Patting Zi Yan's little head, Xiao Ming led them back to the table and sat down.
"While I was away, nothing happened to you, right?" smiling at Qing Lin, who was pouring him water, Xiao Ming asked.
"With me around, what can happen?". Zi Yan grumbled.
"That's true, but why are they so afraid of you?" Picking up his glass of water and taking a sip, Xiao Ming pointed to the people around them and asked.
Xiao Yi Xian answered the question, "That's because a few days ago, some people came looking for trouble and Zi Yan taught them a lesson. After that, these people became like this."
"That's right, Sister Zi Yan is awesome, she wiped out those people in a single blow!" Qing Lin said admiringly from the side.
Xiao Ming raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, Zi Yan's blows were equal to leaving them severely injured or crippled, no wonder they looked at her like that.
After taking another sip of water, Xiao Ming no longer continued with the topic and asked Zi Yan.
"Has anything happened in the east of the city?"
"No, it has remained the same as before."
"That's fine, later I will go to the east of the city to look for the Heavenly Flame, I will take Qing Lin with me."
"Huh!" Qing Lin gaped at his words, then reacted and said nervously, "Young master, what can Qing Lin do by going? Qing Lin can't help Young Master that much, let Sister Zi Yan accompany you."
"I want to go!" Hearing that Xiao Ming had just returned and wanted to go out again, and without taking her, Zi Yan puffed out her cheeks unhappily and said.
"I didn't say I wouldn't let you go." Xiao Ming sighed and turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian, "You should come too."
It didn't matter if he brought one or three people, either way, they weren't going to go down into the magma, and with Zi Yan watching, he could rest easy.
Xiao Yi Xian smiled and nodded.
After taking another sip of water, Xiao Ming led Zi Yan and the girls to the east of the city.
...
The desert was vast and the yellow sand was raging.
"Xiao Ming, are you sure this is the right place?" Zi Yan looked at the flat desert in front of her in confusion.
The terrain here was extremely ordinary, without any features that could attract attention, sights similar to this kind of sandy, flat terrain could be seen everywhere in the vast desert, and it was hard to imagine that this inconspicuous place, had a Heavenly Flame hidden away.
"Didn't I tell you it's underground?" Xiao Ming said in a low voice.
"If it's underground, then how will we go down, we can't just dig randomly, right?" asked Xiao Yi Xian.
"It's not a big problem." Xiao Ming did not have the slightest concern and said as he immediately closed his eyes, an invisible and powerful soul power spread out from his forehead in all directions, in an instant, all the movements around him were clearly transmitted to his brain.
A few moments later, Xiao Ming opened his eyes.
"Did you find it?"
"Yes, follow me." With that, Xiao Ming headed in a northerly direction, followed by Zi Yan and the girls, and soon the four of them arrived at an area where the ground was slightly sunken.
After stopping, Xiao Ming raised his hand and threw a punch, and red energy flew out of his fist.
Immediately, a hole of about two meters appeared in the sunken ground, and when he took a look inside the hole, it was pitch black, and a faint heat was rising from it.
"This hole should take us underground."
Xiao Yi Xian slowly approached the dark entrance of the cave, waved her palm and a moonlight stone appeared in her hand, then threw it into the cave.
The faint, bright light emitted by the moonstone took several turns in the black hole before disappearing completely.
"Should we go inside?". asked Zi Yan as he slowly approached the edge of the hole.
"Sure."
"Then I'll go in first and explore the path.".
After Zi Yan finished speaking, she did not delay and jumped into the black hole with a smooth leap.
Seeing Zi Yan jump, Xiao Ming turned his head and beckoned to Qing Lin, who was next to him.
Seeing Xiao Ming's gesture, Qing Lin hurriedly trotted over to him, her pair of curious turquoise pupils looking at him excitedly.
After a brief glance at those enchanting turquoise pupils, Xiao Ming moved his arm and, amid Qing Lin's stunned gaze, Xiao Ming held her waist and smiled, "The environment in the hole is unknown, you are too young and your current strength is a bit lacking, please stay in my arms for a while."
Seeing herself submerged in Xiao Ming's arms, Qing Lin's little face gradually turned red, she lowered her little face and nodded her head softly, but in her heart, she secretly said, 'Young Master smells so good.'
