The three returned to the ground. Nannan was still waiting obediently where she was. Seeing Fang Ming emerge, her eyes lit up, and she ran over with a smile to hug his arm.
"Fang Ming, are you okay?" Nannan asked with concern.
"I'm fine. Let me introduce you. This is Brother Gu, whom I rescued from below. He's a very skilled Taoist priest." Fang Ming extended his hand to introduce Nannan.
"Taoist priest?" Nannan's gaze finally fell upon Gu Cheng. Gu Cheng also saw Nannan, and their eyes met for an instant.
Gu Cheng's pupils constricted sharply. An unknown fear swept through his entire body. Nannan's eyes were like those of a top predator fixated on its prey, sending waves of cold through him. His legs suddenly went weak.
"Hey, Brother Gu." Fang Ming quickly supported him, thinking he was just feeling unwell from being confined for too long, unaware that Gu Cheng had just received a severe warning from Nannan.
"No, no, I'm fine. Just a bit weak in the legs." Gu Cheng waved his hand, no longer daring to meet Nannan's gaze, his mind in turmoil.
Nannan was a Yuan Sha. Gu Cheng could tell, but he couldn't understand why a Yuan Sha would be so terrifying! As far as he knew, the most powerful Yuan Sha openly acknowledged in this world were those from the Liu family, but they were absolutely nowhere near the level of this young girl before him!
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Meanwhile, on the other side, Fang Ming and the other three returned to the inn. Fang Ming asked a servant to prepare another room for Gu Cheng and then arranged for the servant to buy some medicinal herbs to cook for him.
"Xiao Nan, are you there?" Fang Ming knocked on Xiao Nan's door.
"I'm here, I'm here," Xiao Nan replied, opening the door flusteredly.
Fang Ming looked at her with confusion and glanced into the room. The bed was somewhat messy. Had she just been sleeping? But her clothes weren't off.
"A distant relative of mine has come to seek refuge with me, but they were injured. I've asked him to stay in room D2 to recover. Could you go and take care of him?" Fang Ming asked, not paying much attention to Xiao Nan's situation.
Hearing that it was Fang Ming's relative, Xiao Nan choked. She worried it might be another monster, but if she refused, Fang Ming might become suspicious.
"Okay, I'll be right there." Xiao Nan still chose to agree. She couldn't be driven away by Fang Ming right now.
"Thank you, I'll trouble you," Fang Ming said gratefully, then asked, "Do you still need money for anything? I can give you some more."
Xiao Nan's eyes widened slightly, but she quickly suppressed it.
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"Just give me another two taels of silver. I want to buy some clothes to change into," Xiao Nan thought for a moment and then asked for money.
Fang Ming reached into his robe and pulled out a hundred tael silver note. "Here, take this. Let me know if it's not enough."
Xiao Nan was visibly stunned by the silver note, and a pang of bitterness arose in her heart. "Thank you, young master."
She recalled that Fang Ming and the other two had never intended to harm her. In fact, Fang Ming had always taken good care of her.
"Hey, we're family now, so there's no need for thanks," Fang Ming laughed heartily. "I'll be much obliged for your help with my relative."
"Okay, young master. I'll get ready and head over," Xiao Nan replied with a slight nod.
"Then I'll be busy," Fang Ming said, turning back to his own room and entering, then closing the door.
Seeing Fang Ming leave, Xiao Nan clutched the silver note in her hand and remained lost in thought for a long time. She then remembered the silver notes hidden under her covers, and her heart felt bitter. Why did fate always play such cruel jokes on her? The only person in this world who was kind to her, she had to kill him.
"Perhaps it's just because I'm still useful to him now. Yes, that must be it." Xiao Nan suppressed the bitterness in her heart, returned to her room to tidy up, and headed towards Gu Cheng's room.
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"Now, we'll wait for Gu Cheng to recover, and then we can prepare for the next step. It would be even better if we could find that painter and know his strength."
In the room, Fang Ming and the other two sat around the table, and Fang Ming began to outline their upcoming plans.
"What if his strength is too great?" Qing Mian asked worriedly.
Fang Ming had also been concerned about this possibility. If the so-called painter Gu Cheng mentioned was too powerful, the three of them might be trapped in this world. They couldn't improve their strength in this world, and they would eventually fall into an endless cycle. The painter would grow stronger and stronger, while they remained stagnant, the gap widening until they could no longer escape!
"That's why we have another task next: to find an exit from here," Fang Ming said. "Since we could enter, there must be a way out. I suspect the exit is also that painting. We need to pay more attention from now on."
"Knock, knock, knock." There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Is Young Master Fang in?" the servant's voice came from outside.
"Yes, what is it?" Fang Ming asked from inside the room.
"Young Master Liu wishes to pay you a visit. Do you have time?" the servant said.
Young Master Liu?!
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Fang Ming's eyes widened, and he exchanged a look with Qing Mian. This Young Master Liu was their prime suspect for being the painter. And now he was walking right into their trap?
"Yes, I do. Please have him come to my room," Fang Ming replied, then asked Qing Mian and Nannan to transform into their sha patterns to conceal their presence. He wanted to see what this Young Master Liu was up to.