Chapter 210
Qian Wanyu took the lead, stepping on the slippery cave wall and leaping up in one go.
Dongfang Minghui was about to follow when she was pulled back by Lien.
Seeing the two injured people, she instructed, "Mu Sheng, you and Lien stay in the cave for now.
Seventh sister and I will go check out who they are."
"I'll go with you."
"Mu Sheng, you stay here too."
After saying that, Dongfang Minghui followed the path Seventh sister had taken, stepping up.
The cave wall was so slippery that she almost slipped and hit the wall.
As soon as she got up, she saw a group of people in black standing in front of them, which made her even more uneasy.
In the snow-covered world, this group of people, who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, looked completely out of place.
Qian Wanyu glanced at them indifferently, finally fixing her gaze on the person who seemed to be the leader among the black-clad figures.
The man was tall, and his black clothes covered him thoroughly.
"Are you here for the Dragon Pill?"
Upon hearing that they were after her Dragon Pill, Toothless's delicate eyebrows shot up, and the fiery beauty mark on her face glowed brilliantly.
A golden flame appeared in her pupils, as if it would burst out in the next second.
Seeing this, Dongfang Minghui quickly grabbed her wrist, only to get burned, "Hiss—"
The fire in Toothless's eyes flickered and disappeared, turning back to black pupils.
Seeing Dongfang Minghui's reddened fingers, she frowned impatiently, "How many times have I told you not to come near me when I'm angry, lest you get burned by my flames."
Despite being a rather useless wood-type Spiritual Master, she managed to raise a fire-type dragon like Toothless.
Toothless imagined the hardships Dongfang Minghui must have endured and decided to treat her better.
Dongfang Minghui, unaware of the thoughts running through Toothless's mind, patiently said, "Don't be impulsive.
Seventh sister is talking to them.
If you rush over now, we won't know their purpose."
The man laughed heartily, "We don't want the Dragon Pill.
We just want to discuss a deal with you."
Qian Wanyu drew her water and thunder whip, "A deal? You followed us all the way here and only showed yourselves now.
That shows your sincerity.
What kind of deal are you proposing?"
Toothless clenched her fists tightly.
"See, your Seventh sister already knew." Little Colour bounced around in the soul sea, "Little Miao's footprints are the best tracker.
Your Seventh sister brought him along to lead these people into the snowy mountains."
"Yes."
Dongfang Minghui felt reassured this time, knowing that Seventh sister had everything under control.
The man took out a pure blue stone, with an eye embedded in the middle, looking very realistic, just like the True Eye.
Perhaps because of the different container, the eye inside seemed different.
"Could this one be real?" Although Dongfang Minghui found the object a bit creepy, she had seen it before.
A quick comparison revealed that the eye in the pale hand of the black-clad man seemed more lifelike.
Qian Wanyu sneered, "The True Eye?"
"Miss, you have a good eye.
Since you've recognized it, I won't argue further.
The True Eye you have is fake.
This one is real." The man was confident and assured.
"Oh?"
Little Fatty, holding Little Bean Sprout, had somehow moved next to Dongfang Minghui, tugging at her clothes with his other chubby hand.
Dongfang Minghui looked down to see that Little Fatty had grown to her waist height, showing that he had grown a lot from eating those fire lotus seeds.
She silently vowed to fight for any fire-type treasures she encountered in the future.
Raising children… seems really tough.
"Miss, don't you believe it?"
"Of course not." Qian Wanyu gave him a mocking look, "A group of people sneaking around behind us suddenly shows up with something that looks like the True Eye and tells me it's real.
Ha, you don't look like humans."
The man didn't understand why Qian Wanyu suddenly questioned their identity.
Just as he was about to speak, she interrupted him again.
"If you were human, you'd know that the items auctioned by Yuntian Pavilion are guaranteed to be genuine.
They don't deceive anyone." Qian Wanyu smiled, "You were so sure that the one you have is the real True Eye.
If word gets out, you'll have offended Nangong Shaozhu of Yuntian Pavilion.
I'm an old acquaintance of his and know he's very petty and vengeful.
I wonder if you're prepared for that?"
