Chapter 344: Girl, You Forced Me!

Lin Xun had just escaped that cave while carrying Wang Chen and Bai Luoxue.

The moment they escaped, the cave was instantly smashed into powder.

At this time, the sandstorm had not completely disappeared, and the wind and sand were still very strong.

In fact, if Lin Xun didn’t use Qi to block it, his eyes would have been blinded by the sand.

Amidst the sky-filling sand, Lin Xun saw a massive figure!

A Sand Jiao!

Sand Jiao are extremely rare and only exist in the desert; the hardness of their Physical Body is much higher than that of the ordinary Jiao Dragon species.

The exact size of this Sand Jiao couldn’t be determined, but judging from its thick proportions, it shouldn’t be shorter than six hundred meters!

“Roar!”

The Sand Jiao’s long tail swung down towards Lin Xun.

Lin Xun and the others split up.

A deep crater had already been smashed by the Jiao Dragon’s tail where Lin Xun had just been standing!

The Realm of this Sand Jiao was at the Nascent Soul level.

The strength of its body was even comparable to an ordinary Jiao Dragon of the Jade Purity Realm!

If it were an ordinary Cultivator, facing such a hard body would indeed be a headache.

But for Lin Xun, what he liked most was meeting force with force!

However, just as Lin Xun intended to pierce through it with one spear strike, a sand vortex suddenly appeared beneath his feet.

“Big Brother Lin.”

“Lin Xun.”

The voices of Bai Luoxue and Ruo Wangchen rang out from both sides of Lin Xun.

At this moment, vortexes had also appeared beneath their feet, and their entire figures began to become illusory and blurred.

“Sand Displacement Array?”

Lin Xun looked at that Sand Jiao.

This was the Sand Jiao’s innate Divine Ability; it could use the desert terrain to teleport opponents!

If it were just a simple teleportation, it wouldn’t be much.

But this Sand Jiao must have instinctively felt that dealing with three people was unrealistic, so it planned to pick one for a 1v1.

“Oh no!”

Lin Xun swung his spear, intending to destroy the sand vortexes beneath their feet.

Otherwise, Wang Chen and Luoxue were both traditional mages.

Facing a Sand Jiao whose Realm was one level higher than theirs and whose physique was even on par with a Jade Purity Realm Jiao Dragon, their chances of winning were far too small!

But Lin Xun’s spear strike was still too late!

In the blink of an eye, the two disappeared from the spot, and Lin Xun also felt a moment of dizziness before his eyes.

“Roar!”

The entire process happened in less than a breath’s time!

The moment Lin Xun opened his eyes, he instinctively brought his long spear across his chest to block.

The Sand Jiao’s massive head slammed straight into Lin Xun; the sensation, like being hit in the stomach by an RPG, made Lin Xun very uncomfortable, his internal organs churning.

But Lin Xun also breathed a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, this Sand Jiao had actually chosen him.

Although he didn’t know why this Sand Jiao was so suicidal, since it was so, he could only fulfill its wish.

The value of a Sand Jiao’s entire body was much higher than that of an ordinary Jiao Dragon.

With one spear strike, he knocked the Sand Jiao away; it was sent crashing to the ground by Lin Xun, sliding back hundreds of meters across the desert, its massive body carving out a runway.

The Sand Jiao raised its head from the desert and shook it from side to side, also a bit dazed.

In this Sand Snake Desert, it might not be the absolute hegemon, but it was at least a local tyrant.

Why was this creature’s strength so great that it could knock me flying with a single spear strike?

This Jiao is not satisfied!

“Roar!”

The Sand Jiao roared at the sky, determined to reclaim its Face from Lin Xun!

“I’ll use your demon core to soak wine!”

Lin Xun wiped the blood overflowing from the corner of his mouth, the Battle Intent in his eyes growing stronger.

The demon core of that previous Blood Jiao was given to Mo Wenwen, so he would take this Sand Jiao’s demon core for himself!

Lin Xun took up a spear stance, intending to meet it head-on and make it die completely convinced.

Lin Xun’s entire body faintly emitted Dragon Might; this was the result of Lin Xun and Mo Wenwen bathing in dragon blood together previously.

But just as Lin Xun was about to charge with his spear, the sandstorm suddenly dispersed.

On the desert, one emerald green vine after another actually grew out!

The emerald green vines formed a sharp contrast with the yellow desert, appearing somewhat dazzlingly green.

The green vines grew wildly without stopping, reaching over a hundred meters in length within a breath!

The green vines bound and restrained the Sand Jiao, though the way they were tied always made Lin Xun’s mind wander.

“Roar!”

The Sand Jiao struggled incessantly, but it simply couldn’t break free; these green vines were extremely resilient.

Beneath the Sand Jiao, the barren sandy ground actually began to sprout green vegetation.

Blade after blade of small grass covered the sand.

