The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

The air was as still as death.

The two creatures, both of whom were human, were somewhat embarrassed.

Luo Qingcheng extracted two pieces of information from Skull Sister's words.

First, the Skeleton Girl was not originally a human.

Secondly, they were very dissatisfied with the fact that the sea maiden was marrying a human.

However, when Luo Qingcheng tried to ask any other questions, Sister Skeleton refused to answer.

"This place does indeed connect to the outside world. You should leave quickly so as not to disturb the other tribesmen's rest."

The mass grave stretched as far as the eye could see, with graves one after another, densely packed together, containing far more than a few hundred skeletons.

However, most of the skeletons were still asleep.

Sigh, when they first met, Skeleton Sister thought she was new and greeted her very kindly, but now she's urging them to leave.

"I'll ask just one last question!"

The eerie blue flame in Skeleton Sister's eye sockets flickered for a moment.

Since there was no direct rejection, there was still hope. Luo Qingcheng asked directly, "What race are you?"

The Skeleton Sister was taken aback, seemingly not expecting anyone to care about their race, especially this woman in front of her, who had previously convincingly referred to their people as the "Skeleton Race."

Thinking of this, Sister Skeleton answered softly, "Sea Clan, we are the Sea Clan."

Its tone was melancholic and nostalgic, as if the words "sea people" embodied her deep longing and affection for her homeland. Two hundred years of sorrow seeped out from this corner, allowing people to feel the extreme desolation just by glimpsing a corner of its depth.

At that moment, Li Zhiming's fear of the skeleton vanished completely.

Because what he fears is ghosts, only ghosts.

Luo Qingcheng didn't say anything more. She pulled the silent Li Zhiming forward to touch the tombstone. Just before her hand touched the tombstone, she whispered in a voice that others could hear, "My name is Luo Qingcheng. What's yours?"

Exchanging names is the first step to becoming friends.

Before it could answer, Luo Qingcheng's hand landed on the tombstone.

There was a flash of white light.

Only Skeleton Sister remained standing in the same spot, as if she too had become a tombstone, unchanging through the ages, standing there with her back bent, as if carrying something extremely heavy, upon which were written two large characters: "Sea Clan".

She murmured, "Yu Nu, my name is Yu Nu."

……

The scene changed again, and Luo Qingcheng stood in place, very vigilant, without moving.

She was worried that she might accidentally step on something again, and then there wouldn't be any skeletons so easily fooled by her.

Li Zhiming was also very cautious.

The two exchanged glances, one observing the sky, the other examining the ground.

Very normal.

This is a mountain forest, and you can faintly hear birds chirping.

The mountain forest was pitch black at night, with a somewhat frightening atmosphere. However, Luo Qingcheng was not afraid of ghosts, while Li Zhiming was only afraid of them, so neither of them showed any fear as a sign of respect.

"no problem!"

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Li Zhiming was bewildered.

Luo Qingcheng had to explain: "...It means I didn't find any problems either."

Li Zhiming asked, "What do we do now?"

Before Li Zhiming realized it, he had already subconsciously become dependent on Luo Qingcheng, who was just an ordinary person.

Without even thinking, Luo Qingcheng said, "The most urgent thing is to find a place; I don't want to sleep in the wild."

Li Zhiming raised his hand, "Miss Luo has forgotten, I possess the skill of the Heavenly Craftsman."

He was referring to his Tiangong Xiaozhu, which was worth a billion spirit stones.

Luo Qingcheng had indeed forgotten.

But that didn't stop her from pretending she hadn't forgotten, and feigning impatience as she asked, "How can we get information without asking around?"

Li Zhiming remained silent. He couldn't very well say that Luo Qingcheng hadn't said that earlier, could he?

It's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person.

Better to offend a petty person than to offend your mother-in-law.

Li Zhiming nodded obediently. They each spoke their own language; she called him her older brother, and he called her his mother-in-law.

Perhaps because it was a pseudo-wood spirit root, Luo Qingcheng felt that his eyesight and hearing were much clearer in the mountains and forests, and he could vaguely hear a series of noisy firecrackers.

Luo Qingcheng walked towards the source of the sound. After leaving the mass grave, Li Zhiming, who had automatically reverted to his elegant self, followed behind her at a distance.

Although he was so engrossed in alchemy that he neglected cultivation, he still managed to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage while Luo Qingcheng was in seclusion, so he was able to hear the sounds.

Originally, she planned to say it when Luo Qingcheng couldn't find her way, but unexpectedly, she went straight to the source of the sound.

Was it a complete accident or something else?

Li Zhiming looked at Luo Qingcheng's retreating figure with a probing gaze.

He had treated Luo Qingcheng three years ago and knew very well that Luo Qingcheng was indeed born disabled and had no spiritual roots.

Moreover, at that time, Luo Qingcheng acted completely like an ordinary person. He didn't even dare to give Luo Qingcheng the pill, fearing that the spiritual power in the pill would overwhelm Luo Qingcheng.

For someone who has never cultivated, spiritual energy is almost like poison.

Although Luo Qingcheng's cultivation level is still not apparent, he is clearly different from ordinary people.

If he weren't absolutely certain that those without spiritual roots couldn't draw qi into their bodies and embark on the path of cultivation, Li Zhiming would almost have thought Luo Qingcheng was a cultivator.

Luo Qingcheng could feel the burning gaze of Li Zhiming staring at his back.

She was all too familiar with that look in her eyes, the kind that seemed to want to dissect her to see if she was hiding any secrets.

Back then, Wan Qingchu, the most beautiful woman in the cultivation world, looked at her like this every day.

Luo Qingcheng, unable to bear it any longer, turned around and yelled at Li Zhiming, "If you look at me again, I'll tell Hongdou to break off all ties with you!"

Break off relations?!

What kind of relationship is it to sever ties?!

Li Zhiming, who had been thoroughly influenced by the storybooks his brothers had given him, was immediately puzzled.

Then I remembered what it meant.

His face flushed red, and he secretly circulated his spiritual power to suppress the heat on his face. He looked away so that Luo Qingcheng would not notice his abnormality, and he appeared innocent and pure.

Luo Qingcheng glanced at Li Zhiming suspiciously, but finding nothing wrong, she turned around angrily and continued walking.

I treated you like a sucker, but you treated me like a guinea pig?!

Luo Qingcheng: (▼Dan▼)

Not long after, they turned a corner and a luxurious mansion, completely out of place in the forest, appeared before them.

As Luo Qingcheng walked to the front of the mansion, the large characters "Zhou Mansion" on the plaque caught his eye.

"The Zhou family residence?" Li Zhiming read it aloud, looking thoughtful.

Luo Qingcheng looked over and asked, "What clues do you know?"

Li Zhiming nodded, "When I was scared by the female ghost, I heard her talk about some things related to the Zhou family."

Unfortunately, he was only lucid for a short time when the female ghost was around, and he only heard a few words, which he couldn't piece together at all.

Luo Qingcheng was aware of his problem, so she didn't say much, but instead asked him what words he had heard.

Li Zhiming spoke frankly, but knowing too little, he ultimately only gave a few words.

"Deception, Zhou Yu, curse, regret."

Luo Qingcheng wrote them down one by one, then asked, "Is that all?"

Li Zhiming nodded. "That's all I remember."