“Mm? What are you standing there in a daze for, kid?”
The Divine Dragon looked at Qin Mu, whose jaw was about to drop to the floor, and asked.
Qin Mu stared at the golden-haired beauty before him and asked, “Divine Dragon Senior, is that your human form?”
“What? Don’t I look like it?”
Hearing Divine Dragon Senior’s question, Qin Mu wanted to say that this wasn’t a question of whether it looked like it or not, but rather a question of whether he could accept it.
He had originally thought Divine Dragon Senior would be an old grandfather. At the very least, a middle-aged uncle. If nothing else, at least a man.
But instead… a golden-haired beautiful girl…
“It looks like it, very much like it! That was presumptuous of me,” Qin Mu said.
“Hmph, good. Anyway, what exactly did you call me out here for, kid? This old man was sleeping just fine.”
The Divine Dragon said with dissatisfaction.
“Oh, oh, right!”
Qin Mu repeated Lu Shuanger’s words, and the Divine Dragon stroked his chin in thought.
“So? Divine Dragon Senior, is what Lu Shuanger said even possible?”
The Divine Dragon thought for a moment, then said, “It’s not impossible. There are indeed some rare treasures in this world. However, these treasures are basically one less with each one found. Since the birth of living beings so long ago, finding even one would already be hitting the jackpot. Aside from rare treasures, the remaining options are all other paths.”
Since it was possible, there might be hope. To be honest, Qin Mu really didn’t want to wait another few years. If there was a shortcut, why not take it?
“Lu Shuanger, what exactly is the method you mentioned to restore my strength?” Qin Mu inquired.
Lu Shuanger didn’t choose to tell Qin Mu directly. Instead, she said, “You don’t need to worry about that. In any case, I have a way. But…”
“But what?”
“You’re free tonight, right?”
“I do have time.”
“Great! Then tonight, you’re coming out with this miss. I’ll take you to see something good!”
Watching Lu Shuanger act so mysterious, Qin Mu was a bit curious about what this “something good” she mentioned really was.
Soon, evening arrived.
Before Qin Mu could even go find Lu Shuanger, she came rushing over to his place in a hurry.
“Qin Mu! Qin Mu!”
In her usual uninhibited manner, Lu Shuanger pushed the door open and barged right in, shouting loudly.
“I’m coming, I’m coming. Keep your voice down.”
As soon as Qin Mu heard Lu Shuanger’s voice, he hurried out and stopped her from shouting any further.
In order to go out tonight, Qin Mu had lied to Miss Mengyu, saying that he had some insights tonight and needed to go into closed cultivation for a bit.
“Hehe, let’s go! This miss will take you to broaden your horizons.”
Lu Shuanger’s expression was extremely excited, looking somewhat impatient.
“Is it really that exciting?”
Qin Mu obediently followed behind Lu Shuanger.
After leaving the courtyard, Lu Shuanger led Qin Mu toward the city center.
Along the way, the imperial guards they encountered all treated Lu Shuanger with great respect. After all, she was the High Priest’s personal disciple. In terms of the Great Yu Dynasty, she would be a princess at the very least.
“Mountain?”
Qin Mu followed Lu Shuanger and stopped at the foot of a mountain.
But when looking from the city, one couldn’t see a mountain in the city center at all.
Seeing Qin Mu’s confused expression, Lu Shuanger explained, “See? Didn’t expect this, did you? Let me tell you, this is our Gu Tribe’s Sacred Mountain. Normally it’s protected by a transmission array all around. Without a token, you can’t even get close.”
As she spoke, Lu Shuanger pointed to the jade token at her waist.
Presumably, that was the so-called token.
“But this is your Gu Tribe’s Sacred Mountain. Why did you bring me here?”
Suddenly, Qin Mu thought of something.
“Could it be that the thing you mentioned is inside here?”
“Oh, you’re not too dumb after all.”
Lu Shuanger nodded.
“That’s right, it’s in here.”
“Then forget it, forget it.”
Qin Mu indeed gave up directly. Are you kidding? It was someone else’s Sacred Mountain. If he just walked in like this and got discovered, things would turn bad. Besides, upon coming here, he kept having a bad premonition. Maybe he was about to stir up trouble again.
Just in case, Qin Mu felt it was better to stay away.
“What are you afraid of? If anything happens, this miss will bear it alone.”
Lu Shuanger guaranteed it with great loyalty.
“Besides, don’t you have that Gu insect I gave you? As long as no one asks, who would know you’re not from our Gu Tribe? Let’s go, let’s go.”
While speaking, Lu Shuanger pushed Qin Mu forward.
And so, Qin Mu was shoved and pushed into the Gu Tribe’s Sacred Mountain.
Actually, Qin Mu was also tempted. Otherwise, he would have slipped away long ago. He felt that what Lu Shuanger said made sense. As long as no one asked, and besides, those who had seen his face and knew he wasn’t from the Gu Tribe were very few.
Of course, unless it was someone from Ghost Elephant Mountain. But this was the Gu Tribe’s Sacred Mountain. No matter how one thought about it, it was impossible to encounter them here.
Entering the Sacred Mountain, Qin Mu was led by Lu Shuanger through winding paths.
He had originally thought the mountain would be pitch black inside. But upon entering, although it wasn’t brightly lit, the path could be clearly seen.
From time to time, they could encounter figures of Gu Tribe members. After seeing Qin Mu and the other, they all greeted them warmly. As for Qin Mu’s identity, no one asked.
This put Qin Mu quite at ease.
Thus, he continued following Lu Shuanger up the mountain.
“By the way, Lu Shuanger, what exactly is this thing you mentioned?”
Regarding Qin Mu’s question, Lu Shuanger, seeing that they had walked so far and were almost there, no longer hid anything, and said, “On our Gu Tribe’s Sacred Mountain, there’s a pool. The water inside, rather than calling it water, it’s more like milk. When we tame our first Gu insect, we all drink it. This way, the probability of successful taming greatly increases.”
“So what does this have to do with restoring my strength?”
Qin Mu wasn’t a member of the Gu Tribe either. He didn’t need to tame Gu insects.
‘Wait a minute!’
Just at that moment, an idea popped into Qin Mu’s mind.
“Lu Shuanger, you don’t mean to say… you want me to tame a Gu insect?”
Lu Shuanger was taken aback, and said in surprise, “Oh my! I didn’t expect you to guess it, Qin Mu!”
“That’s right, that’s exactly what I mean. Don’t you have that Gu insect I gave you? That Gu insect is very powerful. As long as you successfully tame it, your strength will surely soar greatly. At that point, restoring your original strength wouldn’t be impossible.”
Taming a Gu insect was something Qin Mu had never even thought about.
“Lu Shuanger, how confident are you in this?”
When he said this, Qin Mu felt Lu Shuanger’s footsteps ahead pause for a moment. A sense of foreboding rose in Qin Mu’s heart.
He only heard Lu Shuanger, who was walking ahead, stammer a bit, “D-Don’t worry! Just leave everything to this miss!”
Hearing this tone, eight out of ten parts of Qin Mu didn’t believe her.
However, Lu Shuanger’s next sentence stunned Qin Mu even more.
“Although I haven’t tamed a Gu insect myself yet, my master has taught me all this stuff. No problem.”
Nani!
At this moment, only one word floated through Qin Mu’s mind.
‘Doomed!’