The heat emanating from the jade was growing stronger and stronger, as though urging him on!

"Hurry up; otherwise, it will be too late!"

Chu Mo reached out to grab Qi Xiaoyu's hand, and they started running quickly toward the outside.

Qi Xiaoyu's hand was cool and soft, boneless to the touch.

Chu Mo didn't know why, but in the instant when he grabbed her hand, he felt a stir of something within him.

"So, this is what a girl's hand feels like?"

A strange sensation traveled to the heart of Chu Mo.

On the other side, Qi Xiaoyu seemed a bit taken aback when Chu Mo grabbed her hand. Her beautiful eyes widened in surprise, and she instinctively tried to retreat.

But for some reason, she ended up not moving at all.

The moment their hands touched, Qi Xiaoyu's body stiffened!

Her reaction... was far more intense than Chu Mo's!

Although she tried hard to suppress it and not to show it, in her heart, it felt as if a small deer was running rampant.

That was the feeling she had until Chu Mo pulled her out of the forest, and it was still incredibly intense.

She was utterly bewildered, as if she couldn't even identify the cardinal directions anymore.

When she fully collected herself, she found that Chu Mo had taken her far away from the forest and brought her to a place where the wild grass grew mournfully.

So, he didn't take her to the place where she had hoped to break through the forbidden zone.

It was noticeably far away from there!

Looking around at the wild grass that towered over them, the world was deathly silent. Even the usually fearless beauty couldn't help feeling a bit nervous. With blush on her cheeks, she looked at Chu Mo, "What... what are you going to do?"

"Hush!"

Chu Mo raised a finger to his lips, whispering: "Quiet, the gateway is right here!"

"You..." Qi Xiaoyu suddenly became furious, extended her boot, and fiercely stomped on Chu Mo's foot.

Hiss!

Chu Mo grimaced in pain and gave Qi Xiaoyu an angry glare, "What are you doing?"

Poor Chu Mo had grown up in a military camp and hadn't spent much time with girls. His grandfather was a standard military man, who wouldn't want to teach Chu Mo about the subtleties of boy-girl relationships.

How would Chu Mo know that girls' hands aren't so casual to hold... and after holding it, he still wore a clueless expression, no wonder she was upset.

He should be grateful that she only stomped his foot once.

"Nothing!" Miss Qi looked at the sky innocently, her face was pure, then she turned to Chu Mo with a smile, "By the way, what did you just mention about a gateway?"

Chu Mo looked at Qi Xiaoyu with a bewildered face and thought to himself: No wonder people say that you shouldn't try to figure out what a girl is thinking... It's indeed very complicated!

"No need to guess if I can't figure it out. I'm not a love-struck fool like Xu Erfu." Chu Mo rolled his eyes and said, "The forbidden zone you mentioned, if it has a door, it's here!"

"Here?" Qi Xiaoyu seemed to have forgotten about their earlier argument. She asked in a bewildered voice, "How is that possible? There's no fluctuation of power here at all!"

"Quiet! Let's first confirm that no one else has discovered this place." Chu Mo's face was mysterious. In fact, the jade on his body had already given him the most direct hint. However, he wanted to confirm whether Leng Qiuming and the others would come here.

Qi Xiaoyu looked at Chu Mo somewhat speechlessly. She had some doubts about Chu Mo's words because this place was obviously just a wild grassland!

"Could this guy have ulterior motives towards me?"

"If he does, what should I do?"

"Should I reject him?"

"We are so young..."

"I am not a casual girl!"

Qi Xiaoyu indulged herself in daydreaming. Since the first time a boy held her hand tightly, a girl's heart could become a bit scrambled.

At this moment, Chu Mo said softly, "It should be fine now. Let's go!"

Without saying more, he walked straight into the dense grass.

Qi Xiaoyu bit her lower lip, looking at Chu Mo with eyes like fixed stars. She stood still and did not move.

"Shall we go?" After walking a few steps out, Chu Mo, noticing that Qi Xiaoyu was still standing there, quickly turned around and looked at her with a puzzled face, "What are you doing?"

"I... I'm scared!" Qi Xiaoyu suddenly said weakly.

"Stop kidding... You've walked as if on level ground in the mighty mountains, disappearing and appearing suddenly and at will. You say you're scared... Do you think I will believe that?"

Chu Mo gave Qi Xiaoyu a I-see-right-through-you look.

Qi Xiaoyu glared at him with some annoyance, "Is that the same thing?"

"What's the difference? Weren't you looking for this thing for so many days? Now that you've found it, why are you holding back?" Chu Mo said.

"You... are you trying to help me?" A strange gleam flashed through Qi Xiaoyu's eyes, "Why?"

"What do you mean, why? You're so annoying! Haven't you always helped me? Have I ever asked why? Why, when I help you, are there so many whys?"

Chu Mo looked at Qi Xiaoyu strangely," Hurry up, stop dawdling, not knowing how long the portal will be open!"

"Hee hee, okay, let's go!" Qi Xiaoyu squinted at Chu Mo for a long while before suddenly bursting into a bright smile, once again becoming lively and bouncing over to Chu Mo's side.

Meanwhile, she was constantly berating Chu Mo in her mind: Blockhead! Fool! Stupid pig! Pig head! Such a dunce!

Chu Mo, of course, had no idea that Qi Xiaoyu had been cursing him so severely in her mind. In fact, he felt quite happy; previously, it was always Qi Xiaoyu helping him, and now he finally had a chance to reciprocate.

