Yao Qing was severely frightened by Chuzheng, and at this moment, no one could protect her. Terrified by Chuzheng, she confessed everything.

She had been having dreams since childhood.

Her dreams were all about the Xia Yi Clan, and she entered the history department because of this, only to find out that the Xia Yi Clan didn’t exist in history.

She had a hard time finding some scattered clues.

But she only knew that the Xia Yi Clan in her dreams truly existed, nothing more.

About two years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare disease, and those dreams began to feel increasingly real.

Then she met Brother Gao.

Initially, Yao Qing was quite wary of Brother Gao, but as Brother Gao took meticulous care of her, Yao Qing gradually opened up and shared her troubles with him.

Soon after, Brother Gao told her that they might find a way to cure her and also figure out why she had those dreams.

Then... 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

They came here.

-

Brother Gao was the first to wake up. He was like someone who had held their breath for a long time and suddenly breathed in fresh air, starting to gulp and gasp.

With a quick glance, he saw Yao Qing and Chuzheng standing not far away.

"Qing Qing!"

He immediately called out.

After calling her name, Brother Gao realized the feeling of being restrained; he was tied up!

Brother Gao quickly looked around. Besides himself, there were Li Tian, Lan Chen, and Uncle Min, and they were all tied up.

Their expressions were dazed with no reaction.

"Miss Liu, what is the meaning of this?" Brother Gao quickly calmed down and fixed his gaze on Chuzheng.

At this moment, Yao Qing seemed more frightened, so the only instigator must have been Chuzheng.

"It means nothing, just to prevent Mr. Gao from harming me." Now was the time to tie them up, wasn’t it?

Brother Gao’s eyes darkened: "Miss Liu, I didn’t mean to harm you; is there some misunderstanding?"

"I said it’s just prevention," Chuzheng replied casually.

Brother Gao: "..."

Chuzheng slightly turned, pointing to a glowing tree behind her: "Mr. Gao, was this what you were looking for?"

Brother Gao’s pupils were instantly filled with shattered light, the mini version of beams reflecting in his iris.

His breath stalled.

This is...

He really found it!!

Brother Gao’s excitement quickly disappeared; he was still tied up.

Brother Gao adopted a negotiating posture: "Miss Liu, I think you don’t know much about this thing, right?"

"By chance, I just learned," Chuzheng shook the two yellowed journals in her hand.

Brother Gao: "..."

Brother Gao glanced towards Lan Chen, feeling deep frustration; Lan Chen, this useless fellow, couldn’t even hide something properly.

He had only seen one journal, but he could guess that the other one definitely contained some records.

Brother Gao took a deep breath: "Miss Liu, I came here just to cure Qing Qing’s illness. We are not enemies."

Chuzheng: "..."

Bullshit!

In the plot, you were ready to dissect the Good Person Card!

We are definitely enemies!

Brother Gao continued: "Miss Liu, we can cooperate."

"Cooperate? In your current state, what qualifies you to talk about cooperation with me?"

"... "

Brother Gao confidently replied: "Because I know more."

"Oh."

Brother Gao didn’t know what Chuzheng’s "oh" meant; her reaction was not what he expected.

Brother Gao hesitated, deciding to continue baiting: "This tree is a miracle of the Xia Yi Clan; they gained power from it. Miss Liu, if we collaborate, we can do more with this tree."

"It can grant people power, prolong life, cure diseases. Miss Liu, think about it, aren’t you tempted?"

Brother Gao tempted.

Chuzheng crossed her arms, nonchalantly saying, "I’m quite content with my own power, no need for external help."

Huh?

Inwardly, Brother Gao felt Chuzheng had some abilities, but the power acquired here was no ordinary power.

Yet, she’s not tempted at all?

"Miss Liu, I think you don’t understand what kind of power this tree can bring you..."

Brother Gao tried to make Chuzheng realize its preciousness.

Chuzheng slowly raised her hand, her pale fingertips brushed the air, Brother Gao’s throat tightened abruptly, like it was clutched, making oxygen hard to enter, disbelief and shock flooded his eyes.

The next second, fresh air rushed into his lungs.

The girl retracted her hand, looking at him coldly: "Do you think I need it?"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Brother Gao coughed violently, wanting to touch his neck but unfortunately unable to move.

Mr. Gao’s face turned from blue to white, his lips quivering several times.

Just now, he felt waves of coldness, as if she would truly kill him.

Where did this woman’s power come from?

Who is she?!

"I need to know what Mr. Gao knows, could Mr. Gao cooperate with me?"

"..."

What if he doesn’t cooperate?

-

From the collected information from several people, Chuzheng could roughly piece together the whole story.

In ’88, a group of people came looking for the Xia Yi Clan, and they found it.

But halfway through, some people coveted the so-called miracle, stole leaves, ate them, and gained power.

After being discovered, they escaped.

But feeling unsatisfied, they returned, relying on the acquired power to kill everyone.

Just as they prepared to move the entire tree away, the underground passage began to shake, various dangerous occurrences appeared.

To save their lives, they had to give up the tree and leave.

After leaving, two of them soon passed away, no one could find out the cause of death.

The remaining three people, after leaving, also lost their power, and aged faster than ordinary people.

Lan Chen, Brother Gao, and Yao Qing are all descendants of those three people.

Lan Chen holds his grandfather’s journal, Brother Gao knows the story from his father, and Yao Qing knows nothing, she just kept dreaming.

"How is it so coincidental that you all came here at the same time?" Brother Gao and Yao Qing came together, but what about Lan Chen?

Why was he insistent on coming here?

Especially with the original host, that Oil Bottle?

The rumors about the Xia Yi Clan, in certain circles, have a degree of notoriety; those who came here back then did tell outsiders, and some research data circulated, it’s not surprising some people know.

But how come it’s such a coincidence that they all came here at once?

Coincidence?

This coincidence is somewhat baffling.

"What’s going on?"

"Who tied me up!"

Lan Chen also woke up, finding himself bound, he cursed immediately.

Uncle Min and Li Tian awakened one after another amidst Lan Chen’s angry curses.

Li Tian didn’t know what she had gone through, her face was pale, her whole body trembling, her eyes full of fear.

"Liu Chuzheng!"

Seeing Chuzheng standing in front of Brother Gao, Lan Chen immediately shouted at her: "Did you do this? Damn it, let me go! @#%..."

The latter words were too offensive, probably having lost his temper.