69novels Chapter 137 The Matter of Tianshan is Over
Chapter 137 The Matter of Tianshan is Over
Chapter 137 The Matter of Tianshan is Over
Long You casually slashed with his sword, killing the Loulan shadow servant who lunged at him. Turning around, he saw a bronze mask in the servant's hand and asked in confusion, "What's this mask? Xiao Lu, do you know something about it?"
Lu Ren looked at the mountain-eating beast behind him, his face grave, and said, "That monster is the key. The Vermilion Bird is no match for it, and we won't escape death either!"
Seeing his brother like this, Lu Youhe couldn't help but ask, "So what's wrong? Don't think that things will get better just because you suddenly start saying strange things!"
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Lu Ren praised, "Great吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or witty remarks), you've got 30% of my skill!"
A white deer, carrying a fish on its back, went to sleep early. Two giant hands floated in the sky, wielding weapons and slaying a Loulan shadow servant who approached.
Normally, she could kill a bronze-level Void Beast with a single stone, but now she was using every trick in the book!
She also seemed hesitant, saying, "Mr. Lu Ren, if you have any ideas, please tell me quickly!"
Ji Liguang was with Jiang Yueying, and the nighttime operation had taken a heavy toll on her; she looked like she was about to burn out: "Lu Ren, I can't go on, I'm so sleepy!"
Carrying Jiang Yueying on his back, he looked even more pitiful, constantly releasing burning flames. In the world of black night and white snow, the flowing flames occasionally streaked across the sky.
She also smacked her lips and cried, "Ooh, Lu, Lu Ren, it's so cold."
"Lu Ren, I'm so sleepy and cold!"
"Don't compare yourself to others right now, Miss. No, Miss, why is your face so red? It's burning hot, you have a fever!"
Look at his teammates, one or two of them are either sleepy or cold, why do they all go to him? They've really become babysitters.
Meanwhile, the young lady he was holding had an unnatural blush on her face due to the double debuff of the ominous night star and the white storm.
Lu Ren reached out to touch her face and found that her body temperature was alarmingly high. When his icy hand touched her, the young lady let out a dissatisfied whimper and turned her face away, refusing to let him touch her.
It's cute, but this is not the time to talk about that.
"I have a way! I have a way!"
Lu Ren observed that the current tide of Void Beasts was receding because more and more Void Beasts were being eaten by the Mountain-Eating Beast in this white storm.
Compared to human professionals, this white storm is actually more targeted at virtual beasts!
Clearly, the beast's soul is still dominated by its "older brother," and the older brother's kind nature and his obsession with not harming the weak still restrain the beast.
In other words, even if he fails to impersonate the bronze-masked youth, the other party will most likely not attack him, because he is a man who still keeps his promise even if he is stabbed to death by the people!
However, even though the white storm wasn't targeting humans, everyone was still feeling unwell. Those who were physical cultivators like Bai Lu, Xiao Mei, and A Li were alright, as they could still steam for a while, but the rest were already feeling extremely cold.
Tens of thousands of tons of snow fell from the sea of clouds in the sky like a jade plate pouring out yellow sand. The heavy snow covered the sky and the visibility was less than ten meters. Every second, hundreds or thousands of snowflakes hit their bodies and faces. They had to keep raising their hands to wipe their faces in order to continue to see the road ahead. The road ahead was pitch black, and the road behind them was also pitch black. They were like a small boat going through a storm on the sea at night.
The wind howled in their ears, and the teeth ached from the snapping of tree branches. Unbeknownst to them, the snow beneath their feet had already reached above their ankles, leaving deep footprints with every step.
Wait a minute! Snowy weather, survival, low temperature—Lu Ren was shocked. This is just an endless winter! He's really experiencing a real-life version of it!
Amidst the wind and snow, Longyou called out to him, "Xiaolu, what do you need me to do?!"
"I must go help Suzaku; he's no match for that mountain-eating beast!"
Lu Youhe cursed, "What kind of method is this? Suicide and waiting to die are practically the same thing, aren't they?!"
"Stop complaining now, save your energy to withstand the white storm."
Longyou didn't question him, but simply looked at him and asked, "Do you have a plan?"
"have!"
"Okay, I'll go with you!"
Lu Ren shook his head: "No, now only you and I are left with fighting power. There are definitely still Void Beasts in the mountains that haven't been dealt with. Xiao You, you have to stay and protect everyone!"
"Then tell me your plan, and I'll go help Lord Suzaku!"
The strong wind whipped his black hair wildly, his clothes billowing, and Long You, his face radiating righteous indignation, said, "I told you when I came from Linjiang that I would protect everyone, including you, Xiao Lu. I can't entrust such a dangerous person to you!"
Lu Ren felt something blink in his eyes. What's wrong with this guy? Why does he seem to be glowing? It's the protagonist's halo! He has the protagonist's halo!
This guy is truly a good person in the strictest sense; no wonder the young lady likes him.
"I really want to give it to you, but you don't have the ability to fly, so you can't get close to that monster."
