Heart Protection

HEART PROTECTION: CHAPTER 43

Yan Hui couldn't help being confused: "Aren't you a dragon demon? How do you know the nine-tailed fox demon clan's magic?"

Tian Yao blandly said: "50 years ago, the places in Central Plains with abundance spirituality were occupied by xian sects and xian cultivators. The demon races stayed in the southwest area. Qing Qiu's boundary is between the two areas. The situation was fixed, but the affairs of the xian sects and demon races have nothing to do with me."

Yan Hui blinked: "You didn't go southwest?"

"Didn't want to," said Tian Yao. "I had already cultivated in a valley for a millennium. I didn't want to move."

Fair enough. Back then, there was a great war between the xian sects and demon races. Although the sects won Central Plains, they also suffered great losses. No one was interested in provoking a great millennium dragon demon.

In this world, strength was the deciding factor.

"I had been alone for 1000 years, but for that period of time quite a few demons unwilling to leave Central Plains found me. I didn't chase them out. They regarded me as their shelter and still continued to cultivate in Central Plains."

"So......"

Tian Yao shot Yan Hui a glance: "Among the demons I sheltered, there were a few of the nine-tailed fox clan. In addition to cultivating, they would seek me out to compare techniques. Little by little, I learned their heart technique."

Tian Yao had an unexpected past.

Yan Hui nodded her head in understanding.

Back then, Tian Yao could be considered an all-powerful demon. He actually relied on his strength to protect a valley full of demons. But now.......

Yan Hui shook off that train of thought. She looked at Tian Yao and said: "So now your plan is to first have Feng Qian Shuo lure away Feng Ming. Then you and I will force our way into Heavenly Fragrance and steal your dragon horns. We wait for Feng Ming to get the news and return, and I fight him?"

Tian Yao nodded.

Yan Hui pondered on that: "There are a few problems we need to smooth over. First of all, are you positive I will learn enough of the nine-tailed fox demon magic in such a short amount of time? Secondly, there really won't be a problem facing Feng Ming with that?"

"I will save you, no problem. Furthermore, when I recover my horns, lending you a hand won't be an issue."

So confident in himself.......Yan Hui was silent for a second. For now, she will temporarily believe this beleaguered dragon demon about the cultivation matter. After all, he had lived much longer than her. "Finally, what if Feng Qian Shuo doesn't agree to your suggestion?"

"He will agree." Tian Yao moved his gaze to to the wing where Xian Ge lived. "Because human nature is always greedy."

The relationship between Feng Qian Shuo and Feng Ming has long already been only surface deep. Having a bad fallout was only a matter of time. And now, Feng Qian Shuo has the chance to rid himself of a worry........

Even if risks had to be taken, he would still be willing.

As expected, Tian Yao's anticipation came true. Early next day, Feng Qian Shuo sent someone to Tian Yao relay news.

Feng Qian Shuo had invited Feng Ming to Wang Yu Luo for a banquet in ten days. Feng Ming had gladly accepted.

It seemed like Feng Ming didn't believe his nephew had the strength to harm him.

Feng Qian Shuo did what was needed of him. As for the other part of the plan, Tian Yao was rapidly teaching Yan Hui the nine-tailed fox demon clan's magic. Their magic was profound and difficult to learn. If Yan Hui were to learn it from books, it would take her at least ten days to learn a minor spell. However, Tian Yao always seemed to find the most suitable method to teach Yan Hui. Sometimes, Yan Hui would be able to skillfully master two skills in one day.

But what distressed Yan Hui the most was looking at Tian Yao do demonstrations for her every day, looking at his face, his body, his slender fingers. It was a subtle torture to her.

When Tian Yao was seriously explaining a method's main points to her, Yan Hui wanted to hug and rub against him. When Tian Yao used his hands to correct her hand seal forms, Yan Hui just wanted to grab onto his hands, interlace their fingers, and never let go.

She constantly wanted to ask Xian Ge, wasn't this lust fragrance just a semi-finished product?! Didn't you say its effects would fade by itself with time?! Then why was the drug still so frighteningly strong?!

And the scariest part was during the occasional breaks between Tian Yao teaching Yan Hui, he would go to a more secluded area and stare at his hand, lost in thought. He would tightly fist his hand and then powerlessly release it.......

Seeing this, Yan Hui would unexpectedly strongly remembered Tian Yao's past. She would imagine how powerless he was and strangely feel heartache for him.......

The strangest part was, it seemed like she already couldn't tell if the heartache was because of the drug or because of sympathy from within.

However regardless of how tangled Yan Hui felt, the time spent learning new techniques went quickly.

In a blink of an eye, it was already the ninth day. Yan Hui had learned the basic methods of the nine-tailed fox demon clan's magic. Although she couldn't use it proficiently, there were few people in Central Plains that could teach that magic. Yan Hui shouldn't have an issue tricking people.

There was only one thing she was nervous about: "Can I really win against Feng Ming?"

Tian Yao considered for a moment: "Judging from what happened last time, you have a five percent change of winning against Feng Ming with the nine-tailed fox demon magic."

Yan Hui was silent: "Then what if I lose?"

"We will see what the fates have planned for you."

"......" Yan Hui grasped a sword in her hand. "Then let's practice more tonight! Maybe it'll be a six percent change of winning tomorrow!"

Tian Yao listened and looked up at the sky, but it was already dark. Tian Yao furrowed his brows: "You can practice. I'm heading back first." Finished, he turned around and left without leaving time for Yan Hui to respond.

Yan Hui stood there in stunned silence for a long time. Then she looked up at the sky and calculated the days. She suddenly remembered. That's right, tonight is a full moon.

The last time it was a full moon, Tian Yao was still at Tong Luo Mountain. That night he collapsed on top of her and bit her on the mouth.......

Tonight was Tian Yao's tribulation

Yan Hui resisted the feelings in her heart and didn't go after Tian Yao. She continued to practice until the moon rose high. Only then did she go back to her room. When Yan Hui passed by Tian Yao's room, she involuntarily stopped outside of his door. She listened carefully, but Yan Hui didn't hear a peep from his room.

She knew Tian Yao was good at enduring. Yan Hui sighed internally and continued to her room. However once she entered, Yan Hui froze.

Tian Yao was curled up on her bed. He was wrapped her blanket, eyes tightly shut, face deathly white, and breaths rapid and shallow. Every time he breathed out, a lingering white fog would be exhaled.

He was just like a sick child with no one to rely on. He could only draw a wisp of warmth from the blanket.

He actually went to her room.......

"Tian Yao?" Yan Hui called out, but Tian Yao didn't respond. When she saw his eyelashes had also frosted over, her heart tightened. Yan Hui couldn't help reaching out a hand to touch his cheek.

The chill at her fingertips was more bone-piercing than any ice.

How much colder was he inside......

Yan Hui kept warning herself she couldn't keep being like this. She couldn't keep pitying him. However her hand was already involuntarily cupping Tian Yao's face. She wanted to give him the slightest, negligent bit of her......

Warmth.