Chapter 70

When Tina gave the gem to Gu Liangyi, she told him to carry it with him.

But out of caution, Gu Liangyi handed the gem to the headquarters for testing first. After confirming that it did not contain any substances harmful to the human body and would not produce radiation, he took it back.

The report issued by the command center showed that there was nothing abnormal about the gem, and it was basically no different from the various gems that the special operations team sent back from the high tower warehouse. Therefore, Gu Liangyi always thought that it was a lucky item, and he would put it in his pocket as a comfort.

Unexpectedly, this gem would come in handy after they crossed into the next world.

"Sense..." Zong Qinyuan pondered for a moment and asked him, "Then what do you feel? Besides what you just said."

Gu Liang nodded: "When Lin Xiang took us past the alchemy area just now, I felt that there should be a lot of special items of civilization there."

"I remember Lin Xiang said that in addition to medicinal materials, the quality of the spirit stone is also very important for alchemy." Yi Yan said, "Could the spirit stone he mentioned be the same as the magic crystal in the previous world?"

Zong Qinyuan thought this idea was very possible: "Yes, tomorrow I will ask those elders if they can exchange some spirit stones with us. I believe they will also be interested in what we brought this time."

But Jin Xuan on the side suddenly said: "Doesn't the Linshen Sect have three elders in total? Where is the chief elder?"

"Maybe he has other things to do," Gu Liangyi said, "When the Second Elder left just now, he was in a hurry. I don't know what happened."

Zong Qinyuan looked out the window. Outside their residence was a lush forest. The dense plants separated this villa from other areas of the sect. The environment was indeed quiet, but it also meant that they could not be the first to know what was happening outside.

"In short, don't run around here these days unless there is a detection mission." He retracted his gaze and said solemnly to everyone in the room.

"We don't understand this world. Although from the current situation, it seems to be much more peaceful than the previous world, don't forget that the level of this world is higher than the previous world. The crisis may be lurking in the shadows that we cannot see, so everyone must act with caution."

Everyone nodded in silence.

After returning to the room, Gu Liangyi finally relaxed a little.

The rooms provided by Lin Shenzong for them were all single rooms with simple and elegant furnishings. A painting with the word "meditation" hung on the wall, as well as a tea table, bed and several chairs made of mahogany. There was also a futon on the bed for the guests to meditate and practice.

It’s a pity that Gu Liangyi was not used.

He looked at the tea and snacks on the table, sighed, poured them into the soil of the potted plant next to him, and then opened a bottle of mineral water from the backpack he was carrying.

"Dong Dong"

There was a knock on the door. Gu Liangyi was slightly stunned and said loudly, "Come in."

The meeting had just ended. Who would come to see him at this time?

When the door was opened from the outside, Gu Liangyi saw Yi Yan standing there with a quilt and pillow in his arms with a stiff expression, and he squeezed in from the door naturally.

"I'll sleep on the floor," he said.

But there was not enough space in the room, so they had to move the table and chairs first. But Gu Liangyi estimated that the tea table weighed at least a hundred kilograms, and two people might not be able to move it.

He looked at Yi Yan staring at the tea table in deep thought, and suddenly he blurted out, "Don't move, the bed is big enough, you can sleep next to me."

Yi Yan paused for a moment, then said, "Okay."

He quickly placed the quilt on Gu Liangyi's bed, unfolded it, and smoothed it out. His movements were so fast that Gu Liangyi was stunned.

Gu Liangyou spread his hands in his conscious world: "You can't blame me this time, you are the one who let the wolf into the house."

Gu Liangyi: “…………”

Yi Yan even looked up and asked him, "Are you sleeping inside or outside?"

Gu Liangyi: "Inside, let's go inside."

"Okay." Yi Yan curled his lips, "Don't worry, I sleep very well."

Gu Liangyi was silent.

There was suddenly one more person in the room. Although Yi Yan usually shared a dormitory with him and lived under the same roof, Gu Liangyi inexplicably felt something was wrong and began to feel restless.

Yi Yan saw his nervousness, and the smile in his eyes deepened. After putting away all his things, he sat on the bed and patted the empty space next to him: "Sit down."

Gu Liangyi looked at him cautiously and chose a place about one body length away from him to sit down.

"You seem to be quite afraid of me," Yi Yan said with a sigh. He quietly felt the subtle emotions coming from the other person's heart. "Why? I thought you should have gotten used to it a long time ago."

She got used to his close protection, used to their solitude, and used to each other's silent companionship.

As soon as Gu Liang understood Yi Yan's subtext, he secretly complained in his heart. Before Yi Yan talked to him like that in the grove, he was indeed used to it.

However, ever since they made their feelings for each other clear, and for various reasons and concerns no one of them had taken the next step, the atmosphere became extremely awkward every time the two were alone - at least that was what Gu Liangyi thought.

"Don't you have any other plans this afternoon?" Gu Liangyi asked as if he didn't care.

He also glanced at the sky outside. They arrived at Linshen Sect at around 10 a.m., and it was already past 1 p.m., so it was still early for dark. As the captain of the Special Action Team, Yi Yan would not...stay in his room for the whole day without going out, right?

