I nodded absent-mindedly and lifted my head to look at Ye Pianpian. I tried to find any connection between her and the red shadow or me.
However, after looking at her for a long time, I couldn't find anything except that I had never seen her before.
To an unfamiliar girl, my gaze was rather abrupt. However, Ye Pianpian didn't seem to mind at all. Her expression didn't even change. She continued to ask in an icy voice, "Tell me about how you discovered the True Dragon's Vein. Don't leave out any details."
I was stunned and didn't reply to her. I turned to look at Yang Shilong.
I had already told Yang Shilong about the True Dragon Vein. Moreover, he must have reported it to the Metaphysics Association's headquarters. Since this woman was sent here, she must know about it. Why did she want me to repeat it?
It was obvious that she didn't trust Yang Shilong.
It was normal for her to not trust others, but she didn't give face to Yang Shilong, who was also the Vice President of the Metaphysics Association.
I thought that Yang Shilong would be angry or at least unhappy. However, when I turned to look at him, Yang Shilong smiled wryly and gestured for me to repeat the story to Ye Pianpian.
I smiled and opened the door for them to sit down. Then, I repeated what I had told Yang Shilong to Ye Pianpian.
After I finished, Ye Pianpian frowned and didn't say anything. She seemed to be thinking about something.
The experience that I told her was naturally made up, but I wasn't just making it up. It was probably something that I personally experienced last time, but I hid the last part. I only mentioned the True Dragon Vein and didn't mention the Fire God Temple.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, I stood up and made two cups of tea from the hotel.
When I returned, Ye Pianpian lifted her head to look me in the eyes. "According to what you said, the mountain range where the True Dragon Vein is located is really huge. You were there at that time. Didn't you notice that such a huge mountain range disappeared?"
"Yes."
I had already prepared myself to answer her question. I nodded and placed the cup in front of her.
"You didn't notice any signs beforehand?" Ye Pianpian continued to ask.
I shook my head again. "No."
Ye Pianpian suddenly frowned and said, "You're lying!
It was such a huge mountain range, and it was a True Dragon Vein. Even a Heavenly Master would not be able to easily make it disappear into thin air. At the very least, a concealment formation would have to be set up beforehand.
I can understand if you say that you didn't notice it at the time, but if you say that you didn't notice any signs beforehand, that's impossible. "
I already knew that she wouldn't say anything nice when she asked me to repeat myself, but I didn't mind. I spread my hands and said, "I'm not sure if Heavenly Master can do it, but I really didn't discover anything at that time.
Vice President Yang and the others are stronger than me, and they've also gone to the site to take a look. You can ask them if they discovered anything. "
After I said that, Yang Shilong replied awkwardly, "I could only feel that the True Dragon's Vein was right in front of me. However, I couldn't find any signs of it being hidden."
Ye Pianpian was unmoved. She shook her head and said, "It's normal that it's hard to find out now, because the concealing formation has been activated. But before the concealing formation was activated, there must have been something wrong. You didn't tell me."
This time, I was a little angry. How could such a beautiful girl be so obstinate and self-opinionated? She didn't even discuss with me and immediately accused me of lying.
My expression also turned cold. I said to Ye Pianpian, "The reason why I told you about the True Dragon's Vein was because I wanted to make a contribution to the Metaphysics Association. Does Miss Ye think that it's my duty?
If I knew that Miss Ye would interrogate me like this, I wouldn't have told you about it. "
Seeing that I was angry, Yang Shilong smiled and tried to smooth things over. "Miss Ye is too concerned. Xiao Zhou, don't take it to heart. Miss Ye, don't be too anxious. Let's think of another way."
I had to give face to Yang Shilong. Just as I was about to get out of this situation, who knew that Ye Pianpian would shake her head expressionlessly. "I'm not concerned. He definitely didn't tell the truth."
I was so angry that I was amused. I simply told her, "That's all I know. Miss Ye, it's up to you whether you believe me or not. Anyway, I have nothing else to say."
