Chapter 192 – Fang Qingzhu

Chapter 192 – Fang Qingzhu

Lin Jichen's heart sank, and he stood there frozen, as if scared stiff.

Seeing this, Liang Baiye sneered and struck Lin Jichen's head with his palm!

Whoosh!

To Liang Baiye's surprise, his palm hit nothing but air.

Lin Jichen's figure twisted and blurred in the air, like a reflection in water.

He had been tricked!

Realizing he had been duped, Liang Baiye turned around to see Lin Jichen already standing in front of Fang Qingzhu, seemingly saying a few words before scooping her up and fleeing into the distance.

Furious, Liang Baiye flew after them.

But suddenly, a Buddha seal appeared above his head and came crashing down!

"Rebirth Buddha Seal!"

Caught off guard, Liang Baiye was struck by the seal and fell from the sky.

Though uninjured, Lin Jichen and Fang Qingzhu had already disappeared into the forest of thunder trees.

"Damn Buddhist disciple! I, Liang Baiye, swear to skin you alive and tear you apart! You will die without a grave!"

Liang Baiye roared through gritted teeth and quickly chased into the forest!

Liang Baiye moved at lightning speed, reaching the spot where he last saw the two disappear in an instant.

He glanced at the ground, finding no footprints, and saw no trace of anyone flying in the sky.

Liang Baiye sneered, thinking the two must be hiding nearby, waiting for him to pass before fleeing in the opposite direction.

"Do you think you can fool me with such tricks? Hmph!"

Liang Baiye soared into the air, wielding an umbrella sword. In a blink, he slashed down all the thunder trees around him, but saw no one.

"Could they have an earth-escaping technique?"

Puzzled, Liang Baiye threw several skills at the ground beneath him.

The ground was pitted with large holes, but he still found no trace of Lin Jichen or Fang Qingzhu.

"This is impossible!"

Panicking, Liang Baiye began a thorough search of the area.

She eventually went to the front lines to fight the demonic creatures, but as a healer, she was no match for the powerful demons.

Still, her desperate efforts bought time for reinforcements to arrive, successfully defending Jiangling.

When soldiers found her among the corpses of demonic creatures, she was barely alive, with one arm bitten off by a demon.

Her once beautiful face was disfigured by demonic claws and corruption.

Though she survived, she became a disfigured, one-armed cultivator. Yet, in people's hearts, she remained beautiful and great.

This was why Lin Jichen had risked his life to save her.

He couldn't understand why Fang Qingzhu, who should have lived until the world merged, was about to die now.

If he hadn't intervened, Fang Qingzhu would surely have died.

Although "Tale of Immortal" was just a game, and NPCs killed by players could revive, NPCs killed by other NPCs would permanently disappear as part of the storyline.

This puzzled Lin Jichen. Fang Qingzhu should have lived until the world merged.

The only possibility was that the storyline had changed, and the plot of "Tale of Immortal" was quietly shifting.

Considering the early game updates and the righteous-demonic war, Lin Jichen felt he might be the butterfly causing these changes.

He might be the one flapping his wings, leading to a series of plot changes.

With the plot already changing so much, future events might unfold unpredictably.

Lin Jichen was worried. The further the story deviated, the less advantage he would have as a reborn individual, and he might no longer foresee events.

This was something he didn't want to see, but he was helpless against such changes.

He could only take advantage of the plot before it became too chaotic.

Lin Jichen decided that after reaching Crystal Formation, he would immediately collect all the opportunities and treasures he remembered scattered across "Tale of Immortal."

To prevent any unforeseen changes.

"May I ask my benefactor's name?" Fang Qingzhu asked gratefully.

"My name is Lin Jichen, a disciple of the Tianyan Sword Sect," Lin Jichen replied politely.

"So, you are a distinguished disciple of the Tianyan Sword Sect. I am Fang Qingzhu, an Inner Temple disciple of the Mysterious Medical Sect in Yuehua Province. Here is a small gift, please accept it."

Fang Qingzhu said, taking out two items and handing them to Lin Jichen.

Lin Jichen knew this was the reward for saving her and accepted them without hesitation.

[Ding! Fang Qingzhu's affection level towards you +30! Current affection level: 30 points (Riding Together)]