Chapter 107: The Bao Family’s Resolution and an Incoming Call

Chapter 107: Chapter 107: The Bao Family’s Resolution and an Incoming Call

’Is Li Heng still alive?’

Bao Yaoyao herself desperately wanted to know.

During the island merger, she had been desperately fleeing alongside many others.

Some examinees who couldn’t take it anymore, or simply couldn’t run any longer, tore up their Teleportation Talismans and left midway.

But for people like Bao Yaoyao, who had brought medicinal herbs into the Desolate Moon Islands, they wouldn’t tear up their Teleportation Talismans unless it was a matter of life and death. Otherwise, their only option was to flee frantically!

It was only after the islands merged that Bao Yaoyao finally understood the horror her father had always spoken of.

At that time, the mountain collapsed, and the Hexagram Array in the sky flared. Before long, after a flash of intense light, an enormous Mountain Stone Giant appeared from each of the "points" that hadn’t been destroyed!

According to the official information from the Soul Energy Alliance, the highest-grade creature in the Desolate Moon Islands Secret Realm was precisely this type of Tier Three High-Grade Soul Beast: the Mountain Spirit!

After these eight Mountain Spirits appeared, they each began moving in a different direction, destroying everything in their path. With every step they took, the ground trembled violently!

Faced with Tier Three High-Grade Soul Beasts—these massive, relentlessly destructive Mountain Spirits—the examinees had no choice but to flee.

Furthermore, in most other directions, two Mountain Spirits advanced in a pincer formation, one from the left and one from the right.

However, in the direction Bao Yaoyao fled, only a single Mountain Spirit was advancing.

While running, Bao Yaoyao also noticed that in another direction, there was also only one Mountain Spirit!

Ten altars, but only eight Mountain Spirits had appeared in the end!

Two missing "points" in the sky!

’There should have been ten Mountain Spirits, but two are missing,’ Bao Yaoyao thought. ’It must be related to the destroyed altars. Setting aside the one I destroyed, by the time I left the mountain, Li Heng must have destroyed another altar! He did it... so that I could escape more safely!’

But Bao Yaoyao clearly remembered that not long after the second altar was destroyed, the mountain had begun to collapse!

’Could Li Heng have survived such a sudden landslide? Did he have enough time to tear his Teleportation Talisman and escape?’

Having received such care from Li Heng, Bao Yaoyao was overwhelmed with guilt and couldn’t bear to even imagine his situation.

During their escape, the people with her also wondered why there was only one Mountain Spirit in their direction.

Someone saw Bao Yaoyao running while looking back with tears in her eyes and asked her about it. After some thought, she decided to tell her fellow examinees.

The reason they were facing one less Mountain Spirit than everyone else was because a master had stepped forward, destroying the altars alone just to buy her enough time to escape!

That was why her escape route, and one other, were each missing a Mountain Spirit!

But for certain reasons, Bao Yaoyao didn’t reveal Li Heng’s name. Her heart had been tormented enough during that time.

"Dad... Mom... I’ve made up my mind! I want to go to Maple City. Even if I can’t find him, I want to see the place where he lived!"

Bao Yaoyao’s parents completely understood their daughter’s feelings. After what had happened in the secret realm, it was perfectly normal for her to think this way.

Besides, no matter how you looked at it, their daughter truly owed this Li Heng a great deal.

"Rest for a few days first and recover your Spirit. You can go to Maple City in a few days! When the time comes... I’ll go with you!" Father Bao was silent for a moment before nodding in agreement and offering to accompany her.

After comforting Yaoyao a while longer and telling her to get some sleep to recover her Spirit, Father Bao and Mrs. Bao went up to the third floor of their villa to talk.

"Old Bao, this Li Heng... what do you make of him?"

"He’s probably a prodigy meticulously cultivated by some Soul Energy heritage family in Maple City, or the descendant of some senior expert. And just like our daughter, he must have missed the National Placement Exam for some reason. Both of them had pretty bad luck, too, getting teleported to Altar Mountain!"

Mrs. Bao: "I was thinking the same thing. For a Soul Apprentice to accomplish all that... superior equipment or advanced Soul Energy Skills alone wouldn’t be enough! Only someone who has both, along with a powerful state of mind, could do what Yaoyao described!"

Father Bao: "Exactly. A person like that isn’t likely to die in an exam where he has a Teleportation Talisman. Maple City isn’t far from us. When we go to pay him a visit, we must not be lacking in etiquette. After all, Yaoyao owes him a huge favor this time."

Mrs. Bao: "Perhaps it’s not as simple as just a huge favor. From the way our Yaoyao looks... Never mind. When the time comes, I’ll go with you to meet this young man named Li Heng!"

Father Bao: "Don’t worry! I know what to do. I’ll handle it properly, and our etiquette will be impeccable! You just stay home and rest for a few days."

Hearing this, Mrs. Bao glanced at her husband and said in a disdainful tone, "You! You’re straighter than your master’s sword!"

Father Bao and Mrs. Bao quickly reached an agreement and began discussing their next steps. There was a small, odd moment during their conversation that puzzled Father Bao, but he quickly moved past it.

Meanwhile, Li Heng, far away in Maple City, was completely unaware of what was happening at the Bao Family residence. If he had known, he definitely would have had two things to say.

1. She definitely gets it from her parents. Bao Yaoyao’s tendency to overthink things is hereditary!

2. The destruction of the second altar really had nothing to do with him. It was destroyed by two fighting Black Feathered Lizards. At most, he was just a witness to the accident!

But since Li Heng didn’t know about the Bao Family’s situation, there was no complaining to be done. On the day the secret realm college entrance exam ended, he slept in until just before lunchtime.

After taking care of routine things like washing up and eating, Li Heng returned to his room, planning to head into the regular Wolf King Mountain to grind for some Soul Energy points.

After all, he only had a little over a thousand Soul Energy points, which seemed a bit low to him now. A single God-tier Dungeon had completely drained him.

However, just as Li Heng was getting ready to go grind for Soul Energy points, his phone, which was sitting next to his thermos, suddenly rang.

An unknown local number.

A flicker of curiosity passed through Li Heng’s mind, and he answered the call.

"Is this Li Heng?"

A somewhat cold, yet familiar, voice came from the other end of the line. He searched his memory for a moment before asking uncertainly, "Are you... Bai Shasha?"

"Yes. Are you free right now? I’d like to see you."

Once he confirmed it was the flat-chested loli on the other end, Li Heng was momentarily confused. He couldn’t understand why Bai Shasha would suddenly call him, let alone ask to meet.

Although he was puzzled, Li Heng paused for a moment before replying, "I’m free! I’m at home right now. Where are you? Do we need to set a specific time and place?"

After Li Heng politely made the offer, the other end of the line suddenly went silent. A few seconds later, a calm voice replied.

"Downstairs from your building!"