Bold and daring, Hao Shuai ignored Faxiang and Zeng Shushu's calls, riding the Flying Nimbus swiftly deeper inside.
Before long, the Flying Nimbus had carried them past the bat guano pool and onto solid ground! Only then did Hao Shuai reluctantly stop. Lu Xueqi leaped down onto the ground and said quietly, "This time... thank you!"
"Don't mention it," Hao Shuai replied politely.
It really wasn't easy to get Lu Xueqi to say a few extra words this time~~
Even after the Blood Bodhi had healed her internal injuries, all Lu Xueqi had said was "Thank you."
Now he'd merely given her a ride on the Flying Nimbus, and she'd said six words.
It seemed that, in Lu Xueqi's mind, bat droppings were more terrifying than internal injuries!
Suddenly, the enormous space lit up as bright as day. Hao Shuai followed the light and saw that Faxiang and the others had somehow reached the solid ground too. In Faxiang's hand, a round bead glimmering with solemn, dignified golden light had been offered up.
"The Reincarnation Pearl?!" Hao Shuai recognized this precious treasure of Tian Yin Temple at a glance. He wondered whether he should find a chance to swipe it; Yi Lin would probably like it.
But Hao Shuai quickly abandoned the idea. For one thing, Faxiang was a decent person. For another, if Yi Lin learned where the Reincarnation Pearl came from, she probably wouldn't accept it.
A moment later, seeing that everyone had finished resting, Faxiang said, "Let's go." With that, he led the way deeper into the cave.
Everyone followed. Before long, as they continued onward, endless darkness swallowed the space behind them once more.
Although Hao Shuai knew that this stretch had been safe in the original story, who knew whether things might change? So he