Chapter 331: Night Ends, Dawn Breaks

Looking into She Qiqi’s eyes,

Lin Xun did not believe She Qiqi was lying to him.

It seemed that from beginning to end, although this woman’s personality was somewhat inexplicable and her fetishes were a bit strange, she had never lied to him.

Lin Xun felt that perhaps it was because of this that he could tolerate her and cooperate with her.

Thus, Lin Xun could only say that the situation in the Demon Race World, especially the current imperial family, was much more complex than he had imagined.

“Do you know? Never mind you wanting to kidnap me, those who want to kill me might have already found me, hiding among these hundreds of people, just waiting for a chance to strike.”

She Qiqi held her own wrist behind her back and spoke via mental transmission.

Lin Xun: “You want me to protect you?”

“Protect?”

She Qiqi was stunned for a moment, then the girl’s light, pleasant laughter echoed in Lin Xun’s mind.

“Hehehehe. Lin Xun, you are my possession, my doll, and I am your master. I haven’t fallen so low as to need protection from a doll.

You should look after yourself. No matter how strong you are, you’re only in the Golden Core Realm. To kill me, they are capable of anything.

If they try to kill me, you’d better run as far away as possible. Otherwise, if you’re treated as my accomplice, I won’t be able to save you.

If my things get damaged, I will be very angry.”

“Don’t worry, when the time comes, I’ll definitely run faster than anyone else,” Lin Xun replied, not being polite to She Qiqi at all.

“That’s for the best.” She Qiqi smiled, her eyes curving.

As her voice faded, the sound in Lin Xun’s mind disappeared, and She Qiqi stopped speaking.

Looking at She Qiqi, for some reason, Lin Xun felt a trace of sympathy for her.

Although She Qiqi acted like she didn’t care, even treating assassination as a common occurrence,

when one’s brothers want to kill them, and even their biological father wants to lay a murderous hand on them, can she truly be indifferent?

Lin Xun could not guess her thoughts.

At this moment, in the center of the hundreds of people, someone had already stepped forward.

The man who stepped out was the direct disciple of the Mo Sha Sect Master.

A famous figure on the Qingyun List named Kuang Mo; rumor had it he reached the Nascent Soul Realm before the age of fifty.

Although he couldn’t compare to Jiang Qingshang, who reached the Nascent Soul Realm at sixteen, or Bai Luoxue and Su Ying, who both reached it at eighteen,

that was because they were too much like prodigies—several geniuses rarely seen in hundreds of thousands of years appearing all at once in the same era.

In reality, Kuang Mo’s talent was already quite good.

Furthermore, it was rumored that Kuang Mo often tempered himself in life-and-death situations, and killing enemies across Realms was already commonplace for him.

Not only that, this Kuang Mo was said to be extremely socially fearless, bold and generous, chivalrous, approachable, and fond of giving away wealth—a truly upright person.

He could be said to have a great reputation.

But if it weren’t for that, without sufficient strength and fame, it would be impossible for so many people to come.

“Something’s not right. Thinking about it this way, why does it feel like this guy is the protagonist?”

Lin Xun couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

“I thank all Fellow Daoists for giving me, Kuang Mo, some face and coming here to discuss matters together!”

Kuang Mo’s opening was simple and blunt.

“I, Kuang Mo, am a crude man with little education, so I’ll be direct!

Right now, the situation at Melting Mountain has changed. In the most important Strange Dragon Mountain of Melting Mountain, the lava level in the central giant lake is rising!

Originally, a crude fellow like me wouldn’t care, but a brother reminded me that I’m afraid the Strange Dragon in Strange Dragon Mountain will enter its awakening period early, or perhaps this dragon is no longer in deep sleep but in a light slumber.

And now, the Life Jades on our persons have already lost their effect; everyone has only one life!

Therefore! Meeting here late at night is mainly for two things.

The first is that everyone can freely exchange intelligence with each other.

The second thing is that I want to establish a rule with everyone.

At dawn, when the ‘tide’ recedes and we enter the volcano, whatever treasure is picked up first belongs to whoever found it!

If Fellow Daoists keep fighting incessantly, the Strange Dragon will surely be startled awake.

We would likely lose our lives on this mountain!

What do you all think of my, Kuang Mo’s, proposal?”

After Kuang Mo finished speaking, the hundreds of people around fell into discussion.

Beside Lin Xun, She Qiqi gave a mocking smile.

The first point of Kuang Mo’s proposal was fine.

As for the second point…

Never mind She Qiqi, even Lin Xun felt it was like children playing house.

When a great Opportunity truly appears, who can guarantee they won’t get greedy?

Setting aside others,

just looking at She Qiqi, Lin Xun felt this girl wouldn’t follow it.

As long as it was something she wanted, she would use any means necessary to get it.

Of course, regardless, one still had to go through the motions on the surface.

So, many people expressed their agreement.

As for whether these people who agreed would eventually be the ones to break the rules, that was hard to say.

After Kuang Mo finished his two requests, the so-called meeting ended, followed by everyone freely exchanging information.

Some exchanged info for info, some used Spirit Stones or treasures for info; there were all sorts.

At this time, free information seemed even more unreliable.

Paying a price was the only way to feel at ease.

The scene was very lively for a while, like a matchmaking event.

Lin Xun had no information and didn’t want to buy any.

She Qiqi had plenty of information but didn’t want to share it; she even wanted to go back and continue sleeping in Lin Xun’s arms.

However, as She Qiqi was pulling Lin Xun back to the camp to catch up on sleep, the Dragon Cry Twin Girls timidly walked over, their faces flushing red with nervousness.

After some hesitating, the Dragon Cry Twin Girls finally asked Lin Xun if he had any information about the Fire Dragon Fish, saying they were willing to pay for it.

Lin Xun was about to say he didn’t know, but She Qiqi cut in, saying she actually knew…

The two soft girls’ eyes immediately lit up, making Lin Xun’s heart skip a beat.

The Twin Lotuses of the Myriad Laws World were indeed as famous as the rumors said!

However, after She Qiqi took their Spirit Stones, she began to be evasive and hesitant; although she looked like she was thinking seriously, it was just a bunch of nonsense.

These two soft girls were completely hoodwinked by She Qiqi.

Even though She Qiqi was talking nonsense, the two soft girls felt they had obtained very important information.

“Don’t tease them, otherwise give them back their things.”

Lin Xun really couldn’t watch any longer.

Hearing Lin Xun speak up for them, She Qiqi looked at Lin Xun with a warning gaze.

Lin Xun helplessly sent a mental transmission saying, “They aren’t my type,” and only then did She Qiqi throw two small yellow balls to them.

“Use these to fish.”

After saying that, She Qiqi toyed with the bag of Spirit Stones from the Dragon Cry Twin Girls and walked toward the center of the strange mountain.

At this moment, as night ended and dawn broke, the lava in the center of the strange mountain had already receded.