Chapter 89: Chapter 89 White Rhino
 

Qi Yue tentatively asked a question.

“Do you know where that book is?”

“I know.”

Song Gensheng solemnly shared the rumors he had heard.

More than half a month ago, someone suddenly claimed to have found the “Beiyuan Local Chronicles” that had been lost when the Zhao Family was raided, and they presented it to the Imperial Court.

Now, that book is in the Imperial Palace of the Beiyuan Kingdom, heavily guarded by the Imperial Guard.

Hearing this, Qi Yue really wanted to laugh.

More than half a month ago, wasn’t that around the same time she had left Longnan County?

Her bargain teacher was really something, knowing to play the part to the fullest by directly creating a fake book. Brilliant!

She hadn’t even thought of it!

Suddenly, Song Gensheng excitedly stood up.

“Sister Yue, I must immediately prepare to return to Beiyuan. I need to steal the book before they find the map!”

Qi Yue quickly grabbed hold of Song Gensheng, “Are you foolish, child? How can you easily enter the Imperial Palace of Beiyuan? Do you want to die?”

Song Gensheng chuckled.

“Sister Yue, you underestimate me. Do you know why I always manage to run into you all, why my dad and the others got injured, but I didn’t?”

“Why?”

“Because I run fast. As long as I run, no one can catch up with me, and I also have a special ability.”

“What ability?”

Song Gensheng grinned proudly, pulled a dagger from his boot, and thrust it towards his own belly.

Qi Yue screamed, wanting to stop him, but it was too late; he already stabbed himself.

A tinkling sound was heard as the dagger bounced off Song Gensheng’s body.

“Hehe, Sister Yue, you see how incredible I am?”

Qi Yue was dumbfounded.

Yet, Song Gensheng continued performing cheerfully.

He kept stabbing the dagger into himself, on his arms, his thighs… the tinkling sound continued incessantly.

My goodness, is this Iron Man?

Unable to resist, Qi Yue kept lifting his sleeve to check, yet he clearly wasn’t wearing any steel plates!

She couldn’t believe it; this world actually possessed a body impervious to blades and spears.

But thinking about it, wasn’t her own body also endowed with Innate Divine Strength?

The vast world is full of wonders. Are there not countless inexplicable things in this world?

“Sister Yue, I was born this way. But this is a secret, okay?” Song Gensheng tucked away the dagger and said earnestly, “Aside from my mom, my dad, and my elder brother and sister, only you know about this.”

Of course, Qi Yue knew such matters were secretive; her feelings were complex.

She hadn’t expected that by merely saving a person, Song Gensheng would reward her with one secret after another.

“I promise you, I will never reveal your secret to anyone.”

“Of course, I trust you, Sister Yue. The moment I saw you, I knew you were a good person.”

Seeing the look of complete trust on Song Gensheng’s face, Qi Yue couldn’t help but sigh.

What a naive child!

“Brother Gensheng, since you acknowledge me as your sister, listen to me, don’t go to the Imperial Palace of Beiyuan.”

“Why not? I want that book.”

“Do you want the National Treasure that much?”

“I want to return the book to Zhao Xiyan; it originally belonged to him.”

“Well, what a silly child.”

“I really don’t know what he admires in Zhao Xiyan.”

Having no other choice, Qi Yue told him that the book was fake.

“Think about it, Gensheng, even if the book were real, the map would have definitely been taken long ago, maybe even replaced with a fake one. Otherwise, why would anyone bother handing it over to the Imperial Court?”

After her words, Song Gensheng exclaimed that it made sense and decided right then not to seek the book anymore but to look for the map instead.

Since Qi Yue could not persuade him otherwise, she could only give up.

Anyway, he had no idea where the map was. As long as he didn’t go to the Imperial Palace in Beiyuan, no one in this world should be able to harm him.

The two talked for a while longer and agreed to free those fifty people early the next day, then both went to rest.

The next morning, after Qi Yue came downstairs, Song Gensheng had already prepared various breakfast items. After eating, they headed together to the detention area for spies in the small town.

Song Gensheng quickly handled all the procedures, and soon Zhang Fang and the others were released.

Zhang Fang asked her about Song Gensheng’s situation, and Qi Yue explained he was a former neighbor’s younger brother, so he asked no further questions.

Later, Song Gensheng “used his face” to send them off at the city’s gate. If not for his duties, he would have liked to go with Qi Yue.

“Sister Yue, I hear that the poisonous fog in the Western Regions is extremely dangerous. You must be very careful.”

Seeing Song Gensheng advising her like a little adult, Qi Yue was deeply moved.

“Don’t worry, I am a doctor. There’s no fog I can’t handle, and besides, there are so many of us.”

The two waved goodbye, Song Gensheng returned to the small town, and Qi Yue stepped into the vast forest of the Western Regions.

Even though she had prepared herself mentally, the dangers of Longnan Ridge in the Western Regions exceeded her expectations.

As soon as they set foot on this land, they were surrounded by layers upon layers of poisonous fog.

Everywhere she looked, there was white: fluttering white, congealed white, spinning white…

Her mind was blank, and an endless flow of white moved before her eyes…

What was more terrifying was that the white fog was poisonous, ensuring that anyone who inhaled it for more than half an hour couldn’t find their way out of the forest.

The fifty people who came along had panicked.

They had probably anticipated poisonous snakes, fierce animals, and ferocious enemies, but they had not expected this unknown white.

Luckily, Qi Yue had already learned a lot of details from Huang Zai’an and had made some preparations.

She immediately distributed detoxification medicine pills to everyone, one bottle per person to keep, ensuring that even if they inadvertently got separated, they would still have detoxification pills to take.

“Take one every Shichen. If you feel something is not right, shorten the time to half a Shichen.”

Qi Yue explained the usage and dose to everyone, and also distributed isolation masks.

At such a time, everyone was gripped by a terror of the unknown, and nobody paid attention to how her bag seemed to produce an endless supply of items.

Considering the dense forest and potential for bugs and snakes, Qi Yue also instructed everyone to secure their sleeves and pant legs like she did.

Zhang Fang then divided the group into three teams, each connected with a rope to prevent separation, and placed Qi Yue in his team.

Once all preparations were complete, they set out.

The first team led the way, Zhang Fang guarded her in the middle, and the third team followed at the rear.

The white fog was very dense with very low visibility. As soon as they entered the fog, anything more than half a meter away became invisible. If the teams weren’t linked together, they would have lost people within minutes.

All while moving toward the legendary center of the forest, everyone was keenly listening.

In everyone’s mind, there was one name being called out — White Rhino.

Three Shichen later, all they could see was still white.

Even the trees and plants they passed were covered in a strange white fuzz, which made them look like they were in a snowy winter.

Finally, Zhang Fang raised a question, “Doctor Qi, is there any way to attract the White Rhino? If we continue searching like this, who knows how long it will take, and what if it gets dark?”

The moment he finished speaking, they suddenly heard a roar from the southeast.

“Moo…”

“It’s the White Rhino!”