Qin Yao quietly wrapped his right arm around the girl's waist and gently brought her into his arms.
Ling'er opened her eyes wide and looked at him curiously, not knowing what he was going to do.
"At this time, you have to close your eyes." Qin Yao said close to his ear.
"Why?" Ling'er was puzzled.
"Because, close your eyes and there will be a surprise."
"A gift?" Ling'er looked forward to it.
Qin Yao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "That's right."
Ling'er slowly closed her eyes, and just as she was about to ask herself when she could open them, her lips suddenly felt a touch of softness.
Time became frozen at this moment, still in the hearts of the two of them.
…
More than two months later.
The two people who almost turned Dali State upside down finally learned some useful information from a beggar.
The beggar said that one day, he begged all over the city but no one would give him any food. In order to survive, he had to leave the city and go into the mountains to look for wild fruits to satisfy his hunger.
It was a very cold night that day, and he found wild fruits, but he was almost freezing to death.
Fortunately, God was kind and could not bear to punish him harshly, so he discovered a warm cave through a strange combination of circumstances.
In this cave, he had the warmest sleep in his life.
If there wasn't enough food in the mountains, the beggar would be willing to live there for the rest of his life.
Qin Yao didn't know if the warm cave the other party mentioned was Qilin Cave, but this was the only clue they found after searching for seventy-three days. Regardless of whether it was, they had to go there.
However, he felt that there was a high probability that it was the Qilin Cave. After all, if the cave was some kind of monster cave, the beggar would have become the monster's meal.
After a long time, the sky gradually became dark.
The beggar led them into the mountain and came to a cave entrance where the temperature was slightly higher. He pointed at the cave entrance and said, "This is it."
"Wait a minute." Qin Yao suddenly reached out and grabbed his right shoulder, forced him to stop, and said, "There may be danger inside, so just wait outside."
"There is no danger inside. I have been here many times." The beggar said seriously.
"It may not be dangerous for you to come by yourself, but if you add us, it won't necessarily be." Qin Yao said, taking out a silver ingot from his clothes and delivering it to the other party: "This is your travel expenses."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir." Seeing the silver, the beggar stopped arguing. He took the silver spindle with both hands and knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly.
With this piece of money, he would have start-up capital for whatever he wanted to do, and he would no longer have to beg for a living and suffer the stigma.
"Get up..."
Qin Yao responded, then took the initiative to hold Zhao Ling'er's hand and led her into the cave together.
The cave tunnel is very long, and the further you go inside, the higher the temperature becomes. Qin Yao is a divine soul body, so he is not greatly affected. Ling'er is different. His face gradually turns red, and the sweat stains on his forehead become heavier and heavier. , eventually accumulated into crystal beads of sweat.
Qin Yao glanced at her, and white lights suddenly appeared on his hands, spreading to her body in circles along the palms held by the other person and him.
As the light spread over her body, Ling'er suddenly felt much refreshed, all the unbearable heat was blocked from her body, and she couldn't help but smile.
Qin Yao looked at her and smiled, silently held her hand tightly and continued to move forward.
The journey was long, but the two of them were with each other, so it didn't feel boring.
After less than half an hour, they continued to move forward through the forked cave entrances one after another. When they finally walked out of the cave tunnel, they saw a beautiful paradise.
A huge unicorn with hair like fire was sitting and lying in a grass nest made of golden grass, squinting at the two uninvited guests, its bright red hair flying in the wind.
Qin Yao knew that Huo Qilin could not give him the Fire Spirit Pearl just by saying a few empty words, so he took out a three-pointed two-edged sword without saying a word, and unsealed the equally huge Xiang Liu to confront him.
Huo Qilin was stunned.
Does this mean there will be a fight right from the start?
But the key thing is that I clearly didn’t say anything!
"Wait a minute, don't talk yet." Just when Qin Yao was about to order Xiang Liu to attack, Huo Qilin suddenly woke up and shouted at him.
Qin Yao was stunned for a moment and looked at the other party blankly.
What's going on? Is this?
"What are you here for?" Huo Qilin asked.
Qin Yao said honestly: "Come and get the Fire Pearl."
"Come to get the Fire Spirit Orb, why did you summon this thing?" Huo Qilin looked at Xiang Liu and said.
Xiang Liu was furious, the pupils of his eighteen eyes stood up, and his powerful aura instantly locked onto the opponent, putting tremendous pressure on Qilin.
Qin Yao paused slightly and said: "Under normal procedures, don't I have to defeat you first before I can get the Fire Spirit Pearl?"
