Chapter 207: Gave Me an Ocean

Translator: Tim Editor: Chrissy

He was caught—no doubt about it. Ye Mo even stopped breathing and retracted his spirit sense. The sounds of fighting still reached him, but he could tell the combatants were no longer fighting to the death. Their struggle was gradually shifting closer. Clearly, they'd reached a tacit agreement to eliminate outside interference.

What to do? Ye Mo desperately searched for a solution. If the two masters caught him, he'd surely die. He couldn't outrun two Earth Level masters. The sounds were drawing nearer.

Suddenly, an idea struck Ye Mo. Instead of going down, he went up. Forgoing his Wind Controlling Technique, he took out a climbing claw and carefully ascended.

Indeed, someone was there. The two Earth Level masters saw him, but they hadn't anticipated him carrying a woman. They ceased fighting. Their thoughts were identical: eliminate Ye Mo first, regardless of his identity.

Ye Mo ceased his pretense of surprise. He subconsciously froze, staring at them. A moment later, he screamed and plunged downward like a shooting star, vanishing into the mist.

"Hmph, just an insect," the bald man sneered. His long sword resumed its attack on the nun with full force. He reasoned that even a sudden fall wouldn't kill him, let alone such a young man carrying a woman.

The nun's horsetail whisk countered the sword. They returned to their life-or-death struggle as if Ye Mo's fall had gone unnoticed.

The moment Ye Mo fell, Ning Qingxue's heart leaped into her throat, but she quickly recovered. She'd been content to die with Ye Mo.

But things took an unexpected turn. When the two reached the mist below, Ye Mo stood, uninjured, on a rock. After a while, he heard more fighting. "Qingxue," he said, "don't speak. Two powerful men on the cliff saw us. I need to figure out how to escape without them knowing."

"Mhm." Ning Qingxue held onto Ye Mo, the joy of sudden survival washing over her. Though she hadn't regretted dying with him, if she could live with him, why would she choose death?

Ye Mo dared not ascend; instead, he carefully moved sideways. At around 500 meters, the cliff face prevented further lateral movement. To proceed, he'd have to climb upward—back to the top.

He dared not go up, so he carried Ning Qingxue downward.

After descending about 100 meters, he found a crevice in the cliff face. Ye Mo entered without hesitation. Inside, he saw a profusion of herbs. His heart pounded. Was this the place Mo Kang had mentioned? He searched, but found no Space Abyssal Rock. Disappointed, he noted most of the herbs were quite common.

But his excitement returned quickly. He saw a large lotus blooming from a crack in the rock.

"A Thousand Year Lotus Seed?" Ye Mo almost shouted. He hadn't expected to find it here. He was incredibly lucky.

Ye Mo quickly unearthed the entire lotus and placed it in his storage ring, not bothering to count the seeds.

Afterwards, he carefully searched and collected more herbs. While not spirit herbs, they were ancient and valuable.

"Hm, what's that fruit? It looks like a pumpkin. I wonder what it tastes like?" Ning Qingxue pointed to a meter-tall tree.

Ye Mo saw it too, assuming it was a wild pumpkin and dismissed it. But at Ning Qingxue's question, he immediately said, "I'll pick it for you."

He approached the tree. The moment he smelled the fruit, he nearly lost his composure.

"Face Preserving Fruit?" Ye Mo nearly cried out. It wasn't just a regular spirit herb; it was countless levels superior to his Silver Heart Grass.

This was impossible. How could the spirit-deprived earth possess such a fruit tree? Despite its impossibility, it was undeniably before him.

This fruit had no cultivation benefits, but its effects were outstanding. Once made into Face Preserving Pills, it would be worth a whole city to female cultivators.

Ye Mo counted twelve fruits on the tree. He immediately harvested them all and placed them in a jade box. These fruits were so precious that countless people would fight over them.

Suddenly, Ye Mo remembered the Red Leaf Pumpkin they'd discussed. If they discovered he'd taken some, they would investigate.

Considering this, Ye Mo uprooted the entire tree and stored it in his ring. He then carefully concealed the excavation site, making it impossible to tell he'd been there. He carried Ning Qingxue and quickly exited through another crevice.

After leaving the crevice, Ye Mo didn't linger. He continued moving for several kilometers, eventually reaching the hilltop. The sounds of fighting still echoed.

He was grateful for his Wind Controlling Technique; otherwise, even a monkey couldn't have navigated the route he had taken.

"Did we get away?" Ning Qingxue recognized the path they'd climbed days earlier.

"Mhm. Let's go quickly." Ye Mo carried Ning Qingxue down the mountain. After another hour, he finally stopped, having put sufficient distance between themselves and the two masters. He estimated that even if they knew about the Red Leaf Pumpkin, they wouldn't find it; it was too well-hidden. He couldn't fathom how news of it had spread.

One thing puzzled him: why did it appear in such a place?

"If you're tired, put me down," Ning Qingxue said worriedly.

"I'm not tired; plus, I like carrying you," Ye Mo said casually, though he hadn't given it much thought. Ning Qingxue thought, So you're not as dumb as I thought. But instead of unhappiness, she felt a surge of sweetness.

"Here, eat this." Ye Mo produced a Face Preserving Fruit and offered it to Ning Qingxue, despite the waste of consuming it directly—it was ineffective unless refined into a pill.

Ning Qingxue bit into it. "It's not bad. You should try some too." She offered the fruit back to Ye Mo.

Ye Mo smiled. "I can't afford to eat this. This fruit is worth an entire city; its value is beyond earthly measure."

"Huh? It's that precious? Then why did you let me eat it? Put it away quickly!" Ning Qingxue returned the fruit. She was no longer naive. Ye Mo's actions revealed he wasn't ordinary. If he said it was worth a city, it truly was invaluable.

His inexplicable actions yet his unwavering presence beside her signified her strong position in his heart. This filled her with joy.

Receiving such a precious gift embarrassed her.

"Don't worry, I still have more. Even if it were the last one, and you wanted to eat it, I would still give it to you. Because if you like it, I will give it to you." Ye Mo spoke naturally.

Ning Qingxue paused, then happiness flooded her heart. Her decision had been right. Ye Mo was worth everything she'd done.

After a moment of silence, Ye Mo subconsciously glanced back. Ning Qingxue's eyes were red and swollen. "Qingxue, what's wrong? What happened?"

Ning Qingxue licked the fruit and wiped her eyes. "I like it... I do like it..."

"What?" Ye Mo didn't understand.

"Ye Mo, thank you. I gave you a drop of water; you gave me an ocean. Thank you. Qingxue will always be yours..." Her voice trailed off, barely audible.