The whole sect is full of villains, but the junior sister has a hole in her brain

Fanlian hesitated for a few seconds, then turned to look at the tree spirit behind him.

After a long while, she half-believed and half-doubtedly uttered two words: "Brother Shu..."

Tree Spirit:?

Fan Lian took a deep breath, adhering to the belief that one should unconditionally trust good friends, and continued with a slightly red face of shame and nervousness, "Do I look familiar to you?"

Zhao Zhao: “.........”

Noticing that the tree spirit had fallen strangely silent, Chao Zhao couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Chao Zhao!"

Fan Lian glared at him angrily, "You are really playing tricks on me, aren't you!"

"No." Chao Zhao immediately denied, "I'm telling the truth."

"Then why are you laughing!"

"Sorry." Zhao Zhao blinked innocently, "I just thought that my teeth should be cooled down in such hot weather."

"Who are you trying to fool?"

Fan Lian blushed with embarrassment, "You're telling me you're hot in the middle of the night?"

"Yes, it's midnight, let's find a place to stay."

Chao Zhao changed the subject without leaving a trace.

She walked up to the tree spirit and raised her hand to touch the branch extending in front of her. The branch was fresh and green, and the small barbs had just popped out.

"Thank you, Brother Shu. See you later."

She very skillfully grasped the soft tip of the branch and shook it up and down a few times.

The tree spirit shook off the leaves on its body and fell down. The human face that appeared and was shining with green light gradually disappeared and dimmed, and finally returned to silence.

"You can really communicate with it..."

Fan Lian was shocked. "Isn't it said that only the demon race with affinity can communicate with natural spirits?"

"So, I am a demon?"

Chao Zhao turned around and glanced at her with a smile.

"How is that possible!" Fan Lian muttered, "You are at most a half-demon."

"...?"

"Your mother's identity is recognized by the cultivation world, but your cheap father is unreliable."

Fan Lian's words came out all at once, "A weak mortal actually defeated the Sword Master, one of the Seven Fenghuas. He is really capable."

Chao Zhao: "Thank you for praising my father whom I have never met."

"...Do you think I'm praising him?" Fan Lian's face darkened. "Forget it, then just think of it as me praising him."

Chao Zhao smiled. Although she had never seen her stepfather, she had a hunch that he might be really happy to hear these words.

"Let's go find a cave."

After Fan Lian finished speaking, he took the initiative to walk ahead.

Chao Zhao didn't care. He turned around and told Ying Li to "follow up" and then followed.

Ying Li followed them slowly and steadily. His steps were not very big, but he always managed to maintain a constant distance from Chao Zhao.

"Chao Zhao."

He spoke suddenly.

Zhao Zhao turned around and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

"...Nothing." Ying Li looked at her for a moment and shook his head slowly, then raised his hand and pointed to a small hill hidden by bushes and said, "That's fine."

Fan Lian, who was walking in the front, turned back immediately: "What are you waiting for? Go and take a look!"

Chao Zhao used the Jingshuang Sword to push away the thorns and bushes that blocked the entrance to the cave. The entrance was not big and could only accommodate one person at a time.

But fortunately, after they went in, the view inside became wider.

Inside the dry and flat cave, there are several protruding rocks.

"Huh." Fan Lian breathed a sigh of relief, "I can finally take a break. I'll go find some firewood."

After Fan Lian left, Chao Zhao turned his head and looked at Ying Li thoughtfully: "This wasn't what you wanted to talk to me about at first, was it?"

Ying Li's calm face once again revealed a gentle smile: "Chao Zhao has a heart that tolerates everything."

"...Are you complimenting me?"

Chao Zhao was stunned for a moment. She touched the back of her head, somewhat confused.

Ying Li nodded gently: "Yes."

This made Chao Zhao even more puzzled. Why did Ying Li suddenly praise her for no apparent reason? ... And she had just tried to fool the tree spirit just now.

Chao Zhao was flattered to receive such a compliment.

——And expressed that he would continue to work hard.

Fanlian quickly brought back a pile of firewood. Although she was the young master of Miaoyin Palace, she still had the necessary survival skills, and the requirements for her training would only be more stringent.

After piling up the firewood, Fanlian used a flame talisman to light it.

The fire illuminated the cave in an instant, and the cave gradually became warmer.

"I hope that group of monsters won't find this place."

Fan Lian muttered something, then lowered her head nervously and expectedly, and lingered next to Chao Zhao, and said seriously, "I can give you half of my quilt to sleep on."

"What did you say?"

Chao Zhao turned around and gave her a strange look.

"?"

Sensing something was wrong, Fanlian suddenly raised his head.

Then she saw that Chao Zhao had already spread three layers of soft quilts on the ground. The firelight reflected the color of the quilts, creating a warm feeling.

"......nothing!"

After coming to his senses, Fan Lian felt that his behavior was extremely embarrassing and refused to mention it again.

"Oh." Zhao Zhao blinked, and the corners of his lips suddenly curled up, "Then do you want to sleep with me?"

Fanlian's eyes lit up.

She coughed lightly, and no matter how happy she was, she did not forget to maintain her arrogant personality, "Since you said so--"

Zhao Zhao saw through it and teased her deliberately: "Ah? Just forget it if you don't want it."

"Who said that!"

Upon hearing her words, Fan Lian immediately became anxious, "Why are you so anxious? I promise you!"

After the words fell, Fan Lian noticed the unstoppable smile in Chao Zhao's eyes, and felt embarrassed and annoyed, "Chao Zhao, you are playing tricks on me again!"

"Okay, okay, let's go to bed."

Chao Zhao held back his laughter and coaxed the proud young lady.

"Humph!"

Fan Lian was so angry that she snatched an extra quilt from Chao Zhao.

Chao Zhao asked her to grab some, because she didn't have much else but she had stockpiled a lot of quilts. After Fan Lian had grabbed all the quilts, she did not forget to send one to Ying Li who was meditating nearby.

Ying Li opened his eyes and looked at her quietly.

"Although I know that you monks are not afraid of the cold, you still need to cover yourself up to keep warm."

Chao Zhao placed the folded quilt next to him, and after saying this, he returned to Fan Lian.

......

Early the next morning, Chao Zhao was awakened by a loud noise.

She opened her sleepy eyes and vaguely saw a figure passing by and approaching her. Just as she was about to move, her mouth was covered.

"Shhh."

Fan Lian's figure against the light gradually became clearer. Her face was serious and calm as she silently said three words: "Don't make a sound."

He nodded towards Zhao.

His eyes moved to the low and narrow cave entrance. Ying Li was leaning against the stone wall, observing the movements outside the cave.

Seeing this, Chao Zhao directly used his spiritual sense to transmit the message.

[what happened? ]