This female leader is a little bit stronger

Ning Ye suggested: "Although we have a month, the upstream and downstream are a hundred miles apart, so it's best for us to split into two teams."

Chen Jiaqian immediately took sides, "Boss, I'm with you!"

Chen Wuyuan was about to ask his nephew to follow him: ...

"Jia Qian, follow me." Chen Wuyuan said in a serious tone, like an elder. "Don't forget what you promised your parents before you came in. You won't be more than three steps away from me."

Chen Jia pursed his lips and tugged at Ning Ye's sleeve pitifully, "Boss..."

"Jia Qian, listen to your uncle." Ning Ye's surname is not Chen after all, so she can still tell what is more important.

The little fat boy immediately felt very aggrieved.

Ning Ye coaxed, "It's just a temporary split. We'll reunite later. Be obedient."

After repeated assurances, the team was divided, Chen Wuyuan chose to go downstream, and Ning Ye went upstream.

Seeing that no one was interested in him, Zhao Heng quickly asked, "Who should I follow?"

Chen Wuyuan rolled his eyes and said, "You are not one of us, so who do you follow?"

"Good for you, Old Chen!"

Zhao Heng was so angry that he wanted to sever ties with you right then and there. "I was thinking of our old friendship and wanted to help you, but since you're so heartless and ungrateful, then I, I... I won't be on your team anymore. I'll go with this little girl! Little girl, let's go!"

Ning Ye: ???

How did this person make the decision?

Have you asked her what she meant?

She doesn't want to take this unlucky guy with her!

[Ding! Triggering a new quest: Walking with Bad Luck! (Side quest/optional) (Unfinished) (Time limit: 15 days) (Completion reward: Bad Luck Repelling Talisman (Precious) (Mission failure: No penalty)]

Ning Ye: ...

It couldn't have come at a better time.

Fortunately, this mission was not mandatory and she did not have to do it.

Ning Ye looked at the mission rewards again——

[Bad Luck Repelling Talisman: Rumor has it that this talisman was personally drawn by a highly accomplished monk and blessed, making it incredibly effective. Wearing this talisman will repel all bad luck and evil! Note: Everyone has experienced Mercury retrograde before, so be mindful!]

Oops, I'm a little moved!

She imagined herself being plagued by bad luck one day in the future.

Had a cold war.

No, this reward must be obtained!

So Ning Ye followed Zhao Heng.

"Little girl, where are you from? Is your last name Chen? I don't think I've seen you before."

Zhao Heng kept honking all the way.

Although he would not pay attention to a little girl, the red birthmark on Ning Ye's forehead was very conspicuous.

If she was from the Chen family, he would definitely have seen her given the frequency with which he had visited the Chen family.

Ning Ye: "My last name is Ning, and I'm from Xiyuan County."

Zhao Heng was surprised. "Xiyuan County? No wonder. My great-grandfather told me that some time ago, the people of Xiyuan County somehow offended the Xuanxian Dao Sect. The Xuanxian Dao Sect announced that they would no longer preach to Xiyuan County. Even the current recruitment drive excluded Xiyuan County. As a result, many cultivators from Xiyuan County have flocked to the Shixi Secret Realm in Dongyang County to compete for opportunities. Oh my!"

As he was speaking, he fell down.

Zhao Heng got up and dusted himself off, remaining extremely calm. It had become a habit.

Ning Ye was silent. The Xuanxian Taoist sect actually announced to the outside world that Xiyuan County had offended them?

So shameless?

They walked upstream along the Sand River, occasionally meeting other monks.

Some travel in groups, while others travel alone.

When they saw other people, they all looked wary and chose to avoid them.

But no matter how you avoid it, you will generally move upstream.

"It seems quite a few people have found clues to the treasure chest." Ning Ye thought to himself. With so many people vying for it, getting the treasure chest must be no easy task.

After a day's journey, they finally arrived at the extinct volcano.

This mountain is not high. There is a natural cave at the foot of the mountain, which leads directly underground like a slide.

Many monks entered the cave and walked down carefully along the stone wall.

Zhao Heng looked around outside and didn't see a familiar face. He sighed in disappointment.

Ning Ye looked at his bruised face and recalled the bumps and bruises along the way. She kindly reminded him, "Why don't you wait outside? Maybe you can meet the person you want to see?"

"Okay, just be careful." Zhao Heng agreed. He was not very interested in the treasure chest anyway, and this girl was also able to protect herself.

Ning Ye nodded and walked into the cave.

Zhao Heng walked around the cave entrance with his hands behind his back, thinking about Chen Suxin.

"Junior sister, where are you?"

Unfortunately, the paper cranes for transmitting messages were given to his junior sister, so he couldn't send messages to her even if he wanted to.

Thinking of Chen Suxin, Zhao Heng didn't pay attention to his feet and then slipped.

He screamed and fell into the cave.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

His body slid down the cave rapidly, unable to stop, and his screams echoed throughout the cave.

When Ning Ye heard the noise, he jumped up without thinking and grabbed the wall of the cave, hanging himself up. Then he lowered his head and watched Zhao Heng turn into a shadow and slip away from below.

There were ping-pong sounds coming from behind, as well as a group of people cursing.

By the time Ning Ye reached the bottom of the cave, Zhao Heng was breathing in less and out more. He was lying on the ground like a rag, with footprints all over his clothes.

Apparently, he knocked down a lot of people, causing them to slide down together and get beaten up.

"Are you okay?" Ning Ye couldn't ignore him. After all, he was related to his reward.

Zhao Heng was speechless, tears just silently flowed from the corners of his eyes.

Ning Ye took out the medicine from his body, fed it to him, then stood up and looked around.

The underground space is quite large and the air is extremely hot.

There is an endless river of lava, illuminating the entire space with a bright red glow.

Not far away, a lot of people were crowded there, shouting non-stop, and I didn't know what they were doing.

Ning Ye let Zhao Heng recover on his own and walked towards the crowd.

In front of me was a lava river nearly fifty meters wide, and a glowing treasure chest was on the other side of the river.

Everyone’s cultivation was suppressed, and the highest level was only the Great Perfection of Qi Condensation, and they were completely unable to fly.

However, ordinary magic weapons cannot withstand the heat of magma.

What worries everyone the most is that once human presence appears above the lava river, the high-level monsters in the lava will jump out and attack the people above.

The treasure chest is right in front of me, but I just can’t get it!

More and more people came, and everyone used various means.

There was a nun who bought several ropes from someone else at a high price. She tied the ropes into a long strip, tied one end of the rope to a bow and arrow, and shot it at the treasure chest.

With a ding sound, the arrow accurately passed through a ring on the treasure chest. The female monk pulled it with skill, and the arrow hooked the ring horizontally.

Because it was just a rope, no high-level monster appeared.

"This method is wonderful!" Everyone exclaimed, and looked at the female monk with their own ulterior motives.

The female monk smiled and pulled the rope towards her.

After a while, the treasure chest moved to the center of the lava river and floated on it. Miraculously, the treasure chest was not damaged at all.

Just as the nun was about to succeed, the rope suddenly caught fire and broke because it was too close to the lava.

"Why--!"

Everyone sighed.

The female monk stamped her feet and showed an unwilling expression.

The treasure chest floated quietly in the middle of the river. After a few breaths, it flashed with light and automatically returned to its position on the other side of the river.

"Ok?"

Ning Ye noticed this scene, pinched his chin, and then quietly left the crowd.