Dongfang Minghui almost applauded.
Seventh sister's words were spot on.
If it got out that the item they bought from Yuntian Pavilion was fake, Nangong Yuntian would definitely go all out to find those who deceived him.
Toothless snorted, "Sneaky, covered up, without even showing your true face, and you want to talk cooperation? Ha, I think you're after the Dragon Pill."
The group was left speechless by Seventh sister and Toothless's provocations, unable to respond for a long time.
Dongfang Minghui saw Toothless take out the Dragon Pill.
The fire on its surface seemed gentler in the snowy world, not as glaring as before.
"If you don't believe me, you can test it with the True Eye."
"Test?" Qian Wanyu shook her head, "Toothless, you're the holder of the Dragon Pill.
Do you want to test it?"
Toothless raised her chin arrogantly, a flame appearing in her hand, "Get lost, or none of you will leave."
The man suddenly lifted his black robe, revealing mostly white hair.
His face was old, like a dying man with one foot in the grave, even his eyes had lost their luster, "I'm sincerely proposing cooperation.
Whether the True Eye in my hand is real or not, I ask you, do you still have your True Eye?"
Of course, they didn't.
Dongfang Minghui looked at Seventh sister and Toothless.
Everyone present knew that after Seventh sister used the True Eye, it was completely destroyed, even scratching her face.
Seeing their hesitation, the man pressed on, "I won't beat around the bush.
I want to cooperate with you to find the Dragon Clan's land."
Dongfang Minghui grabbed Toothless, hearing Seventh sister say, "Oh, you want to find the Dragon Clan's land too?"
"Yes, and I can assure you that without the True Eye, you'll be stuck in the Snow Lotus Mountain for a long time, unable to find your way."
"But without this Dragon Pill, you won't find the Dragon Clan's land either." Qian Wanyu countered, hitting the man's weak spot.
"Miss Qian is right, which is why we need to cooperate."
Dongfang Minghui even heard the man gritting his teeth, guessing that he didn't expect the Dragon Pill to end up with Toothless and couldn't take it back.
Qian Wanyu glanced at Toothless, seeing her veins bulging, "We need to discuss this.
You and your people should retreat to that cave.
We'll give you an answer after we've talked."
"We await your good news."
With that, they really filed into the cave.
Dongfang Minghui glanced at the cave, rolling her eyes, wondering if Seventh sister would secretly collapse the cave and eliminate them without effort.
Qian Wanyu stood in the wind and snow, setting up a small barrier for the three of them.
"Toothless, the dragon pill is in your hands.
This matter should be decided by you.
However, the True Eye is quite important to me.
It's possible to take it by force, but we can't be sure that the one they just showed us is the real True Eye."
"Seventh sister, do you mean they might have brought several fake True Eyes?"
"It's possible." Qian Wanyu wouldn't fall for the same trick twice.
"There are a few benefits to working with them that you should understand.
First, we can get a complete map of the Dragon Clan's land.
Second, you heard them; they must have some purpose for going to the Dragon Clan's land."
Toothless was fuming, his whole body emitting a scorching aura.
Dongfang Minghui quickly soothed him, "Toothless, if you kill them all, there will still be countless others seeking the Dragon Clan's land.
It's better to figure out their purpose before deciding to kill them."
"Alright."
Both of them looked at Toothless, who sneered, "These ants dare to have designs on my Dragon Clan.
Who gave them such courage?"
Qian Wanyu mused, "I also want to know who gave them such courage."
"Fine, let's cooperate.
I want to see what they're after in the Dragon Clan's land."
"Alright."
Dongfang Minghui was worried that Toothless might kill them all in a fit of rage, but unexpectedly, he was suddenly so understanding.
After it was over, she pulled Seventh sister aside, "Seventh sister, is it really okay for Toothless to be like this?"
Qian Wanyu knew what she was worried about and said seriously, "There is indeed something to worry about.
Toothless has a fatal flaw."
"Huh?"
"She looks down on those people, so she agreed quickly.
But those people had the guts to follow us here and even tried to use a fake True Eye to deceive us.
It's not that simple."
Hearing Seventh sister's analysis, Dongfang Minghui nodded, "Indeed."
