"Xiaobei, you..."

Seeing Hu Xiaobei squat down, Xueyao wanted to say something...

But before she could open her mouth, Xueyao felt the strength in her body drain away in an instant...

The reason for this was that she felt her calf being grasped by Hu Xiaobei...

"It's really tense!"

Feeling her calf tensed up, Hu Xiaobei knew that she was indeed very nervous. "Auntie, relax a little now! Spraining your ankle is no trivial matter! Do you understand?"

"I'm fine, you don't have to help me, I will recover very quickly, I..."

Hearing her spout these pointless nonsense, Hu Xiaobei cut her off directly, "Auntie, stop talking for now, I told you to relax, did you hear me?"

"Yes! I heard you!"

Feeling Hu Xiaobei's dominance, she shrank her neck and obediently nodded her head.

Seeing her obedient look, Hu Xiaobei smiled...

Hu Xiaobei knew that he was being a bit too overbearing!

But he had no choice, because if he wasn't a bit domineering, he guessed that Xueyao would really not agree to let him treat her...

With that thought, Hu Xiaobei focused intently on her ankle, ready to start the treatment...

...

"This little bastard, how old is he to talk to me so domineeringly!"

Seeing Hu Xiaobei seriously staring at her ankle again, she stomped her little foot and muttered shyly...

Xueyao was feeling very conflicted at that moment...

Because she found that she seemed to really like Hu Xiaobei's overbearing nature.

"Could it be that I really want to pledge myself to him?"

After this thought quickly popped into her head, Xueyao subconsciously shook it off!

At that moment, she suddenly felt a sharp pain...

Lowering her head, she saw Hu Xiaobei carefully removing her shoe.

Her warm little foot was being stared at intently by Hu Xiaobei.

It was now only a few centimeters away from Hu Xiaobei's nose...

"It's so embarrassing!"

Muttering to herself like that, Xueyao's mind went blank!

...

"It doesn't look too serious!"

Hu Xiaobei, squatting in front of Xueyao, took a careful look at the swollen ankle and let out a sigh of relief!

Previously, Hu Xiaobei was worried that the bone had been injured...

Now, Hu Xiaobei found that it hadn't, so he truly breathed a sigh of relief.

Relaxing, Hu Xiaobei couldn't help but stare at her plump little foot wrapped in deep black nylon stockings...

Previously, during their wild times together, he had held them.

But at that time, Hu Xiaobei hadn't looked at them very closely, so now, Hu Xiaobei was taking his first detailed and close-up observation...

"There's a scent similar to jasmine!"

While observing, Hu Xiaobei faintly caught a whiff of a delicate fragrance...

Soon, Hu Xiaobei spoke up, "Auntie, your ankle isn't in much trouble, I'll treat it for you now; it might hurt a bit, so bear with it!"

"Okay, I know!"

Xueyao bit her soft lip gently and quickly responded.

At this moment, her entire body was tingling, leaving her hardly any strength to speak...

Once he confirmed her agreement, Hu Xiaobei grasped her plump little foot.

Feeling the warmth and silkiness, Hu Xiaobei swiftly infused strings of Nine Wood True Qi through the palm of his hand; with the infusion, Hu Xiaobei felt the swollen ankle gradually recovering...

"The treatment effect of Nine Wood True Qi has improved a lot again!"

Watching the ankle gradually recover, Hu Xiaobei happily muttered to himself...

"It looks like I'll just have to follow this little nemesis for the rest of my life, huh!"

The moment her ankle was grasped by Hu Xiaobei, Xueyao glanced at him complicatedly and softly murmured to herself...

Xueyao was a very traditional woman, so now she had completely set her heart on Hu Xiaobei...

...

Unaware of her thoughts, Hu Xiaobei, after using Nine Wood True Qi to completely restore her ankle, helped her put her shoe back on!

Afterward, Hu Xiaobei looked at her and softly said, "Auntie, try moving your ankle now."

"En? Oh!"

Having agreed, Xueyao shyly moved it, and instantly, she nodded her head in surprise.

She found that her ankle had really recovered!

At the very least, the needle-like sensation from before was completely gone...

"Xiaobei, you... your Nine Wood True Qi is too amazing! With its help, the development time for the Gu Insect should really shorten a lot."

Hearing Xueyao excitedly speak, Hu Xiaobei blinked his eyes and said, "So, let's hurry to the Mysterious Land now!"

"Good! Let's set off right away!"

After her quick agreement, Hu Xiaobei nodded his head!

Afterward, Hu Xiaobei hesitated for a moment and said, "Auntie, I was a bit overbearing just now, but that's because..."

"It's okay, you don't need to explain, I understand! Come on, let's get going!"

"Alright!"

With a hearty agreement, Hu Xiaobei and she continued deeper into the Mysterious Land...

...

After they left, the three people who were following closely behind appeared...