Xiao Ming did not know Qing Lin's thoughts.
Holding Qing Lin, he gestured to Xiao Yi Xian and jumped into the hole.
In the middle of the dark passageway, Xiao Ming held Qing Lin tightly in his arms, their bodies slid down along with the slope of the hole, chasing Zi Yan in front of them.
Behind them, Xiao Yi Xian held a moonlight stone, from which a faint light emanated, allowing her to discern if there were any obstacles in the way.
A moment later, with a faint muffled sound, Xiao Ming landed firmly on the ground.
After setting Qing Lin down on the ground, Xiao Ming turned around and caught Xiao Yi Xian, who was coming unsteadily behind him.
"Thank you." Xiao Yi Xian smelled the unique scent of Xiao Ming's body, pulled her hair back which was a bit messy, then smiled and thanked him, looking ahead, she saw a dozen dark passages appear in front of them.
"So, this passage is not a straight line, there are actually a dozen more passages."
"Indeed there are a dozen passages, these passages must have been opened by a snake-like magical beast, there is still some of its aura left, and judging from the aura, this little snake must be a fourth-rank magical beast."
Zi Yan, who was in front of the passages, had her eyes closed, and hearing Xiao Yi Xian speak, she turned her head and said.
Hearing this, Xiao Ming thought in his heart, 'These passages were probably opened by that Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent, I just don't know why is that snake running around so restlessly.'
After thinking about it, Xiao Ming turned to Zi Yan: "Can you find where that snake dwells?"
"Of course I can." Zi Yan smiled, as an Ancient Void Dragon, her perception of other magical beasts' aura was stronger than Xiao Ming's, distinguishing the nests of magical beasts was just a small matter.
Xiao Ming smiled upon hearing her words, "That magical beast has dug so many holes here, it must be extremely familiar with this place, you lead the way forward, first we need to find that magical beast in its nest, then we will communicate with it, and we should be able to know the exact location of the Heavenly Flame."
All the girls nodded at his words, feeling that they made a lot of sense.
Zi Yan identified the entrance to the cave for a moment, then pointed her small finger toward a passage to the left and said softly, "This must be the passage."
Xiao Ming's eyes went to the dark passage, which was clearly extremely deep, after seeing the situation, he entered without hesitation. "Well done, follow me."
In the dark and deep passage, there seemed to be no concept of time, everyone advanced with some discomfort, the passage seemed to never end.
As the distance became deeper and deeper, a faint burning heat covered Xiao Ming and the girls' bodies, finally turning into a high temperature.
Xiao Ming even felt that the Dou Qi in his body had become a little more active.
Xiao Ming, who was walking in front, looked back at Zi Yan and the girls behind him, "The fire attribute energy here is too high, can you girls hold on?"
"No problem." Zi Yan had no problem.
Inside Qing Lin's body, a cold energy was also continuously released, covering her, so she was also calm.
However, Xiao Yi Xian's face was sweating heavily.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Ming's mind stirred.
Xiao Yi Xian suddenly felt refreshed and was a little shocked to see the small milky white water droplets that radiated cold air, endlessly swirling around her.
"What is this?"
"It's called Cold Ice Marrow." Xiao Ming smiled kindly at her and didn't explain too much, instead, he turned to the front and walked into the passageway.
Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Ming's back, and her heart gradually filled with warmth.
As the passageway reached the end, everyone's speed increased, quickly crossing the final distance.
Standing at the end of the passageway, looking at the fiery red world appearing in front of him, a faint smile appeared at the corners of Xiao Ming's mouth.
In the huge space, the fiery red magma slowly flowed into it, from time to time there were huge bubbles emerging from the magma, but a moment later, it would burst, causing the fiery magma to shoot out, as beautifully as a fiery red firework.
Standing at the end of the tiny passageway, looking at the almost endless world of magma in front of them, both Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian were slightly shocked, and both involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Because she was protected by Xiao Ming's Cold Ice Marrow, Xiao Yi Xian felt very refreshed now and said in astonishment.
"I didn't expect such a terrifying place to be hidden underground in the east of the ordinary Rock Desert City."
Patting Zi Yan's little head, Xiao Ming led them back to the table and sat down.
