Are they afraid of fire?

"Hmm, but ordinary fire won't work..."

After Yuan You finished speaking, Shen Qian's eyes flickered, as if he was caught in some kind of dilemma.

A few seconds later, Shen Qian suddenly stopped walking.

Yuan You, watching the killer grasshoppers getting closer and closer, was nearly driven mad by their buzzing and couldn't help but urge, "Shen Qian, what are you daydreaming about? Why aren't you running anymore?"

Shen Qian gave Yuan You a deep look, and just as Yuan You was wondering what was going on, Shen Qian suddenly spoke softly.

“In the future... if you can’t think of a way to make me trust you, I will kill you.”

"ah?"

Just as Yuan You was stunned, Shen Qian put her down and then opened his arms, pointing diagonally into the sky.

Buzz!

Just as the first swarm of killer grasshoppers poured down from above Shen Qian's head, about to engulf him, a glimmer of light appeared in Yuan You's eyes.

The light came from Shen Qian's palm, and after a brief burst of intense light, it transformed into red and white flames that shot out.

Sizzle!

A sickening sizzling sound rang out, followed by a burnt smell in the air, and swarms of dead mosquitoes fell from the sky.

Yuan Youxiao stared at the scene with her mouth slightly open. It was a scene that should have been disgusting, but at this moment, she felt a strange sense of comfort.

When she came to her senses, Yuan You was somewhat lost in thought as she looked at the man bathed in flames.

...He was actually a primordial martial artist.

Yes, she knew that there was primordial energy in this world, which should belong to the realm of mountains and seas, but there were always some geniuses who could break this limitation.

However, when it came to Shen Qian, Yuan You found it quite normal.

Only then did she suddenly understand why she had said that sentence before sinking.

Gaining trust...

Yuan You pursed her lips.

From Shen Qian's perspective, it's understandable. She knows too many of his secrets, things that even close friends and family wouldn't easily share.

Yuan You sighed, feeling a bit of a headache. She felt like she had sold herself out this time.

She stopped worrying about it for the time being and quickly took out her shorthand notebook and a silver fountain pen with a strange pattern.

This pen is quite remarkable; it is the most famous "weapon" of scholars, called the "Inquiry Pen," which can only be obtained by scholars who have passed specific tests.

It is said that the patterns on a brush are the blessings of kings and nobles, containing profound principles that can be used in many ways.

For example, at this moment, as Yuan You's thoughts turned, the pen actually began to write on the shorthand notebook by itself.

"On July 13, 2297, in Xiaowang Village, East District, outside Jingcheng, at coordinates 26°N, 106°E, a thick fog suddenly appeared. We followed the fog and went inside to explore, and found..."

Some details were omitted, but the event was recorded in a flash.

"Stop writing for now, let's think of another way."

At this moment, Shen Qian, who held his hands up to the sky like a fire god, suddenly spoke.

"What's wrong?"

Yuan You stood up, looking around at the pile of killer grasshopper corpses, still feeling lingering fear. In mid-air, countless killer grasshoppers were still flying towards her like moths to a flame.

“This can’t go on. The number of these killer grasshoppers is virtually endless, but my energy… is limited.”

He said in a deep voice.

He had actually brought quite a few pills to replenish his vital energy, but Shen Qian didn't want to waste them here.

Upon hearing this, Yuan You frowned and fell into deep thought again.

Perhaps because she was now away from danger, Yuan You's mind cleared up again. Using the firelight she had lit in front of her, she carefully surveyed her surroundings, paying particular attention to what she had previously overlooked.

"Do you think... this might be a formation?"

Yuan You said slowly.

After a moment of surprise, Shen Qian looked around carefully and finally gave a self-deprecating smile, "I didn't even think about the importance of experience just now."

"Knowing it's a formation is useless. I only know a little about feng shui. If you were a formation master..."

Yuan You suddenly stopped talking halfway through her sentence because she remembered all the miracles that had happened before Shen Qian, and looked at him with a strange gaze.

The meaning is quite obvious... You really aren't, are you?

"South of the Qian trigram, North of the Kun trigram, East of the Li trigram..."

Shen Qian answered her with his actions. His sharp eyes swept around, constantly calculating, and the location of all the giant eye statues gradually became clear in his mind.

"Over there, over there is the gate of life!"

Shen Qian quickly locked his gaze in one direction, extinguished the flame in his hand, and in the next moment picked up Yuan You and ran away.

Yuan You resignedly leaned on Shen Qian's shoulder, her body already numb.

Shen Qian quickly traversed a distance of a thousand meters and arrived in front of a solitary giant eye statue. Surrounded by a group of fallen statues, this statue stood out conspicuously, but Shen Qian had not noticed it at all before.

boom!

He kicked the statue over and then jumped down with Yuan You in his arms.

The pit was very deep, and I descended more than 20 meters before finally stepping onto solid ground.

After landing, Chen Qian looked up at the brightly lit cave entrance.

Buzz buzz buzz!

All the killer grasshoppers that followed only hovered around the cave entrance, seemingly restricted in some way, and did not fly down with them.

"Finally out of trouble."

Seeing this, Yuan You breathed a sigh of relief, but then blushed and said in a very soft voice, "How much longer are you going to hug me?"

Shen Qian was puzzled at first, then realized that his hand was in a bad position, so he quickly coughed and put Yuan You down.

Yuan You straightened her crumpled tactical uniform, but her expression quickly turned serious. "I think I know where I am."

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