918: Chapter 918: Interested in Someone (4) 918: Chapter 918: Interested in Someone (4) Yang Ruxin sighed helplessly and flicked Xiaolun on the head, âAlright, I donât blame you anymore.â
Xiaolun immediately perked up its head and shook it vigorously, hissing earnestly as if making a promise.
Seeing this, Xiaoyin, the little silver snake, suddenly also shot up Yang Ruxinâs arm.
Yang Ruxin was startled and held her arm awkwardly, not daring to move, âWhatâs going on here?â
Gu Qingheng stepped forward, but seeing the little silver snake hadnât bitten anyone, he didnât intervene.
Xiaolun anxiously hissed continuously.
âIs this your wife?â Yang Ruxinâs eyes nearly popped out, âYouâve really got it madeâŠâ Then she burst into laughter, âNo wonder you didnât kill in the ancient tomb, you had your eye on her, didnât you?â
Xiaolun shook its head as if it felt Yang Ruxin wasnât angry anymore, and then it swiftly slithered down.
When it returned, it was holding something in its mouth and spat it into Yang Ruxinâs palmâit was the emerald-green pearl it had stolen from Zhao Gouâs hat.
Xiaoyin also slithered off, returning with a pearl in its mouth as well, this time one of the red pearls from the belt of the female corpse.
The materials of these two pearls were still unclear.
âFine, since these are treasures and you want to give them to me, Iâll accept them.
But this is not to become a habit.
If you donât listen again, you can no longer follow me.â
Xiaolun and Xiaoyin both vigorously nodded their heads, ensuring this wouldnât happen again.
âBig Sister Ruxin, Brother GuâŠâ At this moment, Lin Xiwang called out from a distance.
âCome over, itâs okay now.â Yang Ruxin beckoned with her hand, âAlright, the day is about to dawn, letâs continue our journey.â
There was no way they could return the same way they came and simply descend the mountain to reach Dapu East Village.
They had already crossed a large part of Xiaocang Mountain inside the forest and could only descend from a closer point and then make their way back.
With Xiaobai and the pack of wolves escorting them, they didnât encounter any more fierce beasts, but to leave the mountains, they still needed to traverse a valley and then climb over another mountain ridge.
As dawn approached, they stood on a hillside.
All they had to do was to cross this valley and the opposite slope, and they would be out of the mountains.
âThis placeâŠâ Lin Xiwang stood on the hillside, looking down at the valley with a look of fear on his face.
âWhatâs wrong?â Yang Ruxin looked at Lin Xiwang, âYou recognize it?â
âIt looks very similar, Iâm not sure if itâs the same place.â Lin Xiwang nodded, âThis is Death ValleyâŠâ
âDeath Valley?â Yang Ruxin frowned.
âYes.â Lin Xiwang nodded, then pointed to the right and said, âIf this is Death Valley, then just beyond those two mountains is our villageâŠâ
âWhy is it called Death Valley?
Are there many dead people?â Yang Ruxin was quite interested.
âItâs because anyone who goes in there ends up dead.â Lin Xiwang furrowed his brows, âI heard it from my dad back in the day.
When there was a disaster in the mountains, and there was nothing to eat, some people went into Death Valley.
But not long after they went in, they all died.
Big Sister Ruxin, letâs take a detour.â
âBut taking a detour would be too far.â Yang Ruxin shook her head, âWe wouldnât even be able to get across that deep abyss at the foot of this mountain peakâŠâ she said, glancing at Gu Qingheng.
âThen letâs go see how terrible this Death Valley really is.â Gu Qingheng held Yang Ruxinâs hand.
Yang Ruxin nodded.
Lin Xiwang thought to himself that heâd better follow along.
The so-called Death Valley was actually quite beautiful.
Outside the valley, it was freezing cold, but upon entering, it suddenly felt as warm as spring.
There were even many small flowers visible, the most familiar being jasmine, and there was a little river flowing through the middle.