Unparalleled Evildoer

Chapter 347: Not knowing each other
Zhuohua didn't care what the man said. He walked up to the man, looked him up and said, "You are so handsome. I really can't bear to kill you. How about this? Give me a reason not to kill you, and I will let you go."

The man still smiled and said, "Since this is your first time here, you may not be familiar with this place. I am willing to be your guide if you want to find anything."

Zhuohua's eyes turned slightly, she thought for a moment, squatted down, and circled the ball of fire in her hand in front of the man's eyes. She said in a leisurely voice: "This reason is acceptable, but if you cheat, this princess will take your life at any time." After that, she slapped the ball of fire on the tree trunk behind the man.

The man looked back at the tree trunk, only to see that the part where the tree trunk was hit was instantly reduced to dust. The tree, which was more than ten feet high, fell down with a loud noise. The man turned back and said with a little surprise: "I will never lie to the princess."

Zhuohua was even more proud, and stood up and said, "Get up, if you can't find what I want, you still won't survive."

The man staggered to his feet, brushed off the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "I will definitely do my best, but I don't know what treasure the princess is looking for?"

Zhuohua said: "Just take me to find it, don't ask any unnecessary questions, otherwise I will cut off your tongue first."

The man said, "Okay, then where is the princess going? Do you have a map?"

Zhuohua hesitated for a moment, took out a scroll, threw it to the man and said, "It's Jiguan Mountain on the map. See how to get there."

The man unfolded the scroll, revealing a worn animal skin map with blurred writing on it. He frowned and looked at it for a while, thinking, "This map was made a long time ago, and the terrain has also changed. It is no longer what it was back then. It will be difficult to find Jiguana Mountain with this map." He closed the scroll and returned it to Zhuohua.

Zhuohua said: "I only have this map. If you can't find it, I will kill you now."

The man smiled and said, "Princess, don't worry. Although this map has lost its function, it is not difficult to find that mountain. I have read the county annals here. There are three mountains named Jiguan Mountain. Combined with the description of that mountain, it should be the one a hundred miles away from here. I will take you there now."

Zhuohua showed a delighted expression and said, "I didn't expect you to know so much. However, if you have other intentions, I will never forgive you."

"I don't dare!"

The two men walked through the forest, one in front and the other behind. At that time, a thin mist filled the mountainside and birds were singing softly. It was really refreshing. The man turned back from time to time to look at Zhuohua behind him, with a kind of tenderness in his eyes.

However, Zhuohua did not feel that it was warmth. She was a little wary, always feeling that this person's smile had ulterior motives. She only hoped to find that mountain and kill the human in front of her. She was well-known in Dongsheng Shenzhou for her stubbornness and willfulness. She could be said to do whatever she wanted and no one could stop her. Her mother doted on her only daughter in every way.

About two hours later, the two came to a towering mountain. Seven peaks were connected and shrouded in mist. From a distance, it looked like a rooster's comb, and there were lush trees on it.

The man pointed at the mountain and said, "This should be the Jiguan Mountain that the princess is looking for. Where should the princess start her search?"

Zhuohua looked at the mountain with difficulty. If she were to search for something on such a large mountain, she might not be able to find it even if she spent a month searching. She glanced at the man and said, "Can you help me find what I want?"

The man smiled and said, "If you want me to find something, you should first tell me what it is."

Zhuo Hua hesitated and said reluctantly: "You just need to know that it is a very important thing, born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and is a rare treasure."

The man thought for a moment and said, "It was born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. In this way, it will be much easier to find this treasure."

Zhuohua was quite surprised and looked at the man and said, "Can you really lead me to find it?"

The man nodded and said, "It should be possible."

Zhuohua's eyes turned, and a stern look appeared on his face as he said, "If I find out that you are lying to me, I will kill you at any time."

"I don't dare."

Zhuohua put away his expression and asked, "That's good. Then tell me, what method do you use to find it?"

The man looked at the mountain and said, "According to records, whenever it rains, this mountain will be covered with a rosy glow, which is very beautiful. The rosy glow starts from the west and ends at the east. I guess that rosy glow is the treasure that the princess is looking for."

Zhuohua said: "What's the use of knowing this? Even if it is the treasure, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack if you want to find it."

"Princess, do you know what shape the halo is?"

"What shape can a halo be? Of course it's round!"

The man nodded and smiled, "Then Princess, do you know where the light source is?"

"Of course the light source is at the center of the circle." "If the glow is emitted by the treasure, forming such a large halo, then the center of the circle must be the location of the treasure?"

Zhuohua clapped her hands and shouted, "Smart! It seems that this princess underestimated you as a human! Then tell me where the treasure is?"

