Huo Yuwei: "I heard that the Ghost King Temple is behind a bamboo forest, could it be..."
Is this the bamboo grove?
It looks even more terrifying than the undeveloped primeval jungle he traversed!
Huo Yuwei's brows furrowed, and his hand unconsciously reached for his waist.
His usual pistol was placed in that spot.
He can draw, load, and fire a gun in three seconds!
"No!" The little girl took a step into the bamboo forest and disappeared from Huo Yuwei's sight in the next instant.
Huo Yuwei panicked immediately, "Qiqi?"
"Big brother, I'm here, please come in!" A soft, sweet voice came from the bamboo forest.
Huo Yuwei breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into the bamboo forest from where Qiqi had just entered.
In this mysterious place, it's safer for him to stick with Qiqi.
Otherwise, if he gets caught in some kind of formation or predicament, Qiqi will have to come and save him again.
Huo Yuwei stepped inside, and suddenly everything went blurry.
The once pitch-black bamboo forest suddenly transformed into a sun-drenched valley.
The sudden bright light stung Huo Yuwei's eyes, and he squinted instinctively. When he opened them again, he saw Qiqi squatting in a sea of flowers, her head buried in something.
"Qiqi, what are you doing?"
Huo Yuwei walked over and squatted down next to Qiqi, peering over to see what the little girl was digging for.
It turned out that the little girl was actually trying to dig up a flower that looked... well, let's just say it wasn't pretty!
"Qiqi, is there anything special about this flower?"
The flower was indeed rather ugly, resembling a baby's palm, and its color was pitch black. A green, stamen-like thing emerged from the center, but it looked more like a little boy's penis.
In short, it completely fails to meet the aesthetic standards of normal people.
Huo Yuwei really couldn't understand why the little girl would dig up such a flower.
"This flower is a very rare medicinal herb. With this flower, I might be able to cure Grandpa Dean's heart disease!" Grandpa Dean is old, and without rare and precious medicinal herbs, it would be difficult to completely cure his illness.
But this flower is different. This flower is called Seven-Day Blossom, a rare and precious plant that grows in the secret realm of the cultivation world.
Qiqi never expected to encounter this in this world.
"Let me help you dig it up!" Upon hearing that the flower was actually a medicine and could cure diseases, Huo Yuwei immediately pulled out a military dagger from his boots and stepped forward to help.
Qiqi stepped aside, as digging with her hands was indeed a bit tiring.
Her fingers were sore from digging.
Moreover, the local energy here is very strange; she is unable to use talismans and Taoist techniques here.
Otherwise, she would have had the little paper spirit dig it up for her long ago, and she wouldn't have had to do it herself.
Qiqi took out a pack of wet wipes from her bag, pulled out one, and slowly wiped her fingers.
While wiping, he looked around.
Besides the seven-day-old herb, there are many other rare medicinal herbs here.
However, if those things were taken out, it would probably cause a huge uproar, so Qiqi didn't plan to touch them.
Soon, Huo Yuwei dug up the Seven-Day Bauhinia by the roots and carefully placed it in front of Qiqi, asking, "Is this alright?"
"Okay, thank you big brother." Qiqi took it and put it in her bag.
Huo Yuwei wiped the dagger clean and put it back in his boot. "Where exactly is this place? Where should we go next?"
"This should be another space independent of this world, which is connected to Phoenix Mountain for some reason. The magical Ghost King Temple you mentioned should be inside here."
Moreover, what she's looking for should be here too.
Wherever powerful weapons exist, the surrounding magnetic field will change accordingly.
The rare and precious materials here, and even this isolated space, may have been created by the spirit of the Xuanyuan Sword to protect the divine sword from being discovered.
"Can we still go out?" Huo Yuwei asked with some concern.
He's fine, but so many people are after the little girl. If she can't get out, Xiao Jiu might go crazy and kill the whole world.
"With me here, everything's guaranteed!"
Qiqi patted her small bag nonchalantly, then turned and walked into the valley.
Huo Yuwei could only follow.
Along the way, birds sang and flowers bloomed, and the bright sunshine seemed somewhat out of place.
Huo Yuwei felt increasingly uneasy as he walked, but Qiqi had a bright smile on her face and was skipping and jumping as if she were shopping, making his actions of going to the military armory to prepare that pile of firearms seem rather ridiculous.
Finally, after walking for a short while, a beast's roar echoed through the once quiet valley.
The entire valley trembled a few times because of that sound, which shows how huge the beast was.
Huo Yuwei immediately pulled the little girl behind him with a wary look on his face. "That sound... there's definitely a giant beast here. Be careful, I'll go first!"
After speaking, he lowered his center of gravity slightly and cautiously moved forward step by step.
Unbeknownst to him, the little girl he was hiding behind had a flicker of excitement in her eyes.
After walking for about five more minutes, another roar of a beast rang out.
This time, the voice was closer to the two of them, and it carried a warning tone, as if trying to stop them from getting any closer.
Huo Yuwei's keen intuition for danger made him stop and frown as he looked at Qiqi. "Qiqi, that giant beast is warning us that we can't go any further."
If they went any further, the giant beast would definitely attack them.
"But what I need is inside! That thing is very important to me, and I absolutely have to get it!"
The Xuanyuan Sword is the most powerful weapon against the Demon Chief. If they can't get it, they can just lie down and wait to die.
Since the little girl had already said that, Huo Yuwei couldn't say anything more.
He took a submachine gun directly from his military backpack, held it in his hand, and without turning his head, instructed, "If you encounter any danger later, just run, don't worry about me!"
Qiqi: ……
"Big brother, don't worry, I can protect you, so you don't need to be so... ready to die!"
Even if she can't use talismans and Taoist magic, her swordsmanship and strength are still considerable.
Moreover, she had most likely already guessed what kind of giant beast had given that roar.
If things are really as she thinks, they should be able to obtain the Xuanyuan Sword without bloodshed.
The two walked a little further, and a towering tree came into view.
The trees were so lush that they outshone the sky above, making even the bright sunlight appear dim.
Huo Yuwei's expression grew increasingly tense, because he sensed that a pair of sharp eyes were watching them from somewhere.
Huo Yuwei instinctively gripped the gun in his hand, ready to fire at any moment.
"Where did this fearless brat come from? Get out of here right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for swallowing you whole!"
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