"Who told you this is a normal process?" Huo Qilin asked.
Qin Yao: "..."
"If you want my things, just exchange them for items of equal value." Huo Qilin said: "If I am also satisfied with the things you bring out, wouldn't this transaction be successful? If you don't give out the things, , you still want my things, this is an open robbery, it is a typical evil person's behavior, are you a evil person?"
Qin Yao was speechless for a moment.
There is nothing wrong with this principle.
Fire Qilin opened his mouth and spat out a flaming orb, which hung in front of him: "The Fire Spirit Orb is here, what are you going to give in exchange for it?"
Qin Yao was silent for a moment and said, "What if I want to do business without capital?"
Huo Qilin said sincerely: "I may not be able to defeat your partner, but what if I just run away and don't fight him? You can't catch up with me in this Qilin Cave."
Qin Yao: "..."
Looking at his speechless look, Huo Qilin knew that everything he said was true. This guy came here with the intention of doing business without capital.
With the help of the terrifying nine-headed monster snake, not to mention, as long as he has an arrogant attitude, he will definitely be able to continue his business without capital.
but.
Fire Qilin already has spiritual intelligence and has practiced for so many years, so he has some brains to some extent. How can he not understand the principle of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages?
Thinking of this, it looked around the two people again, determined to give them another step down, and at the same time add a layer of insurance to itself.
"If you don't have any suitable items on hand, how about I make a suggestion?"
Qin Yao: "What suggestion?"
Fire Qilin raised its hoof and pointed at Ling'er: "If I read correctly, she should be from the Nuwa tribe, right?"
"I am from the Nuwa tribe." Zhao Ling'er said calmly.
"Is there a contracted spirit beast?" Huo Qilin asked.
Zhao Ling'er shook her head: "Not yet..."
Huo Qilin smiled and said: "Then isn't it destiny between you and me? Many years ago, at the Ten Thousand Demons Conference, the firebird in the sacred wood signed a soul contract with the descendants of Nuwa, and they showed off for a long time. It makes us, the spiritual beasts without backers, really envious."
Qin Yao: "..."
If he guessed correctly, the fire bird should be called the golden-winged phoenix, right?
"Is it a good thing to sign a soul contract with the Nuwa tribe?" Zhao Ling'er felt a little incomprehensible.
From the past to the present, she has never felt how outstanding she is. She even had feelings of inferiority when she grew snake scales on her body.
"In the mortal world, or the human world, the identity of the Nuwa clan cannot be reflected at all, because the immortal world is always separated. The more powerful the immortal clan is in the immortal world, the less they can interfere with the affairs of the human world. Naturally, the hands of the Nuwa Palace cannot reach the human world.
, bless the bloodline of Nuwa.
But it's different in the fairy world. With this relationship as a bridge, the higher you go, the more resources you can get through this identity. Otherwise, how could the Firebird sign a contract and be complacent? It even caused us to
Envy." Huo Qilin explained.
Zhao Ling'er suddenly realized it and said: "So that's the case, then the choice of this contracted spirit beast should be made with caution."
Fire Qilin: "???"
What does this mean?
Please make it clear.
"But for Brother Qin, everything is worth it." Zhao Ling'er turned to look at Qin Yao and said with a smile.
Qin Yao was a little moved and reached out to rub her little head: "It doesn't matter, you don't have to wrong yourself for me."
"Hey." Huo Qilin's face turned dark and he said angrily: "You two have gone too far."
It is the mythical fire unicorn, not some cat or dog. What is wrong with signing a contract with it?
Looking at this world, how many mythical beasts are stronger than him?
You can count them on one hand!
"How to sign this contract?" Zhao Ling'er said embarrassedly.
"Use blood as a matchmaker to connect souls." Fire Qilin stood up slowly, walked down from the golden nest, stopped in front of the two of them, pushed the fire spirit bead hanging in front of him to Qin Yao, and then said to Ling'er: "You
Come to my head and I will explain it to you bit by bit."
Qin Yao stretched out his hand to hold the Fire Spirit Bead, looked up at Xiang Liu in mid-air, and said softly: "Go and protect them."
Xiang Liu understood what he meant and transformed into a three-pointed two-edged sword again, slowly falling behind Qilin.
As far as this distance is concerned, whenever Fire Qilin has any bad thoughts towards Ling'er or wants to do anything, the blade of the blade can pierce its neck immediately...
