Chapter 212

Although the Celestial Venerable spoke his final words with fierce force, his voice was not loud.

Fan Xiaoxiao was not close to the ground, so naturally she couldn't hear it.

"What did they say? Renle looks so gloomy."

She squinted slightly and stretched her body forward with effort.

Xiao Hei grabbed her and said, "Miss Xiao, be careful not to fall!"

"I can't hear what they're saying on the other end. Hey? Renle moved! Why did she move aside? Does that mean she's agreeing to release them?"

Fan Xiaoxiao raised her head and looked in that direction again. Just then, the Celestial Venerable also turned around, seemingly looking in her direction as well.

She was slightly taken aback when the old man waved in her direction.

What does this mean? Fan Xiaoxiao was puzzled, but Xiao Hei behind her looked stern, grabbed Fan Xiaoxiao, and quickly left the spot.

"Hey? Young Master Hei, what's wrong?"

Without looking back, Xiao Hei led her through the forest for several months until they bypassed Ren Le's group before he finally put Fan Xiaoxiao down.

“Just now, the old man’s gesture was telling us to hurry up. This is a unique signal gesture of the Tianshan Mountains, which our master taught me before.”

His words were so dense that Fan Xiaoxiao felt dizzy. What did he mean by "the master taught him"? Wasn't that a gesture from Tianshan? Weren't they from the Demon Palace?

Xiao Hei didn't offer much explanation, but glanced back in the direction of the Celestial Venerable, still feeling that this place was somewhat unsafe.

So they walked a little further away with Fan Xiaoxiao until they returned to the outside of the East Mountain Courtyard, where they stopped.

Fan Xiaoxiao squatted outside the courtyard gate, hunched over with one hand on a tree, panting heavily. Xiao Hei had carried her all the way, and the weight had made her stomach very uncomfortable.

Adding to the fact that she had only eaten breakfast recently, Fan Xiaoxiao felt her stomach churning violently. It took her a while to catch her breath before she could finally calm down.

Fortunately, despite the bumpy journey, I still managed to get the yeast flowers I needed. The amount given by the Celestial Venerable was quite large; judging by the appearance, it should last until next summer.

Once things calm down, she'll need to build another greenhouse. She'll ask the Celestial Venerable for some tree stubble to plant there. After all, if something like this happens again, she doesn't want to be chased out of the Heavenly Mountain by those sweeping disciples again.

"Young Master Hei, you just said that the Celestial Venerable waved at us to tell us to leave quickly? But why? And why does Gu Chongtai know the secret hand signals of Tianshan?"

Fan Xiaoxiao rubbed her face, trying to look more refreshed. She was still somewhat bothered by what had just happened.

Why did Gu Chongtai know the secret hand signals of the Tianshan Sect? She felt like she was wearing a fake book.

Xiao Hei was a little confused by Fan Xiaoxiao's barrage of questions. After scratching his face, he turned his head and looked away.

"Um...this..."

The courtyard gate creaked open from the inside, startling Fan Xiaoxiao, who instinctively stepped back.

"Because my father taught me, that's why I can do it."

Fan Xiaoxiao was taken aback before she could see who was coming out of the door.

"Gu Zhongtai!? What are you doing here???"

The man before me was dressed in thin clothes, and his complexion had become much paler since I last saw him. His figure also seemed a bit thinner. The wind made his sleeves flutter, and his brows and eyes had lost some of their former fierceness, giving him a look reminiscent of the snow and wind of the Tianshan Mountains.

But the next moment, his eyebrows lifted slightly, the snow melted, revealing a hint of the vibrant color beneath.

"Why can't I be here? Didn't the Heavenly Venerable say that the Demon Palace kidnapped his beloved eldest disciple?"

Fan Xiaoxiao's lips twitched slightly, and her brows immediately furrowed.

"Xiahou and the others are here too!?"

She hurriedly pushed Gu Zhongtai aside and rushed into the courtyard. She didn't want to get involved with those two big troublemakers. Right now, that madman Renle was looking for them everywhere, and who knows when he might suddenly go crazy and start searching the surrounding farmhouses.

However, Gu Zhongtai was unaware of her thoughts. He assumed she was worried about the two men, and his expression instantly darkened, his smile vanishing. His eyes held an indescribable, frightening darkness.

However, Fan Xiaoxiao had already passed by him and did not notice the expression on his face.

Once inside, she immediately searched the house thoroughly.

The Ghost Doctor seemed to have returned long ago, sitting on the first floor drinking honey water, wrapped up tightly to keep warm.

As soon as Fan Xiaoxiao entered, a lot of cold wind swept in, making him shiver violently.

"Oh dear! Kid, what are you doing! Quick, quick! Close the door! This old man is freezing!"

"Sister's back! Hmm? Why does she look like that?"

Madam Fan was busy in the kitchen when she heard a noise outside, so she quickly came out.

Fan Xiaoxiao quickly glanced around the room and, seeing that Xiahou and Bai Chaoyan were not there, breathed a slight sigh of relief. Then she kicked off her shoes and ran upstairs to the second floor.

Although there was no one on the first floor, she hadn't yet seen the second floor where they slept.

Fortunately, Bai Chaoyan wasn't there either. After confirming that the two were indeed not at her home, Fan Xiaoxiao breathed a long sigh of relief.

She walked down the stairs, holding onto the handrail: "Thank goodness, thank goodness they didn't come to our house..."

"What? You didn't come to our house? Sister, what are you talking about?"

Fan Xiaoxiao waved her hand at Fan Shi, feeling only a little tired after the fright of the day. After sitting down in the rattan chair and pouring herself a cup of warm tea, she continued, "It's a good thing that Xiahou and Bai Chaoyan aren't here. After all, they are outsiders, and Renle is looking for them everywhere. I don't want to get involved with them right now."

Gu Zhongtai happened to hear this sentence when he walked in.

So it turned out the girl was complaining about the trouble of taking those two people along, and since she had just said those two were outsiders, then to her, he was no outsider at all. Knowing the truth, Gu Chongtai felt inexplicably better. He smiled and stepped into the room.

"The place where the two of them are now is probably something Princess Nasholaozi Renle could never have imagined."

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

Fan Xiaoxiao swallowed the tea in her mouth, somewhat confused about what Gu Zhongtai meant by those words.

Gu Zhongtai sat down on the empty rattan chair next to her, crossing his long legs together.

He glanced at Fan Xiaoxiao, raising his eyebrows slightly.

"The most dangerous place is the safest place. Guess where they are now?"

Fan Xiaoxiao paused in her drinking motion, at the most dangerous spot...

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind, and for some reason she remembered Renle's words and her yielding gesture earlier that day.

Almost instantly, goosebumps rose all over her body. She looked at Gu Zhongtai in disbelief, muttering, "No way..."

Gu Zhongtai smiled with satisfaction, leaned over, took the cup from her hand, and placed it on the table beside him.

"Princess Renle probably won't be in the mood to inspect each and every one of those townspeople..."

(End of this chapter)