Amidst Dongfang Mian's apologies and gratitude, the man left stiffly, like a walking corpse. The successive blows left him wanting nothing more than to find a quiet place to weep silently...
But this incident also inspired him, causing him to unleash powerful energy due to excessive anger when he later caught ghosts, which enabled him to successfully complete the mission. However, that's another story.
After completing their mission, Dongfang Mian and the others hurriedly arrived at the area of the treasure cave. They now needed to find two more people to form a team to explore the treasure cave together.
The opening of the Emperor's Treasure Cave is imminent. Dongfang Mian's eyes quickly scanned the crowd, but either there were too many people or they looked down on Dongfang Mian and his companions and were unwilling to team up with them.
Just as Dongfang Mian was looking around, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in front of her.
"Valley Master?" Dongfang Mian called out tentatively, and the latter immediately froze, turning to run away.
Fortunately, Dongfang Mian reacted quickly and grabbed him. "Valley Master, where are you going?"
The latter chuckled and said, "Well, now you're the Valley Master, and I'm just an ordinary person. Don't call me Valley Master anymore. I'm just here to take a look around. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
"Where's Hua Qianxun?" Dongfang Mian asked casually.
“Oh, where is he? How would I know? I haven’t seen him since I left the valley,” the valley master said hastily.
"Oh, Hua Qianxun, it's been a long time!" Dongfang Mian waved to the Valley Master behind her and said.
The Valley Master quickly turned around and said, "Didn't we agree...? You lied to me..."
"How would you know what you've agreed on if I didn't lie to you? Alright, hurry up and take me to see him," Dongfang Mian said, secretly pleased. With the addition of the Valley Master and Hua Qianxun, their numbers would be enough to explore the secret realm.
At this moment, Dongfang Mian, whose mind was entirely focused on Hua Qianxun, did not notice that when she mentioned Hua Qianxun's name, Aju and Yan Lin's faces turned as black as soot.
Following the helpless-looking Valley Master, the group wandered around until they arrived at a secluded, deserted place. The Valley Master looked around before taking out a small whistle and blowing out a few obscure and difficult-to-understand sounds.
Soon, a figure appeared in front of everyone; it was Hua Qianxun, who looked like a spoiled brat.
Hua Qianxun was also taken aback when she saw Dongfang Mian, but quickly said happily, "Little Mianhua, it's been a long time."
"Don't call her Little Cotton!" Before Dongfang Mian could speak, Yan Lin and Aju said fiercely at the same time.
Hua Qianxun was startled by their shouts, and then she looked him over carefully. As she watched Ah Ju's eyes widen, she pointed at him and said, "Aren't you that silly tiger?"
"Pah! You're the stupid tiger! Your whole family are stupid tigers!" Ah Ju said angrily.
"You two know each other?" Dongfang Mian asked curiously.
Hua Qianxun did not answer, but instead looked at the Valley Master standing to the side. Upon seeing this, the Valley Master quickly stepped forward and said, "Reporting to the Master, it was precisely because I recognized this divine beast that I did not bring Miss Dongfang to see you immediately. However, Miss Dongfang later discovered me and insisted on coming along, so..."
Hua Qianxun waved her hand, indicating that it was alright. Dongfang Mian was completely confused by their commotion and pointed at the two of them, saying, "Aren't you the Valley Master? Aren't you an elder? Why do you call him 'Master'?"
Moreover, the name "Lord" felt strangely familiar to Dongfang Mian, as if she had heard it somewhere before.
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