Chapter 22

I am not afraid of the years.

He nestled in his brother's warm arms, resting his little chin on Jiang Mingyan's shoulder, without a trace of worry on his chubby face.

My brother is the best.

With my brother around, I’m not afraid of anything.

Jiang Mingyan and Suisui were living a peaceful life, but Jiang Ruke was a little nervous because of the gloomy expression of his leader.

"Don't be so affectionate, brother. We're all going to die. Let's comfort each other underground." Although Jiang Mingyan said nothing and just gently stroked the little boy's back, Jiang Ruke was filled with resentment and couldn't help but sneer, "It can be considered a family reunion."

Hearing this, Jiang Mingyan looked up at him with cold eyes.

Jiang Ruke was startled, then flew into a rage: "Jiang Mingyan, what do you mean?"

Seeing that the dispute that had been finally settled was about to break out again, the followers behind Jiang Ruke began to speak up to dissuade him.

"Master, why bother with a dying man?"

"That's right. They're going to become Guiyuemon's food soon, so let them be proud for a while."

"Young Master..."

The chaotic sounds mixed together, and the alley immediately became noisy.

These followers all had their own concerns, so they tried their best to dissuade Jiang Ruke.

We can't let Jiang Ruke provoke Jiang Mingyan's anger at this time.

What if Jiang Mingyan really has the ability to hurt the Frost Silver Wolf? Then when they reach the Dusk Mountains, won’t they have to feed the Guiyue Beast?

Listening to the noisy voices beside him, Jiang Ruke knew what they were thinking. He sneered and flicked his sleeves, "Oh, I get it."

"Let's go to the Dusk Mountains." His brows were grim and he was the first to walk out of the alley.

Jiang Mingyan was surrounded in the center, holding Sui Sui. He looked at the group of people around him with different thoughts, with a hint of sneer in his phoenix eyes.

He held Sui Sui's round and soft little body tightly, feeling the tender scent of the cub in his arms, which still had some sweet fruity fragrance. His heart was filled with both an irrepressible urgency and a soft, swelling love.

Suisui, my brother will let them stay in the Dusk Mountains.

Danger should be nipped in the bud.

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The outskirts of the Dusk Mountains.

The forest is tall and the grass is deep, with lush branches and leaves intertwined like a huge net, trapping people silently.

Jiang Ruke and his followers followed closely behind the Frost Silver Wolf, not daring to fall behind even a step, and looked alert.

Jiang Mingyan was holding Sui Sui and was surrounded by several tall men to prevent him from escaping with Sui Sui.

However, these men, like their companions, were obviously shocked by the gloomy and desolate environment of the Dusk Mountains. They had long forgotten their previous ambitions and were looking around with fear in their eyes.

If they were not still afraid of Jiang Ruke, they would have abandoned Jiang Mingyan and Sui Sui and rushed to the front, sticking close to the Frost Silver Wolf, just to gain some sense of security.

Pushing aside the lush branches and leaves that blocked the way ahead, Jiang Ruke looked back and happened to see the calm expression on Jiang Mingyan's face and the trembling appearance of those men.

He was quite angry and had decided to deal with all these embarrassing guys as soon as he returned to Wu'an City.

He calculated the death dates of those men grimly, and his gaze inadvertently moved downwards and met a pair of big, bright black eyes.

The round-faced cub has a bright red mole on its forehead and looks delicate and cute.

Unfortunately, this chubby little baby did not arouse any pity in Jiang Ruke's heart, but instead made his desire to destroy more and more intense.

As his emotions were agitated, Jiang Ruke's face became even more ferocious.

He looked at the little brat and couldn't help but look forward to the scene of crying and screaming.

However, Sui Sui was not frightened by his gloomy appearance as Jiang Ruke expected. The little guy just looked away in disgust.

So ugly.

The little fat boy turned his head back and nestled in his brother's arms, with the little tuft of hair on his head shaking, as if expressing his strong rejection.

This guy is so ugly, not even as big as his brother's little finger!

Sui Sui put on a serious face and expressed his opinion solemnly.

But Jiang Ruke over there suddenly became excited.

He looked at the little girl lying in Jiang Mingyan's arms, who was becoming smaller and smaller, and a hint of impatience flashed in his eyes: "We're almost at the Guiyue Beast's cave."

