Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"You muscle brain, avoid it for now. Things will escalate if you have a conflict with her."

"Fine, but you owe me a fight for this."

"Whatever, just shut up for now," Clara said while she sent a message to Aria.

Meanwhile, MingYue was now sitting on the rooftop, hugging her knees, looking at the sky with a complicated expression.

"Why did he have to go to that state now?" MingYue mumbled.

Instead of calming the turmoil in her heart, she felt it was now getting worse instead.

"If I stayed there any longer, I would probably start attacking him."

MingYue had a huge urge to slap Alex because of his words, but she held it back since she knew his situation.

Gazing at the sky, she started thinking about what the normal Alex would do and say.

A longing began appearing in her heart. It then turned into desire, 'I should find a way to return him to normal, no matter what. I will be stuck with him for life; I cannot imagine seeing him like this every day.

But how could I do this? I doubt Byakhee did something with his soul; he probably just amplified the shock that Alex felt. Does this mean he needs another shock to recover?'

"Sis MingYue, can I join you?" A voice called her out. Looking down, she saw Aria coming toward her.

Her change of attitude made MingYue frown.

"What's with the sudden change?" Her eyes then lit up as another idea came to her mind, "Never mind that; now that you are here, let's continue our fight; I need to vent."

MingYue leaped down while ice appeared in her hand, turning into a sword. Without waiting for her to respond, she slashed forward.

Aria rolled her eyes; she had come here because her aunt Clara had asked her to coax and gain information from MingYue. She could imagine Clara's reaction if she ended up having a fight with her.

"Can we do this later?" She asked while moving backward, dodging MingYue's attack.

Since MingYue only wanted to spar, she didn't use her qi or blood ability. But she still used the force of life to boost her body strength.

MingYue ignored Aria's question; she appeared an inch away from Aria's face and slashed her sword.

CLANG! Aria took out her own sword and parried the attack.

"Please, can we not do it now? My aunt will kill me."

"Sure, just spar with me for five minutes. That won't be long."

MingYue slashed a few more times, this time targeting her vitals. Aria's lips twitched. "Fine! But you are talking with my aunt after this."

"Sure."

CLANG! CLANG!

The swords met in the air, creating spark after spark. Both of them moved with proficiency. Compared to their last fight, this one was a clash of pure swordplay.

At a glance, their fight looked like a stalemate, with no one succeeding in attacking the other. However, if someone had observed further, they would have realized that Ming Yue was the one on the offensive almost all the time.

Aria barely returned one for every ten attacks; even then, her counterattack usually failed as she got pressured further instead.

MingYue's lips curled into a smile as her movement became faster. She started focusing on the fight, forgetting her own problems.

She threw a feint, targeting Aria's neck. But just before it hit, she threw her sword into the air and then kicked Aria's hand.

This movement surprised Aria, as before, all her attacks only used the sword. Aria's hand fumbled, almost dropping her sword.

MingYue continued with a punch to her stomach, caught her sword, and then pointed it toward Aria's neck. "Not bad, but it would be better if you were serious."

"Believe me, this is the best I can do in this situation. Are you satisfied yet?"

"Not yet, but my mood is better now. So, who is your aunt, and why does she want to meet me?" MingYue asked as the ice sword in her hand dissipated into ice vapor.

"You have met her; she is Clara. The one that greeted us."

"In that case, why doesn't she ask the question herself?"

"Well, because you seemed to be in a bad mood when you left. Basically, we just want to know the situation about my Master."

"You just need to ask that, huh," MingYue said with a sigh. Her improved mood quickly turned sour again. She then added, "That is for Alex to say, not me. By the way, since you mentioned him, do you know the woman that came with Alex? Your aunt should have known."

"Oh, do you mean Ying Xue? She is staying in the guest pavilion, waiting for those from the frontline to come. But it seems there is no news."

"Hmm… bring me to her."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Ying Xue, you know her?"

"Well, I know someone from her family."

"Wait," Aria replied as she contacted her aunt to confirm, just in case.

After getting her response, she said, "Alright, I will bring you there."

Meanwhile, somewhere between the Midnight Clan and Zephyr, two people were sitting near the river. One had a confused and worried look on his face, the other had a deadpan look.

"Reina, how long will you stay like this? You were the one insisting we go to the Zephyr Clan, but now…"

"Uncle… Do you know how it feels to want something for so long, feel how hopeless it was, then give up on it?

Then suddenly, a miracle happens that rekindles your hope, but only for it to be taken again."

"Alex is still alive for sure."

"But Uncle, that explosion?"

At that time, Reina and Moria were not that far from the Midnight Clan. They saw the explosion and the pillar of light.

Reina at first wanted to return, but Moria stopped her.

The artifact on her broke, which meant not even an immortal would survive that explosion. There was no way Moria would allow Reina to return.