A faint fragrance drifted past Lin Xun.

A girl wearing a light purple short dress walked quietly past Lin Xun.

Over-the-knee purple stockings wrapped around the girl’s well-proportioned and perfect legs, and the absolute Domain between the short dress and the purple stockings was faintly visible.

A mane of purple hair draped down her shoulders, reaching exactly to her waist.

With every step the girl took, the bells on her ankles jingled, as if they were swaying into one’s very heart.

The girl’s Face could not be seen; all Lin Xun could see was the girl’s purple veil and her pair of cold Phoenix eyes.

Walking in front of the Sand Jiao, the girl looked up and gazed at it calmly.

“Miss, I was saying—” Lin Xun’s brow twitched slightly, “this Sand Jiao…”

“It’s fine to leave this Sand Jiao to us to resolve.”

Another fragrant breeze drifted past Lin Xun’s nose.

Upon hearing this voice and smelling this familiar scent, Lin Xun’s eyes froze, and his voice came to an abrupt halt!

Looking to his side, Lin Xun saw Sister Mimi walking past him towards the Sand Jiao.

Xia Xiaomeng stretched out her delicate hand, and Yin-Yang twin fish swam around the girl.

Beneath the Sand Jiao, flowers burst through the soil one after another.

When the ten thousand flowers bloomed, they actually formed a Taiji Yin-Yang diagram.

Golden mountain and river dragon destiny continuously drifted from behind Xia Xiaomeng until finally, a thousand-meter-long auspicious dragon of dragon destiny manifested in the air!

Under the pressure of this auspicious dragon of dragon destiny, the Sand Jiao stopped roaring and merely bowed its head, as if a subject meeting a monarch.

The green vines unwound from the Sand Jiao’s body; the Sand Jiao was no longer furious, but instead retreated and knelt down beside Xia Xiaomeng!

“I give you two choices.”

Looking straight at the bowing Sand Jiao before her, Xia Xiaomeng spoke slowly.

“The first choice: leave this place with me and follow me from now on.”

“The second choice: you can continue to stay here, and I will let you go.

However, you must leave behind a small pool of essence blood, enough for a Cultivator to undergo marrow cleansing three times. Besides that, I also want the hardest scales on your body, enough to forge a protective treasure garment.”

As her words fell, Xia Xiaomeng looked at the Sand Jiao with the majesty of an emperor.

“Make your choice.”

“Roar.”

The Sand Jiao snorted and lowered its head even further.

“Are you sure?”

Xia Xiaomeng asked again.

“I forgot to tell you, even if you come with me, I will still take your essence blood to cleanse my husband’s marrow, and the protective treasure garment is also a must, but I will compensate you.”

“Roar.”

The Sand Jiao snorted once more.

“Very well.”

Xia Xiaomeng reached out and gently stroked the dragon’s head.

In an instant, the world’s sand and wind rose again, even more violent than before, but it did not disturb Lin Xun and the others in the slightest.

It was as if where Xia Xiaomeng stood was the initial calm of the eye of the storm.

The dragon and the girl, with green grass and flowers symbolizing life beneath their feet, and a sandstorm symbolizing destruction all around.

Two extreme things, yet against the backdrop of this world, they appeared extremely harmonious.

This was a scroll, a scroll with a different kind of beauty.

“From today onwards, your name shall be Sha Shuang.”

As her words fell, the golden auspicious dragon of dragon destiny behind Xia Xiaomeng slowly dissipated.

A wisp of golden dragon destiny drifted towards the Sand Jiao’s body.

When this wisp of golden dragon destiny merged into the Sand Jiao’s forehead, the Sand Jiao’s body gradually weathered, turning into thousands of sand particles that dissolved into the desert.

The wind and sand ceased, and the flowers scattered.

In front of Xia Xiaomeng stood a cute little girl.

The little girl’s long eyelashes blinked; she looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.

Her little Face, with a hint of baby fat, was very cute; her exquisitely carved appearance made it impossible to tell she had been transformed from a Sand Jiao.

On the little girl’s forehead was a golden flow mark, which was the dragon destiny that had previously entered the Sand Jiao’s forehead.

“In the mortal world, you must wear clothes.” Xia Xiaomeng knelt down and gently wiped away a bit of sand from the girl’s Face, “You can transform your dragon scales into clothing.”

The little girl tilted her head, looking at Xia Xiaomeng in confusion.

“Never mind, I will teach you later.”

Xia Xiaomeng took out a set of her own clothes from her Storage Pouch, then used a Spell to shrink the clothes and put them on the girl.

Having handled the matter of the Sand Jiao, Xia Xiaomeng turned around.

She seemed to only just remember that there was another Cultivator not far away.

And this Cultivator had seen everything from beginning to end.

Only…

For some reason.

