rod, then casually sat by the stream.

 

Seeing this, Shen Liuxiang quickly followed. Thinking that catching fish meant having grilled fish to eat, his phoenix eyes stared unblinkingly at the water’s surface.

 

As dusk deepened, the streamside was peaceful and serene.

 

Shen Liuxiang touched his growling stomach and glanced sideways at the figure not far away. They had been fishing for half an hour without seeing even a shadow of a fish. Perhaps there were no fish in the stream.

 

Just as this thought arose, the long rod in his hand was forcefully pulled down by a fish in the water.

 

Shen Liuxiang excitedly pulled with all his strength. At that moment, a powerful pull came from the other end of the fishing line.

 

“Splash-”

 

Di Yunyu turned his head, his eyes widening slightly as he watched Shen Liuxiang being pulled into the stream by a fish.

 

This place had sparse spiritual energy, and supernatural creatures rarely appeared. He hadn’t expected Shen Liuxiang to hook a fish that had attained spiritual awareness on his first try.

 

Shen Liuxiang was fished out, dizzy and disoriented. It took him quite a while to recover, staring at the fire that had been lit in front of him, and he sneezed.

 

Di Yunyu pressed his hand on top of Shen Liuxiang’s head, instantly drying his wet hair and clothes.

 

Shen Liuxiang wrinkled his nose, his gaze moving from Di Yunyu’s face to his other hand: “Does senior need my help grilling the fish?”

 

Di Yunyu said: “Just sit there.”

 

Shen Liuxiang was pleasantly surprised. For a prisoner to receive such treatment, with someone grilling fish for him to eat.

 

Shen Liuxiang felt somewhat moved.

 

The waiting process always seemed particularly long. Shen Liuxiang watched Di Yunyu unhurriedly turning the fish over the fire and pressed his lips together: “How much longer?”

 

Now no different from an ordinary person, he hadn’t eaten for a day and night, which was truly uncomfortable.

 

Di Yunyu: “Afraid of starving to death?”

 

Shen Liuxiang nodded: “That’s the most painful way to die. I would uncontrollably shed sad tears.”

 

Di Yunyu looked at him: “Before starving to death, first wipe away the tears at the corner of your mouth.”

 

Shen Liuxiang coughed lightly: “I’ll try my best.”

 

He stared at the grilled fish, and when the aroma of fish meat wafted over, he quickly moved closer, but was mercilessly waved away: “You can’t eat yet.”

 

Shen Liuxiang understood: “Senior, please go ahead. I only need a small piece.”

 

 

Di Yunyu: “I don’t eat.”

 

Shen Liuxiang’s hope ignited: “In that case, I’ll take it all!”

 

Di Yunyu said: “I just told you, you can’t eat.”

 

“I don’t eat, you don’t eat,” Shen Liuxiang choked slightly, “how unjust for this fish to die.”

 

Di Yunyu: “It pulled you into the water, so it’s not unjust.”

 

As he finished speaking, he lightly waved his sleeve, and the grilled fish along with the fire disappeared from Shen Liuxiang’s sight.

 

Shen Liuxiang widened his eyes, looking at the empty ground, then at Di Yunyu: “If we’re not eating it, why grill it?”

 

If he hadn’t smelled the aroma of fish meat, he wouldn’t have been so greedy. Now that his appetite was aroused, this person had made it disappear!

 

Seeing his excessively angry expression, Di Yunyu explained: “If I didn’t grill it, how could I see the sad tears at the corner of your mouth?”

 

Shen Liuxiang was stunned… Is he a demon?!

 

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