"Have you ever considered the possibility?" Su Xuan looked up at his roommate. "That Ancestor Meng is already dead?"

Where else would one see Ox-Head and Horse-Face? If seeing them doesn't mean you're dead, what does?

"What?" The man was getting angry now, his voice rising. "Do you have any idea how powerful Ancestor Meng is? He's unbound by the heavenly ways, transcending the Three Realms and the Five Elements. How could he possibly be dead? Hey, do you have something against Ancestor Meng?"

"No, no, not at all." Seeing the man getting worked up over Ancestor Meng, Su Xuan quickly waved his hands dismissively.

The man realized he had been a bit impulsive and switched to a normal tone. "Brother Ji, if not for the blessings Ancestor Meng bestowed upon the world atop the mountains, our generation would never have produced so many Heaven Severing and Longevity experts. Besides, Ancestor Meng once stayed here when he served as the acting Sect Leader of the Yu Xian Sect. Back when Sect Leader Su Pei's father ran into trouble, he was the one who held the entire sect together. We are about to benefit from this place, so we should be grateful."

"You're right. I hope we can all get a Blood Immortal Vine tomorrow!" Su Xuan steered the conversation back to the matter at hand.

"Right, right!" The man's eyes lit up instantly. "The Yu Xian Sect opening the Valley of Thousand Snakes for the trial this time means a large number of Blood Immortal Vines have matured. As long as we're careful, getting a Blood Immortal Vine won't be difficult. Finding heavenly treasures, however, might not be so easy."

"Heavenly treasures?" Su Xuan's eyes narrowed. "There are treasures in the Valley of Thousand Snakes?"

His current third-stage system task was to collect heavenly treasures, so he had every reason to be interested.

"Of course!" the man said with an expectant look. "When Ancestor Meng left the world atop the mountains, he left empty-handed. But he owned countless treasures, and people say he hid a substantial portion of them in the Yu Xian Sect. Some even claim they're hidden in the Valley of Thousand Snakes, available only to those with fate!"

"Then we'll have to give it a try."

"We definitely have to try!"

Both Su Xuan and the man grew excited with anticipation.

"So, Brother Ji, shall we team up tomorrow?" the man asked.

"No problem."

There was strength in numbers, so Su Xuan naturally had no reason to refuse. Besides, he knew nothing about the trial, whereas this young man seemed very knowledgeable. Bringing him along would certainly do no harm.

「That night」

The moonlight was clear and bright.

RATTLE, RATTLE!

Suddenly, a strange noise came from outside the window.

Su Xuan and his roommate both focused their gazes on the window.

Could the Yu Xian Sect have thieves? Are they here to steal from the trialists' belongings?

"I'll go check it out!" Su Xuan's roommate whispered before tiptoeing toward the window.

Just as he reached it, the window creaked and was pushed open!

A woman's face appeared.

"Min Chun, you and my cousin aren't asleep yet, are you?" the woman asked abruptly. It was "Su Xuan's" cousin.

She clearly knew Su Xuan's roommate.

"Oh, it's Miss Sisi. No, he's still awake." Min Chun relaxed and pointed toward Su Xuan. "We've been chatting this whole time."

SWOOSH!

The cousin, Ji Sisi, leaped nimbly into the room and went straight to Su Xuan's bedside, where she frowned in displeasure.

The reason was that Su Xuan, who Min Chun had just said was chatting, was now sound asleep and snoring!

"Cousin, didn't we agree to watch the moonlight tonight?" Ji Sisi nudged Su Xuan. "Don't tell me you forgot?"

Su Xuan remained perfectly still.

"Cousin, you're being very strange!" Ji Sisi's expression soured. "Why are you suddenly so cold to me? You always used to dote on me! Do you know that the girl sharing my room already went out to watch the moon with someone? I was waiting and waiting for you, but you never came. Did you really expect me to come find you?"

"Cousin, I'm just really tired today!" Su Xuan knew he couldn't keep up the act. He mumbled, "Let's get some rest for the trial tomorrow. We can watch the moonlight after it's over!"

"No! I want to go now!"

Ji Sisi sat angrily on the edge of the bed, her posture making it clear she wasn't leaving unless he came with her.

Su Xuan really didn't want to go. I snatched the real guy's Trial Token, his Xuan tickets, elixirs, and other valuables. Now I'm supposed to take his cousin out, too? That seems a bit much!

Su Xuan pulled the covers over his head.

"Fine. Very fine!"

Seeing this, Ji Sisi's pretty face turned ice-cold. She then did something astonishing. Kicking off her shoes, she pulled back a corner of the blanket, crawled in, and climbed on top of Su Xuan, her hands scratching lightly all over his body!

So you want to sleep, do you? Fine! Let's just see if you can manage it!

This girl is fierce! Min Chun stood to the side, stunned, his wide eyes filled with envy. How he wished for a playful, cute, and beautiful cousin like that!

The next second, something even more shocking happened.

Ji Sisi actually threw her dress out from under the blanket!

Min Chun stared at the fragrant dress, feeling the blood rush to his head as he gulped.

Was he about to witness a live show up close tonight? Or should he make himself scarce?

"Ahahaha!" Su Xuan suddenly laughed awkwardly. He pushed his fierce cousin off and stretched lazily. "I seem to have my energy back now. We can go watch the moonlight."

"Hmph!" came a cold snort from under the covers. "Get my dress!"

Her voice was laced with triumph.

Su Xuan bent down, picked up the dress, and stuffed it under the blanket. He then turned to Min Chun. "Sorry you had to see that. You should get some sleep."

"Right, right." Min Chun nodded, a little disappointed.

RUSTLE. RUSTLE.

Ji Sisi, now fully dressed under the covers, crawled out.

Resigned, Su Xuan led her out of the room.

Once they were outside, Ji Sisi still sounded a bit angry. "Cousin, do you have any idea what a huge risk I took coming to find you? The Yu Xian Sect forbids female guests from entering the men's quarters uninvited. I had to sneak in through the window! If we get caught, our secret getting out would be the least of our problems—our reputations would be ruined! I might not even be able to stay in the family!"

"Oh. I know," Su Xuan replied perfunctorily.

He was already aware that "he" and this cousin had something going on.

"Cousin, where should we go to see the moon?" Ji Sisi asked, taking his arm.

"How about over there?" Su Xuan gestured to a nearby, modest-sized mountain.

"Okay, let's go there!" Ji Sisi nodded. "I hope no one else is there."

Chatting as they went, the two climbed to the top of the mountain, even managing to dodge a patrol of Yu Xian Sect disciples along the way.

"Cousin, the moonlight is so beautiful!"

The mountaintop was covered in green grass. Ji Sisi flattened a patch with her foot and lay down, gazing at the night sky. "This is the first time I've ever seen moonlight this beautiful."

Su Xuan wasn't looking at the moon. Instead, he stared at the ground with a grave expression.

"I think we came to the wrong place…"

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