Even if one has the ability to fly, the wind force is now more terrifying than a Category 17 typhoon. It is estimated that most Star Cocoon Realm cultivators would find it difficult to take off safely in such an environment, and even a captain like Lu Ren would pale in comparison.
However, he has a second profession. Although switching to the Astrologer at this time would result in a backlash from the ominous star, after gaining more than 5,000 points of inspiration, and with the ominous star buff doubling to 10,000, his mental power has now reached 10 tons!
Moreover, given his terrifying intelligence, even if he were to suffer from an intelligence-reducing debuff, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
"Let the wine warm up a bit, I'll be right back!"
As he spoke, everyone saw the man suddenly put on the bronze mask and fly away at lightning speed.
"Ghana!"
Lu Youhe exclaimed anxiously, "Lu Ren! Are you an idiot?!"
"What do we do now?"
"What's going on?"
"Now—we can only trust Koji!"
Not long after entering the White Storm, Shen Yaoxing felt very dizzy. Because of the White Storm combined with the nighttime brain degeneration, she was no longer just a hamster named Yaoxing, but was almost a "baba" Yaoxing.
From the very beginning, she felt very cold and the ride was very bumpy.
Where were they going? Oh right, it seems they encountered a crisis in a mountain village and are now fleeing for their lives.
Why is she running for her life again? Didn't she become a professional in the Flame Relic Realm? But oh well, that's probably how life is for professionals. Even those in the Flame Relic Realm can perish in the Void Realm if they're not careful.
This uncertain lifestyle is an unavoidable part of life for professionals.
From the very beginning, she could vaguely hear Long You's voice. She subconsciously felt that if Long You was there, then even in the most dangerous situation, they would not be in any danger, right?
After all, although that guy was clumsy but had a strong sense of justice, he was always the kind of guy who could lead everyone through all kinds of difficulties.
Huh? That's strange. If I remember correctly, didn't I decide to quit and listen to the dragon's roar a long time ago because Long You was with that hateful woman? So why am I still hearing Long You's voice?
Dragon Wanderer, White Deer, and Stealing Cat—I haven't been adventuring with them for a long time, so why do I still seem to see their figures?
Am I dreaming? I miss my old companions so much. If this is a dream, then who is carrying me now? Could it be Long You?
Even though you already have a girlfriend, you should at least keep your distance from your childhood sweetheart. That's the one thing that makes Longyou so bad.
Shen Yaoxing's mind was a little foggy at the moment, but he suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he had encountered it somewhere before.
"Who are you?"
"Young Miss, I'm your newly recruited underling."
"Really? What's your name?"
"My name is Lu Ren."
"Little Luzi—I want to hear it, twinkling, twinkling, little star, how I wonder what you are—"
"—Who is Xiao Luzi?"
"Where's Ayou?"
"That handsome, sunny guy? It seems he went out to look for you."
"What does he want from me?"
"Are you playing hide-and-seek with him?"
Will he be able to find me?
"That depends on whether the young lady wants to win or lose."
Shen Yaoxing remembered, and realized why it seemed so familiar.
When she had just left the Listen to the Dragon's Roar team, she was probably at her lowest point. Then she picked up a silly but fun-loving boy, and it seems like they were running for their lives back then.
That time, it seemed she encountered a bronze-level void beast and was trapped in the swamp mist. She was trapped because of the combined effects of night and the swamp mist.
Under ebuff's influence, he became somewhat delirious.
What a sorry state Lu Ren is in. If Long You were here, he would definitely stand up like a great hero and solve everything. As for Lu Ren, he would just carry him and keep running away.
However, sometimes I feel that this feeling is quite nice.
But just then, the cold suddenly subsided, and the clouds that stretched for several kilometers in the sky were slowly dissipating, revealing starlight from above the thick sea of clouds.
"The white storm is beginning to dissipate."
"Lu Ren—did he succeed?"
"I don't know how it happened, but it seems like I survived!"
"Great, great! It really worked!"
Shen Yaoxing felt a headache, but as long as her intuition told her that it wasn't completely okay, she would try her best to stay rational, even at night.
She slightly opened her eyes, rubbing her head, and discovered that the blizzard had actually stopped slowly. With the dissipation of the white storm, she finally regained some of her energy.
Shen Yaoxing looked around. Her true companions, Youhe and Ali, were still there. She was being carried on Ali's back. Longyou and Bailu were also there. Oh right, they had met her former teammates in Dongtian Mountain.
They weren't even a team anymore, yet they still managed to go through such a life-or-death situation together. But I really didn't expect that even with Long You there, they would still end up in such a mess.
However, now is clearly not the time to worry about these things. Everyone is in terrible condition right now, and there are still virtual beasts appearing in the forest from time to time.
Shen Yaoxing looked around, finally fixing her gaze on Long You, who was covered in wounds. She frowned and asked, "Where's Lu Ren?"
Shen Wangshu was confused at this moment, but Zhuque was probably even more confused.
The Mountain-Eating Beast is a legendary monster that even the Great Celestial Venerable could not kill, only seal away. He had just been stalling with the determination to die, waiting for the higher-ups to send several Burning Sun Realm experts to stop it within the Eastern Heavenly Mountain Void Realm.