Yang Shilong smiled helplessly and awkwardly on the side. Ye Pianpian was still indifferent. She stood up from the chair and raised her feet as if she was about to leave. However, after taking two steps, she turned to look at me and said, "I'll go to the site to check it out. If I find that you're lying, I'll come to find you again."
With that, she walked out of the room without hesitation.
I curled my lips and didn't want to talk to her anymore. However, when I recalled the horrors of the Underworld River and the Valley of Ghosts, I couldn't help but remind her, "If you want to go, you'd better ask Uncle Yang to accompany you. It won't be an easy journey."
Hearing that, Ye Pianpian stopped and turned to look at me strangely. Then, she said seriously, "I'll be responsible for my own safety."
Then, she didn't bother with me anymore and left on her own.
I was so angry that I almost slapped my mouth. That woman was so arrogant that her eyes were staring at the sky. Why did I say that?
After Ye Pianpian left, Yang Shilong awkwardly explained to me that Ye Pianpian was a straightforward person and that her words would offend people easily. He asked me not to mind her and said that she was a good girl.
Except for her beauty, I didn't find anything good about her. Of course, I didn't tell Yang Shilong about it. I just said a few words to him and sent him out of the room.
I had been to Shennongjia twice, but I hadn't seen the scenery in the scenic area since I was in a hurry.
I finally had time this time. After breakfast in the morning, I wandered around.
After walking around and spending a lot of money on admission tickets, I didn't see much good scenery.
I didn't know if it was an occupational disease of a Feng Shui master, but when I looked at the scenery, I first looked at the spiritual energy in Feng Shui.
It wasn't that the scenery here wasn't beautiful, but the spiritual energy in the artificially developed scenery was very weak. It couldn't be compared to the Xiapuan Gorge on the other side of the Yellow Spring River.
When I returned to the hotel in the afternoon, Yang Shilong came to see me again. I then learned that Ye Pianpian had left for the Fire God Temple at noon.
Since this woman could become the Vice Guild Leader, there was no need to doubt her strength. However, it was too arrogant of her to travel alone. Who knew what would happen in the Yellow Spring River or the Ghost Valley? It would be a pity if such a beautiful woman died there.
After telling me about Ye Pianpian, Yang Shilong said that he was going to return to the Metaphysics Society's headquarters that night. He also asked me to return to Shenzhen as soon as possible.
Last time, President Xu told me that after the Dragon Seizing Competition's list was confirmed, we would gather and head to the Metaphysics Society's headquarters in about a month. It should be around one or two weeks.
After Yang Shilong and the others left in the evening, I went to the train station to buy a ticket and rushed back to Shenzhen.
It was already the next morning when I returned to Shenzhen. I carried my luggage and returned to the hotel that Wang Yongjun had booked for me. Before I reached my room, I bumped into Dai Nanzhou.
As soon as he saw me, he ran over and punched me. He said with hidden bitterness, "You're finally back. I've been looking for you several times."
I was surprised. "Why are you looking for me?
It's not like you don't know my phone number. Can't you just call me if you need anything? "
"If I could get through to you, I wouldn't have to run back and forth. I've been trying to call you since the day before yesterday, but I couldn't get through."
Now that he mentioned it, I remembered that when I returned from the Fire God Temple, I fell into the Yellow Spring River. My phone couldn't be used after it was soaked in the water, but I didn't care about it.
I awkwardly changed the topic. "What happened?" Dai Nanzhou hurriedly told me that something had happened to his girlfriend at school and he wanted me to help her.
Girlfriend?
School?
After I asked him for a while, he told me that he had a new girlfriend this year. Her name was Zhou Xi, and she was a third-year student at a local school in Shenzhen.
His girlfriend, Zhou Xi, had a close friend called Lin Yuetong. The two of them lived in the same dormitory.
In the early hours of the day before yesterday, Zhou Xi was sleeping in the dormitory when she was suddenly woken up. She heard Lin Yuetong barking from the lower berth.