In the Dense Forest of Demonic Beasts, a dozen cooks stared in surprise at the small mountain of rice bowls piled on the table. The head cook then looked at the seemingly malnourished Little Girl who was sitting at the table, eating non-stop, and secretly clenched his fists.

If it weren't for her wearing the Zixiao Sect's Inner Sect Disciple uniform, he would have already chased her away. Although the food here was supplied for free, who could eat so much? Eighty cooks couldn't keep up with her eating like this!

But he felt disgusted, yet didn't dare to chase her. Seeing that the girl's bowl was about to be empty again, he could only turn around and enter the kitchen to continue stir-frying.

Du Qing followed, and seeing this scene, he couldn't help but narrow his beautiful peach blossom eyes.

"More," Yun Nian put down her empty bowl, looked up, and her gaze calmly met the cook who was collecting bowls.

Hearing this, the cook gave an awkward smile: "Fairy, it's getting late. Aren't you going to hunt Demon Beasts?"

As his words fell, Yun Nian's eyes dropped, and the expression in her eyes was covered by her long eyelashes. The cook privately thought she was calculating the time and would leave soon. He had just let out a sigh of relief when, the next moment, Yun Nian looked up again and calmly said, "Twenty more bowls."

The cook lost his footing, and the empty bowls in his hands nearly fell to the ground.

"Uncle, one bowl of noodles, please."

Just then, a clear young voice came from the side. Only then did the cook notice Du Qing's arrival. He looked up and saw the young man standing tall and elegant, dressed in a simple white robe without any embellishments. In his hand was a plain folding fan, and his ink-black hair was tied up with a silver crown. He didn't seem particularly conspicuous, but his exceptionally talented face made people unable to look away, especially his pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes, which were slightly curved at this moment, like the warm sun of March shining into darkness.

He wasn't wearing any Sect Disciple uniform, so he must be a Rogue Cultivator without a backer. These cooks were the most snobbish, always ignoring Rogue Cultivators, but when faced with Du Qing's harmless eyes, he didn't dare to neglect him in the slightest and quickly bowed his head, saying, "Alright, alright, coming right up!"

Hearing this familiar voice, Yun Nian's eyes moved slightly, and she turned her head to look, meeting Du Qing's smiling eyes.

Why did this person follow her?

Yun Nian was puzzled, but since he was smiling at her, she stood up and simply performed a daoist salute to Du Qing, saying indifferently, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for saving me just now. If you have any difficulties, you can find me on Zhongling Peak of Zixiao Sect."

Du Qing's lips still held a faint smile, and he gently tapped his folding fan in his hand: "You are... Yun Nian?"

Hearing this, Yun Nian's eyes moved: "How do you know?"

As her words fell, Du Qing raised the wooden token in his hand, then looked at the identical wooden token hanging from Yun Nian's waist, and slowly said, "We are in First Squad."

The Five Sects and One Alliance's Demon Beast hunting operation was conducted in groups, randomly divided into two-person teams before the competition. Most people would find their teammates before entering the Dense Forest of Demonic Beasts. Yun Nian vaguely remembered that in her previous life, Yun Yue'e's teammate wasn't very strong. To help her get first place, she had worked tirelessly, killing many Demon Beasts, which then led to the incident where the mixed blood scent on her body attracted mutated Demon Beasts.

Thinking of this, Yun Nian lowered her eyes. Just as the dishes she ordered were served, she sat down and continued to eat.

Seeing her silence, Du Qing's face showed no awkwardness. He took his bowl of plain noodles and sat opposite Yun Nian, gently smiling, "I searched for a long time and never expected to find you in the water, Yun Nian, that's a good name."

As his words fell, Yun Nian's hand holding the chopsticks paused slightly.

Yun Nian, that's a good name.

This was the first time she had heard someone praise her name. Didn't people in the Cultivation World only know Yun Yue'e?

Thinking of this, Yun Nian looked up and glanced at the person in front of her, saying indifferently, "How many Demon Beasts have you hunted?"

She knew that the life of a Rogue Cultivator was not easy, and they would certainly not miss any opportunity to obtain resources. It was unlucky for this person to be grouped with her in this Demon Beast hunting event. However, she no longer planned to help Yun Yue'e. The event would end in just one day. She had originally planned to stay here for a day, relax, and sort out her thoughts about Regeneration, but since this person had found her, she might as well repay... the kindness of saving her in both lives.

Looking at the twelve-year-old girl in front of him, who spoke like a small adult, Du Qing was slightly stunned, then laughed clearly, "Ah, I haven't made a move yet, not even one."

"Then what have you been doing all these days?" Yun Nian couldn't help but wonder, mumbling as she held her soup bowl with both hands.

"Looking for a teammate," Du Qing smiled easily, "The rules said everyone has a teammate."

Hearing this, Yun Nian's lips twitched slightly: "Looking for me? You looked for two days and didn't kill a single Demon Beast?"

Du Qing nodded frankly.

"The competition ends today. If you don't hunt any Demon Beasts, aren't you afraid of being reprimanded by your Master?" Yun Nian said.

Du Qing thought seriously for a moment, then said, "Then I'll just hunt one before it ends."

"What about you?" Du Qing looked over curiously, seeing Yun Nian's hands empty and no Demon Beast aura in her Storage Bag. Instead, her body had a strong smell of blood. He continued, "Aren't you afraid of being reprimanded by your Master?"

Yun Nian, however, gave a cold smile: "No one cares about me."

At the same time, in the Dense Forest of Demonic Beasts, Yun Yue'e, dressed in a goose-yellow long dress, was cautiously checking her surroundings with her Divine Sense. Beside her was a girl wearing the Zixiao Sect's Outer Sect Disciple uniform.

"Sister Yue'e, I heard this is where Demon Beasts appear most frequently, and it's very dangerous. Do we really need to keep going forward?" the girl whispered.

Hearing this, Yun Yue'e smiled gently at her, comforting her, "Don't worry, with me here, you'll be fine."

As her words fell, Yun Yue'e's steps suddenly halted. This action startled the girl, who quickly hooked her arm.

"Sister Yue'e, wha... what's wrong? Is it some powerful Demon Beast?"

Yun Yue'e was stunned for a moment before she recovered. Her beautiful, lively eyes showed some surprise. She turned to the girl and said, "It's not a powerful Demon Beast. Ahead... there are many Demon Beast corpses."

Hearing Yun Yue'e's words, the girl was also startled.

"It wouldn't be a trap, would it?" the girl said.

Hearing this, Yun Yue'e pondered for a moment, then chose to stride forward. A moment later, she arrived in front of the large area of Demon Beast corpses, knelt down, and examined them one by one.