Toothless's personality is really like that of the Dragon Clan, especially after gaining intelligence.
Gone is the silly and cute nature of a spirit beast, replaced by arrogance and disdain.
It's hard to say if that's good or bad.
"Seventh sister, I'll keep an eye on her."
"Alright."
Qian Wanyu didn't think Ninth Sister could really keep an eye on that silly dragon.
As long as she was within her sight, she could manage, but if she went elsewhere, she couldn't control her.
"Let's leave them for a night."
"That's fine."
Mu Sheng and Lien had already heard their previous conversation.
When they saw them come down, they immediately surrounded them.
"Who are those people outside?"
Dongfang Minghui glanced at Xiao Miao and kept silent.
Qian Wanyu, however, revealed it directly, "Xiao Miao should know."
Xiao Miao was a bit scared being stared at by them and tried to shrink next to Toothless, but Toothless simply walked away.
Little Fatty tilted his head in confusion, looking at them, then at Xiao Miao.
"The people outside are from the same group as Xiao Miao's master," Qian Wanyu explained briefly.
"They should also be the ones Nangong Yuntian mentioned, who gave him both the True Eye and the dragon pill."
Dongfang Minghui looked at Xiao Miao sympathetically, "But since they already have the True Eye and the dragon pill, why auction them?"
"Spirit stones."
"For that…?"
Birds die for food, and people die for wealth.
It's the most basic human need.
Since becoming an alchemist, Dongfang Minghui had never worried about spirit stones.
The most she ever worried was when she wanted to bid on a handy weapon but didn't have enough.
At that time, she did worry about spirit stones.
Seeing that she couldn't accept this explanation, Qian Wanyu gently poked her, "Before you were entangled in emotions, did you ever worry about space? Last time, who promised to repay me with her body? Wasn't it you, Ninth Sister?" Plus, that time to help Xian busy, she spent everything to let the Blood Fiend Alliance issue a kill order.
"Uh, Seventh sister." Dongfang Minghui was extremely embarrassed.
She had complicated things, and she had been living too smoothly.
Whatever she wanted, if she didn't take it, Seventh sister would give it to her.
She had never worried too much about spirit stones.
"I see, they were trying to play this trick."
It's like money laundering.
Unfortunately, if Nangong Yuntian knew, he would probably go crazy.
The Yuntian Pavilion was their best place to make a profit without investment.
The only thing they didn't expect was that both the dragon pill and the True Eye were in their hands, so they had no choice but to seek cooperation.
A twist of fate.
"Poor them."
"Minghui, how is it poor them? It's more like they're working too hard." Such good treasures handed over to others, intercepted halfway, and Toothless barged in to take the dragon pill.
Lien didn't comment, only said, "It's colder on the snowy mountain.
Can you still bear it, witch?"
Dongfang Minghui was stunned for two seconds, "I have Little Fatty."
Little Fatty barked twice to prove he was useful.
"Alright, Mu Sheng, does your hand injury affect you?"
"Sister Wanyu, it's not a big deal." Mu Sheng, bored, circulated his spiritual power to make the meridians in his two fingers more flexible.
Though it hurt, it seemed more agile than before.
"But Lien should rest more."
"Rest for another day."
Dongfang Minghui and Qian Wanyu sat together, holding hands, closing their eyes, but in reality, they entered the soul sea for dual cultivation.
Little Fatty stayed by their side, holding Little Bean Sprout, seriously discussing life with it, "Ah."
Little Bean Sprout swayed its bud, as if saying something, and the interaction between the person and the spirit plant was particularly harmonious.
Toothless looked at everyone, finally noticing Xiao Miao trying to minimize his presence in the corner.
She ordered fiercely, "You, come here."
Xiao Miao, who had a very weak presence, was startled by her light scolding.
Lien and Mu Sheng both looked over.
Toothless said sternly, "Did you bring those people outside?"
Xiao Miao shook his head fearfully.
He was somewhat afraid of Toothless, especially the flames she emitted when angry, which were different from his own.
They were similar in form but not in spirit, not comparable at all.
So, he feared Toothless and another person the most.
