This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

Soon after, Qi Nianbei also got a torch and followed behind Lian Xue. The three of them slowly moved forward. The cave seemed to be naturally formed, with uneven walls and sharp spikes protruding from time to time, which could easily cause injury. Fortunately, they had torches for lighting.

The three walked for about an hour before finally emerging from the cave. In the firelight, they could see that the surrounding area was still mountains, but due to the low visibility, they couldn't see anything else clearly.

I found a dry spot, stuck the torch into a crevice in the rock, and sat down to rest.

"Let's eat something first," Lu Yaorao said, taking out some dry food and dried meat from her bag and sharing them with the two of them. She also took out a water bag, and the three of them sat together to eat.

puff~

"What is that? Show yourself!" Lu Yaorao was the first to react, standing up defensively and shouting.

"Be on guard, what if it's a wild animal?" Lian Xue also spoke up.

"Perhaps a stone has fallen off!" Qi Nianbei said hesitantly.

As the three finished speaking, a voice entered their ears: "Young Master, are you alright?"

"Whoever comes out, stop playing tricks, or I won't hesitate to wipe you out!" Lu Yaorao immediately spoke up, afraid that her junior sister would be frightened.

The man quickly responded, "No, we didn't mean to. We were just resting here temporarily and had no intention of disturbing you."

Because of the poor lighting, we couldn't see very far, and it was completely dark as far as the eye could see. So the sudden appearance of human voices was quite unexpected.

"come out".....

"Don't do anything once we're out," the man returned.

A dark figure could be seen moving about ten feet away from them, slowly approaching, seemingly carrying someone on its back, but they couldn't see what was going on.

The group was on high alert, fearing a sneak attack, as it was very dangerous to be unable to see in the pitch black.

Finally, the two figures became clear in the darkness: a young man carrying a boy who looked to be around ten years old. The boy appeared to be injured, his head bowed, making it impossible to discern his features.

"Who are you people, and why are you here?" Lu Yaorao asked, frowning.

"Don't be afraid, we really meant no harm. My young master is injured and has a fever. I wasn't paying attention while I was cultivating, and he fell from above, disturbing you." This person was none other than Xiaoyue.

"How can we believe what you say?" Lu Yaorao continued to ask.

"It doesn't matter if you don't recognize me. Seeing that you've come from that side, you should know about Yunlian Mountain, right? My young master is a disciple of Yunlian Mountain." Xiaoyue pointed to the mortal realm and said in a gentler tone.

"Oh! May I ask your young master's name?" Lu Yaorao asked again.

"My young master is Leng Yaoye, a formation master," Xiaoyue said after thinking for a moment. It would be best to meet someone he knew in this place, but he wasn't worried if he couldn't; he could still escape.

"What? Leng Yaoye?" Lian Xue took over the conversation and asked. Her senior sister had been asking questions the whole time, and she hadn't interrupted, remaining on guard the whole time. But now that she heard this name, she stopped being on guard and quickly ran over to check.

"Junior sister, be careful?" Lu Yaorao frowned slightly, sensing that her junior sister was being impulsive.

"Hey? Leng Yaoye, is that really you? What's wrong?" Xiaoyue ran to his side, lifted Leng Yaoye's head to confirm it was him, and hurriedly asked.

"Miss, you know my young master, that's great! Do you have any healing pills on you?" Seeing that Lianxue knew the young master, she hurriedly asked if they had any pills, otherwise it wouldn't do if the young master continued to have a high fever and be unconscious.

"Is Junior Sister really from our mountain?" Lu Yaorao looked at them with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, Senior Sister, he is Leng Yaoye, a disciple of Master Liu, the array master. He and I entered the sect in the same year." Helping Xiaoyue lay Leng Yaoye down, she answered her senior sister's question.

"Oh, so it seems I'm considered your junior brother then. Alright, I'll be a good person this time. Here, these are healing pills and some to cool you down. Give them to your young master."

"Thank you for saving my young master," Xiaoyue bowed deeply and accepted the gift with both hands, expressing her gratitude.

"Don't be so polite, this is my senior sister, and she can also be considered your young master's senior sister," Lian Xue said as she helped Leng Yaoye take his medicine.

