The Legend of Shen Li (English Translation of Yu Feng Xing 与凤行)

Chapter 76

For a while, Xing Zhi knelt down on the ground due to his exhaustion. 

Finally, when he suppressed all the pain that he felt, he fixed his eyes ahead without looking at the afterimages of his friends from long ago, which he had never laid eyes upon. 

As always, he only gazed at the flight of steps, walking down step by step. Anyone could be weak. Anyone could recall the past. 

However, Xing Zhi could not, he still had things to do and people to save.

The blood on his shoulder saturated his clothes, flowing down his arm to his fingertips, and dripped along the ground. 

He was so focused on walking and keeping himself on the path that he did not look back, so he did not see the Altar of Deities stained with his blood, while the golden lights were never-endingly bright.

After leaving the flight of green jade steps, Xing Zhi immediately rode on the clouds. Now that the Outer Bounds of Heaven was connected to the Ruins of Heavenly Poles, he searched for the area richest in miasma and went in that direction. 

Within a short period of time, he entered the Ruins of Heavenly Poles. In the darkness, it was extremely difficult to distinguish one's orientation, so he searched for a long time before he saw a little light like a shining star. 

He hurriedly went forward, but when he reached Shen Li's side, he slowed down.

He saw that her eyes were gently closed, she had quietly fallen asleep. Her expression was peaceful, as if she was having a beautiful dream.

For a moment, Xing Zhi could not bear to wake her up. 

He had seen Shen Li's sleeping face before, her brows were furrowed, her breathing was extremely shallow, and she seemed to be on guard all the time. If anyone around her dared to conspire against her, she would immediately jump up and crush that person to his or her death.

So for her to have such a peaceful sleeping face was very rare.

So he stood quietly beside her. Right now, all he needed was a spell to destroy the Ruins of Heavenly Poles. 

However, after he recited the incantation completely, every time a part of the ruins collapsed, it would take away a part of his divine power. If it was before, when his divine power was taken away, it just made him a little tired, but now it was different, with the disappearance of the Ruins of Heavenly Poles, it would exhaust all of his strength...

As Shen Li's eyelashes fluttered, she slowly opened her eyes. 

When she saw Xing Zhi standing in front of her with a light smile, Shen Li could not help curling her lips into a smile in response.

"I had a beautiful dream, then I woke up and saw you. It couldn't get any better."

Then from now on, I would let you have a beautiful dream every day, and I would let you wake up beside me every day...

Even though Xing Zhi's lips moved, he could not say this promise out loud. He just smiled and asked lightly.

"What did you dream about? That made you so happy?"

"Just now, I..." 

As she spoke, an uncontrollable smile already appeared on her lips, 

"Under the grapevines, I saw you reclining in the rocking chair, basking in the sun, holding a book that you haven't finished reading in your hand, sleeping soundly. 

The sun was so warm, it filtered through the grape trellis like specks of stars in the sky sprinkled on your face. It was so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes away."