The lizards leaped one after another, trying to bite the girl. The girl was agile, constantly dodging, but although her body wasn't bitten, her already tattered dress was torn even more.

At this moment, the girl's slender waist and abdomen were exposed.

One advantage of cultivation practice is the ability to see in the dark as if it were daylight.

Therefore, Qin Yi could see everything clearly.

In this situation, he suddenly smiled to himself. Wasn't this a heaven-sent opportunity to play the hero and save the damsel in distress?

"Don't come over... don't come over..."

The girl was terrified, waving her sword and shouting, but her intimidation was ultimately weak.

The four lizards drew closer to her, their beady eyes rolling wildly over her body.

The lizards stared at her, drooling. To them, no matter how beautiful a human woman was, with fair skin, long legs, and a slender waist, she was nothing more than prey to satisfy their hunger.

Just as the four lizards were about to pounce on her, Qin Yi made his move.

He flew on his sword, cutting through the air, but instead of slaying the four lizards with a single stroke, he wrapped his arm around the girl's waist as he passed by her, taking her to a stone platform protruding from the cave wall.

If Qin Yi wanted to kill those four lizards, he certainly could have.

But anyone who chooses to kill them all in one go at such a time is definitely a straight-laced man.

While saving the damsel in distress can indeed make the beauty grateful to you, what happens after the gratitude?

They go their separate ways, and at most, she says thank you.

But a verbal "thank you" is the least valuable thing.

Instead of that, it's better to do this—keep the enemy at bay to gain an advantage!

On this platform, which was less than a square meter, Qin Yi held Xu Xinran.

Since the place was so small, the two of them could only hold each other. If they stood apart, they might accidentally fall off.

Even though Xu Xinran had a Dao companion, she couldn't reject him at this moment, given the sudden situation.

"Qin... Senior Brother."

The nervous girl, after calming her mind, finally saw clearly who had saved her. It was Qin Yi.

"Why did you come here alone?" Qin Yi asked with feigned concern.

"Because only here can I find Rhinoceros Horn Stone and Deep Shadow Water. I've been here before, but this time I didn't expect so many Fire Salamander Beasts, and there are a lot more vampire bats too."

"Fire Salamander Beasts?"

Qin Yi's task was to kill Fire Salamander Beasts and extract Fire Salamander Bones.

However, the Fire Salamander Beasts described in the map's information were about the size of a baby, capable of jumping, quick-moving, with sharp teeth.

But now, the four lizards in front of him were each the size of a Nile crocodile, weighing at least seven or eight hundred pounds.

The size difference was too great!

That's why Qin Yi didn't recognize them at first.

"Why are these Fire Salamander Beasts so big?"

"I... I don't know either." Xu Xinran suddenly groaned in pain.

Only then did Qin Yi notice a wound on her arm, not like a bat bite, but more like a scrape from a rock.

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"Are you okay, Junior Sister Xu?"

"I... I used up almost all my spiritual power clearing the bats outside. If you hadn't come in time to save me, I might have..."

"Don't say that. We're fellow disciples; supporting each other is only right."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Qin."

As they talked, their bodies were in close contact.

Xu Xinran might have felt this was inappropriate, but with no spiritual power left, she could only rely on Qin Yi.

Qin Yi looked at the top of her head, and suddenly a number appeared: 30 points of affection.

He couldn't help but frown slightly.

Saving her life, and he only got 30 points of affection?

"Sigh, I've also exhausted my spiritual power searching for the Fire Salamander Beasts. It looks like we'll have to stay here for a while." Qin Yi suddenly sighed.

Hearing this, Xu Xinran was nervously surprised, "Senior Brother Qin... you don't have spiritual power either?"

Qin Yi: "Yes, there are many wild beasts outside. It's quite difficult to handle them alone. I originally wanted to hide in this cave, but I didn't expect there to be danger inside as well."

Xu Xinran suddenly realized that Qin Yi had entered the cave to avoid the wild beasts.

If that's the case, it's normal for Qin Yi to have no spiritual power left.

But if that's the case, with both of them out of spiritual power, they are destined to spend at least 12 hours on this platform, alone together.

Because the human body can naturally form a major cycle every 12 hours, in a state of spiritual power exhaustion, as long as they rest for 12 hours, they can recover one or two tenths of their spiritual power, even without any other supplements.

Xu Xinran thought about spending 12 hours like this, holding a man she wasn't very familiar with, and her face turned red, her heart racing.

"Senior Brother Qin, actually... you don't have to hold me so tightly."

"I'm afraid you'll fall. If you fall, I won't have the strength to save you again."

As he spoke, Qin Yi didn't waste the opportunity, using the Hand of Nuwa.

Xu Xinran always felt uncomfortable being held like this, and now her blood was boiling, her heart racing.

"Junior Sister Xu, are you okay?"

"I'm... I'm fine, Senior Brother Qin, can you let go of me first?"

"Then stand firm yourself, and don't fall."

Qin Yi cooperated, knowing that with a woman whose heart defense was high, he had to maintain respect until he could break through her defenses.

However, Qin Yi had his own methods. As he released her, the power of the Hand of Nuwa doubled as he touched her waist.

That touch,

almost made Xu Xinran cry out.

She bit her lip, her body swaying as she was about to fall off the platform.

Her face changed dramatically, and she screamed in fright.

Qin Yi seized the moment, wrapping his arm around her waist again, holding her even tighter: "I told you, it's a good thing I acted quickly, or you'd have fallen and become their food. They are drooling over you."

Xu Xinran glanced at the four Fire Salamander Beasts below, then at Qin Yi's concerned face.

She finally stopped resisting, and as Qin Yi held her, she also held onto him tightly, partly due to lingering fear.

At this moment, Xu Xinran's affection level increased by another 10 points, reaching 40 points.