Gu Luolin's tone carried a hint of pity, but her eyes were also filled with comfort for Ye Zichen.
Ye Zichen's heart skipped a beat. His worries had finally come true. He was too far behind the others. Even with the help of the eagle, he still couldn't catch up.
Ye Zichen extended his divine sense outwards. The palace at the top of the mountain was still quite a distance away.
Even with his divine sense, it was still very difficult for him to reach the palace.
Ye Zichen stood up and let out a deep sigh as he looked at the vague palace in front of him.
"You can't be thinking of committing suicide, right? Nephew, you can't be so weak," Gu Luolin grabbed Ye Zichen's hand and comforted him.
"Nephew!" Ye Zichen glared at her and corrected her, then rolled his eyes. "Don't speak nonsense. How big of a heart do I have to be to commit suicide?"
"Then why are you standing there?"
"Can't I just enjoy the wind?" Ye Zichen glared at her. "What's more, the eagle said that the gate opened, so it opened. Do you understand the phrase 'seeing is believing'?"
"Big White is the guardian beast left here. Of course he's telling the truth!"
"Fine, fine, fine. Even if it's true, then so be it. Who can be sure whether or not someone really went in?"
"But if no one went in, then why would the palace gate open?"
"…"
"Or perhaps someone went to the palace gate and had a snowball fight instead of going in?"
"…"
"If that's really the case, then what did that person come all the way here for? To enjoy the joy of climbing high?"
"I'm begging you to stop!"
Ye Zichen smiled wryly. He naturally knew that it was impossible.
Everyone who went into the snowy mountains came for the palace at the top of the mountain. Ye Zichen was willing to cut off the head of anyone who didn't go in.
Ye Zichen was naturally anxious when someone went in, but it was useless no matter how anxious he was. He was still on his way to the palace. Could he directly teleport to the palace!?
The reason why he made that guess was purely to trick him and make him feel better.
Who would have thought that Gu Luolin wasn't just good at acting? She'd even added insult to injury. Her words just now had riddled Ye Zichen with a thousand holes.
Ye Zichen was truly afraid that Gu Luolin would stab him to death before he reached the palace, so he quickly begged her to stop.
"Am I wrong?" Gu Luolin acted as if she didn't feel how stinging her words were, and continued to argue with Ye Zichen. "Just say what I just said, is it possible? If the palace door is open, then someone must have pushed it open. Otherwise, how could it have been blown open by the wind? "
"Stop talking. If you continue, then I'll jump down from here," Ye Zichen took a few steps forward, then pointed at the misty ground and shouted angrily.
"Whether you jump or not, I have to tell you the truth. The palace gate opened, so someone must have gone in!"
"Ancestor, I understand. I beg of you, please don't say anymore." Ye Zichen wanted to kneel down in front of him. He grabbed Gu Luolin's clothes and begged. "I understand all of that. Just how can you stop worrying about the palace gate!?"
"I'm not conflicted. It's just that your attitude towards the opening of the palace gate is too careless. You need a mature elder like me to spur you on. Only then will you be able to move forward," Gu Luolin said with her hands on her waist.
"Alright, I was wrong. I sincerely apologize for my mistake and repent for my careless attitude. I've given up on myself, so I've finally come to my senses. I definitely won't be so irresponsible in the future, so please don't say anymore, okay? "Ye Zichen smiled wryly.
"That's more like it!"
Gu Luolin clapped her hands and smiled. In truth, she'd only reacted this way because she'd recalled what her clan's elders often said to clansmen who didn't cultivate hard enough.
She wanted to give it a try herself. When she finished speaking, she saw Ye Zichen's expression of sudden enlightenment.
To tell the truth, it was pretty awesome!
What would the clan elders do after consoling their clansmen?
Gu Luolin frowned and thought back carefully. Then her eyes lit up, and she rested her chin on her hand like an elder.
"The palace gate was pushed open, so the people who entered were definitely the tomb's people. Big White told me that, in the eyes of the vicious beasts, this palace is a holy land. They wouldn't dare wander around or even break the door to enter. "
Ye Zichen thought Gu Luolin was going to argue about the previous topic again, but to his surprise, she started analyzing the situation rationally.
"Kui Lin should be one of the people who got there faster than us."
"That's right!"
Ye Zichen nodded. The way he saw it, Kui Lin was one of the people who'd entered the palace.
A few days ago, he'd arrived in the eagle's territory. Kui Lin had fled in panic, so there was no way he'd given up on the idea of going to the palace. Based on Ye Zichen's understanding of Kui Lin, not only would Kui Lin not stop, he'd head there as fast as he could.
