This sleep.

Guarding a campfire, everyone else slept comfortably.

Only Qin Feng felt tired.

The morning sun shone on the snowflakes on the branches, sparkling with bright luster.

Qin Feng opened his eyes groggily and muttered, "Did we travel too much yesterday? Why do I feel so exhausted after a sleep..."

He tried to get up.

Only then did he realize why he felt so tired.

Turns out, Phoenix, just like before, kept burrowing into his embrace, her arms and legs tightly wrapped around him as if afraid he would run away.

And on the other side, there was Zhiyun.

Zhiyun was clinging to his back, her legs also pressing down on him.

Qin Feng felt depressed.

With the two of them squeezing in like this, how could he not be tired...

At this moment, the others were also waking up.

Seeing Qin Feng being tightly hugged by Phoenix and Zhiyun, they first stared in shock and then one by one showed envy, clicking their tongues and remarking, "Yesterday, didn't Junior Sister Zhiyun keep hating on Young Master Qin? Turns out it was all an act..."

Qin Feng then called out to them, "You have to vouch for me, I did nothing, it was them like this."

"Do we need proof for that?" a Senior Brother wondered.

"Of course, we do, you don't understand, women are the most unreasonable creatures in the world," said Qin Feng.

No sooner had he spoken,

Phoenix and Zhiyun woke up.

Seeing how close they were squeezing next to Qin Feng, they immediately moved further away, shouting loudly in unison, "Hooligan—!!"

"See!"

Qin Feng spread his hands helplessly, looking at those Senior Brothers, "I was sleeping soundly and they squeezed on top of me, taking advantage of me, and now they call me a hooligan."

"..."

Everyone suddenly felt incredibly embarrassed.

Phoenix and Zhiyun's faces turned beet red.

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Especially Zhiyun.

She had been coldly ridiculing Qin Feng the whole day, looking down on him, and refused to acknowledge the bet she lost. Yet at night, she had hugged him willingly, wishing she could just bury herself in the snow.

She didn't know what happened.

She only felt that Qin Feng's body was warm, like the spring sun, very comfortable to get close to.

Unconsciously, she went to hug him.

After everyone packed up, they set off again, wandering around North Country Forest Mountain looking for the whereabouts of Ghost Immortal Cave.

But almost a day had passed, and they still found nothing.

"This isn't the way to go."

Phoenix said, "Do we have to look bit by bit like this?"

"…There is a way," the elder said with a troubled look on his face, "but it requires money."

"Money?"

Qin Feng exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, there's a family living in North Country Forest Mountain who are very familiar with this area. Although they don't know the exact location of Ghost Immortal Cave, they can point out the general direction. The thing is, they have their conditions. To give guidance, they'll charge quite a sum of money," the elder sighed.

"..."

Qin Feng was embarrassed.

Among the people of Ao Shi Hall, there were two Grandmasters, the elder and Zhiyun, and now they were actually worrying over money.

It was absurd.

With their strength, a casual trip to the Mortal World could yield a large sum of money.

Of course.

This also had to do with the fact that people from the Hidden World generally didn't like the Mortal World.

"Let's go! Let's find that family."

Qin Feng said.

"Do you have money?"

The elder and the others' eyes lit up.

"Sort of!"

Qin Feng said.

Although he wasn't very wealthy, he still had enough money to pay for some information.

Hearing this, the faces of the elder and others immediately brimmed with joy and excitement: "With the information, finding Ghost Immortal Cave would be much more efficient, this is fantastic!!"

"Yeah, no need to scurry around like a headless fly anymore."

"I think Junior Sister Zhiyun and Young Master Qin make quite a good pair."

"..."

Zhiyun felt a sour taste in her heart again, and said to Qin Feng with a pout, "You'd better not boast too much, the amount of money they want is not something an average person can afford, let alone someone who's just an Inner Strength Martial Disciple."

As dusk fell.

The group finally arrived at a farmer's house.

The yard at the farmer's house was large, surrounded by a fence, and inside were a few wolf dogs.

Clearly, these wolf dogs were also Spiritual Beasts.

The house was a bit old, but it looked very sturdy.

There was even smoke curling up from the chimney of the house.

"I feel like... I've been here before..."

Qin Feng muttered as he looked at the house.

When he was little, he had followed the Beidou Old Divine Doctor to the Northern Country Mountain, which is how he had recognized the arrangement of the trees in the Heavenly Map fragment.

He vaguely remembered seeing this house.

At that time, he was both cold and hungry and wanted to go in and ask for some food.

But he was stopped by the Beidou Old Divine Doctor.

The Beidou Old Divine Doctor covered his mouth, as if afraid he'd be heard by the owner, and hurriedly walked away quietly, as if they had stolen something.

Qin Feng didn't know the exact reason.

"Is Uncle Chai here?"

Zhiyun stepped forward to ask.

An old and hoarse voice came from inside the house: "It's getting dark, no more business for today!"

"Uncle Chai, we just have one question, and we promise not to bother you after that."

Zhiyun added.

Shortly after.

An old uncle came out from inside.

Though he was a bit hunched and limping with the aid of a cane, the sharpness in his eyes gave many a start.

"I'm telling you this for your own good. If I tell you the location, you'll surely rush off in the dark, and going there at night will only lead to death."

Uncle Chai said.

"It's okay, we'll wait till dawn to go."

Zhiyun added.

Uncle Chai snorted with disdain, then continued, "Fine, if you want to seek death, I won't stop you, but you should know the rules."

Everyone looked at Qin Feng.

Qin Feng asked Uncle Chai with a smile, "How much money do you need?"

"This much."

Uncle Chai held up five fingers.

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng was immediately dumbfounded and muttered, "That's not cheap..."

Zhiyun's eyebrows shot up, "Uncle Chai, didn't you say it was just two billion a few days ago? How did it become fifty billion now?"

"That's right! It's increased so much in just a few days; this isn't right!"

"..."

The others also expressed their dissatisfaction.

"The rules are set by me. If you can't afford it, please leave!"

Uncle Chai dismissed them with a wave of his hand.

Everyone was depressed.

At this moment, Qin Feng suddenly said, "Wait! You mean... only fifty billion?"

"That's right, if you have the money, pay up; if not, leave."

Uncle Chai walked back into his room, unconcerned.

Zhiyun sighed and then glanced at Qin Feng, "Didn't you say you were very rich? I told you not to brag, and yet you even said 'only' fifty billion, come on!"

Qin Feng grimaced and spread his hands, "Indeed, it is 'only'! You all said it was very expensive, so I thought it must be really expensive. Just now when you held up five fingers, I thought it was five hundred billion. That would be a bit pricey. But 'only' fifty billion..."

"..."

The group heard this.

They too were shocked and their eyes widened.

"You, you... aren't bluffing?" Zhiyun asked again.

"..."

Qin Feng was embarrassed, "Such a small amount of money, not worth bragging about."

As he spoke, he took out a stone the size of a fingernail from his pocket, casually tossed it, and gave it to Uncle Chai, "This should be worth fifty billion, I guess!"