Chapter 33: Seven Mysteries Forest 5

Qingmei resigned herself to her bad luck and went to pick flowers and herbs. She saw a snow lotus, but it was very strange; it didn't grow on high mountain cliffs, nor was it pure white, but a bright, blood-like red.

Curious, Qingmei plucked a snow lotus. She looked at it from left to right, and other than the strange color, there didn't seem to be anything wrong with it.

She took a small bite, and a surge of spiritual energy rushed into her body. The feeling was very comfortable, and Qingmei slowly finished eating the snow lotus.

With a "ding," she had actually reached the fifth rank. Qingmei looked at the snow lotus in surprise; she hadn't expected that eating one could lead to a breakthrough, and her hunger had vanished as well.

With a wave of her hand, she gathered all the flowers and herbs with spiritual energy around the pond into her spatial storage. Wouldn't it be a pity not to stock up on such good things?

After resting for a while, Qingmei began to think about how to get out of here. Isn't it strange that such a cave would exist between cliffs with no path up or down?

Moreover, there was an egg inside, and inside that egg was actually a multicolored dragon. What kind of place was this, anyway?

Qingmei leaned out to look at the bottom of the cliff, but it was shrouded in clouds and mist, and the bottom was invisible. However, while going up was impossible, going down was still an option.

She found a very long rope in her spatial storage. She tied one end tightly to a large rock in front of the cave and fastened the other end around her waist.

The little multicolored dragon sat nearby, looking dazed, its large, wet eyes fixed on Qingmei.

Just as Qingmei was preparing to descend, the little dragon’s tiny claws grabbed the hem of her skirt, and it looked at her pitifully. Qingmei tried to pry it off; she didn't want to take this dragon—whatever it was—with her, even if it was very cute.

However, Qingmei found that no matter what she did, she couldn't pry its claws loose; the little dragon seemed to have great strength. After trying several times to no avail, Qingmei shook her head helplessly, picked up the little dragon, and tucked it into her robes.

The little dragon’s head poked out, its eyes radiating joy. Qingmei stroked its head, grabbed the rope, and leaped down...

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"Cousin Qingcheng, what are you doing?" An Siqin, who had found Nan Qingcheng and the others, said pitifully.

Nan Qingcheng, however, did not appreciate it. He grabbed An Siqin by the collar, lifting her feet off the ground, and she struggled continuously. "Speak! Was it you who took Qingmei away!"

"Cousin, what are you doing? Let me down quickly," An Siqin said, her face flushed red.

"Your Highness, don't be impulsive. Please put Siqin down and let's talk properly," Qin Ke also said pitifully from the side.

"Big Brother, don't be impulsive," Beitang Xiaoyang said, holding Nan Qingcheng back. They had been searching here for a whole day and still hadn't found a single trace of his sister-in-law; Big Brother was nearly driven mad by the search.

With a "thud," An Siqin was thrown to the ground by Nan Qingcheng.

"Get lost." Nan Qingcheng’s voice was devoid of any warmth. That tone deeply wounded An Siqin; she had never heard such a cold and ruthless voice from her cousin before.

Even if he didn't like her in the past, her cousin had always shown her a modicum of gentleness. Now, his tone was truly unbearable to her. It was all that damn woman's fault; she had ruined the relationship between her and her cousin. But since she was already dead, there was nothing more to say. As long as she put in a little more effort, wouldn't her cousin still be hers?

Even now, An Siqin still blamed everything on Qingmei.

An Siqin lowered her head and curled the corners of her lips, but when she looked up again, she wore that same pitiful expression.