"What!? How could you do that?" Hao Lie came forward and yelled angrily.
The sturdy man frowned and looked at Hao Lie coldly. "Why? Do you want to help her? How about I give you the same task?"
"You!" Hao Lie trembled in anger but couldn't say anything.
Ning Yue wrote something on the paper and showed it to the sturdy man, asking whether she could go in now.
"Oh?" The sturdy man looked at her in surprise. "It seems you are so eager to die. Go ahead… Don't think that you can escape."
Ning Yue didn't respond to him. She tightened the basket's robe and quickly entered the valley.
Hao Lie opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but no word came out in the end. He could only let out a long breath and follow her into the valley.
Watching the two enter, the sturdy man sent a signal to a few young men nearby, and they responded with a nod before quickly walking into the valley.
Ning Yue shuttled through the old paths she usually used and ignored other low-rank herbs along the way. Her pace was fast as if she was in a hurry to do something.
"Ning Yue!" Hao Lie shouted from behind while quickly following Ning Yue's footsteps.
Ning Yue slowed down and turned to look at him in doubt.
"Let me go with you." Hao Lie caught up and said. "Although I'm not powerful, two should be better than one, right?"
Ning Yue frowned slightly, but she didn't refuse him.
"We will find the third-rank herb for you first. I won't take a share." Hao Lie hurriedly said, fearing Ning Yue would misunderstand him.
Ning Yue wrote something on the paper, indicating it would be better to share equally among them.
Seeing this, Hao Lie had no objection to it. He glanced back and said with a frown. "There are four people following us. I guess they are coming here to watch us."
Ning Yue shook her head, telling him that it didn't matter. Perhaps it was because of the pendant that she wasn't afraid of these people.
Hao Lie wanted to say something but held back in the end. Anyway, both of them couldn't beat these outer disciples. There was nothing he could change the situation.
***
Inside the hut, Yun Lintian retracted his Divine Sense from Ning Yue's side and tried to figure out a way to connect with the Land of Beyond Heaven.
After summoning the Gate of Beyond Heaven, Yun Lintian tried to push it open several times, but it was futile. It was as though there was an invisible wall blocking him from opening it.
Yun Lintian frowned deeply. He racked his brain up for a long time but couldn't find what the problem was, much less a solution.
Could it be it needs to adapt to the new environment here?… He thought.
If that was the case, Yun Lintian had no way to solve it. He could only let it slowly fix itself.
Calling the gate back, Yun Lintian laid down on the plank bed and looked at the dilapidated ceiling, wondering how Lin Xinyao and the others were doing right now. They must be thinking of him, right?
Just as he was idling around, a footstep sound could be heard from the outside. Clearly, someone was approaching this hut.
Yun Lintian's brows raised slightly as he saw Chen Xue walk over. Although Chen Xue seemed to care about Ning Yue's well-being, Yun Lintian knew that it was because of Ning Yue's unique ability. There was nothing more than that… Why would she come here?
Soon, the door was open, and Chen Xue stepped into the room before creating an isolating barrier.
She looked at Yun Lintian, who happened to look at her and said. "Who are you?"
Yun Lintian's lips quivered slightly as he pretended to struggle to speak.
Seeing this, Chen Xue arrived beside Yun Lintian and took a black pill out. "This is the antidote to the Heart Eating Poison."
Without waiting for Yun Lintian to respond, she simply forced the pill into Yun Lintian's throat.
The pill was quickly dissolved under Chen Xue's profound energy and spread throughout every vein and meridian of Yun Lintian.
The next moment, the black spot on Yun Lintian's chest gradually shrunk and disappeared afterward. Obviously, the pill was working well.
However, as a top spirit doctor himself, Yun Lintian naturally saw through the hidden danger inside the pill. Although the pill could detoxify the Heart Eating Poison, it was mixed with another traceless poison called Soul Devouring Poison.
If Yun Lintian was a weak practitioner, his soul would have been devoured and become an empty vessel by now… This Chen Xue was surely ruthless.
Knowing this, Yun Lintian widened his eyes, looking at Chen Xue angrily before the light in his eyes gradually dimmed down.
Chen Xue looked at Yun Lintian coldly. "I don't want to do this either, but I can't let you stay with Ning Yue. Otherwise, her ability will be leaked to outsiders sooner or later."
She pointed her finger at Yun Lintian's forehead and asked. "Answer my question. Who are you, and how did you come here?"
"My name is Lin Tian from the Great Zhou Capital City. I was hunted down by my enemy and fell into a river." Yun Lintian replied dully.
Chen Xue's expression changed slightly. "From the capital city? What is your background?"
"My parents are ordinary people. We open a restaurant there." Yun Lintian answered 'truthfully.'
Chen Xue was relieved after hearing this. If Yun Lintian had a powerful background, she might be in trouble and could even implicate her Chen Clan.
After knowing this, Chen Xue had no intention of interrogating him further. "I can see that Ning Yue cares a lot about you, so I won't kill you for the time being. However, you can't escape death anyway. The day Ning Yue loses her value is the day of your death."
Chen Xue stared at Yun Lintian for a while and sighed. "I see now. You're such a handsome man. It's no wonder Ning Yue wants to keep you."
She touched Yun Lintian's chest and his abdomen briefly and muttered. "Such a good figure. It would be a pity to kill you."
A moment later, she shook her head and laughed to herself. "What are you thinking, Chen Xue? You actually lust after a man?"
Shaking her head, Chen Xue turned around and left without looking back.
Seeing her leave, Yun Lintian's eyes flickered slightly as he muttered to himself. "How could she become this vicious at such a young age?"