Chapter 347: Terrifying Existence
"Go, enter the Array," the man said unceremoniously.
Lin Lei and the little girl had no choice but to walk into it.
Only after they both entered did the man follow.
He took out the Jade Pendant and once again activated its power.
A vast power descended, just as the Transmission Array was about to fully activate.
At that moment.
A cane stabbed out of the void, its tip instantly transforming into a blade, piercing directly into the man's Dantian.
Excruciating pain instantly overwhelmed him.
"I damn…" the man struggled to turn around, wanting to see the face of his assailant.
But, before he could catch a glimpse.
Shi Nian poked again with force.
The man fell in absolute despair, slowly collapsing.
His eyes filled with unwillingness.
What happened?
He had been cautious enough, otherwise, he wouldn't have been appointed for this task.
And yet?
Could there really have been an enemy hidden right beside him all along?
And he had utterly failed to notice!
Struggling, he just wanted to see, what exactly did this enemy look like.
But, before he could turn his head, he had already breathed his last.
The next moment.
A packet of powder drifted down from the void, and the man's body completely dissipated without leaving even a trace of dust behind.
A Profound Immortal master...
Had actually died just like that?
And moreover, died so mysteriously!
On the ground, the man's body had already completely vanished, leaving behind only a few Storage Bags and that Jade Pendant.
Lin Lei looked at these objects and shuddered slightly.
The little girl's eyes lit up, she thought of something, and couldn't help but shout into the void: "Grandma, is it you? Grandma, it must be you, right!"
The only person she had ever seen who could intervene from the void was grandma!
Grandma?
Lin Lei looked at the little girl's happy expression, somewhat bewildered.
Shi Nian smiled and appeared from the void, first swiftly collecting the Storage Bags and Jade Pendant from the ground.
"First leave the Transmission Array," Shi Nian said.
From the moment she saw her, the smile on the little girl's face never faded, and she crisply responded, directly pulling Lin Lei up.
Shi Nian carefully infused a strand of Immortal Spirit Qi, and indeed, the Jade Pendant lit up, enveloping them all.
According to her previous observations, this should suffice for them to safely pass through here.
However.
Shi Nian, being cautious by nature, knew there might be an existence far stronger than her lingering somewhere, possibly even observing them, making it unbearable for her to stay a moment longer.
She quickly said, "Let's leave this place first."
Lin Lei was still somewhat hesitant, but the little girl already tapped his head, "Listen to grandma! If it wasn't for grandma, I wouldn't even have been able to survive and come back to see you all."
Upon hearing this, Lin Lei immediately looked at Shi Nian with gratitude, "So it was you who saved big sister, thank you."
Shi Nian found his reaction somewhat amusing.
Lin Lei, probably due to his past experiences, habitually held a skeptical and cautious attitude towards everything in this world.
In this regard, he was somewhat similar to her.
However, the moment he heard that she had once saved the little girl, Lin Lei immediately dropped his guard.
It wasn't that he suddenly started trusting himself.
He simply felt that the life of the little girl was more important than anything else.
Even if he was clearly being used by them, he probably accepted it.
Shi Nian coughed slightly, her voice hoarse as she said, "Follow me, let's talk after we leave this place."
This location, she had already marked it.
In the future, when she needed to leave, she could use this method to exit.
"Yes, grandma," the little girl hurriedly agreed.
Three people walked outside together.
The little girl's mood clearly improved a lot as she kept talking: "Grandma, were you always worried about me, that's why you showed up just in time?"
"Grandma, you saved me once again, I really don't know how I should repay you..."
"Grandma..."
The little girl kept saying "Grandma," which made Shi Nian feel awkward all over.
Though she now looked like an old woman, she was in fact not even 18 yet!
The way she was called "Grandma" really made her feel like laughing and crying at the same time.
Shi Nian could only pretend to be aloof and said sternly, "Shut up."
"Okay, Grandma," the little girl cheerfully replied, "But Grandma, can I say one last sentence? Just one?"
Shi Nian: "...Go ahead."
The little girl's eyes curved in a smile: "Grandma, my name is Qing Yi. When I become powerful, I will definitely repay you."
Shi Nian: "...Got it."
Compared to the little girl's chatter, Lin Lei was much quieter. He didn't speak, but his eyes were full of doting when he looked at Qing Yi.
Shi Nian just glanced once and guessed Lin Lei's thoughts, and couldn't help but marvel a little.
The kids these days, so quick to have crushes, so precocious, too precocious.
Speaking of which.
Nobody knows if Zhu Lin and Feng Ying ended up together. When she ascended, the two of them seemed busy advancing the harmony between the Human Clan and Demon Clan. It's not known whether they eventually succeeded or not.
And that eerie Dong Sen, seemed to have some feelings for the socially anxious Sheng Linglong too. Shi Nian found it hard to imagine, if these two reticent people started dating, what it would look like.
Somehow, Shi Nian found herself reminiscing about many things.
She remembered her Master, her senior brothers and sisters, Yu Dong'er, and Lin Bai.
The scenes of the Human Realm seemed to be playing like a movie in front of her.
Shi Nian couldn't help sighing.
Was she getting old? Why was she starting to reminisce already?
Could it be because she's been away for too long?
After all, although her time in the Immortal World hasn't been long, she had indeed spent a whole century in the small world.
Shi Nian was thinking this when.
Suddenly, her heart chilled.
No! Something's not right!
There must be something wrong.
She, being such a person, would even choose an absolutely safe place to reminisce about the past.
Where is this place?
A Crystal Stone Mine filled with dreadful existences! How could she possibly be distracted here?
"Xiaotong!" Shi Nian couldn't help but call out in her mind: "It seems like something is influencing me!"
Huh?
Xiaotong was also somewhat surprised.
With it present, Shi Nian's spiritual power was rock solid, and it was impossible to be invaded by any force.
But since Shi Nian said so, there must be her reasons.
Xiaotong quickly scanned around but couldn't find anything wrong.
Shi Nian's soul had not been affected by any external forces.
"No, there's definitely a problem," Shi Nian stated decisively.
All of this was actually happening very naturally, even untraceably so.
But Shi Nian just felt, it was wrong.
She was extremely sure of her own cautiousness.
A true King of Caution should never be distracted in such situations.
Not only is there a problem here, it's probably a big one.
Immediately, Shi Nian became vigilantly still.
Lin Lei and Qing Yi also stopped, both looking at Shi Nian, obediently waiting for her to make a decision.
Shi Nian just cautiously looked around, as if searching for something.
"Grandma, what exactly..." Qing Yi was about to say something.
Suddenly.
An old voice emerged in the cave.
"Interesting. Human girl, what have you discovered?"