Xia Qiu, who had seen Ouyang Yong, was always thinking about what he said about the growth of strength in her body in addition to relying on talent and honing the day after tomorrow, so that it was difficult to sleep while lying on the bed, and she felt that the first thing she could do was to improve her physical strength.

The next day, as soon as the sky turned white, she got up, put on her tracksuit and saw Mei Jian resting on the pillow the day before, as if she was summoned by it, and subconsciously stuffed it into her pocket and walked out of the room.

She left her house and ran in the direction of Yongchuan Park, one side of the road was the Yongchuan Forest, and she planned to run to the park in one go and then turn back home. This is her first morning exercise, the air in the early morning of September is still slightly cool, but after running for a while, it will get hot, she tries to adjust the rhythm of her breathing and pace, feeling the fresh smell of dew and grass in the air is not as good as the usual panting when running, the whole person feels unprecedented calm and light, as if with the air, trees, and even the breeze around her.

And in this tranquility, there was a sudden uneasiness, like the sudden sound of a needle falling on the ground in the quiet night, which was faint but extremely uncomfortable. The discomfort became clearer and clearer, something was following her and trying to get closer, and she looked into the woods beside the road, where a dark shadow seemed to pass by. She had to stop and quietly observe the direction of the black shadow, and found that the ink-like substance was gathering and scattering towards her, and when it came together, it was like a thick black cloud, and when it dispersed, it was like a suspended and dissolved ink dripping in water, and it was getting closer and closer to her.

She looked around at the deserted streets, and the atmosphere of fear instantly surrounded her, which felt so familiar, that she remembered the scene when she and Liu Lingmei were attacked by the young people controlled by the Rakshasa Mother, and her intuition told her that the dark shadow was not good. At this time, the black cloud was hidden behind the trees in front of her and was not in a hurry to attack her, she held her breath and did not know when the other party would attack her, but her hand silently reached into her pocket and held the plum blade, although she could not control this weapon well yesterday, but once it was attacked, it was her only hope.

The air around her was still, and Xia Qiu felt as if she was being isolated in another dimension, and the black shadow suddenly slammed into her, turning into a black wolf as it approached her. It bared its fangs and lunged at her, and at that moment she drew her plum blade, and the plum hairpin instantly turned into a sharp blade in her hand to resist a round of attacks.

She felt that the plum blade was merging with herself, and it was it that guided her movements, making her involuntarily follow it to slash, sweep, slash, and stab...... A whole set of knife techniques that she had never learned. The black wolf's attack seemed to be only tentative, and the second round of attacks launched immediately after it began to pour its strength, at this time, Xia Qiu certainly had the guidance of the plum blade, but with her current strength, she wanted to escape from such a powerful enemy unless there was a miracle.

But a miracle really happened, a crisp bird's cry pierced the sky, and when she looked up, she saw the huge red firebird swooping down, and she recognized the figure at once, it was a thorn.

The thorns grabbed the black wolf's back with their sharp claws, and then flapped their wings and burned it fiercely with the flames around it. Because the black wolf was caught off guard by the suddenness of his attack, it struggled to break free from under him and retreated, but the thorn did not stop attacking, but continued to pounce on it again and again. Perhaps wounded by the first attack of the thorns, the black wolf hesitated for a moment before turning into the previous black cloud and quickly disappearing into thin air.

"Early this morning, Lord Yong had some foreboding, so he hurriedly sent me here, and sure enough, ...... The barrier set by the other party with demonic power made it take me a lot of effort to find your exact location, and I almost ...... "After the black wolf disappeared, the thorns fell to the ground, and the flames around him turned into the tall red-haired youth.

He was annoyed by his mistakes, his loyalty was well known, and he did his best as a subordinate of Ouyang Xiaoleng's father, Ouyang Xueye, in the past, and completed all the tasks assigned to him without two thoughts. Later, he followed Ouyang Yong, as his retinue and the main messenger, and he never went out of the half-point pool, and this time if he found Xia Qiu later, her life would probably be lost.

At the same time, Thorn had to admire Lord Yong's premonition like divine help, although he had tried his best to be as unobtrusive as possible about the fact that Xia Qiu entered the Chenji Palace yesterday, but he didn't expect that even so, it still attracted the attention of that person. Although it is not clear whether it was that person's subordinate who attacked Xia Qiu, everything was obviously too coincidental, and that person was none other than Qingyun.