Jiang Ruke's followers looked at each other, not daring to speak as they saw the seemingly more lush trees and the gloomy and dark environment ahead.

"Your death is coming soon." Jiang Ruke fantasized to himself: "When the Guiyue Beast tears open the chest of this little cub, what expression will our Jiang family genius have? It's a pity that I didn't bring the photo stone, otherwise I would definitely record it and watch it over and over again when I get home, hahahaha..."

The creepy laughter mixed with the low roar of beasts faintly audible from the depths of the Dusk Mountains, and even Jiang Ruke's lackeys couldn't help but get goosebumps.

As soon as Jiang Ruke opened his mouth, Jiang Mingyan reached out and covered one of Sui Sui's little ears.

Suisui has cooperated with his brother countless times. As soon as his brother stretches out his hand, he obediently stretches out his chubby little hand and covers his other little ear.

Anyway, Sui Sui doesn’t want to listen to that ugly thing babble bad things!

I think with dissatisfaction every year.

It’s all because of this ugly thing. Suisui can only go to see Dahei tomorrow.

Jiang Mingyan felt warm in his heart as he looked at the angry little cub in his arms.

He walked past Jiang Ruke and his group, who had unknowingly stopped walking, and continued walking into the dense forest of vines ahead. "Hurry up, then. We must find the cave of the Guiyue Beast before dusk."

As he spoke, a hint of coldness appeared in his eyes, and he almost couldn't help but sneer.

I can't wait either...

He talked a lot, but Jiang Mingyan was not moved at all. Jiang Ruke was so angry that his face turned blue.

"Heh, follow me." He directed the Frost Silver Wolf, coldly ordering, "Since they want to die so badly, then quickly find the Guiyue Beast's cave."

Because of Jiang Ruke's urging, the group had to speed up their pace, and soon, sweat began to seep out of their temples.

Fortunately, outside this dense forest with treetops blocking out the sun, there is the steep peak where the Guiyue Beast Cave is located.

The cave of the Guiyue beast is very large. They hid in the half-human-high bushes at the foot of the mountain, but could clearly see the dark, irregular cave on the mountainside, and seemed to be able to smell the stench of the monster in the wind.

"Right here." Jiang Ruke looked at Jiang Mingyan, who was silently standing by the side holding the little fat cub. "The Guiyue Beast hides during the day and comes out at night. When the sun goes down, you take the cub and stand in front. You are not allowed to use spiritual power to cover up your aura."

He warned: "Didn't you say that? Life and death are determined by fate."

"Of course I remember." Jiang Mingyan said calmly, "Don't worry about it."

Jiang Ruke's cheek twitched.

He sneered, looked at Jiang Mingyan and Sui Sui gloomily, and said nothing more.

The group fell silent.

Time flew by, and during this time Jiang Mingyan did not forget to take out the fresh pastries he had just bought and feed them to Sui Sui.

After Sui Sui finished eating the pastry with his cheeks bulging like a little squirrel, he stuffed a Ningling fruit into the little guy's hand.

Jiang Ruke watched grimly from the side, like a poisonous snake coiled and waiting for an opportunity to strike.

They all took the fasting pills before setting off, so there was no need for such trouble.

After Sui Sui finished eating, Jiang Mingyan also picked up the pastries and started eating, without showing any nervousness of a dying man.

Jiang Ruke felt uneasy again.

However, the golden wheel moved westward, the sky gradually darkened, and the arrow was on the string and had to be shot.

"Go ahead." Finally, Jiang Ruke gritted his teeth and said, "The Guiyue Beast will come out to look for food soon."

Jiang Mingyan held Sui Sui firmly with one hand and grasped the Yuansu sword with the other hand. He walked out of the bushes and stood on the open grass in front.

Jiang Ruke and others used their spiritual power to hide their breath and listened nervously to the movements from Jiang Mingyan's side.

Jiang Ruke glanced at the Frost Silver Wolf beside him and felt a little relieved.

Even if Jiang Mingyan changed his mind and deliberately led the Guiyue Beast here, they would not have to be afraid with the Frost Silver Wolf around.

