Nangong Yu smiled and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I know, I know, I understand what you mean. Shall we talk here, or find somewhere else to discuss this in detail? Don't worry, we won't hurt you. Besides, if we really intended to hurt you, there are only two of us, Senior Sister and I, but you have so many. Even if we were to kill the two of us and be buried with you, it wouldn't be a loss."
The tree spirit pursed its lips, thought for a moment, then stepped aside, its eyes filled with resentment and helplessness. "Let's go! Just don't let me find out you have any bad intentions, or you'll regret it!"
The tree spirit threatened the two with what it considered its fiercest side, but in Xu Yuehuai's eyes it looked no different from a barking puppy. However, it still put on an act, which gave the tree spirit great satisfaction.
Nangong Yu felt cold all over. He rubbed his arms and looked at Xu Yuehuai. "Senior Sister, don't you feel cold around here? Why do I feel chilly, especially when I pulled your arm just now? It was like someone was cooling down the area around us."
Nangong Yu transmitted his voice to Xu Yuehuai. He looked around, trying to find the reason for his abnormality. He was in an unfamiliar environment, and there was nothing wrong with him looking around. Xu Yuehuai naturally did not stop him. "I don't feel this way. Could it be that you are too nervous?"
After receiving Nangong Yu's telepathic message, Xu Yuehuai carefully sensed the surrounding temperature before speaking these words to Nangong Yu.
Although Nangong Yu had some doubts, he still suppressed his thoughts, shook his head, and shook off those abnormal thoughts in his mind, advising himself that his feelings just now were all overthinking and there was nothing wrong with them.
The tree spirit standing to the side looked at Nangong Yu and thought he must be crazy. Otherwise, why would this person shake his head and nod at the same time? It was too abnormal.
They arrived at a large tree, where there were benches all around. The tree spirit sat down first and looked at Xu Yuehuai and Nangong Yu with a scrutinizing gaze. "Alright, if you have something to say, just say it here. Don't waste time."
"Why did you come here? Where did you come from?" Xu Yuehuai was waiting for an answer. If they came out of the ruins, it meant they must have a way to get back to the ruins. That was the question she wanted to know the most.
The tree spirit thought for a moment and then told the truth: "We naturally came down from the back mountain. The mountain has been quite unsettled lately, with strange things happening all the time. Everyone wanted to find a place to start a new life. Someone happened to go back and said that there was a place for them to live down here, so we brought people down. When we arrived, we found that there was no one here, so this place naturally became our gathering place."
The tree spirit spoke sincerely, without any concealment. He still had a certain fondness for this place, wanted to stay, and did not want anyone to disturb them again.
Although Xu Yuehuai was somewhat prepared, she was still a little disappointed to hear this. Who said that only ruins could harbor monsters? She nodded and then asked, "In that case, you must know where all those who came here before us went, right?"
"I don't know. We're only responsible for throwing them out. Where they go afterward is none of our concern. Just don't come looking for us." The tree spirit said nonchalantly, completely unconcerned.
Nangong Yu asked, "Do you remember who told you you could get here? Where is he now?"
This time, the tree spirit was taken aback. He looked around and asked, "Do you remember who said that?"
The people around discussed the matter, but in the end they all shook their heads. "I can't remember. I only heard it from Xiaocao next to me, and Xiaocao also heard it from someone else. It's really hard to say who exactly told the story. Nobody remembers it."
This matter suddenly became more serious. Xu Yuehuai had another guess in his mind, but if this guess were to become something tangible, it would be quite something.
The tree spirit shook its head and spread its hands. "You see, nobody knows about this. It's not that I deliberately didn't want to tell you!"
He couldn't answer several questions in a row, and he was really worried that the two humans in front of him would misunderstand that he didn't want to talk and was just making up an excuse. He even asked the people around him. He had asked others, so they couldn't wrong him now.
Xu Yuehuai and Nangong Yu exchanged a glance, both seeing a troublesome look in each other's eyes. They inquired about other things, and the tree spirit was very cooperative. It would tell them anything it knew, and would ask other fairies about anything it didn't know. The process went relatively smoothly, and the two sides cooperated very well.
On the other side, Fu Ziyi and Baili Xiuwen naturally chose to act together. When they left the inn, Fu Ziyi's expression was not good. Baili Xiuwen patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Alright, they have their own considerations in mind. Don't look so gloomy. You don't look well."
Fu Ziyi couldn't help but say, "I just feel like they're being a little too supportive of Nangong Yu and Xu Yuehuai. It makes one wonder if there's some shady business going on between them!"
When Fu Ziyi was saying this, he blurted out something he shouldn't have. Baili Xiuwen, who was standing nearby, didn't respond but instead said seriously, "You can't just say things like that. What would others think if they heard you? Besides, isn't it normal for Senior Sister and Senior Brother to go on business together? It's your fault for never talking to everyone or building relationships. Now you know that no one is biased towards you when it comes to making decisions."
Baili Xiuwen didn't preach; instead, he seemed a little gloating.
Fu Ziyi knew he was in a bad mood and wasn't sure what shocking things he might say if he spoke again, so he simply shut his mouth and remained silent.
As the air quieted down, they began to explore along the road. They chatted a lot, but they did just as much work. In half an hour, they had almost figured out the routes around the inn, including what else was around there. Their speed was nothing short of miraculous.
Compared to the efficient actions of this team, the other three seemed rather slow. Before leaving, the three of them exchanged glances, or rather, scrutinized each other, without speaking first, waiting for the others to speak. Xuan Chi thought they looked silly.
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