He glanced around and noticed Qian Wanyu was currently closing her eyes.
Toothless was getting impatient.
"Speak up, or I'll throw you to them, you little traitor."
"No, please don't."
Hearing Toothless's threat to send him back, Xiao Miao panicked immediately.
"I-I'm not a traitor."
Toothless snorted coldly.
"If you didn't betray us, how did they keep following us here?"
Xiao Miao turned pale with anxiety, his mouth moved but he couldn't find any words to defend himself.
He could only look to the others for help, but Mu Sheng was frowning.
He had seen Minghui muttering about Xiao Miao's footprints.
As for Lien, he was much more objective about the matter, looking at Xiao Miao with a blank expression, neither angry like Toothless nor as complex as Mu Sheng's gaze.
It seemed like other people's affairs had nothing to do with him, the only person who could stir his nerves was probably Dongfang Minghui.
Little Fatty and Little Bean Sprout were out of the question, neither could speak, and even if they did, it would be in an alien language that was hard for others to understand.
The remaining two were holding hands, watching Toothless bully a shivering newbie in the soul sea.
"Seventh sister, since you know Xiao Miao didn't do it on purpose, why not speak up for him? Toothless wouldn't make things so difficult for him then."
Qian Wanyu replied, "What do you think about Xiao Miao's master being killed?"
The old man had been burned to ashes by Toothless's flames.
At the time, Xiao Miao seemed stunned, but later he kept following them.
"If it were me, it would be hard to travel with the person who killed my master." Not to mention traveling together, I would have fought to the death long ago.
"But Seventh sister, it also depends on how close Xiao Miao was to his master, right?"
"Yes."
The reason Qian Wanyu brought this little ghost along was partly to prevent him from causing trouble outside, which could harm others and himself.
Secondly, she used him to lead those people here.
Initially, she wanted to find out who refined the True Eye, but unexpectedly, so many things happened.
"Xiao Miao is cold-hearted.
He indeed doesn't hate Toothless, but he doesn't have much affection for us either."
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"So…?"
"So let Toothless push him a bit and see what he decides."
Dongfang Minghui suddenly understood.
Seventh sister wanted to push Xiao Miao to see what the child of fire would do.
During their exchange, Toothless had already thrown Xiao Miao out of the cave like a chick.
Outside, it had started to snow again, covering the footprints they had left earlier, except for Xiao Miao's.
"Go back to them, don't follow us, or I'll kill you." Toothless drew a line with a swish, leaving Xiao Miao outside the boundary.
"Don't cross this line."
Xiao Miao looked at the five-meter-long golden flame river, amazed at how Toothless could easily create the overwhelming fire his master wanted.
Then he seemed to see his master struggling in the fire.
At that time, he didn't think of revenge but rather that the old man who had tormented him for so long was finally dead.
Xiao Miao was an orphan, always alone since he became aware.
Others would call him a monster when they saw him.
He knew from a young age that he was different from others, with flames all over his body, causing fires wherever he went.
Whether people, plants, or magical beasts, they all saw him as a disaster.
So, he knew he was ominous.
Occasionally, he would secretly watch the other children play, envious, but when discovered, he would be pelted with stones and vegetable leaves from afar, and the whole village would gather to drive him away with long, thick sticks.
Until he met his so-called ‘master,' who would ‘kindly' give him food, treat him gently, take him back, bathe him, feed him, and take good care of him.
Xiao Miao was delighted, thinking he had met a good person, until one time he fell into a deep sleep and was awakened by a pain that seemed to be pulled from his soul.
In his daze, he heard this master who treated him well say, "A child of fire born with the world, considered a mid-to-high-grade furnace, but unfortunately, the flames on him are just in their infancy.
I'll nurture him for a while longer, then give him a fatal blow to force out all the fire within him.
That will be the best time to harvest."
…
Xiao Miao wanted to approach the golden flames, but as he got closer, the flames automatically rose above his head, determined not to let him near.
He walked back and forth many times, leaving a few deep and shallow footprints on the snowy ground.
"If you're not a traitor, how did they find us?" Toothless's harsh words echoed in his ears, accompanied by the relentless wind blowing his robe, making it rustle.