Jiang Mingyan couldn't see the expressions of Jiang Ruke and the others, but he could guess what they were thinking.

He naturally wouldn't lead the Guiyue beast that way.

He looked at the huge purple monster swooping down from the cave on the mountainside, dodged its big mouth with a fishy smell, and thought with some amusement, who said there was only one Guiyue beast here?

He used his sword to block the sharp claws of the purple monster, then tiptoed and flew towards the slightly lower mountain on the right.

The osmanthus purple moon lotus is a spiritual plant needed to refine the soul-restoring elixir. It was for this spiritual plant that my father and mother went to the Dusk Mountains and eventually died there.

How could Jiang Mingyan not care about the news of Gui Ziyuelian when he was in the Dusk Mountains?

When Jiang Ruke mentioned the Guiyue Beast for the first time, Jiang Mingyan realized that something was wrong.

He and Sui Sui slept in the cave every day, and several times, under the cover of the green-leafed Hypericum, they sneaked into the cave of the Guiyue Beast to investigate.

Therefore, Jiang Mingyan discovered that the Guiyue Beast, which had lived alone a few days ago, had a companion at some point, and it was a third-grade Guiyue Beast.

Jiang Ruke dared to go to the Dusk Mountains with only a second-grade monster. I guess he got some news.

I just don’t know whether Jiang Ruke was deceived by the fake news, or whether the news he learned was indeed true - unfortunately, it was true news that was delayed.

Originally, Jiang Mingyan had no intention of using the Guiyue Beast to get rid of Jiang Ruke and his group.

But Jiang Ruke actually dared to have feelings for Sui Sui.

Yes, what is there for him to be afraid of?

At that moment, it was as if he had suddenly realized that he could not let Jiang Ruke and his group go.

Once they were allowed to return to the Jiang family alive, he and Sui Sui would be exposed, and the peaceful days would be gone forever.

So, Jiang Mingyan made a decision.

He had tried it before, and every time it came out to hunt for food, it was the second-grade Guiyue beast that was the enemy.

I think the third-grade Guiyue beast is guarding in the cave, and it will only take action when the second-grade Guiyue beast encounters an enemy it cannot deal with.

When Jiang Ruke and the others couldn't wait to rush into the Guiyue Beast Cave, they saw a more ferocious and huge third-grade Guiyue Beast. I wonder what expressions they would show at that time?

Thinking of this, Jiang Mingyan felt happy.

He kept walking, holding Sui Sui in his arms, his spiritual power spinning rapidly, and he ran towards another mountain at a very fast speed.

"Brother, they're going in!" When they were just a few steps away from the mountain, the soft human cub in his arms suddenly spoke, his baby voice particularly clear amidst the whistling wind beside his ears.

As Sui Sui's childish voice fell to the ground, several branches shining with golden light suddenly emerged from the ground and quickly tied up the Guiyue Beast.

The Guiyue beast used its sharp claws to scratch the branches, and the beast and the tree became entangled.

Jiang Mingyan stopped and stroked Suisui's fluffy hair, which had stood up from all the running. "Xuexue is great, but Suisui is the biggest contributor to this operation."

Sui Sui grinned proudly, revealing his thin, white, and neat little baby teeth.

Those ugly things bullied my brother, so of course Sui Sui had to protect him.

The little guy was as proud as a little rooster that pecked off the enemy's hair, laughing in his brother's arms.

Jiang Mingyan held the little fat cub and smiled helplessly, but his movements were not slow. In the gap between the rolling and entanglement of Biye Hypericum and Guiyue Beast, he took out a bag of medicine powder from the Lanqiuying bracelet, wrapped it with spiritual power, and sprinkled it all on the fur of Guiyue Beast.

After a while, an angry beast roared from the mountain in front of him. Then, the ground shook and a huge monster rushed over: "Roar——"

When it rushed to the front of the Guiyue Beast, Jiang Mingyan had already walked away with Sui Sui in his arms. The Hypericum viniferum that had trapped the Guiyue Beast in place also drilled into the ground in an instant and disappeared.

So, the Guiyuemon, which had just been entangled with the Green-Leaf Hypericum, faced the giant beast in a daze.

…

Jiang Ruke just felt that everything was going wrong.

