Feng Ziling managed to stop his throbbing heart. He understood that he would never be able to confess his love to Mu Tian.

Mu Tian looked upset, so Feng Ziling asked, "What happened?"

Murong Xue did not answer him. When they went back to the inn and entered their room, Murong Xue slowly took off her mask and Feng Ziling saw a creepy face.

Feng Ziling could not believe his eyes and he reached out to feel Murong Xue's face, which was covered with mysterious yet strange runes. Murong Xue's lips became black, and all of these made the original handsome face unrecognizable. Feng Ziling thought that Mu Tian used to be very proud of his face, which made his eyes wet and his heart twist.

Murong Xue slapped Feng Ziling's hand away and said carelessly, "Why do you have that look on your face? I think I'm pretty cool now. Maybe I can stand outside the door at night and scare ghosts away like a door god, ha-ha!"

What she said was true. Murong Xue did not care about how she looked like. The thing she worried about was that her extraordinary face would set her apart and attract lots of attention, which would cause her trouble.

Looking at Mu Tian's smiling face, Feng Ziling was unable to smile back at him as he only felt sorry. "What happened to you these days? Where are Lin Nan and the others?"

"Let's go. I'm taking you to meet them." Murong Xue held his hand and they just disappeared.

Murong Xue took Feng Ziling to the cave inside the waterfall, the place where she put Lin Nan and the others.

"What's wrong with them?" Feng Ziling noticed that Lin Nan and the others' bodies covered in ice all became black and that they did not look better than Mu Tian.

Murong Xue walked over to reach out for the ice and she said in a small voice, "The devil's qi got into our bodies. As you can see, only I woke up."

She still remembered Lan Zun and Xiaobai's surprised eyes when she woke up. Since then, she was no longer a human being.

It was too late when she woke up. Lin Nan and the others had already been attacked by the devil's qi. They could not wake up because their levels were not as high as Murong Xue's. If things went on like this, Murong Xue was afraid that they would stop breathing one day.

She begged Lan Zun again and again, who later told her that their bodies could be preserved in ice to freeze time for them and thus to extend their life. But the way to save them was in the devildom.

"How did the devil's qi get into you?" asked Feng Ziling.

Murong Xue told him what had happened on the cliff and what the associate dean had done that day, including every little detail.

Feng Ziling listened to the end and held Mu Tian shakily. "Sorry, I was not there for you..."

Murong Xue gave him a soft push and said, "We are men. Don't be so emotional. I'm glad that you were not there that day."

Holding Mu Tian, Feng Ziling noticed that Mu Tian was surprisingly thin and that he had a lovely fragrance that other men usually did not have.

Feng Ziling let go of Mu Tian and said, "I'll try to save them, by all means, no matter what it costs me." He knew it would be a pain Mu Tian would never get rid of if Lin Nan and the others could not wake up. Besides, he already regarded them as his family after spending those days together.

Murong Xue answered flatly, "Okay, you have to find a way. I won't go out these days. I need to remain in seclusion to cultivate for some time with my mentor."

Not only did Lin Nan and the others worry her but the news about her parents from Lan Zun was a heavy blow to her. Lan Zun told her that her parents were not on the Fengyun Continent, so now there were only two possibilities. Her parents were either dead or in another world.

But no register of her parents' death was found, which was the silver lining. At least, they were probably alive.

Xiaobai had told her that anyone who wanted to go to another world had to go beyond purple-level and become god-like. If so, people could go further from the Fengyun Continent to the Shenlong Continent. Anyone who met the level requirement would be sent there automatically.

Murong Xue had asked why Xiaobai knew these, but Xiaobai turned away, unwilling to say more.

Lan Zun was the one who explained it to her at last. He had already met the requirement a long time ago and he always could leave for the Shenlong Continent, but he sealed most of his power to avoid being sent there.

There were also level rankings on the Shenlong Continent, the lowest of which was heaven-level and the highest of which was the Gods. Ten thousand years, Mu Ruoyu met the man who captured her heart, King, on this continent.

More importantly, if they wanted to save Lin Nan and the others, they had to go to the Shenlong Continent first, the only place that had access to the devildom.