After a long time, Xiao Miao headed towards the cave.
"Hmph, truly an ungrateful wretch." Toothless, though having thrown him out of the cave, kept an eye on him.
Seeing him turn and head in the other direction, she was genuinely annoyed.
Qian Wanyu and Dongfang Minghui slowly opened their eyes.
She rarely explained, "Due to Xiao Miao's physique, wherever he goes, his footprints follow.
It's not that he led those people here on purpose.
Moreover, I pretended not to know and let him lead them here."
Toothless was dumbfounded, staring at Qian Wanyu with her mouth agape.
Then, seeing Dongfang Minghui's calm yet slightly worried expression, she couldn't help but ask, "You knew too?"
Dongfang Minghui could understand Toothless's shocked expression.
"I only found out half an incense stick earlier than you, Toothless.
You wronged Xiao Miao."
Toothless was unusually quiet, not even refuting.
She wanted to curse at Qian Wanyu, but seeing her calm demeanor, as if she didn't care, she knew it would be pointless.
She was worried about how to make up for her mistake.
"How about—going to find Xiao Miao?"
Toothless thought this suggestion was worse than not saying anything.
She sighed, unable to swallow her pride, and stubbornly said, "He chose to go to the other side himself.
Knowing those people aren't good, he still went.
Let him go."
Still an ungrateful wretch.
Not long after she finished speaking, the ground shook, and a continuous rumbling sound echoed, as if something significant had happened.
Toothless dashed out of the cave, only to see the snow mountain in the distance tremble, as if something was constantly falling.
Dongfang Minghui was lifted by Qian Wanyu, and seeing the situation on the mountain, she almost cried.
What luck, an avalanche didn't seem to need a specific day, it just came.
"Avalanche, Seventh sister, quick, let's get back into the cave."
"Don't panic."
Qian Wanyu calmly supported her.
The ground beneath them trembled, and the snowballs on the mountain grew larger, rushing towards their location.
Her gaze was fixed on the cave where the boulders were falling.
Such a significant tremor, yet no one came out of the cave, was very suspicious.
Toothless suddenly realized, "Could it be that the cave collapse caused a second avalanche?"
"It should be Xiao Miao."
"What does he have to do with it? This little traitor probably—no, he's also in the cave, why hasn't he come out?" Toothless said, but her actions were faster than her brain.
Dongfang Minghui only felt a shadow flash before her eyes, and then the ground shook even more violently.
The next second, it seemed like the ground was about to crack open.
Qian Wanyu took her back into the cave, instructing, "I need to set up a barrier above.
If it can hold, that would be best."
"Seventh sister, be careful."
"Mm."
Fortunately, when they initially searched for a location, they didn't choose the lowest point.
Otherwise, with the avalanche and cave collapse, they would have been the first casualties.
Soon, Toothless dragged Xiao Miao back down.
Xiao Miao was covered in flames, and his black robe had noticeable scratches.
Toothless was furious.
"You don't know what he did, it's simply—"
Dongfang Minghui blinked at Xiao Miao, then at Toothless, only to see Toothless suddenly burst into laughter, as if she had gone mad.
"Xiao Miao set a fire in the cave.
If I had been a bit later, he would have perished with those people." Toothless finished, then got angry.
"Are you stupid? You can't even fart a word, can't you set the fire and run? You had to wait until the cave collapsed.
Usually, you seem smart, but at critical moments, you act dumb."
When Qian Wanyu came down, she saw Toothless scolding Xiao Miao unceremoniously.
Xiao Miao hung his head, obediently listening to the reprimand.
"And you, trying to get us killed? Did you see that snowball just now? It was bigger than both of us combined."
"I didn't know." Xiao Miao's voice was as small as a kitten's.
"Toothless, enough." Dongfang Minghui interrupted her endless chatter, looking up at the outside.
She saw the snow continuously rolling down, and each time it did, the barrier Seventh sister set up emitted a pale blue light, which, against the white, was quite magnificent.
The ground shook for a long time until the aftershocks subsided.
Qian Wanyu listened quietly to the outside, "It should have stopped."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Xiao Miao was still huddled in the corner as usual, trying to minimize his presence, curling up into a ball.
