"This place is a full ten thousand li from the entrance to the Great Void Grotto-Heaven. It should be quite safe already..."
Just as they were about to reach Stone Village, Chen Changming suddenly descended into a mountain valley.
The valley was silent, with no one around. Only the rustling of wind through the leaves and the murmuring of a distant stream could be heard.
Naturally, Chen Changming had another purpose for stopping here.
With a wave of his hand, a streak of light flew out from the Universe Pagoda and transformed into a somewhat disheveled woman.
Her clothes were slightly rumpled and her hair hung loose, yet her eyes still carried a measure of icy aloofness and resolve.
This woman was Qin Zhao, whom he had rescued from the great tomb.
"Fellow Daoist Chen, are we out?"
At the sight of green mountains and clear waters, Qin Zhao's eyes lit up. Unable to suppress the excitement in her heart, she turned to Chen Changming and asked.
Her voice was filled with the joy and gratitude of surviving a calamity.
"Yes, we're out."
Chen Changming nodded with a smile, then asked, "Saintess, how is your condition now?"
"Those insect eggs should still be there, but they've all entered a dormant state..."
Qin Zhao silently sensed herself for a moment, then seemed to realize something. She hurriedly asked, "Fellow Daoist Chen, that Bone Moth Clan Insect King... you didn't kill it, did you?"
There was a trace of probing anticipation in her voice.
"More or less."
Chen Changming answered ambiguously.
With another wave of his hand, he set up a restriction, then summoned Little Four from the Beast Taming Bracelet once more.
"That Beast again!"
The moment Little Four appeared, Qin Zhao's heart stirred with excitement.
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