The soldier looked at Qin Nan, hesitated, then finally patted the tiger's head and sighed.
The guard said, "Come with me."
With that, the guard turned and went into the cave, and Qin Nan followed.
Bai Hao stood still, only retrieving something; he didn't need to follow. What was more important now was that he wanted to prepare something to protect Qin Nan before he went to Tianwaitian.
Huo Ming was completely confused and didn't understand what they were talking about. Seeing that they clearly wanted to have a private chat when they went in, he didn't follow.
Turning to look at Bai Hao, who was deep in thought and couldn't get a word in edgewise, he touched his nose and leaned against the mountain gate, gazing at the sky with boredom.
Qin Nan followed the guard into the cave. The furnishings were still in a rough and simple style, but there were more things than before, and the craftsmanship seemed to be better. It seemed that the guard had honed his skills over thousands of years.
Qin Nan entered the reception room and did not follow the guards into the bedroom.
Not long after the guard went into the bedroom, he came out carrying a large brocade box, carefully placed it on the table, and pushed it towards Qin Nan.
Qin Nan opened the brocade box, and the tokens belonging to the four divine beasts were placed in the four corners: a feather of the Vermilion Bird, a scale of the Azure Dragon, a small piece of the Black Tortoise's shell, and a tuft of fur of the White Tiger.
In the middle is a bracelet with beads of four colors.
The soldier said, "This is what Su Kun left behind. But if you want to go to the Outer Heaven, this is far from enough. Your body is still human, too fragile. You will easily die there."
Qin Nan: "Don't worry, I wouldn't dare to go without being fully prepared. Besides, we have other means, so nothing will happen."
The guard breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Sigh, are you really sure? You want to go to the Netherworld again?"
Qin Nan: "Yes, my mind is made up. This time, I will leave and eliminate any future troubles!"
Supervisor: "Good! That's bold. Besides that, I'll give you something else."
As he spoke, the guard went back to his bedroom and searched again, eventually bringing out a thin, light-textured breastplate.
The supervisor said, "This was refined with the power of wind and thunder and crafted by the most skilled weaponsmith in the God Realm. It can protect the internal organs, but the material is rare and the quantity is limited, so there is no head protection version."
Qin Nan: "It's alright, thank you!"
Since it was a kind offer, Qin Nan naturally wouldn't refuse, nor would he be picky. Although he was indeed very confident that he would come back alive, he wasn't sure if he would be missing an arm or a leg.
After putting away their things, the two came out. Qin Nan walked towards Huo Ming and carefully considered what to say.
Qin Nan: "Could we speak in private for a moment?"
Huo Ming glanced at Qin Nan, nodded, and the two walked a short distance to the side.
Qin Nan: "I would like to ask you to lend me some of your thunder power, enough to counter ordinary lightning strikes from the Outer Heavens."
Huo Ming was astonished: "A lightning strike from the Outer Heavens?! You're going to the Outer Heavens?"
Qin Nan: "I have no choice but to go."
Huo Ming: "That's no problem. You came from Meng Zhang's place, so you must have borrowed the power of the Four Divine Beasts. May I ask why you want to go to the Outer Heaven? Going there is tantamount to courting death, leaving not even ashes behind."
Qin Nan: "Because I need to resolve the troubles in the underworld."
Huo Ming: "The Netherworld? The one guarded by the Xuanwu clan?"
Qin Nan: "Yes, in about two months, the barrier there will break, and thousands of ghosts will crawl out from the underworld. That crack that stretches for thousands of miles will become the Gates of Hell."
Huo Ming: "You, you have a way to solve this? The Bai Ze clan is all... that's why Bai Hao brought you here! You really can!"
Qin Nan: "Yes, I can, but I need to prepare a few things."
Huo Ming: "Yes, no problem."
After speaking, Huo Ming took out a wisp of primordial power from his natal dragon core and transformed it into a thunder bead, which appeared in his palm. Thunder rumbled faintly around the thunder bead, and it crackled with electricity.
Huo Ming: "Give me your hand."
Huo Ming took out a drop of his essence blood and placed it in Qin Nan's palm before handing over the Thunder Pearl. In this way, the Thunder Pearl would not reject Qin Nan and could be used by him.
Qin Nan: "Thank you."
Huo Ming's expression darkened slightly, but he smiled and shook his head, patting Qin Nan on the shoulder: "It's nothing. Your safety is the most important thing on your journey. It's not just your responsibility; you don't have to bear the entire burden."
Qin Nan chuckled upon hearing this, "Okay, I understand."
When the two returned, Bai Hao and the guards were fiddling with something. Upon seeing them, they quickly greeted them.
Jianbing: "I was worried before that it was missing a head, but this is perfect, Bai Hao has one, and we've filled in the gap, so there shouldn't be any problem!"
Qin Nan looked at the helmets that the guards and Bai Hao had put on and fell silent. Wearing soft armor under clothes was one thing, but his casual clothes paired with an ancient-style headgear looked really out of place.
Bai Hao: "Ugliness doesn't matter, survival is!"
Qin Nan: "...Okay."
Qin Nan took the helmet and put it away for the time being. He really didn't want to wear it before entering the Outer Heaven.
Because time was limited, and it was unknown how long it would take to get to the Outer Heavens, and also because they had to return to the Northern Wilderness, they did not linger at the guard's place.
Qin Nan and Bai Hao bid farewell to Jianbing and Huo Ming, and headed towards Tianshan, where the mountains meet the sky.
It was already dark when they arrived at their destination, and Qin Nan told Bai Hao to stop halfway up the mountain.
In the desolate mountains, there are only jagged rocks and some immortal trees. These immortal trees are not the same as the immortal trees that can bear immortality fruit. The trees here are like the poplar trees in the human world. They die but do not fall, and they are alive even in death.
Qin Nan, holding Bai Hao's hand, used a luminous pearl to illuminate the way and, guided by distant memories, found a hidden cave.
Bai Hao couldn't find any information about the cave, which he figured was related to Qin Nan and Sang Wusheng.
Qin Nan led Bai Hao into the cave, which was covered in dust. Bai Hao used a cleaning spell to clean the cave and placed the luminous pearl on the stone table for illumination.
The cave only had a wooden bed and a stone table, no benches. You sat on a large, flat rock.
Bai Hao: "This is the place you said you lived with... Mom?"
Qin Nan: "Yes, at that time I lacked power and could only turn into an infant. I couldn't grow up, but I wasn't going to die either. My mother brought me here and would leave early and return late to feed me. Later, I slowly changed, and my mother took me away from here."
At that time, I heard from my mother that my father was already preparing for what I was going to do that day.
Bai Hao, I truly believe that I can handle matters in the underworld perfectly!
Bai Hao looked at him with deep eyes, but did not answer.
He walked towards Qin Nan step by step. Qin Nan did not run away, but stood still and looked him in the eye.
Bai Hao pulled her into his arms. To be honest, he regretted it at that moment. But for some reason, even though he was unwilling, he let Qin Nan do what she wanted to do.
Bai Hao didn't understand this feeling, just like when this had happened before, he had also made the same choice out of helplessness.
As he thought this, several images suddenly flashed through Bai Hao's mind.
The beating of blood.
The cracks stretched endlessly.
The unfathomable depths of the underworld.
At this moment, something seemed to be surging within him. He wanted to accept this feeling, but in an instant, his mind went completely blank.
It was as if everything was just his illusion, only the warmth of the person in his arms was real.
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