"The plants here are all poisonous. Different from the medicinal herbs sold outside, this is the den of venomous snakes."
Hearing this, Ye Yue quickly retracted the hand she had just stretched out.
Tang Youyou laughed and said, "Putting poisonous things in a place where anyone can touch them. It seems that the Qingyun Sect is not very friendly."
Hearing her words, Xiaoxiao turned to look at her, stopped and tilted her head and said, "That's not what it means. There are many people who want to go up the mountain secretly to pick precious medicinal herbs, so Master decided to let the venomous snakes out."
At the same time, Tang Youyou noticed something strange in her wrist. She just lowered her head when she saw a white snake slithering out of her sleeve.
Bai Qi rushed towards the poisonous medicinal herbs and started to gobble them up crazily.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou immediately shouted, "Don't eat!"
It was not known whether the white snake understood Tang Youyou's words or not. It just tilted its head, looked at Tang Youyou and flicked its forked tongue.
Seeing the white snake stop, Tang Youyou finally breathed a sigh of relief. But at this moment, the white snake quickly bit off a medicinal herb and began to chew it continuously.
"Don't say anything anymore. This white snake probably doesn't understand what you're saying. Anyone or any animal that eats the things here will die instantly. There are no exceptions."
As the words fell, they saw the white snake stop in place motionless. Seeing this, Tang Youyou was a bit worried and quickly walked towards the little snake. But she saw it lying on the ground, showing its white and round belly and still wriggling around.
Seeing the white snake's appearance, Tang Youyou then realized that this guy was probably unable to digest the food because it had eaten too much, so it was lying on the ground wriggling continuously.
Beside Tang Youyou, Xiaoxiao was staring at Bai Qi in disbelief with wide eyes. She stared at it in surprise and observed, "This is the first time I've seen such a smart little snake. Is this white snake yours, young master?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou nodded but didn't explain much. She gently picked up the white snake lying on the ground and carefully put it back into her sleeve before continuing on the road with Xiaoxiao.
Soon, the three of them came to the peak of another mountain. The scenery here was different from that of the first mountain. There were more academies here.
Because the mountain peak was towering into the clouds, the academies here seemed to be built on the clouds, like a fairyland on earth, making people feel majestic.
However, Tang Youyou had no mood to pay attention to the architecture of the academies here. She focused on the white - haired old woman coming towards them.
This old woman was wearing the clothes of a Miao woman, and the silver ornaments on her body made her look very majestic.
When Xiaoxiao saw the old woman, she skipped over and kept acting coquettishly towards her.
"Master, this is the young man I brought back from down the mountain. I wonder if this counts as my progress? If it weren't for this big brother, I might not have been able to come back."
Hearing this, the old woman immediately frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Xiaoxiao then told the old woman everything she had experienced. After hearing her story, the old woman's look towards Tang Youyou also changed.
The old woman laughed and said, "Thank you two young masters for saving my disciple's life. This is a favor. If you have any problems in the future, I, Granny Sun, will definitely do my best to help."
It could be seen that this little girl was very important to the old woman. However, Tang Youyou didn't intend to hide what was on her mind.
She said bluntly, "Granny, I do have something I want to know."
At this point, Tang Youyou glanced at Xiaoxiao and Ye Yue. After the two left, she slowly began to speak.
"I have something to ask you."
After she finished speaking, the old woman nodded, with a smile on her face but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "You can just say it."
Seeing this, Tang Youyou said, "I just want to know who killed Bai Xue in the Western Regions back then."
Hearing this name, the old woman immediately frowned and said, "Girl, it's safer for you not to know some things."
Tang Youyou naturally knew that from the moment she met the old woman, the old woman had seen through her. But she didn't intend to be fobbed off by the old woman.
"Granny just said that if you can help, you will do your best. I think Granny doesn't like to owe favors, right?"
Seeing Tang Youyou speaking so calmly, the old woman sneered and said, "You're really an interesting girl. You even managed to deceive my disciple. You're really worthy of being Bai Xue's girl."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was slightly stunned. She squinted her eyes and immediately became vigilant towards the person in front of her. This old woman was more difficult to deal with than she had imagined.
"If Granny knows the truth, just tell me. I won't tell others about this."
The old woman laughed and said, "It's not about whether I can tell you or not. I'm just afraid that even if you know who that person is, you won't be able to do anything about it. I'm just an old woman. Even if I tell you, it won't matter."
"It's just a madman who was eager to win someone's heart but failed. In the end, he destroyed that person."
With just a simple sentence, the truth was clearly revealed.
Although Tang Youyou was angry in her heart, she still gritted her teeth and asked, "Who is this person?"
The old woman looked up at the academy in the distance from where the sound of reading was coming and said helplessly with a smile, "The person you're looking for is there. It depends on whether you can handle it or not."
After saying that, the old woman just shook her head and left with her hands behind her back. Just as she was leaving, Tang Youyou saw the little girl come back and hand her a delicate bottle.
She opened the bottle and saw a medium - sized pill inside. The pill emitted a faint fragrance, making Tang Youyou feel comfortable all over.
When she looked up again, she couldn't see the little girl anymore. She walked towards the academy. Tang Youyou saw batch after batch of students studying hard, some were studying the medicinal herbs.
These children all seemed very hard - working. But when she looked up at the person teaching on the podium, she always felt that this person was very familiar.
There was an indescribable feeling.
The man on the podium was very young, looking only in his thirties. He was handsome and elegant, not at all like an old teacher.
Tang Youyou listened outside the door for a long time. Suddenly, she noticed that the people inside became quiet. After a while, the man slowly walked out.
He glanced at Tang Youyou and asked curiously, "May I ask what this young master is here for?"
Tang Youyou stood there stunned, just looking at the man quietly.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say. "I'm here to study."
She really couldn't think of any lie, so she just said this casually.