Outside Chongtou Village.

Ning Wan was holding a lantern she had taken from the inn. In front of her was a pitch-black village, and in her ears was the extremely sad cry of crows. She was clearly just standing at the entrance of the village, but it felt like she was standing in front of an ice cave.

Looking at the countdown of the task in front of her, Ning Wan tightened her clothes, then took out a porcelain bottle from her storage ring and poured out an elixir.

Although taking elixirs cannot help her advance, it can indeed help her increase her spiritual power.

After all, she knew her own limitations and was really afraid that when she cast her spells, her spiritual power would suddenly run out and she would be killed by those monsters.

After feeling the spiritual power in his dantian, Ning Wan breathed a sigh of relief, no longer hesitated, and walked in.

"girl."

Ning Wan had just stepped over the stone and walked into Chongtou Village when she heard a cold call and subconsciously froze in place.

The voice was neither male nor female, and it was even impossible to tell the age. The tone was flat without any extra emotion, as if it was just a casual shout.

But at this time and place, who would be willing to stay at the village entrance and not sleep?

[Host, don't look back, absolutely don't look back, or you've encountered a tree demon.]

Xiao Qi in the space hadn't expected his host to be so lucky. He encountered a monster right after entering the village. After a brief pause, he continued his popular science talk:

[Tree demons only come out at night and are skilled at imitating various human voices, attracting passersby to turn their heads and thus gain their energy.]

"Can I use that ball to deal with it?" Ning Wan tightened the ball in her hand, thinking about the angle at which she should throw it to hit the so-called tree demon.

[Xiao Qi suggests that the host should keep it for now and use it when the situation is truly critical.]

[Tree demons are the least lethal. They aren't the kind that won't give up until they achieve their goal. As long as the host is firm and doesn't turn back, they will naturally give up.]

[Furthermore, the host has no one else to help him. The demon-trapping ball can only cause it to lose its demonic power for a short period of time. Enraging the tree demon will not help the host complete the task in any way.]

Although it knows that this may not be the answer the host wants to hear, it still wants to give the host the right advice.

After hearing Xiao Qi's analysis, Ning Wan's heart tightened and she gave up the idea of ​​using the demon-trapping ball.

"Girl, don't worry. I'm not a bad person. It's just that you lost something." The voice sounded again, "The hairpin is very beautiful. Don't you want it anymore?"

The voice seemed to see that Ning Wan was unwilling to turn back, so it found another excuse.

After hearing this, Ning Wan cooperatively raised her hand and touched her head. After confirming that a hairpin was indeed missing, she said in a calm tone with a hint of indifference, "...No need. Since you found it, it proves that this hairpin is destined for you. Consider it a gift from me."

The owner of the voice obviously didn't expect Ning Wan to reject it. Sniffing the strange fragrance in the air, its gaze fell on Ning Wan's back again: "In that case, thank you for your kindness, young lady."

Although it was a little strange why Ning Wan was not affected, but as Xiao Qi said, it was not a persistent monster and knew when to give up.

Ning Wan responded softly, the lantern in her hand flickering.

After successfully leaving the tree demon, Ning Wan began to head towards the place Xiao Qi pointed out, which was the direction of the hunter's home.

The hunter's residence was quite close to the village entrance, but she had only taken two steps when she heard another voice.

"Ning Wan."

A voice sounded, and it was a voice that Ning Wan was extremely familiar with, even the tone was perfectly controlled.

It was impossible for Ning Wan to be tricked twice using the same trick. He continued to move forward without any pause or hesitation, and had no intention of stopping to take a look.

Xiao Qi in the space looked at the host who was walking very fast without waiting for him to speak, and didn't know how to start. After a brief hesitation, he said, "Host, there is something..."

"You go ahead." Ning Wan continued walking and spoke before Xiao Qi finished.

[…That was the real male protagonist just now.]

Xiaoqi swore that it really wasn't unintentional.

Ning Wan's body froze. She looked at Chen Jinggu who suddenly appeared in front of her. After a long while, she managed a smile and said very obediently, "Good evening, senior brother."

"I'm not okay." Shen Jinggu looked at the person who should have been in the inn and appeared in front of him, his brows tightly furrowed.

Ning Wan was stunned, and looked up at Chen Jinggu, who had almost completely merged into the darkness. She couldn't tell whether he was joking or doing it on purpose.

"You shouldn't come here." Chen Jinggu looked at Ning Wan who lowered her head, and his tone softened a little.

"So, in your opinion, where should I be?" Ning Wan raised her head, the lantern in her hand slightly raised, her tone more mocking. "Waiting in that inn for you to sort out everything?"

Chen Jinggu's grip tightened slightly. Looking at Ning Wan, who was about to discuss an explanation with him, he said with a hint of helplessness, "You know, that's not what I meant."

"It's too dangerous here. You shouldn't have come here so rashly."

Ning Wan tightened her grip on the lantern, tilted her head, and lowered her voice. "Training is inherently risky. Senior Brother knows this better than anyone, doesn't he?"

"I can't live under your protection forever," Ning Wan murmured.

She is the daughter of the head of the sect and should be the one to protect others, but now she can only accept the protection of others.

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