My love game is too abstract

"Huh? Go find our old Taoist temple? Are we going now?" Tao Hu asked in surprise.

"Yes, we're going now. Tao Hu, do you remember where that Taoist temple is?" Yalo asked.

"This, so many years have passed, I've forgotten a bit. I remember it being very far away, and we encountered two crooked-necked pine trees, and after walking forward, we arrived," Tao Hu said, tilting her head.

"However, I went looking for it again later, but I couldn't find it anymore. It's like the Peach Blossom Spring," she added.

"Then let's go look for it," Yalo decided immediately.

"But—" Tao Hu was a little puzzled. "Why are you suddenly in such a hurry to find that Taoist temple? I'm still a fox now, so even if we go, I won't be accepted as a disciple."

"Don't worry about that, just go. You said before that you wanted to quickly cultivate into human form, right? Then we have to go find the immortal sect to practice and quickly improve our cultivation," Yalo said.

"That's true..."

But Tao Hu was still very puzzled as to why Yalo had suddenly become so eager.

Moreover, if they went, she would definitely have to say goodbye to her current companions, and she was a little reluctant.

However, since Yalo had asked so, she didn't want to refuse.

After thinking about it, she agreed to go with Yalo to find that immortal Taoist temple.

She went to the secret cave to get the pills, then returned to the courtyard and reluctantly said goodbye to her companions one by one.

"Tao Hu, if you really become an immortal, don't forget about us. If you have powerful magic, remember to tell the King of Hell to let us be reborn as humans in the next life," Squirrel said reluctantly.

Little Deer brought a bag of fruit, saying sadly, "These are my own treasured fruits, take them with you on the road. You must think of us."

The lark brought two garlands, putting one on Yalo's head and one on Tao Hu's head, as a farewell gift.

"Everyone, I won't forget you!"

Tao Hu was very touched, and said goodbye to them one by one before returning to Yalo's side.

"Goodbye! Take care on the road! If you can't find it, come back, and we'll continue to find fruits to eat!"

The three little animals waved their paws at them, watching them walk further and further away.

"Are we considered to be embarking on the path of cultivation now?"

On the road, Tao Hu walked beside him and said wistfully.

"Yes, if this were a fantasy novel, we should be taking out a sword and soaring into the sky now," Yalo said.

"We can't do that. We still have to walk ourselves, and we don't know how long it will take," Tao Hu said.

"But... being with Yalo, I'm willing to walk for as long as it takes." The little fox smiled at him.

Yalo looked at her and smiled faintly.

"Can't ride a sword, so forced flight?"

"Eh?"

Before Tao Hu could react, Yalo suddenly hugged her, held her in his arms, and then soared into the air, ascending into the clouds.

"Wow! Yalo, you can actually fly!" Tao Hu said in surprise, although pleasantly surprised, she kept her eyes closed, afraid to look down.

"There's a lot more I can do," Yalo said loudly.

Holding Tao Hu, he flew away rapidly.

In half a day, they traveled hundreds of miles and soon arrived at the place where Tao Hu remembered seeing the Taoist temple.

But after circling in the sky a few times, they didn't see any trace of the Taoist temple.

Nor were there the two crooked-necked pine trees she had mentioned.

"Could it be that Ivemina has also hidden it?"

"That's not right. If she could do that, why did she mention the bet to me before?"

Yalo thought to himself, now he could only search more here.

For two consecutive days, they were searching for the trace of the Taoist temple in this mountain forest.

But not to mention the Taoist temple, there wasn't even a road sign here. All they could see every day were wolves baring their teeth at them.

"Could it be that you remembered the place wrong?" Yalo asked.

"No, I attained enlightenment here, and I have a deep impression of this place. I recognize every blade of grass and every tree, but I just can't find the way to the Taoist temple I went to before," Tao Hu said helplessly.

She looked at Yalo: "Or, let's find someone to ask?"

"The only people we can see here are ghosts," Yalo said with a dry laugh.

He was a little tired from searching today, so he simply found a place to sit down.

He rested, and Tao Hu took out an apple and ate it in small bites.

Before long, a figure suddenly jumped out beside them.

It was a beautiful girl of about sixteen years old, carrying a bamboo basket, who came to them.

"Two passers-by, what are you looking for? Are you hungry and thirsty? I have some food here, would you like some?" she asked with a bright smile and a delicate voice.

"Yalo, there's someone!" Tao Hu said excitedly.

"Looks suspicious," Yalo said in a low voice.

A beautiful girl appearing in this wilderness carrying a bamboo basket, it's either a honey trap or a skeleton transformed.

"Don't be wary of me, I live in these mountains and am familiar with this area. If you need anything, feel free to ask me," the girl said kindly.

Tao Hu kept tugging at Yalo's clothes.

Yalo sighed and asked, "Do you know if there's a Taoist temple anywhere around here?"

"Taoist temple? Are you talking about Mingfeng Manor?" the girl said, "It is indeed nearby, look over there."

She pointed with her hand, and they looked over, only to see two lush, crooked-necked pine trees appearing in a valley.

"Go to those two pine trees, walk one thousand three hundred and sixty-five steps, and you will see the steps leading to Mingfeng Manor."

"It really is! That's it! Yalo! We found it!" Tao Hu jumped up happily.

"Huh? Why couldn't we find it before?" Yalo was baffled.

He turned his head to ask, but the girl had already disappeared.

"These gods really like to play these kinds of tricks," he thought.

"Yalo! Let's go quickly!" Tao Hu said excitedly and ran forward alone.

Together they ran to the two crooked-necked trees, and after walking not far forward, they saw a straight bluestone staircase extending all the way to the sea of clouds above.

It seemed like a staircase leading to the heavenly court.

Ascending to the immortal steps, attaining sainthood in the flesh.

"It's exactly the same as I remember, Yalo, we found it!" Tao Hu said happily.

"Finally, everything is coming to an end..." He felt a great sense of relief in his heart.

He smiled slightly at Tao Hu and nodded: "Let's go up together."

Together with Tao Hu, he walked onto the steps and headed towards the sea of clouds above.

But after only a few steps, a sense of oppression suddenly descended. He reacted quickly, picked up Tao Hu, and leaped away. The next moment, a huge stone pillar tens of meters long smashed down on the place where they had been, smashing that section of the steps to pieces.

"Pillar? Where did it come from?"

Yalo looked at the huge pillar in confusion.

At this moment, he suddenly saw a figure standing at the top of the stone pillar, with black hair and a black dress, it was the Master of the Dream Domain, Ivemina.

"You actually found it. It's clearly a dream I created, but there have been too many strange things appearing these past two days. Are the gods of this world so idle?"

The black-haired girl frowned and said annoyedly.

"It's better than you disturbing other people's dreams!" Yalo shouted at her.

"Hey! Ivemina! I've already found Tao Hu's present! According to the bet, you've already lost!"

"No, I haven't lost," Ivemina said calmly.

"Huh? You don't want to go back on your word, do you?"

"I'm not such a cunning villain," Ivemina said, "But..."

"I didn't say I wouldn't stop you in the end, did I?"