The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

His eyes were all glowing with a golden light.

Chirp chirp chirp chirp.

Chirp chirp chirp chirp.

Just passing the midpoint of the mountain, a chirping sound came from Tang Rao's portable palace, growing more and more urgent. It had been a long time since Little Hedgehog was this excited, so Tang Rao quickly let it out of the portable palace and allowed it to jump onto his shoulder.

"You little thing, you've been quiet for so long that I thought you'd gone silent for good. Suddenly chirping now must mean you've found something good, right?"

Tang Rao considered Shu Yi a brother, so he didn't deliberately avoid speaking to Little Hedgehog in front of Shu Yi.

Chirp chirp chirp chirp.

Even after getting onto Tang Rao's shoulder, Little Hedgehog couldn't help but gesticulate wildly.

"You mean there's something good around here?"

Shu Yi had said that the Purple Crystal Stones were all at the mountaintop, and they were only at the midpoint. So where could the treasure be? Normally, people wouldn't think there was anything good at the middle of a mountain. If it weren't for Little Hedgehog's wild chirping, Tang Rao wouldn't have thought good fortune would fall on him either.

"Yes, good things, a lot of good things."

Little Hedgehog had never been able to resist treasures. Whatever it liked usually brought Tang Rao immense surprises.

Hearing Little Hedgehog's words, Tang Rao also got excited. He placed Little Hedgehog on the ground, and it walked a bit, stopped a bit, sniffing the air all over, while Tang Rao and the others followed behind, waiting for Little Hedgehog's next instruction.

"It's too deep; you can't dig it out."

After searching for a long time, Little Hedgehog went from being excited to looking completely dejected, and Tang Rao hadn't even been able to change his mood yet.

"What do you mean, can't dig it out, too deep? Is the mountain hollow? Since the thing is in the mountain, there must be a way into the center of the mountain. Look for a path, okay?"

Tang Rao just didn't believe it. Without a path, how was the thing placed inside the mountain?

"Who said the things were definitely put there by people? It might be naturally formed."

Little Hedgehog couldn't confirm what was inside or whether it was man-made, it just shared its thoughts to give Tang Rao more possibilities to consider.

"No way, if it really is naturally formed, then it's a big problem."

The mountain was already strange, and the surface pressure was so intense—no one could guarantee whether the pressure existed in the center of the mountain, or if it did, whether Tang Rao could handle it?

"I only know there's something inside. Whether we can get it out isn't something I can solve alone."

Little Hedgehog implied that it was only responsible for finding treasures. If found and unattainable, it was just not meant to be, and they couldn't force it.

"Hey, you little thing, aren't you the one who loves treasures the most? Knowing something's there but not getting it, can you sleep in the portable palace?"

Tang Rao's words hit the nail on the head for Little Hedgehog; he really knew how to catch Little Hedgehog's thoughts.

The little thing was greedy. Whenever it discovered treasure, it never gave up. Tang Rao didn't believe that under such a big temptation, Little Hedgehog would give up on what was inside the mountain.

"Of course, I can't sleep. If we can't take what's in the mountain, neither can others. When we have the chance and ability, we'll just come back for it, won't we?"

Was that Little Hedgehog's plan?

Tang Rao thought Little Hedgehog really had the heart to give up on those things.

"Brother, what exactly were you talking about with this little thing? What things, what treasure? I didn't understand a thing?"

Tang Rao almost forgot that during his chat with Little Hedgehog, Shu Yi could only understand what Tang Rao was saying. As for Little Hedgehog, besides knowing it was chirping, he was utterly clueless.

"This little guy found some treasure here, but for now, with our abilities, we can't obtain it. Looks like we'll have to think of a way in the future."

Tang Rao explained honestly to Shu Yi, and Shu Yi had the same thought as Tang Rao; neither expected there'd be anything good hidden here.

He couldn't understand: since they knew there were precious things inside the mountain, Tang Rao didn't hide it at all. He told Shu Yi everything without worrying that Shu Yi would take action to find the treasure first.

"You're telling me such important information and aren't worried I'd go claim these things behind your back?"

Shakingly, Shu Yi joked with Tang Rao, knowing full well Shu Yi was teasing. Tang Rao still answered seriously, "If you have the ability to get these things first, I wouldn't mind at all. It proves that my brother is capable, much stronger than me, and I should feel happy and gratified."

Being fully trusted by Tang Rao, Shu Yi became more trusting and touched by Tang Rao.

"Let's head up first; the things are here. When we come back down, they'll still be here. By then, I'll figure out another way. Maybe there are other ways in."

Seeing the good things inside the mountain, yet being unable to reach them, was not a good feeling at all.

But Tang Rao and Shu Yi weren't the type to get stuck on problems. He put Little Hedgehog back into the portable palace and continued climbing to the mountaintop with Shu Yi.

Shortly after Tang Rao and Shu Yi left, several people appeared suddenly where they had been standing. These people had been there for a long time, hiding as soon as Tang Rao and Shu Yi arrived so as not to be discovered. They heard everything Tang Rao and Shu Yi had said.

"Those two people just now mentioned a treasure underground. Do you think there really is a treasure inside the mountain?"

These three people were dressed conspicuously, clearly not lacking money.

"Who knows? A little hedgehog searching and chirping a few times can prove there's a treasure here? What if they misjudged?"

The man in the jeweled headdress spoke first.

He possessed high-level powers and his family had some standing on East Island. This time, he came mainly to seek excitement and didn't expect to overhear the origin of a treasure on the way.

This was an opportunity to get rich; everyone loves money. But only relying on a stranger's words to believe there's something good inside the mountain, deciding to mine, and finding nothing—then all the labor previously put in would be wasted.

"I think those words are worth believing, coming to this mountain with the intent to get rich; getting rich earlier or in a few days, what's the difference?"

Another fair-skinned man had different thoughts from the man with the headdress.

He believed the two men's words were true and thought it was worth trying.

Now, it was left to the last person to vote on whether to dig for treasure or follow Tang Rao and the others up the mountain.

"They've already given up; maybe we should also temporarily let this go and head up the mountain. Don't end up picking up sesame and losing the watermelon."

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