"I didn't ...... It's okay, thank you for coming. ”

Xia Qiu gasped heavily, she was full of gratitude for the thorns, although she had been attacked more than once, this time the enemy was obviously much stronger, and she seemed to be more able to understand the reason why Ouyang Xiaoleng was extremely opposed to signing a blood alliance with her before. Every time she was in danger, no matter how calm she was, if she hadn't been saved by luck, she would have died countless times. Compared to her heart, her body seemed so weak and powerless, not to mention becoming a force that could fight side by side with Ouyang Xiaoleng, she didn't know how long it would take to not become a burden to others.

Thorn looked at Xia Qiu, who was still standing steadily despite her shock, and couldn't help but marvel at the fully formed plum blade she was holding in her hand. The Plum Blade is a different weapon, it has its own soul, so if it is not a person who is recognized by it, it is quite difficult to use it freely, even if it has great strength, but the human girl in front of her can make it form in such a short time and can withstand several powerful attacks, which shows that she is indeed different from ordinary people.

"Do you know who attacked me?" Xia Qiu slowly adjusted his breathing, and the plum blade in his hand gradually calmed down and changed back to the previous plum hairpin.

"It's not clear yet, I'm going back to Wangcheng to report to Lord Yong first, maybe he will know some clues."

Thorn didn't dare to make a conclusion, the black wolf demon didn't appear in human form just now, only appeared in the wolf's body, and it seemed to deliberately hide its demon power so that people couldn't figure out its way, but Thorn still had a name flashing in his mind, that is, Qingyun's right-hand man Black Fall.

When Xia Qiu's nerves eased from the tension just now, she felt a burst of pain coming from the joints and bones in her body, and she had just subconsciously parried the black wolf's attacks, and only then did she realize the strength of its power.

Thorn decided to escort Xia Qiu to the school, where at least Ouyang Xiaoleng could protect her, and then he would return to Chenji Palace to meet Master Yong, so he transformed himself into a small cardinal circling in the air and followed her.

On the way to school, I happened to meet Du He, but Xia Qiu didn't listen to what he said along the way. She just wanted to see Ouyang Xiaoleng soon, but at the same time she was a little afraid to see him, the contradiction came inexplicably, as if a fallen child wanted to get comfort from an adult, but he wanted to hold back and pretend to be strong, and he had sworn to become his blood alliance contractor before, but at this moment there was a little retreat.

But all her entanglements were dissolved the moment she saw Ouyang Xiaoleng, and just as she was still hesitating how to tell him everything that happened in the morning, she had already walked in front of him. He looked at her face as if he sensed something at once, and as soon as he pulled her, he ran out of the classroom, leaving behind his classmates who were already sitting in their seats sighing.

Ouyang Xiaoleng also felt that he was obviously too bold, although he always warned himself to try to keep a low profile and not attract attention, but every time he was involved in something about Xia Qiu, he couldn't calm down, and his body would always act before his brain could think.

Xia Qiu was pulled by him and ran to the rooftop, she never knew that there was such a place in the school, and she could see far away from the railing around her.

"What's going on?" Ouyang Xiaoleng asked, his tone lacking the calm he used to have.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing! Xia Qiu didn't know how Ouyang Xiaoleng could guess her strangeness at once.

"I just felt the breath of thorns, he was with you just now, right?"

Xia Qiu knew that she couldn't hide it any longer, so she had to tell Ouyang Xiaoleng about the attack she had encountered in the morning by the black wolf, and in order not to let him worry too much about herself, she tried her best to hide the part of her fear.

"Are there any injuries?" Ouyang Xiaoleng's hands tightly grasped Xia Qiu's shoulders.

Xia Qiu shook his head and before he could answer, he suddenly hugged him into his arms, his arm was so hard, as if he was worried that she would disappear from his eyes at any time. I don't know which is warmer, the sun or the hug, her previous uneasiness was melted away little by little, and turned into tears that came out of his eyes and moistened the placket of his chest.

Ouyang Xiaoleng remembered Xia Qiu's gentle stroke when the little fox he turned into was injured many years ago, so he also gently stroked the top of her head. Although no one had ever done it to him except her, it was deeply embedded in his body and became a part of him because of it.

She buried her face in his arms and sobbed for a long time, but she gradually calmed down without saying a word, and her body seemed to be filled with courage again, she wanted to have the strength to support the person in front of her, because in this way she could be with him forever.

