### Chapter 122: Best Bros, Can I Borrow Your Girl for a Bit?
Yun Zhonghe had no idea exactly what happened with Mu Jixue, but when he noticed, it was all because of her line “I have aspirations for Brother Yun.”
He even saw two Mu Jixues and his brain briefly short-circuited before realizing one of them was pierced by ice blades, nearly giving him a heart attack.
Fortunately, it really was Mu Jixue killing the fake one, allowing Yun Zhonghe to breathe a little easier. Otherwise, he would’ve been bawling his eyes out.
If they couldn’t make it past the 30th floor, they’d be getting the shortest end of the stick—wasted trial opportunity, yo.
Yun Zhonghe’s full attention was on Mu Jixue, not realizing his own situation was worse. Or maybe he was just mentally preparing to get booted out, especially when he saw Mu Jixue’s “Extreme Cold” spiritual energy shooting sky-high. It felt like there was hope.
Even if he was the one to be eliminated, these two should manage to hold on till the end.
He could d*e peacefully, knowing he endured so much for Huang Aotian to unleash her power.
Yun Zhonghe calmly closed his eyes.
Seeing his son grow once more filled him with immense satisfaction. No regrets here.
“Hey you stinky Yellow-hair, why start lying on the ground pretending to be dead? Get up already!”
Suddenly, he didn’t feel the sensation of being teleported out of the tower. Instead, he heard Mu Jixue’s scolding voice in his ear.
Although the words weren’t kind, her voice was pretty enough that someone wanted to scream “Keep yelling at me more!” with sheer bliss.
Yun Zhonghe moved his finger slightly and realized he wasn’t out yet and still inside the trial.
His eyes opened wide to see a gigantic frozen fire fist mere inches away, though the ice seemed to be melting.
“Quickly move! I can’t hold on anymore!” Mu Jixue yelled from somewhere.
“AHH!!”
The fire spirit above let out a roar, enhancing the fire attribute spiritual energy in the air, shattering the ice that had held its left fist, before coming crashing down.
Yun Zhonghe dodged at the last second.
His spiritual energy appeared to have returned to normal, and the surrounding lava now encased in ice, liberating them from a five-meter radius.
Definitely all thanks to Mu Jixue breaking the deadlock.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t explain now, as she barely managed to extract more potential, only keeping the frenzied fire energy and helping their teammates restore some strength.
But her control over the fire spirit wouldn’t last long either.
“Bro Yun, my energy is almost gone. We might not hold on much longer, and I don’t have anything to break this deadlock. You guys have to handle it.”
When Yun Zhonghe met Mu Jixue’s gaze, she tried to look away, but now wasn’t the time to be embarrassed.
“I have aspirations for Brother Yun… yeah.”
But the words kept echoing in her head, making her want to scream, “Stop! Stop dwelling on it!”
Mu Jixue wished she were already out, unable to face them after blurting out her feelings in the moment.
“Seriously!? You’re really going to tease me?!”
She could imagine Yun Zhonghe gloating, cornering her, and mocking her—no way!
“k*ll me instead! Please!”
A lifetime of pride! She couldn’t allow herself to be mocked like that.
“Curse you, this impulsive decision. Although, I do have a tiny bit of admiration for him now…”
It’s just friendly admiration!
And liking someone shouldn’t mean having to be the first to confess!
This is where I draw the line!
“Miss Jixue?”
Yun Zhonghe looked at her awkward expression, hearing her mumble “Mmm… mmm…”.
Was she having a love argument with thin air?
Then suddenly, two lines of golden spiritual text appeared before them:
【Seek true intent, break the deadlock.】
【Resolve your doubts, strike with full force.】
Seeing those words, Mu Jixue’s spiritual energy wavered.
“Why show the task now? Am I being set up here?!”
She lost her composure, feeling like she was being pranked. Her distractedness caused the fire spirit to strike at an unmoving Lin Zhongyu.
Lin Zhongyu took more time recovering than Yun Zhonghe due to overusing her eyes.
With sword qi surging beneath his feet, Yun Zhonghe rushed to her side, pulling her away from the fire spirit.
Yun Zhonghe focused intently, scanning the area.
Half of the fire spirit was frozen by Mu Jixue, now unable to move fully, with hands the only threat.
But solving it wasn’t easy.
Mu Jixue’s spiritual energy was low, so her control wouldn’t last much longer.
Elimination duties fell on Yun Zhonghe and Lin Zhongyu.
His mind raced, then paused in realization. But silence returned once he thought about it again.
“Bro Yun, any ideas? Zhongyu will do whatever it takes.”
Lin Zhongyu seemed to be catching her breath, her bloodshot eyes showing exhaustion, despite her lowest cultivation level putting in serious effort.
Yun Zhonghe felt sorry asking too much of her.
But Lin Zhongyu held onto him tightly: “Yun Bro, Jixue said you’re the best friend, for me too. And I also—have aspirations towards you!”
Her cheeks blushed slightly, following Jixue’s lead without missing a beat.
Three of us—let’s do this together!
“I believe in you!”
Touched by her words, Yun Zhonghe asked, “How much of your strength can you muster with the Eight Trigram Sword Technique?”
“Maybe third tier foundation.”
“Well, close enough. I’ll transfer some of my spiritual energy to you. Combining our skills could take down the restrained fire spirit!”
Mu Jixue’s “Extreme Cold” boosted, pressing the fire spirit’s golden core to the sixth layer.
The Eight Trigram Sword Technique was among the most powerful attacks in the realm; with them both at perfect mastery and compatible attributes—maybe a big win could happen.
“Bro… Yun’s energy… Is… Needing translocation?” Rethinking later, her face flushed red.
But dire circumstances pressed on, Yun Zhonghe ignored propriety, turning to Mu Jixue, “Jixue, we’ll need translocation to potentially k*ll the fire spirit. Can that work for you?”
Both girls’ minds buzzed in shock.
Lin Zhongyu: “Bu—but Cloud Bro, this is too direct!!”
Mu Jixue was stunned, “Wait, that? Why you’re asking me!”
Indeed, neither of them understood why Yun Zhonghe was consulting Mu Jixue at such a time.
Translocation was their business, right?
Still, Yun Zhonghe faced his own dilemma.
After all, this was the main girl, Huang Aotian’s lover—transferring energy without permission? No brains involved?
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(Note: The translation aims to capture the comedic tone while retaining key narrative elements.)
