Chapter 5 (1/2)

Translator: Atlas StudiosEditor: Atlas Studios

After passing through the shadow door, the man held Mu Yao’s hand and the two of them bounced out of the “Spring” stone door.

The two of them slid on the ground for a distance with their swords. The flames on the man’s body naturally extinguished as he stepped into the cave. Then, both of them fell unconscious.

About two hours later, Mu Yao opened her eyes again and found herself sleeping in the man’s arms. The man was still unconscious.

Mu Yao blushed all of a sudden, her eyes reflecting his handsome sleeping face. This was the first time Mu Yao had blushed.

She suddenly recalled that the man had saved her at the last moment. For a moment, she felt less repulsed by the man.

At the same time, the man’s eyelids fluttered sleepily. It seemed as though he would be waking up soon.

Mu Yao jumped away from the man and quickly stood up, glancing at the pendant and the silver sword on her. Fortunately, they were still there.

She dusted herself off and turned around to look down at the man. “Hey, wake up.”

“Mm…” The man slowly opened his blurry eyes.

“Woman! You’re still alive?” The man immediately relaxed when he saw the familiar cave and the woman’s slim back.

“What do you think?” As she spoke, she bent her knees and stretched out her right hand in front of the man.

The man in front of him suddenly understood what he meant. He stretched out his left hand. With Mu Yao’s help, the man struggled to get up.

“Can I call you Xiaohuo?” Mu Yao suddenly asked, dumbfounding the man.

Why did she suddenly give him a name? Didn’t she always just address him as “hey”?

The man patted the dust off his body, coughed, and said, “This name isn’t cool. It doesn’t suit me.”

For some reason, Xiaohuo felt that this cold and hostile lady seemed to have let her guard down against him.

“Thanks, Xiaohuo.” Mu Yao’s lips curled up slightly, and she actually smiled naturally at him.

With this smile, Xiaohuo suddenly felt a slightly different feeling in its heart because of the lady’s smile. It was a pretty smile, and he wanted to see it again.

The man coughed, his face turning red. “Woman! I said I don’t like this name! But you’re welcome. If I didn’t save you, I might not have the chance to recover my spiritual power. I saved you to save myself. Do you understand, woman?”

Immediately, the smile on Mu Yao’s face faded. Just as she had expected, this man would not help her for no reason!

“But what’s your name, woman?”

“Why should I tell you!” Mu Yao retorted.

Mu Yao didn’t care if she told him her name, but she was now feeling a little irritated. She calmed herself down and went straight to the point.

“The world behind the stone door, I think…” Mu Yao rested a hand on her chin and said thoughtfully.

“It’s not the real world,” Xiaohuo and Mu Yao said in unison.

Both of them were surprised by their tacit understanding and looked at each other subconsciously. The moment their eyes met, both of them tacitly moved away.

The cave fell into silence.

However, this silence did not last long. Mu Yao was the first to break the silence. “Xiaohuo, why didn’t the shadow door reject you when you brought me in? It pulled me in with it. However, when I first attempted to enter, I was repelled by a very powerful force.”

The man was a little angry, but he didn’t dislike this name as much as before.

He fell into deep thought. He had never thought that this would happen. At first, he had thought that they could only enter black shadow door but not return. That was what he thought when Mu Yao pulled him into the shadow door!

However, he decided to give it a shot in a moment of desperation. Unexpectedly, they had managed to enter when he pulled Miss Mu in.

Mu Yao gave the man another cold look. “Are you hiding something from me?”

All of a sudden, Mu Yao recalled the image she had first seen. At that time, the huge object behind the door of the black Shadow door of “Spring” began to rumble and shout as it gradually faded away.

When she pulled the man in just now, she was unable to enter. However, the man had somehow pulled her in! Could it be that the monster in that illusory world was actually afraid of Xiaohuo?

At first, Mu Yao thought the beast was a stone statue. But now, she was looking at the man in front of her whom she thought was handsome but could not remember anything. He claimed to be a difficult man to cultivate.

Perhaps those giant creatures and unknown demons were really afraid of Xiaohuo. Otherwise, he would not have been able to return to this cave.

What was his background!? Also, which sect did the Hehuan Swordsmanship belong to?

The man instantly felt uncomfortable being stared at by the woman. He subconsciously took a step back. “Hey, woman, I told you not to look at me like that. What are your plans now? Since you have entered this door, you should understand that my words are true. I think the other three options are definitely the same. There’s no way out. I think the only solution now is to quickly practice swordsmanship.”

Mu Yao then picked up the sword at her waist. With an expressionless face, she said in a low voice, “Don’t think that I will consider it just because you saved me once.”

“Woman, you have to accept my kindness. How else will you get out now?” The man crossed his arms and said impolitely.

Seeing this, Mu Yao smirked. “I’ll tell you the same thing. You have to accept my kindness. Otherwise, who else is going to practice swordsmanship with you?”