Shocked! The Young Master's Petite Darling Is a Master of Mysteries-Chapter 475: Treasure Hunting

"Thank you for the guidance, Miss Xia!" Xie Chengming responded seriously.

Xia Mian nodded, no longer looking at Xie Cheng, but turned to the soul body he had trapped.

The soul of the old man appeared very solid. Although it was only a lingering soul, this remnant emitted a brilliant white light.

The soul body wasn’t weak, but unfortunately, it encountered her.

"Young lady, we have no grudge. I even brought you treasure hunting. You shouldn’t kill the innocent!" The little old man kept shaking his body. Seeing he couldn’t escape Xia Mian’s restraint, he turned to her, trying to persuade her to release him.

Xia Mian let out a light chuckle, a trace of disdain in her eyes, "How can you be considered innocent?"

As Xia Mian finished speaking, the Spiritual Power Whip suddenly burst into roaring flames. The little old man couldn’t escape or run; he was burned to ash by the fierce fire...

Perhaps the old man’s soul was stronger than a normal person’s. After being burned to ashes, it still left a form and scattered onto that open ground.

The ground, which had settled down, began to squirm when the old man’s soul ashes landed on it!

It was like a human stomach organ starting to work.

As the earth on the open ground began to churn, the place where Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan were standing also started to shake wildly. The ground they were standing on suddenly turned incredibly soft, and their feet began to sink...

Xie Chengming, who was half-sitting on the ground, sank halfway when the ground beneath him gave way.

Xie Chengming’s face turned as white as a sheet, and he instinctively looked at Xia Mian.

After a brief moment of distraction, Xia Mian looked up sharply only to find the gaps between the trees had disappeared as if a monster had closed its massive mouth.

The entire Ancient Wood Forest was enveloped in complete darkness.

A gushing sound came from the surroundings, as if some liquid was flowing.

The earth trembled, and there was a tilt as if the once soft ground had transformed into a pool of mud, cascading down on Xia Mian and the others.

Lu Zechuan immediately used magic to rise from the ground, the next moment pulling Xia Mian into his embrace and shielding them with a Spiritual Barrier. Meanwhile, Xia Mian tossed out a Spiritual Light Rope to drag Xie Chengming over, preventing the three from being separated.

The ground shook violently, as if a giant slumbering beast had suddenly awakened and begun to rise.

Meanwhile, outside the Ancient Wood Forest, the Divine Clan Guards widened their eyes in astonishment. The open eyes on the trees suddenly shut.

The moment those eyes closed, the ground beneath the guards began to shake, as if something was detaching from the earth.

The next moment, they found themselves standing on the back of an enormous creature.

This giant stood up, nearly reaching the sky.

Its feet touched the ground, and its head could reach the heavens.

Ah Shi and the others turned pale green, "Is it really a monster..."

But why didn’t this monster reveal itself before, only doing so after the young lady and Mr. Lu entered here?

"The young lady is in danger!" Ah Shi exclaimed in a low voice, his face growing more grim.

It now seemed that Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan were inside the giant mouth of the monster, but if they rashly entered the monster’s mouth, it would be no different from sending themselves to their deaths.

"We must find a way to rescue the young lady!" Ah Shi said solemnly.

But after Ah Shi spoke, a guard disagreed, stating, "The young lady said we shouldn’t act rashly, no matter what happens!"

Ah Shi frowned.

"Our abilities compared to the young lady are worlds apart. Even if we went in, we’d only be adding to her troubles." The guard’s expression was calm as he softly added, "Our only option is to wait and see."

Attacking the monster from outside might provoke it, causing it to move violently and create unnecessary trouble for Xia Mian and Lu Zechuan inside.

Ah Shi fell silent.

Xia Mian deliberately cautioned them before casting them out, not to mind any unforeseen changes. Had she predicted this?

All the Divine Clan Guards on the monster remained collectively silent.

They wanted to help but were unable to, forced to wait and see, a feeling far from pleasant.

Meanwhile, inside the monster, Xia Mian once again summoned her spiritual power.

A Spiritual Power Light Ball formed immediately, illuminating their location.

When the monster rose, Lu Zechuan had set up a barrier around them, keeping the soft filth out.

The light ball brightened their surroundings, revealing that they were surrounded by complete darkness.

It seemed they had sunk to the bottom of the muck.

Xie Chengming, pale-faced, looked at the scene in disbelief. Even if he lived in the Mystical World and was used to seeing bizarre sights, he still found this hard to believe.

"Young lady..." Xie Chengming called softly in a hoarse whisper.

Xia Mian responded with a hum, "I’m here."

Xie Chengming seemed to let out a relieved breath, "It’s my oversight that put the young lady in danger."

Xia Mian chuckled softly, "That guy possessing you earlier said there’s treasure here, right?"

Xie Chengming paused momentarily but still honestly responded with a nod.

"So now, let’s see where that treasure is," Xia Mian said casually, showing no sign of tension or fear.

Xie Chengming, too, found his anxiety and unease slowly dissipating.

"But this is inside a monster; what treasure could there be..." Xie Chengming let out a bitter laugh.

The entity that possessed him earlier was simply idiotic, having come here twice and still failed to notice it was a monster...

Xia Mian smiled, "Let’s find out!"

As Xia Mian spoke of searching, she genuinely meant it.

The barrier encompassing the three continued to sink, but neither Xia Mian nor Lu Zechuan seemed particularly concerned about this monster.

As the barrier continued to descend deeper, Xia Mian faintly saw something emitting light.

Xie Chengming’s eyes lit up, and he turned to Xia Mian in surprise. Was this a coincidence?

There really was something?!

Squinting, Xia Mian moved the barrier closer to the glowing object.

Amidst the filth, this thing emitted such a magnificent glow. If it’s not treasure, what is it?

Moreover, she remembered the monster didn’t awaken until the little old man’s soul turned to ashes and fell. If her deductions were right, this treasure must be related to the soul.

As Xia Mian and the others drew nearer, the object’s glow became even more dazzling.

Xie Chengming also sensed something amiss, squinting hard and staring at the object, "Young lady, this thing doesn’t seem good..."