The man raised his hand and pointed at the mountain in the middle, saying, "It's right below this mountain. Let's go down and look for a cave that can lead us into the mountain. If not, we can only use the most stupid method and send people to chisel the rock, but we don't know how long it will take."

Zhuohua said, "What are you waiting for? Go find it!" Then she ran towards the mountain. After a few steps, she suddenly turned around and looked at the man who was staring at her back in a daze. After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Come with me quickly."

The man said, "It will take a while to find a cave in such a big mountain, and it may not lead to where we want to go."

"Then do you have any solution?"

The man slowly followed Zhuohua and said, "I seem to hear the sound of water flowing nearby. If the water is flowing out of the cave, then we may save some time."

Zhuohua thought about it again and again, and said: "I really didn't realize that you are quite smart. If you can find the treasure, I will reward you handsomely."

The man smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise, Princess. With your words, I will do my best." As he spoke, the two of them started to move forward, walking side by side to the foot of the mountain, and they really found a mountain stream.

Going against the mountain stream, we found a waterfall, about a hundred feet high, falling into the pool with a continuous rumble, mist rising, brilliant rainbow light, and wet cliffs on both sides.

After looking for a while, the man retracted his gaze and looked at Zhuohua beside him and said, "If the source of this waterfall is a cave, it proves what I said before. However, it is a bit difficult to climb up here. There are some trees on the right side of the waterfall, which is relatively easier. How about we climb up from there?"

Zhuohua looked at it and saw no better way, so he nodded and said, "Just do as you say."

The rock wall on the right is still very steep, almost vertical to the ground, but the rock is relatively mottled and hard, making it easy to gain support. There are trees rooted in the rocks at regular intervals, making it easy to climb, and you can take a break if you get tired.

At first, Zhuohua showed great skills. With the help of trees, she jumped several feet high, from one tree to another higher tree. But not long after, she found that it was useless. The man obviously could not keep up with her. She had no choice but to sit on the tree trunk above and kept urging the man to climb faster. She was even so impatient that she had the urge to kick the man off the cliff. But in the end, she did not do so because she felt that the man was still useful and it was not the time to kill him.

In fact, the man's climbing speed was not slow. Under Zhuohua's urging, he was soon sweating profusely. However, he did not complain, and there was a faint smile on his face. This might be the most he had smiled in all these years.

Zhuohua sat on the tree trunk and leaned against the stone wall, blocking his legs and asked: "Do you humans like to laugh?"

The man looked up at Zhuohua and said, "You only smile when you are happy. Isn't that the case with princess?"

"But what's so funny about this? Your smile makes me feel uncomfortable. I always feel that you have bad intentions. Are you up to something bad?"

The man said, "How dare I? Princess, you worry too much. Didn't the princess say that she would reward me well? I just want to help the princess find the treasure as soon as possible."

Zhuohua thought that this human was indeed the most likely to covet fame and fortune as her mother said, so she smiled and said, "I see, then why don't you climb up quickly? If I can't wait any longer, not to mention the reward, you might even lose your life."

"If I had the princess's ability, how could I not use it? This is already my fastest speed. Princess, please don't abandon me."

After listening to this, Zhuohua said complacently: "You are quite sensible. By the way, what is your name?"

“No problem.”

"Wu Zhan, what an ugly name." Zhuo Hua was just laughing at him, but suddenly he frowned and said to himself, "Wu Zhan, this name seems..."

Of course, the man secretly returned to Julu City, wanting to find out Zhuohua's identity. As he followed along the way, he was basically certain that Zhuohua was the person he was looking for, because there could never be such a similar person in the world. However, he didn't understand why the person in front of him didn't remember anything about the past.

Wuzhan saw that Zhuohua seemed to be trying hard to recall, and asked: "Princess, have you never heard of my name before?"

"No, I was born in Shenzhou since I was young, how could I have heard such an ugly name as yours? And I have never heard of the name you mentioned, Wanjiao." Zhuohua said firmly, and turned to stare at Wuzhe, "I warn you, you humans don't have anyone as beautiful as me. If you want to deceive me with this, or have any improper thoughts, I will never forgive you."

Wuzhan was stunned for a moment, and said quickly: "I dare not, maybe... maybe it really is a misunderstanding."

Zhuohua looked at Wuzhan and chuckled, "I am curious. You are handsome. If you were dressed as a maid, people would not be able to tell. It's just that you are a little taller and stronger."

After hearing this, Wuzhan smiled awkwardly, and suddenly remembered the past at Cangyan Mountain. His face turned red, and he lowered his head, grabbed the tree trunk and continued climbing.

(End of this chapter)