A precious chest?
Li Qiuzhi was a little surprised. He had not expected a chest to appear here. To guard against a trap, he controlled "Lumine's Sword God" and slashed at it!
Golden Sword Energy ignored the distance and appeared in front of the chest, easily slicing its lid open.
Bang!
Black smoke erupted, sweeping over everything around it. The grass it touched withered as though its vitality had been drained.
He had been right to stay alert. This chest was far too conspicuous, as if it were enticing someone to open it.
"Tch, lucky you."
That unpleasant voice of many overlapping speakers drifted down from high above again, leaving Li Qiuzhi somewhat speechless.
Was this Evil Spirit an idiot? It actually thought he would fall for such a simple trick. He was not some foolish adventurer who would be blinded by treasure.
Conjuring up a pretty girl would have been more like it.
Still, he was using "Lumine's Sword God" to scout ahead, so even if she were attacked, it would not matter. After all, she had no vitality.
After confirming with his Psychic Power that there was nothing else on the first floating island, Li Qiuzhi continued directing "Lumine's Sword God" toward the island above.
"It's all overgrown ahead. Let's just fly up," Li Qiuzhi suggested.
"Weren't we walking so slowly because you wanted to keep your arms around us?" Yelan smiled, her lips curling upward.
It was her first time being held around the waist by a man for so long, and she felt a little unused to it. But since she had a good impression of Li Qiuzhi, she let him be.
Li Qiuzhi withdrew his hands as though nothing had happened and acknowledged his mistake. "Ahem, more importantly, we'd better deal with that Evil Spirit