Chapter 30 Scales "Gemstones are not as important as you."

It was already dark, and the temple bells rang one after another.

Looking down at Wu Shanqing, who was sitting on the temple roof and hiding, Yun Ci stood on the ground, sighed softly, and asked him telepathically, "Your Highness, how long are you going to hide?"

Wu Shanqing pursed his lips and remained silent.

Yun Ci disagreed, saying, "Your Highness, this is not a good thing. Miss Yue has been looking for you all afternoon."

Wu Shanqing said angrily, "It's all your fault. Why did you tell Yue Mingxi that the little snake was me?"

Yun Ci paused for a moment, then said softly, "This humble monk only did this to save Your Highness."

Wu Shanqing snorted coldly, "I don't need your help, I'm not going to die."

Yun Ci shook her head. "Your Highness, you are of noble status. I cannot bear to see you injured."

"It's none of your business," Wu Shanqing said fiercely.

Wu Shanqing was extremely depressed after jumping off the roof.

She actually saw how silly I looked; I was so embarrassed.

Seeing Wu Shanqing walking forward with his head down, Yun Ci stepped forward to stop him. "Your Highness, please don't hide anymore. You'll make Miss Yue worry. If you insist on doing this, I will go and tell Miss Yue."

Wu Shanqing said sullenly, "But she saw me in my silly childhood form, how can I face her? It's so embarrassing."

Yun Ci shook her head and chuckled: "I think Your Highness was very cute when you were young. Maybe Miss Yue thinks you are cute too."

Wu Shanqing's face turned cold. "I hate it when people say I'm cute."

"Alright, alright, not cute at all," Yun Ci coaxed. "Your Highness, it's getting late, you can't keep running away."

“Okay,” Wu Shanqing said softly.

After a pause, Wu Shanqing lowered his head and said coldly, "You stinking monk, you made me look bad. I advise you to honestly tell me the solution to the transformation, or I'll smash up your dilapidated temple."

Yun Ci clasped his hands together and said, "This humble monk needs to study it carefully. Once I have finished studying it, I will definitely tell Your Highness. Please rest assured, Your Highness."

"Oh, then I'll be going," Wu Shanqing said calmly.

After taking a few steps, Wu Shanqing turned back and, sensing Yun Ci's nervousness, asked, "Monk, do you think she'll be angry with me for avoiding her all afternoon?"

Yun Ci chuckled and said, "What do you think? If Miss Yue were to avoid you like this, wouldn't His Highness be angry?"

Wu Shanqing couldn't stand it after thinking about it for a moment; he couldn't accept Yue Mingxi avoiding him.

Yun Ci gently patted Wu Shanqing's back, "Your Highness, you need to apologize to Miss Yue."

"No." Wu Shanqing pursed her lips.

In his entire life, he has never bowed his head; he only ever apologizes to others, never to others.

Yun Ci shook her head. "Your Highness, this is wrong."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. Just listening to you gives me a headache."

Wu Shanqing covered her ears with both hands and stormed off in anger.

Yun Ci watched his retreating figure, shook her head, and chuckled for a moment.

Yun Ci picked up the broom and gently swept up the fallen leaves on the ground.

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Where did they go?

Yue Mingxi walked dejectedly through the temple.

The black mist drifted forward and comforted her, "Master, don't be sad. Maybe he'll appear in front of you in the next second."

"Okay." Yue Mingxi encouraged herself.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Wu Shanqing descended from the sky.

Staring blankly at Wu Shanqing who appeared in front of her, Yue Mingxi exclaimed in surprise, "Wu Shanqing, you've come!"

Wu Shanqing gave a soft "hmm".

"By the way, Wu Shanqing, is Sister Bai alright?" Looking up at Wu Shanqing, Yue Mingxi asked the question she most wanted to know.

When she woke up in the afternoon, she wanted to know if Sister Bai was safe.

However, being in an unfamiliar temple, where she knew no one, Yue Mingxi was unable to leave.

Wu Shanqing said, "I've taken care of those two demons, so she should be fine."

"Okay." Yue Mingxi breathed a sigh of relief, completely at ease.

Wu Shanqing pursed her lips and lied awkwardly, "After leaving the illusion, I went to sleep and just woke up."

"It's alright." Yue Mingxi smiled and kindly refrained from exposing his lie.

Yue Mingxi thought that Wu Shanqing must have accidentally revealed his true form to her, and was too shy to see her.

Since I don't want her to know, then I'll just pretend I don't know.

Wu Shanqing relaxed and asked, looking down, "Do you want to go to the Demon Realm with me? There's a Black Sea there, it's very beautiful."

“Okay!” Yue Mingxi said happily.

Black Mist rubbed its eyes and yawned. "Master, I can't stay with you any longer. I'm going to fall into a deep sleep."

Yue Mingxi looked up at the black mist and asked in confusion, "Sleeping?"

“That’s right,” the black mist nodded. “I can’t stay in reality for long. I am the maze itself, and I need to sleep a lot. Just call me when you need me, and I will appear.”

"Okay," Yue Mingxi said with a smile, "I'll give you a name."

The black mist looked at her expectantly, "Okay, okay, thank you, Master."

Yue Mingxi rubbed its head. "How about I call you Little Mi?"

"I like this name, thank you, Master." Little Mi's blood-red eyes curved into crescents. "Goodbye, Master."

