Turning her head to look at the divine artifact, Ping'er squinted and pondered for a while before saying, "In that case, let's officially begin our cooperation!"
Upon hearing Ping'er's suggestion of cooperation, the man in purple hesitated before speaking, "Cooperation is certainly the best thing, but I only have half of the spell incantation here, which is not enough to activate the divine artifact."
"Ah?! Only half?!" Ping'er exclaimed anxiously upon hearing the purple-clad man's words. "What should we do? I need it urgently!"
The man in purple said, "It's alright, I know who has the other half. We just need to find him and ask him for the incantation to get the other half!"
Hearing the man in purple say he had a solution, Ping'er clapped her hands happily, "That's good! Let's hurry and find the other half of the spell incantation!"
The man in purple hesitated before speaking, "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid you'll have to ask him about this yourself."
Ping'er asked in confusion, "Why?"
The man in purple said awkwardly, "Because that person knows me, I can't appear in front of him, otherwise I wouldn't be wearing a mask."
Ping'er thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Okay, then tell me who that person is, and I'll go find him."
The man in purple approached Ping'er and whispered a few words. Ping'er immediately nodded in understanding. "Okay, I'll go find him right now! You wait here for me, and don't you dare run away!"
The man in purple nodded. "Don't worry, without the other half of the incantation, I wouldn't dare to use the divine artifact lightly! It will run away!"
Hearing the words of the man in purple, Ping'er finally felt relieved and left...
Meanwhile, Yan Muxue, who had escaped from Qingqiu Cave, was covered in sweat from her haste to flee. She stopped and looked back, but did not see the pursuers brought by Baili Huangyi. She wiped her sweat and asked, "They...they won't come after us, will they?"
Gu Liyan turned her head and spread her divine sense to perceive the situation in the cave. She immediately said, "It's alright, Wang Guozhong has already helped us stop them..."
Hearing Gu Liyan mention that Wang Guozhong had helped, Yan Muxue breathed a sigh of relief. Looking in the direction of Qingqiu Cave, she said with a look of satisfaction, "I never expected that Wang Guozhong, who seemed so serious, would have such reverence for the fox spirit..."
Before he could finish speaking, he heard a "pfft" sound beside him.
Yan Muxue was startled and turned her head to see Gu Liyan spit out a mouthful of blood mist, his originally rosy face now deathly pale.
"Xiao Li!" Yan Muxue rushed forward to support Gu Liyan, anxiously asking, "Are you alright?"
Gu Liyan waved his hand, "Don't be nervous, I'm fine. It's just residual poison in my body."
Yan Muxue looked at Gu Liyan with concern, "Look how pale you are. Don't try to be brave in front of me."
Gu Liyan knew he couldn't fool Yan Muxue, so he leaned wearily against her and said, "I won't pretend anymore, I admit... I was scared out of my wits when you turned around and were about to leave me..."
Yan Muxue hugged Gu Liyan with heartache and said, "I promise, if something like this happens again, I will not be afraid and will face death with you!"
Gu Liyan smiled and intertwined his fingers with Yan Muxue's. "Yes, we agreed..."
Just as Gu Liyan and Yan Muxue were being affectionate, a jerk of disapproval came from behind them: "Tsk tsk tsk, the world is going to the dogs! Can't you two be a little more mindful of the occasion? It would be so embarrassing if someone saw us! After all, I'm still just a child!"
Gu Liyan and Yan Muxue turned around upon hearing the sound and saw Ping'er climbing out of the gravity abyss, dusting herself off, and walking towards them with a smile.
"Well? I caught you! The two of you were all lovey-dovey together!" Ping'er said with a smile.
Yan Muxue blushed instantly, gently pushed Gu Liyan away, and turned her face away, refusing to look at Ping'er again.
Seeing Yan Muxue push him away, Gu Liyan looked at Ping'er with a wronged expression, "Why do you appear and disappear like a ghost? But it's a good thing you weren't with Baili Huangyi just now, otherwise, I really don't know if you would have helped him and harmed me!"
Gu Liyan looked at Yan Muxue with suspicion. "Where did you go? Did you really fall into the gravity abyss and only just climb out now?"
Ping rolled her eyes and said without blinking, "I was trying to slip away, but I slipped and fell."
Ping'er said in an exaggerated tone, "You have no idea, it took me ages to climb up here!"
Seeing Ping'er's serious expression, Gu Liyan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he chuckled, his face full of disbelief.
Seeing that Gu Liyan's smile clearly indicated that he didn't believe her, Ping'er said irritably, "Hey! I'm telling you this very seriously, can't you just cooperate with me for a second?"
Gu Liyan shrugged. "If what you said was close to the truth, I could cooperate with you. But what you said is completely wrong!"
Ping'er stared wide-eyed at Gu Liyan in astonishment. "You rascal, you can't possibly read my mind, can you?"
Gu Liyan chuckled, "If you say so, then so be it!"
Ping'er took a few steps back, looking at Gu Liyan with a wary expression. "I need to stay away from you! You're just too dangerous!"
Just as Ping'er was about to turn and leave, Gu Liyan called her back and asked, "Girl, if you need any help, you can come and tell me. Please don't do anything against your conscience."
Hearing Gu Liyan say this to her, Ping'er looked at him with surprise and asked, "What do you mean?"
Gu Liyan pursed her lips and said, "It's not that I don't trust your character, it's just... I feel like there's some kind of barrier between us. Aren't we friends?"
Seeing Gu Liyan's sincere gaze, Ping'er was slightly taken aback. "Friends? Can we really be friends? Don't you blame me at all?"
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