Chapter 22: Juyan Valley (5)
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Qiu Nuo didn't know that Mo Ziyan came back to find her. As soon as the migrating beasts dispersed, she left Xue Ling's inner body space and hurried toward Juyan Valley.
Along the way, because of Xue Ling's reminders, Qiu Nuo barely avoided a group of powerful spirit beasts.
Before it got dark, she finally saw the blazing hot Juyan Valley.
The entire valley was without grass. The cracks on the surrounding rocks were like broken spiderwebs. Occasionally, some broken rubble could be seen falling off.
From far away, Qiu Nuo could feel the wave of heat approaching her. It was as if she was in a huge heating stove.
She was afraid that only a few people would be able to withstand entering this valley!
"There's a campsite in front. Do you want to take a look?" Xue Ling asked after hovering a few rounds outside.
"Of course." Qiu Nuo nodded.
If she didn't guess wrongly, these people should have come for the Chiyan Fruit. Otherwise, who would be so idle to set up a campsite at such a place?
After walking out of the forest, Qiu Nuo immediately felt that everything before her cleared up.
This was a relatively flat open space. Tents of all sizes were set up in this space. Adventurers could be seen selling things in front of their camps.
The buyers were the nobles who had come out from the big cities.
Qiu Nuo even saw a few acquaintances, namely Qiu Yue and Lin Hao.
"Brother Lin Hao, I obviously took a liking to that Zhuyan Fruit first just now. How could you buy it for Ms. Su? You don't have me in your heart at all." Qiu Yue clung to Lin Hao and shook his arm out of spite.
When he felt the softness in his arms, Lin Hao's mouth became dry. He only wanted to return to the tent and have a good time with Qiu Yue.
It was just that due to the surrounding crowds, Lin Hao could only endure. "Sister Yue'er, what are you talking about? Of course, I dote on you the most. However, you know Cousin's temper as well. If she doesn't get what she wants, she would definitely kick up a fuss. Sister Yue'er, you're magnanimous. Give in to her a little. After we return, I'll buy you a Beauty Pill. Isn't that better than this Zhuyan Fruit?"
The reason why Qiu Yue wanted to buy the Zhuyan Fruit previously was that it was the main ingredient to produce the Beauty Pill.
Which girl didn't want to look prettier? Although Qiu Yue already had a superior appearance, who would refuse an opportunity to become even brighter and charming?
"What nice words. Even in the Duobao Pavilion, only one or two Beauty Pills can be seen occasionally. The price's exorbitant too. How is it more cost-effective than getting an apothecary from Zixia Pavilion to produce it?"
Qiu Yue looked at Lin Hao in dissatisfaction. However, she felt much better.
At least Lin Hao doted on her. Even though the Beauty Pill was expensive, Lin Hao kept a straight face and said that he would buy it for her.
Based on this point alone, she was much better than Qiu Nuo that slut.
Upon thinking that even though there was such an outstanding man by Qiu Nuo's side, she was dressed so shabbily. That man shouldn't have valued her much. At the very most, he treated her as a maid at his beck and call. What was there to be happy about?!
A trace of mockery flashed past Qiu Yue's eyes.
Just as she clung tightly to Lin Hao and was going to act like a spoiled child again, Qiu Nuo's figure suddenly appeared in her line of sight.
"Sister, why are you here too?!" Qiu Nuo looked shocked. However, it was difficult to hide the disdain in her eyes.
As Qiu Nuo had been on the roads the entire day, she looked quite haggard, and there wasn't any image to speak of.
This greatly satisfied Qiu Yue's vanity. Standing next to Qiu Nuo, she could display herself fully.
"How coincidental!" Qiu Nuo greeted her indifferently.
"Where's that man?" Qiu Yue didn't see the outsider. As such, she continued to cling to Lin Hao without any scruples and looked around. She never found that man from before.
Qiu Yue couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, when she saw that Qiu Nuo was alone, she began to gloat.
She had said so. How would an outstanding man fancy trash like Qiu Nuo? It had only been a few days, but she was already abandoned. How ridiculous!
"It doesn't matter how the people around me are. Sister, you better keep an eye on the people by your side first!" Qiu Nuo said with a sneer, then walked into the campsite without looking back.
This hypocritical pair. Let them play by themselves!
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yue looked back, puzzled. She saw Lin Hao staring straight ahead.
Under the afterglow of the setting sun, a stunning girl was smiling as she talked to another woman in black.
She was wearing a light, lotus-colored crepe dress. She didn't have much makeup on but could attract everyone's attention.
"Miss, let's go back. There are so many people here. Let's wait for our master to return," the woman in black said respectfully to the stunning girl.
"It's so uncomfortable staying in the tent. I want to take a walk outside," the stunning girl stuck out her tongue and said.
Her voice was clean and carried with it a trace of softness and weakness. It made people want to hug her and dote on her.
"Alright. However, we have to go back before it turns dark."
"I know. I just want to buy a present for Brother Ye. It won't take much time."
The woman in black looked helpless. However, she could only stay by the stunning girl's side.
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Qiu Nuo bought a tent and settled down in the campsite.
She guessed that Mo Ziyan was probably at this campsite as well. As such, she didn't get out of the tent much before the Chiyan Fruit became ripe.
However, Xue Ling was still finding out more about the situation at Juyan Valley every day. As long as that spirit beast made any move, she would be able to get firsthand news.
As for Chiyan Fruit, although she was eyeing it as well, she wasn't that interested.
So many people gathered at this campsite. Practically everyone came for the Chiyan Fruit.
She was just a Level One Soul Master. How was she going to snatch the Chiyan Fruit away under everyone's eyes?
This was simply more difficult than contracting a mythical beast!
The second night, Xue Ling suddenly brought her to a small hill near the campsite.
"The Chiyan Fruit's going to ripen tomorrow. That spirit beast couldn't take it anymore and ran out to observe a few times. I finally caught its tail and managed to find the entrance to its lair. Let's go now."
Qiu Nuo looked at the bottomless cave before her and couldn't help but shiver. "This is the place?"
Xue Ling nodded. "This spirit beast should still be in its infancy. After entering, you have to condense the Formation of Contract before it launches an attack. We can't give it any chance to resist!"
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