They missed the first class and had to return to the classroom during recess.

"Xiaoqiu, are you okay?" Liu Lingmei saw them walking in, and immediately rushed over to ask Xia Qiu, and then glared at Ouyang Xiaoleng, "It's not that you did anything to Xiaoqiu, right?!" ”

She looks like a cat with fluff all over her body because of anger, Xia Qiu rarely sees her angry about something like this, she feels comforted and wants to laugh, and her mood improves, but she doesn't know how to explain everything to her.

"No, he just has something to tell me." Xia Qiu shook his head and responded.

"You haven't been confessed by others?!" Dong Haofan leaned over and pulled Liu Lingmei back, then smiled evilly at Ouyang Xiao and stretched out his thumb.

Liu Lingmei looked at Xia Qiu, then at Ouyang Xiaoleng, and suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization, the topic that she thought was difficult to explain was temporarily ended due to a misunderstanding, but at the same time, most of the people in the class also recognized the fact that Ouyang Xiaoleng, who was usually like an ice cube, had confessed to Xia Qiu.

For the next two days, Ouyang Xiaoleng, Ouyang Hongye, and Thorn took turns guarding Xia Qiu's side, but Qingyun's subordinates did not appear again, and they were unexpectedly calm until the day when the blood alliance ceremony was agreed.

After school on the day of the Blood Alliance ceremony, Xia Qiu followed Ouyang Xiaoleng to the Demon Realm King City Chenji Palace again, and the two were temporarily separated. Xia Qiu followed the ghost servants in the Auxiliary Star Hall to the bathroom that had been prepared for her to bathe and cleanse, and as soon as she entered, there were several sandalwood screens, behind the layers of white curtains and the mist, bursts of intoxicating sandalwood and flowers struck, and a recessed square pool on the stone floor was filled with water, and the water surface was full of various flower petals.

Because she was afraid that it would scare Xia Qiu, Ouyang Yong ordered the ghost servants who served her to bathe and change her clothes to wear masks, but because of this, she couldn't tell whether they were men or women, and she couldn't help but become shy. It took a long time to obediently let them take off their clothes, and they helped them into the pool. The scent of flowers and herbs permeated every inch of her skin and nerves with steam and breath, leaving her rejuvenated from the inside out.

After bathing, she was served by the ghost servants and put on a light robe with a plum blossom pattern on a white background prepared for her, her waist was tied tightly by a lotus pink belt, her hair was coiled up from the back of her head and inserted into a plum hairpin that had not turned into a plum blade, and a pair of embroidered cloth boots were put on her feet. She had never dressed like this before, and she was a little strange when she looked at herself in the big bronze mirror, although she was still a little unaccustomed to wearing a robe, but she had an indescribable liking for such an outfit.

In another place, Ouyang Xiaoleng, who had finished bathing and purifying, wore a pure white robe and a silver belt around his waist and came to the open space in the corridor of the Auxiliary Star Hall, where Ouyang Yong, Ouyang Hongye, Mochizuki and Thorns were already waiting. On a table in the center of the clearing, the Oath Knife lay peacefully on a plate covered with gold silk satin, which was given by the Celestial God Qiansu to his grandfather, the first demon king, the Fox Rite. The Oath Knife is a short dagger of sterling silver, the shape is no different from that of an ordinary dagger, but the workmanship is very exquisite, the blade is sharp, and the handle and the blade are engraved with divine symbols.

This knife has always been kept by Ouyang Yong, and even Ouyang Xiaoleng saw it for the first time, just as he was still thinking about the divine symbol engraved on the blade. Two ghost servants hugged Xia Qiu and walked from one end of the corridor, looking through the gap between the plum blossoms, her robe swayed back with the wind, her head slightly lowered must be because she was not used to this kind of dress, and her cheeks, which were usually too pale, were slightly red after bathing. A kind of beauty that does not eat fireworks in the world makes Ouyang Xiaoleng's eyes attracted to her like a magnet, although he has also seen many extremely beautiful monsters, but her beauty is different, not mixed with any charm, just so pure white, so quiet, just looking at it makes him even breathe the beat of his breath become chaotic.

When Xia Qiu walked into the empty field, she encountered a slightly stronger wind blowing, red plum blossoms fell with the wind, one fell on her hair, and some petals fell on her shoulders, the picture was very beautiful. The ghost servant sent her to Ouyang Yong and the others to salute and then retreated, and the blood alliance signing ceremony would officially begin.

