"Huh~"
"Sister Ling Xi, this butterfly is actually called a Waterlight Butterfly?! A creature unique to the City of Angels!~"
After hearing Ling Xi's explanation, Xiao Xiao's face was full of surprise.
"Mmm!"
Ling Xi nodded, looking somewhat entranced at the Waterlight Butterfly perched on her right index finger. Leng Yue and Qiao Ying were also watching nearby, their faces filled with reminiscence and surprise.
After a good while, Ling Xi, Leng Yue, and Qiao Ying all turned their gazes to Ye Feng. Their eyes held surprise, curiosity, and confusion…
Yet, none of them spoke…
"Uh…"
Ye Feng awkwardly scratched his head, "I don't know about this Waterlight Butterfly either…"
"You don't need to explain!"
Before Ye Feng could finish speaking, Ling Xi's voice rang out. Leng Yue and Qiao Ying also nodded at Ye Feng.
"Oh, alright then!"
Ye Feng nodded, feeling slightly relieved, and his curiosity about the spatial warehouse grew even more.
"Whoosh!~"
At this moment, the Waterlight Butterfly, with its shimmering wings, flew to Ye Feng's shoulder. Ye Feng gently stroked its wings. The butterfly fanned them lightly, then flew to Xiao Xiao…
…
The next day,
"This Waterlight Butterfly is truly special…"
Ye Feng woke up early. He looked at the Waterlight Butterfly resting by the riverbank in the spatial warehouse, still filled with surprise.
He had tried many times last night and just now to put animals and plants into the spatial warehouse, but all attempts had failed, just like before…
…
After breakfast,
Ye Feng and his companions embarked on their journey once again…
…
For a considerable period afterward, Ye Feng and his group continued to advance in the direction indicated by the Arcane Pointer. Along the way, they encountered numerous monsters and even adventuring parties attempting to rob them, including two Gold-tier Arcane Practitioners…
Of course, those monsters and would-be robbers were no match for Ye Feng…
And as Ye Feng diligently trained, his strength unconsciously reached Gold-tier Rank Nine…
…
One noon,
Although Ye Feng and his group had already left the desert region, the climate here remained extremely hot.
"The Arcane energy fluctuations from the Gold and Diamond treasure chests are quite troublesome, aren't they!~"
After a satisfying meal and while resting under the shade of a tree, Ye Feng murmured, looking at the Hummer not far away.
After all, throughout their journey, the adventuring parties that had approached them were almost all drawn by the Arcane energy fluctuations; encounters were almost nonexistent.
"Forget it, I won't think about this anymore!"
After some thought and finding no solutions, Ye Feng decided to stop dwelling on it.
A light flashed in his hand, and he took out the mysterious sheepskin scroll he had obtained from Kolerqi's secret room at the Brad Base.
"This is really bothersome…"
After looking at it for a while, Ye Feng felt a bit dejected.
The sheepskin scroll appeared to be a map, but Ye Feng had no idea where it led or how to get there. Moreover, many places on the map looked strange…
"Little one, what are you troubled about?"
Just then, Ling Xi walked over, handing Ye Feng a freshly squeezed orange juice with ice.
"Oh, I'm looking at this sheepskin scroll; it seems to be some kind of map!"
Ye Feng took the iced orange juice and took a refreshing sip. "I obtained this sheepskin scroll from Kolerqi's secret room at the Brad Base before. It must be quite important to that Kolerqi fellow…"
"Oh, let me see~"
Ling Xi sat down beside Ye Feng and took the sheepskin scroll from his hand, examining it.
"Little one, this is indeed a map… However, the person who drew this map seemed to be in a great hurry. They started drawing before unfolding the sheepskin scroll, which resulted in…"
Ling Xi trailed off mid-sentence, suddenly stopping.
"Hm?"
"What's wrong?"
Ye Feng turned his head and saw Ling Xi's pupils constrict, her expression one of utter shock.
"Ye… Ye Feng, this… this map on the sheepskin scroll… is… is the City of Angels!"
Ling Xi's voice trembled slightly.
"Pfft!~"
"Cough~ Cough cough~!"
Ye Feng, who was drinking orange juice at the time, choked upon hearing this, his face a mask of disbelief. "Ling Xi, you said the map on the sheepskin scroll is the City of Angels?"
"Mmm!"
Ling Xi nodded. "Although the drawing is a bit crude, it is indeed the City of Angels!"
As she spoke, Ling Xi folded the sheepskin scroll in some areas, wrinkling certain sections to make the lines and black patches form together.
"What the heck?"
Ye Feng sat up from the rattan chair, his brows furrowed tightly. "How did Kolerqi have a map of the City of Angels?"
"Kolerqi? The person Shen Botian killed?"
Ling Xi's willow-like eyebrows curved. She hadn't asked for details before, only knowing how Ye Feng referred to that person.
"Mmm!"
Ye Feng nodded slightly. "But that guy might not be dead. Kolerqi's situation is quite complicated… He seems to be a member of the Dark Holy Church organization… I previously killed someone who looked exactly like Kolerqi from the Brad Base, and that guy was also called Kolerqi…"
Hearing this, Ling Xi fell into deep thought.
"The arrows marked on this map are… they are attack routes… the attack routes from that battle at the City of Angels…"
Ling Xi observed for a while, her expression changing drastically.
"Little one, I'm going to discuss something with Leng Yue…"
Without waiting for Ye Feng's reply, Ling Xi said to him with a hint of urgency.
After speaking, Ling Xi quickly ran in Leng Yue's direction.
Ye Feng frowned slightly. Although he was completely bewildered, he knew it wasn't the right time to ask questions.
"City of Angels… the City of Angels again…"
Looking at the sheepskin scroll in his hand, Ye Feng couldn't help but think of the Waterlight Butterfly in the spatial warehouse again.
"The Waterlight Butterfly seemed to appear because I expanded the spatial warehouse. Besides the Waterlight Butterfly, are there any other creatures in the spatial warehouse…"
"If I continue to expand the spatial warehouse, will there be more Waterlight Butterflies…"
A thought flashed through Ye Feng's mind, but he soon became somewhat conflicted.
Because after the last expansion, he had very few Spatial Rift Fragments left. Even if he expanded, he couldn't expand much, and the available points were also a problem…
"What? Sister Ling Xi, you're leaving?!"
Just as Ye Feng was pondering how to obtain Spatial Rift Fragments, Xiao Xiao's startled cry reached his ears from not far away.
"What's going on?"
Hearing this, Ye Feng quickly ran towards where Xiao Xiao was.
"Big Brother, you're here at the right time. Sister Ling Xi is leaving!"
Seeing Ye Feng arrive, Xiao Xiao immediately ran to his side and spoke to him with some anxiety.
Ye Feng didn't speak, but turned and looked at Ling Xi with a questioning gaze.
…