Sixteen. Return

  Chapter 16: Return

  The sunlight grew brighter and brighter, illuminating the entire cave. Finally, we reached the entrance, and before us lay a vast expanse of open space.

  Everywhere a hundred flowers are in bloom, butterflies flutter and dance, and lush green trees surround them. Faintly visible at the end of the lake is a dazzling light under the sun's rays, the waves on the lake's surface undulating with gentle ripples, rising and falling in joyful dance, their beautiful movements winning applause from the white spray that occasionally surges up from the shore, while the splashing water flowers and slapping sounds respond as if they were clapping for them.

  Her eyes shone brightly, and her mouth curved up slightly. She succeeded! Zhou Jin, you just wait! I will definitely find you to avenge my parents' grudge.

  He took a deep breath of fresh air, happily bouncing around. "Wow! So comfortable! The outside world is so beautiful!" He hadn't felt this way for over 10,000 years, all because he had been careless and provoked that plague god, wasting 10,000 years in vain.

  Watching him with a childlike excitement, her mood was slowly infected. The corners of her mouth curved up in a bright smile, looking at the place in front of her like a paradise on earth. Enjoying the feeling of the gentle breeze brushing against her face, she wondered how Qingfeng and her brother were doing?

  His face lit up with a bright smile as he ran over excitedly. "Yuu! I'm so happy, are you?" His green eyes were filled with expectation as he looked at her.

  The corners of his mouth couldn't help but deepen into a smile, "Great!" He lowered his head to look at the disheveled state he was in, thinking that after so many days in the cave, he must be very unkempt now.

  She walked towards the lake. She squatted down, scooped up a handful of water and splashed it on her face. The cool feeling rushed into her heart. Her whole person was refreshed, she turned back and called out to Zun who was chasing butterflies. "Zun, let's go."

  He stopped chasing butterflies and shook off the butterfly's remains in his hand. With a face full of expectation, he asked: "You, where are we going now?"

  Geng Xiao's eyes followed the direction of respect, and he couldn't help but twitch his mouth twice. All he saw was a ground full of butterfly limbs and broken wings, it seemed that this guy had some perverted tendencies.

  With a bright smile on his face, he happily pulled her hand.

  Helpless, she glanced at Zun who always held her hand. Forget it, she didn't bother to argue with him, lest he show a pitiful expression of a wronged husband later. "Mei Ying!" She was going to find Zhao Yi Mo and discuss the matter of revenge.

  He nodded cutely, his pure green eyes shining with a watery light, "Good!" No matter where she went, he would follow her. He thought wickedly, wondering if that plague god would go crazy with jealousy when he saw how close he was to his goddess.

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  In the conference hall of Meiying, Ah Xing and Ah Nong were quietly playing chess on a table to the side. Hua Ao was leaning against the sofa with his eyebrows tightly furrowed, looking gloomily at Mo Li who kept pacing back and forth in front of him, almost wearing out a path.

  Mo Li is pacing back and forth, it's been almost a month since Xiao You left, how come there's no news at all? Lao Da is the same, he hasn't returned for so long either. Don't they know we're worried about them?

  Xiang Ao really couldn't take it anymore, this guy had been buzzing around like a headless fly for an entire afternoon. He growled in anger: "Mo Li, you little brat, don't you want to calm down?"

  Mo Li stopped in her tracks and sat down beside him. "Ao, you also know how dangerous it is there, Xiao You has been gone for so long, can I not worry?" She was his best friend after all.

  A Xing, who had been treating Geng Xiao You like a younger sister, put down the chess piece in her hand and said, "An Nuo, let's stop playing chess here for today." She stood up lightly after sighing softly. The most important thing about playing chess is to have a calm mind; once you have something on your mind, you will lose interest in playing chess.

  Anu nodded and put away the chess pieces. How could he calm down at this time?

  "Lao Da also took Zhen Jie, A Yu, and Xiao Fei with him for so long and still hasn't returned. I really don't know what they're busy with?" Mo Li said with a complaining face. It's really unfair that he didn't take him along, leaving him to spend his days at home doing nothing, worrying about this and that.

  "I'm back!" The clear and crisp voice of Geng Xiao came from outside the door, causing everyone present to collectively perk up and rush out of the door quickly.

  Mo Li flew over quickly, wanting to hug her, but was blocked by a figure flying in front of him. He hastily stopped his footsteps and stared at the person with green hair and eyes, who had an otherworldly aura and was more beautiful than a woman. "Who are you? How did you end up with Xiao You?"

  He put on a majestic appearance, coldly looking down on Mo Li. "Can you, a tiny human, know the name of this king?" Except for You and that plague god, he was always a king in front of others.

  Mo's face turned pale and then red with anger as she glared at him. "Where did this weirdo come from?" How dare he look down on her?

  With a slight movement of his hand, Mo Li hadn't even had time to react when he was already flying three zhang away, with a thread of fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth. If it weren't for seeing that he was You's friend, he would have been dead long ago. He actually dared to say that he was strange and eerie.

  Mo Li's face was filled with incredulity as he stared at Zun, what kind of monster was he? He had only slightly moved his finger and yet Mo Li had flown out so far.