However, when they actually started fighting, Suzaku found that the situation was not as bad as he had thought.
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Although this thing is stronger than me, it is not a level above me.
If he and Shen Wangshu join forces, the two of them at the Burning Sun Realm might even be able to wipe out the other side in one fell swoop!
As a result, Shen Wangshu said that he had exhausted himself in the battle and needed time to recover.
Zhuque realized he had shot himself in the foot, and could only cough up blood while trying to control the mountain-eating beast, with Shen Wangshu assisting him, while waiting for the imperial court to send reinforcements.
But at this moment, the battle took a dramatic turn. He had vomited three liters of blood, so why did he suddenly stop fighting?
Suddenly, a mysterious man wearing a bronze mask appeared in the air.
This is... the Great Celestial Venerable?
Rumor has it that the Great Celestial Venerable always wears a bronze mask. If the Great Celestial Venerable were to appear, the current crisis in Yanzhou should be resolved. After all, a monster that even he could barely contend with would probably be nothing more than a fart in the eyes of this professional god.
No, he could immediately tell that this was just a divine cultivator at the Star Cocoon Realm.
This is a fake. Where did it come from?
But looking at Shen Wangshu, he actually went forward tremblingly.
Shen Wangshu recognized the man's aura at a glance; it was none other than Lu Ren, the Grand Tutor who had set off from the mansion to Dongtian Mountain a few days ago.
"Hey—you little passerby, what are you doing here? And what's with that mask on your face—"
With Zhuque here, Shen Wangshu was unwilling to reveal too much information about the clan, and he dared not call him Grand Tutor or anything like that in public.
"I don't know. This mask? I picked it up from the ground. Oh right, didn't you say you were just Shimotsuki?"
Shen Wangshu squinted and said insincerely, "Now is not the time to talk about these things. Also, this is not a place for you. I'll send you away first, and let Lord Suzaku hold off that monster for now."
Zhuque: "————" He vaguely seemed to understand something. That should be a member of the Shen family, but the mask he was wearing might be related to the Great Celestial Venerable.
Indeed, after seeing the mask, the mountain-eating beast did not attack them again.
Seeing that Shen Wangshu was about to lead him away, Lu Ren stopped and said, "Although I don't know why this guy suddenly went crazy, I think I know how to deal with him."
"really?"
"But I'm not sure if he'll go berserk later. If he does, I need to get out of here quickly."
"I see!"
Lu Ren looked down at the mountain-eating beasts and said, "Gu Nian'er, I'm back."
Yes, according to that scene, the older brother is named Gu Nian'er, and the younger brother is Gu Tong'er, the Supreme Elder of the Gu Clan who has lived for over three hundred years.
Who is Gu Nian'er?
Zhuque looked bewildered, then heard the mountain-eating beast suddenly emit a terrifying sound wave, a strange sound that even he, at the Burning Sun Realm, found suffocating.
"It really is you—"
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The monster was crying, and the noise it made made Suzaku feel suffocated. But why was it crying?
At this moment, Lu Ren cursed inwardly and frantically sent a telepathic message to Shen Wangshu: "Little Wangshu, Little Wangshu, help me hold on! What the hell is this noise? I can't take it!"
Shen Wangshu reacted quickly, swiftly protecting Lu Ren, who in her eyes was of unknown identity but suspected to be the reincarnation of her ancestor.
With me, Xiao Wangshu, here, who dares to harm my ancestor!
As Lu Ren shielded the white-haired loli in front of him, the pressure on him suddenly lessened.
After the waves subsided, all that could be heard was the mountain-eating beast speaking incoherently.
When Suzaku heard what the other party said, he was stunned. This monster was apologizing?
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry—"
Seeing that bronze mask again, hearing my name again, the distant memories gradually became clearer with the couple's calls.
Gu Nian'er sobbed as she repeatedly apologized to her former benefactor.
"I lost it, I lost it."
Lu Ren was taken aback when he heard this. If he wasn't mistaken, the lost item mentioned by the other party should be the one that the bronze-faced youth asked him to hand over—the remnant of the Tai Sui!
That was also the reason why the Divine Mother Sect had its eye on the Eastern Heavenly Mountain, and at the same time, it was also because she wanted to obtain the longevity treasure for her supporting character's master.
"Lost it? How did you lose it?"
The colossal giant, as large as a mountain, trembled, sending countless boulders and dust flying. He cried out, "A woman... she... she lied to me, she lied to me, she stole the things."
"When?"
The stone giant said in a deep, muffled voice, "Two, two quarters of an hour ago."
So that's why He suddenly woke up and went mad.
Where did this woman come from? Is she also a member of the Divine Mother Cult? No, Lu Ren had seen most of the Divine Mother Cult's conspiracy in Zi Shu's memory, and he had indeed destroyed their arrangements in Dongtian Mountain.
It seems that they are not the only ones eyeing the remains of the Tai Sui; there are also experts from third parties.