After the silver sword returned to the space, Ming Li stood up from the corner, her gaze calmly falling on the entrance of the cellar. "They're gone."
Upon hearing this, the old man shakily stood up, tilting his head to listen carefully. Seeing that there was indeed no movement, he gently patted Ming Li's head and said, "You stay here and be good. Grandpa Li will go up and take a look first."
Ming Li nodded helplessly, holding half a steamed bun and standing in place, watching the old man climb out of the cellar with difficulty, leaning on his cane.
After a while, the old man's somewhat hoarse voice came from the cellar entrance, "Su Yatou... you can come out now, they're gone!"
Ming Li responded with a sound and climbed out of the cellar. "Thank you, Grandpa Li."
Old Man Li shook his head, waved his hand at Ming Li, and said, "Hurry back, it's getting late. You're just a little girl, don't always wander outside..."
Ming Li nodded and turned to leave.
Not long after she left, a large wild boar suddenly rushed down from the mountain and directly rammed into the large rock in front of Old Man Li's house, dying instantly...
Old Man Li stared blankly at the large wild boar with a bloody head on the ground. Where did this wild boar come from?
Ming Li, who hadn't gone far, looked back at the old man standing there, dumbfounded. She hooked the corner of her mouth, withdrew her gaze, and walked up the mountain.
As the sky gradually darkened, night fell.
Ming Li wandered around the mountain alone for a large part of the circle, finding quite a few herbs.
At this moment, looking at the trap at her feet, Ming Li frowned. Should she follow the original plot and just go through the motions, or... should she directly lie in wait here...
After thinking about it, Ming Li felt that she should just go through the motions. Otherwise, if she didn't get that divine artifact, what if the male and female protagonists escaped...
With that thought, Ming Li put the muddy herbs in her hand into her space, and then jumped into the trap at her feet...
After an unknown amount of time, just as Ming Li was getting impatient from waiting, a white figure suddenly appeared out of thin air above the trap. At that moment, it was as if the world had lost its color.
Ming Li crossed her arms and calmly looked at the handsome man above her, her voice a faint tone as she said, "Are you here to save me?"
It wasn't a question, but a statement of fact.
With the plot in hand, she could conquer the world. No, even without the plot, the world could still be hers...
Ze Yuan looked at the girl in the large pit. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, which had always been as calm as a deep well. "You know who I am...?"
Ming Li paused, thinking of the original plot, shook her head, and said calmly, "I don't recognize you."
Ze Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly and waved his hand. The next second, Ming Li in the trap was lifted by an invisible force, leaving the trap and standing steadily on the ground.
Noticing the girl's hands were covered in mud, Ze Yuan was taken aback and asked curiously, "The sky is getting late. Why are you, a young girl, here?"
Ming Li replied, "My younger brother is sick, so I came up the mountain to dig herbs for him."
Ze Yuan asked, "Where are the herbs you dug?"
Ming Li pointed to a pile of weeds next to her and deliberately fabricated a story, "These are all of them."
Looking at the pile of weeds on the ground, Ze Yuan, whose handsome face was always indifferent, couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. "These are the... herbs you dug?"
Ming Li nodded calmly, "Probably."
Ze Yuan was speechless.
After a long silence, Ze Yuan took off a dark jade pendant from his waist and stuffed it into Ming Li's hand. "Take this to pawn and get some silver to buy medicine for your brother." Ming Li looked at the jade pendant infused with spiritual energy in her hand and paused, then said, "Thank you, I will repay you." The boss never liked owing favors, especially favors from the mission target...