Xiao Yao Palace.
After dozens of hours of climbing, Zhou Lin and Duan Yuxin finally arrived at the square in front of Xiao Yao Palace. Looking at the magnificent dojo in front of her, Duan Yuxin couldn't help but sigh, "Xiao Yao Palace is indeed worthy of its name. None of the aristocratic families and sects outside can be compared to Xiao Yao Palace."
Zhou Lin looked around but didn't see anyone. She slowly walked to the square and said to Duan Yuxin, "There's no one here and it doesn't look like there was a lightning strike. It's very strange."
"Is it strange?"
Duan Yuxin looked around and her gaze suddenly fell on a pile of charred things on the ground. She pointed at the pile of charred things and said to Zhou Lin, "Linlin, what do you think this is?"
Zhou Lin looked in the direction Duan Yuxin was pointing at and frowned slightly. She said to Duan Yuxin, "This thing looks familiar to me."
"Familiar?" Duan Yuxin was stunned and asked, "What's familiar about it?"
"I don't know." Zhou Lin shook her head, "But it does feel familiar."
"Then let's go and take a look."
Duan Yuxin lifted her feet and walked towards the charred things. She stood in front of the charred things and carefully sized them up. She was a little suspicious. Why did this thing look like a person?
At this moment, Zhou Lin also walked over. After she carefully identified it, she said to Duan Yuxin, "It looks like a person to me, but it seems to be dead."
Duan Yuxin seemed to have thought of something and said in astonishment, "Could it be that this guy triggered the Thunder Punishment Prohibition of Xiao Yao Palace and was struck to death?"
After saying this, Duan Yuxin's face couldn't help but become a little frightened. On the way up the mountain, she also thought of jumping and trying to see how fierce the Thunder Punishment Prohibition was. However, she suppressed her curiosity and didn't try it in the end. Now, looking at this charred guy, she seemed to have seen the end result if she tried it. She couldn't help but shiver.
Zhou Lin also thought of this possibility. However, from what she knew, the Thunder Punishment Prohibition of Xiao Yao Palace shouldn't be so strong.
"You said before that there was more than one lightning strike in Xiao Yao Palace, right?"
Zhou Lin raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "This guy should have triggered the Thunder Punishment Prohibition more than once. That's why he was struck to death."
Hearing Zhou Lin's words, Duan Yuxin agreed with her guess and couldn't help but say, "Is he retarded?
If he's not retarded, why would he do such a retarded thing? "
Zhou Lin couldn't answer Duan Yuxin's question because she had never met such an idiotic person.
"Forget it, there's no point in studying a retard." Duan Yuxin stood up and looked around. She asked Zhou Lin, "What should we do next?"
Now that they had discovered the reason for the inexplicable thunder in Xiao Yao Palace, there was no need for them to do too much research on a brainless corpse.
"Let's go. Since we're already here, there's no hurry to leave." Zhou Lin glanced at the charcoal on the ground and said to Duan Yuxin, "Let's go take a look at other places."
Duan Yuxin had no objections. She followed behind Zhou Lin and walked towards Xiao Yao Palace. Zhou Lin followed the route in her memory and walked towards Xiao Yao Residence. Soon, she saw the thatched cottage sitting quietly in the middle of the herb garden.
Looking at the blue prohibition that enveloped Xiao Yao Residence, Duan Yuxin lamented to Zhou Lin, "There are so many rare treasures in this herb garden. How nice would it be if there wasn't a prohibition?"
Zhou Lin subconsciously glanced at the herb garden when she heard that. There was a herb planted on every plot of land in the herb garden. She could recognize some of them, but she had never heard of some of them.
"A Mountain Rat Grass that's at least ten thousand years old. It's almost turned into a real rat."
Duan Yuxin looked at the rat that was emitting a green glow. The thousand-year-old Mountain Rat Grass that Duan Yuxin had seen at the auction was no different from a weed compared to this.
Duan Yuxin paid attention to the herbs in the herb garden, while Zhou Lin paid attention to the thatched cottage in the middle of the garden. More accurately, she was paying attention to the stone table in front of the thatched cottage. On the stone table, there were three brocade boxes placed neatly. No one knew what was in the three brocade boxes, but everyone knew very well that anything that could be placed in Xiao Yao Residence was no ordinary item!
Unfortunately, the existence of the prohibition made it impossible for anyone to take a step forward. They could only look at the three brocade boxes enviously.
"Let's go."
Zhou Lin sighed and said to Duan Yuxin, "This prohibition is definitely not something that can be broken by a Foundation Establishment cultivator. Even a Golden Core cultivator may not be able to break it."
"That's right. It's so uncomfortable to be able to look at it but not be able to take it." Duan Yuxin looked helpless. "It's more reliable to break Zijin Palace's prohibition."
At the mention of Zijin Palace, Duan Yuxin suddenly remembered what she had encountered previously. She turned to Zhou Lin and said, "I heard that someone is calling for everyone to go to Zijin Palace to discuss the matter of fighting against the Demon Clan. Have you heard?"
"I've heard. I had intended to go to Zijin Palace to see if you were there. However, I met you before I could go there."
Zhou Lin knew more about this matter than Duan Yuxin. The person who had called for everyone to go to Zijin Palace was Qin Haoxuan, Qinchuan's blood-related older cousin.
Because of her relationship with Qinchuan, Zhou Lin did not want to have any dealings with the Qin family.
"Should we go and take a look at the situation now?"
Duan Yuxin looked at Zhou Lin. "If they really want to fight against the Demon Clan, we can also lend a hand."
Even though Duan Yuxin did not like those aristocratic families and sects, if the matter involved the Demon Clan, she could temporarily put aside her prejudices and cooperate with those people.
"There's no need."
Zhou Lin gently shook her head and said, "You know that we're only cannon fodder to those people. There's no need for us to join in the fun. It's better for us to quietly search for treasures and opportunities."
Once she had said her piece, Zhou Lin turned around and prepared to leave. Duan Yuxin followed her and turned around as well. However, at that moment, the prohibition that had enveloped Carefree Residence suddenly flickered and disappeared!
However, the prohibition soon reappeared!
"Linlin, am I seeing things?!"
Duan Yuxin stared at the prohibition outside Carefree Residence with her mouth agape. She then said to Zhou Lin, "I just saw the prohibition disappear!"
Zhou Lin took a deep breath and said to Duan Yuxin, "If you were the only one who saw it, it might have been an illusion. However, I saw it too. It wasn't an illusion. The prohibition really did disappear for a moment!"
"How could this be?!"
Duan Yuxin was a little agitated but also a little puzzled. "In the past, someone had kept watch over this place without rest. Even after the Carefree Secret Realm closed, the prohibition did not disappear!"
"I'm not sure either." Zhou Lin stared deeply at Carefree Residence and said, "Let's wait a little longer."