"The so-called blood alliance is to cut the palm of the contractor with the Oath Knife, and when the blood of two people is fused on the Oath Knife, the divine symbols on the blade will be activated, and those symbols are the keys to breaking the power seal in the contractor's body. As soon as the seal is removed, the Blood Pact is established. As the descendant of the Demon King Fox, the divine power of the Silver Fox Divine Monarch in Xiao Leng's body will awaken; And you, as the destined blood pact signatory, will also unlock the power bestowed by the gods. At this point, your fate will be completely linked to Xiao Leng, to the survival of the demon world and the future of the human world, your life no longer belongs to you alone, and the blood alliance contractor must have the determination to sacrifice himself. ”

Ouyang Yong told Xia Qiu about the steps and meaning of the Blood Alliance, it was hard to imagine that this girl had just been attacked by the Black Wolf Demon two days ago, she was so calm and calm, and nodded firmly with her eyes after listening to his words.

"Then the ceremony will officially begin, Xiao Leng, pick up the Oath Knife!" Ouyang Yong continued.

"Yes!" Ouyang Xiaoleng responded and carefully picked up the Oath Knife from the plate and held it in his hand.

"I, Ouyang Yong, as the Great Elder of the Demon Realm, recognize Xia Qiu's identity as the signatory of the Blood Alliance, and also allow you to make a contract today. If you two are determined, please cut each other's palms and hold the Oath Knife together with your slashed palms! ”

Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu looked at each other, this moment meant a lot to them, the thread of fate made them meet, even if they didn't see each other for ten years, they never broke the connection, and now they finally had to fully conclude the contract and become each other's indispensable partners, they both knew that he and she were not just partners.

The sterling silver surface of the Oath Knife was coated with a faint purple layer under the reflection of the moonlight, Ouyang Xiaoleng silently cut his palm, and then handed it to Xia Qiu, and she did as he did without hesitation. Then the palms of the two overlapped around it, allowing each other's blood to merge in the blade.

"Summoning the gods, the blood alliance has been established, and the seal has been lifted." Ouyang Yong said silently.

Silver flames burst out from the Oath Knife between the two hands of Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng, and the flames burned higher and higher, and finally a huge silver fox appeared in the flames that jumped into the air. The fox suddenly opened his eyes, revealing the same gray-blue eyes as Ouyang Xiaoleng.

"Those who have signed the Blood Alliance, in the name of the Heavenly Gods, I give you the key to open the door to power. It can break the lock of imprisonment and restraint, and help you complete the trust of the gods. The blood alliance still exists, life and death are linked! ”

After speaking, the silver fox disappeared into the flames again, and then the flames gradually shrank and gathered back into the Oath Sword. The Oath Knife instantly shone out countless dazzling rays of light, and those rays of light went straight into Xiao Leng and Xia Qiu's bodies, and the divine symbol on the Oath Knife disappeared.

Xia Qiu felt a force fill her body, accompanied by vibrations from the inside out, she felt that a button in her body seemed to be activated, opening up all her bloodlines. Then she came to another space in the blink of an eye, and in the darkness, a huge crown flickered in mid-air, as dazzling as a star, and Ouyang Xiaoleng was standing under the crown and looked up at it silently, and she also walked over.

"Look, this is the Demon King's Crown!" Ouyang Xiaoleng said to her.

"Isn't it in your body?" Xia Qiu was a little confused.

"Well, but that's its true form, it's both the key to the Black Fire Purgatory and its seal, but it's also the source of my power, and the Blood Pact has fully awakened it."

Ouyang Xiaoleng has an indescribably complicated feeling for the Demon King's Crown, it is the initiator who allowed him and Xia Qiu to meet ten years ago, and it can communicate with him through the soul. He could feel its contentment at the moment, its thirst for power finally attained, and it continued to send him a message of contentment.

"Xiao Leng, your Divine Ice should be able to summon the Ice Flame Divine Fox Slash now!" Ouyang Yong's voice pulled Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu back to their original world.

"God gives me ice flames, use them for me!"

Ouyang Xiaoleng put the Oath Sword back on the table, tried to shout, and the sword surrounded by silver flames gradually appeared in his hand, and the sword body doubled compared to before. He swung his sword in the air only twice, and a huge air current was generated, and the plum blossom petals on the trees fell to the ground one after another.

