C86 Difficult Choices

Yun Tian opened his eyes and saw a smile that was as bright as a flower. His heart stopped for a moment and a strange feeling rose from his heart. However, he was used to maintaining his calm. He immediately suppressed this feeling, and the emotions in his eyes gradually settled down, causing others to be unable to discern whether he was happy or angry.

"Martial Uncle, thank you for saving me!" Gu Qing had always been a thick-skinned person in front of Yun Tian, but if she had been thick-skinned, she would have retreated out of shame when facing this ice-cold face. However, she was still smiling when she saw Yun Tian's expressionless face.

Yun Tian stood up and put away the formation plate as he said, "You saved me first. It's a pity that such a good seedling has been destroyed."

In Yun Tian's eyes, Gu Qing was a good seedling that was rarely seen in Huaqing Palace, so her words were not wrong.

Gu Qing "Hehe" laughed, and stood up from the ground. "But no matter what, if it wasn't for the Martial Uncle nourishing my soul, my cultivation would have definitely been delayed for a few years." She deliberately bit the words "nourishing the soul".

It was a joyous thing in her heart, a shared secret between them, as if they were more intimate than the others.

Yun Tian frowned slightly, as if he did not want to bring up this matter. He only said, "Next up, be careful and do not recklessly stand in front of me. I will not die so easily in Martial Uncle."

Gu Qing shrugged her shoulders, "Alright, but sometimes I can't help it, it's not under my control, so I ask for Martial Uncle's forgiveness." She purposely said that she couldn't control herself. Seeing Yun Tian's icy face, she really wanted to tear off this disguise to see if he had any feelings for her.

After she finished speaking, Yun Tian turned around and walked away. Gu Qing smiled as she stared at his back. She was confident that she would occupy a seat in Yun Tian's heart and that one day, she would fill his heart.

With that thought in mind, Gu Qing walked forward happily. Suddenly, her legs went soft and she almost fell down. Only then did she realize that her hands and feet seemed to be somewhat unruly. When she felt it carefully, when she walked forward, it was as if nothing had happened.

She shook her head and followed Yun Tian.

In the forest nearby, the number of Demonic Beast had suddenly decreased.

"Hey, Martial Uncle, look!" Gu Qing raised her head and saw that within the layers of white clouds, a mountain peak was faintly discernable.

Yun Tian followed her line of sight and also saw the mountain hidden in the clouds on the right. Yun Tian thought for a moment and said, "Let's go, we'll take a look over there."

Gu Qing did not have any purpose in coming, it was merely because she was following by Yun Tian's side. She would naturally go wherever Yun Tian went.

The two of them had no objections as they approached the faintly discernible mountain peak. It was just that there were a few times along the way, but Gu Qing felt her hands and feet go soft, and her breathing became short. At the beginning, she didn't think much of it, but her complexion changed.

She quickly rolled up her sleeves and looked at her wound that had been burned by the black liquid. The frightening black scar on her white arm was no longer visible. There were only a few shallow marks. Perhaps after a while, it would return to how it was before.

At this moment, Yun Tian turned around and saw her white arm exposed. He frowned slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

When Gu Qing heard the voice, a thought flashed past her mind. She then quietly put down her sleeves and smiled at Yun Tian. "Senior Brother, it's fine. She was smiling, making others unable to tell that her words were fake.

After Yun Tian responded with a "hmm", he turned his head around and continued walking towards the mountain peak.

Gu Qing secretly took out a Detoxification Pill and threw it into her mouth, and said in her heart: Hopefully this pill will have an effect on that bug's poison. She had already wasted more than half a month of Yun Tian's time. Although she wasn't able to help Yun Tian much, she didn't want to drag him down.

Seeing that Yun Tian still had no idea what she wanted, she couldn't let her strange body condition affect him.

After walking for a short while, the mountain peak in front of them entered their eyes clearly. However, Gu Qing realized that the mountain peak was extremely steep, pitch black and completely lifeless, giving off a gloomy and depressing feeling.

Just at this moment, a strong pressure swept over from the top of the mountain. Gu Qing only felt a dull pain in her chest and her hands and feet went limp, falling onto the ground at the same time.

Yun Tian turned his head to look at her, "Are you alright?"

Gu Qing held onto her arm, wanting to struggle up, but the stifling pain in her chest became more and more intense, even breathing was difficult.

"I... "I don't …" She had only said a few words, but it was as if someone had grabbed her by the neck and she could no longer make a sound.

Yun Tian also felt that something was wrong. He immediately walked over to check on her, only to discover that her aura was getting weaker and weaker. Finally, a crack appeared on Yun Tian's ice-cold face. He anxiously called out, "Gu Qing, wake up!"

However, her eyelids were as heavy as a thousand kilograms. Slowly … He slowly lowered his body.

Yun Tian immediately helped her up and poured a large amount of spiritual energy into her body. After Yun Tian discovered that the spiritual energy was useless, he immediately stuffed a pill into her mouth.

