Chapter 584 511: Junior Sister, I, Whom Any Woman Can Have, Cannot Hinder You Any Longer

"Brother Pei, why do you look so worried?"

Nangong Jin tilted her head up slightly, her clear eyes reflecting the dancing campfire before them.

Her slender, pale fingers gently twisted the hem of her clothes, and her voice was so soft it was as if she were afraid of disturbing something.

"Haven't we... temporarily escaped the control of that Female Demon, Ji Shenyun?"

Pei Yuhang froze at her words. He lowered his gaze, his thick lashes hiding the turbulent emotions in his eyes, leaving only a nearly inaudible sigh.

"You're overthinking it, Junior Sister. I'm not thinking about anything."

'Of course, I can't tell Nangong Jin that being with her makes me even more worried than being with that tyrant, Ji Shenyun.'

'That wicked woman, Ji Shenyun, is lost in her desire for my body. It wouldn't matter if she continued to fall into depravity.'

'But you, Junior Sister Nangong... you can't...'

'You still have a bright future ahead of you. If you can overcome this trial with me, you'll be able to advance to the Mahayana realm and become one of the most supreme beings in the Cultivation Realm.'

'With your talent and youth, you might even be able to vie for the Supreme Realm above Mahayana!'

'If you give in to my temptation and things get out of hand... it would not only block your path to ascension, but it would also plunge us into a forbidden relationship...'

The night wind swept past, tousling the stray hairs on his forehead.

The firelight flickered across Pei Yuhang's sharp, chiseled profile, casting a warm glow on his tightly pressed lips, yet it couldn't melt the frost that had gathered between his brows.

Nangong Jin gazed at Brother Pei's handsome profile and his melancholic aura—one that stirred feelings of tenderness and desire in women—and her heart trembled for no reason.

As if possessed, she secretly shuffled half a step closer, her sleeve brushing against his arm.

But when Pei Yuhang's gaze swept over to her, she hastily pulled away as if she had been scalded.

The tips of the young woman's ears flushed crimson, standing out starkly in the moonlight.

"Brother Pei, if something is troubling you, you can really talk to me about it... I'll keep it a secret."

Nangong Jin lowered her head, muttering to herself. Despite having traveled the world with a sword in hand, she still seemed as shy and inexperienced as a pure young maiden.

Or perhaps it was because her long practice of the Forgetfulness Dao Heart had made her lose her perception of emotions. Now that Ji Shenyun had opened that floodgate, Nangong Jin was left at a loss.

Emotionally, Nangong Jin was like a blank sheet of paper.

And seeing such a pure Junior Sister Nangong, Pei Yuhang felt even more ashamed.

'I... I've already become someone any woman can have.'

'Beneath this handsome, white-robed exterior that seems as flawless as gold and jade, I am already unclean, rotten on the inside.'

'How can I drag Junior Sister Nangong down with me, ruining both her cultivation path and her purity?'

Pei Yuhang's Adam's apple bobbed. His gaze fell on Nangong Jin's slightly trembling fingertips, and the heart in his chest suddenly began to pound so violently it made his eardrums ache.

He shot to his feet, his snow-white robes whipping in the wind. He subtly distanced himself, avoiding the delicate, ambiguous warmth that had grown between them.

"I'll take the first watch."

Pei Yuhang looked up at the moonlight in the sky and said softly,

"You should... get some rest too, Junior Sister. We should be able to reach Xuanwang City in Liuzhou tomorrow.

There's a Teleportation Array there that can help us quickly reach the State Mansion closest to the Endless Sea."

Nangong Jin opened her mouth, but in the end, all that came out was a soft "mhm."

She sat by the dying campfire, hugging her knees, and buried half her face in her arms. Only her moist eyes remained visible, gazing for a long time at the figure under the starry sky.

She watched Pei Yuhang's spotless, white-robed back, and in a daze, she felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

Nangong Jin searched through her distant memories and finally recalled it.

When she had just joined the Sect, she would often sit behind Brother Pei, her eyes full of envy and admiration as she followed his back with her gaze.

But that feeling... after she stepped onto the path of the Forgetfulness Dao, she had gradually cut it away and forgotten it.

Now, she was finally starting to remember.

'In this silent night, with Brother Pei here, I feel... very safe.'

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「The next day.」

Dawn was just breaking, and mist coiled through the mountains.

Pei Yuhang stood at the edge of a cliff, his white robes fluttering loudly in the wind. He turned his head slightly, his gaze falling on Nangong Jin behind him.

"Junior Sister, it's time to go."

Nangong Jin nodded and followed after Pei Yuhang.

The two of them traveled by Sword Control, but they deliberately slowed their speed, appearing only as two ordinary cultivators' Escape Lights streaking through the clouds.

As Void Refining Peak cultivators, Pei Yuhang and Nangong Jin could naturally cover ten thousand li in a single day with Sword Control.

But Nangong Jin had warned Pei Yuhang that they couldn't be so conspicuous this time.

The world was no longer as peaceful as it once was.

Now, the Chosen Organization had grown powerful and was no longer lying dormant. Before the final battle, as the great tide approached, the members they had cultivated in countless Human Dynasties and small to medium-sized sects were finally baring their fangs.

The last time Nangong Jin had gathered intelligence for Ji Shenyun, she had suffered quite a bit for failing to realize this.

Because she had revealed her Cultivation as a High Tier Cultivator in several Human Dynasties, her whereabouts were secretly leaked by the nobles and ministers of those dynasties, and even by the Emperors propped up by the Chosen Organization.

This led to many members of the Chosen Organization, who coveted High Tier Cultivators as sacrifices for "Spirit Core Rebirth," coming to hunt her down.

Fortunately, besides Ji Shenyun, the only people in the world who could give Nangong Jin trouble were a few old Mahayana monsters.

She had dealt with those pursuers as easily as slicing melons and cutting vegetables and even managed to obtain the whereabouts of a Bishop.

However, based on Nangong Jin's deduction, after she killed a high-ranking Bishop, the entire Chosen Organization would likely be on even higher alert.