“It’s okay. That person should not be able to break through the formations for the time being. I assume they must still be trying to figure out a method.” After entering the cave, Qin Lie properly put away the fire crystals, and rubbed his chin for a while. His eyes gradually became cold. “If it wasn’t a person from Ling Town, who could it be? What does this person want? Do they truly believe there is some treasure within the cave?”
Knowing that Ling Yushi was waiting for him outside, he didn’t stay for long within the mines and quickly left.
Naturally, as soon as he exited cavern, he saw Ling Yushi prettily standing where she had originally been.
He didn’t know what she had been thinking about, but her cheeks had become flushed and there was an ambient light within her eyes. She didn’t have her usual alluring charm, and her elegance was different than usual. All of this gave Qin Lie a different impression.
“What are you thinking about so deeply?”Qin Lie suddenly called out softly, after quietly walking behind her.
Ling Yushi suddenly jumped. She had clearly been surprised. Upon realizing that it was just Qin Lie, a smile emerged again as she mischievously looked at him, pointed at him, and laughingly asked, “I was thinking of that time when I was carrying you home on my back. Were you awake?”
Unprepared, the skin on Qin Lie’s face suddenly trembled. Just when he wanted to strongly deny it, Ling Yushi had already seen it, shouting, “I knew it! I just knew it, you! You are truly rotten to the core!”
Embarrassed, Qin Lie dryly laughed, noncommittal no matter what she said.
However, Ling Yushi didn’t pursue it any further. Laughing, she rolled her eyes and said, “Since you tightly gripped my hand and helped me divide the pressure during the engagement ceremony, I will forgive you.”
At that time, she had to endure the ridicule and mocking from her family members as well the harsh words of the Du Family. In that moment of extreme sadness and helplessness, it was Qin Lie who had tightly held her hand.
At that time, under the great pressure, she had unconsciously gripped with force and her nails pierced into Qin Lie’s palm, yet Qin Lie didn’t even utter a cry.
After the trip to Celestial Wolf Mountain, with her pure and noble heart, she had naturally been able to guess that Qin Lie had been awake then. Thus, she had often recalled that time, and whenever she did, her heart would be extremely moved.
Just that one matter was enough for her to forgive all of Qin Lie’s sins. Not to mention, in the first place, the depths of her heart didn’t contain even the slightest negative thought towards Qin Lie…
“The stone tunnels’ formations within Herb Mountain are currently being destroyed by someone. The person shouldn’t be someone of the Ling Family, do you have any idea who it might be?” in order to avoid awkwardness, Qin Lie changed the topic by quickly bringing up what he had just discovered. Simply explaining the circumstances, he continued, “That person understands formations and should be an artificer. However, their level shouldn’t be too high considering that even after spending a long time, they weren’t able to break through.”
“There isn’t even a need to guess, the culprit has to be Du Jiaolan. She probably told Du Haitian the circumstances surrounding Herb Mountain and had him arrange for people to come over and try to break through it,” decisively concluded Ling Yushi. “She has wanted to acquire Herb Mountain for a long time now, constantly scheming to replace my father as the Ling Family Patriarch. The mysteries within Herb Mountain are a point of entry for her, so she would naturally pay attention to it.”
Qin Lie silently listened, his brows gradually furrowing as his face sunk.
The wondrous formations within Herb Mountain were personally made for him by his grandfather. Even if they truly needed to be destroyed, they would only be destroyed by his hands. No one else could interfere!
That cave was a sacred ground within his mind, his only private space. Even Ling Yushi hadn’t been brought in, so how could an outsider enter!