I've been bullied and humiliated for thirteen years; when I wake up, I'll be bloodthirsty.

Chapter 576 Little Devil! Little Devil!

Lu Yangyang nodded.

"I've been looking for you all day. Luckily you haven't gone far. It's getting dark soon, so let's find a safe place to rest and get something to eat."

"Mmm-hmm," Wen Qingqing nodded hurriedly in response.

Yin Yueling walked over.

When Wen Qingqing saw her, she instinctively hid behind Lu Yangyang.

Lu Yangyang asked, puzzled, "Are you afraid of her?"

Wen Qingqing froze as she tried to hide behind her, muttering to herself, "When have I ever been afraid of her? I just don't argue with kids."

"What's wrong with being a child? If you're so capable, then don't hide!" Yin Yueling said, hands on her hips, clearly annoyed. "Ah Jiao!"

Upon hearing the shout, Ah Jiao immediately turned around, and the enormous snake head rushed straight towards Lu Yangyang.

Seeing this, Mingruo instinctively stepped forward and blocked Lu Yangyang's path.

Gillian approached him and flicked her tail in annoyance.

Lu Yangyang quickly pulled Mingruo away, saying, "It's alright."

Yin Yueling pouted unhappily.

Lu Yangyang took two steps forward and pinched Yin Yueling's cheek: "Don't be upset. I know you won't do anything. Ajiao is a spirit and won't hurt us. Mingruo just doesn't understand and is just nervous."

"Hmph!" Yin Yueling glared at Ming Ruo, turned her head away, and said somewhat awkwardly, "I just want to ask what she meant by what she just said!"

Wen Qingqing popped out from behind Lu Yangyang, "You should have said so earlier! Last time you almost scared me to death, and now you're scaring me again as soon as we meet, you brat!"

Yin Yueling turned to face her: "How am I being a bear!"

Wen Qingqing's eyes widened: "You're trying to scare me with this huge treasure, aren't you ashamed?"

Yin Yueling blinked and curled her lips: "I'll forgive you since you know our Ah Jiao is our precious baby!"

Lu Yangyang sighed, both of them were more childish than the other.

It reminded her of the times when Jiao Jiao and Yan Yue used to bicker beside her. It felt like those youthful days had passed in the blink of an eye and would never come back.

"Let's find a safer place first," Lu Yangyang suggested.

“Come with me. The place I’ve been hiding in these past two days is pretty good. It’s near a stream and has a large tree hollow. If I camouflage myself outside at night, no wild animals should bother me,” Wen Qingqing said.

"Let's go." None of them objected, and they followed Wen Qingqing to the place she mentioned, which was near a shallow stream.

The group sprinkled insect repellent powder around their resting area, then gathered some branches and lit a small fire.

After sitting down around the fire, Wen Qingqing lazily stretched and leaned against Lu Yangyang, asking her, "Why are only a few of you here? Did things go smoothly?"

Lu Yangyang briefly explained the situation to her. After she finished speaking, she noticed that Yin Yueling was still staring intently at Wen Qingqing.

Wen Qingqing rubbed her arms: "What exactly is your problem? Tell me."

Yin Yueling raised an eyebrow: "What was that 'second' you just mentioned, 'a second feels like a year'? And what is 'little devil'? Why did you call me a little devil? Are you insulting me?"

Wen Qingqing's eyes widened: "Why are you so serious, child!"

Yin Yueling stuck out her tongue: "Hehehe, what if you scold me!"

Wen Qingqing looked helpless: "I was just exaggerating. A second is a unit of time. We use twelve two-hour periods to tell time, but my mother said that in faraway Western countries, they use hours. One two-hour period is two hours. Then an hour is sixty minutes. A quarter of an hour is about fifteen minutes. Then a minute can be counted as sixty seconds. A second is about the blink of an eye. Do you understand now? My mother has a pocket watch that Westerners use to tell time. She likes it very much. She said that when she comes back from her sea voyage this time, she will bring back a batch. I'll give you one then, okay?"

Mingruo exclaimed in surprise, "I've never heard of such a way of counting before."

Li Shisan: "Is the outside world really this wonderful?"

Hua Rui: "This is the first time I've heard of this either."

Yin Yueling said with an arrogant look, "I'm not going to take yours for nothing. I'll exchange it for what you want."

Only Lu Yangyang seemed slightly dazed. She had heard of this method of timekeeping before; her aunt had mentioned it. She had even asked her aunt, "If it's so convenient, why don't we just look at the clock?" Her aunt had just been rambling incoherently, saying, "Because we can't go back, we can't go back..."

Her aunt's condition was too strange at the time, so she didn't dare to ask any more questions. When her aunt came to her senses, she asked again, but her aunt told her to forget it and not to cause trouble for herself.

So she forgot about it.

Now that I've heard Qingqing say this, could it be that Aunt came from some far-off West?

"Yangyang, what are you thinking about? You seem so lost in thought." Wen Qingqing waved her hand in front of her eyes.

Lu Yangyang quickly shook her head: "It's nothing. What's this 'little devil'? Where do you get so many strange and unusual words?"

Wen Qingqing facepalmed again: "I also read it in storybooks. When I was little, my mother didn't have time to take care of me, so she would collect all kinds of storybooks for me. The little devil is a character setting, like a little witch. Who told her to scare people so much? She's so naughty!"

"That's because you're stupid! I never bully people!" Yin Yueling said, raising her chin.

Wen Qingqing made a face at her: "Little devil, little devil!"

Yin Yueling was very magnanimous this time: "I like this nickname, so don't mess with me in the future!"

The two of them couldn't help but laugh.

Wen Qingqing asked, "Then how do we get to Yuechuan Kingdom?"

Lu Yangyang took out a new purse, opened it, and a slender bamboo viper nimbly crawled out of the purse. At the same time, Xiao Guai, who was hiding in Wen Qingqing's arms, also peeked out.

Wen Qingqing looked excitedly at the bamboo viper in Lu Yangyang's hand: "My God, how can there be such a beautiful bamboo viper in this world? It's just too perfect! And it even looks a little lazy."

Little Guai peeked out, trying to get closer.

Wen Qingqing quickly pulled him back: "Little darling, you don't mean you've fallen for someone, do you? That won't do. What if you're the same gender? Then you can only be brothers."

Lu Yangyang chuckled, gently comforted Qingzhu, put it back in her pouch, and told Wen Qingqing that it could lead the way.

Wen Qingqing exclaimed excitedly, "So, as long as we follow Qingzhu, we can find the legendary sacred land of Gu arts, Yuechuan Kingdom?"

Lu Yangyang nodded.

Wen Qingqing's eyes lit up with joy: "This trip was definitely worthwhile."

"Don't get too excited yet. The path through the dense forest is difficult to traverse. Hopefully, we can find our destination soon." Lu Yangyang looked at the group. "It's getting late. Let's get some rest and continue our journey early tomorrow morning."