Accompanying the Phoenix

Chapter 56

Chapter 56 . 1

Shen Li woke up amidst the turbulence, and she saw the scenery in front of her eyes .

She could smell the scent of grass and wind .

She thought to herself, her senses of sight and smell are restored today... But what did Fu Sheng planned now? Is this a new way to torture her? The illusion in front of her was like the outside world, so vivid and free, she couldn’t help but yearn for it .

Obviously, she had only been imprisoned for a while, but to Shen Li, these sceneries were like things from a previous life, distant .

She moved her fingertips, wanted to stretch out her hand, and wanted to recall the feeling of the wind passing through her fingertips .

The surrounding scene suddenly stopped, and Shen Li saw that she was in a forest now, a face that surprised her appeared in her vision – Mo Fang .

It turned out that this was not an illusion, it was Mo Fang who saved her... why? After betraying the Demon World, did he also betrayed Fu Sheng?

The corners of her lips trembled, as if she was trying to say something, in the end, she just shook her head and pushed the man away slightly .

The mysterious iron nail on the wrist had not been taken out yet, it was this light effort in pushing him that made Shen Li almost fall . She didn’t feel any pain today, but her body still convulsed .

Mo Fang hurriedly put her down . He let her sit down, leaning against the tree, and then knelt down on his knees, silently bowing his head in front of her, as if confessing guilt and apologizing .

Shen Li closed her eyes, as he was completely invisible .

Actually, she could speak, but she will continue to act like now, only because she has nothing to say to Mo Fang .

The generals of the Demon Realm, the corpses that were placed in the coffins with their rags and swords, have already drawn a clear line between them .

In Shen Li’s heart, the brother who had marched with her and that risked his life with her has already died in that war . He made sure of it .

This is the result he wants, and Shen Li will respect the result of his choice .

Kneeling in front of her now is the enemy of the demon clan, who slaughtered the demons, and killed the demon generals .

If she had the means to it, she would fight him right at this moment .

Mo Fang knelt for a long time, intending not to get up before Shen Li called him, but the slight vibration from the ground made Mo Fang’s face frown a little bit .

He knew that he could not delay any longer . If he did not leave at this time, he was afraid no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t help Shen Li escape .

He squatted his head severely at the moment: “My King, I’m sorry for this insult . ” He got up, took Shen Li, hugged her, and continued walking .

Walking through the woods and passing the last row of trees, there was a white stone beach outside . Mo Fang placed Shen Li next to the two beach boulders and asked her to sit on the stone .

He wanted to say more, but the ground trembling was more and more obvious .

Mo Fang only gritted his teeth secretly, picked up a stone at random, made a decision, and shaped the stone into Shen Li’s appearance, holding it in his arms, he turned around and ran to the other side without looking back .

Only then did Shen Li slowly open her eyes, she did not look at the direction Mo Fang left, instead, she looked at the clouds on the horizon that were being blown by the sea wind, her eyes were dim .

The sky was getting darker, and the glow of the sea and sky turned in one . Like a dream . Shen Li narrowed her eyes slightly, becoming more sleepy .

The stars change and the morning sun was born . The first ray of sunlight across the sea calmly fell on Shen Li’s face . She was motionless and slept very deeply .

There was a slow footstep on the beach that creaked the sand . When he walked around the boulder, his shadow was stretched by the light .

He walked a few steps towards the beach, suddenly his figure stopped, turned his head, and saw the silhouette of the one who was trapped in the two stones sleeping soundly .

Xing Zhi stopped blankly there, unable to move forward for a while, fearing that if he moved, the image would disappear .

It wasn’t until Shen Li coughed twice, and the trembling air swayed in front of her that he realized that it was not an illusion, but a living Shen Li .

He stepped forward because he hurried, he stepped on the hem of his clothes and almost fell .

However, when he approached Shen Li, he slowed down and half-kneeled in front of her: “Shen Li . ”

He stretched out his hand and touched her cheek with his fingertips . Her hot skin hurt fingers, burning from his fingertips all the way to the tip of his heart . But he didn’t let go, the entire palm of his hand was pressed on her face, holding her cheek, gently rubbing, “Shen Li . ”

He whispered to her as if he had forgotten everything except her name .

This was Shen Li, the demon King who everyone thought died in battle, the woman who would never come back, it was really Shen Li!

The burning pain spread, but Xing Zhi felt happy for the pain . He breathed quickly, he pressed his forehead lightly against Shen Li’s forehead .

Her body temperature was too hot, even for Xing Zhi, but he only smiled, like he was delirious .

He pushed Shen Li’s head into his arms, and smiled softly in the temperature that was almost burning him up

He whispered softly in her ear : “You... saved my life . ”

Chapter 56 . 2

But after a while, Shen Li never woke up . Her breath was extremely weak .

Xing Zhi let go of her a little bit, trying to feel her pulse but when his eyes fell on her wrist, he saw the black profound iron still piercing her bones, he stopped for a moment .

After he understood something, Xing Zhi’s breathing paused, he glanced blankly across her limbs . When he saw that her limbs were also pierced his breathing stagnated for a long time, and his face turned pale:

“What are you...why didn’t you took better care of yourself?”

