Chapter 151 Entering the Valley Song Yin: Solved
No one knows what Wu Shanyuan's treasure-hunting team went through that day. Outsiders only know that Wu Shanyuan, who was originally beyond saving, recovered from his injuries and that the Golden Core cultivator returned to the martial world after two years of silence.
Meanwhile, this nameless team gained two new members, who, despite being newcomers, earned the respect of Wu Shanyuan's entire team.
As they headed towards the entrance to the valley, a group of people made Song Yin and Shi Heming walk at the front.
Li Mo simply couldn't stay silent, so he asked the question everyone wanted to know: "Are Sister Song and Senior Brother members from a reclusive clan?"
Shi Heming: "No, and don't call me senior brother, I'm not your senior brother." How could someone who can casually produce fourth-grade pills be an ordinary rogue cultivator?
Song Yin suppressed a laugh; Shi Heming's surname really makes it too easy for small misunderstandings to arise.
Shi Heming caught a glimpse of Yinyin trying to suppress her laughter out of the corner of his eye, and sighed inwardly.
Wu Shanyuan treated Song Yin as his savior, regardless of the fact that she was less powerful than him, and treated her with the utmost respect.
Wu Shanyuan: "Sister Song, watch your step. The road into the valley is not smooth. There are many large and small gravels and potholes."
Song Yin: "Captain Wu, you're at the Golden Core stage, so please don't call me Sister Song anymore."
Wu Shanyuan: "You saved my life, how can I continue to act arrogantly? I have no way to repay your life-saving grace—" Suddenly feeling a chill envelop his whole body, Wu Shanyuan swallowed the rest of his sentence.
This kind of sentence structure is usually accompanied by the phrase "I will give myself to you." When Shi Heming heard the first half of the sentence, he locked his gaze on Wu Shanyuan with a death stare.
Wu Shanyuan thought for a moment, not wanting to leave things unsaid, and finished the sentence, "I have nothing to repay you with, so I can only—"
Shi Heming gave a forced smile: "Captain Wu, I know you're grateful to her for saving your life. There are many ways to repay a debt of gratitude, don't you think?"
I'd do anything, even serve as an ox or a horse, to protect Sister Song in the valley... Wu Shanyuan swallowed the rest of his sentence again.
He wasn't oblivious; he could tell at a glance that the two had an unusual relationship, and he dared not and would not harbor any other thoughts.
Jiang Lianxin was another mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator in Wu Shanyuan's team. After Song Yin saved Wu Shanyuan that day, she also gave Jiang Lianxin a pill.
Song Yin single-handedly brought the team back to its peak fighting strength.
"Sister Song, there will be all sorts of monsters hiding in the shadows once we go in. Stay close to me and the captain, and we won't let you get hurt in the slightest," Jiang Lianxin said.
Jiang Lianxin also called Song Yin "Sister Song," a term she used sincerely.
Song Yin: "Thank you." Although she didn't need their protection.
Their attitude made her feel that the two men hadn't saved her in vain. Three pills meant nothing to her; the important thing was that they weren't ungrateful.
After reaching the entrance, the number of people increased, with groups of five or more entering in single file.
"Oh, Fellow Daoist Wu, your injuries have healed?" someone who knew Wu Shanyuan greeted him.
Wu Shanyuan: "I've recovered, thanks to the help of my friends."
"Your team has new members? I can't tell their cultivation level at all."
Wu Shanyuan: "They have concealed their cultivation level, so naturally you can't tell, fellow Daoist."
When it was Wu Shanyuan's turn to queue, he took out a queue token, and the cultivator guarding the entrance let them through.
The person who spoke to Wu Shanyuan just now was Mo Yu, a disciple of the Taiqing Sect. His entire team consisted of Taiqing Sect disciples, and he was also at the Golden Core stage, making him an elder of the Taiqing Sect.
Mo Yu said to one of the team members, "Keep a close eye on Wu Shanyuan's team. Two years ago, they almost broke into that place and discovered the secret. This time, we must not let them go there again. If they find anything, release Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts to attack."
"Your disciple obeys."
Mo Yu squinted at the backs of the two newcomers in Wu Shanyuan's group. He had a feeling that these two were not simple, and he hoped that they would not cause any changes.
The stream cascaded down from the top of the valley, its waters crashing against the stone walls with a resounding sound. A trail of footprints marked the path beside it, as groups of monks passed by.
