eurekapd Chapter 164 My Innocent Apprentice (3)
Chapter 164 My Innocent Apprentice (3)
Deep in a dense forest, the light is dim, and the intertwined branches and leaves resemble an intricate maze. Every step forward is fraught with unknown danger. The ground beneath your feet is damp and slippery, covered with rotting leaves and moss, making it easy to slip. The air is filled with a stench of decay, making it suffocating.
Suddenly, a deep roar echoed from afar, shattering the stillness of the dense forest. Du Xiaochen's heartbeat quickened. Clutching his injured arm, he glanced nervously around. A gigantic demonic beast slowly emerged from the woods, its eyes fierce and cold, chilling him to the bone. He instinctively stepped back, only to find a sheer rock wall behind him, leaving him with no escape route.
The monster slowly approached him, its heavy breathing coming one after another, as if hitting him in the heart. His body tensed, his mind blank, not knowing how to respond. Blood flowed through his fingers, the smell arousing the monster even more, and his breathing quickened.
The breathing sound was getting closer and closer, almost sticking to him. Seeing that the monster in front of him had raised its huge claws, Du Xiaochen swallowed his saliva and looked at the monster fearlessly. His inky pupils became darker and darker, and lines began to appear on his forehead.
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Lian Qingyang slowly descended to the ground and looked towards the dark forest in front of him. Suspicion showed on his face. He tilted his head and asked the black cat on his shoulder: "Xiaojiu, are you sure my little apprentice is here?"
Xiaojiu meowed and nodded.
"How is that possible?" From here, the dense forest looked like a monster with a huge, man-eating mouth. His little apprentice was probably just a helpless child. How could he possibly be here? "Don't try to fool me, will you?"
Xiaojiu got angry: "Why would I fool you?! He is really in there. If you delay any longer, he will be eaten by the monster." Although Xiaojiu cannot use science and technology to obtain the specific address of the target, it has used scientific methods to practice since it entered this world, and can completely rely on magic power to find people.
Lian Qingyang did not delay any longer and immediately stepped into the dense forest, moving quickly to the destination according to Xiaojiu's instructions.
When he arrived, he saw a huge monster gradually approaching the extremely weak body. Seeing that the monster's giant palm was about to fall on the child, his eyes flashed, and he stretched out his hand to create several ice cones, and waved them at the monster's back. This action really attracted its attention.
The monster paused, turned to look at its attacker, and lunged forward with an irritated roar. Xiaojiu dodged the attack, escaping the danger and running to Du Xiaochen's side to protect him. Lian Qingyang dodged the attack and slid back a distance, then unleashed another icicle. The monster lunged at him again, and after several rounds of back and forth, not even the corner of Qingyang's clothes was touched.
Lian Qingyang could see at this time that although this monster looked ferocious, it was somewhat unconscious and did not know how to attack. It could only use brute force to pounce on people. Moreover, its realm was not low. With the cultivation level of the peak of the Nascent Soul Realm, it should not be so weak.
Not having the energy to deal with the monster anymore, Lian Qingyang clenched his fist into a bow and pointed it at the monster, and with his other hand he formed three ice arrows. He took aim and then shot them out with all his strength. The ice arrows were so powerful that they pierced through the monster's eyes and chest before it could react. The blood-soaked ice arrows broke out of the monster's body and turned into a few drops of water that fell to the ground and were quickly absorbed without a trace.
The huge monster fell to the ground with a loud bang. It was probably not dead yet, as its limbs twitched from time to time.
Lian Qingyang flashed to Du Xiaochen's side, lowered his eyes and said coldly: "Can he still survive?"
Du Xiaochen had been glued to Lian Qingyang since he appeared, but the loss of blood had left him dizzy, his eyelids barely holding up. Fighting back sleep, he heard voices and, with difficulty, looked up at the figure before him. A turquoise robe caught his eye, accentuating Lian Qingyang's tall stature and extraordinary demeanor. The color was particularly striking in the dim surroundings, and the immaculately clean robe seemed incompatible with the grimy jungle.
Not hearing any answer, Lian Qingyang had to wave his hand to lift the child up in the air, turned around and quickly left the jungle. Xiaojiu jumped onto his shoulders before he left, and was carried out of the jungle by this humanoid mount.
After slowly placing the child on a flat surface, Lian Qingyang squatted down and looked at the still bleeding arm. His face remained emotionless, but his words were filled with warmth: "How did this happen?"
As he spoke, he took out the pill from the storage ring and stuffed it into the child's mouth. There is a Danfeng in the sect that specializes in refining pills. It is managed by the second senior brother who loves to go out the most. He can always find many rare and exotic spiritual medicines everywhere. Every time he comes back with a full harvest, he throws them all to the alchemist at Danfeng for refining. Therefore, the quality and effect of Guiyuan Sect's pills are top-notch.
After a while, the bleeding from Du Xiaochen's wound stopped, and his scattered consciousness slowly returned. He looked at the inviolable, godlike young man in front of him, boldly reached out and grabbed his clothes, tears instantly forming in his eyes as he begged, "Immortal, please save my grandma. You are so powerful, you can definitely cure my grandma! I beg you, Immortal, if you can cure my grandma, I will definitely repay you!"
Tears rolled down her cheeks as she cried, and she looked so pitiful.
Lian Qingyang paused, his gaze fixed on the hand clutching his clothes. The hand was covered in residual blood, now smeared all over his clothes. He pondered for a moment, then met her tearful eyes and asked calmly, "What happened to your grandma?"
Seeing that there was room for improvement, Du Xiaochen quickly wiped away his tears with his free hand and told Lian Qingyang the situation: "My grandma is seriously ill, but my family is broke. The shop owners don't like my small size and don't want to hire me. I've heard that there are medicinal herbs in the dense forest more than ten kilometers away that can cure diseases, so I want to come here to collect them to save my grandma."
"How can you be so impulsive!" Lian Qingyang frowned and scolded him in a low voice, "You are truly so brave, coming here alone! Do you know how dangerous this dense forest is? If I hadn't arrived in time, your bones would have been eaten by the monster by now, let alone saving your grandma."
This dense forest is the important area that separates mortals from immortal cultivators. Monsters and beasts are rampant in it, and there are many strange plants. Not to mention mortals, even immortal cultivators of low realms can die here if they are not careful.
Immortal cultivators only come to the mortal world when they want to recruit a new batch of disciples for their sect, but they never enter through here. They have their own methods. As for mortals, they will not risk their lives to die here.
Lian Qingyang didn't hesitate any longer. He stood up, lowered his head and looked at Du Xiaochen and said, "Now, take me to see your grandma."
Du Xiaochen quickly got up and stood up. Even though his face was covered in dirt, he still smiled gratefully: "Immortal, I knew you were a good person."