"Xia Qiu, try to see how your plum blade changes!" Ouyang Yong turned to Xia Qiu again.

She plucked the plum hairpin on top of her head, and turned it into a black long knife with just a thought in her heart, and then she was surprised to find that she could control it to switch between the hairpin and the long knife as she wanted. As she swung her long knife, she could feel a force that seemed to take her into the air.

"Great, finally breathing a sigh of relief! It's just a pity that this spent! It will take some time to open again! Ouyang Yong looked at the plum petals on the ground with a look of regret.

"It's time to pay back your wine, old man!" As soon as Mochizuki raised his hand, the petals flew up from the ground, spun and climbed up the branches again, as good as ever.

"The rabbit demon has the ability to bring plants back to life." Ouyang Xiaoleng looked at the surprised Xia Qiu and explained.

"I'm sure you've already experienced the changes the Blood Alliance has brought you! But if you want to give full play to the full strength of the Blood Alliance, you still need to continue training in the future and experience yourself in actual combat. In addition to your strength, you will also need to be trained, and without a strong will to back you up, you will only lose yourself and become a slave to power. Ouyang Yong said solemnly to Ouyang Xiaoleng and Xia Qiu.

"Hmm!" Ouyang Xiaoleng put away the sword in his hand as he responded, and then turned to Xia Qiu.

From his eyes, Xia Qiu saw the joy that rarely appeared on weekdays, although it was only a little, it was better than a million words of thanks. She felt that all doubts and struggles had ended from the moment the Blood Pact had been formed, and he and she knew that they would be greeted with a new beginning. Her world has been intimately connected to him from this moment on, they have become a source of strength for each other, companions of souls, pillars of spirit, they are destined to go through many hardships, but they are also bound to grow together.

"It's finally over! Mochizuki, I want to drink tonight! Ouyang Hongye, who had been silent beside him, finally relaxed, he needed a short release, because soon they were going to embark on the journey to Dongyao Water City again.

"I'll be with you to the end of the drink, old man, come along!" A hearty smile appeared on Mochizuki's face.

Xia Qiu and Ouyang Xiaoleng each changed back into their previous clothes and returned to Yongchuan in the world, and they were silent for a long time on the way home to send Xia Qiu home. The night in early autumn was a little cool, and Xia Qiu, who was not wearing a coat, occasionally shivered, Ouyang Xiaoleng silently stretched out his left hand to hold her right hand, and passed his temperature to her a little.

"Tomorrow I'm going to Dongyao with Momiji and Mochizuki, and if it goes well, I'll be back by next weekend." Ouyang Xiao said coldly, a little frustrated at the thought of separation, but more at ease.

"What about the school?" Xia Qiu didn't know how she could have such a stupid question, she knew that he would go to Dongyao to seek the help of the Amber Dragon King after the blood alliance was signed, but it still made her uneasy to really face the separation, and then she became incoherent.

"Hongye has already agreed with Dong Muya, and Grandpa Yong seems to have arranged a training course for you, and the specific time should be notified to you by Thorns."

"Hmm!"

"I'm ......," the two said in unison after another brief silence.

"Although Grandpa Yong will send thorns to protect you during my absence, you still have to be careful! Be careful! If you encounter Qingyun's men, don't be reckless, and do everything possible to escape! ”

Ouyang Xiaoleng stopped and faced Xia Qiu, when he looked at the faint sadness on her face, his heart also seemed to be stung, who else but her would let him have such a feeling, this heartache made him have a sense of living reality, as if there was other deeper meaning in his life besides revenge.

Xia Qiu nodded and looked at the tip of her shoe, looking down at the moonlight, there was a stain on it, but she knew that now was not the time to care about this, but if she didn't find something to distract herself, she felt that she was likely to cry, and she didn't know when she rarely shed tears became so sentimental.

Ouyang Xiaoleng also took her other hand, both of them had bandages wrapped around their hands, and the place cut by the Blood Alliance had been coated with ointment made of demon magic and was basically healed, and they didn't feel any pain. He lowered his head and pressed his forehead against hers and took a deep breath, the lingering scent of the petal bath on her body that made him feel calm and safe, wishing that time would stand still forever. But at the same time, he also gets strength from her, and he is fearless even on unknown journeys.

"I will become a qualified blood pact contractor, you must return here safely!"

Xia Qiu didn't say the next sentence, only silently recited it in her heart, but she knew that his heart could hear it, and the sentence she said, please be sure to return to me.