Chapter 337: Count Me In! (2/2)

As they cultivated, a few Hunters passed by and discovered their auras.

However, whenever people approached them, Xue Long would perceive their movements and unleash a fierce sword intent.

As soon as those Hunters sensed Xue Long’s sword intent, they would immediately realize that it wasn’t someone they could take, and thus retreated voluntarily.

One day passed...

Nie Tian had recovered most of the energies he had consumed, and thus he took out Qiu Yang and the other three’s rings of holding.

The four rings of holding had belonged to four Greater Heaven stage experts. Nie Tian desired to know what was in them very much.

However, almost every ring of holding had their own unique restrictive spells.

If people tried to break the spell with force without knowing how to crack the spell properly, it would very likely result in the destruction of the ring of holding, along with everything inside of it.

After a moment of hesitation, Nie Tian turned to Pei Qiqi, who was sitting quietly with her eyes closed and said with a soft voice, “Well...”

Pei Qiqi opened her eyes and reached out with one hand, saying, “Alright, give them to me.”

With a smile, Nie Tian handed the four rings of holding to her.

“It’s really hard to imagine how you killed Qiu Yang and the other three.” Pei Qiqi muttered to herself as slender beams of bright light blossomed at the tips of her fingers, which seemed to carry the profound truths of spatial energy. In the next moment, they flew into the rings of holding like extensions of her slender fingers, where they skillfully solved the restrictive spells within them.

As she removed the restrictive spells, she took a glance at the items in stock, and she discovered that each of the rings of holding was stocked with large amounts of spirit stones, spirit jades, and jars full of spiritual materials. “Wow, these guest elders of the Blood Skull were all filthy rich. Here you go. You’ve hit gold again.” With these words, she handed the four rings of holding back to Nie Tian.

Nie Tian briefly examined the stocked items after receiving them, and found that there were at least a total of 20,000 spirit stones, along with 50 spirit jades, within the four rings of holding.

Aside from that, he also discovered several premium grade spiritual tools that were suited for their former owners, along with medicinal pills and spiritual materials.

His face was instantly filled with smiles.

Completely at ease, Pei Qiqi took her time as she said, “You must have paid Li Ye handsomely in order to get him to forge a spiritual tool that suits your needs. Now that both Xue Long and Li Langfeng are willing to help you, you must have made some kind of deal with them. I put my own business on hold so that I could come to your aid. You don’t want to see me come out empty-handed, do you?”

Nie Tian cracked a smile and said, “Alright, spill it. What do you want?”

“10,000 spirit stones.” Pei Qiqi reached out her jade-like right hand and opened it. Then, she said, looking directly into Nie Tian’s eyes, “I’m at the Greater Heaven stage. It’s a fair deal to pay for my service with 10,000 spirit stones.”

“No problem.” Nie Tian laughed heartily as he took out 10,000 spirit stones, put them into an empty bracelet of holding, and placed it in Pei Qiqi’s palm.

As he did, his little finger accidentally touched Pei Qiqi’s soft hand.

Pei Qiqi’s hand trembled slightly as a ray of bright light shone from her eyes, which were looking right into Nie Tian’s eyes.

In a split second, the light in her eyes rapidly disappeared as she retracted her hand, along with the bracelet of holding in her palm.

Then, she sat back down on the ground, closed her eyes, and asked with a calm tone, “Back when I sustained heavy injuries and fell unconscious, did you...” She didn’t finish her question, but her long eyelashes slightly flickered.

“I didn’t do anything!” Nie Tian replied hastily.

Pei Qiqi snorted back at him.

Upon hearing Pei Qiqi’s question, Nie Tian couldn’t help but remember the time he had carried her on his back while he had run away from Li Langfeng’s pursuit.

As he relived the pleasant memories, his gaze wandered up and down Pei Qiqi, who was sitting in front of him, which reminded him of the scene where he had clenched Pei Qiqi’s slender legs with his hands and arms.

Pei Qiqi’s eyes suddenly snapped open. Glaring at him, she asked, “What are you thinking?”

With a guilty conscience, Nie Tian hastily replied, “I’m thinking about Li Langfeng.”

“Nonsense!” Pei Qiqi blurted angrily.

At that moment, Li Langfeng’s voice echoed out from the distance. “Hahaha! I can’t believe someone would think about me.”

In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of them.

Upon seeing Li Langfeng appear out of nowhere, Nie Tian’s expression flickered.

He didn’t understand why his Heaven Eyes had failed to detect Li Langfeng’s life aura and the fact that he was approaching.