Chapter 418 Leng Wuyan’s compensation!

Leng Wuyan, who appeared expressionless and incredibly calm, was already a mess inside. She closed her eyes, formed hand seals, and it took her a while to completely stabilize her Qi.

The power of a Saint King contained the power of Heavenly Dao Law. When Leng Wuyan had previously prepared to cross space and escape, she was forcibly knocked out of the Void Realm passage by the black-robed Saint King.

Although that strike didn't take her life, it completely deprived her of combat power.

The gap between the Late Stage of a Saint and the Early Stage of a Saint King was something even she couldn't bridge. If she hadn't been powerful and a Prodigy enough, her Physical Body might have exploded into a mist of blood from that strike.

Even so, she was severely injured, covered in wounds, and the residual Dao Law continuously eroded the injuries.

She had to expend most of her power to suppress her injuries to prevent them from worsening, so she had almost lost all combat power. To eliminate the residual Dao Law and recover some combat power, it would take her at least ten years personally. To fully recover, it might take decades or even hundreds of years.

To recover quickly, only Li Xuanfeng could help.

However, to repair the residual Dao Law before, she had already signed a two-hundred-year contract with him. This time, her injuries were more severe, and Leng Wuyan could no longer offer enough bargaining chips.

Moreover, Li Xuanfeng had used a trump card to save her.

Thinking of this, Leng Wuyan couldn't help but open her eyes, only to find Li Xuanfeng silently watching her from in front.

"I'm sorry."

After a moment of silence, a trace of guilt and apology flashed across Leng Wuyan's perpetually expressionless, cold, and beautiful face as she looked at Li Xuanfeng and spoke.

"Sorry for what?"

Li Xuanfeng asked.

"For making you waste a trump card."

Leng Wuyan said. After a slight pause, her Frost Longsword flew out from between her eyebrows and hovered between the two of them.

This was a genuine High Grade Saint Weapon, Leng Wuyan's most precious treasure. She had refined and nurtured it for a very long time to reach this level.

Although it was damaged by a Saint King's strike, its value was still very high. With some Materials and a bit of time, this sword could return to its Peak.

Having caused Li Xuanfeng to lose a trump card, Leng Wuyan truly had nothing else to offer as compensation and intended to give away this longsword that had accompanied her for so long.

The Frost Sword seemed to anticipate Leng Wuyan's thoughts, emitting a faint hum, expressing its reluctance.

Leng Wuyan reached out her jade hand and gripped the hilt. Her eyes also held deep reluctance. An invisible power surged, and she was about to erase all traces of herself from the longsword.

However, Li Xuanfeng's large hand grasped her slender wrist first.

"Senior Leng, what are you trying to do?"

Li Xuanfeng asked, looking into her eyes.

"Compensation."

Leng Wuyan's reply was concise.

If she hadn't asked Li Xuanfeng for help with her injuries, they wouldn't have been tracked by the black-robed Saint King, and Li Xuanfeng wouldn't have wasted that Jade Slip.

That Jade Slip was enough to kill the black-robed Saint King. Lian Yuezhou must have paid a considerable price to forcefully project her power from such a distant location.

Leng Wuyan felt that she was the cause of everything and should compensate, even though she was very reluctant to part with her weapon.

"A damaged High Grade Saint Weapon, and repairing it still requires resources and time. Senior Leng, do you think its value is enough?"

Li Xuanfeng looked directly into her eyes.

Leng Wuyan didn't speak. The Frost Sword continued to hum, seemingly expressing dissatisfaction with Li Xuanfeng's words.

"What else do you want?"

After a moment of silence, Leng Wuyan spoke again.

"Senior Leng, why did you send me and Xiaoya away at that time?"

Li Xuanfeng didn't answer her question but instead asked back.

Leng Wuyan's lips, which had regained a little color, parted slightly, but she ultimately didn't speak.

Yes, why did she choose to send Li Xuanfeng and An Ya away at that moment?

If she had escaped immediately, there was still a great chance, but by choosing to teleport Li Xuanfeng and An Ya away, she was destined not to escape from the Saint King's hands.

The black-robed Saint King's main target was her. Her staying behind could buy Li Xuanfeng some time, even if that time was very short.

