Chapter 30
Leng Huai glanced at the location, which was the same place where Mo Xiaoxin had been stunned during the day.
He used his magic to investigate and discovered that the wall in front of him was actually an illusion, and that it did not exist at all.
"Come with me." Leng Huai said, and walked towards the wall.
"Huh?" Mo Xiaoxin was confused.
Just as Leng Huai was about to crash into the wall, Mo Xiaoxin covered her eyes with her hands, peeking out only a crack, too afraid to look directly at him. Unexpectedly, Leng Huai walked straight through the wall and then disappeared without a trace.
Mo Xiaoxin quickly followed, and when she passed through the wall, she found herself outside the dense forest.
There are deceptions everywhere. What secrets is the Ye family up to?
Leng Huai glanced at the dark, seemingly endless dense forest.
“There are illusions in this dense forest, so be careful and follow me,” Mo Xiaoxin said to Leng Huai.
Leng Huai raised an eyebrow, looking at Mo Xiaoxin's confident demeanor, not expecting her to say such a thing: "What, so confident that you can break through this illusion?"
Judging from his expression, he seemed to be mocking her inexplicable confidence, as if he were ridiculing her for not being able to break through a wall just now.
She declared confidently, "This place is different. Although there are illusions here, the guidance of demonic energy ensures there won't be any problems!"
"Yeah?"
Leng Huai still couldn't quite believe it, and his skeptical and disdainful look deeply hurt Mo Xiaoxin.
Mo Xiaoxin huffed, "Don't underestimate me!"
She walked ahead defiantly, and Leng Huai, with a smirk, silently followed.
After walking for a while in the dense forest, Mo Xiaoxin felt something was wrong; it seemed they had returned to where they started.
"No, no, last time I reached the cave entrance in no time, but this time I've been walking for so long, why haven't I arrived yet?" Mo Xiaoxin felt uneasy.
What happened? She definitely succeeded last time.
Leng Huai had an expression that said, "I knew it."
Mo Xiaoxin felt depressed.
She held her breath, trying to sense the demonic energy, but this time, the demonic energy seemed to have weakened considerably.
Mo Xiaoxin had no choice but to say helplessly, "Alright, the demonic energy has weakened this time, so I can't follow it to find my way. Since the Demon Lord is so powerful, then let the Demon Lord lead the way."
Leng Huai seemed to have been prepared all along. He released countless black-striped butterflies from his sleeve, and the butterflies fluttered their wings on his fingertips: "Go."
The butterflies quickly flew into the dense forest and disappeared.
After a moment, a black-striped butterfly returned from the southeast and landed on Leng Huai's fingertip.
Leng Huai glanced at the pitch-black road ahead: "Let's go."
Mo Xiaoxin gave Leng Huai a big thumbs up. Since she was inferior in skill, she had to praise him: "Your Majesty the Demon Lord truly lives up to your reputation as the number one expert in the Demon Realm! You're amazing! You found the entrance in such a short time! I am truly in awe!"
"Quarrel."
Leng Huai threw down a sentence and walked away without looking back.
Mo Xiaoxin curled her lip behind her and muttered under her breath, "Tch, I was just saying something to flatter you. Did you really think I admired you?"
"My hearing is very good."
Leng Huai's tone carried a hint of anger, and Mo Xiaoxin quickly shut up and slunk off after him.
The butterfly led them to the entrance of the cave and then disappeared.
Mo Xiaoxin: "This is it."
Leng Huai waved his hand and cleared the barrier around the cave, leaving Mo Xiaoxin dumbfounded as he did so effortlessly.
Having magical powers is good; you can do whatever you want and not be as passive as she is.
However, thinking about what Ziyu said, she shook her head and gave up the idea of studying. She had to use this time to finish her task.
A chaotic world like this, with its battles between demons, is not suitable for someone like her who comes from a peaceful era.
When Mo Xiaoxin came to her senses, she realized that Leng Huai had disappeared without a trace.
She called out softly, "Leng Huai? Wait for me!"
The cave was filled with mist, pitch black, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face, and a damp, decaying smell permeated the air.
Only the echoing sound of the cave responded to her.
The entire cave was eerily silent; apart from her own breathing and footsteps, there was no other sound.
Looking at the dark and deep cave, Mo Xiaoxin's legs felt weak.
This guy! He didn't even wait for her!
She cursed Leng Huai a thousand times in her heart.
Now, neither advancing nor retreating was an option. After hesitating for two seconds, Mo Xiaoxin gritted her teeth and entered the darkness.
She cautiously stretched out her foot to test the way, afraid that she might accidentally fall into some kind of pond or pool.
The darker the place, the more likely it is to breed the things that people fear most.
Strange thoughts immediately flooded her mind: on the left side of the mountain wall, a strange monster seemed to be perched on a rock, staring intently at her with its bright eyes; on the right side, it seemed as if a bat nest was spying on this uninvited intruder.
Mo Xiaoxin swallowed hard, glancing left and right repeatedly, afraid that something might suddenly jump out and startle her.
Mo Xiaoxin called Leng Huai's name again, but there was still no response.
Could there be some kind of mechanism in this cave?
Is Leng Huai already inside?
From the beginning until now, the cave has been deathly silent; not a sound has been heard.
If there really were hidden mechanisms or secret doors, wouldn't they at least make some noise?
Suddenly, the sound of dripping water came from ahead, startling Mo Xiaoxin, who was lost in thought.
The sound seemed to be coming from not far ahead.
She listened intently, holding her breath. Not far away, there seemed to be a faint rustling sound, like the sound of a heavy tail dragging.