"This is a map we bought before. It can help us avoid a lot of risks in the valley." Li Mo opened the map in his hand and enthusiastically introduced it to the two new members.
"Sister Song, Brother Fufeng, we're going here next." Li Mo changed his way of addressing Shi Fufeng and pointed to a place circled in vermilion. "This place has the most monsters, but they are all low-level monsters. We can catch some cute-looking monsters and take them out to sell to other cultivators as pets. We can earn a lot of spirit stones."
Song Yin didn't come in for these things that were worthless to her. She asked the group, "Do you know Lü Junxuan, the Nascent Soul disciple of the Taiqing Sect?"
Wu Shanyuan: "Of course I know. I heard that he left the Youluo Black Corner Region to go home, but was killed by the Lu family's enemies."
Song Yin: "Do you know where he last went in the valley?"
Wu Shanyuan remained silent, secretly observing Song Yin from behind with a look that Song Yin found unfamiliar.
I initially thought they were genuinely seeking something, but not something dangerous, just as I had initially thought. But were they exposed as soon as they entered the valley? The affairs of the Taiqing Sect's direct disciples—every move they made was sending different signals. Although he was recuperating in bed at the time, it didn't mean he was unaware of what was happening outside. As a rogue cultivator in the Golden Core stage, he naturally possessed methods and connections unknown to others.
He told Song Le that it might mean becoming enemies with the Taiqing Sect, and he was afraid that the two of them would do things he couldn't control.
But Song Le then took out such precious elixirs to save him...
Wu Shanyuan composed himself and took the map from Li Mo's hand: "This is the last place Lü Junxuan went to."
Song Yin saw Wu Shanyuan pointing to the blank areas on the map that were not circled in vermilion.
Song Yin: "Blank?"
Wu Shanyuan: "This place isn't recorded on the map, but that doesn't mean there's nothing here." His gaze swept across the map, as if he had returned to two years ago.
"Two years ago, the five of us got lost in the valley and stumbled upon this place. Even though it wasn't marked on the map, it was guarded by many elite sects. We realized then that there was treasure here..."
Two years ago, Wu Shanyuan and his teammates accidentally stumbled into the area guarded by various sects. There, he saw elders from several sects, and even a Nascent Soul stage monster.
Reason told the five misguided monks that they should leave, but their greed and curiosity compelled them to stay.
There was a small spring in the area guarded by various sects, yet they saw the elders coming and going through it. Some jumped in, and some floated back up.
"What are you doing?" Wu Shanyuan asked his four teammates.
"Let's do it!" the four said in unison.
Then, the Nascent Soul demonic beast suddenly appeared, while the sect elites vanished. During their escape, they wondered if they were hallucinating, as there were actually no sect elites near the spring.
Furthermore, they were no match for the Nascent Soul demon beast. Wu Shanyuan took on the responsibility of being the captain and risked his life to buy time for the four to escape. He himself was attacked by the demon beast and suffered serious injuries.
"...That's roughly what happened. We were flying away when we looked down from high above, and that place was the blank spot on the map." Wu Shanyuan finally told the whole story, as a way of repaying Song Le for saving his life. "However, it's very dangerous there. My advice is not to go, lest we encounter another Nascent Soul demon beast."
Wu Shanyuan and the other four waited for Song Yin's reaction, leaving the choice of whether or not to go to Song Yin.
Song Yin looked up at Shi Heming beside her and said, "Why don't we go and find out what's going on?"
Shi Heming: "Okay."
Song Yin: "Thank you, Captain Wu, for bringing us in. The journey ahead is dangerous, so how about we split into two groups? The two of us will go on an exploration, while you two go to familiarize yourselves with the area and capture low-level monsters?"
This is the best approach, as it satisfies the wishes of both parties.
Song Yin and Shi Heming set off, but unexpectedly Wu Shanyuan and the others followed.
Song Yin: "Why did you all follow us here?"
Wu Shanyuan: "Sister Song saved me, so naturally I have to protect her safety in the valley."
Li Mo: "Saving the captain is the same as saving us. Besides, you're my newly recruited teammate. How can I abandon my teammate?"
Sincerity. Song Yin suddenly thought of this word. She saved people casually, but in return, she received their sincere treatment, even though they had only known each other for a short time.
"Even if there is danger to your lives ahead, you will not regret it?" Shi Heming asked.
No regrets.
