Su Yuxi frowned even more, stepped forward over the weeds, and continued forward without stopping. She had only taken two steps when she was stopped by a bodyguard who jumped out: "Madam, those inside are also pine forests. If you want to pick pine cones, you can pick them outside."
Although they weren't afraid of assassins lurking there, the terrain opposite was rugged and uneven, making it easy to slip and fall. She was also pregnant, so naturally they didn't dare let her in.
Su Yuxi seemed not to hear, looking to the left and right to see if there was a bridge across.
Unfortunately, there was a straight riverbed in front of us, and during the dry season we could wade across it in the shallow water.
"Are there any bamboo rafts or small boats? I'd like to go there."
"Madam, the path inside is steep and there are caterpillars. I don't recommend going any further." The bodyguard didn't want her to take this risk and tried his best to dissuade her.
These past few days, Su Yuxi had been coaxed by Fu Huaijin and basically did whatever he said. Suddenly being disobeyed by the bodyguard, she couldn't help but feel a nameless anger rising in her heart: "Just go find it when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense."
The bodyguard's lips were tightly pressed together, his expression resolute, and he remained unmoved by her angry rebuke.
As the team leader, he had the authority to help her eliminate all sources of danger, as neither crossing the river nor the uneven road surface on the other side was suitable for a pregnant woman.
Su Yuxi glared at him angrily, looking anxiously at the demon opposite her. She couldn't swim across right now, and just as she was racking her brains for a way to get across, the tall and strong bodyguard in front of her suddenly collapsed with a thud, his eyes closed.
With a series of dull thuds behind them, the people hiding in the shadows collapsed one by one, unconscious.
Su Yuxi looked back, feeling bewildered, not knowing what had happened.
When she smelled a strange fragrance in the air, she quickly covered her nose, alarm bells rang in her mind, and she hurriedly backed away.
Just as she took her third step, the scene before her suddenly changed; the once lush green pine forest had transformed into a vast, boundless Gobi desert.
The wind howled past her ears, whipping up clouds of yellow sand that forced Su Yuxi to squint and raise her hand to shield her eyes from the sandstorm that threatened to engulf her.
What happened?
Is this...an illusion?
Her eyes darted around quickly, filled with wariness, while her other hand tightly protected her bulging belly. She was extremely anxious, but the more anxious she became, the more flustered she appeared.
In her panic, she didn't even know where she stepped. The scene before her changed drastically. The yellow sand turned into white snowflakes, and the icy wind seemed to penetrate her skin and seep into her bones, making her shiver. She took a step and slipped, almost falling to the ground.
Fortunately, I managed to grab onto the side of the mountain in time, otherwise I would have fallen.
The scene before my eyes changed rapidly once again, the pristine white world transformed into a pitch-black rainy night, with thunder rumbling and lightning flashing like swords, shattering the rainy night into pieces.
Su Yuxi clenched her fists tightly, suppressing her fear, and continued forward. As expected, the scene before her changed again, but this time it became a lush and verdant forest.
She dared not leave, for this was still the familiar dense forest she knew.
Su Yuxi felt like she had been played. She took a deep breath, her eyes blazing with anger, and shouted sharply, "Who's playing tricks here? Come out here!"
The only response she received was the gentle rustling of leaves.
Suddenly, an arrow gleaming with cold light pierced the air and hurtled straight toward her face.
Su Yuxi was startled and nimbly dodged to the side.
Before she could even regain her footing, a second, a third, a fourth arrow followed, and more and more arrows came in quick succession, each one carrying the force of a whirlwind, determined to kill her.
Su Yuxi was never a weakling who would be bullied. When the next arrow came flying, she was quick-witted and nimble. She grabbed the arrow, lightly touched the ground with her toes, spun it twice, and threw it back accurately in the opposite direction.
She could hear people moving, confirming that they were lurking not far away, and she could roughly pinpoint their location.
No matter how many arrows they fired, Su Yuxi would throw them back. As she fled, those hiding in the shadows also jumped up and down, trying to avoid the arrows that were thrown back at her.
Arrows flew crisscrossing in the air, forcing them to finally reveal themselves.
They appeared out of thin air, surrounding Su Yuxi and forming an impenetrable encirclement.
Su Yuxi's fierce gaze swept over the group of people.
The man leading the group was white-haired but had a very delicate face.
The man was handsome, but his narrow eyes held a chilling malice, and he exuded an indescribable stench, like a bedbug crawling out of the depths of hell, so foul that it was unbearable.
Especially since Su Yuxi is currently pregnant and extremely sensitive to smells, these people are like poison gas bombs to her; she would either be killed by them or suffocated by the stench.
She covered her nose in disgust and loudly questioned, "Who are you? What do you want with me here?"
She doesn't seem to have offended any of these people.
The sinister man remained silent. Based on Su Yuxi's disdain, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and drew an arrow from the quiver. The string was taut, and he aimed it at her head. The oppressive feeling transmitted by the sharp arrow at close range was very unsettling.
"You don't need to ask any more questions. You just need to answer our questions. If you dare to hide anything, that little demon will suffer the same fate as you." The man's voice was deep and sharp, and every word seemed to pierce one's eardrums. No matter how she looked at him, she couldn't imagine that such a handsome man could speak so sharply and harshly.
However, this also made Su Yuxi instantly understand who these people were.
That little demon from earlier was probably bait they released to lure me here so they could capture me.
So this group must be the demon hunters that the little cat demon mentioned last time.
These people specialize in capturing various transformed demons in the dense forest, then studying and extracting their cultivation for their own use.
Although she didn't know how she had been exposed, since they had come to her door, she was determined to give them a proper talking-to.
Su Yuxi smiled and gracefully brushed off imaginary dust from her body. Now that she knew the enemy's background, she wasn't afraid.
No, we still need to be a little afraid, after all, these people have captured so many minor demons, they still have some strength.
Running away now is not very realistic.
Since that's the case, then we have no choice but to confront them head-on.
She stared intently at the man holding the bow and arrow, her voice soft and alluring: "Oh, that's fine, but your arrow is aimed at me, it scared me."
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