The Evil Emperor's Beloved

Jing Yueli withdrew her gaze and looked at the map in her hand again.

Judging from the map, they were still some distance away from the mission point. They were said to be in the middle of the Fantasy Moon Forest, and they were really in the middle. If they wanted to go deep into the forest through the road ahead, they would have to cross this... Jing Yueli looked at it and compared it. At least... well, it would take at least three days to get there.

"It seems that we are only halfway there!" Ouyang Rui came over at some point.

"Yes, the mission has not yet been accomplished, comrade, you still need to work hard! Alas~"

"What comrade?" Ouyang Rui was confused by Jing Yueli's exclamation. Why couldn't he understand what she said!

"Hehe, nothing. I just feel that there is still a long way to go, we have to work harder!" And... Jing Yueli looked at the map again. There were several places on the map with skull patterns drawn on them. It was obvious that this place must be very dangerous. But there were five such patterns on the road they had to pass. What about the places that were not marked? Are they definitely safe? Besides, this map... She always felt something strange that she couldn't explain.

Without thinking too much, Jing Yueli put away the map and told everyone to get ready to set off.

Take it one step at a time. No matter how much you think now, when danger comes, the previous plan may not work.

......

The strong sunlight penetrated the dense woods and fell onto the ground, and the chirping sounds of insects and birds around continued to reach my ears.

On the faces of the group of people, large beads of sweat were sliding down from the temples, and there were also red marks on their faces left by long-term exposure to the sun.

"Why is it getting hotter and hotter!" Feng Yanjin couldn't stand it anymore, it was really too hot.

Jing Yueli and the others were not feeling well either.

"Yeah, the further we go in, the more weird the weather feels!" Feng Xuanyi wiped the sweat from his face and panted.

Jing Yueli took out a few water bags from the space and distributed them to everyone, "I have added some special medicinal herbs in it, you drink this first."

No one refused, as they were all family and there was no need to be polite.

"Gudong, gulp..." For a moment, the only sound in the forest was the sound of people drinking water in big gulps.

It's no wonder that everyone doesn't care about their image. It's really like a long-awaited rain. They simply can't refuse Jing Yueli's water mixed with spiritual spring water.

"Oh, so comfortable... If I don't drink some water, I'm going to die of thirst here!" Shangguan Qiu sat down on the ground after drinking the water. On the other side, Ouyang Rui found a stone and lay down.

Jing Yueli looked around and found a shade and walked over. She took out a piece of animal skin from her storage ring, spread it out, and then sat cross-legged. Indeed, even she herself was almost unable to hold on. It seemed that there was something abnormal around, otherwise there wouldn't be two completely different climates within half a day's distance.

Jing Yueli took out the map from the storage ring again and unfolded it. They were now less than five miles away from the foot of the only big mountain in the area, and a big skull was drawn on the entire mountain.

Under what circumstances would the entire mountain be crossed out?

Based on the current temperature where they were, Jing Yueli had two guesses in her mind.

"There is a mountain five miles ahead of us, and it is also the only way we can pass. Should we go around it or go into the mountain to have a look? However... this mountain should be difficult to enter!" Jing Yueli looked at everyone. Jing Yueli actually wanted to go over and take a look. She thought there should be good things in it, but she also had to consider everyone's safety, so she wanted to hear everyone's opinions.

Jing Yueli handed the map to Li Yu and asked her to show it to everyone.

"The whole mountain is marked with skulls, so there must be a lot of dangers inside. I also want to know what you think. I can't ignore your safety just because of my curiosity."

Jing Yueli spoke so sincerely and heartfeltly. If Mo Yunyu were here now, he would be able to tell from Jing Yueli's few words that she was actually eager to try it out. Her eyes were shining when she spoke. If she wasn't so hot and needed a rest, she would have wanted to rush over immediately to see what kind of treasures were in this mountain.

"Hmm?..." Just as Jing Yueli was about to ask everyone what they thought, the little beast in her space was squeaking non-stop and jumping around on the ground in the space.

Jing Yueli directly lifted it out of the space and looked into its eyes, "What do you mean? Huh?"

The little guy gestured in the direction of the distant mountains and kept squeaking.

"What are you talking about? Huh? Unfortunately, I'm so tired now... I don't want to talk to you, and I don't understand animal language! Hehehe!!" Jing Yueli was amused by the little guy. He was a little kid, but he was worried about a lot. No, it was the little beast...

The little guy was so anxious that he bit Jing Yueli's finger when he saw that Jing Yueli was just looking at him without moving.

"Hiss~" Jing Yueli felt pain and threw the little guy to the ground.

The little guy rolled over on the ground several times.

Before Jing Yueli had the chance to look at her bitten finger, a contract magic circle formed around her and the little beast.

"this...."

The others were also attracted by the noise and looked in her direction.

In a short while, the contract between the little guy and her was successfully formed.

"Master~" A cute voice appeared in Jing Yueli's mind.

"Little guy, have you signed a contract with me? Who on earth are you...?" Jing Yueli wanted to ask, what on earth are you...

The little guy immediately understood what she meant, "Master, I am a treasure-hunting mouse. Master, I am very powerful. I can help you find many treasures." Jing Yueli was stunned, and then overjoyed. It turned out to be a treasure-hunting mouse. She said that this little thing looked like a fox at first, but she didn't see more fox features. After a long time, she found out that it was a treasure-hunting mouse.

According to legend, the treasure-hunting rat itself does not have any strong fighting power, but it is a descendant of the ancient mythical beast Sky-Swallowing Rat, and has a strong perception of things such as natural treasures.

So....just now.....

The next moment, the treasure-hunting rat confirmed her guess. The little guy jumped up from the ground and sat on Jing Yueli's shoulder. "Master, there is a strange fire under the volcano in front." The little guy pointed to the mountain not far away with his short claws.

"Strange fire!" Jing Yueli was surprised, but more delighted. Hahaha, she had always wanted a strange fire, but she didn't expect to encounter it today. God must be kind to her.

"Do you know what strange fire is?"

"I don't know. I only know that there is a strange fire inside, but it feels very weak. It should still be in its infancy. Or this strange fire should still be just a seed."

"Seed?" Jing Yueli was a little puzzled. How could the strange fire appear in the form of a seed?

......

The beast and the man asked and answered each other in the sea of ​​consciousness.

The others saw her like this, and judging from the formation of the contract array just now, they probably guessed what was going on, and they all waited quietly by the side.