Because Leng Yaoye was unconscious at the moment, Lianxue pried open his mouth, Xiaoyue put the pill in, closed his mouth, patted his throat a few times, and channeled spiritual energy to help him dissolve the medicinal power and enter his stomach.

"Alright, let him rest first. How did you all end up here?" Lianxue asked Xiaoyue as she turned around after finishing her work.

"Let's wait until our young master wakes up before discussing this," she hesitated for a moment, but still felt it would be better for the young master to say it himself.

"Alright kid, I don't want to know what's going on with you guys. Do you want something to eat too?" Lu Yaorao asked, handing Xiaoyue a piece of dry food.

"Thank you, young lady," Xiaoyue said awkwardly, accepting the gift. To be honest, the two of them had run out of pills and food while they were running away, so it was no wonder they were hungry. Of course, they wouldn't refuse food.

"No need to call me 'Miss,' you can call me 'Sister Enchanting.'"

"How can that be? You are the young master's senior sister. It's inappropriate for me to address you like that," Xiaoyue hurriedly shook her head.

"Never mind, let him call me whatever he wants. We have two more people traveling with us this time," Lianxue said, trying to mediate between the two.

"Alright, young man, you should eat first. We can continue our journey once your young master wakes up," Lu Yaorao said, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Qi Nianbei simply watched silently without saying a word. He didn't know the two of them and had no intention of befriending them, so he just sat to the side and watched them interact.

“Water…” Leng Yaoye uttered at this moment.

"Young Master, you're awake. Would you like some water? Okay, I'll be right there." After saying that, he took the water bag from his waist, lifted Leng Yaoye's head, and slowly poured water into his mouth.

After finishing his water, Lian Xue approached and asked, "Leng Yaoye, are you alright? Are you feeling better?"

"I'm delirious with fever, how could I hear Lianxue's voice?" Leng Yaoye muttered to himself without looking up.

"Leng Yaoye, it seems you're really delirious with fever," Lian Xue said, walking to his side and touching his forehead. Feeling it wasn't hot, she withdrew her hand.

"Ah! It really is you! Why are you here? Shouldn't you be on the mountain?" Startled, she sat up abruptly, startling Lian Xue.

Lianxue took a step back. "What are you doing? It's scary. How did you get here?"

"Ah! Who are these two?" Leng Yaoye followed Lian Xue back and only then noticed the two people behind her, asking in confusion.

"Wow! You're in good spirits. Are you Master Liu's disciple?" Lu Yaorao walked over and looked at Leng Yaoye, her gaze sweeping over him as she asked.

"This is my senior sister, and this is Qi Nianbei, the young master of Duobao Pavilion. We are going to the cultivation world," Lian Xue introduced the two to Leng Yaoye.

"I am a disciple of Master Liu, the Array Master. I was disrespectful, Senior Sister." After saying this, she stood up, clasped her hands in a fist and bowed.

"Oh! It's a pleasure to meet you, young master of Duobao Pavilion," Qi Nianbei greeted him with a fist and palm salute.

“No need for such formalities. Since we’re going the same way, let’s travel together. We’re here to train our junior sister anyway. Crossing the Ghost Forest will be a very meaningful training for her,” Lu Yaorao nodded to the young man, gazing into the darkness and speaking slowly.

"And what about this young master?" Leng Yaoye looked at Qi Nianbei with curiosity.

"I was being chased here, but luckily they rescued me," he said, scratching his head awkwardly. He was genuinely helpless when talking about being chased.

"Now that you're all better, let's move forward and see how far it is to reach that lake," Lianxue said impatiently. She wanted to see the lake Qi Nianbei had mentioned and the formation that would be activated at midnight as soon as possible.

After they finished packing, they set off, lighting several torches, one for each person, so that the light could travel further.

They were situated among several mountains, so the view was not very clear, but they could still be vaguely seen, and the air was filled with the damp scent of night dew.

"The reason I'm here is because I was being chased. After passing through the teleportation array, I separated from you, otherwise I was afraid of implicating you," Leng Yao said with a worried and serious expression. At this moment, he no longer had the playful feeling he had before, and spoke with a steady and serious tone. He didn't want to implicate them, so it was better to keep his distance as much as possible.

Thud! Ah!