Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile

Ting!

Just as Lin Xian'er was jumping like a proud peacock, a metallic sound echoed, grabbing her attention.

Ye Chen also put away his thoughts and glanced in the direction of the sound, only to see a broken red jade slip flying in the air with a needle stuck inside.

The needle belonged to none other than Lin Xian'er, and after knowing she had found something interesting; she instantly utilized her spiritual consciousness to get the jade slip.

"Umm? What is this? It says 'Soul Sting Art.' Is it used to bully people?" She questioned with a puzzled look as she examined the jade slip closely.

There were more words, but they did not make sense because the jade slip was broken.

Ting!

Just then, another metallic sound rang out. This time, it was Ye Chen's golden needle that was stuck inside another part of the jade slip.

"Brother Ye Chen, give that to me. I will take care of it." Lin Xian'er extended her small hands with a hopeful look.

Ye Chen did not reject her this time, as there was no harm in giving it to her.

"Yay! Brother Ye Chen is the best!"

As soon as Lin Xian'er got her hands on another broken slip, she jumped with joy.

Watching her like this, Ye Chen shook his head and continued killing the bees.

Just like this, fifteen minutes passed by, and along with the help of the monstrous little girl, the swarm of bees was wiped out.

Lin Xian'er, for some reason, was super-fast, and the more time she spent on killing bees, the more her speed increased.

She even left Ye Chen behind in killing and once again became a proud peacock.

However, most of her attention was on the broken jade slips, which the bees dropped after dying, so she was busy arranging them correctly with a lot of interest.

'She is definitely planning something evil,' Ye Chen muttered in his heart as he saw her actions. And he was right about this, as the little girl wanted to cause chaos by using hidden attacks. No wonder she was so interested.

It did not take too long, and Lin Xian'er pieced the broken jade slip into one. There was no surprise, as it was a spiritual technique.

"Here, Brother Ye Chen, you can take this now." After looking for a while, she gave the complete jade slip to him.

"Don't you want this?" Ye Chen was a little stunned at her actions.

Just a while ago, she was acting like her life depended on this, but now she was giving it away as if it was something useless.

"I already memorized everything on it, so why would I keep this?" Lin Xian'er responded with a puzzled look.

Ye Chen was once again stunned but did not doubt her words. Hence, he took the completed jade slip, and after taking a look, he stored it inside his spatial ring. Just like Lin Xian'er, he also memorized everything.

The technique was not big, after all—just about a normal two and a half pages.

Lin Xian'er was not surprised at his ability and started to question him about what she did not understand in the technique.

Fortunately, Ye Chen had a high level of comprehension and the Myriad Book, which explained a lot of things about the soul; hence, he was able to answer her.

Of course, they both did not waste any time and were walking forward while talking.

"Brother Ye Chen, why are we trying to find the beehive? Wouldn't it be better if we just avoided them?" Lin Xian'er inquired with a puzzled look after knowing where they were heading.

"Because the bees were made from spiritual techniques, and I believe there should be something there that can lead us to the inheritance," Ye Chen replied.

Hearing him, Lin Xian'er nodded with an 'oh' and once again started to get distracted by flowers and butterflies.

Seeing her like this, Ye Chen could only shake his head silently. No matter what he did, it would be useless, because the little girl was completely relying on him. Which meant, as long as he was with her, she would be free and careless.

…

BZZZZ!

As soon as Ye Chen and Lin Xian'er found the beehive, they once again encountered bees. However, it was not a big problem for them. Not to mention, their numbers were fewer.

"Hmm? Brother Ye Chen, these bees are smaller than the ones we dealt with before. And they did not drop anything," Lin Xian'er said with a disappointed look.

Rather than the abnormality, her attention was focused on somewhere else.

"They are new ones. Someone or something is still making them," Ye Chen replied as he looked at the big cave in front of him, which was the home of these bees.

"Are we going inside?" Lin Xian'er inquired with disgust as she saw some sticky things on the walls and floor.

It even smelled a little bad.

"Yes, we are going in. Follow me," Ye Chen stated, and before the little girl could run away, he grabbed her hand.

Then, despite her unwillingness and a thousand excuses, he dragged her inside the cave.

Surprisingly, the cave was not as disgusting as Lin Xian'er thought. There was a smell and sticky stuff, but not everywhere. Furthermore, as they walked inside, the cleaner the cave got.

BZZZZ!

Once again, they encountered a few bees that were even smaller than before, almost the size of birds and squirrels.

As they continued to walk further, the cave darkened; however, at the end, there was a bright light.

It did not take too long, and they arrived inside a wide-open area where massive beehives were built on giant trees.

However, their attention was not on this but on the golden bee, which was the size of a cat and was looking at them furiously from the air.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Suddenly, ten or so golden lights shot out from the wings of the golden bee, aiming at Ye Chen and Lin Xian'er.

Seeing this, Ye Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he pushed the little girl behind him.

"Don't block it for me!" Lin Xian'er protested as she hid behind him anyway.

Ye Chen didn't bother replying. He raised his hand and flicked three golden needles with his spiritual consciousness.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Clang!

Three golden lights were intercepted mid-air; as for the rest, they circled around and closed in from the sides with speed.

It was at this moment that Lin Xian'er's needles flew and destroyed the golden lights in seconds. She was very happy about this and was about to become a proud peacock once again when Ye Chen lifted her like a kitten.

She instantly became furious, but before she could say something, her vision blurred.

Boom! Bang! Boom!

A few threatening attacks landed at the place where they had just stood.

Seeing this, Lin Xian'er was dumbfounded because she did not see any incoming attack. It was as if the place where they stood was filled with traps.

"This one is strong. Be careful and don't let your guard down," Ye Chen warned with a serious look.

If not for the fact that his sensitivity was high, he would've failed to detect the hidden incoming attacks—which might not be too dangerous, but still, it wouldn't be good if he or the little girl got injured.

"I know," Lin Xian'er nodded with seriousness as she noticed his serious look.

Honestly, the golden bee wouldn't be too much of a trouble, but with their cultivation being useless, this was hard.

BZZZZ!

The golden bee flapped its wings furiously and started emitting a golden radiance.

In that instant, the whole place shook, and thousands of bees came out from the hives.

"Humph! Let's see if your backup is useful or not!" Lin Xian'er snorted as she flicked her sleeve.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Hundreds of mortal needles shot out from her sleeve like silver rain.

The incoming bees did not even get a chance to react before getting pierced and dying.

Ye Chen, meanwhile, did not relax. His gaze was fixed on the golden bee, which was retreating back in the air while its wings were vibrating with a strange frequency.

'What is it planning?' He muttered with a frown and sent a few golden needles to eliminate it.

However, the needles did not even reach midway when red runes appeared on the wings of the golden bee.

Immediately after this, the remaining bees had the same runes on their wings. Then, before Ye Chen could think about what was happening, the speed of the bees increased, and they started to dodge Lin Xian'er's needles.

Not only that but they were also charging towards them furiously.

In the middle of this, the golden bee suddenly took action and attacked with threatening golden lights.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Watching this, Ye Chen had no choice but to grab the little girl like a cat and dodge the attacks.