Although three days didn't seem like a long time, it wasn't impossible for Kui Lin!
"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that someone else entered the palace," said Ye Zichen after a moment's thought.
"Hmph, I don't care about anyone else. I just hope I don't run into Kui Lin." Gu Luolin frowned and glared fiercely at the palace. Even now, she still held a grudge against Big White.
"I advise you to give up on that idea," said Ye Zichen, his gaze cold. Ye Zichen's gaze suddenly grew solemn. "At the very least, before you leave this place, before your parents protect you, you'd best not provoke Kui Lin without good reason."
"Why? Would he dare touch me?" snorted Gu Luolin.
"You're still too young." Ye Zichen sighed. "Do you think that just because you scared him, you'll be able to scare him again in the future?"
Although Gu Luolin didn't answer, she didn't deny it. She still remembered how Kui Lin had scared her so badly she didn't even dare move. She didn't think Kui Lin would dare touch her again.
"But do you know why he didn't dare touch you back then?"
"Because he was afraid of me!"
Ye Zichen chuckled. When he saw Gu Luolin's confident demeanor, he couldn't help but sigh at her naivety. No matter what they faced, they didn't think too deeply about it. You could say they were childish, but that just so happened to be the most precious thing about them.
Although Ye Zichen didn't know how powerful Gu Luolin's elders were, he knew they were no ordinary people.
If he were at their level, Ye Zichen might just let Gu Luolin continue thinking like this. However, his cultivation was too low. For Gu Luolin's safety, he had to tear her fairytale-like thoughts to shreds.
"He didn't touch you because he could give up on the supreme treasure the eagle was guarding!"
As soon as she said that, Ye Zichen knew there was no need to hide anything. He might as well tell her everything. "Do you understand Kui Lin's personality? Do you know what kind of person he is? He didn't touch you because he's afraid of your family's power, but most of it is because the eagle is guarding the supreme treasure. He doesn't care about it at all. There's no need for him to risk something he can't control for the sake of something he doesn't care about.
That's a huge risk! "
"But the supreme treasure in the palace is different. It contains the opportunity to transcend!"
"For Kui Lin, it's a treasure he'll risk his life to steal. You can provoke him now, but he might still fear your family's power. But I'm sure that his desire to transcend fate will crush his fear of your family. "
"When that happens, you'll be nothing but a paper tiger and pose no threat to him at all," said Gu Luolin, "You snuck out of your family without any life-saving tools left behind by your parents. When that happens, what are you going to do when you face Kui Lin? He's definitely the type to cut weeds by the roots. If he hurts you, he'll offend your family. He might as well just kill you …. Then kill all witnesses.
Even if your parents find out about him in the future, he might have already comprehended the opportunity to transcend and become a transcendent. What will your family do then …. "
At first, she was arrogant, then disdainful. In the end, Gu Luolin sat on the eagle's back and didn't know what to do. She had the temperament of a spoiled brat, but she was absolutely capable of listening and understanding what others were saying.
Ye Zichen's words made sense, so Gu Luolin couldn't refute him.
She'd never thought this deeply before, but now that Ye Zichen said it like that, she was truly afraid.
Especially when Ye Zichen said that Kui Lin had achieved a transcendent body. She was sure that her parents would avenge her, but in the end, a half-step was just a half-step. There was too much of a difference between transcending and becoming a transcendent.
What would happen to her family? She didn't know why, but for some reason, an image of what would happen to her family appeared in her mind. "What should I do?" Ye Zichen smiled and patted her on the head. "I hope we don't run into Kui Lin. Even if we do, he won't attack us unless we force him into a corner. It doesn't matter if it's you or me.
As long as there's a force that he's afraid of, he won't dare to act ruthlessly against us! "
"I'll listen to you then!" Gu Luolin said.
"Alright!"
"Eh, that's not right!" Suddenly, Gu Luolin blinked her eyes and put her hands on her waist. "I'm the elder here. Why are you lecturing me like the elders in the clan? Let's begin! You should be the one who listens to me. Tell me, did you do it on purpose!? "
"I don't have the time."
Ye Zichen's indifference and impatience caused Gu Luolin's aura to plummet to its lowest point.
"Then I'll listen to you. But you have to remember … I'm your elder. I'll only listen to you here. When we get out, you have to listen to me!"
"Alright, alright, alright!"
Ye Zichen didn't want to argue with the girl too much. Instead, he treated her like a little sister.
"Screech!"
At that moment, the eagle suddenly stopped flying forward and circled in the sky.
Gu Luolin listened for a moment, then translated for Ye Zichen.
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