"Are you cold, Little Xi?"
Amidst the raging winds, Long Chen turned around and sat on Xiao Lang's back, using his back to welcome the oncoming wind. Meanwhile, Lingxi was nestled in his embrace, her body tightly curled up in Long Chen's embrace. Her fair jade-like face was currently lacking some blood. It seemed that she was feeling cold.
"En …" Lingxi nodded somewhat weakly, looking at Long Chen with eager eyes, her eyes starting to mist up again.
"Xiao Lang, is there any way to raise your body's temperature?" Long Chen asked loudly.
Sure enough, after he finished speaking, Long Chen felt that Xiao Lang's body temperature under his butt had increased by quite a bit. Only then did Lingxi feel a little better. However, the raging winds had already entered their bones, so no matter how warm they were, it was useless. Long Chen could only choose to use his body to block Lingxi as much as possible.
Half a day had already passed, the Imperial City must have already discovered that the Ninth Prince had been killed. Perhaps the people chasing after him had already been dispatched. Long Chen didn't dare to be the slightest bit negligent, and could only ask Xiao Lang to speed up as soon as possible.
Of course, when Xiao Lang sped up, Lingxi's mortal body was somewhat unable to bear it.
"Chen, where are we going?" Lingxi asked.
"Yuan Ling City. We have no way to return, and Bi Yang Imperial City is the center of Cangyang Country. From the Imperial City, the distance to Cangyang Country is about the same no matter which direction you go. We are currently heading west." Long Chen patted her head, looking at her somewhat dotingly as he explained.
"Why are we heading west?"
Lingxi was somewhat puzzled. Her curious look, innocence, and cuteness, coupled with her beautiful appearance, could only be described as a source of calamity.
If it wasn't for Lingxi's appearance, Long Chen wouldn't have to bring her and Xiao Lang to flee to the ends of the world. Fortunately, Xiao Lang didn't mind. Xiao Lang's enemy was the Imperial Family. Long Chen had killed the Ninth Prince, and the ninth Prince possessed the bloodline of his enemy. He was the son of his enemy, so he was endlessly grateful to Long Chen.
"In Cangyang Country, there is only one power that can contend against the Imperial Family, and that is the Heavenly Devil Palace. The headquarters of the Heavenly Devil Palace is at the Emperor Devil Mountain in the west. The closer we are to the Emperor Devil Mountain, the weaker the Imperial Family's forces there. We can pass through the Emperor Devil Mountain and enter the Western Sea Nation, which is the arch-enemy of Cangyang Country. As long as we enter the Western Sea Nation, we will be safe and sound." Long Chen slowly explained to Lingxi.
"Can we really successfully escape?" Lingxi was somewhat perplexed. She looked at the distant Bi Yang Imperial City that was gradually fading away and asked in bewilderment, "Can we really successfully escape?"
The affairs of the world were truly unexpected. It hadn't even been a month since they went to the Bi Yang Imperial City, but because of Lingxi, Long Chen killed the Ninth Prince who appreciated him at that time. From then on, they embarked on this path of no return. It could be said that this was a path of life and death. There were only two endings: life or death.
"Of course, don't think too much. You can sleep peacefully for a while. I'm afraid that the following days will be very tiring for you. I can't bear to see my Little Xi fall ill from exhaustion and become ugly." Long Chen pinched her nose and strangely laughed.
"Chen, you are a bad guy."
Lingxi was somewhat bashful and extended her hand to push away Long Chen's uneasy hand. Even if Long Chen assured her that everything would be fine, the worry and confusion in her heart still didn't disappear.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault for implicating you. If it wasn't for me, you would definitely be able to obtain great nurturing in the Bi Yang Imperial City. You wouldn't be like this now, wandering aimlessly with unknown life and death, running for your life." Thinking of this, Lingxi felt very sad in her heart.
"Silly girl, what are you talking about?"
Long Chen was somewhat displeased. He gently lifted Lingxi's head and used a resolute gaze to look into Lingxi's eyes. The firm conviction in his eyes caused Lingxi to be somewhat moved.
"Little Xi, remember, don't say such things to me again. Between us, there's no distinction between being implicated. Your matter is my matter. I am a man, I have to bear the responsibility and protect a woman. This is a matter of heaven and earth. If you say such things again, I'll take it that you're spouting dog fart." Long Chen faintly smiled.
"You're the one spouting dog fart, hmph."
He actually dared to use such indecent words to a girl. He was truly rotten. Lingxi extended an arm and used all her strength to pinch Long Chen's face. She wanted to punish Long Chen, but unfortunately, her strength was too weak. She couldn't even pinch Long Chen's face.
"I'm really useless." Lingxi hung her head dejectedly.
"You're thinking too much. It's only because Chen's face is too thick. Of course you can't pinch it." Long Chen laughed.
