Chapter 31: Seven Mysteries Forest 3

Nan Qingcheng suddenly realized, then gave a wicked smile. "Do you want me to go with you?"

Qingmei pinched Nan Qingcheng’s waist hard, and immediately heard him begging for mercy, "I won't do it again, I won't do it again."

Only then did Qingmei head out. Beitang Xiaoyang watched the silly-grinning Nan Qingcheng, feeling a sense of relief for him.

Since he was a child, Nan Qingcheng hadn't smiled many times. Although he was good to him and Tianchen Yun, he rarely showed any expression. Having Qingmei by Nan Qingcheng’s side was a very good thing.

After going out, Qingmei looked left and right. Finding no secluded spots, she continued walking forward until she finally saw a cluster of waist-high grass.

Qingmei carefully stepped inside...

"Siqin, look, isn't that Qingmei?" Qin Ke whispered, pleasantly surprised. They had followed her secretly just to find an opportunity to get rid of Qingmei, but unfortunately, Qingmei hadn't left Nan Qingcheng's side the entire way. They hadn't expected to see her the moment they followed her.

"Shh, keep your voice down," An Siqin said, frowning.

An Siqin and Qin Ke walked toward where Qingmei was on tiptoe. Suddenly, An Siqin pulled Qin Ke to a stop. "You go this way, I'll go around the back," An Siqin whispered into Qin Ke's ear.

Although Qin Ke didn't know why they had to do it this way, she nodded.

It wasn't until they were a meter away that Qingmei realized someone was approaching. She immediately pulled out her dagger and stood her ground.

An Siqin was already at the sixth rank, and Qin Ke was at the fourth rank, just like Qingmei. Together, the two of them were more than Qingmei could handle.

Just as Qin Ke was less than half a meter away from Qingmei and about to push aside the grass, Qingmei suddenly jumped out to strike first. However, Qingmei didn't notice the danger behind her. She felt a sharp pain in her neck and collapsed with a thud.

"Hmph, take her and let's go. Be careful, don't let Cousin Qingcheng find out," An Siqin ordered Qin Ke.

In truth, what she didn't know was that Nan Qingcheng had known they were following them from the very beginning, but he hadn't said anything. Nan Qingcheng had thought that they could follow however they wanted; it was none of his business.

Qin Ke pouted, unwilling, but she still hoisted Qingmei onto her back, and the two left.

Seeing that Qingmei was taking a long time to return, Nan Qingcheng grew anxious. He searched a five-kilometer radius but couldn't find her, discovering only Qingmei's dagger.

With a loud "boom," a century-old tree collapsed under a single strike from Nan Qingcheng, and a whole patch of trees fell in response.

Tianchen Yun and Beitang Xiaoyang, who had rushed over, only saw Nan Qingcheng standing there with a murderous look on his face. They also searched the surrounding area thoroughly but could not find a trace of Qingmei.

"Keep looking," Nan Qingcheng said through gritted teeth. Tianchen Yun and Beitang Xiaoyang nodded and walked away.

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Qixuan Forest, at the edge of a cliff.

"Throw her down. Hmph, I don't believe she can survive a fall from this bottomless cliff," An Siqin said viciously to Qin Ke.

"Alright," Qin Ke said, placing the unconscious Qingmei on the edge of the cliff. With a push, Qingmei fell. An Siqin watched her fall and curled her lips. "Let's go." But she didn't see the icy gaze in Qingmei's eyes.

Qingmei casually took a piece of spirit bone from her storage space and used it to scrape against the cliff wall, increasing friction to slow her descent.

She had actually woken up halfway down. Seeing that it was An Siqin and Qin Ke who had kidnapped her, she continued to feign unconsciousness. With her current abilities, she couldn't defeat them, so she decided to see what they were planning. She hadn't expected them to just throw her off a cliff like this.