He glanced back at the two people following him and began to speak in a somewhat hoarse voice.

"I asked you to investigate that woman who was with Hu Xiaobei. How is that coming along?"

Hearing the rapid inquiry, the two exchanged glances and quickly responded, "The woman with Hu Xiaobei is called Xueyao. She used to be the tribe's witch, but later, due to an injury, she couldn't continue as the witch."

"Is that so!"

He nodded slightly and looked warmly at his two subordinates, "This Xueyao is very beautiful. I really like her. You know what to do later, right?"

"Yes! We will capture her intact for you to deal with."

"Mm! Alright, let's hurry up and follow them!"

"Yes!"

Amidst this conversation, the three quickly caught up again...

...

"Why do I always feel like we're being followed!"

After walking a few hundred meters, Hu Xiaobei turned his head and muttered to himself coldly.

Hu Xiaobei had felt as though he was being watched since earlier.

Now, the feeling had grown even stronger...

"Xiaobei, why do you keep looking back? Is someone following us?"

Hearing Xueyao's question, Hu Xiaobei waved it off and said, "No, how could anyone be following us? I'm just looking around. Honestly, there are a lot of herbs here!"

Hu Xiaobei wasn't sure if they were actually being tracked, so he said nothing at the time but deftly changed the subject...

"Yes, few people come here, so there are various kinds of herbs everywhere. Many of them are very old!"

"Mm! By the way, aunty, are we almost there?"

"Yes! That large clearing up ahead is it."

"A clearing?"

As he expressed his surprise, Hu Xiaobei looked ahead and saw a vast, barren clearing...

"This 'Mysterious Land' really is a bit eerie!"

He spoke because Hu Xiaobei felt a faint sense of unease about that Mysterious Land...

"Xiaobei, wait here for me. I'll go ahead, and if all goes well, it should only take a few minutes to be recognized again."

"Okay! Be careful!"

During the conversation, Hu Xiaobei gave Xueyao an encouraging look.

Soon, Hu Xiaobei watched her walk directly toward the mysterious area.

...

As Xueyao walked forward, she couldn't help but think of her childhood!

Back then, Xueyao was the only one among a dozen children to be recognized by the Mysterious Land.

At that time, Xueyao received a pure white Ice Silkworm...

The Ice Silkworm was linked by blood to Xueyao.

So, as Xueyao grew, it also grew rapidly, which earned her some reputation in the vicinity.

Originally, if everything went smoothly, Xueyao's Ice Silkworm could have bred quickly.

But then, she was cruelly and shamelessly tricked by Shan Hu...

Although she ultimately survived, the Ice Silkworm that had been with her for so many years died...

"All these years, I've always been thinking of you. I wonder how you've been over there!"

Murmuring softly, a tear rolled down Xueyao's cheek...

After wiping away the teardrop from her eye, she closed her eyes and began to seek the Mysterious Land's recognition once more...

"What's going on? Why doesn't there seem to be any response at all!"

Five minutes later, Hu Xiaobei, who had been staring intently, muttered to himself.

From the beginning, Hu Xiaobei had kept his eyes fixed on Xueyao!

But even as his eyes grew tired, he saw not the slightest reaction, which led him to mumble involuntarily...

...

"It looks like there's no chance I'll be recognized by the Mysterious Land again!"

At the Mysterious Land, Xueyao's long eyelashes fluttered, and soon, she opened her eyes.

Disappointed by the outcome, she also felt a sense of relief.

She knew that without the recognition of the Mysterious Land, she could not continue as the witch...

So she would no longer have to bear the weight of the entire tribe...

"Goodbye!"

With that, Xueyao prepared to leave...

Then she suddenly heard footsteps. Instinctively turning her head, Xueyao saw Hu Xiaobei coming toward her...

"Xiaobei, you... you shouldn't come here!"

"It's okay!"

Waving his hand lightly, Hu Xiaobei looked at Xueyao and said, "Aunty, how did it go? Didn't it work?"

"Yeah, it looks like my connection with this place has come to an end!"

Hearing Hu Xiaobei's question, Xueyao took a deep breath and explained in a slightly hoarse voice...

"What do you mean the connection has ended! Don't be too disappointed now. I'll think of a way to help you!"

"What way?"

"You'll know soon, but before we start, we should probably welcome our guests first!"

With that, Hu Xiaobei turned around somberly, staring in the direction of ten o'clock...

"Xiaobei, you... you said guests? Could it be... could there be someone here?"

"Yes! There are three rats that have been sneakily following us!"

Explaining, Hu Xiaobei narrowed his eyes and taunted, "What's the matter? Not planning to come out? Really as timid as mice, huh?"

Hu Xiaobei had barely finished speaking when a startled voice came from behind the bushes, "Wow, I am really surprised! I thought I hid well enough earlier! Yet, you still discovered us. Would you mind telling me how you found us?"

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