Although they were fleeing for their lives, under Long Chen's occasionally funny and teasing words, the heavy-hearted Lingxi gradually felt better and revealed a beautiful smile. Long Chen felt great. At this moment, the girl in his arms was like a blooming lily. Pure, natural, and somewhat enchanting. Long Chen couldn't bear to see this beauty suffer even the slightest bit of damage.
This was the most important thing that he wanted to spend his entire life protecting. It was the place where his soul rested. It was another life for him. Anyone who dared to touch Lingxi would undoubtedly touch Long Chen's bottom line.
After killing the Ninth Prince and starting to flee for their lives, Long Chen didn't have the slightest bit of regret.
However, while Lingxi had calmed down, Long Chen's heart was incomparably heavy. He just didn't want Lingxi to notice it.
The people of the Imperial Family were the highest power in the entire Cangyang Country. Long Chen had killed the Ninth Prince. It was simply a confrontation with the entire country. In this country, there were originally people of the Imperial Family. Within the Imperial Family, there were countless experts. How could Long Chen be their opponent now?
If they really caught up, what should he do?
Moreover, there were many small messenger demonic beasts whose speed could completely surpass Xiao Lang who was carrying Lingxi. Perhaps at this time, the news of Long Chen's arrest had already spread to many cities. Countless cities were like huge dormant monsters, waiting for Long Chen to walk into the trap.
It was precisely because of this that Long Chen didn't enter the city even once during the journey. He was worried that his whereabouts would be discovered. He and Xiao Lang specifically chose remote roads and tried to go to desolate places as much as possible. There were several times when they went in the wrong direction, delaying their progress.
A lot of things weren't as simple as Long Chen imagined. For example, Lingxi was an ordinary person. Her fragile body simply couldn't bear such a high-intensity journey. Moreover, Lingxi also needed to eat, drink, sleep, and the wind and cold would make her sick and so on. These problems were like maggots, entangling Long Chen's body, making his expression heavy and difficult to breathe.
Three days and three nights passed. In order to take care of Lingxi's body, their speed wasn't fast. It could be said that if it wasn't for Lingxi, their speed would at least be three times faster.
But even so, Lingxi's body was already somewhat unbearable during the bumpy journey. These days, her face was getting paler and paler, her body was getting weaker and weaker, and her voice was getting softer and softer. Although she said she was fine every day, how could Long Chen not feel that her body was deteriorating?
In the wilderness, Long Chen couldn't even find dry rations. He could only let Lingxi eat roasted beast meat. In these three days, Lingxi had already vomited this greasy food once. Seeing Lingxi vomit in front of him, Long Chen felt like his heart was being cut by a knife. He really wanted to stop and let Lingxi recuperate, but he also knew that if the imperial family caught up, they would only end up dead.
"Chen, it's okay. I'm fine. Let's start moving." With Long Chen's support, Lingxi said somewhat weakly.
Long Chen hesitated for a moment, but still chose to continue on. On Xiao Lang's broad back, a gust of wind surged behind them. It was currently night, and the sky was filled with resplendent stars. A total of nine heavenly rivers traversed the sky, magnificent and extraordinary. The entire world was shrouded in an illusory light because of the starlight of the heavenly rivers.
Under such starlight, the Sun-Devouring Demon Wolf was like the wind, running in the wilderness.
"... Ugh."
Lingxi seemed to have a nightmare. She woke up with a pale face. When she saw that Long Chen was still by her side, hugging her tightly, she let out a sigh of relief. She panted violently, and her pure white face was already covered in cold sweat.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Lingxi like this, Long Chen felt extremely uncomfortable. He slightly increased his strength so that Lingxi could lie more comfortably in his arms.
"Chen, I dreamt that you died."
After Lingxi finished speaking, she nestled in Long Chen's arms and cried. Her soft sobs were like ants crawling into Long Chen's ears.
"I was afraid that if you died, I would have no one to rely on, and there would be bad people everywhere. What would I do... I don't want you to die, don't, wuu wuu..." The girl in his arms was filled with helplessness.
"Xiao Xi," Long Chen hugged her. His resolute eyes looked at the resplendent stars without the slightest hint of retreat.
"You have to believe me. No one can kill me. I'm immortal. You can sleep peacefully and rest well. I will always hug you like this. As long as you want, we can continue to do so."
Saying such resolute words was enough to show the resolve in Long Chen's heart. Of course, Long Chen didn't have much confidence in his heart. He only knew that no matter what danger came, he would stand in front of Lingxi and protect her, regardless of life or death.
"Mm..." Lingxi opened her eyes wide and nodded her head.
"Sleep well, I won't die."
Long Chen reminded her again and gently wiped away the tears on her face. Then, he looked at her timid eyes and smiled slightly.
After finally coaxing Lingxi to sleep, the sky was almost bright. Long Chen looked at the vast land and there was a moment of confusion in his eyes.
"Xiao Lang, I have to find a small city to enter first and see if there is a map of the Cangyang Country. At the same time, I can buy some daily necessities for Lingxi." After thinking for a moment, Long Chen decided.