This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

Seeing that everyone was watching her closely and constantly urging her to leave with them, Lianxue became even more wary. She didn't know them well, so why did they insist on taking her away? "You can go, I won't leave. What you just said makes sense, but I still want to wait. I believe my senior sister will come."

Lianxue thought for a moment and then said, "I may be young, but I will protect myself. Don't worry."

Looking at the little girl in front of them, who spoke with such conviction, everyone thought her words were just childish talk and didn't believe she had the ability to protect herself.

"Sigh! I didn't expect you to be so stubborn, little girl," Qin Muzhou said helplessly.

"Don't call me 'little girl,' I'm not little anymore. You can call me Xue'er." Yes, that's right, it sounds better than calling me "little girl."

“…Hehe.” Li Zhenzhen looked at Xue’er, who was like a little adult, with a gentle light in her eyes, and couldn’t help but laugh.

The others also smiled.

Xia Lan, however, looked disdainful and unwilling to speak. She leaned against a tree with her arms crossed, gazing at Lian Xue with her eyes.

"Okay, Xue'er, are you sure you can manage here by yourself?" Qin Muzhou asked, unable to suppress a smile.

"Can you talk to Xue'er, little girl?" Li Zhenzhen felt no difficulty talking to the little girl because she was a girl herself.

"Could you please remove the word 'girl'?" Lianxue didn't rush to defend herself when she was being questioned; the word "girl" gave her a headache.

"Hehe, good little girl, oh no, Xue'er." Qin Muzhou's face lit up with a smile.

"Xue'er is so cute, I really can't bear to leave you here alone," Li Zhenzhen said with a smile.

Xia Lan watched the three of them chatting and laughing, and felt an unbearable tension in her heart. She wanted to rush over to the little one and say: What does your life or death have to do with us? We have no reason to accompany you. And stop pretending to be so ignorant.

The man who had remained silent among the six looked at Xia Lan and whispered, "Junior sister, don't be angry. If a little girl is unhappy, just kill her. Why get upset?"

The man had triangular eyes and looked like someone who was not easy to get along with. After speaking, he pretended to accidentally touch Xia Lan's hand.

"Hmph, Li Chang, you're right. If it doesn't work, just kill them." Xia Lan and the other whispered to each other, unnoticed by the others. After she finished speaking, a flash of malice crossed Xia Lan's eyes.

Xia Lan thought for a moment and then whispered, "Then how should we begin?"

Li Chang was very satisfied. His suggestion had finally caught the attention of this aloof woman. He had always liked her, but she was so proud and often looked down on him. Now the opportunity had finally arrived. Despite his inner grumbling, he replied, "That's easy. Judging from the way my senior brothers seem to want to leave, let's wait until nightfall..."

Xia Lan understood what was coming next without Li Chang finishing speaking, because he made a gesture of slitting his throat after speaking.

"Okay, we'll do as you say." Xia Lan finally smiled after a long time, but her smile was so ruthless.

Li Chang's eyes gleamed. He was very happy. If Xia Lan really killed that girl named Xue'er, the evidence against her would be in his hands. Then what could he do... haha.

However, neither of them noticed that another man had overheard their conversation. He was three trees behind them, leaning against a large tree, playing with a branch in his hand, and a slight smile playing on his lips.

Lian Xue was unaware that Xia Lan harbored murderous intentions towards her. Looking at the three people in front of her, she felt helpless.

"I'm fine, you all go about your business, really." Lian Xue had no choice but to use her trump card, her big eyes blinking.

She looked at the three of them with a bewildered yet adorable expression, as if to say, "How could someone as cute as me lie?"

But in the eyes of the three people, all they could do was think she was very cute and adorable, and they wanted to take her home.

"Oh my, this looks like the barrier!" Lu Yaorao exclaimed excitedly.

"Really? I'm reacting here too, but it's very weak." Qi Nianbei said, and hurriedly ran over to direct the sword to strike the place Lu Yaorao mentioned. Sure enough, a slight resistance appeared, which was a little stronger than what she had encountered before.

"Don't speak yet, listen to what's going on." Lianxue heard the sound again, which was slightly louder than before.

Qin Muzhou: "...A voice?"

Li Zhenzhen: "...A voice?"

Shao Liang: "...Is there?"

The two whispering figures both turned their gazes toward them.

The man who had been playing with the twig threw it away and looked at the people in front of him with a serious expression.

“There really is a sound. Listen carefully. It seems to be coming from a distance,” Lianxue said with certainty.

Looking at Lian Xue's serious expression, Qin Muzhou believed her somewhat and focused his attention on the direction Lian Xue was pointing.

Then the "slap slap slap" sound appeared again.

"There really is a sound, let's go check it out." Li Zhenzhen also heard the sound and hurriedly ran forward.

The group walked forward without prior arrangement, and after walking a hundred feet, their voices grew louder and louder.

…"Bang bang bang~ Clap clap clap"

Walking to the place where the noise was loudest, Li Zhenzhen asked, "Hey, what's going on? What is that?"

After she finished speaking, she stretched out her slender fingers and poked forward.

*Pop*, the finger was blocked.

"Oh, that's really strange." Lianxue said in surprise, and stretched out her hand, only to have her fingers bounced back.

She was certain she had come from this side; there had been no obstacles at the time, which puzzled Lianxue.

But the sound kept ringing, and it became more and more frequent.

"Is there some kind of barrier here?" Qin Muzhou asked in confusion, and then slashed with his sword.

With a bang, it bounced back and almost hurt itself.

"I've never heard of any barrier protecting Ghost Forest," Shao Liang said, looking completely bewildered.

"Could there be some kind of secret treasure inside?" Xia Lan looked at the obstacle in front of her with shining eyes and an expectant expression.

"What are you thinking? If there were a secret realm, would we have had a chance to discover it? Besides, didn't you hear the sounds coming from the other side? Ignorant!" Li Zhenzhen said sarcastically.

“That’s right, Junior Sister Xia. If it were a real secret realm, some expert would have occupied it long ago, and it wouldn’t be our turn. So it’s definitely not some kind of secret realm.” Qin Muzhou looked at the invisible obstacle in front of him, glanced back at Xia Lan, and said.

"Ah! That's a pity. Since it's not some kind of secret treasure, why bother with it?" Xia Lan said, looking like she didn't care if it wasn't a treasure, and then ran off without paying any more attention.

"Why is she like this?" Shao Liang shook his head helplessly.

"I really don't understand why you're following me. If you're not curious, just leave and do your own research. Just don't bother me anymore. Your arguments are giving me a headache." Lian Xue looked at the group with a serious expression.

Qin Muzhou: "...Oh"

Li Zhenzhen: "...I"

Shao Liang: "...That..."

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"Why bother with a little girl like her? Does she think she can fly to the sky? Come back and let her figure it out herself," Xia Lan said angrily.

"Xue'er, don't mind her. She's just being stubborn. Don't bother with her." Qin Muzhou hurriedly squatted down, wanting to stroke Lian Xue's head, but hesitated and pulled back. The girl looked wary, her eyes full of suspicion, so he decided to leave it alone.

“I don’t know you, so it’s fine if you can’t accept me. Just ignore me like that woman did.” Lianxue said, pointing her finger at Xia Lan.