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You should know that in the eyes of ordinary cultivators, the Ten Thousand Mountains are not a good place.

This place is ruled by a group of terrifying monsters that devour people without spitting out the bones!

Moreover, the monsters living in the Ten Thousand Mountains are far more ferocious and violent than the monsters outside.

For example, Cheng Wanli came from these Hundred Thousand Mountains.

Hundreds of years ago, the previous leader of the Qionghua Immortal Sect, who is now the Supreme Elder, also ventured into the Hundred Thousand Mountains alone.

Even a powerful cultivator like him almost lost his life there.

It is no exaggeration to say that these Hundred Thousand Mountains are a forbidden zone for human cultivators!

Even if someone manages to walk through the Hundred Thousand Mountains once and emerge unscathed, they would never want to go back a second time.

"Senior Brother Yuze, you must be joking with me, right?"

Unwilling to accept reality, Lu Qianya looked at Chen Yuze in a panic.

Perhaps this is just a little trick by Senior Brother Yuze to keep her from leaving?

After all, Senior Brother Yuze is also a human cultivator!

How could anyone possibly settle in such a dangerous place as the Ten Thousand Mountains?

"I'm not joking."

Seeing Lu Qianya's panicked face, Chen Yuze comforted her:

“I know that you may not be able to accept this fact for a while, Miss Qianya. But Cheng Wanli did use a secret treasure he obtained from the secret realm to bring you here from the Central Plains in order to escape the pursuit of your Qionghua Immortal Sect.”

"But what about you and your Daoist partners, Senior Brother Yuze?"

Lu Qianya still stubbornly believed that Chen Yuze was lying to her:

"Aren't you human beings too? How come you've settled in these Hundred Thousand Mountains?"

In response, Chen Yuze touched his nose and pointed to the girls in front of the stone table, saying, "I am indeed a person, but they are not."

"Eh?"

Mechanically twisting her neck, Lu Qianya stared stiffly at Bai Hua and the others.

Because Senior Brother Yuze is human, Lu Qianya assumed that these older sisters were also human cultivators.

But now it seems that they really are somewhat different from ordinary human cultivators.

On the other side, seeing Lu Qianya's expression as if she had accidentally swallowed a fly, Bai Hua and the other two exchanged glances and then revealed their demonic beast characteristics.

For example, its fluffy tail and ears, and its golden wings.

Of course, they weren't just trying to scare Lu Qianya on purpose.

They were simply trying to prove to Lu Qianya that Chen Yuze was not lying.

"Waaah!"

Upon seeing the demonic features revealed by Bai Hua and the others, Lu Qianya was so frightened that she hid behind Chen Yuze.

If this were in the Central Plains, Lu Qianya certainly wouldn't have acted so weak and pathetic.

After all, she had killed some evil monsters during her training.

But this is, after all, the Hundred Thousand Mountains, where monsters roam freely. It's not shameful that Lu Qianya would instinctively hide behind Chen Yuze, who had once saved her.

"Senior Brother Yuze, these ladies won't eat people, will they?"

Clinging tightly to Chen Yuze's clothes, Lu Qianya was truly terrified.

I never expected that I would fall into the den of these monsters right after escaping from Cheng Wanli's wolf's mouth.

Thankfully, Senior Brother Yuze was here to give her a sense of security; otherwise, Lu Qianya wouldn't know what to do.

"Don't worry, not only do they not eat people, but the monsters in these Hundred Thousand Mountains don't have the habit of eating people either."

Looking at Lu Qianya, who, like himself when he first arrived in this world, had the same misconceptions about monsters, Chen Yuze patiently explained:

"First of all, the Hundred Thousand Mountains are sparsely populated. If monsters were eating people, they would have starved to death long ago."

"Secondly, there isn't much difference between the demon beast society and human society. Although there are indeed scoundrels like Cheng Wanli among the demon beasts who deserve to be killed by everyone, just like there are good and bad people among humans, the majority of the demon beasts in the Hundred Thousand Mountains are actually good people."

"..."

After listening to Chen Yuze's explanation, Lu Qianya did not rush to ask any further questions.

However, it must be admitted that what Senior Brother Yuze said makes sense.

After all, if demonic beasts really liked to eat people and were all wicked, Senior Brother Yuze wouldn't have settled here and had so many demonic beast companions.

"Speaking of which, Miss Qianya, as a fairy of Qionghua..."

"The sect leader's daughter should have a magical artifact that can connect to the sect, right? Although the Ten Thousand Mountains are far from the Central Plains, I think it would be better if you let your family know you're safe first." Seeing that Lu Qianya hadn't spoken for a long time, Chen Yuze tried to start a conversation with her again.

"Right, I need to let my father and the others know I'm safe first. They must be extremely worried now that they know I've been captured by Cheng Wanli."

Still hiding behind Chen Yuze, Lu Qianya looked much better than before.

Soon, she took out a small array plate from her storage ring.

It looks somewhat similar to the remote communication array that Chen Yuze won in the lottery before.

However, despite Lu Qianya's best efforts in channeling spiritual energy into the array plate, it did not react at all.