Zhongzhuang failed to capture Jiang Mingyan and the brat, and let them reach the mountain where the Guiyue Beast Cave was located unharmed.

After all, Jiang Mingyan still obediently took the little guy to lure away the Guiyue Beast.

However, when they took advantage of the Guiyue beast's absence and climbed up the mountain to break into the cave, they actually saw a bigger and more ferocious Guiyue beast!

A third-grade demon beast! A cultivation base that has reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment!

The person who sold the information actually dared to lie to him.

While Jiang Ruke ordered the Frost Silver Wolf to block the third-grade Guiyue Beast, he ran madly towards the cave entrance, thinking resentfully in his heart.

When he gets back, he will definitely skin the news dealer.

However, before he reached the cave entrance, a huge rock hanging on the stone wall fell down with a loud bang, blocking the cave entrance tightly.

Jiang Ru Ke then remembered that in the monster behavior class, the teacher had mentioned that Guiyue beasts like darkness, so when they build caves, they will prepare a huge stone. During the day, they will use this stone to block the cave entrance to prevent sunlight from entering.

Therefore, when your cultivation is insufficient, do not easily enter the cave of Guiyue Beast.

Jiang Ruke regretted it so much that his intestines turned green.

He shouldn't have been so arrogant and conceited just because he had the Frost Silver Wolf, and ignored the master's warning.

After all, the Guiyue Beast was a third-grade demon beast. Seeing that the Frost Silver Wolf was about to be defeated, Jiang Ruke gritted his teeth and turned around to run into the cave.

His followers followed him noisily, making him feel even worse.

"Dead...dead!" Suddenly, a trembling voice sounded.

Jiang Ruke didn't dare to look back, but he seemed to smell the fishy smell of the Guiyue beast.

"ah--"

"Help--"

The heavy panting sound was getting closer and closer. Jiang Ruke grabbed the arm of the man beside him and threw it back, then dodged and hid in a narrow crack in the mountain.

"Jiang Ruke, you will not die well—"

The shrill sound mixed with the crunching sounds of the Guiyue beast chewing. Jiang Ruke ignored the wounds on his body caused by the Guiyue beast and desperately crawled into the crack, muttering, "It's your honor to die for me, you ungrateful thing!"

"It's all Jiang Mingyan, it's him! He's the one who's harming me!"

The only three people following Jiang Ruke looked at each other and silently distanced themselves from Jiang Ruke.

"Bang——" The mountain shook, it was the Guiyue beast that hit it.

Jiang Ruke and his three followers stopped what they were doing and curled up in fear, fearing that the mountain would not be able to bear the weight and would suddenly fall down, smashing them into pulp.

Slowly, the outside became quiet, but the wheezing breathing sound lingered.

"Has it given up?" a follower asked in a trembling voice.

“It should be…”

"ah--"

Before the other henchman could finish his words, a cold light flashed, and a sharp giant claw stretched out, directly piercing the body of the henchman who had just asked the question, and dragged him out like a dead dog.

The smell of blood filled the air, but no one dared to make a sound.

Jiang Ruke was covered in blood and his body was trembling.

Suddenly, he bit himself hard and continued to crawl forward without saying a word.

He wants to survive.

Jiang Mingyan! Jiang Suiyan!

He's going to kill them!

After an unknown amount of time, he finally saw a ray of light in the seemingly endless gap.

Jiang Ruke was ecstatic and struggled desperately to crawl forward.

“Plop—”

As the sound of landing continued, Jiang Mingyan hugged Sui Sui, gently pinched her soft, fair face, and raised the corners of his lips: "Long time no see, Jiang Ruke."

"You found this place by yourselves, which saved me the trouble of searching everywhere."

This is an empty cave.

There is a small pool in front of the stone wall on the right, with layers of green lotus leaves in it, but there is no purple lotus that should be blooming in it.

They fell out from the crack in the stone wall on the left and hit the hard stone ground.

Looking at Jiang Mingyan, who was dressed neatly and stood tall, and the chubby little baby with a bun of hair in his arms, Jiang Ruke's eyes were red with anger: "It's you!"

"You're hurting me!"

Although Jiang Ruke cursed Jiang Mingyan and that brat viciously all the way, he didn't believe in his heart that Jiang Mingyan had plotted against them.

