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After a night's rest, Xuan Ming changed direction the next morning and prepared to leave the Star Forest.
However, after working for a whole morning, he suddenly discovered a problem.
He seems to be lost.
Xuan Ming raised his head and looked at the sky which was blocked by the tree canopy which was tens of meters high. He had actually tried to use the position of the rising sun to determine the direction in the morning, but the sun was not always visible in this forest.
Later, he tried to cut down a big tree and determine the north-south direction by observing the width of the annual rings. However, the terrain in the forest was complicated. Even if he got the direction, he would lose it again after walking a few hundred meters.
After walking for a whole morning, the height of the trees did not change at all, which meant that he might have been circling in the mixed area, or even heading deeper into the Star Forest.
"Are you angry?"
When Xuan Ming stopped to rest and recover, the Ice Dragon King suddenly asked.
Xuan Ming did not respond. He just ate his lunch by himself, pouring the dried meat he bought into the pot one portion after another.
"What's wrong with you?" The shadow of the Ice Dragon King emerged.
Xuan Ming still didn't speak, nor did he look at the Ice Dragon King. He just lowered his head and ate.
"Are you angry about getting lost?" asked the Ice Dragon King.
"…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked the Ice Dragon King.
"Nothing." Xuan Ming stood up, cut down a tree, determined the north-south direction, and started moving again.
Next, he would cut down a tree every hundred meters to determine the direction. Although it was laborious and his progress was greatly slowed down, at least he was heading in the right direction.
Gradually, it got dark.
Xuan Ming cleared a piece of land and set up a simple tent. Instead of practicing as usual, he fell asleep directly.
Of course, he could only sleep on his side. Ever since he awakened his martial soul, he could no longer lie flat.
"Are you still angry about what happened last night?" The Ice Dragon King floated out again.
"No." Xuan Ming answered with his eyes closed.
"Then what's wrong with you?" the Ice Dragon King asked puzzledly.
Part of her dragon soul merged with Xuan Ming's soul, and she could clearly feel his emotional changes at every moment.
Since last night, Xuan Ming's mood has been problematic. He is angry! She originally thought that Xuan Ming was angry because he was lost, but after she asked the question, Xuan Ming became even angrier.
In other words, Xuan Ming's anger was because of her.
"…"
Xuan Ming closed his eyes and did not respond.
He knew clearly that there was no kindness without reason in this world, and no good thing would fall on his head like a pie in the sky.
Misfortunes often lie behind blessings, and blessings often lie behind misfortunes. He has been constantly wavering between these two sentences and these two situations.
After his martial soul awakened, although he was sold, he was lucky enough to fully awaken his martial soul. Later, he met Dugu Bo. Although there were some setbacks, he also learned how to practice.
The same was true afterwards. Every time he went through so many twists and turns, he could be considered to have escaped danger. If he hadn't gone through so much, he wouldn't have known what was wrong with his martial soul, and no one would have helped him solve it, and he might have died at any time.
Therefore, after the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eyes and the Ice and Fire Dragon Souls ran onto his body, he knew very well that he was going to be unlucky again! The Ice Dragon King wanted him to come to the Star Dou Great Forest, and he had no choice.
After all, he was just a great soul master who had just broken through. Even if these two dragon kings were only residual souls, it would not be difficult for them to control him, so he chose to cooperate honestly.
But on the way, the Ice Dragon King tried every means to get close to him, pretending to be an elder who cared about him, and even sacrificed his own dragon soul power to help him strengthen his soul. Just like what Bibi Dong did in the Pope's Palace.
It's just that at that time he knew what Bibi Dong's purpose was, and Bibi Dong did not hide it, and even told him very clearly that everything she did was to win him over because of his value.
It was very simple and straightforward, without any ambiguity or psychological pressure on him like Qian Renxue did. There was no moral blackmail, and everything was treated separately, which did not make him feel uncomfortable.
Bibi Dong's purpose was clear. What she wanted was the value he could bring. As long as he did his job well, it would be a mutually beneficial transaction. Even if Bibi Dong had more calculations towards him, he would not feel uncomfortable.
But now, he didn't know what the purpose of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King was in doing all this.
Look at him with pity? Impossible! Powerful soul beasts look down on humans, and the dragon race looks down on all soul beasts equally, not to mention the Dragon King who stands at the top of the dragon race? At first, he thought that the Ice Dragon King just wanted him to help send their dragon souls to the Xingdou Great Forest, and the little dragon soul power he gave him was a reward.
However, after what happened last night, he felt that this matter was not that simple.
"…"
The Ice Dragon King felt a little annoyed when he saw Xuan Ming remained silent. As the Ice Dragon King, how could she have ever been so humble and cared about a human being? But this boy was so ungrateful.
"Xuan Ming, what on earth are you thinking about? I just wanted to show my concern for you because I saw that you had a hard time on the way and got lost in this forest. But you are showing such a stinky face to whom?"
Xuan Ming slowly opened his eyes and looked at the Ice Dragon King calmly: "I am really sorry for causing you trouble, Lord Dragon King."
"You..." The Ice Dragon King was slightly stunned.
"What did you call me?"
"Lord Dragon King, is there any problem?" Xuan Ming said.
"…"
"What are you doubting?" asked the Ice Dragon King.
"Speak nicely."
"What are you doubting..." Xuan Ming paused.
"You are the high and mighty Dragon King, and you were once a god. How could you possibly be interested in a human like me who can be crushed to death by you?"
"I know you must have some ulterior motives, and I suspected that you wanted to take over my body, but you acted so close to me. For a while, I really wanted to believe that you were doing this for my own good, but the things you did became more and more strange, and I couldn't even deceive myself."
"I have told you everything about me from the beginning, without reservation. You know who I am and how suspicious I am. However, you have been trying to cover up things and have created a lot of loopholes that have forced me to doubt and even play dumb."
"I know you want to use me, and I understand that you choose to deceive me for better use. But, since you want to deceive me, can you be more careful?"
"Can you at least trick me?"
If it was just a plot, he could pretend that he knew nothing. In the past two years in Tiandou City, he had played dumb many times and was used to it.
However, while she was scheming, she wanted to pretend that she was not scheming, and even wanted to use her calculations to demand his sincerity, just like Qian Renxue's lies to the people of the world.
He is a human being, a living person, not a dead object, not a piece of wood. It is impossible for him to be indifferent to everything.
"I can accept a transaction with a clearly marked price, even if the transaction is not fair at all and is usury." Xuan Ming said.
"But I can't accept that you are holding me hostage with vague feelings and plotting against me at the same time."
"Because I can't not resist, I can't wait to die, I can't really let others manipulate me. But because of this vague feeling, once I resist, I will be called a ruthless person by some people!"
"This is really disgusting!"