Gu Qing felt so terrible that she thought she was dead. Just as her breathing stopped and she was unable to open her eyes, the pain on her body had even disappeared. Her consciousness was even more sensitive than before and she could clearly feel the cold sensation on her fingertips when Yun Tian fed her pills.

She also saw Yun Tian's usually calm eyes. Even when the dragon had stopped her, she still couldn't help but reveal a sliver of worry.

"Gu Qing!" She kept calling out, wanting to reply to Yun Tian, "Don't worry, I'm fine!"

She felt like she wasn't in the state of death, because after a person dies, their soul would gradually dissipate. She was clearly very stable inside her body, but she didn't know what was going on with her current condition.

"Hehe …" "It's been so many years since I've seen a human cultivator!" Suddenly, an aged female voice came from the black mountain peak.

Afterwards, a blazing phoenix flew out from behind the mountain and stared condescendingly at Yun Tian and Gu Qing who was in Yun Tian's embrace. Her eyes that were bright as gems suddenly flashed with interest, her sharp beak opened and closed, once again spitting out a string of human words, "Human, why have you come?"

Yun Tian hugged Gu Qing while vigilantly staring at the blazing phoenix that suddenly appeared, but he did not say a word.

A bell-like laughter came from Phoenix's mouth. "Even if you didn't say it, I still knew that you must have come for this item, right?" As the Fire Phoenix spoke, it flapped its wings and revealed a disorderly white jade-like object.

When Yun Tian saw that thing, his dark eyes finally lit up and locked onto it.

The Fire Phoenix laughed lightly, retracted its wings, and the item disappeared as well.

Yun Tian supported Gu Qing, raising his head to look at Fire Phoenix's gem-like eyes, "That's right, I came for it."

Since he had come, his purpose could not be concealed. However, at the bottom of his heart, he was pondering about the strength of this Fire Phoenix and how he would be able to obtain it from it.

As if guessing what Yun Tian was thinking, the Fire Phoenix let out a cry, and after a while, it laughed: "Human, I've been here for too long, so it's too boring. How about we play a game to satisfy me, this is for you, how about it?"

The Fire Phoenix in front of him was not weak, even if he used all his strength, he might not be able to win. However, he did not believe what the Fire Phoenix said.

The Fire Phoenix laughed lightly, and turned its gaze to Gu Qing who was in his arms, "Who is she to you?"

Yun Tian pondered for a moment. Since the Fire Phoenix did not make the first move, there was no need for him to do it, so he replied: "She is my martial nephew."

"Then you are her Martial Uncle? Tsk tsk … "What an earth-shattering feeling." The Fire Phoenix sighed, but Yun Tian knit his brows, "What did you say?"

The Fire Phoenix laughed lightly, turned its head, and continued to ask: "Then do you like your Junior Master and nephew?"

Yun Tian's face was already so dark that it was dripping with water, "If you're talking about this game, then don't hesitate to attack!"

The Fire Phoenix's wings flapped, and rays of fire shot out in the air. "Young man, listen to me out."

At this time, Gu Qing was lying in Yun Tian's embrace, her nose was filled with a familiar smell. Although she was greedy for this embrace, her brain was not damaged.

Yun Tian changed his position and leaned back slightly while carrying Gu Qing. If anything happened to this position, he would be able to protect Gu Qing's safety.

"Do you want to know what happened to your martial nephew?" The Fire Phoenix's tone of voice carried a trace of carelessness. If not for her phoenix body, Gu Qing had no doubt that she would have been a woman with a graceful posture.

Yun Tian frowned, "You know?"

"That's right, not only do I know, I also know how to remove her current state." The Fire Phoenix flapped its wings gently.

Yun Tian lowered his head to look at Gu Qing. The current Gu Qing was completely out of breath, and even her temperature was rapidly decreasing. Even after twenty odd years of roaming about in her Cultivation Realm, Yun Tian still had not discovered any similar symptoms.

When he thought about how Gu Qing not only gave him the Spirit Spring water, but also blocked his attack, his eyes flashed and she raised her head to look at the Fire Phoenix, "I wonder what senior wants me to do to save my junior?"

The Fire Phoenix gave a light smile, and held her neck high. If she was a girl, she would definitely be graceful and noble. "Actually, it's very easy to handle.

When the Fire Phoenix had finished speaking, Yun Tian seemed to have understood something and his gaze turned dark.

When the Fire Phoenix saw his reaction, its beak gently opened and closed, "Hehe, looks like you already know what choice I want you to make."

"Senior, I've come here for the thing in your hand." Yun Tian's face was gloomy, the strength in his arms around Gu Qing had unknowingly increased.

Maybe he had not noticed it himself, but although she was pretending to be dead, Gu Qing who was very clear on the outside sensed it, she knew that that thing was extremely important to Yun Tian.

(What would the Martial Uncle choose? I'll tell you guys just by voting for a ticket, hehe.)