Chapter 234 Together
She reached out and touched her chin, replying with some regret, "If it weren't for the old injuries I have, this natural aura on my body would be even stronger."
"Why? Does Sister Mu have any old injuries?" Dongfang Linglong was completely unaware that she was walking into a "trap" set by Mu Jianjian.
"Yes, I've been put under a forbidden spell and can't use any true energy..." Mu Jianjian put on a helpless look.
"Ah! Sister Mu, I...I can try to help you!" Dongfang Linglong immediately patted her chest anxiously, her voice even stammering from her haste. "I can take you to the Wood Spirit Clan...In short, leave it to me!"
Nian Qing, who had easily dealt with the two people, walked over to them and heard this sentence.
He had only been fighting over there for a short while when these two were already talking about the Wood Spirit Clan being taken care of?
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Guided by Mu Jianjian, by the time Yan Feng'an found Dongfang Linglong after searching every courtyard, the little girl had almost been tricked into joining their side.
With Dongfang Linglong's cooperation, Yan Feng'an finally compromised and did not tell the celestial official about their affair, but he also took her away from them.
"Look at him, he's clearly frantically looking for Linglong, but he still acts all indifferent. He cares inside but acts like he doesn't, I don't know why," Mu Jianjian said bluntly in the courtyard.
He had pleaded with Dongfang Linglong not to compromise before, but as soon as the girl disappeared, he immediately forgot about it.
"What does Miss Mu think?" Nian Qing asked from the side.
"I think? I think we should just focus on getting through the next few levels and then go back immediately." Mu Jianjian was unconvinced and didn't want to talk about other people's business.
It would be good if Dongfang Linglong could help him break the seal within his body, but it wouldn't be acceptable to delay his return for this reason.
Go back...
Nian Qing's eyes gradually deepened, appearing from afar like a still, unmoving pool of ink.
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With Nian Qing's help, Mu Jianjian easily passed the second level, and the third level was just as easy as casually defeating monsters and cutting vegetables, without any difficulty.
She couldn't help but shout out the joy of winning without lifting a finger behind the other person's back.
"It's the last hurdle, let's go!" Mu Jianjian, who had initially been afraid of Nian Qing, had long since let down her guard during the past few days of battle, and cheered him on.
It doesn't matter who gets the Broken Brocade Letter, just don't give it to anyone from Bai Ji's side.
That's right, she still remembered the dog-like things Bai Ji did when she transmigrated here.
"good."
Nian Qing's eyes were filled with tenderness, so soft they seemed to overflow with water.
"Individual combat, each person finds a leaf in the Immortal Forest as a path to the giant tree in the middle. No secret techniques are allowed, and life or death is irrelevant."
The moment the Immortal Palace finished speaking, the remaining hundred or so disciples rushed into the woods filled with wisps of white smoke. From the hidden, lush greenery, there was even a faint scent of fruit.
"Looking for leaves?" Mu Jianjian walked slowly into the garden beside Nian Qing, her fingers brushing against the green leaves on each tree. She turned to ask the person beside her, "Are there anything special about these leaves?"
"Presumably, we need to transform the leaves in the Immortal Forest into magical artifacts, so that they can serve as a medium to cross the cliff and reach the giant tree mentioned by the immortal official," Nian Qing said slowly, a sharp glint in his eyes as he scanned the leaves on the trees around him, unhurried and deliberate.
In the distance, some cultivators had already selected leaves, transformed them into giant carpets, and were flying towards the center of the garden at incredible speed.
"Look! Look at its leaves!" came a cry of surprise from the monks.
Looking into the distance, Mu Jianjian saw that the cultivator riding the giant leaf on the cliff had already flown to the halfway point of the cliff. His originally steady figure was actually hit by the cyclone coming from below!
The dense vortex of energy, carrying billowing heat, instantly burned away the cultivator's robes, leaving faint signs of red spots on his skin. Before the cultivator could react after being burned, the remaining vortex of energy shot out from below the cliff, this time carrying the man and the leaves away from everyone's sight.
Even Mu Jianjian, who was standing far away, was startled by the sudden heat wave.
She couldn't help but recall the time when she faced the two from the Upper Realm in the Yingzhou Demon Palace, and the terrifying pressure they exerted on her back then was just like that.
"Miss Mu." Nian Qing gently placed her hand on her arm, seemingly to comfort her.
Mu Jianjian seemed to have seen a savior, and immediately opened her watery eyes to meet his gaze. "Fellow Daoist Nian, you see, I am weak and powerless. Can I wait for you here?"
"No." Nian Qing refused decisively with a smile.
Mu Jianjian immediately pouted and looked away, refusing to look at the other person, but still reluctantly said, "Come with me, I know where the leaves here have the most concentrated true energy."
"Miss Mu has no cultivation? How did you know that?" Nian Qing raised an eyebrow in surprise, but obediently followed behind the girl, watching her weave through the trees.
"Sister Mu, we meet again." Dongfang Linglong held a green leaf in her hand as she saw a familiar figure walk past her.
Mu Jianjian greeted the little girl, ignoring Yan Feng'an, who had a blank expression beside her. Seeing that the green leaf in his hand was filled with true energy, she didn't say anything more.
"See you on the other side, Sister Mu!"
"good."
After Mu Jianjian smiled and nodded goodbye to Dongfang Linglong, she heard a sour male voice beside her, "You've only met a few times, and Miss Mu and she are already so close. I'm truly envious."
Mu Jianjian chuckled softly after hearing this, but didn't say anything more. She slowly walked to a tree and pointed to a very small green leaf at the very back.
"If my perception is correct, this leaf has the most concentrated true energy." Accordingly, it will be easier to manipulate the leaf to avoid the vortex.
Nian Qing did not look at Ye Zi; his gaze never left the girl from beginning to end.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Mu Jianjian felt uneasy under the white-robed man's gaze. "You take this leaf, and I'll go find another one now."
"How can you get across without true qi?" Nian Qing's deep voice was filled with pleasure and joy. "Miss Mu, why don't you come with me?"
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