When Xia Xiaomeng looked at the man before her, she always had an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Clearly, whether in terms of looks or build, he didn’t look like Xiao Xun at all.

But she always felt that he was Xiao Xun.

“How is that possible?” Xia Xiaomeng closed her eyes and shook her head, “Xiao Xun is just a scholar, how could he be in the Rootless Secret Realm? This is too absurd…”

“This Fellow Daoist.”

Xia Xiaomeng composed herself and stepped forward.

Following behind Xia Xiaomeng, the little girl who had been named Sha Shuang bared her teeth fiercely at Lin Xun.

It was as if the little girl would pounce in the next moment and use a wild bite on Lin Xun.

Lin Xun subconsciously took half a step back.

This wasn’t because he was worried the little girl would actually pounce.

Rather, Lin Xun was worried that being too close to Sister Mimi would reveal a flaw.

After all, last time he had been inexplicably recognized by Sister Mimi; who knew if history would repeat itself this time.

In fact, Lin Xun’s worry was indeed superfluous.

Because the “Marriage Thread” could only be used once; after using it once, the Daos of the two were subtly intertwined.

But this intertwining was subtle; it wasn’t some kind of sensor or radar where she could sense him as long as he was near her.

Xia Xiaomeng reached out and gently pressed Sha Shuang’s head to calm her down slightly, then looked at Lin Xun curiously:

“Did this Fellow Daoist slay a dragon?”

Lin Xun nodded: “I did indeed kill one, together with a friend, though I only played a supporting role.”

“A supporting role?” Xia Xiaomeng smiled and shook her head, “Judging by the Dragon Grudge on you, I’m afraid it wasn’t your friend who was the lead.”

“…”

Lin Xun really didn’t know that there was a residual Dragon Grudge on him.

No wonder this Sand Jiao specifically targeted him.

It was likely because he had killed her kin, so her semi-awakened intelligence instinctively wanted to avenge her kin.

Xia Xiaomeng asked: “How did the Jiao Dragon you killed compare in strength to Sha Shuang?”

Lin Xun thought for a moment and replied: “It was just an ordinary Jiao Dragon of the Golden Core Realm, far inferior to this little girl. Why do you ask?”

Xia Xiaomeng said calmly: “If I disturbed your hunt, then I will give you a treasure of equal value to Sha Shuang. But if I saved you, I don’t need anything from you, just a promise to forget this matter.”

“Rest assured, Miss. Regarding what happened today, I, Ri Dangwu, swear by the Great Dao that I will never speak of it, otherwise, may lightning strike me and may I never enter Reincarnation!”

Lin Xun’s expression was serious, appearing without the slightest falsehood.

Right now, Lin Xun just wanted to leave Sister Mimi quickly, and absolutely must not let her detect a single flaw.

“I’m afraid that might not be enough.” Xia Xiaomeng shook her head.

“Eh?” Lin Xun was a bit stunned. I’ve already sworn an oath, and that’s still not enough?

Wait!

Sister Mimi wouldn’t want to kill me to silence me, would she?

“Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist. To ensure nothing goes wrong, I need to use the Yin-Yang Soul Method to erase your memory.”

Xia Xiaomeng explained.

Actually, Xia Xiaomeng also felt that an oath would suffice, because although she had tamed Sha Shuang and revealed the mountain and river dragon destiny,

all of this was masked by that drop of True Dragon essence blood her Master had given her. At most, the other party would think she had obtained a True Dragon Legacy.

However, her Master had once said that if you can minimize the risk, then minimize the risk; you must never leave any possibility of ‘what if’.

Therefore, erasing the memory was still necessary.

But here came the problem.

How could Lin Xun let Sister Mimi erase his memory?

It wasn’t like Lin Xun didn’t know the Yin-Yang School’s “Yin-Yang Soul Method”.

The principle of the Yin-Yang Soul Method for erasing memory was to enter the other party’s Divine Sense, find fragments from their memory, and then cut them out.

If he let Sister Mimi enter his Divine Sense, wouldn’t she even find out what color of crotchless pants he wore as a child?

“Miss, I have already sworn an oath. Please do not be so overbearing.”

With every step Xia Xiaomeng took forward, Lin Xun took a step back.

“My apologies. You can rest assured that no matter what I see, I swear I will not speak of it. Furthermore, when you wake up, I will compensate you.”

Xia Xiaomeng continued forward.

“Miss! Personal privacy is not to be violated!”

“Please forgive me.”

“Girl, you forced me!”

Lin Xun’s Spear Intent surged.

But just as Xia Xiaomeng stood ready to meet his spear strike, Lin Xun suddenly turned around and flew away at high speed.

Looking at Lin Xun’s retreating back, Xia Xiaomeng shook her head and said calmly: “Chase him.”

【As per usual, I’m taking a day off tomorrow. Wishing everyone a Happy National Day in advance~~~】