After becoming rich overnight, I handed over the system.

Chapter 71 Entering the Deeper Cave Again

“He is not the chosen one, you are!” Ji Yun Shen suddenly said during their journey.

Long Mingyue and the others were stunned for a moment, then she remembered the thought that had just popped into her head.

"Did I just say it out loud?" Long Mingyue asked cautiously.

"Hmm." Ji Yun Shen nodded. Even though Long Ming Yue spoke very softly, he still heard her.

"Why do you say I'm the chosen one?" Long Mingyue wanted to say that she didn't look like it at all. Senior Brother Liu and Senior Brother Zhao also looked her over carefully, and then the three of them looked at Ji Yunshen together.

"You guessed that Jiang Kuan was the chosen one because you thought we found the secret realm and the Fire Lotus Seed because of him, right? Actually, no. To be precise, he was just a catalyst. Didn't you notice? If the two of you hadn't been together, what we found would have been quite normal."

Ji Yunshen had long suspected this. After leaving the secret realm, as long as Jiang Kuan and Long Mingyue were not together, the spiritual herbs found by both groups were ordinary, but Long Mingyue's were slightly better.

If they searched together, it would be like in the secret realm where he clearly had the highest cultivation level and defeated the highest-level puppet, and the reward was indeed what Long Mingyue needed. Also, just now they clearly encountered Fire Spirit Grass, and even in the end they got Fire Lotus Seeds. You should know that before Long Mingyue spoke, none of them saw any Fire Lotus in the lava.

Hearing Ji Yun Shen say this, everyone was both somewhat convinced and somewhat skeptical.

Long Mingyue also began to doubt herself. Could she really be the chosen one? Long Aotian?

Looking at her senior brother beside her, who possessed an extraordinary demeanor and whose cultivation was even higher than hers, she thought, "Forget it, I'm not qualified to be the chosen one."

However, there is one thing that needs to be verified.

"Well, why don't we verify what Senior Brother said after we find Jiang Kuan?" Senior Brother Liu and Senior Brother Zhao nodded.

And so, a world where only Jiang Kuan was injured was created.

When they found Jiang Kuan, he was tidying himself up.

Well, half of his hair and eyebrows were burned off, and his clothes were riddled with holes. There were no external injuries. After checking him over, Senior Brother Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that Senior Brother Liu was right; the Fire Cloud Beast did not harm anyone, it just teased them.

"You, you just stood by and watched me die! Are you even comrades anymore!" Jiang Kuan angrily pounded the ground, tearing his clothes even more under the force.

Looking at Jiang Kuan's tattered clothes, Long Mingyue couldn't help but laugh. "Senior Brother Liu, why don't you sponsor Junior Brother Jiang with a set of monastic robes?"

Long Mingyue gave him a look, indicating that they still had things to do.

"Junior brother, I won't charge you this time." Senior Brother Liu took out a white robe from his storage bag and tossed it to Jiang Kuan.

Long Mingyue and the others exchanged glances and then began to surround Jiang Kuan, asking him how he had provoked the Fire Cloud Beast.

"I... I just accidentally plucked the Fire Cloud Beast's whiskers, mistaking them for Fire Spirit Grass," Jiang Kuan muttered sheepishly.

Well, now everyone understood, who else would the Fire Cloud Beast chase if not you!

Then everyone divided the lotus seeds, two for each person and one for Jiang Kuan.

"Why should I only get one? I was the one who lured the Fire Cloud Beast away!" Jiang Kuan shouted again when he realized he had been taken advantage of.

Long Mingyue and the others were eager to prove whether what their senior brother said was true, so they didn't argue with him and promised to let him take the lion's share next time they found something good. Only then did Jiang Kuan give up.

The group continued exploring in a different direction, and after walking for quite some time without incident, Long Mingyue was about to say that her senior brother's judgment was inaccurate when she said that she could not possibly be the chosen one.

"Ah, help me!" All the people heard was Jiang Kuan, who was walking in front, exclaim again.

Long Mingyue and the others quickly surrounded them; it was another large hole.

All three of them turned to look at Ji Yun Shen; this was simply unbelievable.

"Get away! What the hell is this thing!" Hearing Jiang Kuan's furious voice from inside the cave, they didn't delay any longer and jumped down one after another.

Inside the cave, there were many rats of all sizes, glowing green, tearing at Jiang Kuan.

Upon seeing this, Long Mingyue and the others immediately drew their swords, and with a sweep of sword energy, a string of rats died.

Gradually, the number of rats decreased until there were none left, at which point they sheathed their swords and headed into the cave.

The cave is only wide enough for one person to walk through, and it is winding and twisting inside.

"Squeak!" Before they could react, the senior brother unleashed a sword aura, and a rat died with a squeak. This rat was much larger than the previous ones.

"Watch out!" Long Mingyue suddenly drew her sword and stabbed at Liu Shixiong's back, but felt a sharp pain in her hand. Liu Shixiong also came to his senses and stabbed back, killing another rat.

Long Mingyue sheathed her sword, still marveling at how strong the rat's teeth were.

They continued killing rats until they reached the bottom of the cave.

Looking at the scene before them, no one said a word. Everyone just felt that killing the rats was totally worth it. Look at what this thing is!

It's a spirit stone mine!

"They're all low-grade spirit stones, worthless!"

Upon hearing this, Long Mingyue and the others immediately turned to look at Ji Yunshen. "Do you want to hear what you're saying? This is a spirit stone mine!"

Even if it's a low-grade spirit stone, it's still a spirit stone mine!

What are you waiting for? Start digging now!

At this moment, Long Mingyue was experiencing both pain and joy. She was happy to be mining spirit stones, but she was also suffering because her storage bag was too small! Such a large spirit stone mine was right in front of her, yet she couldn't take it all with her.

The pain of Long Mingyue and the other three was unified at this moment, except for the eldest brother, who only dug for a while before resting.

"Squeak!" Another mouse squeak was heard, and the four miners quickly became alert, thinking that another mouse was coming to attack.

"Squeak!" Following the sound, one could see the eldest brother holding a small golden mouse in his hand.

"It's kind of cute!" Long Mingyue commented. Even the other men had to admit that the little mouse was indeed cute.

With its golden fur that has a slight sheen, the mouse is like an extremely comfortable blanket to the touch.

The little golden mouse wiggled in Ji Yunshen's hands. When he loosened his grip slightly, the little golden mouse jumped directly into Long Mingyue's arms.

"Senior Brother, I... I didn't do it!" Long Mingyue quickly let go, wanting to return it to her senior brother, but unexpectedly, the little golden mouse twisted and climbed onto her shoulder.

"Hey, come down quickly!" Long Mingyue finally caught the little golden mouse after twisting and turning, but when she was about to hand it to her senior brother, the little golden mouse bit her.

"Hiss, you bit me!" Long Mingyue got angry and grabbed the little golden mouse by the scruff of its neck, ready to return it to her senior brother.

"No need to give it to me, it has already recognized you as its master!" Ji Yunshen refused, and gave Long Mingyue a deep look.

That was as if to say, "You still say you're not the chosen one?"

Long Mingyue was speechless, and everyone else turned to look at her.

Long Mingyue took a deep breath. "Senior Brother, what is this little gadget?"