"You won't go out? Why?" Feng Ziling asked without thinking.

Murong Xue gave a bitter laugh. "You see my face. It'll cause trouble if I show up in public." When they came back to the inn, the innkeeper had wanted to drive her away. She would not have been here without Feng Ziling's fame.

She considered dyeing her purple hair to avoid attention. She covered her face with a mask, but the hair was not easy to hide.

"Sorry..." Feng Ziling said in a guilty tone. He tried to say something, but he ended up with only one word.

Murong Xue gave a helpless smile. "It has nothing to do with you. You don't need to apologize. I'm not sad, so you don't have to look at me with a desperate face. Otherwise, I'll cry. I mean it."

Feng Ziling nodded seriously. "You can cry. You can have my shoulder to cry on."

Murong Xue found his answer unexpected and it made the atmosphere more romantic.

Murong Xue said plainly, "I won't cry. A man shouldn't cry. Anyway, I won't stay on the Fengyun Continent for long. I have to leave soon, so I need to cultivate and raise my level." She had to find her parents as soon as possible and save Lin Nan and the others.

Hearing this, Feng Ziling changed his face. He asked excitedly, "You want to leave? Are you going back to your world?" Speaking of it, he changed his face several times. At last, his face paled.

Murong Xue nodded. "I'm not going back to my world now, but I will sooner or later. Now I have to find my parents as quickly as possible. Master just told me they are not here..." Murong Xue was worried about her parents, who were just ordinary people. She had no idea how they could survive in the world where the strongest took all. Thinking that her parents might be abused somewhere, Murong Xue began to cry. A drop of tear fell down her creepy face.

Feng Ziling tried hard to prevent himself from taking Mu Tian in his arms.

"I'll go with you," said Feng Ziling determinedly.

With tears rolling in her eyes and her eyes wide, Murong Xue asked, "You go with me? Why? Your family is here…"

Feng Ziling wanted to go because he wanted to be with Mu Tian, but he would never say it. "Because I'll also be stronger. Only the people who are powerful enough can go to the place you want to go to and I don't want to lose to you all the time. Now, we can start on the same page."

Thinking of how things worked out in this world, Murong Xue could understand what he said. Everyone wanted to be stronger, and becoming a god was a dream for all on the Fengyun Continent.

So she nodded and said, "Okay, but I won't wait. If I succeed first, I'll leave first." She did not have time to wait. The longer she stayed here, the more her parents might suffer.

Feng Ziling raised his eyebrows. "You shouldn't underestimate me. Maybe I'm the one to achieve the goal first."

Murong Xue smiled because Feng Ziling was back to normal now.

Then they went back to Longyu College. People passed them by and pointed fingers at Murong Xue, but she felt nothing inside. However, Feng Ziling appeared to be grimmer and grimmer on the way as if he had tried to freeze everyone who whispered.

Murong Xue entered the forests without difficulty when they arrived at the bamboo forests, but Feng Ziling was stopped outside. He felt the difference between them.

Murong Xue took a moment before she asked, "Why don't you come in?" She looked at Feng Ziling, who stood still outside the forests.

Feng Ziling felt helpless. "I can't because of the inhibition spell."

"Wait for me." Murong Xue ran to the house quickly.

She pushed the door open irreverently. "Master, let Feng Ziling in."

Lan Zun held a teacup in his hand. He heard Murong Xue and his hand froze for a moment. "This is not an inn."

"But you said you would take Feng Ziling on as your student." Murong Xue fell into a chair and took the teacup in Lan Zun's hand. She was unsure if it was her illusion, but she felt that her mentor's tea tasted delicious and that the tea might be full of spiritual power, which made her feel warm after drinking it.

Lan Zun looked at her coldly, who had a terrible sitting posture. He looked at her mask disgustedly and said, "You don't need to wear the mask here. Take it off."

Murong Xue was fine with it, so she took off her mask quickly and she felt more comfortable. "Let Feng Ziling in. How long are you going to keep him waiting?" asked Murong Xue while drinking tea.

Lan Zun felt speechless. Murong Xue talked like his creditor and gave him orders. He did not know which of them was the mentor.

But he knew that she was the only one he could not give up in the past and now.