When she did that, was it out of guilt for bringing trouble to Li Xuanfeng and An Ya, or was there another reason?

Leng Wuyan herself couldn't say for sure. Perhaps it was more that the seven months of peaceful and warm days had allowed the two of them to occupy a special place in her heart.

Although she didn't like to talk, she had been expressing her affection for An Ya through actions for these seven months. This was not only out of sympathy for An Ya's tragic experience but also a kind of redemption for her own childhood.

Because Leng Wuyan had experiences similar to An Ya's.

Leng Wuyan possessed the Nine Nether Cold Physique, which didn't mean she was naturally indifferent. On the contrary, as a child, she was lively and adorable, deeply loved by her Family.

However, like An Ya, the problem ultimately lay in her Physique.

The Nine Nether Cold Physique was too powerful, not only causing the young Leng Wuyan herself to suffer from the torment of cold Qi but also bringing many negative effects to those around her. Some children in the Family had their Meridians frozen by the uncontrolled cold Qi she released.

Because she belonged to a small Family in the Eastern Desolate Saint City, no one had the insight to understand the Nine Nether Cold Physique, only thinking that she had been contaminated by some evil object full of cold Qi.

Leng Wuyan was therefore isolated, constantly hearing various rumors and receiving hateful, disgusted glances.

Such experiences also gradually made Leng Wuyan silent and withdrawn.

Later, due to a conflict of interests, the Family accidentally provoked a powerful Cultivator. That Cultivator was not only powerful himself but also came from a significant background, far beyond what Leng Wuyan's small Family could contend with.

As the conflict had escalated to an irreconcilable point, Leng Wuyan's Family faced a catastrophe.

Leng Wuyan, being destined, naturally wouldn't die in such a disaster, but her Family members were not spared.

Just as Leng Wuyan was about to suffer a tragic fate, she was rescued by a passing female Elder from the Glacier Valley and brought back to the Sect to become her Personal Disciple.

After such a major upheaval, Leng Wuyan, who had already become gradually silent and withdrawn, became even more aloof and unapproachable.

Later, her Master went to a Secret Realm in the Central Continent and was ambushed and killed.

Although Leng Wuyan later avenged her Family and Master with her own hands after she became stronger, the early years of isolation and the pain of losing loved ones repeatedly shaped her taciturn personality.

Coupled with years of secluded cultivation, she almost forgot how to communicate with people.

As her strength grew, her status in the Glacier Valley also rose. Coupled with her expressionless and unapproachable, aloof demeanor, no one dared to approach her.

Therefore, Leng Wuyan was alone for many years, hardly communicating with anyone. Even after she later took Ice Feather Emperor as her Disciple, her silent and withdrawn nature remained unchanged. Even if her psychological activities were strong, years of habit made her unwilling to speak. When teaching Ice Feather Emperor cultivation, she would either demonstrate directly or give her a Jade Slip.

Leng Wuyan often thought that she would never form any close relationships with anyone in this life.

Until Li Xuanfeng rescued An Ya.

Originally, she and Li Xuanfeng were just a transaction, but due to An Ya's presence, the relationship between the three of them subtly changed.

Leng Wuyan felt that she saw her own childhood self in An Ya, so she took extra care of her.

And the little one was very sensible, never actively asking for anything, nor crying without reason. Her tragic experiences taught her to observe others' emotions.

It seemed that to make the expressionless Leng Wuyan smile and be happy, An Ya always made various efforts.

She pulled Li Xuanfeng along, wanting to make the three of them closer.

The little one, who hadn't completely emerged from her own grief, was still thinking of others.

However, with her efforts, there were indeed some effects. Besides healing every night, the three of them were always inseparable during the day, like a Family of three.

Li Xuanfeng and Leng Wuyan also gradually enjoyed this leisurely and comfortable life. Although communication was still not much, they were slowly growing closer.

It wasn't until the arrival of the black-robed Saint King and the moment Leng Wuyan made her choice that she confirmed that the two of them held a special place in her heart.

Now, Li Xuanfeng suddenly asked why she sent him and An Ya away. Leng Wuyan's guilt for attracting the Saint King was part of the reason, but more importantly, Li Xuanfeng and An Ya already held special significance for her.