"Of course I'm here to help certain people." Wu Xuan rolled her eyes and muttered, "We've already sent you all this way, and you're still being held back and can't get out. I really don't know how the master chose you."
Lin Jingge was completely dumbfounded by what she heard.
What is that?
Master? Selected?
She could understand each word Mingming said individually, but why couldn't she understand a single word when they were put together?
"Shut up, you talk too much!" Wu Xi slapped her sister's head.
This caused Wu Xuan to clutch the back of her head where she had been hit and glare angrily at the other person.
Lin Jingge was almost used to the two of them bickering.
"What did you mean by what you just said?" she asked, voicing the question that had been bothering her.
"You really are incredibly stupid!" Wu Xuan scoffed, raising her hand slightly.
A bead immediately flew out of Lin Jingge's body.
Lin Jingge's eyes widened immediately.
This... isn't this Lin Shu's Star Bead?! How could it have flown out of her?!
Or rather, when did Lin Shu put the beads here with her?
The Star Pearl floated in front of Lin Jingge.
“Look, isn’t this the master’s keepsake?” Wu Xuan withdrew her hand, crossed her arms, and looked at the bead in front of Lin Jingge with a nostalgic expression.
The Blood Mandarin Duck Clan is reduced to just this one lineage. When she was very young, their lineage was almost wiped out. If it weren't for their master's rescue and the assignment to guard the secret realm, hiding in this place, the Blood Mandarin Duck Clan would probably have been extinct long ago.
Their feelings for their master were complex, including gratitude, but even more so, admiration.
Lin Jingge was now somewhat bewildered, and she grabbed the Star Bead in front of her.
It emitted a faint seven-colored light in her hand, lying quietly in Lin Jingge's palm.
"See? I told you it was her!" Wu Xuan said smugly. "Why did you have to do that test? With Master being so strong, how could someone else steal the Star Pearl? Dad is really something, having to do that test. Why didn't you just take the pearl and look at it?"
Wu Xuan complained.
This bead, though not contracted by Lin Jingge, is remarkably obedient to her; anyone with eyes can see the reason.
If it weren't for the master's permission, how could this bead be so obedient at this moment?
"Alright, Wu Xuan, if Father hears what you're saying, he'll punish you again!" Wu Xi quickly interrupted her.
Wu Xuan was dissatisfied, but dared not question it any further.
Everything went incredibly smoothly after that. It was as if Wu Xi and Wu Xuan's appearance was only to clear obstacles in Lin Jinge's path. After completing their mission, they immediately withdrew and kept their achievements hidden.
Lin Jingge looked at the towering trees not far ahead.
A ball of light was gestating on the main branch of the tree.
After Xiaoshi said it was the Fruit of Life and Death, she immediately focused all her attention on it.
However, she was still thinking about what Chu Wang and the others had experienced, and for a moment she did not dare to take a step forward.
She had forgotten to ask the two large birds how she was to leap across this place to reach the Tree of Life and Death at the center.
[Gege, I've already checked. You might not believe it, but I can assure you now that there will be absolutely no accidents if you go over there.] Surprisingly, this time Xiaoshi didn't make Lin Jingge cautious at all; instead, she let her go directly over.
It couldn't explain why it was so certain, but subconsciously it felt that Lin Jingge wouldn't encounter those things.
With the Fruit of Life and Death right before her eyes, she couldn't possibly give it up.
Lin Jingge walked into clump after clump of spiritual plants, and sure enough, just as Xiao Shi had said, it was very safe and no other accidents occurred.
The vines that had previously bound Chu Wang and the others seemed to have never appeared.
However, it took her a long time to reach the Tree of Life and Death.
Looking up, one could see the cluster of light, which was surrounded by numerous vines not far from where the Fruit of Life and Death was being nurtured.
Unlike the giant vines encountered when entering this place before, the ones surrounding the ball of light were a pair of blood-red vines.
In this way, it seems as if the Fruit of Life and Death was nurtured by these blood-red vines.
[Gege, I haven't told you what the Fruit of Life and Death is yet, have I? I just remembered.] Xiao Shi transformed into a kitten and perched on Lin Jingge's head, looking with her at the blood vines surrounding the ball of light above the Tree of Life and Death.
These blood vines are formed from the blood of the Blood Mandarin Ducks over many years. The Fruit of Life and Death, also known as the Blood Mandarin Duck Fruit, can only be cultivated by the Blood Mandarin Duck clan.
The Tree of Death and the Blood Mandarin Duck are companions.
After listening, Lin Jingge understood a lot.
However, with the blood vine blocking her way, it will likely be much more difficult for her to obtain the fruit.
Before Lin Jingge could think any further, the Star Pearl in her hand suddenly flew out.
"Hey!" she exclaimed and reached out to grab it, but was shocked by what she saw.
The Star Pearl was extremely fast, as if it knew what Lin Jingge wanted, and flew directly to the sky above the Tree of Life and Death.
When the Blood Vine encountered the Star Pearl, it was as if it had encountered something that countered it, and it instantly fled.
The Star Bead suddenly crashed into the ball of light.
The ball of light then fell off.
It just so happened to fall into Lin Jingge's hand as she reached out to grab the Star Pearl.
Looking at the heart-shaped fruit in her hand after the light disappeared, Lin Jingge suddenly felt a sense of unreality.
This was going too smoothly, making her almost doubt if she was dreaming.
Lin Jingge, who has been unlucky for most of her life and has never been able to beat Chu Wang in terms of luck, is actually having such good luck today?!
[Gege, don't just stand there, quickly put the fruit in the jade box! In case it loses its medicinal properties!] Xiaoshi reminded her.
Lin Jingge responded and quickly took out a square jade box of suitable size from her spatial storage.
Fortunately, she had bought a lot of these jade boxes to hold treasures. Although they were not cheap, they were the best way to preserve the medicinal properties of the spiritual fruits.
The Star Pearl helped Lin Jinge a lot, and then obediently flew to Lin Jinge's side to lead the way.
At this time, the imperial city outside the secret realm was in turmoil.
The sudden appearance of the Imperial Advisor disrupted the plans of the Lord of Lingyun City.
He knew perfectly well how he had come to the throne, and when he learned of the other party's appearance, he immediately went to pay his respects at the place where the Grand Preceptor was in seclusion, but was turned away at the door.
Inside the secret chamber of the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
Lin Shu sometimes appeared as a child, and sometimes as an adult, constantly changing and unable to settle down.
When he made a mistake in his cultivation, unlike others who developed inner demons, he created a smaller version of himself.
Kobayashi stuffed some spiritually potent things into his mouth and chatted idly with the enlarged version of himself inside his body.
He was initially furious and thought he would deal with the royal family and go find his sister, but to his surprise, he couldn't even stabilize his true form and could only hide in his cultivation room to replenish his spiritual energy.
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