Chapter 788 Tremor of the Dark Abyss Canyon
Ye Xuanyue pursed her lips, her expression turning serious. She raised her head and looked into Leng Moran’s eyes. His eyes reflected her own face, which was slightly flushed.
She looked at him...she could not quite describe the feeling in her heart. She realized she had grown accustomed to Leng Moran’s company. This person, without her even noticing, had already seeped bit by bit into the depths of her heart.
She had never truly thought about what it felt like to seriously and wholeheartedly love someone. But Leng Moran had always done exactly that.
Her eyes flickered slightly. The young man opposite her was still smiling, a brilliant smile, with stars twinkling in his eyes.
A gust of wind blew past. Hearing the rustling sound of the wind by her ear, Ye Xuanyue suddenly spoke, her voice serious and gentle.
“Okay.”
“I promise you.”
“Forever and ever, I will be with you.”
She was not the type of person who could say mushy, sentimental words without changing her expression or being moved at all. For Ye Xuanyue, saying such words was already pushing her to her limit.
But even so...the Leng Moran opposite her was obviously more than pleased and moved enough. The smile on his lips broadened endlessly, and then he leaned closer to Ye Xuanyue, his voice very gentle.
“Okay.”
“You must remember. No taking it back.”
He was sure and confident in all things, but only before this girl did he seem to lose his composure, becoming cautious and careful. His eyes were fixed on her, bright and clear, yet he seemed as if he were drunk.
He hugged Ye Xuanyue tightly, clinging to her. Holding her, unwilling to let go, his tone carried a hint of caution.
“Don’t leave me.”
“You can’t leave me.”
One “don’t,” one “can’t.” Yet these words completely revealed the anxiety and uncertainty he felt in his heart when facing the girl before him. Because his liking was too heavy, too deep. That was why he felt so uneasy.
The only worry was losing you.
Ye Xuanyue still softly said okay. The girl’s voice was clear and bright, but when she became serious, it carried a trace of gentleness, a gentleness that seemed capable of seeping straight into one’s heart.
It was like drinking a great deal of exquisite wine yet not getting drunk, the whole person seemingly enveloped by a subtle fragrance, the whole world falling silent.
Only the howling wind.
Only the girl opposite, with smiling eyes.
Leng Moran took a deep breath, looking at her seriously...as if everything around them had frozen still. Then he lowered his head.
He wanted to kiss her lips. The distance between them grew closer and closer, until barely any space remained. The next moment, he could have gently covered them...but then, a violent rumbling sound reached his ears!
Ye Xuanyue’s expression immediately changed. She reacted extremely swiftly, instantly looking toward the direction the sound came from.
Leng Moran blinked. He was truly… truly utterly depressed inside. But after thinking about it, there would be opportunities in the future. He also shifted his gaze toward the direction of the sound.
Ye Xuanyue pursed her lips, her expression gradually turning serious. It was no longer as gentle as before.
Because the direction the sound came from...was precisely the hole Jiji had jumped down just before.
This sound was very likely related to it...otherwise, something unexpected had happened while it was absorbing the Earth Flame, which naturally made Ye Xuanyue’s expression turn serious.
She lowered her head, trying to sense Jiji’s presence.
But surprisingly… when she called out to Jiji in her heart, Jiji gave absolutely no response at all!
Ye Xuanyue’s heart jolted.
How could Jiji not respond? Could it be that something unexpected had happened? Ye Xuanyue’s expression became extremely serious. She walked forward, almost without a second thought, wanting to jump down.
Leng Moran firmly grasped the girl’s arm, his tone carrying a hint of seriousness.
“We don’t know what the situation is down there.”
“If even the Phoenix had an accident because of that Earth Flame, if you jump down, with your Spiritual Power, you wouldn’t be able to withstand it either.”
He was genuinely worried.
Ye Xuanyue was just momentarily panicked, losing her composure. Her eyes widened slightly. She looked up at the young man beside her and said softly,
“But I can’t sense Jiji anymore.”
Leng Moran’s expression grew even more serious. He said in a low voice,
“If you trust me, wait a bit.”
This sentence, coming from his mouth, sounded very serious and certain.
“Your Phoenix is a top-tier Divine Beast. It’s impossible for something to happen to it so easily.”
“Wait a bit. Maybe it’s some other reason that has severed your connection with it.”
But even so, the rumbling sound from before still gave Ye Xuanyue a somewhat ominous premonition. She pursed her lips and then softly said okay.
The surroundings fell into complete silence once more.
Her connection with the Little Phoenix still did not recover...as time passed second by second, Ye Xuanyue felt herself growing increasingly unable to stay calm.
She could not wait any longer.
Ye Xuanyue took a deep breath.
Just as she decided that no matter what, she had to go down and check the situation, she suddenly heard an even deeper, more tremendous sound!
That sound… seemed to come from deep beneath the earth.
Continuous. A terrifying roar, as if the very earth were being torn apart.
Ye Xuanyue and Leng Moran exchanged a glance. Even with their usual calmness, their eyes held shock!
Ye Xuanyue’s heart trembled slightly. What was happening?
She raised her head, and the next second, she saw countless blazing streaks of light erupt violently from the place her Little Phoenix had entered, shooting straight toward the Celestial Vault!
The scene could only be described as absolutely stunning.
An almost scorching heatwave rushed toward their faces, nearly burning them, but Ye Xuanyue gritted her teeth and refused to retreat half a step.
What on earth was going on?
She looked up. Those scarlet streaks of light erupted violently, dyeing most of the sky red, creating a stunningly shocking sight!
In a certain mountain cave nearby.
The body of that monkey also began to tremble slightly. It suddenly scrambled out, looking at the enormous, lava-like scarlet light in the Celestial Vault above, feeling the scorching heat.
It was truly shocked. Even living here, this was the first time it had seen such a terrifying sight.
The Little Monkey scrambled out behind it.
It was usually bold and fearless by nature, but at this moment, looking at the expanse of scarlet in the sky above, it could not help but start to stammer.
“What… what’s going on?”
“What happened…”
“How can it be so terrifying?”
This monkey called Fei Lian took a deep breath.
It said in a low voice,
“What exactly is your human friend’s background?”
“My heavens…”
It was so shocked that its voice trembled.
“This scares me to death, Your Excellency… this commotion… probably half of the Dark Abyss Canyon will sense it.”
It was not wrong. Because following this scarlet light, another fiery streak of light erupted into the sky! The entire Celestial Vault was illuminated in scarlet red.
It took a deep breath, then said softly,
“I’ve got to go now.”
“This matter, I can’t handle it.”
“I wonder if the Purple Emperor is nearby…”
It was simply too shocked!