Mo Xiaoxin thought of the secret room under Leng Huai's bed and the terrifying black python. Could it be that there are snakes in this cave as well?
Getting bitten is no fun.
Mo Xiaoxin silently stepped back. If she really couldn't find Leng Huai, she would leave for the time being, find a torch, and then come back in.
Suddenly, Mo Xiaoxin froze for a moment. In the instant she turned around, she seemed to see something standing in a corner not far from her, staring at her without moving.
Mo Xiaoxin rubbed her eyes. She must have seen wrong, right?
The object seemed to have a faint glow about it, and the surrounding area was pitch black except for a patch of light, which looked very eerie.
She held her breath and glanced in that direction again.
There really was something there!
It was even emitting a faint green glow! It seemed as if that thing was beckoning to her.
Who could know the fear she was feeling right now? In such a dark cave, she actually saw something green and glowing!
Fortunately, her past experiences have tempered her mind, making her less afraid of these strange things now; otherwise, given her timid nature in the past, she probably would have fainted from fright long ago.
She looked closely at the thing; it seemed to be standing still and hadn't moved. Gathering her courage, she decided to see what it was that dared to scare her like that.
At worst, I'll just lose a million, what else can I do?
She's now a wealthy woman with tens of millions in assets!
Thinking of this, Mo Xiaoxin straightened her back.
She carefully bent over and crawled forward cautiously, keeping an eye out for any movement ahead as she went.
As she approached the green mass, Mo Xiaoxin finally saw it clearly. It turned out to be a cluster of mushrooms growing in the cave. These mushrooms were entirely white and about a few centimeters long.
This appears to be a fluorescent mushroom, a type of mushroom that glows.
So that's what it is. She breathed a sigh of relief.
However, these mushrooms are poisonous, so she has to be careful.
A thought flashed through my mind.
She used magic to pick the glowing mushrooms from the mountainside and put them into a transparent sphere. The densely packed mushrooms together formed a huge glowing sphere.
The mushrooms floated up and down inside the ball, their lively movements seeming to be responding to Mo Xiaoxin.
She smiled slightly, and here comes the torch.
"What are you doing?"
Suddenly a voice came from behind her.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Looking back, she saw Leng Huai standing behind her.
"Leng Huai! Where did you go? I've been looking for you for ages, and you wouldn't answer when I called you!" Mo Xiaoxin grumbled in complaint.
Leng Huai's face looked somewhat eerie under the green light. He said, "That's what I should be asking you. I've been in here for so long and you haven't caught up. You're dawdling around and still have the mind to pick mushrooms and play. Don't forget you're the one who sent me here."
For some reason, Mo Xiaoxin felt that Leng Huai seemed a little strange, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what was wrong with him.
"Oh, well, I was a little delayed at the cave entrance, but I'm right here! I didn't expect you to walk so fast, I couldn't keep up with you!"
Suddenly a cold wind blew by, and Mo Xiaoxin couldn't help but shiver.
Strange, why is it suddenly so cold?
Leng Huai sneered, his eyes revealing indifference: "You mean you blame me?"
Mo Xiaoxin gave him a strange look. She had only complained a little, so why was Leng Huai being so petty?
He's definitely not a very understanding man. I wonder what Ye Songlan likes about him.
She wouldn't take a man like that even if he offered himself to her; she'd be driven crazy by him sooner or later.
Mo Xiaoxin chuckled awkwardly: "How could I possibly blame the esteemed Demon Lord? Look, this is a guide light I carefully prepared; even in such a dark cave, it shouldn't be impossible to see."
Leng Huai scoffed: "I don't use such stupid things."
With that, Leng Huai walked straight ahead, showing no intention of waiting for Mo Xiaoxin.
Mo Xiaoxin was seething with anger. If she weren't bound by her mission, she would have loved to tear the man in front of her to pieces to vent her rage.
The cave was filled with jagged rocks, and a hazy mist appeared and disappeared intermittently.
Mo Xiaoxin sighed, picked up the mushroom ball, and followed.
Mo Xiaoxin looked in the direction Leng Huai was walking and felt increasingly uneasy. Wasn't this the direction from which she had just heard the sound of dripping water?
Recalling the screeching sound of something dragging on the floor, she felt a chill run down her spine. No, there must be danger there; she had to stop Leng Huai from going.
"Leng Huai, don't go any further." She called out from behind, but Leng Huai didn't seem to have any intention of stopping and kept walking forward.
Seeing that Leng Huai's figure was about to disappear again, she had no choice but to follow.
She grew increasingly anxious. If their movements attracted the attention of that thing, things would be in trouble!
Leng Huai walked very fast, like a gust of wind.
She started running, calling out Leng Huai's name softly as she ran.
Leng Huai waited for Mo Xiaoxin at the cave entrance for a while, but Mo Xiaoxin did not follow. He turned around and saw that Mo Xiaoxin had disappeared without a trace.
He found it strange and turned back to look for Mo Xiaoxin. He returned to the dense forest and looked around, but still couldn't find Mo Xiaoxin.
This guy, we asked him to come here, but he's disappeared somewhere.
Could it be that Mo Xiaoxin is playing some kind of trick on him again?
A barely perceptible hint of anger flashed across his face. If that were true, this woman had really grown bold to dare to toy with him.
But in the past, Mo Xiaoxin would at most secretly put a little something in the food, never openly playing such a prank. Could it be that he was overthinking it? Had Mo Xiaoxin already entered the cave while he wasn't paying attention?
He glanced at the misty cave; it wasn't impossible.
Moreover, given Mo Xiaoxin's abilities, it would be very difficult for her to escape this deceptively dense forest on her own.
After figuring it out, Leng Huai entered the cave without further hesitation.
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