After the team encountered Han Chao, the time-traveling heroine Jing Yue was captivated by his handsome appearance and simple, composed demeanor, becoming hopelessly infatuated.
Even if she didn't fall in love with Han Chao at first sight, she was deeply attracted by his handsome appearance when they first met, and after several more meetings, she couldn't help but fall in love with him first.
Although she knew the male lead belonged to the original female lead, she still tried every means to attract his attention.
As a time traveler, she naturally possesses a unique charm that sets her apart from people living in this era. Coupled with Jing Yue's original aura and abilities, it would be strange if the male protagonist didn't notice her.
Han Chao also grew increasingly fond of her. However, she still cared deeply about the love story between the male and female protagonists in the original novel. Therefore, she made a move to test the waters.
Based on her understanding of the future plot, she puts herself and Wu Nian in danger at the same time, and tries to let the male lead know that they are both in a deadly crisis, to see who the male lead saves.
Her appearance drastically altered the plot. Han Chao and Wu Nian were at most acquaintances; Han Chao only knew there was someone named Wu Nian in the team, but hadn't paid any attention to what she looked like. Now that both were in danger, how could Han Chao not save Jing Yue, but instead save Wu Nian?
Therefore, Wu Nian died during the female lead's "experiment." Jing Yue also successfully tested Han Chao's true feelings for her. Most importantly, the original female lead, Wu Nian, was already dead. A dead person could never steal Han Chao's heart again.
After Wu Nian's death, Jing Yue feigned grief for a while, but based on her understanding of the future, she plundered all the opportunities that originally belonged to Wu Nian.
The time Chu Nian traveled to was the same time Wu Nian's team encountered Han Chao for the first time. Wu Nian was injured in the leg and fainted, and the lizard was not native to Huai Mountain; it had sneaked in from the outside.
These mutated beasts, strange plants, and giants, for some reason, have an inexplicable obsession with Huai Mountain, all wanting to break into it. Furthermore, the area outside Huai Mountain is inhabited by humans, meaning food is plentiful for them, so they frequently attack the heavens.
While it's not uncommon for lurking creatures like lizards, with their special abilities, to sneak into Huai Mountain, it's not exactly a rare occurrence, given the presence of superhumans protecting the heavens.
In the original owner's memory, Han Chao appeared and saved Jing Yue just as the giant lizard was about to kill her. However, this time Han Chao left after saving her and didn't have much contact with the rest of the team.
Chu Nian knew that the male lead would come to rescue these people, so she wasn't in a hurry. She lay there pretending to be unconscious and secretly used her spiritual power to heal her injured leg.
Superhumans have stronger regenerative abilities than ordinary people, so her leg was almost completely healed after her spiritual energy circulated around the injured area for only a few times.
At that moment, everyone was engaged in a fierce battle with the giant lizard. Jing Yue had already reached the lizard's mouth, and the lizard opened its blood-red maw to swallow Jing Yue. Suddenly, a golden fan-shaped leaf transformed into a sharp blade and flew past in a flash.
Everyone heard a "poof" sound, and Jingyue felt hot blood spray onto her face. The strong smell of blood almost made her nauseous and vomit.
Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the lizard's large mouth had been severed and was lying on the ground, while the lizard let out a painful howl. Unfortunately, it could not make any further movements, as its entire body was already covered with those fan-shaped leaves.
Chu Nian also discovered that many leaves had penetrated deep into its enormous body, reaching even its internal organs. These leaves were all condensed demonic energy, and they exploded one after another after entering its body.
So, on the surface, the lizard still looks like a complete body, but inside it's completely rotten.
The enormous lizard collapsed to the ground with a loud thud and remained motionless.
To everyone's surprise, a ginkgo leaf drifted down from a tall tree in front of them. They looked up and saw a man in a pale yellow ancient robe sitting leisurely on the tall tree branch. He had a very handsome face and a cold expression.
He ignored the crowd and rose gracefully like a fairy in a painting, riding the wind away.
He drifted several dozen feet away when he suddenly sensed something was wrong. He turned around abruptly and saw the woman who had been lying there seemingly unconscious, still unconscious.
Was he mistaken? He clearly sensed that the Lord was reminding him to be careful of that woman.
The Lord has been asleep for countless years. In fact, he doesn't even know how many years he has been sleeping in these mountains. If it weren't for these humans constantly trespassing on Huai Mountain, and fearing they might disturb the Lord's slumber, he would never have revealed himself.
He glanced back at the woman lying on the ground a second time. Yes, she was still unconscious. Perhaps he had sensed something wrong earlier. His lord was clearly still asleep, so why would he send him a warning?
Once the male protagonist had drifted far away, Chu Nian deliberately let out a long breath and slowly woke up.
Everyone was busy fighting, and no one paid attention to her. Now that the battle is over, the original owner's best friend, Qi Meili, rushed over to check on her injuries.
"Niannian, how are you? Are you badly hurt?" Qi Meili asked with concern.
Chu Nian said, "I'm fine." Seeing the lizard's corpse lying on the ground, she deliberately exclaimed in surprise, "You killed this giant lizard? That's amazing! I bet it was at least level ten or higher, and you actually..."
"It was a really cool and handsome guy who killed him," Qi Meili interrupted her excitedly, "not us. Let me tell you, that handsome guy just now... blah blah blah..."
Qi Meili gets incredibly excited when talking about handsome men; her eyes practically light up. However, she's all talk and no action; she doesn't have the same boldness as Jing Yue, that playboy who dares to go after anyone.
Unlike Jingyue, who transmigrated, she was not able to maintain an ambiguous relationship with many boys she liked, allowing them to have many fantasies about her and hold onto hope that they would come to her aid when she was in trouble, but without actually establishing a close relationship with any of them.
Jingyue was completely captivated by the male lead's appearance, almost mesmerized, and stood there in a daze for a long time, seemingly listening to Qi Meili speak. After a while, she finally snapped out of it and impatiently interrupted Qi Meili, saying, "Alright, let's talk about this when we get back. Let's leave here first!"
The monitor lizard is dead, but it was merely an intruder. Many unknown dangers still lurk in the mountains.
Because of the danger, small-scale expeditions don't last long, usually lasting a week, and they return regardless of the outcome. Longer expeditions are only undertaken when several small teams are working together.
With the week-long deadline fast approaching, Jingyue decided to lead her team back.
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