After a long while, she said, somewhat exhausted, "No, the distance is too far. With my spiritual power, I am not strong enough to contact my father."

"Then let me give it a try?" Chen Yuze volunteered.

Although his cultivation level wasn't that much stronger, it was still much stronger than Lu Qianya's, who was at the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul stage.

“It’s no use.” Lu Qianya shook her head: “This array plate has a restriction that only I can use. Once it detects the spiritual power of others, it will self-destruct.”

"Oh no..."

Chen Yuze remained silent for a moment.

However, he could understand adding restrictions to the array plate.

After all, if someone with ulterior motives were to pick it up, it might actually lead to some kind of trouble, like 'telephone fraud'.

"Qianya, are you alright?"

Seeing Lu Qianya's pitiful, distraught appearance, Chen Yuze didn't know how to comfort her.

In the end, I could only offer some fairly fair advice:

"Miss Qianya, with your cultivation level, it would be quite difficult for you to leave the Ten Thousand Mountains alone, cross the Southern Frontier, and return to the Central Plains. Besides, you can't contact your family right now. Why don't you stay here with me for now? As the saying goes, if you're going to help someone, help them all the way. Since I was able to rescue you from Cheng Wanli's clutches, it means we have a connection. I'll provide you with free food and lodging while you stay here. When your cultivation is high enough in the future, and you're able to protect yourself in the Ten Thousand Mountains, you can go home. Isn't that a good solution?"

163. Lu Qianya's Awakening

They have neither the ability to return home on their own nor the means to contact their family.

Just as Chen Yuze said, it seemed that Lu Qianya had no better choice than to stay here.

The thought of living under the same roof as a monster made her feel uneasy.

After all, the stereotypes about monsters formed over many years cannot be erased in a short time.

On the other side, seeing that Chen Yuze had asked Lu Qianya to stay, Bai Hua and the other two weren't particularly happy about it. But after all, it was Chen Yuze's choice, and there was nothing they could do to change it.

As a result, the atmosphere at the dinner table became inexplicably strange.

"Senior Brother Yuze, maybe I shouldn't eat it."

I don't quite understand why Chen Yuze's family, even though they've already stopped fasting, still maintain the habit of eating three meals a day. Plus, Lu Qianya's emotions are quite mixed right now, so she really doesn't feel like eating.

However, Chen Yuze didn't seem to want her to go back to her bedroom like that.

After all, these dishes were made with the help of his part-time job as the "God of Cookery of Mountains and Seas" and the enhancement of his mountain and sea cooking utensils and seasoning jars. The spiritual energy contained in the food was entirely beneficial to Lu Qianya.

Moreover, many of the dishes today were specially prepared by Chen Yuze for Lu Qianya, his patient.

If she leaves without eating a single bite, wouldn't all of Chen Yuze's efforts be wasted?

Since arriving in this cultivation world, which lacks spiritual entertainment, watching the happy expressions on the girls' faces after eating the food he has personally prepared has become one of Chen Yuze's few hobbies.

Therefore, Chen Yuze would never let Lu Qianya leave, no matter what.

"Miss Qianya, I prepared these dishes especially for you today. Why don't you have a little bit?"

"Did Senior Brother Yuze prepare this especially for me?"

Although Lu Qianya had given up hope of marrying Chen Yuze because he had too many Daoist partners.

But to be honest, that feeling of affection isn't something that can be so easily erased.

After all, strictly speaking, Chen Yuze could be considered Lu Qianya's first love.

Therefore, when she heard that all the dishes on the table were specially prepared for her by her senior brother Yuze, Lu Qianya was definitely touched.

Furthermore, since she would be living under the same roof as her senior brother Yuze for quite some time, even out of courtesy, Lu Qianya had to give Yuze, her landlord, some face.

"Come on, let's have some yam and pork rib soup first."

Seeing that Lu Qianya didn't seem to be planning to leave, Chen Yuze picked up a soup spoon and poured her half a bowl of soup.

"Thank you, Senior Brother Yuze."

Lu Qianya politely accepted the soup bowl, intending to eat a little and then get up.

But the moment the rich pork rib soup entered her mouth, Lu Qianya's appetite was instantly whetted.

It's no exaggeration to say that even a seasoned anorexic could be won over by a single sip of this pork rib soup.

Become a big eater, okay?

Moreover, this soup is not only delicious, but also brimming with pure spiritual energy.

It is no exaggeration to say that the concentration of spiritual energy is no less than that of the Enlightenment Water that Lu Qianya's mother went through great lengths to obtain for her from Fangcun Daoguan when she was forming her core.

Looking at Chen Yuze beside her, Lu Qianya's feelings became complicated again.

After all, this meal was specially prepared for her by Senior Brother Yuze!

Lu Qianya didn't know what Senior Brother Yuze had gone through for this meal, but she was certain that it wouldn't have been cheap.

Putting aside the taste of the food, this yam and pork rib soup, brimming with spiritual energy, alone would fetch an astronomical price at the black market auction house.

"Senior Brother Yuze..."