"Oh? What kind of tofu?" Gong Mingyue's seductive voice rang in her ear, his hands fidgeting as he spoke.
Ji Jiuying tensed up instantly, no longer daring to move. Sure enough, she couldn't talk to this guy properly. She was in the wrong today, so she decided to let it go for now.
Gong Mingyue lowered his head with satisfaction, tucked a stray lock of her hair behind her ear, and said affectionately, "That's a good girl."
The fire unicorn kept a close eye on everything on its back. How could its master have become so childish after meeting this woman? Is this still the same master who was unapproachable, decisive, and aloof?
Gong Mingyue glanced at the Fire Qilin, and a powerful aura swept over it. The Fire Qilin trembled and dared not think any further.
"Gong Mingyue, how's the search for the elixir going?" Ji Jiuying asked, looking at the dark clouds ahead.
"I didn't expect Xiao Jiu'er to care about me so much!" Gong Mingyue played with her black hair.
Ji Jiuying rolled her eyes. When it comes to matters of her life, can't this deadbeat man be serious?
"Speak quickly."
"The Xuanbing Flower is still missing, but the Crimson Crystal Fungus is in the northwest." Of course, these were Si Yu's exact words.
Northwest direction? That's too big! But the Crimson Crystal Mushroom grows deep in lava, so focusing on areas with lava shouldn't be too difficult.
"Perfect timing. The Monster Forest is also in the northwest. We'll just need to keep an eye out for it." Ji Jiuying glanced at the man behind her. Did this guy already know?
Gong Mingyue did indeed know, and also knew that the Crimson Crystal Mushroom was very likely inside the secret realm. Si Yu said so, and his subordinates Wuxin, Yin Han, and Yingyue had already arrived at the Demon Beast Forest several days ago.
However, the Si Yu he mentioned was currently raging at the sky inside the Imperial Preceptor's residence...
"Gong Mingyue, he actually left me behind and went ahead with the order!!"
Sensing the aura of the Fire Qilin, he flew over, but he was already a step too late.
The fire qilin disappeared from his sight, but he still noticed a white robe on the fire qilin.
Si Yu narrowed her phoenix eyes. Gong Mingyue never wore white clothes. You, Gong Mingyue, actually kept a beauty hidden away.
After saying that, he summoned a white crane, flew up and sat on it, disappearing in the direction of the fire qilin.
As dawn broke, Ji Jiuying arrived above the outer edge of the Monster Forest. Looking out, the entire forest was shrouded in a light mist.
The Monster Forest is home to all sorts of magical beasts, and it is said that the center of the forest is a forbidden area, where few spiritual cultivators dare to enter on their own. It is said that there are beast kings and sacred beasts inside.
Even a Spirit Saint would think twice before acting, but the Beast King and the Holy Beast are not so easily discovered.
"Little Jiu'er, even I'm starting to feel a little reluctant to continue thinking about it!" Gong Mingyue tightened his grip on her arm.
"Gong Mingyue, don't push your luck!" Ji Jiuying was furious. Heavens above!
What's with this shameless, domineering, and coquettish behavior?! What happened to his promise to be aloof from women? What happened to his decisive and ruthless nature?
"Oh? Where are you taking advantage of? Here?" Gong Mingyue moved his hand a little higher.
"Still here?" His hand moved to another spot on her body.
"Gong Mingyue!" Ji Jiuying immediately panicked and grabbed his restless hand, gritting her teeth and shouting angrily.
"Alright, I won't do anything to you."
Gong Mingyue's eyes were filled with laughter, his dark eyes brimming with affection.
Ji Jiuying snorted coldly, no longer wanting to pay attention to the man behind her.
As if seeing through her heart, it seemed that the road to winning her heart was still long, so he then stopped the fire unicorn at the edge of the forest.
Ji Jiuying leaped down, followed by Gong Mingyue.
Ji Jiuying then realized that the mist surrounding the forest was actually poisonous miasma, and took out an antidote pill and swallowed it.
"Little Jiu'er, aren't you going to give it to me?"
"I'll poison you to death!"
Gong Mingyue touched his nose; it was indeed not enough to kill him. This bit of poisonous miasma was nothing to him.
Here you go!
He discovered that she really liked using daggers, so he went to the warehouse and found a suitable one for her.
Ji Jiuying glanced at it with her sharp eyes and saw that it was a very exquisite dagger. The handle was jet black and solid, with rune patterns that shimmered slightly. The blade exuded a cold aura, and the tip of the blade often flashed with a silvery-white cold light.
Just by looking at its appearance, Ji Jiuying knew that this dagger was of a high level.
Although she liked it very much, she couldn't accept something for nothing, and besides, she wasn't very familiar with Gong Mingyue, so she didn't believe that the noble Imperial Preceptor really had feelings for her.
"Gong Mingyue, we are just business partners, so you don't need to give me such an expensive gift!"
She didn't want to owe anyone any more favors, and besides, she couldn't see through him and didn't want to have too much entanglement with him. People like Gong Mingyue, who were so unpredictable, were dangerous. If she got angry, he might be laughing and joking with her one second and then personally send her to meet the King of Hell the next.
Gong Mingyue raised an eyebrow. "So you really don't want it?"
"Then I'll just have to take this obsidian artifact back and store it away," Gong Mingyue sighed regretfully.
A sacred artifact? Although I knew its grade wouldn't be low, I didn't expect it to be a sacred artifact.
That's to be expected, since it was made by the Imperial Advisor, so its quality is naturally high.
But he actually said he wanted to take this amazing artifact back and keep it as a treasure!
It's true what they say, comparisons are the thief of joy!
A slight fluctuation of spiritual energy in the air caused Gong Mingyue's handsome brows to furrow. "Little Jiu'er, I have some matters to attend to. You can wander around the outer perimeter for the next few days. I will return to find you soon."
For Ji Jiuying's safety, he sent a telepathic message to Yingyue, asking him to protect Ji Jiuying.
"Don't miss me too much, Xiao Jiu'er." After saying that, he placed the dagger in Ji Jiuying's hand and disappeared into the Monster Forest without waiting for her reply.
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