Chapter 102 Small Space

With the two of them sharing the pressure, Nan Xiao's stress was reduced dramatically. Holding the black sword, she faced the single-eyed monster closest to her and, with a swift movement, stabbed it fiercely into its other eye.

The monster fell into darkness, becoming even more violent, and began to indiscriminately attack everything around it. Nan Xiao used vines to distance herself from the monster, replaced her black sword with a bow, and shot an arrow at the monster's head.

While she was dealing with the monster, Mingcheng and Gu An on the other side also successfully knocked down the other two monsters.

Nan Xiao wiped the blood off his hands and said to the two of them calmly, "Let's go."

Mingcheng followed beside him, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

“Just now…I…”

He wanted to explain, but didn't know where to start.

In that situation just now, if Nan Xiao hadn't reacted quickly, it's hard to say whether he could have survived...

Nan Xiao slowed down his pace and said calmly, "How about making a deal with you?"

"Wha...what?"

She continued, "Protect me in this secret place. After we're done, I'll give you the antidote and set you free. How about that?"

Anyway, after half a month, the effect of the Shilixiang will wear off, so it would be nice to use this to exchange for half a month of his full dedication, instead of being perfunctory like he is now.

Mingcheng was stunned, feeling indescribably complicated.

Isn't this what he always wanted? He doesn't seem particularly happy either...

After a long silence, he replied, "Okay, deal."

The further they went in, the more frequent the attacks became, and the number of monsters increased exponentially, from eight to sixteen, and now to thirty-two.

Perhaps Mingcheng felt guilty about what had just happened, or perhaps he wanted the antidote, or perhaps both. He was extremely concerned about Nan Xiao's safety, and no demonic beast could successfully approach her.

After killing the 32 newly arrived monsters, Gu An wiped the blood off the dagger one by one.

He looked at Nan Xiao and said, "What on earth did you do to make these monsters hate you so much?"

They came in groups, one after another... What a huge hatred this is.

Nan Xiao replied meaningfully, "I don't know whether this monster hates me or not. But someone really hates me."

What method did the person behind this use to control the monster beast? There are only a few ways to control the monster beast, such as using elixirs or mastering the beast.

She had checked the monster's stomach and it was very clean, which meant it was not an elixir.

That is to say, the people who entered this secret realm were either proficient in taming beasts or had particularly strong mental powers, but she only knew Chen Wenxuan and others like him.

Although their previous relationship wasn't very pleasant, he didn't hate her so much. Moreover, she had saved Chen Wenxuan's junior brother, and Chen Wenxuan himself was very powerful, so it wouldn't take much effort to kill her.

She couldn't think of anyone other than Chen Chaochao and Gu An who had entered this secret realm and hated her so much. Gu An had been with her the entire time; he had the motive, but not the opportunity.

After eliminating all options, only Shen Chaochao is left.

The only question now is how she knows her movements and how she controls these monsters.

After all, she really pointed out this road.

Nan Xiao paused slightly, wondering if she had overlooked something.

Mingcheng walked over with a frown, his eyes revealing a bit of disgust: "Let's go, the smell of blood here is too strong and unpleasant."

Nan Xiao's train of thought was interrupted by him and she didn't think about it any further.

It is said that demons are naturally bloodthirsty, but Mingcheng doesn't look like that. Instead, he hates the smell of blood.

"good"

As they walked along, Nan Xiao felt more and more uncomfortable.

She immediately stopped and said, "Let's go back the way we came."

Gu An: “???”

Don't understand.

But he did not resist the power.

Several people rushed back as fast as they could.

The three of them returned to the place where they had hunted the monster earlier and were stunned for a moment.

Previously, this area was filled with the corpses of monsters, and the bright red blood soaked the soil.

At this moment, it is clean and there is nothing.

Even the traces of the battle disappeared clearly.

Gu An was shocked: "What's going on?"

"Did we take the wrong road?"

Ming Cheng retorted, "Fool, there's obviously something wrong with this place. You wouldn't have thought of that, especially since you're a direct disciple of the sect."

If all the disciples of these sects were like this idiot in front of him, they, the demon clan, should be able to dominate the world of cultivation.

Thinking of this, he actually felt a little more favorable towards Gu An.

Gu An had a cold face and said unhappily, "You are the only one who is smart."

"You're so smart, can you figure out the trick here?"

Mingcheng: “…”

Bah, I was wrong, it’s still just as annoying.

"You kid want to get beaten."

“········”

The two of them started arguing without warning. Nan Xiao suppressed the urge to curse and shouted, "Shut up."

She glared at him coldly: "If anyone says another word, don't blame me for spanking him."

Mingcheng and Gu An both fell silent after hearing this. Although they stopped talking, they glared at each other from time to time, engaging in a battle of glances.

"Let's go out first..."

Nan Xiao seemed to have sensed something was wrong at this moment.

This place is so rich in spiritual energy, why are there only weeds? Even if there are no rare spiritual plants, it is impossible that there are not even the most common ones.

Common spiritual plants can grow even on the roadside, let alone in a secret place with rich spiritual energy?

As for the surrounding environment, apart from the shallow footprints at the beginning and the monsters that increased several times, she didn't seem to see any signs of other monsters living here.

It's like there was nothing there to begin with.

The three of them hurried back. The road hadn't changed, but they couldn't find the entrance they came from.

Mingcheng frowned: "The entrance is gone."

“Try another way…”

The three of them began running in opposite directions. During this time, they encountered a large number of monsters. Just like before, they were twice as numerous and attacked people immediately. The three of them worked together to kill all the monsters. They kept moving forward at the fastest speed, but in the end, they returned to the starting point.

It's like being trapped in a ghost wall.

No matter where you start, you will eventually return to where you started.

Nan Xiao asked Xiao Ya: "Is there any formation in this place?"

Little Bud shook his leaves: "No, it's the same small space as Grandpa Tree."

The tree grandpa that Xiaoya mentioned refers to the ancient tree in Jiuyou Mountain. The small space is an independent space in the secret realm, just like the abyss.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Xiaoya." Nan Xiao touched its leaves.

Things that she had ignored before now became clear to her.

Gu An said that this secret realm suddenly activated because Shen Chaochao's blood accidentally got on it.

Nan Xiao sneered. How could she be so careless? She felt something was strange when she looked at Shen Chaochao before. It turned out that he was waiting for her here.