Seeing this, Dongfang Minghui couldn't help but wave at Little Fatty.
The little guy understood and came over, letting out a puzzled "ah."
"This is for you, and this is for Xiao Miao."
Little Fatty's eyes lit up when he saw the fire lotus seed.
He took one and popped it into his mouth, chewing it up in a couple of bites.
After finishing, he looked longingly at the other seed, drooling with desire.
Dongfang Minghui chuckled secretly and deliberately warned, "Don't sneak a bite, or else all of them will go to Toothless, and you won't get any."
Little Fatty, holding the Tianyin helmet in one hand, handed the fire lotus seed to Xiao Miao with the other, doing so quite generously.
It was clear he had thought it through; compared to a pile of food, the fire lotus seed was insignificant.
Xiao Miao looked up at Little Fatty in confusion, only to see her open her mouth, revealing sharp teeth, and make an eating gesture, "Ah."
"Is this for me?" Xiao Miao asked incredulously.
He reached out his fiery red hand to take the fire lotus seed from Little Fatty.
The seed was filled with a strong fire element aura.
He had seen Dongfang Minghui give it to Little Fatty before and had always been a bit envious.
He looked up at Dongfang Minghui, who was watching him with an encouraging expression.
He opened his mouth and carefully bit into it.
The abundant fire energy automatically surged into his body.
After finishing, he looked up again, "I'm not a little traitor.
I didn't lead them here."
"Yes, Xiao Miao, you can stay with us.
Toothless won't drive you away again."
"Really?" Xiao Miao's face showed a hopeful smile.
"Of course it's true, right, Toothless?"
Toothless snorted lightly, turning his face away awkwardly, feeling a bit emotional.
But then he thought of the people trapped in the cave, "The cave collapsed.
I wonder if those people can make it out alive.
Can this cooperation still continue?"
Hearing this, Xiao Miao became even more at a loss.
He opened his mouth but saw that no one blamed him this time, so he closed it again.
Qian Wanyu was the calmest of them all, "Don't worry.
If those people could be easily killed by a few snowballs, it wouldn't be your job to deal with them."
The group rested quietly through the snowy night.
At dawn, Qian Wanyu removed the barrier above them.
The surrounding ground looked different from the day before.
A small hill, over two meters high, had appeared behind them, as if someone had moved it there overnight.
The snow mountain in front, after two avalanches, revealed its true form.
The peaks were jagged and varied in height, resembling a blooming snow lotus flower from their vantage point.
"This seems to be Ice Lotus Mountain," Qing Mo said softly.
"Known for its lotus flower shape, it's covered in snow and ice year-round.
It's said that a ten-thousand-year-old fierce beast resides in this mountain.
You should be careful."
"Is there such a legend?" Qian Wanyu looked at the lifelike mountain range for a few moments before turning her gaze to the snow-covered cave entrance.
The cave had indeed collapsed, and the entrance was blocked by snow.
"Is there anyone inside?"
Qian Wanyu had just used her spiritual power to project her voice when the ground shook twice more.
Dongfang Minghui quickly grabbed Seventh Sister's hand, "Seventh Sister, in this snowy mountain, it's best not to speak loudly.
It's easy to trigger an avalanche."
"It seems we need to be more cautious."
"I'll do it."
Toothless threw a few weak flames toward the cave entrance.
Instead of being extinguished by the snow, the flames grew fiercer, quickly melting the snow blocking the entrance.
The weak flames cleared the blocked cave entrance without any obstacles.
Dongfang Minghui and Qian Wanyu looked behind her and laughed.
The cave entrance was not only blocked by snow but also by fallen rocks from inside.
"Is there anyone?"
"Seventh Sister, if no one answers, we'll head up the snow mountain first.
We might find the Dragon Clan's land."
"Yes."
The two exchanged questions and answers, creating a lively atmosphere.
Toothless, familiar with their routine, laughed and sarcastically said, "These people are really unlucky.
We agreed to cooperate yesterday, but they were too short-lived."
"Help—"
The three exchanged glances and suddenly laughed.
