Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Chapter 909 7: (Two)

During the exchange earlier, she had already noticed that the Golden Silkworm Gu was that person's nemesis.

To be precise, it was the nemesis of the Gu worm inside him.

Was he victim to someone else's Gu, or did he plant a Life Gu on himself?

Meng Qianqian couldn't determine this for the moment.

"Si Snake."

Meng Qianqian stepped forward, "Are you alright?"

Si Snake's left arm was injured, and fresh blood was gushing out.

Just as Meng Qianqian was about to tend to his wound, Lu Yuan nudged Meng Lang's backside: "Go."

Meng Lang: "Why?"

Lu Yuan: "You've been learning from your sister for so long, can't you handle such a simple injury?"

Chen Long: "Go treat it."

With two mighty mountains pressing down on him, Meng Lang grimaced and took out a medicine box from his bundle: "Why is it always me!"

"Brother Snake, what kind of illusion did you see?"

Tan'er asked curiously.

Si Snake allowed Meng Lang to clumsily treat his wound while calmly answering, "I saw some things from my childhood."

"Oh."

Tan'er sensibly didn't ask further.

"Was that the person who stole your hairpin?"

Si Snake asked Meng Qianqian.

Meng Qianqian nodded: "Yes."

Si Snake handed a token to Meng Qianqian: "I took it from him."

Meng Qianqian looked at it in her palm: "This is—"

Si Snake: "The Wind and Fire Order of the Holy Temple."

Meng Qianqian: "The Holy Temple of Liuli Island? Is he from the island?"

Si Snake: "Judging from his skills, he indeed seems to possess the martial arts of the Holy Temple."

Meng Qianqian muttered suspiciously, "Strange, why would someone from the Holy Temple want to steal my mother's hairpin?"

Ayimulan once imprisoned her father, and her mother's hairpin was in her father's possession.

So, she always believed that only her father would come to retrieve her mother's hairpin.

And since this person's target was the hairpin, he must have been sent by her father.

Now, she was suddenly unsure.

Upon further thought, her father shouldn't have entrusted such an important task to someone else.

The situation was becoming increasingly elusive.

But at the same time, she could feel she was getting closer to the truth.

All the mysteries piled up in one place, just waiting for a pair of hands to unveil the truth and disperse the heavy fog.

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After breaking the illusion, Ancient Phoenix Town appeared even more desolate in the daylight compared to the night, as if a millennia-old loneliness enveloped it, evoking fear.

Meng Lang rubbed his arms and said with a shiver, "We won't have to pass through this ghostly place again on our way back to the Central Plains, will we?"

Tan'er pouted: "Coward!"

Meng Lang: "...!!"

They rode camels and exited the desert just as night fell.

In the distance, they saw a rippling body of water sparkling under the moonlight.

"That's Liuli Lake."

Si Snake said.

"Water! Water!"

Tan'er jumped off the camel, excitedly running forward.

Meng Qianqian remarked, "I never thought Liuli Lake was so close, but I haven't seen any islands yet."

Si Snake said, "Liuli Island is shrouded in mist, which only disperses at the time between 7 to 9 AM on a sunny day, making the island visible."

Meng Lang: "What if it rains tomorrow morning?"

Tan'er punched him on the head: "Don't jinx it!"

Meng Lang's jinx didn't work, for the next day the weather was pleasant and sunny. As the morning light gently broke, the mist retreated, revealing an island that seemed like a wonderland.

Tan'er gaped: "Is that Liuli Island? It's beautiful!"

The clear blue sky linked with the golden waves, and it seemed as if everyone was looking at an immortal's island.

Even Meng Qianqian was captivated.

The beauty of Liuli Island is difficult to describe in words.

Suddenly, Lu Yuan held her hand, his slender fingers carrying warmth unique to him, gently caressing the back of her hand.

Her heart felt warm and soft.

She turned her head and gazed at his perfect side profile.

The morning light reflected in his eyes.

He looked like an immortal descending to earth.

Meng Qianqian had a strange feeling that he wasn't going to Liuli Island, but rather returning to it.

"Why are you smiling?"

Lu Yuan asked.

Meng Qianqian shook her head: "Nothing, I've been in the desert too long; my brain's fried."

She and Lu Yuan were not from the island.

"How do we get on the island?"

Meng Qianqian asked.

Si Snake: "Swim over."

Meng Qianqian: "..."

Si Snake: "Just kidding."

Si Snake found a small boat nearby.

"Where did the boat come from?"

Meng Qianqian asked.

Si Snake: "It's someone else's, we'll borrow it."

Meng Qianqian glanced at Si Snake with slight surprise.

This guy had changed a bit, becoming more humorous and witty.

Though he still maintained a calm and composed demeanor.

Liuli Island was not truly isolated from the world; the island's inhabitants had to travel and hid some boats nearby.

Si Snake seemed to have done this before, skillfully leading everyone onto the boat.