"Don't talk nonsense, you little brat. How have I been acting suspiciously?"
Lu Yuan looked away, his tone somewhat guilty.
"Oh? Really? Then can you tell me how the lava cave collapsed when it was perfectly fine?" Chi Luan pressed.
"How would I know? I was going to ask you!" Lu Yuan wasn't buying it at all.
However.
Chi Luan clearly didn't believe it, and pressed her small face close to Lu Yuan's.
"Should I go out and tell them you're hiding here?"
The two were only a few centimeters apart, and Lu Yuan could even feel her warm breath and the faint fragrance emanating from her body.
"cough!"
Lu Yuan coughed awkwardly, trying to control his expression and reverting to his usual nonchalant demeanor.
"Don't talk nonsense, you little brat! I just happened to be passing by, how did I end up hiding here?"
Chi Luan stared at Lu Yuan for a long time, then suddenly chuckled.
"Alright! I've met them a few times, so we know each other. I'll go find out what's going on for you!"
With that, Chi Luan got up to leave.
Lu Yuan quickly grabbed her.
"Hey! My dear lady, what are you trying to do?"
Chi Luan said playfully, "It's nothing, I just got separated from my teammates and need to find someone else to partner with."
Having said all that, Lu Yuan understood perfectly well.
"I can team up with you, but only if you listen to me and don't cause any trouble."
"Don't worry! I'm a very well-behaved person~"
Chi Luan nodded in agreement and winked at Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Very well-behaved?
If this gets out, even ghosts probably won't believe it!
never mind.
Since he was going to continue exploring the secret realm anyway, teaming up with Chi Luan might help him avoid a lot of trouble, given her status as the young lady of the Chi Yun Merchant Alliance.
It's not too late to separate from Mu Ruxing after we successfully reunite.
Just then, the group of people who had been talking left. Lu Yuan stood up from the bushes, stamped his feet which had gone numb from squatting, and said to Chi Luan, "Let's go!"
Chi Luan asked in confusion, "Where to?"
Lu Yuan turned to look at her. "Of course we'll continue exploring the secret realm. You don't mean you're just going to stay here forever, do you?"
Chi Luan then realized what was happening and quickly followed behind Lu Yuan.
After taking one last look at the ruins behind her, she couldn't help but ask, "Seriously, did the collapse of the lava cave have anything to do with you?"
She was 90 percent certain that Lu Yuan was one of the first two people to enter the secret realm.
Moreover, she personally witnessed Lu Yuan escaping from the lava cave entrance.
She would never believe that this matter had nothing to do with Lu Yuan.
"How could I possibly have such great abilities?" Lu Yuan laughed it off.
Whether she believes it or not, he's definitely not going to reveal anything about the golden egg.
Chi Luan's tone turned serious as she threatened, "If you don't tell the truth, I'll tell everyone that you obtained treasures in the secret realm after we get out, and that you were the one who impersonated someone from my Chi Yun Merchant Alliance to instigate the conflict and enter the secret realm in the chaos!"
"Even if you don't get the treasure, you'll still become the target of everyone's attacks!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Then why don't I kill you now?"
The two stopped in their tracks and stood facing each other.
After a while, Chi Luan was the first to look away, smiling as she touched her head.
"Hehe, I was just kidding! You're so handsome, how could I bear to hurt you?"
Lu Yuan laughed back, "Everyone knows I'm handsome, so don't try to cling to me like that!"
"Hmph! Plenty of men are after me, I'm not going to cling to you!"
Chi Luan snorted, huffed, and walked past him, continuing on her way.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan shook his head with amusement.
He wasn't worried about the threat from the Red Phoenix at all.
After all, if this little girl wanted to harm him, she wouldn't have needed to wait until now. She could have simply jumped out and joined forces with the people who had just left, and snatched the treasure from his hands.
However, Chi Luan did not do that.
Whatever the reason, it means that they are willing to befriend him.
Even if she changed her mind after leaving the secret realm, Lu Yuan was not afraid.
He must have already reunited with Mu Ruxing by then. Even if he couldn't win, escaping wouldn't be a problem.
...
The two continued to explore the area surrounding the secret realm.
Chi Luan wanted to find her teammates as soon as possible, while Lu Yuan looked around, stopping and starting as he pleased, not in a hurry at all.
Anyway, with Mu Ruxing's strength, he doesn't need to worry about her at all. He might as well look around and see if he can find other treasures.
This secret realm is so vast, there must be more than just a Firefly's egg among the treasures.
Without realizing it.
Lu Yuan and Chi Luan had already entered the depths of the forest, surrounded by towering trees nearly a hundred meters tall, which blocked out the sun and caused the light to gradually dim.
The occasional chirping of insects and birds added to the eerie atmosphere.
I had only taken two steps inside when a strange, chilling aura rushed towards me.
Chi Luan shuddered and couldn't help but move closer to Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan glanced at her, said nothing, and continued walking deeper into the jungle.
He had walked for a short while when he suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Chi Luan was startled, and her voice trembled slightly.
"There have been some new discoveries."
As he spoke, Lu Yuan squatted down and stared intently at what was in front of him.
Seeing this, Chi Luan became curious and took two steps forward before suddenly letting out a cry of surprise.
"Ah! What is this?!"
Lu Yuan quickly covered his ears, "The remains of a demonic beast! You don't even recognize this?"
Chi Luan stretched out her head to take a closer look and found that it was indeed the skeleton of some kind of demon beast, and it looked like it had been dead for quite some time, with only a pile of white bones remaining.
Realizing her predicament, she coughed lightly, somewhat embarrassed.
"Cough! I didn't see it clearly, I thought it was human bones..."
Lu Yuan rolled his eyes, looking rather speechless.
Suddenly I don't know whether teaming up with this girl is a good thing or a bad thing.
After searching through the bones on the ground and finding nothing, Lu Yuan continued walking forward.
Chi Luan followed closely behind him.
However.
The further you go in, the more monster skeletons you find.
Occasionally, you can even see some monster corpses that are not yet completely decomposed.
Every corpse was in the same condition; all of them had been drained of blood and had become mummies.
Chi Luan was a little scared and couldn't help but reach out and grab Lu Yuan's sleeve, only then did she gain a little sense of security.
In contrast, Lu Yuan...
Not only did he show no fear, but he also seemed to be secretly excited.
Having experienced the lava cave, he now believes that the more bizarre the place, the easier it is to find treasure.
So, I quickened my pace.
"Hey, hey, hey, Lu Yuan, wait for me!" Chi Luan hurriedly jogged to catch up.
Just then.
She suddenly jumped up.
"Oh my god, what grabbed my shoulder?!"
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