Chu Mo had already decided in his heart. Once they entered the portal, if they found any treasures that Qi Xiaoyu wanted, he would give them to her, even if the jade wanted it too.

They had not traveled far when Chu Mo stopped in his tracks and whispered, "It's right here!"

"Here?" Qi Xiaoyu frowned, trying to sense any power fluctuations in this place, but ultimately... failed.

But this time, she didn't question Chu Mo, because she saw that one of Chu Mo's feet...had disappeared!

"This..." Qi Xiaoyu stared in disbelief at what was happening, hardly trusting her own eyes.

"Come on!" Chu Mo extended a hand: "Grab hold of me... be careful!"

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at Chu Mo, gently bit her lip, hesitating slightly.

Then, she stretched out her small hand, reached for his hand. Immediately, the scenery before their eyes changed, two people found themselves in a mystical place!

...…

"Brother Leng, let's just stop looking for her. That demoness must have run away by now. Her strength is much greater than ours. If she's determined to run away, we would never be able to catch up. Furthermore, she probably has a life-saving trick up her sleeve." Yu Zonghou said, glancing at the grim-faced Leng Qiuming.

Dongfang Bai also added, "we should prioritize the opportunity; even though it happens every month, who knows who will get there first?"

Leng Qiuming's face clouded in frustration, "Do you think I absolutely have to catch that demoness? You're wrong! I don't just want to catch the demoness, I want to kill her! Otherwise, there'll be endless troubles in the future!"

"Think about it, with her age and her realm, even amongst our sects, she is absolutely at the top... even surpasses the top."

"We can't determine her origins based on the skills she used, who knows what kind of terrifying force lurks behind her... At the bare minimum, she has a formidable master."

"What we did today, at best... it's out of greed. At worst... it's a deliberate intent to murder and steal."

"If you were in her shoes, would you swallow this?

Both Yu Zonghou and Dongfang Bai sighed, they naturally understood the situation, otherwise, they wouldn't have spent so much time accompanying Leng Qiuming to search for the girl.

However, with the full moon already high in the sky, Yu Zonghou and Dongfang Bai were inclined to seize the opportunity instead.

Although they were both greedy for the treasures on the blue-dressed girl, neither of them showed it as directly!

In other words, these two did not feel to have offended the blue-dressed girl that much!

On the other hand, Leng Qiuming and Zhao Fan were the real instigators!

"Brother Leng, you're right, but the problem is that we can't find her!" Yu Zonghou slowly said, "The full moon only comes once a month. If we miss it tonight, we'll be stuck here for another month!"

Dongfang Bai agreed, "Yes, waiting another month increases the variables. I have a feeling that news of the opportunity arising here will leak out soon!"

Leng Qiuming's face showed wavering emotions. After a long while, he sighed, "Fine, let's proceed your way, let's go find the chance. But...regardless whether we can seize the chance tonight, in the next month, we have to find that blue-dressed demoness and kill her!"

"Otherwise, we won't be able to feel at ease!"

"I'm sure, she hasn't gone too far!"

"We all saw how badly she was injured when she dared to approach the forbidden area. I find it hard to believe that she could have recovered so quickly!"

Yu Zonghou and Dongfang Bai exchanged glances and agreed, "Alright!"

Actually, they had already felt some slight regrets for their previous actions.

However, at this point, refusing Leng Qiuming was clearly not a wise decision.

Then, Dongfang Bai pulled out a treasure and began to calculate.

All major sect disciples have at least one or two treasures.

Dongfang Bai's Fire Sect, though not renowned for calculating, his master happened to be an expert at it.

"Northeast..."

After a long while, Dongfang Bai's face turned a bit pale. He pointed out a direction and suddenly coughed up some fresh blood.

Yu Zonghou looked at Dongfang Bai with concern, "Are you okay?"

An elated expression flickered in Leng Qiuming's eyes. He quickly stepped forward, looking at Dongfang Bai and asked, "What's the way?"

Dongfang Bai waved his hand, taking a deep breath, "I'm fine, it's just normal feedback. This time... there shouldn't be any mistakes!"

Subsequently, under Dongfang Bai's guidance, they set off at a brisk pace in the opposite direction from Chu Mo.

There were still many people searching in this part of the prairie under the cover of night.

...…

Qi Xiaoyu was stunned by the sight before her. She turned to Chu Mo, "How did you find this place?"

"Intuition!" Chu Mo said casually.

"..." Qi Xiaoyu couldn't help but roll her eyes. She didn't believe a word of Chu Mo's nonsense.

The scene in front of her was truly shocking.

Because at the moment, they found themselves standing in an vast star-filled sky!

Below their feet was an endless void.

However, strangely enough, they didn't feel like they were about to fall. Even though they were suspended in mid-air, it felt like they were standing on the ground.

Surrounding them was the limitless starry sky, twinkling in the night. But there was no moon to be seen.

Clearly, this was not the space they had come from.

For some reason, Qi Xiaoyu was feeling rather nervous. She moved closer to Chu Mo, and couldn't help but reaching out to grab his hand.

Chu Mo gave the somewhat pale Qi Xiaoyu a strange look, then turned his hand to grasp hers. A strange emotion welled up from within: "Don't be afraid, I'm here!"

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Apologies, I made a mistake with the names in the chapter... I have checked through twice but somehow still missed it, my bad... I'm sorry! The last chapter containing this mistake has been deleted and this chapter is error-free now!

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