Lin Qiao quickly noticed Yang Haoyu's confusion and promptly changed the topic. "Hey, Brother Yang, why did you come to Endian Giant Forest for the second time? Is it because there are too many treasures here?"
Sure enough, just as Lin Qiao had expected, Yang Haoyu was a bit single - minded. Once Lin Qiao diverted the topic, his train of thought immediately followed. "No, there's a certain medicinal herb that can only be found here."
It seemed that he was here for medicinal purposes.
That's what she thought. Yang Haoyu didn't seem like a greedy person, which was why she felt at ease asking him to join them.
Suddenly, Yang Haoyu seemed to remember something. "Oh, I get it!"
Lin Qiao was startled. What did he get?
Was his thought process so fast that he had already circled back?
Yang Haoyu's eyes sparkled as if he had discovered some earth - shattering secret. "Didn't you bring the spiritual pouches provided by Lord Xie?"
Lin Qiao: "..."
Sorry, she had overestimated him.
Luo Nanchen said, "Indeed, we didn't bring them. Are these things very important?"
Yang Haoyu nodded. "Yes. The reason why Lord Xie has been hosting the Cultivation Conference for years is that only the Xie Mansion can provide the spiritual pouches for self - defense when entering Endian Giant Forest."
Because Xie Kuihai had left such a deep psychological shadow on Lin Qiao, everyone was highly vigilant against him. When the butler of the Xie Mansion sent the spiritual pouches, they didn't take them.
Moreover, with Luo Nanchen's combat power, it was probably much more useful than those so - called spiritual pouches.
The problem was that ever since Lin Qiao called Luo Nanchen "husband", his mind had been wandering. How could he pay attention to Qu Yinghan's safety?
Yang Haoyu thought for a while. "In that case, I'll give my spiritual pouch to Madam. We can't let anyone go missing for no reason again."
The single - minded Yang Haoyu was very innocent and just gave away his spiritual pouch like that.
Lin Qiao retorted, "What about you?"
Yang Haoyu was about to take it off as he spoke. "I have a high cultivation level. I don't need it."
Luo Nanchen took it. "Thank you."
Lin Qiao hadn't decided whether to accept it or not at first, but since Luo Nanchen had taken it, she didn't have any doubts. She just tied it around her waist. Anyway, with Luo Nanchen by her side, she didn't need to worry.
Luo Nanchen had suspected something at first, but there was really nothing suspicious about the spiritual pouch. Instead, it emitted the fragrance of herbs and was a nourishing item.
It wasn't harmful, but it really wasn't much use for self - defense.
The sky gradually darkened. There were several fires lit in the forest, indicating that some cultivators who had come for the Cultivation Conference were about the same pace as them.
Once it got completely dark, they couldn't move forward anymore. There were many ferocious beasts, and if they weren't careful, they might lose their lives here.
Luo Nanchen said, "Early tomorrow morning, we'll split into two groups. Li Gusong and Mo Xiujie will go look for Qu Yinghan. Xiao Lin and I will go find the altar."
As for Yang Haoyu, he would still go look for his medicinal herb.
The main purpose of their trip was to find out about the matter of the ghost infants. But when Qu Yinghan, a living person, went missing, the morale of the group was in turmoil, so they had to split up.
Mo Xiujie disagreed. "My lord, I have to protect you!"
Luo Nanchen glanced at Mo Xiujie as if in disgust. "Do I need you to protect me?"
Mo Xiujie started to pout aggrievedly.
It wasn't that Luo Nanchen looked down on Mo Xiujie. It was really a matter of strength.
It was just that Luo Nanchen didn't follow the plot line of becoming a dark emperor. If he had followed the original plot, by now, Luo Nanchen would have at least left Yunjin and been surrounded by beautiful women.
As for Mo Xiujie?
He would be guarding the trained secret guards in the palace, with nothing to do.
After the tasks were assigned, everyone found giant trees to lean against on the spot and slept very simply.
At night, Lin Qiao had a dream.
In the dream, there was a cave surrounded by flames. There were bones everywhere inside the cave, and in the center, there was a huge cauldron. How big was it? It was so big that when Lin Qiao walked up to it, her whole body was still shorter than the burning flames.
There was a ladder beside the cauldron, and people were constantly climbing up it. Once they climbed up, they immediately jumped into the big cauldron, and there seemed to be a gurgling sound from the cauldron.
It was like corrosion.
Lin Qiao was startled, and her back felt a bit cold.
The people who jumped into the cauldron were numb. They didn't show any sense of determination or sacrifice. They didn't even have the most basic emotion of fear. They just had blank expressions.
There was no light in their eyes.
Beside the big cauldron, there was a seat, which was placed very high. The person sitting on it could look directly at the people jumping into the cauldron and could also clearly see the situation inside the cauldron at a glance.
There was a person sitting on the seat. His face couldn't be seen clearly, but he had a very hideous smile.
Lin Qiao wanted to see clearly, but the more she walked towards there, the farther away she seemed to be from the seat.
The scene slowly changed.
The purgatory - like surroundings suddenly turned into skyscrapers.
She looked at what she was wearing. It was the small suit she had worn when she was going to a company for an interview a few days before she transmigrated into the book.
... So this was the 21st century?
The position she was going to interview for was a camera operator at a TV station, but she had been rejected several times. She remembered that after being rejected this time, she went home to read novels.
Then she inexplicably transmigrated into the book.
At this time, the sky was cloudless, and it was an extremely clear blue. Lin Qiao squinted her eyes and tilted her head back, enjoying this moment of tranquility and beauty.
... Hey, there seemed to be a person on the building?
He even stepped over the railing and stood on the edge.
Wow, this person had really long legs, long, straight, and slender. Lin Qiao widened her eyes and took a few more steps forward.
... No, wait, was this person going to jump off the building?!
Lin Qiao immediately panicked and hurriedly shouted, "Hey, don't jump! What if you hit me?"
Despite what she said, Lin Qiao didn't dare to waste a single moment. She rushed in immediately. On the way, she was stopped by the security guard of the building. Lin Qiao shook off the security guard and pressed the elevator button.
This was a human life!
When Lin Qiao huffed and puffed her way up to the rooftop, there was no one there. It was empty, and the wind blowing over was cold.
Damn it, no way, had he already jumped?
Then as the only person on - site, how could she escape suspicion?
... She should have just ignored this matter.
Damn it.
Lin Qiao had completely forgotten that she was in a dream.
Before she could figure out a solution, that person floated up.
Lin Qiao: "?!"
He really floated, rising directly from the air. He looked even more amazing than Spider - Man, and then flew in front of Lin Qiao.
It was Luo Nanchen's face!
But he was wearing jeans and a shirt, looking completely like a modern person. Lin Qiao was stunned and suddenly woke up.
But when she opened her eyes, she wasn't in the place where she had fallen asleep last night.
It was the cave in her dream.
In front of her was the huge cauldron.