"While I was away, nothing happened to you, right?" smiling at Qing Lin, who was pouring him water, Xiao Ming asked.
"With me around, what can happen?". Zi Yan grumbled.
"That's true, but why are they so afraid of you?" Picking up his glass of water and taking a sip, Xiao Ming pointed to the people around them and asked.
Xiao Yi Xian answered the question, "That's because a few days ago, some people came looking for trouble and Zi Yan taught them a lesson. After that, these people became like this."
"That's right, Sister Zi Yan is awesome, she wiped out those people in a single blow!" Qing Lin said admiringly from the side.
Xiao Ming raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, Zi Yan's blows were equal to leaving them severely injured or crippled, no wonder they looked at her like that.
After taking another sip of water, Xiao Ming no longer continued with the topic and asked Zi Yan.
"Has anything happened in the east of the city?"
"No, it has remained the same as before."
"That's fine, later I will go to the east of the city to look for the Heavenly Flame, I will take Qing Lin with me."
"Huh!" Qing Lin gaped at his words, then reacted and said nervously, "Young master, what can Qing Lin do by going? Qing Lin can't help Young Master that much, let Sister Zi Yan accompany you."
"I want to go!" Hearing that Xiao Ming had just returned and wanted to go out again, and without taking her, Zi Yan puffed out her cheeks unhappily and said.
"I didn't say I wouldn't let you go." Xiao Ming sighed and turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian, "You should come too."
It didn't matter if he brought one or three people, either way, they weren't going to go down into the magma, and with Zi Yan watching, he could rest easy.
Xiao Yi Xian smiled and nodded.
After taking another sip of water, Xiao Ming led Zi Yan and the girls to the east of the city.
...
The desert was vast and the yellow sand was raging.
"Xiao Ming, are you sure this is the right place?" Zi Yan looked at the flat desert in front of her in confusion.
The terrain here was extremely ordinary, without any features that could attract attention, sights similar to this kind of sandy, flat terrain could be seen everywhere in the vast desert, and it was hard to imagine that this inconspicuous place, had a Heavenly Flame hidden away.
"Didn't I tell you it's underground?" Xiao Ming said in a low voice.
"If it's underground, then how will we go down, we can't just dig randomly, right?" asked Xiao Yi Xian.
"It's not a big problem." Xiao Ming did not have the slightest concern and said as he immediately closed his eyes, an invisible and powerful soul power spread out from his forehead in all directions, in an instant, all the movements around him were clearly transmitted to his brain.
A few moments later, Xiao Ming opened his eyes.
"Did you find it?"
"Yes, follow me." With that, Xiao Ming headed in a northerly direction, followed by Zi Yan and the girls, and soon the four of them arrived at an area where the ground was slightly sunken.
After stopping, Xiao Ming raised his hand and threw a punch, and red energy flew out of his fist.
Immediately, a hole of about two meters appeared in the sunken ground, and when he took a look inside the hole, it was pitch black, and a faint heat was rising from it.
"This hole should take us underground."
Xiao Yi Xian slowly approached the dark entrance of the cave, waved her palm and a moonlight stone appeared in her hand, then threw it into the cave.
The faint, bright light emitted by the moonstone took several turns in the black hole before disappearing completely.
"Should we go inside?". asked Zi Yan as he slowly approached the edge of the hole.
"Sure."
"Then I'll go in first and explore the path.".
After Zi Yan finished speaking, she did not delay and jumped into the black hole with a smooth leap.
Seeing Zi Yan jump, Xiao Ming turned his head and beckoned to Qing Lin, who was next to him.
Seeing Xiao Ming's gesture, Qing Lin hurriedly trotted over to him, her pair of curious turquoise pupils looking at him excitedly.
After a brief glance at those enchanting turquoise pupils, Xiao Ming moved his arm and, amid Qing Lin's stunned gaze, Xiao Ming held her waist and smiled, "The environment in the hole is unknown, you are too young and your current strength is a bit lacking, please stay in my arms for a while."
Seeing herself submerged in Xiao Ming's arms, Qing Lin's little face gradually turned red, she lowered her little face and nodded her head softly, but in her heart, she secretly said, 'Young Master smells so good.'
