CHAPTER 30: CHAPTER 30: KILL

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

Facing the giant heart, Gu Qingqing widened her eyes, filled with amazement.

She never imagined that they have been inside a creature named "Shen" all along, a creature she had never heard of before. It wasn’t recorded in the "Marvels Record" given to her by Wen Guiyun, yet she dreamed of the heart of the Shen and even recalled records about it!

Suddenly, she felt that her identity might not be ordinary, otherwise, how could she know things that even Nan Hua and the others didn’t know!

Once again, she became curious about her own identity.

After being brought back to Spirit Hidden Mountain by Wen Guiyun and feeling the care of Wen Guiyun and others, her young heart’s longing for family was satisfied. But now, she was curious about who she really was—not to find her parents, but because she felt that her identity could help Wen Guiyun and the others, making her feel useful, instead of just being someone protected!

Shaking off those thoughts, Gu Qingqing started thinking about how to wake up, since she remembered she was still in a dream!

Just as this thought arose, her vision went dark, and when she opened her eyes again, she found herself still sitting in place.

Realizing what happened, she immediately stood up, eyes wide as she looked around, trying to find the heart of the Shen.

Just when she almost thought she was really just dreaming, she suddenly felt a special attraction, as if something was calling her.

She was delighted, but afraid that her emotions would interfere with her perception of the Shen’s heart, so she quickly calmed herself down.

Fortunately, the attraction didn’t disappear. Everything was shrouded in white mist, so she didn’t need to look at the road. She simply closed her eyes, followed the call from within, and moved forward.

After walking for a while, the sound of "thump, thump, thump" echoed in her ears. She opened her eyes and saw the red heart she had seen in her dream.

When her gaze concentrated on the heart, she suddenly saw a rune flash across the center of the heart. Her eyes immediately lit up, and she stared intently at the Shen’s heart.

Unfortunately, the rune only flashed by and didn’t appear again. Furthermore, she found that when she looked closely at the Shen’s heart, her heartbeat gradually synchronized with the Shen’s heart, prompting a strong sense of danger that made her avert her gaze.

Thankfully, even though she was inside the Shen, the Storage Bracelet could still be used. She searched inside it and found a dagger, one that Si Lin had specially forged for her not long ago, an Immortal Artifact for self-defense!

Gripping the dagger tightly with both hands, she nervously approached the Shen’s heart. As long as she pierced the heart, the Shen would die, and they could escape from its body!

As the dagger got closer to the heart, Gu Qingqing’s face showed a hint of joy. She gritted her teeth and thrust the dagger towards the Shen’s heart with all her strength.

"Ding!"

It was as if she had hit a transparent wall; her dagger was blocked. Because of the force she used, she staggered backward and almost fell.

She looked at the heart, frowned, glanced at the dagger in her hand, then infused it with Spiritual Power. Fortunately, she had just advanced to the third stage; otherwise, she wouldn’t have had enough Spiritual Power to infuse into the dagger!

Feeling more than half of her Spiritual Power drained away, she raised the dagger again and stabbed towards the heart.

"Ding!"

This time, there was still resistance, but she felt it was less than before. Delighted, she infused more Spiritual Power and thrust towards the heart with force!

...

Nan Hua tried many ways to attack the white mist, but they had no effect. He sat on the ground, pondering how to solve the problem in front of him.

At the moment, he looked a bit disheveled. The ribbon tying his hair had fallen off at some point, his hair was scattered behind his back, and his clothes were somewhat loose, revealing his pale chest. Due to his recent exertion, sweat beads were visible on his chest.

In such a state, he seemed very charming, and if any of his old flames saw him, they might be captivated to death. Unfortunately, he was surrounded only by white mist!

He panted slightly, staring fiercely at the white mist in front of him. If looks could kill, he might have destroyed the white mist thousands of times

Just as he began to feel despondent, the white mist suddenly churned, and the ground started to shake, causing him to jump up and look around suspiciously.

As the mist rolled more violently, the ground shook as if in an earthquake. Clutching his Glazed Frost Flower Fan, he cautiously watched the mist, trying to figure out what was happening. Suddenly, the ground stopped shaking, and he seemed to hear a mournful wail that felt as though it came from inside his heart, nearly bringing him to tears on the spot.

Before he could process this strange emotion, the surroundings began to change.

The white mist gradually dissipated, revealing the image of a forest. Soon after, he saw Rong Ye and Jun Wu standing not far away, as well as a heap of people lying ten meters away, uncertain whether they were dead or alive.

"Xiao Wu, Jun Wu!" he called out to Rong Ye and Jun Wu, but didn’t rush over, holding his Glazed Frost Flower Fan and remaining on guard.

Rong Ye and Jun Wu were bewildered by the sudden change. Hearing Nan Hua’s voice, they both turned around and saw Nan Hua in the distance.

"Lao San?" After the recent bizarre events, Rong Ye was still on high alert. He didn’t rush to Nan Hua but stood his ground and called out.

Nan Hua exchanged a glance with Rong Ye for a while before finally confirming that the Rong Ye in front of him was real and not some illusion.

"Did you see Little Qingqing?" He looked around and didn’t see Gu Qingqing, prompting him to ask worriedly.

"Wasn’t Little Qingqing with you?" Rong Ye also glanced around and didn’t see Gu Qingqing, causing him to widen his eyes and question Nan Hua.

"The two of us just got separated." For once, Nan Hua didn’t mind Rong Ye’s tone, but instead, his face turned unpleasant as he spoke.

Upon hearing this, Rong Ye and Jun Wu also looked concerned.

By now, the white mist had completely dissipated, revealing the original forest. The three of them stood together, searching the entire forest, but they couldn’t find Gu Qingqing, and the atmosphere became heavy.

It was at this moment that a figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, prompting the three to look up warily, only to find it was Gu Qingqing!

Gu Qingqing was surrounded by a circle of runes. As the three watched, the runes suddenly entered Gu Qingqing’s body, causing her to groan before plummeting earthwards.

"Little Qingqing!"