Chapter 9: Spiritual Attack

  The old Chinese doctor asked Shuǐ Mèng Yáo to find the Ban Xia, which was not an ordinary Ban Xia, but a wild one that had grown for more than twenty years. Such a thing can be said to be extremely rare and precious.

  At this moment, Shui Mengyao's heart moved slightly as she looked at Guo Ming's determined eyes. His eyes were calm and pure, like the sacred snow lotus of the Snow Domain Sacred Mountain, evoking reverence in people's hearts. After a moment's consideration, Shui Mengyao still shook her head and said softly, "Thank you, but I'll go myself."

  This matter was originally related to her family, and Guo Ming was willing to accompany her on an adventure, she was already extremely grateful, where would she let the other person go alone? Guo Ming wasn't someone of hers, after all. She had no reason, nor did she have the right to let him take risks for her?

  Guo Ming looked at the brown pupils and read determination from them. He nodded slowly and said softly, "When do we go?"

  "The sooner the better," said Shui Mengyao. Her underlying message was that it would be best if it happened now.

  Kuo Ming naturally heard it, but he is not a rash person. Shui Mengyao can be said to be an idealist, everything is taken for granted. Always thinking that all the good things in the world will fall on her body. Having experienced countless battles, Kuo Ming naturally understands that success only happens to those who are prepared.

  First of all, it's the location, which is a good choice. There is a primitive forest in their county town. Then there is the time, what time is it now? It's noon, even if the two of them rush to go now, they won't arrive until at least 4 or 5 o'clock. By the time they enter the primitive forest, it will already be evening. Have you ever seen anyone searching for medicinal herbs in the middle of the night? The county town's primitive forest is a nature reserve, with some ferocious beasts coming and going inside, so how to defend against them also needs to be considered.

  And where to stay at night? Tents for camping must be purchased. And the mosquitoes in the original forest are not ordinary, some necessary mosquito sprays need to be prepared, and some drinking water and food, compasses, etc. There are too many things to prepare.

  "There is a train at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning, we will go again tomorrow," Guo Ming said after thinking for a moment.

  "Uh, Shui Mengyao was somewhat unwilling in her heart, but ultimately nodded, however, her face clearly showed that she was not happy."

  Guo Ming smiled and didn't mind. He said a few words and left.

  As she watched Guo Ming's departing figure, Shui Mengyao's eyes held a hint of disappointment. It seems you don't take me too seriously after all. Every girl hopes to be the center of attention, even if she doesn't like Guo Ming, she has her own pride in her heart, hoping that Guo Ming would only look at her. But today, she clearly heard an excuse from Guo Ming's mouth, and she felt that her dignity had been struck.

  Guo Ming returned home and immediately took out his bank card, telling Yu Xia before leaving. Since Guo Ming's family was quite wealthy, he had a lot of hongbao money. Moreover, Guo Ming didn't spend much, so over the years, there were almost 30,000 yuan in it.

  He arrived at the county's best outdoor gear store, where a salesgirl of seventeen or eighteen years old was wearing camouflage clothing, looking spirited and refreshing. Guo Ming couldn't help but be taken aback by her appearance, and he had to admit that this young girl possessed a strong uniform temptation.

  The girl looked at Guo Ming and smiled: "Little handsome guy, what are you buying?"

  Guo Ming looked back in puzzlement and saw that he was alone, so he couldn't help but chuckle and say: "I suppose you were talking about me."

  "Of course, don't you think you're handsome? I could see your aura at a glance! Come on, let me take a good look. The girl walked out and, under Guo Ming's stunned gaze, pinched his cheek and chuckled: "Indeed, you have an impressive aura!"

  The other shoppers who witnessed this scene immediately showed an unbelievable expression, how is this possible? Some of them were regular customers and had already gotten used to the girl's cold demeanor, but today she seemed to have gone crazy and made such a shocking move.

  The two were extremely close, and Guo Ming was now about 1.7 meters away. Looking at the fine down on the girl's face and the joyful curve of her mouth, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. This girl emitted an aura that made people focus, if any other girl had done this, Guo Ming would have been so embarrassed he wouldn't know where to hide, but this girl did it with such naturalness, as if they had been destined to meet at the end of their past lives. Everything was so reasonable, so flawless.

  Time froze in this second, the distant noise, the sound of car horns on the street, between the two people only left each other's breathing. Guo Ming felt himself falling into chaos, this feeling was so wonderful, and his thoughts seemed to cross the boundaries of time and space towards the endless universe.

  Mysterious starry sky, brilliant Milky Way, everything is so mystical. At this moment, Guo Ming couldn't tell anyone how he felt, he just felt that his heart was completely focused and had forgotten everything. Forgotten who he was? Also forgot about Shui Mengyao's entrustment.

  That girl's eyes flashed with a strange purple color, and after a moment, a faint sweat appeared on her forehead.

  In a thatched hut, the old man who had once washed Guo Ming's hair suddenly opened his eyes, counted on his fingers, and changed his expression. He said in a low voice, "I said I wouldn't get involved, but why can't I put it down? It seems I really can't put it down! When will I be able to truly let go of everything?" After finishing speaking, the old man drew a circle in the air with his hand, and a purple light flew towards Guo Ming's direction. Then he looked into the distance and said faintly, "This is really my last time helping you, from now on, you have to walk your own path."

