Jiang Lu placed it in her palm and asked somewhat doubtfully,
"Cutie? What's wrong?"
"Squeak, squeak, squeak—"
Its little paws gestured wildly, pointing at the stone coffin one moment and then at itself the next, anxiously pacing circles in Jiang Lu's palm.
"Master, Cutie says it clearly sensed many heavenly treasures here, but for some reason, once it came in, everything was gone."
Chi Li translated for Jiang Lu.
So that was it. Jiang Lu patted its head.
"It's all right. These ancient books are precisely what I need. Perhaps the other treasures simply weren't fated to be ours."
She took it in stride. Perhaps the true opportunities had long since been taken by Liu Qingqing and the others.
Hearing this, Cutie realized Jiang Lu was not blaming it and lay in her palm, its chest rising and falling faintly.
But what if it still felt upset?
No!
It had to find treasures for its master!
"Senior Brothers, look! There are so many cave dwellings here."
Liu Qingqing and the others arrived in a cavern more than ten times larger than the one Jiang Lu had been in.
All around them were thousands of caves, large and small.
Fu Yao and Lu Lingfeng followed behind. They exchanged a glance and stopped.
Then a gentle woman's voice rang out, carrying a trace of pressure.
"I am the Azure Mystic Daoist. Since you have come here, it is fate. There are countless magical artifacts within these caves. You may each choose one. If you pass the trial, you may obtain your opportunity."
Once she finished speaking, both her voice and the pressure that accompanied it gradually vanished.
The group exchanged looks, somewhat hesitant.
"Third Senior Brother, could this... be a trap?"
The other disciples had the same doubts. After all, they had