The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 868: Sister, Don’t Set Your Expectations Too High

After a brief hesitation, Ximen Chuan gritted his teeth and said, "What should I do?!"

After all, his life had been saved by her, so this was his way of repaying her.

Nanli handed him a stack of Teleportation Talismans and said, "Just keep cursing it and avoid getting killed."

Upon seeing those talismans, Ximen Chuan’s eyes immediately sparkled with excitement.

"Good sister, I’ll definitely complete the task!" He grabbed the talismans and started acting.

He was particularly skilled at cursing people, and soon, a stream of vulgarities poured out of his mouth:

"Big monster, so what if you’re huge? Haven’t you heard the saying, ’Big head, no brains!’?"

"In this North Wilderness, you’re the ugliest of them all!"

"If I were you, I’d smash my head against a rock and die already."

"After all, you’re so ugly that even your wife wouldn’t want you, so what’s the point of living?"

"..."

The Volcano Mythical Beast had some intelligence, and while it didn’t understand everything Ximen Chuan said, it did realize that it was being insulted. It was furious, and it either charged at him or opened its mouth to spew molten lava in his direction.

The ground beneath him began to melt.

Ximen Chuan was shocked. "Good heavens, it can even spit molten lava from its mouth?!"

After several rounds of this, even though he had the Teleportation Talismans in hand, there were hardly any safe spots to land. All he could do was keep cursing and retreating.

However, within the span of a single tea-time, his talismans were almost used up, yet the Volcano Mythical Beast still hadn’t collapsed.

He was getting desperate and quickly scanned the surroundings, but he couldn’t see Nanli anywhere.

Could it be...?

Had she left him behind, seeing that things were going badly?

He was now pushed to the edge of a cliff. As soon as the Volcano Mythical Beast got close, it began to suppress his inner core, rendering him powerless.

Ximen Chuan glanced down at the cliff below. The area was covered with strange plants, and there was a large black flower with a blood-red open mouth, seemingly waiting for a prey to jump down.

He stretched out his hand and tried to bargain with the beast. "Big brother, do you lack a little brother? I think I can handle the job."

He was in his prime years and didn’t want to die here.

The Volcano Mythical Beast saw his plea and stomped its feet in delight.

Just as Ximen Chuan thought the beast might spare him, it opened its large mouth to unleash molten lava.

Ximen Chuan’s face went pale.

He made up his mind and was about to leap off the cliff.

But just then, the molten lava didn’t come. Instead, the beast suddenly let out a painful howl.

Boom—

The beast collapsed onto the ground, its eyes slowly losing focus.

Ximen Chuan stood there stunned for a moment, and then, someone jumped out of the volcano’s mouth.

It was Nanli.

She had entered the volcano’s mouth? How hot must it have been?

Her clothes were burnt in many places, revealing her limbs, and her fair skin was either scorched red or covered with blisters. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

She didn’t seem to care about her injuries and instead closely examined the fiery red beast core.

"You have a lot of courage," Ximen Chuan remarked as he walked over with a stern face. "If it had spewed molten lava on your back, you’d be dead."

Nanli replied calmly, "There was no choice. While the Volcano Mythical Beast’s skin isn’t that tough, it can restrain spiritual energy, so I had to target its weakest point."

The beast core was at the bottom of the "volcano mouth."

Ximen Chuan couldn’t help but laugh. "So, you think I’m trustworthy now?"

"Sort of," Nanli replied. "With your intelligence, you should realize that if I die, with your abilities, you’ll never leave North Wilderness."

That’s why Ximen Chuan only listened to her orders and didn’t dare act up.

"Good sister, you misunderstood me," Ximen Chuan said, half-joking. "I really was worried about you."

By now, two large vultures had descended from the sky and began to feast on the carcass of the Volcano Mythical Beast.

The two of them moved to another spot.

Nanli simply treated her wounds.

Ximen Chuan was about to ask if she needed help, but Nanli had already summoned a paper man using Talisman to help her. He stood there with his mouth open, looking like a fool.

Nanli gave him a quick glance. "Aren’t you going to turn around?"

Ximen Chuan pouted, thought for a moment, and then rummaged through his Qiankun Bag.

Finally, he pulled out a robe and tossed it to Nanli while turning his back.

"What’s this?" Nanli looked at the robe and teased, "It’s a nice robe. Is this for me?"

"It’s women’s clothes. I figured I can’t wear it, so I thought I’d save it from going to waste and give it to you," Ximen Chuan explained.

Nanli touched the robe. It seemed to carry a bit of immortal energy. It must have been crafted by a famous blacksmith.

It wasn’t that it could resist heavenly thunder, but it could definitely withstand some normal attacks.

In fact, before the Immortal World collapsed, such robes were quite common.

But after the Immortal World sank, the technique for crafting them was lost, and blacksmiths had become nothing more than a legend.

Be it magical treasures, artifacts, immortal tools, or robes like this, they were in short supply. That’s why, when the cultivators in Seaside City saw the pile of treasures and artifacts, they were so eager.

This type of female cultivator’s robe probably couldn’t be found anywhere in the Immortal World, right?

After applying some ointment to her wounds, Nanli raised her hand and formed a seal. The robe automatically adjusted to fit her body.

The top part was moonlight white, the bottom was lake blue, and the skirt trailed on the ground. In the sunlight, it sparkled like a shining star, exuding an ethereal, immortal aura.

Nanli admired herself for a moment, murmuring, "This outfit is a bit extravagant."

Ximen Chuan turned around and was momentarily stunned before replying, "Aren’t robes like this supposed to look like this? Sister, you’re setting your expectations too high."

But Nanli had experience. After another hand seal, the robe subtly adjusted itself.

The skirt reached just above her ankles, the sleeves tightened, and although the color remained the same, the robe no longer shimmered with light.

She nodded in satisfaction. "This looks more suitable for me."

Ximen Chuan stood there, dumbfounded. "R... Robes can still change like this?!"

His knowledge was limited, so he had no idea.

Nanli demonstrated the hand seal to him. "With this seal, you can change the cut. Got it?"

Ximen Chuan was secretly amazed, but he didn’t want to say anything in case it made Nanli smug and show off in front of him.

They had already wasted a lot of time here. Nanli glanced at the volcano in front of them and said, "Let’s get the herbs and leave quickly."

Ximen Chuan also didn’t want to stay in this cursed place any longer. He nodded.

Once the Volcano Mythical Beast was dead, their spiritual energy was no longer suppressed.

They quickly reached the top of the volcano, feeling the waves of heat and seeing the molten lava below, which seemed ready to erupt at any moment.

This natural volcano had more intense and violent eruptions.

Ximen Chuan spotted the Five Fire Herb immediately. "I’ll go pick it!"

Nanli stopped him. "The more precious the herb, the more dangerous it is. Don’t act recklessly."

Ximen Chuan paused. He knew Nanli had vast experience and was familiar with the North Wilderness, so it was best to listen to her.

Nanli once again used a paper man to test things out.

As expected, as soon as the paper man approached, countless red snakes surged from the mountain’s edge and tightly coiled around the paper man.