Yan Muxue hugged her shoulders and shivered, staring at the dark abyss. She turned to look at Gu Liyan, who had a wicked grin on his face, and a sense of unease crept into her heart. "You're not going to murder me, are you? Fine, I won't eat you!"
"No, that's not true! There's an immortal herb over there that can keep a mortal from going hungry for seven days. I'll get it for you, and after you take it, you won't keep bothering me for food every day," Gu Liyan said with a smile.
Yan Muxue glanced at the abyss and hurriedly pulled Gu Liyan behind her. "No, no, it's too dangerous! You're still injured, it's better not to take the risk."
Gu Liyan stared blankly at Yan Muxue, somewhat surprised. "You, you care about me?"
Yan Muxue blushed, pursed her lips, and said, "I... I just don't want to owe you a favor! Besides, if anything happens to you because of me, your master will skin me alive!"
Gu Liyan smiled slightly, feeling a warmth in his heart. He realized that Yan Muxue wasn't as willful and capricious as he had imagined; on the contrary, she was kind and lovely.
Yan Muxue walked back, saying, "Forget it, I'll go back, drink some water, and get some sleep; I'll get through it. You hurry up... Waaah—"
Before Yan Muxue could finish speaking, she glanced back and saw that Gu Liyan had already jumped down, which startled Yan Muxue.
Unexpectedly, Gu Liyan stood in mid-air, turned around and looked at him with a smile.
Yan Muxue's eyes widened. "You, how did you do that?"
Gu Liyan chuckled, "It's a secret!"
"If you won't tell me, then I'll do it myself!" Yan Muxue said irritably.
As she spoke, she was about to come over when Gu Liyan hurriedly said, "No!"
Yan Muxue was stunned, but one foot remained in mid-air without landing.
Gu Liyan hurriedly said, "It's dangerous! You should retreat immediately! Only those with the aura of demons can cross this gravity abyss. You, a mere mortal, cannot..."
Yan Muxue ignored him, instead stepping forward two steps. Gu Liyan stared wide-eyed at Yan Muxue, who was also standing in mid-air, and asked in surprise, "You, how could you..."
Yan Muxue sneered, "Although I am a mortal, I am also half a demon!"
"Half a demon? Could it be that you have a half-demon constitution?" Gu Liyan blinked, looking at Yan Muxue with some surprise.
Yan Muxue chuckled but didn't answer. Instead, she walked around with great interest, saying, "I never imagined that your Thousand Absolute Mountain had such a magical and interesting place!"
Yan Muxue cautiously walked towards Gu Liyan, but Gu Liyan suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said, "Don't come any closer!"
Yan Muxue was startled, then suddenly felt her feet sink. A dark figure darted up and wrapped around her ankle. "What...what is this? Ah—"
Yan Muxue was entangled by the dark figure and dragged into the abyss. Gu Liyan hurriedly leaped towards Yan Muxue and grabbed her hand at the last second, leaving the two suspended in mid-air.
"Roar, roar, roar—" The sound from the bottom of the abyss seemed to be the wind, but even more like the roar of a wild beast.
Yan Muxue trembled with fear, clinging tightly to Gu Liyan, and stammered, "What is this? Gu Liyan, please don't let go! Otherwise, I'll never let you go, even if it kills me!"
Gu Liyan's face was gloomy. He did not argue with Yan Muxue, but spoke to the abyss, "I, Gu Liyan of the Bai Clan, am taking my half-demon family member Yan Muxue on a training trip. I beg the soul of the Bai Clan to allow me to pass!"
As soon as Gu Liyan finished speaking, Yan Muxue realized that the thing that had been binding her feet was gone, and the sound of the wind in the abyss also disappeared.
"Thank you all, seniors!" Gu Liyan said, and hurriedly pulled Yan Muxue to jump to the other side of the abyss.
Yan Muxue turned pale with fright, her legs went weak and she sat down on the ground. "I was so scared! I thought I was going to die here!"
Gu Liyan also breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Muxue looked up at Gu Liyan and said irritably, "You're taking advantage of me again! Who's your family member?!"
"I... I was just acting impulsively!" Gu Liyan's face was also flushed. He didn't know what was wrong with him. Apart from Hua Baixian, he had developed feelings for other women.
She clutched her chest, which was pounding violently, whether from the shock of just now or from the embarrassment of holding someone's hand.
"Hey, you said there's some kind of immortality herb here, where is it?" Yan Muxue asked in confusion.
"Oh, I'll pick them for you. Wait for me here." Gu Liyan walked inside and entered a hidden cave.
The crystal-clear immortal herbs shimmered with a soft glow. Gu Liyan was puzzled when he saw them. "Why isn't a single one mature?"
Mature immortal herbs have no luster and are just like ordinary herbs. Gu Liyan searched around but couldn't find a single mature one.
Just as she was about to go back, Yan Muxue couldn't wait any longer and came in. "Aren't you ready yet? Ugh, why is it so cold in here!"
Gu Liyan said irritably, "Who let you in? It's chilly in here, get out right now!"
"It's too dark outside, I'm scared to be alone..." Yan Muxue said aggrievedly, shivering because it was too cold inside the cave.
Seeing this, Gu Liyan sighed helplessly, took off his coat, walked over and draped it over Yan Muxue, and said gently, "Wait for me a moment, I'll look for it some more."
After saying that, he walked into the bushes again.
Looking at Gu Liyan's thin, frail, and short back, Yan Muxue wanted to say something but didn't.
Suddenly, she saw his shadow, tall and imposing, as if she could see him grown up in an instant. Thinking of how they had just held hands, Yan Muxue's face flushed crimson, and her heart pounded...
Gu Liyan searched through the grass and finally found a nearly mature longevity grass. "It looks like it will take a few more hours to fully mature. If I pull it out now, the effect won't be as noticeable..."
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
