Ten diligent days: the fields are still

Chapter 282 Rejected

Zhao Zhao quickly flipped out of the pond and landed steadily on the observation deck. Only then did she realize that Qi Rong was there too!

"I was wondering why there was a sudden movement in Cangkong Mountain. It turns out you are here." Zhao Zhao understood.

Yuan Lai, standing by, discovered something extremely strange: since Cangkong Mountain lay beneath the ground of Houdoumen, why did Qi Rong go so far to search for the Daming in the Other World? If he hadn't been able to reach the Other World, wouldn't Qi Rong be in great danger?

Thinking of this, Yuan Lai couldn't help but frown, secretly wondering the reason in his heart.

The extremely intelligent Zhao Zhao seemed to have seen through Yuan Lai's inner thoughts at a glance. She raised the corners of her mouth slightly, with a hint of pride: "Hehe, let me tell you, in this world, only Wanxiang Huan and I can accurately locate the location of Yunxiao Wood. Finding Yunxiao Wood means finding Cangkong Mountain. Because Wanxiang Huan has long been eroded by the strange dream shadow, he can't find the location of Cangkong Mountain!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Lai was stunned, and the scene of Qi Rong putting the jade ring on him instantly emerged in his mind.

To find the mysterious Cangkong Mountain, she must possess the Myriad Ring. However, once she removes it, she will be trapped in an endless cycle of dreams and troubles. The only thing that can replace it is the Bone Ring, but its creation requires Qi Rong to remove his own heart bone.

No matter what choice you make, it's a dilemma.

"Don't listen to Zhao Li's nonsense. I'm just lazy." Qi Rong gently stroked the warm jade ring on Yuan Lai's wrist and said slowly, "Fortunately, you successfully solved the problem brought by Meng Ying. Now, I naturally don't need to take the risk of extracting the heart bone. The ending is already very good."

Just as the three were talking, Yunxiaomu slowly emerged from the pond.

Its branches crisscrossed like a huge net spread across the water, covering the entire pond in the blink of an eye.

One of the branches was particularly thick, winding and stretching in the air like a nimble snake, poking its head out, as if it was eagerly looking for something.

"Looking at this situation, it seems to be looking for something?" Yuan Lai snuggled up behind Qi Rong, carefully moving forward along with the constantly moving branches.

It wasn't long before they reached the area that had once been used for farming.

There is not only a pond here, but also an unattended duck house in the color of scrambled eggs and tomatoes.

Yuan Lai originally guessed that the branch would dive into the pond, but unexpectedly, the branch remained quite far away from the pond, as if it had no interest in it at all.

On the contrary, the branches rushed straight towards the tall and straight camphor tree next to it.

I saw the branches climbing up the trunk of the camphor tree quickly, the speed was astonishing.

In the blink of an eye, the branches were tightly entangled with the camphor tree, and the two were intertwined, like a pair of close lovers hugging each other.

Such a strange and shocking scene.

"What on earth is going on?" Yuan Lai asked in astonishment.

"Meeting good friends!" Zhao Zhao ran forward quickly and carefully helped move the branch to avoid stepping on it accidentally.

"They are old friends whom I haven't seen for a long time, so they are so excited to see each other!"

Hearing this, Yuan Lai felt even more puzzled and couldn't help but let out a puzzled "Huh?"

"Alright, alright, it's nothing serious. Once they finish talking, they'll naturally go back." Zhao Zhao held Yuan Lai on her left and Qi Rong on her right. "Let's go out and play!"

Yuan Lai looked around cautiously, fearing that some passing villagers might discover the place and cause unnecessary panic. After all, if such a thing were to get out, the consequences would be disastrous!

“Are we just going to leave it like this?”

Zhao Zhao comforted him, "Actually, under normal circumstances, ordinary humans can't see these things at all. Otherwise, the world would have been in chaos long ago."

Afterwards, the three of them left Houdoumen and headed to the nearest amusement park together.

Yuan Lai seemed a little embarrassed along the way. Finally, she mustered up the courage to invite him: "How about... tonight on New Year's Eve, let's go watch the fireworks together?"

Before Qi Rong could say anything, Zhao Zhao spoke first and flatly refused: "No, we have important things to do on New Year's Eve." Her tone was firm and resolute, leaving no room for negotiation.

"what's up?"

Zhao Zhao didn't tell the reason this time, "It's a secret."

At the same time, Zhao Zhao's eyes were fixed on Qi Rong, as if warning him that if Qi Rong dared to agree to Yuan Lai's request, he would jump out of the car without hesitation.

Qi Rong had no choice but to go along with Zhao Zhao's suggestion and continue, "There are indeed some important matters waiting for us to deal with, so I really can't accompany you tonight. How about this, we first send you home safely."

Just like that, Yuan Lai, who was ruthlessly left at the doorstep, could hardly believe what was happening before his eyes.

Why was she always rejected by Qi Rong? The first time she mustered up the courage to confess her feelings to him, she was brutally rebuffed, and now even her first date invitation ended in failure.

Thinking of this, Yuan Lai felt a surge of shame and anger in his heart.

"Ahhhhhhhh!" she screamed and rushed upstairs.

Yuan Sheng, who was running on the treadmill in the living room, was suddenly startled by Yuan Lai running past.

He raised his head in astonishment, looked at the top of the stairs, and shouted loudly: "Sister, are you okay?"

The only response he got was a loud door slamming—"Bang!"

Then there was silence. It was obvious that Yuan Lai had locked himself in the bedroom.

Yuan Sheng muttered: "It's so scary..."

In the evening, after a period of self-adjustment, Yuan Lai, whose mood gradually calmed down, finally went downstairs to prepare for dinner.

Yuan Sheng came out of the kitchen carrying a plate of steaming stir-fried dishes.

Seeing Yuan Lai coming downstairs, he said with a smile: "Mom and Dad are out singing and having fun. It's just you and me at home. Let's just make do with what we have."

Yuan Lai asked, "Mo Jingxin won't accompany you?"

"I'll accompany you! But without me cooking, I'm afraid you'll starve to death." Yuan Sheng untied his apron, put on new clothes, and opened the door. "The meal is ready, take your time to eat."

Yuan Lai was the only one left in the huge house. She turned on the TV and planned to judge this year's New Year's Eve party.

The stage was brightly lit and the stars appeared in their best attire.

Yuan Lai held the remote control in his hand and kept switching TV channels.

She sighed softly and said to herself, "It would be nice if they could sing at the New Year's Eve party too."