After saying that, Xiao Mi turned into a small black mist cloud and landed in Yue Mingxi's palm.

Yue Mingxi put Xiao Mi into her storage bag and cast a simple incantation on it, allowing Xiao Mi to come and go as she pleased.

Wu Shanqing said in a low voice, "This thing is an ancient artifact."

"Huh?" Yue Mingxi's eyes widened in shock. "Really?"

"But what?" Yue Mingxi asked curiously, looking at Wu Shanqing who had stopped.

"But he's not as good as me," Wu Shanqing muttered under his breath.

An accident occurred in the maze; he lost his divine consciousness, which is why he was manipulated by this little artifact.

In reality, he could handle this little gadget with just one finger.

However, Wu Shanqing did not intend to tell Yue Mingxi these things; he wished that Yue Mingxi would quickly forget everything that happened in the labyrinth.

Yue Mingxi was completely charmed by him, her eyes practically overflowing with laughter. "In my heart, you've always been the most amazing person."

Wu Shanqing smiled with great satisfaction, summoned Wind Bubble, and said, "Come here, I'll take you to the Demon Realm."

“Okay.” Yue Mingxi boarded the Wind Bubble with practiced ease.

Flying Bubble traveled south and soon arrived in the Demon Realm.

The bubbles stopped in the Black Sea.

Standing on the ground, looking at the endless black sea, Yue Mingxi's eyes widened.

"This place is so beautiful."

A pure black sea, its surface teeming with all sorts of flowers, emitting a shimmering glow, with butterflies flitting by from time to time.

Wu Shanqing tilted his head and said, "Want to come with me into the sea? It's even more beautiful up there."

"Okay," Yue Mingxi said happily, her eyes full of excitement.

Wu Shanqing raised his hand and cast a spell on Yue Mingxi. "This is a water spell that will allow you to be just like you are on land even underwater."

"Wow, Wushanqing, you know so much!" Yuemingxi couldn't help but exclaim.

Wu Shanqing's lips curled up unconsciously. "I remember there's a gem mine in the sea. We can go there and dig for gems."

Yue Mingxi blinked. "This sea belongs to the Demon Realm. Can we dig it?"

“Of course,” Wu Shan Qingwei said in a light tone. “I know the Demon Lord. That gem mine was given to me by him. It’s my territory, and only I can mine it.”

Looking down and sensing the Moonlit Stream, Wu Shanqing's ears turned red, and he whispered, "I'll share this area with you. Would you like to dig it out with me?"

Yue Mingxi's heart pounded. She suppressed the urge to hug Wu Shanqing and nodded vigorously, "I'm very willing."

"thump."

"thump."

Two splashes of water erupted on the surface. Wu Shanqing grasped Yue Mingxi's arm and led her into the depths of the Black Sea.

Looking around, Yue Mingxi exclaimed in surprise, "The Black Sea is actually transparent."

As she spoke, a series of bubbles emerged.

Wu Shanqing nodded and said, "The gemstone mine is the most beautiful."

Turning to look at Wu Shanqing, Yue Mingxi couldn't help but ask, "Wu Shanqing, was the gem you gave me last time also dug up from there?"

“No.” Wu Shanqing shook his head. “I picked those out from my pile of gems.”

After a pause, Wu Shanqing added, "I just picked them randomly; I specifically got the worst ones for you."

"Okay, okay." Yue Mingxi tried hard to suppress the corners of her mouth that were turning up.

He's lying again with a straight face. How come this guy is always so cute?

"We've arrived," Wu Shanqing said softly, sensing his surroundings.

The colorful gemstones, emitting a dazzling array of light, become even more dreamlike after being refracted through the clear water.

"What a huge gem mine! It's so beautiful!" Yue Mingxi exclaimed in amazement as she stood in front of the gem mine.

Releasing Yue Mingxi, Wu Shanqing curled the corners of his lips, "Let's go in and take a look."

"Mmm." Yue Mingxi carefully walked into the gem mine.

Suddenly, Yue Mingxi's eyes lit up.

Deep in the gem mine, she discovered something sparkling.

Looking at Wu Shanqing, Yue Mingxi said excitedly, "Wu Shanqing, there seems to be something deep inside the gem mine."

Wu Shanqing was startled and immediately said, "Don't go over there."

"Hmm?" Yue Mingxi tilted her head to look at him in confusion.

Wu Shanqing pursed her lips. "That's a scale. It's there to protect this gem mine. I'm afraid it might hurt you."

Yue Mingxi murmured, "Scales?"

"Mm." Wu Shanqing nodded, tilting his head and saying, "If you want to go, I'll take you with me."

"Okay, okay." Yue Mingxi happily followed him.

Looking at the pure black scales surrounded by numerous gems, Yue Mingxi couldn't help but say, "I think it's even more beautiful than the gems."

Wu Shanqing stopped abruptly, and asked in surprise, "Really?"

Yue Mingxi smiled and said, "Yes, I like this scale."

He picked up the scale and turned to say, "It's for you."

Yue Mingxi was stunned. "Huh? You're giving it to me?"

"Mm." Wu Shanqing nodded.

"But isn't this scale the guardian spirit of this place?"

Wu Shanqing handed it to her, saying, "This is for you; let it protect you."

Yue Mingxi looked up at him: "What about the gemstone?"

Wu Shanqing shook his head and said seriously, "The gemstone is not as important as you."