Qin Yao nodded, strode to Qilin's golden grass nest, sat cross-legged on the soft golden grass, and asked in an inaudible voice: "System, if I want to use the five spirit beads to advance, what spirit beads will be given to me?"
Is the energy output constant, or does it fluctuate up and down with different realms?"
In order to ensure that you can maximize your benefits, this is an issue that must be clarified.
[The system operation requires 50 filial piety points.] A line of characters flashed before his eyes out of thin air.
Qin Yao was speechless and relieved.
What makes me speechless is that the system has no human touch at all. What makes me feel relieved is that it has no human touch at all.
After all, along with human touch comes not only wisdom, but also selfishness.
His biggest golden finger has selfish motives. Who can sleep peacefully in this situation?
"Deduct the fee."
[The deduction amount this time is 50 points, and your remaining filial piety balance is 1536 points.]
[After inspection, the energy provided by the Five Spiritual Beads when used for cultivation is constant, and will only be less, not more.]
Qin Yao was slightly regretful, but not disappointed.
After all, being able to be directly promoted from the eighth level of Earth Master to the ninth level is already an exaggeration.
Even for those peerless geniuses, it would be difficult to cross this step in ten or eight years without relying on chance encounters!
This also confirms one thing: a man will not be rich without windfall, and a horse will not be fat without night grass...
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The next morning.
Nanzhao Palace.
The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult stood in a pavilion, looking at Anu who was constantly circling Tang Yu in the garden in front, and said to Shi Gonghu who was standing next to him: "Father, I heard that the two of them are together?"
Shi Gonghu's heart tightened, but he kept his face calm and said: "We just have some good feelings for each other."
"Really?" The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult smiled slightly and shouted to the two people in the garden: "Anu, Tang Yu, come here."
"The leader."
"The leader."
Soon, the two of them came together outside the pavilion and bowed to the moon.
"Anu, we're pregnant." The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult said calmly.
Once upon a time, Anu always called him Uncle Yue.
Anu smiled and said charmingly: "I think it's better to have more respect for the leader. I was too presumptuous in the past."
The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult flashed his eyes and asked, "Are you two together?"
"No." Tang Yu subconsciously looked at his adoptive father, but saw him gently shaking his head at him. He was shocked in his heart and said quickly.
Anu frowned, very dissatisfied with this answer, but fortunately she was simple and not stupid, so she knew there must be a reason for this.
The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult had a clear understanding of what was happening around him, and looked at Shi Gonghu with a smile: "Are you afraid that I will be detrimental to the two of them?"
Shi Gonghu smiled and said: "How could it be? It's just that they are both too young and too innocent, and they don't understand what love is. They don't even know what love is, so how can they be together?"
"Then... what is love?" The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult looked closely into Shi Gonghu's eyes and asked seriously.
Shi Gonghu thought for a while and said: "Love is caring."
"I care..." The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult frowned slightly.
Qin Yao's request flashed through Shi Gonghu's mind. He took a deep breath and said loudly: "Yes, love means caring. If you don't care, why bother about the other person's life or death?"
The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult understood what he meant and said, "What do you want my foster father to say, you love me now?"
For the sake of this country and the people of Nanzhao, Shi Gonghu put aside his own dignity and said sincerely: "Only with deep love can we bear deep responsibility."
The leader of the Moon Worshiping Cult was silent and his thoughts spread, but he inadvertently gave up the idea of testing Tang Yu and Anu.
Qin Yao's butterfly wings were fluttered and changed.
Anu will no longer kill his father, and Jiujianxian's life can be saved. Anu will no longer attack Tang Yu, and Tang Yu's arms can be saved.
at the same time.
Dazzling white-gold brilliance flashed out in the Qilin Cave, passed through the thick stone walls, and rushed straight into the sky.
Below the golden nest, Zhao Ling'er and Huo Qilin looked up together, and saw Qin Yao in the golden nest bathing in the white-gold divine light, dazzling like a god.
"Who is he?" Huo Qilin asked softly as the light gradually converged into his body.
"It's a vision caused by breaking through the realm." Zhao Ling'er explained.
Huo Qilin was shocked in his heart: "What level of promotion is this? How could there be such a vision?!"
It is not that it has never seen strong people being promoted, but such an exaggerated performance was unheard of before.
Zhao Linger shook her head and stopped talking.
On the golden nest, Qin Yao slowly opened his eyes and looked into his arms for the first time, only to see that his arms were empty. The five spirit beads of earth, thunder, wind, fire and water were gone...