Quick Transmigration: Survive to the End

“Yes,” Jinglin said, “Let me look for it.”

Jinglin pulled out a folded triangular talisman.

“One day, Xiao Liu suddenly came to me and said that he couldn’t sleep well at night. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw his mother crying. He was afraid that a great disaster was about to befall him, so he gave me this thing and said that I could light it if I couldn’t find him.”

Jinglin laughed again as he spoke, "Luckily, you reminded me, Junior Sister, I almost forgot about it."

Fairy Lingsu softened her expression: "Then let's light the fire and find him first. We're friends, and if he's really in trouble and can't get out, we can help him get out together."

"Wait!" Yao Yao interrupted, "We only saw Xiao Liu at the very end. Did he even get in?"

"If we don't have it, wouldn't it be a waste to burn this thing?"

With such a strong reaction from her, Yin Yin was almost certain that Xiao Liu's matter was related to her, and that Xiao Liu was definitely in this secret realm; otherwise, she would have been happy to see Jing Lin ignite the talisman instead of trying to stop him.

“Yao Yao is right,” Yin Yin first confirmed her guess, then looked at Qi Tianyuan, “Why don’t we try sending another communication talisman?”

“He can come or not, why waste so many talismans?” Yao Yao said sternly. “If he throws a tantrum and gives up his chance to grow in the secret realm, then no matter how much we help him, it will be useless.”

Yinyin didn't continue to persuade her, but just sighed, seemingly giving up on the idea.

Jinglin held the talisman, unsure whether to burn it or not, so he simply put it away again.

Yao Yao opened her mouth but didn't say anything. After waiting a while and seeing that they didn't intend to bring up the past, she decided to go and rest with Fairy Ling Su.

Before leaving, she looked at Yinyin and asked, "Junior Sister, would you like to come with us?"

Yinyin readily agreed, but before being led out the door, she made a gesture with her hand behind her back.

Jinglin was curious about Yinyin's actions, but wisely waited until the three of them left before approaching Qi Tianyuan and asking, "What did you mean just now, Junior Sister?"

Qi Tianyuan took out a talisman, added a message for Xiao Liu, and sent it out using his spiritual power.

After doing all this, he looked at Jinglin and asked, "Would you like to come and take a look with me?"

Jing Lin's heart skipped a beat as he stood with Qi Tianyuan.

The two stood there for a short while when the talisman flew back from the horizon.

Jinglin assumed that, like before, the talisman had returned to its owner's hand automatically after failing to find its owner. Just as he was about to speak with Qi Tianyuan, he saw the talisman turn a corner and head towards the tent where Yao Yao was.

Qi Tianyuan reacted quickly, blocking the talisman's path and retrieving it to destroy it directly.

Jinglin is not stupid; in fact, he is quite intelligent.

Why did you go to find Xiao Liu's talisman instead of Yao Yao twice in a row?

Why did Yinyin suggest that Qi Tianyuan do this even though Yao Yao rejected her suggestion earlier?

Clearly, Xiao Liu is in danger, and Yao Yao is in serious trouble.

Jinglin found it hard to believe, but many things are not visible when you are in the thick of it, but that doesn’t mean there are no traces to be found.

He asked Qi Tianyuan, "What should we do next?"

"Let's find Xiao Liu first," Qi Tianyuan said. "He's definitely still alive now, but once we're out of the secret realm, we don't know if he'll be alive or dead."

Jing Lin felt relieved after hearing Qi Tianyuan's words.

"Since entering the secret realm, Yao Yao has been with you and Fairy Ling Su. How did she manage to injure Xiao Liu without alerting you?"

“That’s not difficult,” Yin Yin quietly turned around. “Didn’t Yao Yao just say that we don’t know if Xiao Liu has really entered the secret realm?”

"If we rephrase her words, how will we know that the one who arrived when we entered the secret realm was the real Xiao Liu?"

"I remember that because of the time constraints, you only exchanged greetings. Did Xiao Liu say anything at that time?"

Jinglin frowned: "Senior Sister, do you mean that Yao Yao has accomplices?"

What are they plotting?

Yinyin shrugged: "Who knows?"

"But I just checked, and Yao Yao is basically still carrying the same things."

“The storage bag can’t hold living things, and nothing else seems to have that function. Only the purple jade gourd pendant hanging around her neck looks a bit suspicious.”

“I know about that gourd,” Jinglin said. “Yaoyao said it was given to her by her mother. I thought it was something like a talisman.”

“That’s not a talisman,” Yin Yin paused. “That purple jade gourd is full of evil energy and blood energy. Who would have the time to give such a thing to their daughter to carry around close to her body?”

Jinglin was a little embarrassed and quickly explained, "I only saw it once by chance before, and Xiao Liu asked me about it. Yao Yao always carries that purple jade gourd with her on her body and hides it well. I can't just stare at other girls' necklaces when I have nothing to do."

His explanation only made things worse. Qi Tianyuan suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked at him, subtly separating him from Yin Yin.

"She's very protective of the purple jade gourd, and she seems to have something to hide. We can't ask her directly, otherwise we'll alert her and cause problems."

"Besides, it's not necessarily that the person was hidden in that gourd."

“I have an idea,” Yin Yin said after listening to Qi Tianyuan’s words. “I will pretend to separate from you. When we leave the secret realm, you will go with Yao Yao, and I will leave alone last. If she really wants to leave Xiao Liu in the secret realm, she will definitely take action.”

"How can that be?" Jing Lin quickly said. "The secret realm is fraught with danger. How can we let you stay alone, Junior Sister? Why don't I come with you?"

“That won’t do,” Yin Yin refused him. “I’m a small target on my own, and I wasn’t originally with you guys anyway, so it’s understandable that I want to share the herb-gathering with you.”

"If you suddenly abandon your companions and leave with me, will Yao Yao believe you without a plausible reason?"

“Then I can…” Jing Lin’s words were interrupted by Qi Tianyuan.

"As you wish, Junior Sister," Qi Tianyuan said, then asked, "Where do you plan to go?"

“Of course we should head to the colder regions,” Yin Yin smiled. “It’s still early. I can finish my work and then rush out of the secret realm.”

"Junior Sister," Yao Yao's voice came from outside, "Are you in the tent? I'll bring you something."

Jinglin tensed up, and was just about to help stop them when he heard Yinyin speak without any hesitation: "Yaoyao, I'm here, not in the tent."

Yinyin stood at the entrance of Qi Tianyuan's large tent and waved with a smile: "I have something to say to Tianyuan, do you want to come over too?"

When Yao Yao saw that Yin Yin wasn't in the tent, her expression immediately changed, but seeing Yin Yin greeting her with a smile, she was a little unsure.

"Senior Sister, is something the matter? Why didn't you say so when everyone was here?"

These words carried an accusation, yet also a blatant provocation.

As if unaware of what was going on, Yin Yin replied somewhat shyly, "Next, I'd like to go to the cold region by myself, instead of coming with you."

"Everyone was talking about Xiao Liu just now, so I couldn't say anything. I could only come to Tian Yuan privately first."

She neither dodged nor avoided the question, which lessened Yao Yao's suspicions, but she still said, "The Cold Land is so cold and barren, why would you think of going there, Junior Sister?"