Chapter 277: The Simple-Minded Monkey
"Tong Li won't harm you," Zhang Xiao Hou said, looking quite helpless.
Sometimes, the simple-minded monkey was just silly.
"Zhang Xiao Hou, you should go with them. Lin Fei Li has lived alone with the demons here for too long. He's sensitive to everything and filled with hostility," Jiang Shaoxu said at this moment.
When she used her Mind Element magic to help him recover his memories, she also learned some things.
However, Lin Fei Li had, after all, been here for eleven years, and even Jiang Shaoxu couldn't confirm some of the things he had selectively forgotten.
Afterward, Lingling, Mu Ningxue, and Jiang Shaoxu returned to the relay station.
Zhang Xiao Hou, Lin Fei Li, and Tong Li walked towards the black sand-rock mountain where Zhang Xiao Hou had found Lin Fei Li.
The three walked quickly, arriving at the cave where Lin Fei Li lived.
"Why are we here?" Zhang Xiao Hou asked, full of confusion.
Just then, Lin Fei Li walked to the end of the cave and suddenly pushed open the large rock blocking the way.
As the rock was pushed aside, Zhang Xiao Hou realized that there was a hidden world inside, a deep expanse leading to an unknown place.
The three entered the pitch-black cave. Lin Fei Li was very familiar with the inside; his eyes glowed in the darkness.
After walking for about half an hour, the path began to ascend. The three exited the cave but arrived in a basin surrounded on all sides by black mountain rocks.
The black, jagged rocks encircled them. Rarely could sand be blown in here, so this black rock basin seemed like a hidden place isolated from the Desert.
Zhang Xiao Hou looked at the area, appearing somewhat surprised!
But still, the same old saying: the thick-headed monkey was only slightly surprised.
"She's buried here…" Lin Fei Li pointed to a pile of scattered stones nearby and said.
Tong Li's expression changed, then he seemed to freeze for a moment, before his eyes turned red.
"Can I take her with me?" Tong Li asked.
"Yes," Lin Fei Li nodded.
When Tong Li pushed aside the stones to search, indeed, only a pile of small bones remained inside. He carefully collected every tiny fragment, wrapping them in a cloth bag, showing great care.
"Tong Li, where are you from? Do you also have this custom of returning to your hometown's dust? To follow this custom, you came with us to such a dangerous place. You truly are a person who values relationships," Zhang Xiao Hou asked.
"Alas, my hometown people believe in this. They think that if one dies outside, their soul cannot rest in peace. Commander Zhang, our ancestral worship is in a few days. I actually came this time hoping to find my little sister before the ancestral worship so she wouldn't become a lonely ghost. I might not be able to continue here with you all," Tong Li said.
With Zhang Xiao Hou present, he clearly couldn't do anything.
Moreover, Mo Fan and the others with them were all extraordinary individuals.
So, he needed to find reinforcements!
"So urgent??" Zhang Xiao Hou was stunned.
"Yes, we worship our ancestors every four years, and those who passed away in other lands must return on that day, otherwise, we have to wait another four years. I don't know if I can make it back, but I can't just leave my sister's remains in a place like this," Tong Li said.
"But we are still…" Zhang Xiao Hou hesitated.
After all, Mo Fan had just entered the Fiery Demon Mountain.
"When I came, I already marked the return path. I'll just follow it back. The slightly troublesome part is the Sandbend River, but fortunately, my secondary Element is Wind Element. If I'm careful not to sink, I should be able to return safely. I didn't have much hope when I came with you this time, but I didn't expect to meet Lin Fei Li. Brother Lin Fei Li, thank you so much!" Tong Li said.
"These past years, I've always talked to her. It's good that you're taking her. I think she actually wants to go back more," Lin Fei Li said.
Zhang Xiao Hou didn't mind, only instructing the other party to be careful.
Well, he still cared about the other party's safety. After all, at this moment, Tong Li was still considered a person who valued relationships in Zhang Xiao Hou's eyes.
Moreover, he suddenly felt that Lin Fei Li probably often talked to himself in front of this grave.
It's just that Zhang Xiao Hou didn't quite understand why Lin Fei Li didn't return to the City and insisted on living alone here. Was there something he couldn't let go of here?
After coming out, Tong Li left alone. Zhang Xiao Hou watched his retreating figure, his heart filled with even more emotion. Just to allow his deceased sister to return to the dust of her hometown, he risked coming to this Desert. It was truly commendable!
"Where is Commander Zhang from?" Lin Fei Li's language was already very fluent, and he asked.
"Bo City, in the south," Zhang Xiao Hou said.
"Why did you think of coming to the west?"
"To broaden my horizons here."
"…"
Even Mo Fan felt the scorching heat, which indicated that the temperature on this mountain was truly exaggeratedly high.
Mo Fan followed the rugged path to the top of the mountain. Although he didn't climb to the highest peak, it was still a mountaintop area.
At this height, no sand was visible. The wind could hardly blow sand so high. The entire mountaintop was composed of extremely solid firestones baked by flames, and fragments of Spirit-grade materials were visible everywhere, which Little Flame Belle absolutely loved.
She truly ate all the way!
She even said she loved it here, with so many, many snacks!
However, living here was impossible. Mo Fan told her to move freely. Afterward, he waited for the next midnight to arrive.
Lin Fei Li told him that at this time, the flames would erupt again.
And that would also be the main moment for Little Flame Belle to absorb the essence.
Little Flame Belle was indeed the darling of fire. She floated in the center of the fiercest flames, letting them scorch her without showing any trace of injury. Instead, the fire energy was gathering frantically towards Little Flame Belle!
Seeing this, Mo Fan also began to meditate quietly.
Of course, this trip to the Desert had also brought considerable gains. While absorbing the flames here, he waited quietly.
"Ling Ling~~!!!"
While cultivating, Mo Fan could still hear Little Flame Belle's soft cries.
She was as free in the flames as a fish swimming in water.
Terrifying potential burst forth from her body. Suddenly, the entire mountain range seemed to tremble slightly with her aura. The surrounding flames began to swirl, continuously swirling into Little Flame Belle's body.
The entire ocean of flames was churning, and Little Flame Belle herself was like a bottomless pit, with a continuous flow of seawater pouring into this never-ending cavern.
From the beginning, only the surrounding fire was absorbed by Little Flame Belle. Gradually, it changed to the entire mountain's intense flames slowly moving towards her. The magnificent inferno endlessly merged into her small, delicate body.
Honestly,
If this were purely "formula milk," how much money would that require!
He simply couldn't imagine.
As she absorbed, a fiery red glow appeared on Little Flame Belle's body, deepening from light to dark, slowly and completely merging into Little Flame Belle's body!
And at this moment, Little Flame Belle's aura also increased significantly.