However, the leisurely look on Jiang Mingyan's face as he held the brat in his arms clearly told him that it was Jiang Mingyan who was plotting against him!

"How did you do that?" Jiang Ruke couldn't believe it.

Jiang Mingyan took Sui Sui and took a few steps back until he reached the cave entrance. He then said calmly, "I didn't intend for you to die here."

"You stopped Sui Sui and me in the alley, and I just wanted to beat you up and throw you out of Zhongzhuang."

"But your next words made me change my mind." Jiang Mingyan's handsome and stern face was indifferent: "Since you want to hear screams so much, I will naturally let you get what you want."

"You dare!" Jiang Ruke said fiercely, "If I die, you're done! Grandfather will avenge me!"

"Of course I know." Jiang Mingyan lowered his eyes and looked at the blood-soaked Jiang Ruke, his tone flat: "That's why I didn't intend to kill you myself from the beginning. I know you have a spiritual weapon on you that can record the scene you saw before your death and transmit it back to the Jiang family."

"Zhongzhuang is a mixed bag. I can't leave your lives there."

"But you yourself have given me a way out, haven't you?" Jiang Mingyan seemed to smile.

He looked at the distance between him and Jiang Ruke and the others and said, "You died in the Dusk Mountains, at the mouth of the Guiyue Beast. What does that have to do with me?"

Jiang Ruke's lips trembled.

He knows!

Jiang Mingyan knew that the spiritual weapon on his body could only transmit back the images of his last few breaths! The distance was limited, and it couldn't transmit any sound either!

Yes, Jiang Mingyan was once a member of the Jiang family after all.

At this moment, Jiang Ruke hated Jiang Ruheng.

Because spiritual weapons are precious, and because Jiang Ruheng is the eldest grandson of the eldest son, the most precious spiritual weapon was used on Jiang Ruheng, while he could only use inferior ones and die inexplicably!

no.

Jiang Ruke thought, no way.

"Come closer, don't you want to know how your father and mother died?" Jiang Ru Ke said calmly, "Come closer and I'll tell you."

Jiang Mingyan hugged the child tightly in his arms, suppressing the emotions surging in his heart. He looked unconcerned and only looked at Jiang Ruke mockingly: "Do you really think I know nothing?"

"You know?" Jiang Ruke was about to be crushed by the impending death. The wounds on his body left by the Guiyue beast were bleeding continuously. The tearing pain made his brain confused and he could no longer think rationally.

Jiang Ruke's two followers were even more miserable than him. They were too weak to speak and could only lie on the ground waiting to die.

"Hahaha, you know." Jiang Ruke went completely crazy and started to curse: "Jiang Qizhuo and Yun Zhaoming died tragically. Their bodies were horrible to look at. The flesh on their bodies was bitten off by the monsters..."

"Serves you right! Bitch! He, Jiang Qizhuo, is a side branch, a lowly person, and he dares to be the head of the Jiang family? He's just some mortal, we can kill him if we want, why do we need his consent!"

"You dared to give birth to a little bastard with that woman of unknown origin and put him on our heads! Serves you right! Jiang Mingyan, does it feel good to have your spiritual roots shattered? Hahaha, you deserve it!"

"It's too good for them to die at the hands of a monster! If we weren't afraid of them escaping, we should have imprisoned them and tortured them day and night..."

"I should have killed you long ago. Killed you and fed you to the dogs! Hahahaha..."

Jiang Mingyan covered Sui Sui's ears and listened to Jiang Ruke's dirty words with an expressionless face.

He guessed that his father and mother were killed by the Jiang family, but he didn't expect that his spiritual roots were also tampered with by the Jiang family in secret.

If Sui Sui wasn't a soul-devouring being, would they not be able to accommodate Sui Sui?

Jiang family.

Jiang Mingyan felt a chill in his heart.

"ah!"

At this moment, Sui Sui, who was covering his ears with one of his fat paws, suddenly made a soft, baby-like sound.

Jiang Mingyan was startled and immediately went to check on the little fat boy: "What's wrong? Did Sui Sui hear something?"

The little fat boy tilted his head and looked at his brother's lips with a confused look.

