Chapter 323

Furthermore, she didn't even bother returning to the bedroom, instead lighting two more oil lamps right there in the activity room.

After lighting all the oil lamps in the house and placing them not far from her side, the girl Sister Yuanyuan honestly lay down on the bed made of sheepskin.

She lay down straight, closed her eyes tightly, and kept muttering, "Sleep, sleep, sleep."

She seemed to have no vigilance toward Qin Feng.

Although she wanted to sleep, because she was too nervous, the girl muttered for nearly an hour before finally falling into a deep sleep.

The moment the girl fell into a deep slumber and her breathing slowed down,

Qin Feng began to grow vigilant.

He even changed from sitting on the floor to standing up.

Facing Sister Yuanyuan, he held an oil lamp, ready to attack or flee at any moment.

After all, no one knew what would happen once the girl Sister Yuanyuan fell asleep.

The change did not happen immediately; it was only after a few minutes of sleep that the girl Sister Yuanyuan woke up again.

Yes, after sleeping for only a few minutes, Sister Yuanyuan woke up again.

But this time, from the moment this Sister Yuanyuan opened her eyes, Qin Feng knew this was not the kind girl Sister Yuanyuan he knew.

But she was also not the terrifying, strange creature Sister Yuanyuan from before.

Instead, it was a completely different Sister Yuanyuan he had never seen before.

Good heavens, she had changed three times in this one short night.

Even a chameleon wouldn't change like this.

Qin Feng retreated vigilantly, putting distance between himself and this Sister Yuanyuan.

But he wasn't overly nervous.

Although the one who woke up this time was neither the kind girl Sister Yuanyuan nor the strange girl,

her gaze was clear and calm, and she looked like a normal human capable of communication.

And this girl's gaze was overly calm.

It even gave one the feeling that even if Mount Taishan were to collapse before her, she would remain unmoved.

It made people feel an unprovoked sense of trust in her.

Qin Feng naturally noticed this strange ability immediately.

"Who are you?"

Since she could communicate, it was naturally better to communicate directly.

Otherwise, what were human mouths for?

"I am Nangong Tong Yuan, the Saintess of Northern Pasture."

The girl answered extremely crisply and accurately.

She stated her name and identity without missing a beat.

For a moment, the two fell silent again.

What the hell? What kind of divine plot twist was this?

Qin Feng was somewhat bewildered.

The answer was too direct, which left him not knowing how to respond for a moment.

However, since she could communicate, that was for the best.

He had too many questions in his heart now; if the GM wouldn't answer, could this girl provide him with answers?

"What kind of place is this? Why are you here? What was going on with you before? Why did you change three times in one night?"

Qin Feng asked all the questions in his heart in one go.

And this calm-eyed girl, who called herself Nangong Tong Yuan, the Saintess of Northern Pasture, did not disappoint Qin Feng.

Instead, she explained the situation in a concise and clear tone.

"This is a cursed land, and I am trapped here. The previous Sister Yuanyuan was me, but that thing was not. Would you like to hear a story?"

But at the end, this Saintess of Northern Pasture suddenly said this, which surprised Qin Feng.

"What's there to be willing or unwilling about when it comes to a story? It doesn't cost anything to listen, and it would be a waste not to."

This girl was perhaps a bit too polite, asking others if they wanted to listen before telling a story.

"This story isn't something you can just listen to for free."

"If you choose not to listen, then I will send you away from here tomorrow, even out of this grassland, to ensure your safe departure."

"But if you choose to listen, then you must help me escape this place."

"Since you have been dragged into this, don't think about getting out unscathed."

The girl said this with a mix of gentleness and dominance.

The gentleness was in giving Qin Feng the chance for absolute freedom of choice.

And the dominance was because once Qin Feng chose to listen to this story, he would have to help Nangong Tong Yuan escape.

If he wanted to pull out, Nangong Tong Yuan likely wouldn't allow it anymore.

Nangong Tong Yuan didn't directly ask Qin Feng for help, but instead gave him such a choice.

But Qin Feng had a mission to complete, so he would naturally choose to listen to the story.

After all, his mission and Nangong Tong Yuan's request were consistent.

Although the Pudamiya Grassland was vast, it was only an inconspicuous little grassland within the Northern Pasture lands.

In the Northern Pasture lands, there existed a Royal Court.

The Royal Court governed hundreds of grasslands, large and small, in the Northern Pasture.

All nomadic tribes on the grasslands held the Royal Court in high esteem.

In the Royal Court, both royal power and divine power jointly governed this Northern Pasture land.

The representative of royal power was naturally the Northern Pasture King, while the representative of divine power was the High Priest.

The royal power of the Northern Pasture Royal Court was hereditary, inherited by the children of each generation of Northern Pasture Kings.

But the divine power of the Northern Pasture was heaven-chosen.

Each generation of High Priests would select three Holy Sons and three Holy Daughters based on the instructions of the gods, as candidates for the next High Priest.

Nangong Tong Yuan was one of them.

As a heaven-chosen daughter, Nangong Tong Yuan had extraordinary talent and her cultivation was far ahead of others, making her the most outstanding figure among this generation's Holy Sons and Holy Daughters.

And she was kind and approachable.

She was never high and mighty; instead, she loved solving various strange problems for the tribes on the grassland and killing the demonic beasts that harmed them.

So over time, Nangong Tong Yuan also gained the love and respect of all the tribes on the entire grassland.

And likewise, if any tribe encountered terrible, unsolvable problems, they would send people to the Royal Court to request Nangong Tong Yuan's help.

Every time, Nangong Tong Yuan would go gladly.

But after all, where there are people, there is strife; even among the Holy Sons and Holy Daughters, jealousy and malice were inevitable.

Nangong Tong Yuan's situation was already a done deal for being the next High Priest.

But how could the other Holy Sons and Holy Daughters be willing to fail just like that?

So, the other five Holy Sons and Holy Daughters actually joined forces, conspiring together to kick Nangong Tong Yuan out of the game first.

Then the five of them would compete fairly.

The group first killed everyone in a tribe, then refined them all into strange, evil entities.

And they created a formation, a trapping formation, wanting to trap Nangong Tong Yuan here.

At the same time, they sent people to the Royal Court to invite Nangong Tong Yuan to come here and help them.

Nangong Tong Yuan, having no suspicions about this, naturally went gladly and fell into the trap with ease.

Upon entering, she was trapped here and could never leave.

As for why they trapped Nangong Tong Yuan instead of killing her,

it wasn't because they had a conscience and couldn't bear to take Nangong Tong Yuan's life.

It was because even though the five of them had joined forces to create a great formation and sacrificed so many lives,

they couldn't create a formation capable of killing Nangong Tong Yuan; at most, they could only trap her.

After all, everyone knew that to cut weeds, one must remove the roots.

However, this trapping formation wasn't just used to trap Nangong Tong Yuan.