I'm just an assistant, I don't save people

Xuan Ye shook his head and said with a smile: "I am not interested in this. Being a demon king is not easy. It is difficult to deal with humans who are double-faced and good at calculating. It is not easy for demon beasts to practice. If I live a calculating life every day, it will ruin my heart."

Garlic nodded: "I see."

Lin Yan was typing on his phone when the welcome desk clerk asked how he got the news.

She glanced at Xuan Ye and replied: My contracted beast discovered it.

Yingxin: Okay, then you should be careful. We have found your current location through mobile phone signal and sent you the map.

Lin Yan: ╰(*°▽°*)╯

map!!!

But after looking at the map, her good mood disappeared.

"So far?" Lin Yan sighed, holding his head in distress.

Garlic looked sideways and asked, "What is this?"

"Map, we are far from the outskirts, we have to climb dozens of mountains."

He pinched his philtrum with his garlic and rolled his eyes, "Oh my god."

Xiaolan spread her hands and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Let's just walk back slowly. By the way, Xuanye Great Monster, can you help us find someone?"

"I'll try." Xuan Ye nodded, and a force of attribute appeared in his hand and floated out of the cave.

Lin Yan turned off her phone and put it into the storage container. She looked up at Xuan Ye, still feeling a little unreal.

For her, only a little over a year had passed.

But Xuan Ye really did experience a million years.

She saw Xuan Ye unconsciously recalling that time and was silent for a while.

Xuan Ye seemed to know that she had something to say, and waited quietly for her to speak.

Lin Yan asked softly, "Xuan Ye, do you remember where we met? There's a big tree there that I carved numbers one to fourteen, and there's a cave like this one."

Her eyes were full of anticipation.

Xuan Ye replied: "I remember."

Lin Yan sat up straight, impatient and excited, "Where is it?"

Xuan Ye said calmly: "That place is forbidden. What are you looking for there?"

"My friend is imprisoned there, and I want to save him. A million years ago, I didn't have the strength, so I entered through the Hell Fang Dragon's Ghost Gate, so I can't find the location."

He said, "There can't be any living creatures in the forbidden area, let alone after a million years."

Lin Yan thought that Shi Jing had died a long time ago, but his soul was still there. Although he had turned into a ghost, it was not a problem and he could still be saved.

"I know, but I still want to get him out."

She was eager to know the location and waited anxiously for him to speak.

But Xuan Ye just looked at her, silent.

Xiaolan looked at the two of them and fell into deep thought. Why was it quiet again?

Suan Tou was distracted, wondering if it was time to change Jiang Feng's medicine?

Lin Yan saw that he was unwilling to speak, so he asked tentatively, "You don't want me to go to the forbidden area?"

"You'll die if you go."

Lin Yan wanted to explain that he could handle it, but before he could finish his words, Xuan Ye said, "If you die, I will die too."

She fell silent.

He said, "That's why I've been scared every day these past few years. The tree spirit told me that humans have a short lifespan and told me to find you quickly. But I was afraid that you would come back and disappear without seeing me. I was even more afraid that if you suddenly died, I wouldn't be able to see the sun tomorrow. So I didn't want you to take risks in the forbidden area."

Lin Yan lowered his head and said, "But...that friend is very important to me, and I'm also...afraid that if I go too late, he'll disappear."

She suddenly looked up and said, "I'll release you from the contract, and you tell me where the forbidden area is."

Xuan Ye was stunned.

The tree spirit said that humans are greedy and will not break the contract.

He asked, "Can you really break the contract?"

"Of course, I'll do it now..."

Before Lin Yan could finish his words, he was pinned down by Suan Tou and Xiao Lan.

Garlic pulled Lin Yan aside and said earnestly, "I understand your desire to save your friend, but be rational and don't be impulsive!!!"

Lin Yan shook her off, "I'm not impulsive."

Garlic's eyes widened, "Isn't this impulsive? He's a very powerful monster."

Xiaolan said: "Yes, little master, that is a million-year-old monster, there are not many in the world."

Lin Yan said firmly: "My friends are important."

Xiao Lan said in a low and serious voice, "What if he goes on a killing spree after the contract is broken? Suan Tou, Jiang Feng, Xiao Ying, me, and Ye Yu and Xiao Ye who are on the way, we will all die. Young Master, think about it, your most important friend is still waiting for you."

"No way..." Lin Yan hesitated.

Xiaolan grabbed her and advised her earnestly, "Little Master, it is so difficult to survive in the Tianluo Forest. Moreover, he has lived for so long. He hates calculating and cold-blooded humans. If he were not calculating and cold-blooded, how could he have lived for so long?

Don't be fooled by his seemingly pitiful appearance. He's trying to trick you into breaking the contract so he can kill you. Think about how long you've known him. Do you have a bond that moves you to the point of heaven and earth? Is it possible that your contract has caused him to live in fear for millions of years, harboring a deep hatred that would make him want to cut you into pieces?

Lin Yan patted his head, and his mind became much clearer at this moment.

She thought about Xiaolan's words. She made a contract with the Black Leaf Meatworm on a whim and wanted to find someone to watch over the place.

It had been too long, and to the Black Leaf Fleshworm, she was just a burden and a hateful human who threatened its life.

Lin Yan frowned.

Garlic nodded: "I support Xiaolan's statement. Lin Yan cannot solve it."

"I heard it all."

Xuan Ye said lightly.

Suan Tou hurriedly hid behind Lin Yan, while Xiao Lan immediately lay on Lin Yan's shoulder and secretly glanced at him.

Lin Yan sighed and looked at the transformed Black Leaf Fleshworm. "I think what they said makes sense. I really can't guarantee that you won't take action. Even if you want to break the contract, at least wait until I rescue my friends."

Xuan Ye asked doubtfully, "Is he really that important? Even if you knew he was dead, you still wanted to go and see him?"

"Yes," Lin Yan nodded heavily, "very important. He's my friend from the same hometown in this world. He risked his life to come for me. He's been waiting for me there for a long time, just like you, counting the stars every day. I promised him that I would definitely save him."

Xuan Ye pondered for a long time, still shaking his head: "No, wait until you become stronger. I won't tell you until you reach level 100."

Garlic popped his head out and said, "Even if you don't tell me, Lin Yan might find out from somewhere else."

"Because of the shifting of the mountain, there are only a few demon beasts that can see the forbidden area now. These demon beasts are all great demons without exception. Although they are not very old, their realm is very high. In addition, the formation of the forbidden area will block all living beings that break in. Many demon beasts and humans have entered over the years. The formation has absorbed their attribute power and is stronger than before. You may not even be able to decipher the entrance formation, so there is no point in going there."

Lin Yan thought about it and compromised: "Okay."

Now she really has no way to unlock the formation at the entrance.

But the black leaf fleshworm may survive, and I believe Shi Jing can do it too.

Wait for me for another two years, and I will definitely rescue you.