Jiang Mingyan then remembered that he covered Sui Sui's ears just to give the little guy a reminder, telling him that he would block the sound and told Sui Sui not to be afraid.

What really worked was the soundproofing spell he cast.

Now that he hasn't removed the soundproofing spell, Sui Sui naturally can't hear it.

Sui Sui suddenly made a sound just now, probably because she saw his expression and was worried about him.

Thinking of this, Jiang Mingyan relaxed his brows and looked at the little fat boy with the corners of his lips curled up.

Seeing that her brother seemed to be in a better mood, Suisui couldn't help but smile sweetly, and leaned over to give her brother a kiss on his handsome face.

Brother, kiss!

Jiang Mingyan's smile widened.

He ignored Jiang Ruke who continued to curse and walked out of the cave.

Jiang Mingyan stopped and removed the soundproofing spell on Sui Sui until he could no longer hear Jiang Ruke's voice.

"Brother, are you done beating the bad guys?" Sui Sui put his fat arms around Jiang Mingyan's neck and asked in his brother's ear in a baby voice.

"Yes, the bad guys were defeated, and my brother and Suisui won." Jiang Mingyan said gently.

"Really?" Sui Sui giggled.

"Let me think, there's one last step." Jiang Mingyan pondered for a moment, then took out a purple lotus petal: "I need Xuexue to deliver this to the bad guy in the front, and then tell Taotao not to stop Guiyue Beast."

"Leave it to me!" Suisui imitated Tang Jiu's behavior, patting his small chest with his chubby hands, and said with great ambition: "Suisui will not let brother down~"

"Okay, brother believes in Suisui." Jiang Mingyan responded softly with a smile on his face.

Then, a leaf of the hemoclotting grass emerged from the ground, rolled up the purple petals, and went back into the ground with a "whoosh".

After a while, Sui Sui raised his little head and told his brother happily: "Let Xue Xue go!"

"Okay." Jiang Mingyan walked out of the Guiyue Beast's cave from another secret entrance he had discovered earlier: "Then Suisui can let Taotao come back."

"Yeah!" The little guy nodded happily.

Inside the cave, the Guiyue beast, which had been trapped in a stone tunnel by long branches, suddenly stopped scratching and biting.

It watched the branch, which was obviously much weaker than itself but had always been hidden in the stone wall, disappear and let out an angry roar.

But it did not continue to wait there, but immediately ran towards the stone cave where the purple moon lotus grew.

"Roar--" Immediately afterwards, the angry roar of beasts mixed with tragic cries sounded.

Jiang Mingyan, holding the little fat boy who was still immersed in the excitement of defeating the bad guys, stood on a lush and dense giant tree, looking at the constantly shaking steep peak in the distance with an indifferent expression.

After a while, the Guiyue beast he had led away returned to the cave with wounds all over its body, and the beast's roar, which had just calmed down, sounded again.

Jiang Mingyan retracted his gaze and supported the little guy in his arms: "Sui Sui, let's not go out for the next few days, okay?"

"Why?" Sui Sui's round, watery eyes were filled with confusion, and he muttered pitifully, "Sui Sui wants to play with Dahei early~"

"Because there are more bad guys behind those bad guys, and my brother can't beat them now, so he can only hide with Sui Sui." Jiang Mingyan put his hand on the little fat boy's round face and explained in a low voice.

"It's time to learn." The little guy nodded seriously with a stern face: "When Dahuang can't beat Dahei, he will bring Dabai to fight Dahei together. Those bad guys also have Dabai at home! Brother can't beat Dabai yet!"

"Brother, don't be afraid. Sui Sui will stay at home with you to hide from Da Bai!"

Jiang Mingyan was almost confused by the series of big black and white. When he heard Sui Sui's serious promise, he felt a little amused, but his heart still softened: "Okay, let's hide from the big white together."

A few miles away, a group of cultivators in elegant attire stopped.

The pretty girl in yellow listened attentively for a moment, then looked at the gray-haired old man beside her and said, "Third Grandpa, that's the roar of the Guiyue Beast."

"Miss Lianwen, do you want to go and take a look?" the old man said with a smile.

"I want to go check it out." The girl pondered for a moment and nodded.

"Okay, then I will accompany Miss Lianwen for a walk." The old man laughed loudly.