Nan Xian felt like she had taken on a hot potato.

She knew almost nothing about metaphysics, yet she suddenly witnessed a bizarre scene and was warned by Ah Jiao, who seemed to be possessed by something...

Now, they have received another special "gift".

She couldn't understand the words in the book, but the pictures were perfectly clear—

Centipedes, scorpions, venomous snakes... and even anatomical diagrams of various animals.

This is clearly the Gu technique manual that Gillian Chung mentioned—rumored to have been lost long ago.

Nan Xian didn't understand why she would give her something so precious.

If Gillian Chung is a sorcerer, wouldn't this book be even more valuable in her hands?

What did she mean by saying, "I hope you can take her to a wider world"?

Nan Xian lifted the carriage curtain and looked out. The village was no longer visible; instead, she saw layers upon layers of mountains.

How many untold secrets are hidden in these mountains?

**

The production team invited the four guests to a meal in the city to celebrate the successful completion of the first episode's filming. After resting at the hotel for a night, they each headed to the airport.

The recording of the second episode will begin in a week, and the content will be kept secret for now.

Nan Xian checked in at the airport; she and Ding He had booked business class.

The flight was a business class flight with two people per row, but perhaps because she arrived late, she couldn't find two empty seats even after searching through them.

Just as she was struggling with her decision, a large hand reached out and pointed out a window seat on the right side of a row.

She turned around, and He Mingxiao looked down at her, silencing her as soon as he opened his mouth.

"It's better to sit next to me than with a stranger."

When Nan Xian first became famous, she was followed by a sasaeng fan who deliberately chose a seat next to her and made strange noises throughout the flight, which made her develop an aversion to flying.

He Mingxiao then pointed to the row behind him, "This is my assistant's seat. You can have your assistant sit next to him."

Nan Xian glanced at him, pursed her lips, and pressed the confirmation button. "Thank you."

He Mingxiao curled the corners of his mouth, "Given our relationship, you don't need to be so polite with me."

Nan Xian rolled her eyes inwardly, speechless.

This guy, give him some paint and he'll start a dye shop!

As it turned out, He Mingxiao's skin was even thicker than she had imagined.

After the plane reached cruising altitude, the flight attendants began asking passengers about their meal preferences. When they asked about the passengers in their row, He Mingxiao answered first:

"The main course is pan-fried chicken breast, the soup is radish and short rib soup, and the dessert is chocolate mousse. Anything else is fine, she and I are the same."

Nan Xian looked up from the menu, somewhat displeased: "You can order your own food, why do you care about me?"

He Mingxiao raised his eyebrows: "Besides chicken breast, the only main dish that is low in calories is cod, but you don't like eating seafood. For dessert, you can choose ice cream, but you can't eat too much ice cream since you're on your period."

Nan Xian:......

She glared at him and said to the flight attendant, "Don't listen to him, I'm changing my main course to cod."

The flight attendant took notes, "Are you two a couple? Our airline is having a promotion; couples traveling together can receive a free set of couple's toiletries."

He Mingxiao: "Yes."

Nan Xian: "No!"

Nan Xian:? ? ?

The flight attendant nodded, suppressing a laugh as she left.

Nan Xian deliberately spoke sarcastically: "Oh, so President He is still greedy for those little bargains? Is your company short of freebies?"

He Mingxiao said calmly, "We have plenty of free gifts, but we are lacking a hostess."

Nan Xian was about to retort when he gently pressed down on her wrist.

He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "There's a lady staring at me from diagonally in front of me. Can you pretend to be my girlfriend and shield me?"

Nan Xian was startled and subconsciously peeked in that direction.

Sure enough, a fashionable girl of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old was shyly giving He Mingxiao flirty looks.

His voice drew closer: "Is that alright?"

Nan Xian swallowed hard, and almost unconsciously replied, "Okay."

A smug glint flashed in He Mingxiao's eyes. He turned his head and gently kissed her forehead, his upturned lips full of joy.

When the girl saw this, her red lips parted slightly in surprise, she gave an awkward smile, and quickly turned her face away, no longer looking in this direction.

Nan Xian sat back in her seat, the slight coolness still lingering on her forehead, and her heart skipped a beat.

No, no! Male beauty is a trap; I can't fall into it again!

She tried to calm herself down and put on an eye mask.

Out of sight, out of mind...

**

Nan Xian dreamed of the black snake again.

This time, however, it's no longer a life-or-death chase.

She knelt on a stone platform less than one square meter in size, surrounded by a bottomless abyss.

On the shore, the black snake stared at her menacingly.

The cold wind felt like knives scraping her face, and she shivered, hugging herself tightly and curling her body into a ball.

"Help—" she cried out, but could only hear the sound of her teeth chattering.

The wind grew stronger, and she was blown to the side, barely managing to hold onto the edge of the stone platform to avoid falling.

The abyss was like the gaping maw of a giant beast, ready to swallow her whole; the black snakes on the shore were poised to strike, as if they could leap across the abyss at any moment and coil around her tightly...

Nan Xian sobbed desperately, "Is there anyone who can help me...?"

"Nan Xian—Nan Xian—Wake up!"

A pair of warm hands touched her cheek, and she instinctively pressed them against the warmth, murmuring, "Help me..."

"I'm here, don't be afraid, you're just dreaming—"

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