Yi Yan looked at the black-haired young man beside him who was looking at him eagerly, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Although Gu Liang's strength has increased a lot now, and his IQ has always been far ahead of his peers, he still has a fatal weakness -

I won't lie or pretend.

This is difficult to achieve for both the main personality and the secondary personality, and Yi Yan's understanding of him is unparalleled... Therefore, he can basically know what Gu Liang is thinking at a glance.

As Yi Yan was thinking this, he suddenly had the idea of ​​playing a prank on someone.

He turned around and closed the window behind him. He supported the bed with one hand, staring intently at the young man in front of him with his dark eyes, and leaned forward slightly: "Gu Liang."

"W-what?"

The deep voice made Gu Liang's ears numb. He held his breath unconsciously, and his whole body froze. He subconsciously wanted to run away, but his feet seemed to be rooted. He could only watch Yi Yan's face getting closer and closer, and one hand was still lingering around his hair and touching his ear...

Feeling the intense emotions of the Demon Lord that were about to explode on the spot, Yi Yan held back his laughter and rubbed his ears.

So cute.

Gu Liangyi covered his left ear - Yi Yan had just inserted an infinite headset into it, and the sound of Zhou Qingzi and the second elder's conversation came from the monitor. He immediately realized that this bastard was definitely teasing him on purpose again.

"You..." He gritted his teeth and watched Yi Yan straighten up. The other headset was worn in his right ear, but because his vision was blocked and he was nervous, Gu Liangyi didn't notice it at all.

"Well, what's wrong?" Yi Yan asked him in a good mood, "Principal Zong asked me to monitor with you, is there anything wrong?"

The black-haired young man lowered his head, and after a while, he looked up and gave him a slightly ferocious smile.

Has this person forgotten that there is still a circle of branding on his neck left by him?

Just as Gu Liangyou's mind was full of torture replaying, the conversation coming from the headset made the expressions of the two people in the room become serious at the same time:

——Zhou Qingzi and the second elder had an argument.

“This is ridiculous!”

The second elder raised his voice and said, "Third elder, are you possessed by a ghost? I see that you have been in a bad state since your disciple got into trouble. It's fine that you accepted a group of people you have never heard of into the sect, but now you actually want to release that traitor of the demon sect? Are you crazy!"

"I'm not saying I'm going to let him go," Zhou Qingzi explained, "I just want to ask him a few more questions. He's been refusing to speak, and torturing him won't work anyway, so why not let him lead the way to the Demon Cult's base camp?"

"Then you're still saying you didn't let him go?"

The second elder said in disbelief: "You asked him to lead the way. What? Do you want to catch all the demons in one fell swoop? You know that Master said that we are not allowed to attack them... Although I can't understand why Master gave such an order, I can't disobey Master's order. I won't do it!"

Hearing this, Gu Liangyi and Yi Yan couldn't help but look at each other.

It sounds like there was an unknown relationship between the Linshen Sect, the leader of the righteous sect, and the evil sect that was hated by everyone in the world of immortal cultivation?

"I know, I know," Zhou Qingzi said repeatedly, "but over the years, our Linshen Sect has been unsuccessful in its crackdown on the Demon Sect, and many sects below are dissatisfied with us. We have to put on an act."

"So what if they are dissatisfied?" The second elder was dismissive. "And the problem now is not external, but internal. Just now, the sword-cultivating disciple came over and said that the first elder was suddenly summoned by the sect master. What's going on? Isn't the sect master in seclusion?"

"I don't know either."

Then there was a silence, with intermittent radio waves, echoes and wind sounds. Gu Liang frowned and thought about where they were. It sounded like they were inside a cave?

"Sect Master?" "Sect Master, why are you..."

Finally, the noise stopped and they heard the voices of the Second Elder and Zhou Qingzi again.

The tones of both men were filled with surprise and doubt, and it was obvious that they had not expected to see the sect leader who they had talked about as being in seclusion appear in front of them.

"Inside the sect," after a moment of silence, a hoarse and old voice sounded in the empty environment. It felt like the last sigh of an extremely tired old man before his death, "Are there any distinguished guests coming today?"

"Dear guests... there is indeed a group of guests who have just settled down at Danfeng." The second elder asked cautiously, "Master, do you want to meet them?"

The sect leader's breathing was very heavy. After a few seconds, Gu Liangyi and Yi Yan heard a "click" sound. He seemed to have opened a box.

"Have you... seen him?"

Although the light in the cave was dim, the cultivators were all very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared. Although their ages and looks were not exactly the same, Zhou Qingzi recognized the person in the portrait in the sect master's hand at a glance.

He was a man with black hair and black eyes.

He had waist-length hair, a white robe, a sword at his waist, and a bright look. He looked very handsome and unrestrained, just like most monks. The only thing that was out of place was probably the ruby ​​necklace hanging around his neck, which was very different from his style.

The carving craftsmanship of this gem is basically the same as the one in Gu Liangyi's hand.

"Isn't this the disciple of the Sect Master? I remember his name was Gu Liang or something like that." Zhou Qingzi said something in surprise that made the two people in the room feel as if they were falling into an ice cave. "But Sect Master, how come you have his portrait?"