Yang Guo: I'm invincible in the opening battle against Aunt Guo!

"Little girl... you're out of options, aren't you? Hehe... hand over the scriptures, and I'll spare your life!"

Little Dragon Girl stood on the edge of the cliff, the mountain wind blowing her white clothes, making them flutter.

She glanced at the abyss, then at Ouyang Feng, who was getting closer and closer.

A resolute look suddenly appeared on his usually cool face.

The next instant, she leaped into the air.

He actually jumped off the cliff!

"What?!" Ouyang Feng was shocked and rushed to the edge of the cliff to look down.

The white figure, like a snowflake, disappeared into the depths of the clouds and vanished in the blink of an eye.

"Jumped off a cliff?" Ouyang Feng was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage. "My Nine Yin Manual! My scriptures!"

He roared for a long time at the edge of the cliff, and finally left in a huff.

Below the cliff.

Little Dragon Girl did not fall into the abyss.

In the instant she jumped off the cliff, she spotted an ancient pine tree growing horizontally on the cliff face.

When she had fallen three zhang (approximately 10 meters), she reached out with her jade-like hand, grabbed a pine branch, and swung with the force of it, so that she flew into a hidden cave in the middle of the cliff like a swallow returning to the forest.

The cave was hidden by vines and could not be seen from above.

She discovered it earlier on the cliff top, thanks to her exceptional eyesight.

The cave is deep and secluded, with the sound of babbling spring water.

Little Dragon Girl breathed a sigh of relief, sat down cross-legged, and began to regulate her breathing to recover.

The chase had greatly depleted her inner strength, and she was now at her last gasp.

After a while of adjusting her breathing, she slowly opened her eyes.

"Ouyang Feng... should leave."

She stood up, walked to the cave entrance, and parted the vines to look outside.

There was no one left above the cliff.

But in the forest below the mountain, one could still faintly hear Ouyang Feng's frenzied roars.

"We cannot return the way we came," Little Dragon Girl pondered.

Ouyang Feng is likely still lingering nearby.

She glanced into the depths of the cave—it seemed there was another way out.

After a moment's thought, she decided to explore the cave.

The cave winds and twists, going deeper and deeper as you go.

After walking for about half an incense stick's time, a faint light appeared ahead.

Little Dragon Girl quickened her pace, stepped out of the cave, and suddenly a bright and open view opened up before her.

It turned out to be a valley!

The valley is filled with blooming flowers and babbling brooks, like a paradise on earth.

What surprised her even more was that there was a thatched hut in the middle of the valley, with several rows of medicinal herbs planted in front of it.

An old woman with white hair was sitting in front of the house pounding medicine.

Hearing footsteps, the old woman looked up, revealing a kind face.

"Did the girl... come down from the cliff?"

Little Dragon Girl nodded, still wary: "Who are you?"

The old woman smiled and said, "My surname is Sun, and I have lived in seclusion here for thirty years. It is fate that you have come here, young lady. If you don't mind, you can rest here for a few days."

Little Dragon Girl looked around.

The valley is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with only that cave as the exit, making it truly secluded.

Since her internal strength has not yet recovered and she needs to avoid Ouyang Feng, this place is a good place to take temporary refuge.

"Then... I'll have to bother you," she said softly.

Granny Sun, who shares the same name as Granny Sun in the ancient tomb—smiled and stood up: "Young lady, please come with me. There's some simple food in the house, please don't find it offensive."

Little Dragon Girl followed her into the thatched hut.

The interior was simply furnished, yet clean and tidy.

She suddenly thought of the ancient tomb and Yang Guo, and a wave of sorrow washed over her.

"Does the young lady seem troubled?" Granny Sun brought over a bowl of hot tea and asked gently.

Little Dragon Girl was silent for a moment, then shook her head: "It's nothing."

She didn't want to say more.

Grandma Sun didn't press further, but simply smiled and said, "Then young lady, please rest well. This valley is safe; outsiders won't be able to find it."

Little Dragon Girl took the teacup and softly said, "Thank you."

She gazed at the shimmering tea in the bowl and silently thought to herself:

"Yang Guo... what are you doing right now?"

"Did you miss me even a little bit...?"

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