Chapter 270: Old Friend
The Shuitan was not allowed to act the entire time.
Upon seeing Song Jiulai’s Ice Soul Flower, the Shuitan pondered for a moment before asking, “Is that what the small snake’s owner used for exchange?”
Song Jiulai nodded, not hiding anything from him, “Yes.”
The Shuitan, like Song Jiulai, immediately wondered if the owner of Tangu was behind this.
Moreover, the other party’s strength was clearly above Song Jiulai’s.
Otherwise, why would their Sect Master have agreed so readily.
It had to be said that the Players nowadays had a vague idea of Song Jiulai’s temperament.
After this interlude, Song Jiulai continued with the Shuitan towards Tangu.
Due to the miasma in Tangu, their vision was obstructed, and they couldn’t find their direction.
They still needed to carefully research where the Phoenix Cry Bamboo mentioned by the Fifth Elder was.
Song Jiulai walked for half a day, looked around, and since she possessed Spiritual Sense, she suddenly stopped, “We seem to have been circling nearby.”
She observed carefully and confirmed that the traces of petals on several trees had reappeared.
This was either a ghost or a ghost.
The Shuitan’s expression sharpened, “Sect Master, have you figured something out?”
“Let me think, it seems like a formation has been set up within Tangu.”
Formations are an advanced cultivation technique only high-level cultivators can use; ordinary cultivators can at most use a Spirit Gathering Formation.
Those who haven’t encountered them can’t tell the difference, but Song Jiulai vaguely sensed traces of energy flowing.
The Shuitan remained silent, quietly waiting for Song Jiulai to say something.
Meanwhile, Song Jiulai was urgently chatting with the System in her mind, “Has a formation been set up?”
System: “Probably.”
“Don’t ‘probably.’ Is there a way to break this formation?”
The System sighed, “You’ve grown up, you’re an independent adult. You can’t always ask me about everything! Do you think being a mama’s boy or a daddy’s girl sounds good?”
“…”
At this moment, Song Jiulai seriously considered whether it would be better to just wait for this World to destroy itself.
However, considering the System was leading three hundred Players, it might have suffered work-related injuries. As a person, she had to have a basic sense of compassion, so she decided not to argue with the System.
Song Jiulai: “If I understood these things, would I need to ask you?”
The System suddenly said, “Release your child.”
Song Jiulai didn’t react immediately, “What child? Which child!”
She had more than her fair share of children.
System: “…A certain thing that is still sleeping.”
Song Jiulai suddenly understood but was very confused.
It was that scorpion!
Speaking of which, the scorpion had been resting since they last came out of the Secret Realm.
Occasionally, it would wake up, take a couple of sips of Song Jiulai’s blood, and then go back to sleep.
Its main goal was to enjoy life.
Yet, Song Jiulai couldn’t do anything about it.
“What, what use could it possibly have?”
As she said this, Song Jiulai suddenly remembered that last time in the Secret Realm, this scorpion had run out and bitten someone by itself.
Later, Song Jiulai speculated that it might have been Xiao Cui.
Although she didn’t know if it was by chance, how could this scorpion find Xiao Cui?
While thinking, she rolled up her sleeve. The scorpion was still on her wrist. She grabbed the scorpion’s body and saw that it was not yet awake.
She shook it, and without waiting for any reaction from the scorpion, she threw it onto the ground.
System: “…You’re such a wicked mother.”
Wicked or not, Song Jiulai looked at the scorpion’s size and muttered, “Why do I feel like it’s grown a bit?”
Since it was felt, it was highly likely not an illusion; this scorpion had indeed grown a bit.
The scorpion, thrown to the ground, seemed to be suddenly jolted awake. It woke up in a daze and shook its head.
Its long scorpion tail was raised high, and it spun around twice, seemingly still not understanding what had happened.
Song Jiulai heard a delicate, high-pitched scream: “It hurts, it hurts!”
Anyone who didn’t know would think Song Jiulai had done something to it.
Song Jiulai pointed at it and said to the System, “It hasn’t gotten a name after all this time. Our family already has Fa Cai and Wang Cai, so from now on, it will be called Lai Cai.”
System: “…”
Song Jiulai knew that Lai Cai sometimes pretended to be foolish. Its performance in the Secret Realm showed that it could understand some of Song Jiulai’s intentions.
So, she tried to communicate with it mentally, “Lai Cai, last time in the Secret Realm, you could run to other places by yourself. Can you find the way out this time?”
The scorpion turned its body, its focus not on the point, “What Lai Cai?”
It was confirmed that it could understand human speech.
As expected, it had been pretending to be foolish all along!
Song Jiulai: “Lai Cai is you.”
Lai Cai: “…It sounds unpleasant, unpleasant!”
“Go on, stop yapping and quickly lead your mother out! Otherwise, I’ll abandon you here to fend for yourself and let you taste what it’s like to be abandoned.”
Lai Cai: “…”
It was unclear if Song Jiulai’s words made Lai Cai realize something.
Its small body paused for a moment, then it crawled off in one direction.
Seeing this, Song Jiulai waved to the Shuitan behind her, who had been completely unaware of the situation, “Follow me.”
Although the Shuitan was confused, he had a good trait: he didn’t ask unnecessary questions.
If it were other Players, they might even ask what Song Jiulai liked to eat.
He had seen Song Jiulai summon a small insect resembling a scorpion.
He thought to himself that as the Sect Master of this World, even though Song Jiulai was weak in the early stages, she had many tricks up her sleeve.
The Shuitan guessed that the System must have provided some help, but he had no idea what kind of help the System could offer Song Jiulai.
At least, the Shuitan felt that the Sect Master herself definitely couldn’t produce the hundred scrolls of Palm Thunder Secret Technique; that must be something from the System.
The reason he was so sure was that Song Jiulai was too stingy.
She had read many novels, and with the analysis from the expert team outside, it was highly likely that Song Jiulai had stage-specific tasks.
These tasks would result in the System giving certain rewards.
It had to be said that the national team was reliable; they had guessed almost everything correctly.
Although their guesses were accurate, they seemed useless.
Lai Cai, leading the way ahead, weaved and turned, and soon disappeared from sight.
However, Song Jiulai’s connection with it was not broken.
Instead, guided by it, the surrounding scenery finally began to change.
Emerging from this Red Flower Forest, the environment before them suddenly changed. The flower forest disappeared, replaced by a lush, dense forest.
Leaves swirled and fell, and the surrounding miasma gradually dissipated. Song Jiulai, having walked out of the Red Flower Forest, let out a sigh of relief.
Lai Cai ahead did not stop but continued to crawl forward, occasionally changing direction, sniffing here and searching there. Song Jiulai originally wanted to chat with the System about Lai Cai, but her released Spiritual Sense suddenly discovered something interesting.
Within a few hundred meters ahead, two Disciples were walking side by side. These two were none other than Song Jiulai’s ‘old friends.’
Yi Tianhe and Lu Rufeng!
