However, upon hearing the second half of Xiao Tian's sentence, Ji Dantong's clear, beautiful eyes suddenly widened: "Wait, what did you just say?!"

Xiao Tian gave a helpless smile and had to repeat: "I said, I can help you remove the poison!"

This light sentence entered Ji Dantong's ears like a heavenly tune, causing her to jump up instantly: "Is what you said true? You're not lying to me?"

Seeing Xiao Tian nod once again in confirmation, Ji Dantong was both surprised and also somewhat worried as she hesitantly asked: "Then, then how much do you want?"

Xiao Tian was momentarily stunned by the question, then smiled and said, "I don't want money!"

"Then do you want any Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, or a Divine Weapon?"

Xiao Tian shook his head again: "Even if I did want them, could you produce them?!"

"You don't want anything, then why are you helping me?" Ji Dantong's delicate beauty was tangled in confusion as she spoke.

Xiao Tian pondered for a moment and then questioned back: "Do I need a reason?!"

In Xiao Tian's view, although Ji Dantong's reaction was overly cautious, it wasn't wrong. Moreover, it was evident that she didn't have any ill intentions.

As for detoxifying the Divine Movement Bee's poison, it wasn't difficult for Xiao Tian. It was an easy task to perform a good deed, and he never hesitated in such matters.

But when Xiao Tian saw Ji Dantong's face full of red spots, he seriously nodded and replied after a moment of thought: "Consider it my thanks for speaking on my behalf!"

This answer was barely acceptable to Ji Dantong, who relaxed and, smelling the roasted rabbit meat, her stomach couldn't help but growl, making her bow her head in embarrassment.

"Here!"

Xiao Tian extended a rabbit leg to Ji Dantong, who hesitated briefly but took it anyway.

At this moment, Ji Dantong wasn't worried that Xiao Tian might do something to the food. If he had wanted to harm her, he could have easily done so when she fainted, and there was no need to wait until now.

Seeing Ji Dantong devour the food, Xiao Tian opened his mouth and couldn't help but ask: "How did you manage to attract the Soul-Seeking Bee?"

While eating the delicious wild rabbit meat, Ji Dantong mumbled: "Because I saw a treasure!"

"A treasure?!"

Xiao Tian's eyes lit up. Finding a treasure deep in the Kunlun Mountains wasn't surprising; he just didn't know what kind of treasure Ji Dantong was referring to.

However, anything worth guarding by the Soul-Seeking Bee couldn't be ordinary!

After Ji Dantong finished the rabbit leg in a few bites, Xiao Tian saw her purse her lips, wanting to speak but hesitating, and he smiled as he passed her the whole rabbit.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Ji Dantong didn't take it directly but asked Xiao Tian.

"I've already eaten," Xiao Tian explained. "While I was waiting for you to wake up, I had nothing else to do, so I thought you must be hungry and made something for you!"

Knowing that Xiao Tian had "specially" done this for her made Ji Dantong blush again, and she lowered her head and whispered, "Thank you, Hunter!" feeling warmly enveloped inside.

...

Once Ji Dantong was full, Xiao Tian stood up and said, "Let's go! Show me the treasure you mentioned!"

"Huh?!"

Ji Dantong, who had suffered at the hands of the Soul-Seeking Bee, involuntarily stepped back and said, "The Soul-Seeking Bee is very formidable, and typical Protective True Qi can't defend against it—earlier we just got lucky. If we go again…"

Before finishing her sentence, she saw Xiao Tian in front of her suddenly vanish into thin air. At that moment, she couldn't even sense his presence, leaving Ji Dantong stunned.

A moment later, Xiao Tian's figure reappeared in its original place: "Don't worry, even if we can't get it, we can escape!"

Ji Dantong, realizing what had happened, was amazed at Xiao Tian's abilities and had to marvel at the idea that there's always someone stronger; things she couldn't achieve, the other party could solve so simply!

Although she couldn't understand how Xiao Tian could disappear so suddenly, Ji Dantong was certain it wasn't due to using some Body Technique. If she had to guess, it might be something like a self-concealing shadow ability similar to Hidden Needle.

However, since it was someone else's trump card, and with Xiao Tian not further explaining, Ji Dantong naturally wouldn't ask.

Walking up to Ji Dantong, Xiao Tian asked, "Is the place you mentioned far from here?"

Ji Dantong immediately pointed in a direction: "Not far, only about three or four kilometers from where we were resting. I came here trying to escape from the Soul-Seeking Bee!"

At this point, Ji Dantong suddenly realized a problem: "By the way, you came here for…?"

"To find you!"

After dropping that line, Xiao Tian began walking toward the direction Ji Dantong pointed, leaving her a bit confused in place…

Not until Xiao Tian walked a long distance away did Ji Dantong snap out of her daydreams and rush to catch up.

...

"This is the place!"

Ji Dantong said softly with a lingering fear: "From here, walk about two hundred meters inside, and you'll see it!"

Xiao Tian looked in the direction Ji Dantong pointed, and in front of him was a dense forest. The leaves here were not sparse but rather lush, covering the entire area.

"You've got quite the courage!" Xiao Tian remarked, gazing at the darkness ahead.

"No, no, I actually stumbled my way inside!" Ji Dantong explained, but then saw a hand appear in front of her.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

Xiao Tian extended his hand in front of Ji Dantong, who stared blankly at him, seemingly lost in thought.

Holding Ji Dantong's hand, the duo's figures disappeared into the surroundings, with only the sound of footsteps marking their existence.

Guided by Xiao Tian, it wasn't until they saw the treasure and the few Soul-Seeking Bees hovering around it that Ji Dantong snapped out of her daze.

Having grown up in her sect, she had never held a boy's hand. This was her first venture out, and she wasn't expecting to encounter so many things.

If her master finds out, she'll surely get an earful!

Instinctively wanting to withdraw her hand, she felt Xiao Tian's grip tighten slightly instead.

"Don't let go at all costs!"

Xiao Tian said sternly, even though they were concealed, the Soul-Seeking Bee could still attack them. He was well aware that once they disturb the swarm, it was no joking matter!

Ji Dantong felt unexpectedly thrilled at Xiao Tian's words, much more than when she defiantly ran away from her sect for the first time.

No longer struggling, Ji Dantong gazed at Xiao Tian's handsome profile and his intensely focused expression, again drifting into a stupor.

Until five words penetrated her ears, snapping her back to reality, with her clear eyes filled with incredulity…

"Proud Snow Evil Shadow Bamboo?!"

Ji Dantong was taken aback: "You can actually recognize it?!" Her tone was filled with tangible surprise.