The moment she entered the water, an immense pressure struck her. Even with the aid of a parachute, descending from such a height still inevitably gave her a near-death experience.
Fortunately, she was a decent swimmer and managed to float to the surface. She swam to the shore with her last breath before collapsing from exhaustion.
When she woke up again, she found herself sitting next to a fire.
A bald man was poking at the firewood with a branch, the red flames illuminating his face. He seemed to sense something, turned his head, and smiled slightly at Yan Qing.
"You're awake?"
"You—!!" Yan Qing jumped up in fright. "Weren't you dead? How could you—?"
This person was none other than the monk Yuanhui, who was killed in the frozen lake by the Tianqi Snow Serpent.
Yan Qing remembered clearly that this person's identity was at least that of a Silver Rank Peak titled Stranger.
So she carefully considered her words, "You, are you still alive?"
Monk Yuanhui laughed. "Amitabha, according to your logic, I've actually been dead for a long time. Didn't you already know my identity?"
"But—" She looked at the raging flames in front of her, somewhat incredulous. Aren't all monsters afraid of fire?
"Are you wondering why I'm not afraid of fire?" Monk Yuanhui smiled, his expression surprisingly kind. "That's because I'm just like you, a person with supernatural abilities. Only a strange kind of supernatural ability."
"Where we're from, these kinds of strange ability users who have transcended the five-star level all have a unified name: Titled Strange Beings. The swordsman next to Yue Qi is also a Titled Strange Being."
Yan Qing had already heard what he said, so she wasn't particularly surprised. What really interested her was why this person was here.
Monk Yuanhui was quite surprised; this girl seemed to know a lot!
He then pointed to the Mirror Lake in front of him and said, "This is the Central Hell of Plunder that you are looking for."
"What?!" Yan Qing was truly stunned.
"You mean, this is the Central Hell of Plunder? That is, the destination of the Sun family?" She could hardly believe her eyes; it was clearly just an ordinary lake.
"This lake is called Mirror Lake," said Monk Yuanhui, pointing to the shimmering surface of the lake with a smile.
"Doesn't it look just like a mirror?"
Yes, it really does look like it, and not only that, if we were outside, she would think this was some kind of tourist attraction.
The scenery is picturesque and breathtaking.
Everything here is nothing like the legendary hell of plunder.
The Hell of Universal Plunder is described by Buddhists as the land of supreme wisdom. It is a place of boundless suffering, punishment, and torment, yet also boundless salvation. According to Yue Qi, no one has ever escaped from this place, so to this day, no one knows what this so-called Hell of Universal Plunder truly is.
But what she saw now was an endless peace. Here, she felt the air itself had become much quieter.
Even the Spider-Man, who was originally terrifying, transformed back into a kind, bald monk.
However, she wouldn't be tempted by this place. Hell is set up to punish sinners; there's absolutely no peace or tranquility there.
There's only one reason why Monk Yuanhui would be here.
"Who is your master?" Yan Qing asked abruptly, catching Monk Yuanhui off guard. He almost blurted it out.
"Yes—" Fortunately, he stopped himself in time.
Unexpectedly, Yan Qing laughed, "It's Mu Xiao, isn't it?"
"How did you know?!" He didn't think he had given anything away.
"That's easy to say. After all, now that we're here, if he doesn't come out now, he really won't have another chance, right?"
Yan Qing had suspected the other party's motives from the very beginning; a mere Wood Essence Pill couldn't possibly be that attractive.
Moreover, she had suspected him from the moment Mu Xiao stood bravely beside them in the Fiery Hell early that morning.
After all, the stone platform in the Fiery Hell was where they first began to be countered. She didn't believe that the fiery light would find them on its own; someone must have done something behind the scenes.
Coincidentally, these two people were none other than the monk Yuanhui and Mu Xiao, who had offered to help them. This made them quite suspicious.
However, everyone had their own agenda at the time, and before she could figure out their intentions, she chose to wait and see.
Now, the Sun family's purpose is almost clearly laid out on the table: they are determined to open up this Central Hell of Plunder.
Their specific purpose is likely related to the dragon carrying a coffin that they had inadvertently witnessed before.
"Slap—slap—slap—"
A series of crisp claps rang out, and then Mu Xiao's handsome face, so striking it made her dizzy, suddenly appeared from behind the stone pillar behind her. He looked at Yan Qing, his eyes filled with undisguised admiration.
"Yan Qing, I think if we had met a few years earlier, I would definitely have fallen in love with you."
Yan Qing's lips twitched. "You flatter me! I can't accept that."
Mu Xiao laughed heartily, "Of course you can handle it." He walked to Yan Qing's side, reached out a hand, gently lifted her chin, and exclaimed in admiration.
"What a beautiful face, and a rare girl with impeccable values. But Yan Qing, as smart as you are, did you ever imagine this day would come?"
Yan Qing was horrified, because she discovered that she couldn't even move her body. What was going on?
Still kneeling, Yan Qing frantically called out to Lingxi and Jiuyou Jinli in her heart, but unfortunately, they all sank without a trace, without any response.
Mu Xiao laughed, his face beaming. "You don't need to worry about your weird pet anymore. They'll never get out of here."
As he leaned closer, Yan Qing narrowed her eyes slightly. She noticed that Mu Xiao had a string of thin Buddhist prayer beads around his neck.
Thinking of the strangely kind-faced monk Yuanhui beside her, she couldn't help but wonder if there was some supreme Buddhist secret technique here? Unless one wore a Buddhist treasure, their fate would gradually turn into hers?
She only had a guess about this matter. She didn't possess any of the seven treasures of Buddhism.
Calm down, calm down, and think of a solution slowly. At least one thing she was quite certain of was that Mu Xiao wouldn't do anything to her for the time being.
So she replied calmly,
"Mu Xiao, I've always thought we should be friends. What do you think?"
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