He lowered his head and looked at Shen Li’s hand . For some reason, he didn’t dare to touch it, but how could he understand her injury without touching it? He had to do it .

His eyelids drooped slightly, and the fingertips touched her limp palm, but with a light touch, Shen Li’s hand convulsed subconsciously .

When Xing Zhi’s wrist and hers rubbed slightly, Shen Li’s throat made a muffled groan, and she clenched her teeth . Her frowned brows told of her pain .

Xing Zhi’s heart tightened, and white cold air condensed in the palms holding Shen Li’s wrists, the expression on her face immediately eased a lot .

She almost never showed her pain in front of people . If it weren’t for her to be in her sleep, she might not show it at all .

Xing Zhi was angry and really wanted to give Shen Li a severe lesson . This Azure King was always too proactive for her own good .

However, when he saw that Shen Li continued to fall asleep even after experiencing such pain, as if she was used to it, for a moment, he couldn’t even remember to breathe .

He only felt that the apex of his heart shrank, and the blood squeezed the pain in his heart to the limbs . He couldn’t control the trembling arc of his fingers for a while .

All this time, she must have been extremely sad . Because no one could protect her, so she had to do her best to endure .

“...I will protect you . ” He whispered, the hand stroking Shen Li’s cheeks was extremely soft, but his expression was firm without hesitation .

“In the future, I will not care about the collapse of the sky and the destruction of the Three Realms . I will protect you without fear...”

His voice fell, suddenly feeling that the person in his arms was breathing slightly differently, she turned her head and woke up .

Shen Li’s eyes were pitch black, she couldn’t see anything, and there was no sound in her ears, but her sense of touch told her that there was a person in front of her, and her sense of smell could smell the heavy smell of the sea:

“I can go by myself . ” she said coldly, “Today, you and I are strangers . If we meet on the battlefield next time, I will not show mercy to your men . You will either kill me today or leave me alone . ”

The person on the other side did not answer . Naturally, even if the other party answered, she would not hear it today . But the person in front of her did not move, Shen Li could feel him near her .

Cold fingers touched her eyes lightly, Shen Li frowned, and turned her head away, while that hand reluctantly pinched her ears, Shen Li was slightly angry, trying to raise her hands to stop him, but as soon as her arms moved, a deep pain surged in, making her face even whiter .

After gritting her teeth and enduring this wave of pain, Mo Fang finally let go of her . Shen Li said: “Mo Fang if you still remember a trace of the past in your heart, let me go . ”

Shen Li’s always had very high self-esteem . At this time, enduring Mo Fang is due to the fact they are in the enemy’s territory, but also because she still has her self-esteem and pride . Her five senses disappeared all at once, and she was unable to act . She had to be supported by someone even when she raised her hand to walk . She was so embarrassed that she didn’t want others to see it .

The person on the opposite side was silent for a long time, before reaching out his hand to wrap her neck .

Shen Li was startled, and before she knew what he was going to do, she was caught by his other hand .

He actually hugged her horizontally, the mysterious iron on her hands and feet rubbed against his bones as he walked, but Shen Li was even more frightened by this holding posture . [TL/note: the princess carry pose ~ ]

She and the Mo Fang have been on the battlefield many times, and when they were injured or was inconvenient to move, Mo Fang also helped her, but they either helped her walk or carried her in his back, or even carried it on his shoulders, but never tried to carry her like this .

This attitude . such a posture... She had once seen a certain general carry his wife into the bridal chamber like this .

Therefore, she was a little bit resistant to this posture, being held in such a hug, like...like being treated as those little daughters-in-law, it felt awkward .

Shen Li was furious, exhausting the last bit of breath in her body she yelled: “Bold! Let me go down!”

The man ignored it, and Shen Li realized that something was wrong . This wasn’t like Mo Fang’s ordinary attitude .

Even after the betrayal, he came to rescue her and treated her respectfully . When he left yesterday, he still bowed before her . How could he become so slutty in just one day!

[TL/note: hahaha I loved this description xD]

An extremely ominous thought arose in Shen Li’s heart . The place where Mo left her was the seaside . There might be some human villages and towns nearby . Today, the guy who touched and hugged her was probably a mountain fisherman . This kind of human rough guy!

She smelled the strong smell of the sea on this person . Shen Li made a decision and her face became harder to look like . Now that he is holding herself like this, is it probably because he intends to do the same as the general holding his wife . He dared to do this!

The more Shen Li thought about it, the more anxious she became, and with all her strength, she raised her elbow and hit the fisherman’s throat fiercely .

The fisherman paused, and Shen Li struggled to escape from his arms, but before she could escape, the pain in her limbs made her convulse . She could bear the pain mentally, but her body was already overloaded . She was shaking constantly, and suddenly she felt that she had been changed to a new position . The man seemed to find a place to sit down, he let her sit in his arms, and then he held her waist with one hand and patted her back with the other .

It was like caressing with pity, and it was like telling her, it’s okay, I won’t hurt you, I will protect you .