Qin Wanwan also walked over with small steps at this moment, her graceful and elegant figure bowing gently to Gong Jue Mingyin, her tone gentle yet polite.
"Young Master Gong Jue, Wanwan also needs to return. Thank you for your care during this period."
As she spoke, she kept congratulating herself inwardly for not foolishly stepping forward to stir up trouble. After all, two high-level Heavenly Dao Saints had died at the opponent's hands, and she, a beginner, would fare no better.
Now that there was no reason to stay within the Gong Jue family's territory, she might as well return quickly to inform her parents of everything that had happened today. This Jin Bao'er… would surely be her biggest obstacle in the future!
Gong Jue Mingyin glanced at her and smiled casually.
"Understood! Farewell for now."
He then left, completely disregarding Qin Wanwan's overtures of goodwill, even though he had smiled at her…
This was Gong Jue Mingyin! He treated everyone with the same attitude, the same expression! He would utter the coldest words with the gentlest demeanor.
Qin Wanwan's body stiffened, resentment flashing in her eyes, but her face showed no change. She said coldly to the two Heavenly Dao Saint maids behind her.
"Let's go back!"
Her words completely lacked the sisterly affection from before. Qin Shu, thinking she was in a bad mood because Gong Jue Mingyin had slighted her, said nothing. Qin Hua, however, her eyes flickered, and she fell silent, looking in the direction Jin Bao'er had left.
Each with their own thoughts, the group gradually drifted apart.
Meanwhile, Jin Bao'er no longer used her flying boat, propelling herself forward at high speed with her spiritual energy…
She had already tried it; the more she could exert all her strength to its limits during cultivation, the more she could stimulate her potential, and the fuller her cultivation would be the next time she recovered her full strength.
The Wood Spirit Sword, having lost its master, was put away into her immortal mansion. A wood-element immortal artifact lacked sufficient attack power and had no sword spirit, making it rather useless to her, though it was still an immortal artifact.
However, there was something that gave her an idea, something about her own background…
At first, she thought the other party was just talking nonsense to buy time to escape. But Su Zi'ang's resolute move towards death had touched her slightly, indicating that the other party hadn't lied!
So, was she truly not an orphan?
But in her memory, she had never left the cultivation world. Before the age of ten, she had been an ordinary mortal! It wasn't until one day when a disciple from the Misty Sect happened to come to recruit disciples and offered food that she proactively stepped forward to be tested…
Then, inexplicably, she was taken away by those people, and after going through the entry test, she joined the Misty Sect!
To say the least, her life had been ordinary. In fact, before meeting Su Xianzhi, her luck had been quite good, and her disposition very pure. But later, she became increasingly irritable and foolish, ultimately meeting such an end.
Thinking back now, if not for Su Xianzhi, she would surely have lived well, at least not so miserably!
It seemed that this was due to Su Xianzhi's mysterious charm. She had heard of some forbidden arts that could automatically absorb the luck from surrounding people to achieve great fortune! Thinking of Su Zi'ang's blood sacrifice just now… that strange charm on Su Xianzhi should be like that.
So, who exactly was her identity? And what did the owner of the Linglang Pavilion know?
While flying, her thoughts raced, and unknowingly, a day and a night passed…
When she arrived at the trial grounds again, she was blocked from entering. A transparent barrier stopped her path! Jin Bao'er was not surprised! Although the trial grounds only allowed those under a hundred years old to enter, they could not enter at any time; there had to be a period of interval.
But she wasn't worried either…
"Fen Bei! It's up to you!"
Upon hearing the call, a certain giant clam immediately appeared excitedly. Noticing the familiar place before her, it became even more agitated!
It remembered this place! There was so much delicious food, and there was a big white rabbit it hadn't managed to eat last time!
While thinking this, Fen Bei didn't say it out loud. It remembered Jin Bao'er's speechless look last time, as if saying, "Why are you always thinking about food!" So it had learned its lesson!
"Master, you called me."
As Jin Bao'er's soul-contracted host, even without knowing its thoughts, she could feel its strong desire to feast.
She was quite helpless about this…
"Do you remember those small demonic beasts from last time? You…"
Before she could finish speaking, Fen Bei, thinking she had agreed to let it go in for a buffet this time, became incredibly excited! Its shell trembled with anticipation, directly interrupting her.
"I remember! I remember every single one of them clearly! Master! Roar roar! You're too good to me! I've missed them so much!!" I've missed eating them so much!
Jin Bao'er: …
Did she really not notice the other's thoughts? Drool was almost dripping from its mouth!
Helpless, she still put on a serious expression and said earnestly.
"This time, go in and ask the little rabbit to find the trial master and have him come out to meet me! Don't scare the beasts…"
She added a reminder at the end, somewhat worried that Fen Bei might not be able to resist and would swallow the rabbit whole!
Fen Bei felt a bit sad. This was like placing a succulent piece of meat in its mouth and then forbidding it to eat!
Jin Bao'er sensed its low mood, feeling a mix of amusement and exasperation! So, she took out a handful of spiritual plants from her immortal mansion and some high-level beast cores.
"How about you try these? They contain a lot of spiritual energy, and perhaps they'll suit your taste."
She had figured it out; Fen Bei ate demonic energy from demons and spiritual energy from demonic beasts. So, beast cores, which were rich in concentrated attributes, should also work, right?
Seeing the items in her hand, Fen Bei hesitantly extended its tongue to lightly touch them. It didn't have a strong liking for them, and moreover, the quantity looked less than a rabbit's meat. Plus, there was grass… although it had spiritual energy, it didn't look very appetizing…
Alas… her master was so poor!
No choice, she'd make do!
Jin Bao'er sensed the emotional fluctuation, and before she could figure it out, a long tongue shot out and swallowed the spiritual plants and beast cores…
It even feigned a lick of its lips, trying to act like it was quite good.
The next second…
The shell suddenly shook violently, and spiritual energy erupted in its mouth, filled with the aura of wood-element beast cores!
Three seconds later…
"Ah!! Delicious delicious delicious!! Sweet sweet! So delicious!"
Listening to its satisfied and excited shouts, Jin Bao'er finally felt relieved. If it liked them, that was good. She had quite a few beast cores and crystal cores in her spatial dimension; she should be able to afford to feed it.
Having received a benefit, Fen Bei unhesitatingly rushed into the trial grounds, directly tracking the scent of the little rabbit without any hesitation! After all, it was the rabbit it had been thinking about for a long time, so it naturally remembered her scent.
The little rabbit that was being thought of: Heh heh… thank you for remembering me!
Jin Bao'er waited outside. While bored, she continued to write down her insights on talismans! She felt a bit helpless, thinking that if she didn't find the little radish head pleasing, she wouldn't do such thankless work.