Ji Yao looked expressionlessly at the person who started to pretend to be deep again, and silently moved her hips backwards.

As long as I retreat fast enough, emo can't catch up with me!

Seeing Ji Yao's retreat, Gu Xingzhi was stunned. He suddenly walked over and squatted down. He hooked his arm around Ji Yao's neck, slowly leaned his forehead against hers, and slowly said, "Yaoyao, don't you believe it?"

"W-What are you going to do?"

Feeling Gu Xingzhi's breath gently brushing his cheek, Ji Yao swallowed.

Damn, trouble!

He stared straight into Ji Yao's eyes, looking at those clear and watery eyes, and finally slowly let go of Ji Yao.

"Don't believe it, you'll know later."

After Gu Xingzhi finished speaking, he retracted the barrier and reached out to pull Ji Yao up from the ground: "I'll take you to explore the secret realm."

The casual tone was like strolling in one's own back garden.

Ji Yao rolled his eyes speechlessly: "I still prefer to explore on my own. So I won't bother you."

Gu Xingzhi raised his hand and put on the mask, then thought for a moment: "Then take me to visit the secret realm."

Ji Yao frowned. It seemed that this time bomb was determined to hit him.

shameless!

"Host, you should keep him by your side and monitor him at all times."

The system is also worried now, what if he goes crazy somewhere else...

Ji Yao took a deep breath, he had no choice.

As for his previous bold statement about staying away from the hero and heroine of the original novel and staying in the secret realm until the end, Ji Yao temporarily chose to forget it...

After a moment of silence, Ji Yao looked at Gu Xingzhi steadily: "Since you insist on following me, then follow me. But you must remember not to hurt yourself like before, and not to ask questions about my behavior."

Hearing this, Gu Xingzhi nodded.

Ji Yao suddenly came to his senses.

Although we only have one life, there are more than one life-threatening things. It is better to take the opportunity to grab some treasures to protect yourself.

So Ji Yao officially embarked on the treasure hunt in the secret realm with a burden.

But ideals are full, but reality is very skinny...

Ji Yao continued to ride the pig slowly in the secret realm. When he saw suitable herbs, he would stop to refine the pills to replenish his inventory.

"Host, didn't you say you were going to grab the treasure?"

"Why are you panicking? Even if you want to steal a treasure, you have to know where it is! If you know, then lead the way."

Ji Yao challenged the system in a bad tone.

Gu Xingzhi, who was standing aside, looked at Ji Yao with a conflicted expression.

Should I tell Yaoyao that the direction she chose is getting further and further away from those treasures?

But she just said that you are not allowed to ask questions about her behavior...

In the end, Gu Xingzhi shut up and followed her.

Ji Yao's journey was extremely peaceful. There was no plot like killing people to steal treasures, nor did he encounter any treasures suddenly appearing in the world...

Ji Yao felt very strange. Although this secret realm was very large and dangerous, he had not encountered any other cultivators along the way. Was this reasonable?

Two days later, when Ji Yao was leading the little pink pig through a desolate forest path and standing in front of a ruined palace, she realized it.

It turns out that no one wants to come here...

The once magnificent building was now in ruins, its windows half-rotted and its dome pierced. Moss grew between the damp cracks in the masonry, spiderwebs covered the corners, and the sycamore tree in the courtyard rustled in the wind...

In such an environment, it is hard to believe that there are any treasures inside.

"Host, that paulownia tree seems to have gained spiritual consciousness, but it feels very weak."

Ji Yao cast a few Qingchen Jue, walked to the sycamore tree, looked up at its withered yellow leaves, closed his eyes, and began to slowly feel the spiritual consciousness that the system mentioned...

Help me...

Ji Yao raised his eyebrows. Is he asking for help?

Although I don’t know why I always encounter plants asking me for help, but since I have chosen the way to cultivate the vitality of all things, why not give them a glimmer of hope?

Ji Yao stretched out his hand and placed it on the tree trunk, slowly releasing rich green spiritual energy...

Gu Xingzhi stood aside and looked at Ji Yao. This man always did something unexpected.

About an incense stick of time passed before Ji Yao took his hand down from the tree, turned around, and prepared to leave with the little pink pig in his hand.

At this moment, something strange happened!

With the phoenix tree as its center, a strong spiritual energy wave spread out, and the dilapidated palace instantly became brand new, as if the previous dilapidated scene had been blown away by the wind like a dream...

Ji Yao was shocked and subconsciously pulled Gu Xingzhi and ran outside.

At this time, a white kitten jumped out from the paulownia tree and blocked Ji Yao's way.

The white cat lay in mid-air, licking its fur lazily, then turned its head to look at Ji Yao: "Are you the one who injected vitality and spiritual energy into the center of the formation?"

Ji Yao nodded slowly, "It was you that Shuli asked for help?"

Look at this arrogant posture and this arrogant tone, it can really make people angry to death.

Tsk, if Ji Yao had known there was such a nasty cat inside, he wouldn’t have bothered to save it.

The little white cat got furious when he heard it, "It's not me! How could it be me!"

"Oh? Really? Then why did you come out of the sycamore tree?" Ji Yao looked unconvinced and even turned to ask Gu Xingzhi, "Do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it!" Gu Xingzhi answered decisively.

"See, no one believes it." Ji Yao shrugged helplessly, watching the little white cat about to get angry again, "Otherwise, you can explain who you are, where you come from, where your home is..."

"Me?" The little white cat licked its paws and looked Ji Yao up and down. "Of course I am the spirit of the secret realm. This vast secret realm is under my control!"

Ji Yao's eyes lit up when he heard that. The one in charge of the secret realm?

There must be a lot of treasures!

This is a fat sheep that is bigger than the boss~

"Spirit of the secret realm? You must be lying, unless you can prove it..." Ji Yao curled his lips and looked up and down at the little white cat quickly the same way it had looked at him before.

The little white cat got angry again when he heard this, "How can I prove you believe it?"

Ji Yao touched his nose and was about to speak when his sleeve was pulled.

Gu Xingzhi smiled faintly and said, "If you can bring us the astrological map and the Genshan mirror, we will trust you."

"That's easy! Just wait and see!"

The little white cat raised its paw and grabbed the air. In an instant, a quaint little square mirror and a scroll of star map appeared in front of them.

Gu Xingzhi stepped forward to check the authenticity of the magic weapon, then nodded to Ji Yao.

"Then why are you stopping us?" Ji Yao didn't quite understand.

When this question was raised, the little white cat's attitude instantly withered, and he stammered, "You injected vitality into the core of the secret realm. I would like to ask you to save the secret realm..."

What the hell?

Ji Yao had a face full of question marks, and pointed at himself and said, "Me? Saving the secret realm? Big brother, are you kidding me? I'm just a weak alchemist who can't even lift a finger. Don't flatter me like that! I won't fall for your tricks!"