Chapter 007: Xuanshi Mine

Qiao Mu remembered that Qiao Lao Liu broke his leg when he went up the mountain a while ago, almost losing his life. Shortly after being carried down the mountain by someone, rumors of mountain ghosts started to spread in the Xulan Mountain. The mountain ghosts were said to appear and disappear unpredictably, attacking people and devouring their hearts and lungs.

After the ghost rumors spread, the already rarely visited Xulan Mountain became even more deserted, with hardly anyone from the village going up the mountain.

Looking back now, it should have been when poor Qiao Lao Liu unknowingly approached the mysterious stone mine while on the mountain, and someone secretly tried to take his life.

However, by a stroke of luck, he managed to escape, although he came back with a hint of the mysterious stone's aura on him, which was only detected by the special sense of a hunting dog.

After half a month, the hunting dog managed to track down Qiao Lao Liu with this faint scent, which was quite a feat.

As for the rumors of ghosts in Xulan Mountain, it goes without saying that it was the handiwork of the Third Prince Moteng, who simply wanted to scare off the ignorant villagers.

Several disciples of the Tian Dao Sect entered the cave and after a series of banging and moving, they brought out about five or six large baskets woven from vines and found over twenty still warm bodies inside the cave.

"It seems that these people left in a hurry, abandoning the newly mined mysterious stone and these tools, only managing to silence the miners," said the man in the blue robe of the Tian Dao Sect, looking at the elegantly dressed young man beside him and then smiling, "I wonder, Prince Teng, what do you make of this?"

The noble young man's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, and he quickly smiled and said, "Senior Brother Ji is joking. Since it has been found that someone violated the rules and privately mined the mysterious stone, it naturally needs to be dealt with seriously, and the audacious person needs to be quickly identified and dealt with."

The man in the blue robe of the Tian Dao Sect looked deeply at the Third Prince Moteng and nodded, "The Third Prince's words are wise. The Tian Dao Sect will not wrong anyone, and naturally will not let anyone who dares to challenge the authority of the Tian Dao Sect go unpunished."

The noble young man's forehead was sweating profusely, and his lips stiffly pulled into a smile that was even more unsightly than crying.

Each of the Tian Dao Sect disciples who were moving back and forth from the cave wore a hint of joy on their faces. In such an atmosphere of joy, the little girl's wooden-like face seemed particularly cold and indifferent.

"You are called Qiao Qiao," a handsome face with phoenix-like eyes and a smile suddenly appeared in front of her.

Qiao Mu, who was sitting on a mound with her knees hugged, instinctively leaned her head back, a hint of displeasure in her eyes. She turned her head and saw the young man in spotless white clothes, like snow piled at his feet.

He propped his chin with one hand, his black hair gently falling on one side of his face, and his thin lips curved into a gentle smile as he looked at her.

The wind brushed his face, and his phoenix-like eyes shimmered with a lustrous glow. In that instant, the myriad of colors in the world seemed to be taken away by him, leaving everything else colorless except for him.

Qiao Mu moved away consciously, trying to keep a safe distance from the "dangerous person."

Prince Lian's captivating phoenix eyes widened in disbelief as he watched Qiao Mu, his little friend, continuously move away from him.

How could this be possible? Was he that unattractive? What did the disdainful and distant look in the little girl's eyes mean?

Was he really that bad?

While Prince Lian was feeling dejected, Qiao Mu had already stood up and ran to the senior brother of the Tian Dao Sect, lifting her small arm and rudely patting his hand.