Chapter 18

  Feng Qi's body was powerless, and she knew that she would soon be swallowed alive by the beast, becoming its delicious lunch. However, she was unable to save herself, and her eyes saw the giant fire dragon's bloody mouth getting closer and closer, surrounded by a sea of flames that had incinerated all living things in the world. The flames roasted her, squeezing her chest cavity as her body fell, making her feel like every bone in her body was about to shatter into pieces!

  "Ah..."

  Feng Qi's eyes closed in despair, her heart wailing incessantly. After all this time, was she really going to report to the underworld palace?

  But just as this question was still unanswered, suddenly...

  Her slender arm was grasped tightly, and her body was suddenly pulled away from the giant fire dragon's bloody mouth. Then, amidst the shocking flames, she was enveloped in a warm, familiar embrace.

  Phoenix Seven was startled, but hadn't yet lifted her eyes to see who the newcomer was. The giant fire dragon suddenly let out a furious roar, its incredibly powerful sonic waves causing the entire cavern to tremble on the verge of collapse. Along with this, the massive dragon tail brought with it an earth-shaking aura that whipped towards her with incredible force. In an instant, she was swept into someone's arms and tightly held in their embrace, shielding her from all the impending danger!

  "Hmm..."

  A dull hum of pain came from the earlobe, and then the body fell down like a broken kite string, plummeting downwards at lightning speed.

  Just as Feng Qi thought they would drift for life in this endless and bottomless pit, there was a sudden loud noise "Boom!" The ground shook, and in the midst of Feng Qi's suffocation, the bottomless pit finally came to an end.

  The two of them thudded heavily to the ground, rolling over a dozen times before stabilizing their bodies. A swarm of golden stars danced before their eyes, and they felt dizzy and swollen-headed, as if countless black crows had flown by, leaving behind a trail of dark spots...

  Half a minute later, she finally came back to her senses from that intense suffocating feeling, and her body was being pressed down by a strong force. No wonder she felt like she couldn't breathe!

  She struggled with all her might, but the person pressing down on her was still motionless. Although he had protected her from being smashed to death just now, at this moment she was almost suffocated by him!

  In her heart, she was indignant and wondered if he was saving or killing people. Feng Qi's eyes blazed with anger as she raised her gaze, but in that instant, her heart ached to the point of suffocation for a few seconds, followed by a burst of furious roars: "Hu Zui, you idiot, moron, why did you jump down? Why?"

  Feng Qi's furious roar had reached its peak, she untied the golden thread that bound their wrists together, her intention was to prevent him from getting into trouble, but this idiot seemed to have a death wish, he actually followed her into this deadly abyss without fear, it truly made her... extremely angry.

  Perhaps it was the power of her furious roar that was too great, and the person who had been unresponsive on her body suddenly let out a soft "uh" in her angry and crazy bellowing voice. He slowly opened his beautiful and narrow phoenix eyes, and when he saw that the person below him was still alive, he smiled beautifully! But the first words that came out of his mouth made the usually ruthless and heartless evil ninja almost burst into tears on the spot.

  "You... nothing's wrong, that's good..." He weakly finished saying this sentence, and then collapsed on Feng Qiuye's body, not even having the strength to move anymore!

  But Feng Qiuye turned into stone at the moment his words fell.

  It's all right as long as you're fine! It's all right as long as you're fine! All right... all right...

  Feng Qi's mind was filled with only this one sentence, and her eyes instantly turned red. What kind of people are these?

  Isn't he always selfish and ruthless? She hasn't forgotten the scene where they met in the rain, when he kicked her away without hesitation, a weak and helpless woman. When did he become so loving? If saving her previously was just within his power, then this time accompanying her to jump into the abyss is of a completely different nature!

  Is this what it means by "together in life and death"?

  Feng Qi's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, and a drop finally rolled down her cheek without warning, her emotions surging to the point where she almost lost control of herself.

  Even if she had a heart of stone, at this moment she couldn't help but be moved by him! This fool! How could he stir her originally thought to be already numb and hard as stone heart?

  At this moment, she took a few deep breaths to calm her turbulent emotions and shouted loudly: "Aren't you going to take revenge? Why jump down? Are you a pig! Don't you know that if you jump down, you may not be able to get out alive again, and you won't be able to take revenge again?"

  Huozui was stunned by her roar, indeed! How could he have forgotten that old scoundrel Yu Liu Fang?

  He's still alive just to have a chance to take revenge on the person who made his life miserable, isn't he? But why did he jump down without hesitation after seeing this girl being dragged into the big cave by that giant fire dragon, and instead be grateful for saving her from being swallowed by that giant fire dragon?

  "I... don't want you to die." After struggling for half a day, Huo Zui finally managed to squeeze out these words, directly expressing his true feelings.

  It's just this seemingly simple sentence that made a certain evil spirit that had finally calmed down once again become disordered in the wind and rain!

  Her gaze was entangled with his, reading the unprecedented seriousness in his eyes. At that moment, she seemed to see into his heart. He was sometimes just a simple person, disliking and liking things so clearly.

  Do you like it?

