Recalling this, she walked towards the cliff. The memories from the dream suddenly resurfaced. Her pupils dilated slightly. Before she could take half a step, Xichu grabbed her hand and pulled her forward.
Looking at the hand that was holding hers, there seemed to be no more disgust in her heart as before. She raised her head, as if she had made a decision.
"Xichu."
"Hmm?"
"I've made a decision!"
"Decided what? Have you finally figured it out and want to commit suicide with me here?"
"No."
This time, she didn't retort Xichu but still looked serious.
"Let's be friends. I used to hate you very much, but I don't know what's wrong with me. I want to be friends with you!"
"I don't need friends."
Hearing her words, Xichu let go of her hand, turned around, and looked at the gushing waterfall as he spoke.
"Aren't Nan Min and the others your friends?"
"In my opinion, they're just partners. What's the use of friends?"
Hearing his words, she fell into deep thought. His words seemed full of contradictions, but she couldn't tell exactly what was wrong.
"You can share things with them. Maybe it can ease your suicidal... mood?"
Even as she said this, she didn't know what she was talking about.
"Anyway, you won't know the benefits of having friends until you make some."
She simply gave up trying to persuade him and looked at the person in front of her helplessly.
"What are the benefits?"
"Huh?"
"Everything we do is about interests and benefits. Since you say there are benefits to making friends, what are they?"
Xichu crossed his arms and looked at her with an amused expression.
She thought for a while and said, "I'll tell you the benefits later, but we're still on a mission now. If the mission fails, I'll really be desperate."
After saying that, she ran forward. Xichu was a bit helpless. He pulled her into his arms and jumped off the waterfall. She was stunned on the spot and even forgot to close her eyes. She felt like she was hovering on the edge of death. After landing, she embarrassedly sat on the ground and looked at Xichu with a bit of complaint.
"Next time you want to do something dangerous, remember to tell me. My heart almost stopped."
Yong Shanling touched her heart, which was still beating wildly after calming down. She suddenly felt that she had been overly stimulated recently. Supported by Xichu, her face was still a bit pale.
"Let's go find Han Chu."
"You know where he is?" Hearing Xichu's words, her pale and listless face immediately filled with excitement.
"They may not know, but I know where he'll be."
After saying that, Xichu walked forward. Suddenly, Nan Min appeared in front of them.
A smile curled up on Xichu's lips. He pulled Yong Shanling, who was behind him, to the side. "Look, I guessed right."
Seeing the interaction between the two, Nan Min suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if it was being tightly squeezed.
"Sorry, I won't let you pass this time."
"Nan Min, if you step aside obediently, things will be better for you." Xichu yawned and looked at the man in front of him.
Hearing the word "consequence", Yong Shanling was a bit panicked for a moment. "Will it be the same as those birds?"
"Maybe. It might be even worse." Xichu found her reaction quite amusing.
"Forget it..."
"Then I'll leave Nan Min to you. I'll go find Han Chu."
With these words, Xichu disappeared on the spot. Nan Min wanted to chase after him, but Yong Shanling immediately blocked his way.
"Nan Min, we weren't grouped together in the previous qualifying match. How about we treat this as a competition?"
Nan Min took a step back, glanced at the waterfall, sighed, and then looked at Yong Shanling.
"Since it's a competition, what shall we bet on?"
"If I win, you must tell me about Gu Li."
"What if you lose?"
"That's impossible."
As soon as the words were out, she rushed towards Nan Min. Holding a long knife, she quickly attacked him, while he kept dodging.
"You're so ruthless. Your moves are so vicious."
"But you can still handle them with ease."
As she spoke, her knife - waving movements became even faster. Suddenly, she found herself standing in a circle emitting black smoke and couldn't get out. Looking at Nan Min outside the circle, she felt a bit of a headache.
"Qingsui!"
The moment she called out the name, vines grew on the ground where she was. The vines wrapped around her abdomen, lifted her into the air, and then put her on the ground.
The moment she was put down, all the vines quickly swept towards Nan Min. A black barrier immediately appeared around Nan Min, surrounding him and preventing the vines from breaking through.
"The barrier is activated!"
In an instant, the surrounding environment turned black. Nan Min immediately flew into the air and looked at Yong Shanling on the ground with a smile.
"Moves that have been used won't work on me. Even Naizi was defeated by this barrier."
However, there was no trace of surprise on her face. No one noticed the smile curling up on her lips.
Suddenly, countless black hands appeared in the space and reached out towards Nan Min. But Nan Min couldn't open the barrier for a moment.
He frowned and looked at her. "You've even sealed others' spiritual power. Impressive."
"Thank you for the compliment. But I've won, right?"
Nan Min shook his head. Somehow, a sharp sword appeared in his hand.
"Defeat me first."
The black hands kept approaching him, but with a wave of his sword, the black hands dissipated like black smoke. As the black hands became faster and more numerous, Nan Min seemed a bit struggling, but the lingering smile on his face surprised her.
"Can't you just admit defeat..."
While struggling to defeat the black hands, Nan Min managed to talk to her. "There's still a glimmer of hope for victory. I don't want to lose to you."
At the same time, the timer on her hand emitted a green light. She knew the mission was completed and immediately withdrew the barrier.
"This time it's a draw. I'm looking forward to when you'll lose next time."
After saying that, Yong Shanling walked towards the waterfall. Xichu appeared in front of her, holding a necklace in his hand.
"Let's go."
After saying that, Xichu took her away from the waterfall, leaving Nan Min standing there alone. Looking at the direction where she disappeared, Nan Min's eyes were filled with disappointment.
She didn't know where they were teleported to. Yong Shanling looked around. "Will there be other teams here?"
"Wuyan will come here to sleep after finishing his mission. Generally, it's hard to wake him up once he falls asleep. We can take the opportunity to deal with him."
She nodded and stared at Xichu for a while, which made her feel a bit uncomfortable.
"Cough, how did you get the necklace?"
"I made a pleasant deal. It seems your fight with Nan Min was in vain."
"But I saw something different."
Yong Shanling remembered Nan Min's appearance just now and felt a twinge of guilt in her heart.
Then, as if remembering something, she stared at Xichu fiercely. "You should have told me earlier. I wasted the barrier just now."
But Xichu suddenly pulled her to hide aside. She also looked curiously ahead.