Chapter 181 Why Did You Come? (1/2)

"The power of time and space."

Ruan Tang uttered those four words in a soft, gentle voice, yet the air in the room instantly became heavy.

Yan Yu tightened his arms around her suddenly, his firm muscles taut like iron, holding her even more tightly in his embrace.

He didn't say anything, but tried his best to relax and make the girl more comfortable, as his overreaction just now must have hurt her.

Nestled in Yan Yu's arms, Ruan Tang didn't notice the changes in the man. Her mind was racing, countless thoughts clashing, and she was in a strange state of alternating ice and fire.

She couldn't understand it.

"No, brother, this isn't right..." she murmured to herself, her delicate brows furrowing into a knot.

She suddenly looked up, her almond-shaped eyes, once bright and clear, now filled with confusion and anxiety. Her small hands gripped Yan Yu's shirt tightly, her knuckles turning white.

"Let alone this world, even in the real world of cultivation, the power of spacetime is not like cabbage on the roadside that anyone can touch."

Her voice tightened slightly with excitement, carrying a certainty from another world that only Yan Yu could understand.

"That would require a powerful expert at the Tribulation Transcending stage, someone who has one foot in the threshold of the laws of heaven and earth, and also someone with incredible luck who happens to be able to comprehend a trace of the laws of spacetime, to have any chance of refining even a tiny bit. What are those people behind Jia Ximei...? A bunch of rats in the gutter, what makes them think they can do that?"

The more she spoke, the clearer her thoughts became, and the colder the chill in her heart grew.

This doesn't make any sense.

If what's sealed in the cave is truly the power of time and space, then not only Jia Ximei's group, but even if all the enemy agents in the world were tied together, they wouldn't be able to budge it in the slightest.

But if not, then what about Ruomu's yearning that came from the depths of her soul?

As Yan Yu listened to the little girl in his arms's clear and logical analysis, the almost world-destroying ferocity in his eyes finally subsided.

What he feared was the unknown danger.

But once the danger is analyzed and laid bare, it is no longer a danger, but a "problem" that can be solved.

He lowered his head and gently rubbed his chin against Ruan Tang's soft hair, completely concealing his icy aura. His voice returned to its usual deep and steady tone, the vibrations reaching her through his chest.

"Perhaps they don't know that it contains the power of spacetime."

Ruan Tang was stunned for a moment, then looked up at him with her small face.

Yan Yu's large hand stroked her back, his palm burning hot, gently patting her back to soothe her slight trembling.

"They may have just obtained a treasure map, or a secret passed down from their ancestors, telling them that deep in Mao'er Mountain, these keys can open a place containing a fortune of gold and silver."

This explanation is simple and straightforward, yet it is full of mundane logic.

yes.

Ruan Tang's mind suddenly clicked, and she had a sudden realization.

She always tries to understand mortals using the mindset of a cultivator, but she forgets that the greatest desires of mortals are nothing more than power and money.

What are the powers of time and space, or the laws of heaven and earth? In their eyes, they might not be as tangible as a box of gleaming gold bars.

This guess instantly made everything make sense.

The enemy agents' target was what they perceived as a "treasure trove".

Ruomu's target is the "energy" it can sense.

Two groups of people, with different purposes, were drawn to the same place.

“Then…then these people…” Ruan Tang’s thoughts suddenly came to life, and a detail she had overlooked surfaced.