  Feng Qi's heart skipped a beat, the stunning young man in front of her... could it be...

  Feng Qi is not a naive and ignorant young girl who doesn't understand anything. She is the CEO of the Feng Group, and she has had romantic relationships before. So when it comes to the gaze of the young man in front of her, that pure and loving gaze that only a man can give to his beloved woman, she can clearly feel the deep affection he has for her. Perhaps even he himself hasn't realized it yet, and doesn't know that his heart has already fallen for her! On the other hand, she is very clear about it.

  However, she won't wake him up, but instead hopes that he will always be so ignorant and innocent, simply treating her as a friend, maybe it's better this way.

  This also explains why he would recklessly follow her in jumping into the clearly life-threatening pit!

  But? Getting this answer, her mood didn't ease up, instead it kept sinking down.

  She, who had long been hurt by love, had already vowed in her heart that she would never touch the word "love" again in this life, so she was afraid to disappoint the young man's affection for herself.

  Only by being heartless and ruthless can she avoid being hurt again, the pain of which she had tried once was enough, if she fell into the same thing for the second time, then Feng Qi would be too stupid. So, she has to strangle everything possible in the cradle.

  At this moment, Feng Qi's eyes flashed with a hint of warmth, and his gaze fell on the beautiful eyes that seemed to be brimming with tears. He couldn't help but feel a flutter in his chest, and he hastily looked away from her sincere gaze: "Thank you for treating me like an older brother, just like Brother Feng Fei. From now on, I will also regard you as my own sister. Why don't we become sworn siblings today?"

  No! In fact, she regarded him as her own younger brother. Her heart was much older than his, and from then on, no matter if he had any relatives in this world or not, she would definitely take care of him.

  Sworn siblings? Siblings of different surnames?

  Her eyes sparkled with intoxication, and logically speaking, in her heart, he should be on the same level as Feng Fei, that little brat. He should feel happy about it, but somehow, he felt like something was off. When she treated him like a real older brother, he couldn't muster up any excitement.

  What's going on?

  "What's wrong?" Seeing Huo Zui's furrowed brow, Feng Qisha's heart tightened for a moment. Without giving him time to think, she intentionally raised her voice in dissatisfaction: "Don't you want to be my brother? You should know that being able to be my brother is a blessing accumulated over several lifetimes! From now on, everything of mine will be yours. Not only will you have many more relatives, but you'll also have a home and no longer need to live a life of wandering and drifting. If someone bullies you, I'll help you fight back; your enemies will be my enemies, and I'll take revenge with you. And every day, there's fine wine to drink... Are you really not considering being my brother? Just like Feng Fei."

  Feng Qi's eyes narrowed, suppressing the guilt in his heart, and put on an air of "you're missing out if you don't make me your brother", transforming into a big bad wolf luring Little Red Riding Hood, doing despicable things to deceive innocent young men.

  Her eyes sparkled slightly, and upon hearing Feng Qi's words, she didn't think much of it. Anyway, he didn't want to leave her side, and it seemed that being sworn siblings with her wouldn't be bad either, so she suppressed the inexplicable unease in her heart and nodded somewhat against her will.

  Feng Qi's eyes lit up with great joy as soon as he saw him, but his face remained calm and composed as he said, "Since you agree, let us make a vow then!"

  Make an oath?

  Drunkenly dazed and bewildered.

  Feng Qi Xie didn't give him a chance to object, and took advantage of the situation to make a vow: "You just follow me and it's done! I, Huo Zui, from today on, will be sworn brothers with Feng Qi Xie..."

  Huozui hesitated, Feng Qi urged: "Recite quickly!"

  Huozui reluctantly followed her lead and recited: "I, Huozui, today have become sworn siblings of different surnames with Feng Qiniang..."

  As soon as the words were spoken, for some reason, Huo Zui suddenly had a feeling of being on the wrong boat and being calculated by others.

  (Tears of rage! Kid, this isn't your illusion, you've obviously been schemed by some heartless woman!)

  (Tears were about to fall, but before they could be spoken, a certain vicious woman kicked them flying: Get out! When did my affairs become yours to manage? Go and write according to my will, this is none of your business!)

  (Tears of sadness crawling, dripping tears continue typing.)

  Phoenix Qiyan suppressed the guilt in her heart and continued to recite: "From now on, we will share good fortune together, and we will also share difficulties together. We will be bound together for all eternity, never to be separated. If I were to betray this oath, I am willing to accept the punishment of heaven and earth, fall into hell, and never be reincarnated."

  The unease in Huo Zui's heart grew more intense! He stared tightly at Feng Qiyue, remaining silent for a long time.

  Feng Qi originally wanted to face him with a straight and majestic attitude, but her heart was inexplicably empty because she knew that once Huo Zui made this vow, even if he later regretted his intentions towards her, it would be too late!

  Doing this is very unethical, but she...

  "Are you scheming something against me?" Out of intuition, Huo Zui instinctively felt that this sinister girl was again plotting something against him.

  Feng Qi's evil intentions were all in his heart, could it be that he had been discovered?