Xiao Ming did not know Qing Lin's thoughts.
Holding Qing Lin, he gestured to Xiao Yi Xian and jumped into the hole.
In the middle of the dark passageway, Xiao Ming held Qing Lin tightly in his arms, their bodies slid down along with the slope of the hole, chasing Zi Yan in front of them.
Behind them, Xiao Yi Xian held a moonlight stone, from which a faint light emanated, allowing her to discern if there were any obstacles in the way.
A moment later, with a faint muffled sound, Xiao Ming landed firmly on the ground.
After setting Qing Lin down on the ground, Xiao Ming turned around and caught Xiao Yi Xian, who was coming unsteadily behind him.
"Thank you." Xiao Yi Xian smelled the unique scent of Xiao Ming's body, pulled her hair back which was a bit messy, then smiled and thanked him, looking ahead, she saw a dozen dark passages appear in front of them.
"So, this passage is not a straight line, there are actually a dozen more passages."
"Indeed there are a dozen passages, these passages must have been opened by a snake-like magical beast, there is still some of its aura left, and judging from the aura, this little snake must be a fourth-rank magical beast."
Zi Yan, who was in front of the passages, had her eyes closed, and hearing Xiao Yi Xian speak, she turned her head and said.
Hearing this, Xiao Ming thought in his heart, 'These passages were probably opened by that Two-Headed Flame Spirit Serpent, I just don't know why is that snake running around so restlessly.'
After thinking about it, Xiao Ming turned to Zi Yan: "Can you find where that snake dwells?"
"Of course I can." Zi Yan smiled, as an Ancient Void Dragon, her perception of other magical beasts' aura was stronger than Xiao Ming's, distinguishing the nests of magical beasts was just a small matter.
Xiao Ming smiled upon hearing her words, "That magical beast has dug so many holes here, it must be extremely familiar with this place, you lead the way forward, first we need to find that magical beast in its nest, then we will communicate with it, and we should be able to know the exact location of the Heavenly Flame."
All the girls nodded at his words, feeling that they made a lot of sense.
Zi Yan identified the entrance to the cave for a moment, then pointed her small finger toward a passage to the left and said softly, "This must be the passage."
Xiao Ming's eyes went to the dark passage, which was clearly extremely deep, after seeing the situation, he entered without hesitation. "Well done, follow me."
In the dark and deep passage, there seemed to be no concept of time, everyone advanced with some discomfort, the passage seemed to never end.
As the distance became deeper and deeper, a faint burning heat covered Xiao Ming and the girls' bodies, finally turning into a high temperature.
Xiao Ming even felt that the Dou Qi in his body had become a little more active.
Xiao Ming, who was walking in front, looked back at Zi Yan and the girls behind him, "The fire attribute energy here is too high, can you girls hold on?"
"No problem." Zi Yan had no problem.
Inside Qing Lin's body, a cold energy was also continuously released, covering her, so she was also calm.
However, Xiao Yi Xian's face was sweating heavily.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Ming's mind stirred.
Xiao Yi Xian suddenly felt refreshed and was a little shocked to see the small milky white water droplets that radiated cold air, endlessly swirling around her.
"What is this?"
"It's called Cold Ice Marrow." Xiao Ming smiled kindly at her and didn't explain too much, instead, he turned to the front and walked into the passageway.
Xiao Yi Xian looked at Xiao Ming's back, and her heart gradually filled with warmth.
As the passageway reached the end, everyone's speed increased, quickly crossing the final distance.
Standing at the end of the passageway, looking at the fiery red world appearing in front of him, a faint smile appeared at the corners of Xiao Ming's mouth.
In the huge space, the fiery red magma slowly flowed into it, from time to time there were huge bubbles emerging from the magma, but a moment later, it would burst, causing the fiery magma to shoot out, as beautifully as a fiery red firework.
Standing at the end of the tiny passageway, looking at the almost endless world of magma in front of them, both Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian were slightly shocked, and both involuntarily swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Because she was protected by Xiao Ming's Cold Ice Marrow, Xiao Yi Xian felt very refreshed now and said in astonishment.
"I didn't expect such a terrifying place to be hidden underground in the east of the ordinary Rock Desert City."