The five people's sincere sincerity impressed Shi Heming; it was untainted by utilitarian motives, pure and unwavering.
Song Yin turned around and continued walking ahead, a subtle smile playing on her lips. "Then I'll follow you."
As the seven of them advanced, they encountered a low-level demonic beast blocking their path. Before Song Yin and Shi Heming could make a move, Wu Shanyuan rushed out to clear the obstacle for them.
Sometimes when Song Yin saw one or two special spiritual herbs and stopped to collect them, they would just silently guard the area. Even if the spiritual herbs that Song Yin picked could fetch a good price, they would not compete with her for them.
Unbeknownst to Song Yin and Shi Heming, after Song Yin rescued Wu Shanyuan, the five members of the treasure-hunting team held a small meeting behind Song Yin and Shi Heming's back. The meeting summarized that all the good items encountered on this treasure hunt would first belong to the two newcomers, with everything based on their wishes, and the other five would be responsible for assisting and protecting them.
The seven people continued on their way, while the tail that followed quietly returned to tell Mo Yu of Taiqing Sect the direction they were going.
Mo Yu: "Wu Shanyuan has just recovered from his injuries, yet he's recklessly running that way. Ha, since he's so eager to die, I'll grant his wish."
Mo Yu took out a communication talisman and contacted the Taiqing Sect disciples guarding the spring. The Taiqing Sect disciples who received the message then ran to report to the Nascent Soul Ancestor.
This patriarch of the Taiqing Sect, who guards the spring, is skilled in beast taming. He has several Nascent Soul level demonic beasts at his disposal. In battles, he doesn't even need to show his face in person; he can win by secretly controlling the demonic beasts.
"Hmph, a few rogue cultivators are itching for a beating." The Nascent Soul Ancestor of the Taiqing Sect flexed his thick wrists. He was tall and rugged-looking, with a muscular physique. Every step he took left a deep footprint on the ground.
He put his fingers in his mouth and whistled loudly, and then the ground began to tremble.
A gigantic blizzard bear emerged from nearby, causing many elite disciples to tremble and avoid it.
"Good friend, the snacks have been delivered to your door, eat to your heart's content." The Beast Taming Ancestor of the Taiqing Sect stroked the smooth fur of the Blizzard Demon Bear and gave the order.
"roar--!"
"roar--!"
Startled, the birds flapped their wings and flew away.
Song Yin and her group stared at the place where birds were flying around, while at the same time, the howls of wild beasts came from there.
The five members of the treasure-hunting team turned pale, and Wu Shanyuan exclaimed, "Oh no! It's that Nascent Soul demon beast from two years ago! We have to run!"
A blizzard bear, as large as a mountain, descended from the sky and leaped in front of the group, drool dripping from its mouth like a waterfall at the entrance of a valley.
Wu Shanyuan stood at the front of the group, shouting, "Li Mo, you take Song Le and the others and run!"
Damn it, what bad luck! We encountered this Nascent Soul demon beast before we even reached the spring!
"Captain!" Liu Xiaolei and the others shouted anxiously, "If we're going to leave, we'll leave together!"
Wu Shanyuan: "All of you, get out of here! I still have a grudge to settle with them!"
The Blizzard bear swept through the enemy ranks with a single blow, chattering away incoherently. The bear couldn't understand what it was saying; it wanted a snack.
"Mystic Ice Seal!" Wu Shanyuan launched an attack, blocking the Blizzard Demon Bear's palm strike.
The other four members of the treasure-hunting team were furious. Two years ago, it was this same blow that seriously injured their captain, and now the scene was repeating itself.
"team leader!!"
Song Yin moved behind the four people. They didn't even notice her movement, only seeing a blinding flash of light and the Blizzard Demon Bear's paw landing freely.
Before anyone could react, Shi Heming quickly set up an array to trap the Blizzard Demon Bear, and then Song Yin's Qingyang Sword changed direction, unleashing an unstoppable attack to kill the Blizzard Demon Bear.
The Blizzard Bear's head hit the ground, kicking up dust.
Song Yin flicked her wrist, wiping away the remaining blood from the sword, and calmly said, turning her head, "It's resolved."
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Author's Note: Song Yin: Solved [Okay]
The five members of the treasure hunt team: Are we dreaming?! [Cracking][Cracking][Cracking]
I'm writing more and more, let's kill the monster first [thumbs up]
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[Empty bowl]
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