After rescuing the old man who had withered like a dead tree, they gradually saved three to five more people.
The rest were not so lucky.
Due to the avalanche and Xiao Miao's fire attack, a dozen or so people perished.
It was a time of heavy losses, almost losing both the lady and the soldiers.
Dongfang Minghui rarely showed compassion to heal them, as saving the enemy was self-torture.
She listened earnestly to Seventh Sister, "We've encountered two avalanches in three days.
Since we've chosen to cooperate, we need to verify the authenticity of the True Eye in your possession before continuing."
"The young lady is right."
The old man had some injuries, seemingly serious, but mostly feigned.
Qian Wanyu didn't expose him, only saying, "It's said that the True Eye not only has the miraculous effect of breaking formations but can also find long-lost people."
The old man's face twitched, avoiding Qian Wanyu's probing gaze.
His fingers twisted together nervously, "What the young lady said is not true.
The True Eye can only break formations and cannot find lost people."
"If you're not the one who made the True Eye, how do you know it can't find people?" Qian Wanyu sneered, "Or are you planning to fool us with a fake True Eye?"
"I think this old ghost is up to that," Toothless interjected appropriately.
Dongfang Minghui blinked at them, unsure if Seventh Sister's words were a trap.
But Qian Wanyu had always been obsessed with this.
If it could indeed find people, that would be ideal.
The old man was cornered by their aggressive questioning, left speechless, and could only laugh dryly, "What the young lady said is true.
I'm not the maker of the True Eye, so I'm not sure about the matter of finding people."
"If you don't know, don't deny it outright.
Take out the True Eye, and we'll see."
The old man had no choice but to take out the True Eye.
The container's color and the eye itself looked much more normal than the one at the auction.
The old man watched nervously as Qian Wanyu and the others examined the True Eye, guarding it carefully, and asked anxiously, "Young lady, how do you plan to test it?"
"Naturally, by finding someone."
"Finding someone!"
The old man's voice rose sharply, quickly protecting the item in his arms. His protective stance made it clear to Qian Wanyu that the truth was already evident.
"According to you, if it's not used to find people, do you have any other way to verify its authenticity?"
"Let it combine with the dragon pill, and the effect will reveal the truth."
"Rubbish," Toothless suddenly cursed, "You old ghost must be tired of living.
Do you know how we got here? We used the so-called fake True Eye you mentioned.
Both eyes can combine with the dragon pill.
How do you tell the difference? Isn't it all up to you?"
The old man laughed when he heard this, "Miss, you've misunderstood me.
It's quite easy to distinguish a real True Eye.
I've heard that you all have used the True Eye multiple times along the way to gather five maps.
Is that true?"
"Hmm?"
"A real True Eye only needs to combine with a dragon pill once to obtain a complete map."
Dongfang Minghui felt that the old man wasn't lying when he said this, and he even seemed a bit smug.
She wished she could go up and give him a couple of slaps to vent her anger.
Qian Wanyu furrowed her brows slightly and discussed with Qing Mo in her soul sea, "It seems that the old man indeed has a real True Eye.
But if it only needs to combine once, and he doesn't take out the True Eye again, it will be a bit more difficult to snatch it from him."
"I remember you got a map in Long County Village.
If I'm not mistaken, that's also a map to the land of the dragons."
"Mother needs the True Eye.
No matter what, I have to find a way to get it."
"Yes." Qing Mo knew that the True Eye was likely related to Wanyu's father, so he didn't say much more.
Toothless was waiting for Qian Wanyu's response, and Qian Wanyu nodded at her.
"Old ghost, you and I will throw this treasure into the air together." Toothless became cautious.
"Of course."
Qian Wanyu pulled Dongfang Minghui to the side and watched as the dragon pill emitted a fiery red light.
Under the old ghost's control, the True Eye gradually opened, and in broad daylight, it projected a complete map.
Dongfang Minghui quickly took out her sketchbook and started drawing the map, as the Ice Lotus Mountain served as a background.
The white background made the image a bit blurry.
Qian Wanyu rubbed her chin, calculating the odds of successfully snatching the True Eye if she were to betray them at this moment.
To snatch or not to snatch?