Song Yao and the others circled around the red maple forest a few more times. Seeing that they were about to leave the forest again, she became increasingly anxious.
Su Yuan said that the dragon scale he had placed on Zhao Zhao had shown a reaction here, but none of them had caught a glimpse of Zhao Zhao.
Where on earth was Zhao Zhao?
"Su Yuan, has the reaction of your dragon scale disappeared?" Song Yao couldn't hold back anymore and took the initiative to run in front of Su Yuan to ask.
Su Yuan's cold gaze fell on her, and he showed her the dragon scale in his hand.
"This..." The appearance of the dragon scale in Su Yuan's hand made Song Yao take two quick steps back. In her opinion, Zhao Zhao's situation seemed even more dangerous at the moment.
"When was Zhao Zhao sent up the mountain?" Su Yuan looked at Song Yao and asked her word by word.
Song Yao couldn't figure out why he was asking this under such circumstances, but she still subconsciously replied, "She... was lost not long after she was born. I'm not very clear about the specific situation. It was my father who found her. Why are you asking this?"
After listening to Song Yao's words, Su Yuan exhaled a puff of turbid air, didn't answer, and turned around to leave.
Over there, Gu Qing was holding Nan Jia tightly, and there was also a short old man standing in front of them. It was the local earth god of this red maple forest.
"Boss, the earth god is here," Gu Qing shouted at the top of his voice towards Su Yuan.
Nan Jia struggled in Gu Qing's grasp and pinched his arm mercilessly, trying to get him to let go.
"Be good, baby. I haven't settled the score with you about the day you were drinking with that dead deer in the bar. Don't make me angry," Gu Qing raised his eyebrows, and then dragged her away when Su Yuan came over.
"Boss, you can ask the earth god first. Call me if you need anything."
Nan Jia was on the verge of tears and pleaded to Su Yuan, "Boss... Please tell Gu Qing to let me go!"
Unfortunately, Su Yuan was in no mood to care about them at the moment. He softly asked, "You've been guarding this place. Have you noticed any strange movements today?"
The earth god bowed respectfully to Su Yuan, thought for a while, and said, "There haven't been any strange things. I'm not sure what kind of things your honor wants to ask about. If it's convenient for you to tell me, I can think more carefully."
Su Yuan lowered his eyelashes. His thick eyelashes covered the emotions in his eyes, making it impossible for others to glimpse them.
What did he want to ask? All he wanted to know was Zhao Zhao's whereabouts, but now that the words were on the tip of his tongue, he just couldn't ask.
How should he put it? Ask the earth god if he had seen a young girl? Or if he had seen a poisoned monster?
"Your honor?" The earth god waited for a long time but didn't hear Su Yuan speak, so he tentatively called out.
Su Yuan came back to his senses. Just as he was about to tell the earth god that it was nothing, an extremely familiar exotic fragrance wafted into his nostrils.
Zhao Zhao?!
Su Yuan immediately reacted. Following the smell, he left with a gust of gentle wind.
He moved so quickly that the earth god in front of him didn't even have time to react and stood there stunned like a fool.
This... The Supreme Lord Yinglong seemed a bit different from the rumored cold and steady one!
He had suspected Zhao Zhao's identity just a second ago, but the moment he learned her whereabouts, he couldn't wait to rush over.
Su Yuan didn't realize that compared to Zhao Zhao's identity and purpose, what he actually cared more about... was her safety.
The maple leaves in the red maple forest fluttered down gently, making a faint rustling sound when they landed on the ground. Zhao Zhao was lying there peacefully, looking as if she was asleep.
"Zhao Zhao?" Su Yuan subconsciously lightened his steps, knelt down on one knee, and unconsciously reached out to remove a few red maple leaves from Zhao Zhao's body.
Zhao Zhao frowned and slowly opened her eyes in response to Su Yuan's call. Lying on the ground, she looked a bit dazed.
"Su Yuan?!" The moment she saw who was in front of her, Zhao Zhao was almost scared out of her wits.
Zhao Zhao scrambled to get up and run away in a hurry. She had taken a step before she realized something.
Something was wrong. She seemed to have regained her human form?! So what was she running for! She turned back awkwardly, her eyes darting around but avoiding Su Yuan.
Zhao Zhao felt a bit guilty.
Su Yuan still maintained his half - kneeling position. Just as he was about to speak, a large group of people suddenly showed up from behind.
The moment Song Yao saw Zhao Zhao, she was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes. She threw herself at Zhao Zhao and gave her a big bear hug.
"Where have you been? Do you know how scared you've made me?"
Zhao Zhao hugged Song Yao back and comforted her with guilt, "It's okay, cousin. Look, I'm fine..."
While the two sisters were showing their deep affection for each other, Nan Jia, with the suspicious red marks on her neck, looked at Su Yuan hesitantly.
Finally, she couldn't hold back and retaliated, "Boss, this posture of yours... Did your little sweetheart reject your marriage proposal?"
Gu Qing had wanted to stop her, but it was too late.
Su Yuan stood up from the ground with a straight face, smiled faintly, and said, "Nan Jia, you and Gu Qing will go on an out - of - town assignment in the southwest next month."
Nan Jia was shocked, "Damn it! Boss, please don't... I was wrong... Mmm?! Mmmmmm!"
Gu Qing covered Nan Jia's mouth and said with a beaming smile, "Boss! We'll definitely complete the task!"
Su Yuan averted his gaze and walked towards Zhao Zhao.
He had noticed just now that the blue - black lines on Zhao Zhao's hand had disappeared, which meant that the Gu poison in her had also been cured.
"Zhao Zhao, how did you get rid of the Gu poison? And why did you come here?" Su Yuan held the dragon scale in his hand, and his tone was neither happy nor angry.
Everyone paused for a moment, and then their gazes all fell on Zhao Zhao, silently asking the same question.
Of course, Zhao Zhao couldn't tell them how the Gu poison had been cured, but she couldn't not answer either. She knew that if she didn't come up with a reasonable explanation, it would definitely arouse everyone's suspicion.
But... in this situation, what reason could she come up with?
"Zhao Zhao, what's wrong? Is there something you can't tell us?" Song Yao also really wanted to know what was going on. After all, it was related to Zhao Zhao's safety, and she was very worried.
"Cousin, I actually don't know what happened. I was in a coma all the time, and when I woke up just now, I saw Su Yuan."
After much thought, Zhao Zhao decided to play dumb. As long as they asked her, she would say she didn't know. Claiming ignorance about everything was the most effective way to deal with people. She had used this trick on her master when she made mistakes on the mountain.
Moreover, they all said she was poisoned, so it was reasonable for a poisoned person to faint... And if she fainted, of course she wouldn't know anything!
"Really?" Su Yuan looked into Zhao Zhao's eyes and walked towards her step by step. He handed the dragon scale in his hand to her and said calmly, "Keep it well. Don't lose it again."
Then he turned around and left.
Zhao Zhao looked at Su Yuan's back and felt an indescribable discomfort. Su Yuan... seemed to have become cold.
Did he not believe what she said? But he didn't press for more answers...
If Su Yuan really didn't believe her, what should she do? No one would like a liar.
Not even a dragon.