  No, it's impossible. She shouldn't scare herself first. This kid is clever in every other way, but he knows nothing about love, so she has to take the initiative and cut off his retreat before talking about it. In this life, she will never talk about emotions again.

  "I've had enough of you." Feng Qiuye snorted disdainfully, gave him a once-over, and with a nonchalant wave of her hand, chose the wisest approach to retreat: "If it weren't for you treating me like an older brother, I wouldn't have bothered bringing up this proposal! Since you don't want to become sworn siblings with me, then forget it! Once we leave the Blackwood Ancient Forest, we'll go our separate ways and never meet again. Anyway, Feng Qiuye has never cared about the lives of 'strangers'."

  Feng Qi's face turned cold, intentionally using words to force him. It wasn't that she was heartless, but if she didn't cut ties now, she feared it would bring even greater harm to him in the future. She already owed him many favors and emotions, which she couldn't repay. Perhaps for this lifetime, there was no way to repay them. So she could only do her best to protect him from suffering too much harm in this life.

  At this time, Feng Qiuxia still didn't know that for Cui Zui, her decision was the greatest harm. If they had known earlier in life, they wouldn't have ended up like this later on...

  (Cough cough! A wicked laugh with tears in my eyes, I won't say it out loud yet, let you all hold your breath for now, hehe!)

  As soon as I thought that I would never see her again, and after leaving the Black Wood Forest, we would become strangers forever, my heart suddenly tightened. Before I could even think about whether my feelings for her were brotherly or not, I had already made a vow: "I, Huo Zui, am willing to become sworn siblings with Feng Qisha, from now on sharing good fortune and bad, never to betray each other, otherwise I will accept the punishment of heaven and earth, fall into hell, and never be reincarnated."

  At the moment when the oath was sworn, the rules of heaven and earth flashed, meaning that the vows of both parties were established and could not be violated, otherwise the rules of heaven and earth would punish them.

  This is how it was, one of them had a heart that avoided love, ever since she received the verdict and trauma from love, she vowed to never touch love again in this life, so instinctively ignoring Huo Zui's true feelings, forcing herself to categorize him as "brotherly love".

  And another, who was completely ignorant of love, only knew that he didn't want to be separated from her, as long as he could see her safe and sound, and often stay by her side. As for the rest, he didn't think much about it at the time, until later when Huo Zui realized his true intentions, just thinking about this scene made him clench his teeth in anger, hating that despicable and shameless girl to death!

  Of course, that's for later, let's not mention it for now.

  And then our heroine, Feng Qiniu, after forcing Huo Zui to make such an oath, felt a great relief in her heart at the same time, and also felt inexplicable guilt. She secretly prayed that he would understand her "good intentions" when he knew the truth later, and not blame her. Otherwise, she could imagine what it would be like if Huo Zui were to get angry, and it was probably something she couldn't bear.

  "Evil..."

  Just as Feng Qi was worried, a soft and gentle voice suddenly came from the side of her ear. She heard the sound and raised her eyes, but unexpectedly met his perfect lips, and in an instant, it was like a current passing through, causing a slight tremble. The two people's bodies stiffened, and they were stunned.

  Thick unexpectedness filled both eyes, four eyes entwined, red lips stuck together, the two people's breathing could be heard, shocked to the point that neither of them backed away.

  "Hum" Feng Qi's brain suddenly surged with blood, what's going on! She had just managed to mislead this little brat into a "brotherly love" relationship! Can't let him discover anything unusual!

  However, just as she was recovering from the shock of this unexpected event, she suddenly felt a tightness in her lower abdomen, and found that something hard was pressing against her. Feng Qi's small face turned red, and only then did she realize that this little scoundrel had been pressing down on her all along. With a hint of anger in her heart, she raised her hand to give him a slap.

  Damn it, this kid is really not honest, seeing that his life is almost gone, he still dares to have a lustful mind, if she doesn't wake her up this time, she won't be called...

  However, the fierce words were spoken, and the palm that was about to slap Huo Zui's face stopped 0.001 cm away from his handsome face. Originally, it wasn't him, but rather this matter should be blamed on her. If he really had those feelings towards himself, then it would be normal for him to react to physical contact with his own body. What reason did she have to blame him?

  At this moment, she smiled dryly and slightly moved her head, wanting to pull away from him and leave his tempting red lips. This guy was absolutely a reincarnated demon, if things went on like this, she would probably turn into a wolf without him even making a move! She counterattacked and knocked him down!

  But just as she was about to pull back, her small face was firmly fixed in place. She stared wide-eyed in shock, only to see a certain young man still pressed against her lips, not retreating but instead increasing the intensity of his kiss. Although his kissing technique was still awkward, it had clearly improved significantly from last time. Ugh! Now wasn't the time to discuss whether his kissing skills had progressed or not, but this little scoundrel had already agreed to be her adoptive brother! And yet he dared to do this to her - it was simply too much!

  At this moment, she pressed against his chest, completely ignoring the reaction caused by his kiss to her, and struggled violently under him.

  Young man, full of vigor and also a rookie who has never been in contact with women before, how could he let go of the taste of intimacy so easily.