  Geng Xiao didn't expect Zun to take action, she angrily walked around him and went towards Mo Li. She anxiously helped him up, "Little Li, are you okay?"

  They stared at Zun in shock, unable to snap out of it for a long time. Mo Li, who was also a practitioner's son, couldn't even withstand his slight finger movement. Gradually regaining their senses, they rushed towards Mo Li.

  Under the worried gaze of the crowd, Mo Li used his thumb to gently wipe away the blood from the corner of his mouth. He forced a faint smile. "I'm fine, it's just that my chest hurts a bit!" He pitifully rubbed his chest.

  Geng Xiao Yu shot a resentful glance at Zun, who had a hint of grievance in his green eyes and pouted. He stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve. "Yu! It was that little brat who said I'm strange and made me angry, after all, I am also..." He hastily stopped himself, almost revealing too much.

  She shot a sharp glance at Zun. "What are you talking about? Speak up! Mo Li is my friend, and if you dare to hurt anyone here again, I'll make sure you pay for it!" This guy was given three points of color, and he started dyeing the workshop.

  "No!" When had he ever been treated like this? It was all that little brat's fault, and if only he had known earlier, he would have hit him harder. With a hint of grievance in his green eyes, he looked at Mo Li with a pitiful expression. "I'm also a man, how can you say I'm strange?" He protested, glaring at Mo Li.

  Mo Li gave him a provocative glance and said, "If you dare to hit me again, I'll let Xiao You take care of you."

  Helplessly rolled her eyes, pulled open her hands, and walked towards Ao and the others. Leaving two people there, staring at each other with wide eyes.

  Why didn't I see Zhao Yimo? "Where is he?" He asked with a hint of doubt, looking at them.

  Looking into the proud black eyes with worry, before it was at least five or six days to come back once, this time actually went for almost a month. "The old man, since you left there, the next day also took Zhen Jie and others out, and still haven't returned yet."

  She patted his shoulder and comforted him in a soft voice. "It's okay, don't worry!" The guy was very lucky, when others were in trouble, he wouldn't be.

  "Really!" He laughed brightly, how could anything happen to the great elder? Then he suddenly thought of something and gave her a thumbs up. "You're really amazing! You were able to get through that difficult pass without a scratch." Just like when he came out from there before, almost nobody recognized him. His hair was burnt, not to mention his clothes, which barely covered the crucial areas.

  How could that be possible without a scratch? "Hey, it's not as you said." She rubbed her nose in embarrassment. If it weren't for Zǐ Líng, she would have probably died inside already.

  A Xing and A Nong also smiled at her, A Xing affectionately rubbed her black hair. "Girl, don't be modest."

  Anou stretched out his hand and gave her a high-five, laughing brightly. "I knew you could do it!"

  He patted their shoulders and said, "Alright, let Yuyu rest for now. She must be exhausted from all this."

  "Right! Look, we've all forgotten. Let's go, girl, we're going inside." Ah Xing smiled brightly and took her hand, walking towards the house.

  On the vast lawn, only two people were left staring at each other. After a long time, the two finally stared enough, hummed to each other, and quickly ran into the house.

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  Liu Qingfeng's face was haggard to the point of being unrecognizable... sunken eye sockets, disheveled eyes, gaunt cheeks, and a messy beard... not a shadow of his former self could be found. He had been searching for Lan Ruoxi for four whole months, but there was still no news of her, as if she had vanished into thin air.

  He stumbled into the Sea Sky Nightclub but was stopped at the door by a bouncer. "Sir, this is a dance hall, not a bar."

  Does he now look like a drunkard? Maybe, for longing has tortured him into an inhuman shape. Even his parents can't help but shake their heads and sigh when they see what he's become.

  "Get out of the way!" He pushed aside the bodyguard and rushed inside, he wanted to find Mo, maybe he could help him find out where Xiang'er was. Last time he came to find Mo, hoping he could help him find Xiang'er, unfortunately, he wasn't there.

  Several bodyguards rushed up and tightly hugged him. They absolutely could not let this drunkard go in, the boss had been paying attention lately. If he were to barge in and cause trouble, their rice bowls would definitely be lost.

  Liu Qingfeng struggled constantly, "Let me go!" Was his current appearance really that unbearable? In the past, whenever he came here, they would all warmly welcome him.

  Zhao Yimo and Zhen Jie were about to return to Meiying when they saw a few people tangled together, pulling and tugging at each other. With an air of indifference, his eyes flashed with displeasure. "What are you doing?"

  "Boss!" The group of people hastily let go of Liu Qingfeng, standing tremblingly on either side. They're done for, their rice bowls are gone! Where can they find such a good job again?

  Liu Qingfeng saw Zhao Yimo's surprised face, rushed forward quickly, grabbed his hand and said excitedly: "Mo, it's great to see you! Help me find Xiang'er quickly!"

  "Wind!" Zhao Yimo's cool eyes flashed with a hint of surprise, he didn't expect the disheveled person in front of him to be the handsome and arrogant Liu Qingfeng.