After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

"That stone statue...it seems to have something in its right hand, because it is holding something up, and its left hand is hanging down to the ground. It's also strange that it touches the ground...I know too little about the demon world, but I guess this is a gesture to express something."

Gu Qingze once again stared at the stone statue in front of him, not missing a single detail. After making sure that there was nothing else to discover, he slowly opened his mouth and recounted the details he had observed and the guesses in his mind one by one.

Murong Jin seemed satisfied: "This time the observation is better than last time, not bad, there is progress."

When Gu Qingze heard these words that sounded like "encouragement", he forced a shy smile on his face, but behind that smile, his heart was as calm as a deep pool.

Murong Jin continued, "Your guess is quite accurate. The gesture of this stone statue does contain some deep meaning, but..."

He deliberately prolonged his voice to whet Gu Qingze's appetite.

"You don't need to know the specific meaning of this gesture. It's enough for me to understand it."

As soon as Murong Jin finished speaking, a strong sense of dissatisfaction surged in Gu Qingze's heart.

He felt helpless and speechless about this behavior of leaving things unfinished, but due to the current situation, he could only force out a smile and nodded slightly.

Murong Jin seemed quite satisfied with his reaction and continued, "Since you have noticed the missing parts of the statue, your task now is to find them one by one and put them back in place to restore the statue's integrity."

"Return to the original place..." Gu Qingze muttered to himself, with doubt in his eyes, "But, in this vast forest, how can I find those lost fragments?"

Murong Jin chuckled, and lightly ran his fingers across the trees beside him, pointing to the dense "Illusionary Light Forest" around him:

"The answers are in this forest. They will never leave here. Use your wisdom and keen observation to uncover all the mysteries."

Although Gu Qingze was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept the task. He couldn't help but ask, "Then Senior Murong, won't you come with me?"

Murong Jin waved his hand, found a clean stone to sit on, and said leisurely: "I won't go. This kind of physical work should be left to you young people. I am giving you a chance to grow through experience."

It’s a good thing you even know that this is physical work... If you know that, why are you still talking about this ridiculous "experience" in a high-sounding way? If there are real benefits, why don’t you come here in person?

Qingze secretly complained in his heart, but he could only nod obediently, turned around and stepped into the "Fantasy Light Forest".

Murong Jin watched his figure go farther and farther away, until he disappeared, then he took out a set of exquisite tea sets from his storage bag and began to brew tea leisurely.

On the other side, Gu Qingze was carefully searching for the remaining parts of the stone statue in the forest.

He originally thought it would be a difficult task, but he didn't expect the search process to be so smooth.

Soon, he discovered some suspicious traces and followed these clues to find the first eyeball of the statue - a pure red crystal.

Then he found another eyeball, this time a pure blue crystal.

The two crystals complement each other, emitting a mysterious and charming light.

When Gu Qingze finally found all the fragments after much trouble and restored the stone statue completely, he turned around and found that Murong Jin had been standing quietly behind him without him noticing.

Murong Jin raised the corner of his mouth slightly, expressing his satisfaction with his performance.

However, Gu Qingze felt that things were far from over...

At this moment, Murong Jin patted his shoulder and said mysteriously, "Get ready."

Gu Qingze looked confused: "Prepare? What preparation?"

Murong Jin smiled without saying anything, and stepped back to a distance with an appearance of enjoying a good show.

Suddenly, a mysterious light shot out from the eyes of the stone statue and shot straight into the sky. In an instant, the wind and clouds changed color, and lightning and thunder appeared.

A blood-red mark suddenly appeared where Gu Qingze was standing, and before he could react, he was sucked into it by a powerful force.

Murong Jin saw this scene, but did not intend to help. He just sat back in his seat leisurely and took a sip of the tea that was already a little cold.

He frowned, as if he was not satisfied with the temperature of the tea: "It's a little cold, let's make another pot."

After brewing the tea again, he took the steaming cup and emptied it into his throat, then he showed a satisfied look.

As he sipped his tea, he looked at the stone statue, and his expression became complicated.

He walked over and gently touched the stone statue, muttering to himself, "To be honest, this stone statue...is not very well carved. It doesn't have half of his charm. It's just similar in appearance but not in spirit."

After Murong Jin finished commenting on the stone statue, he retreated to a distance and observed the statue carefully again.

His thoughts drifted back to the words that the adult had told him...his expression gradually became serious and solemn.

"If it is really as that gentleman said... then Gu Qingze should have no problem with this level of trial."

"Speaking of which, my sister didn't object to my plan and even agreed to let me take Gu Qingze away... Does that mean that our relationship has quietly taken another step forward?"

Murong Jin murmured to himself, his voice low and lingering, and every word seemed to contain endless thoughts and emotions.

As he spoke, the cold and beautiful figure of Ye Qiu Shuang emerged involuntarily in his mind again, and a hint of infatuation and desire that was difficult to conceal flashed in his eyes.

He seemed to be telling his inner thoughts to the air, and also seemed to be expecting a response from some distant source.

"Sister, why do you want to cultivate the ruthless way... Don't you know that my heart has already belonged to you? Why don't you want to be with me? You clearly know my feelings for you, but you are still so determined."

"But...my sister's attitude seems to have softened, which means I still have a chance. I still have a lot of time. As long as I polish her little by little and move her with my sincerity and persistence, I will succeed in being with her sooner or later."

Murong Jin's thoughts were full of thoughts, and finally they fell on Ye Qiu Shuang. His mind kept replaying every moment of his encounter with her:

The shock of the first glance when they met, her bravery and determination when she saved the hero, and her meticulous care and love for him afterwards...

These scenes seemed to be engraved in his mind, making him unable to forget them and making his heart beat fast.