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Chapter 172: I’ht, martial laas i into action, carrying out a thorough investigation in the entire city As for Bai Xiaochun and Du Lingfei, they disappeared into the night

Du Lingfei explained to Bai Xiaochun that her commission was al to the sect early As such, she would accoht Stars twinkled in the sky, and the fei sat on a fei looked even , she looked over at Bai Xiaochun as he recounted the events which had occurred during their years apart

“You wouldn’t believe it, boo On the south bank, they actually pelted me with stones Man, that hurt so s in 10,000 Snakes Valley to turn out that way! I just wanted the snakes to look a little cuter…

“After you get back to the sect, boo, you definitely have to tell uys on the north bank are coot sent to the north bank, alone and is, scared of offending anyone, but they still didn’t let me off the hook…” As he told his stories of the Spirit Streafei occasionally comforted him and occasionally chuckled The looks of praise and surprise she gave hiot Bai Xiaochun even more worked up

She protested his use of the nicknaood In fact, the more she protested, the more he used it

“Boo, boo, boo…”

Finally, she sination

Eventually, they found a ht Bai Xiaochun sat down cross-legged to entle breeze picked up Strangely, Bai Xiaochun didn’t notice the breeze at all

Du Lingfei opened her eyes and looked over at Bai Xiaochun,in her eyes After a moment, she stood and walked out of the cave to look up at the bright ust of wind blew a strand of her hair out of place, and she reached up to tuck it behind her ear

However, when her finger reached the hair, it passed directly through it Du Lingfei looked at her shier, and the co her hand into a fist caused the finger to becoain, after which she tucked the stray hair into place

“Notvery fei walked back into the cave and looked at Bai Xiaochun sitting there quietly Being careful not to jostle him, she sat down by his side and rested her head on his shoulder After she closed her eyes, a smile appeared on her face

Ti Three days went by, which didn’t see time for Bai Xiaochun He fantasized a bit about what it would be like to return to the sect as a Heaven-Dao Foundation Establishment expert, and hoould be the center of all attention Every tifei wanted to slow the trip down, but when she sa excited he was, she siue On the third day, Bai Xiaochun’s Foundation Establish very close to the Spirit Streaht of the third day, when they were only about a day’s journey froested that they rest for a bit They found a an to recount his terrifying experiences in the Fallen Sword World As he spoke, he began to feel tired, and before he realized as happening, was asleep

Everything was very quiet, with the only sound being the popping and hissing of the little fire they’d built Inside the cave, the fla shadows, and outside, it was pitch black Everything was very peaceful

Du Lingfei gazed into the fire for a while, then looked over at the sleeping Bai Xiaochun, a soft look in her eyes as she thought back to the past By this point, she wasn’t paying any attention to her physical body, which was starting to shiBai Xiaochun a deep look, she rose to her feet, tre a bit At this point, she noticed his mouth curve up into a s a wonderful drea down, she kissed him softly on the lips, then turned and walked out of the cave, a look of detered, the air rippled and distorted as nine shadowy figures appeared They were all matic, even bizarre, and as they stood there, the air around theures clasped hands and bowed deeply to Du Lingfei From the respect they showed, they alures stepped forward and spoke in a raspy voice that almost seemed to emanate froned us has been accoht here”

With that, he waved his hand, causing eleven severed heads to tumble out The faces of each and every head were twisted into expressions of terror and disbelief

Shockingly, these were all the spies that had infiltrated Eastwood City with the intention of killing Bai Xiaochun

Du Lingfei ignored the severed heads and the nine shadowy figures Turning around, she looked at the slu about me in the Spirit Strea as if tears elling up “The only real thing was that ti us

“My mission is accomplished, but for soive me… I’m sorry, Bai Xiaochun” As the tears spilled out onto her cheeks, they rolled down her face and transformed into ash which drifted away into the wind

One of the shadowy figures clasped hands and respectfully said, “Junior Matriarch, this mortal body the patriarch crafted for you won’t last for er He sent us here to escort you back Will you be cofei continued to look at Bai Xiaochun for a long htly She looked exhausted Finally, she turned to leave As she did, her body slowly vanished, transforures also vanished…

As for the eleven severed heads, they dissolved into ash