  Guo Ming felt himself rising higher and higher, forgetting everything in life, joys and sorrows, partings and reunions, all leaving him behind. How carefree he was now! He closed his eyes, and if possible, he would have liked to get lost forever in this endless void.

  Jiufeng was getting a bit anxious, she had already used one minute, but the spiritual world of this young man still hadn't been fully opened by her. Since Guo Mingyi arrived, she immediately sensed something unusual about Guo Ming, who emitted an overwhelming aura of spiritual energy. What she needed to do was absorb the hidden spiritual energy within Guo Ming's body, and only then could her cultivation be enhanced.

  She didn't expect that Guo Ming's mental strength was much stronger than ordinary people, and a minute had passed, but she still couldn't break through all his defenses. The people around her had already noticed something unusual.

  Just then, Guo Ming felt a great force pulling himself down from the endless void, and the speed was so rapid that he could not resist at all.

  However, in an instant, Guo Ming's spirit returned to his body. He immediately opened his eyes and saw that the girl's cheeks had turned red. Only then did he realize that he had unknowingly grasped the girl's hand. Guo Ming patted his head and smiled foolishly: "Sorry!"

  "What do you want to buy?" Jiǔ Fēng smiled faintly. Just now, she had sensed a hint of danger. Realizing that this young man was surrounded by powerful people, who would dare to make a move?

  "Get me a set of outdoor gear," Guo Ming said hastily, seeing that the girl didn't mind. He now wanted to escape this place as soon as possible.

  Jiufeng quickly got a full set of equipment for Guo Ming, Guo Ming slung the backpack over his shoulder, feeling that the weight was acceptable, and asked: "How much?"

  "Hehe, don't mention money, consider this a gift from sister to you. Jiǔ Fēng smiled and said, as long as you come to play with sister often in the future."

  Guo Ming was taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then thank you, sister." After that, he turned around and left under the surprised gaze of others.

  "My goodness, this kid is really clueless! The other person was just being polite, can't he tell? A customer shook his head and said."

  Jiufeng was also secretly shocked, a bad premonition filled her heart.

  Guo Ming hailed a taxi and said with a pale face: "Go straight ahead."

  Guo Ming's face turned pale as he glanced into the distance, his heart still racing. Just a moment ago, something had appeared in his mind, including the old man's voice transmission. How could he not know what had just happened? The girl was clearly a martial artist, and one from the evil path at that. If it weren't for the old man's incredible magical powers, Guo Ming estimated that he would have been done for by now. Knowing that there were still so many mysterious forces at play, Guo Ming broke out in cold sweat, realizing that he could no longer be arrogant. If he hadn't spent all those years fighting and training his spirit to be stronger than ordinary people, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

  Now he just wants to find a place to hide, and after carefully cultivating the things given by the old man, come out again. NND, in the past, I didn't encounter such things from the old man, now it's really an unlucky year, everything has arrived.

  But he also thinks that such ideas are unrealistic, where to cultivate, deep mountains and old forests, it's even more unrealistic. The probability of encountering unclean things there is higher, a safer place is still school, now he only wants one thing, that is to be low-key, absolutely cannot be high-profile, otherwise he won't know how he'll die.

  Guo Ming now has some regrets about accompanying Shui Mengyao to the deep mountains, but the words have already been spoken, and this is an opportunity to win the beauty's favor, Guo Ming will not give up no matter what. Thinking of Shui Mengyao, Guo Ming's mind inexplicably appeared Jiufeng's figure again, hurriedly shook his head, and threw her figure out of his mind. Looking for her to play? Don't joke, that's not playing, it's risking one's life.

  Guo Ming bought everything else and went home. Yu Xia saw that her son's face didn't look good, so she asked: "Ming'er, what's wrong?"

  "It's okay, mom, tomorrow I and my classmates will go on an adventure in the forest to the east in the morning."

  "Oh, how many of you are going? Yu Xia said with some concern."

  "Mom, don't worry, there are over a dozen of us going. Guo Ming told a small lie, if he said it was just me and Shui Mengyao going, I'm sure Yu Xia would not be at ease no matter what."

  When she heard that more than a dozen people were going, Yu Xia nodded and said, "Then be careful at night, I've heard that there have been wolves lurking around recently."

  "Don't worry, mom, there are over a dozen of us who will take turns keeping watch," Guo Ming said with a smile.

  "That's good, put things down, tidy up, and go with mom to Jinli Hotel on Yuexia Road later."

  "Jinli Hotel? What's going on there?" Guo Ming asked puzzled, "Who's treating us?"

  "Your grandfather is treating, haven't you all taken the exam? Family gathering, Yu Xia's face looked a bit unpleasant. It was said to be a gathering, but in fact it was just showing off each other. Guo Ming heard this and got a big headache, every time he participated in such a meeting before, he couldn't help but be despised by others, and estimated that this time would be the same."