Chapter 176: Using Humans to Refine the Dragon

Jun Lin still took action.

The long sword was unsheathed and cut the manacles in half.

Yanyu leaned over and extended her hand to the girl, and said in a soothing voice, "Can you stand up?"

The girl tried hard to stop sobbing, raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and nodded firmly: "I can do it."

Her legs were shaking, her whole body was limp, and she stood up unsteadily, holding onto Yu's arm.

The five people on the opposite side became murderous because of this change.

Jun Lin smiled and said, "Let's talk it over. What did the little girl do wrong?"

The leader in the middle stepped out, his voice flat and without any ups and downs: "This is our family affair, please do not interfere without permission."

Hearing this, Jun Lin raised his eyebrows mockingly: "Family affairs? What kind of family affairs require five grown men to chase after a young girl?"

The girl clutched the fabric of her jade clothes tightly and hid behind him. She mustered up her courage and shouted back, with a look of sorrow and fear: "No! They want to capture me and refine me into a snake! I will die... I will die!"

Her whole body began to tremble violently, and her eyes darkened. Someone from Southern Xinjiang?

Jun Lin had already been filled with murderous intent when he heard the word "煉蠱". He raised his sword and grinned, revealing his sinister silver teeth: "Is what she said true?"

The man felt a heavy blow in his heart.

The five of them looked at each other and decided to kill everyone.

How can the matter of refining insects be revealed?

Seeing this reaction, Jun Lin's eyes gradually became darker.

Really.

Use people to refine snakes.

She stroked the hilt of the sword with her thumb, and her tone was nonchalant but contained a chilling chill that could not be ignored: "You are going too far."

The violent internal force blew her long hair up, and the sword carried with it a force as fierce as a tidal wave. The whistling sword intent had already turned into a solid stream of air that cut the man's cheek.

Several people were stunned. The small wounds on their faces began to bleed. The slight pain made them feel like they were falling into an abyss.

Is a strong one.

The five men gritted their teeth and rushed forward with swords wielding with fearless determination.

If I fail to complete the mission and go back, I will die. Rather than dying in such agony, I might as well give it a try here.

Several people soon got entangled together. The girl poked her head out from behind Yanyu and spoke anxiously incoherently: "That brother... can you handle it? If not, I'll just go with them..."

Yanyu straightened her back and said soothingly, "Don't worry."

Very quickly.

Soon, the sword flashed with cold light, like the Milky Way cast from the night sky, and the bright sword light disappeared in an instant. Jun Lin was like a proud and untainted white crane, with her wide coat fluttering like wings. As she sheathed the sword neatly and elegantly, five more bodies were left on the ground.

The girl stared in amazement.

It was not until Jun Lin came to her that she came back to her senses and stammered, "My... my name is Qi Chi... well... thank you for saving me..."

Qi Chi had just cried so hard that her tears wet her face. After she wiped them away carelessly, the dust covering her cheeks also disappeared, revealing a beautiful face.

Her face was small, as big as a palm, with a pair of round, almond-shaped eyes that were clear and clean, a small, pointed nose, and pink lips that were plump and tender as if covered in floral dew.

Very beautiful, just like the elves that fall into the human world as described in the book.

But Jun Lin was in no mood to admire her beauty. He took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to her, suppressing his coldness: "Are you from Southern Xinjiang?"

The girl took the handkerchief and smiled slightly. It was the first time someone was so kind to her.

She nodded and confessed honestly: "Well, I am from Southern Xinjiang. Not long ago, I was selected as the material for refining the serpent. I didn't want to die so I ran away."

Her expression didn't seem fake. Jun Lin had also investigated and found that this girl didn't know any martial arts. Her eyes were red like a little white rabbit, and she looked innocent and pitiful.

Jun Lin said with a hidden meaning: "It's hard for you. You can't escape here without force."

The girl's face flushed abnormally as if she had thought of something. She lowered her head and bit her lower lip in embarrassment: "Because I used some other methods..."

It's hard to open your teeth.

Jun Lin saw it at a glance.

She laughed in an ambiguous tone and continued, "How much do you know about this matter?"

Qi Chi blinked: "I don't know anything else. I have never been out of the house. My father hates me and my mother has passed away. Although I am from Southern Xinjiang, I don't know much about Southern Xinjiang."

Tsk.

Jun Lin raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yan Yu.

Isn't this exactly the same as the fake southern Xinjiang person named Yanyu?

Receiving Jun Lin's amusing gaze, the young man lowered his head uncomfortably and blushed.

"I had been staying at home obediently, and they suddenly broke in and told me I was chosen. I didn't want to die, I didn't want to die at all..."

Her eyes began to moisten again, and Jun Lin raised his hand and patted her shoulder to comfort her.

"Then do you know how to use humans to refine pigs?"

Qi Chi's eyes were somewhat confused. "Even if you want to refine a human being into a snake, there are many ways. I only know one of them, which is to cut open the human body for countless days and let the newly born larvae drill into the body through the wound."

Her voice trembled uncontrollably, her face turned pale and she clutched Jun Lin's arm tightly to steady herself. It was a nightmare, a nightmare that haunted her entire life.

"They gnaw on human entrails and suck blood. When they meet, they start to fight. When the human body becomes an empty shell and only the last victorious larva remains, the dragonfly is transformed..."

She cried hoarsely: "Mother... Mother died like this..."

Junlin and Yanyu's anger burned their hearts.

After a long time, Jun Lin put his arm around her shoulders, held her in his arms, and patted her back silently again and again.

The girl was startled, tears welling up in her almond-shaped eyes. She seemed to have found a day to vent her anger. She stretched out her arms and tightly wrapped them around Jun Lin's waist. She rested her chin on his shoulder and burst into tears: "My mother passed away early, my father wanted to kill me, no one liked me, and I have always been alone. I have worked hard to live until now..."

"I have clearly tried so hard to live, why did they choose me? I am so afraid of the pain, and I am so afraid that no one will know I existed even after I die. I still have a lot of things to do. I want to leave southern Xinjiang to see the winter snow, and I want to go to a crowded place to watch the fireworks display..."

There is no snow in southern Xinjiang where it is spring all year round.

Realizing this, both of them felt a slight choke in their hearts.

When true feelings are revealed, people's hearts are softened the most. It seems that the injustice that a girl wants to shout to the world, and her desperate struggle has become a sad joke in reality.

"Southern Xinjiang——"

Yanyu shouted angrily, squeezing the knuckles of the sword handle with such force that they turned white.

How can you harm your compatriots?

How can you serve insects by stepping on the corpses of your compatriots?

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Digression

"Below the Hengmen Gate, one can rest for a while. The water of Mi is so high that one can enjoy hunger."

Named Qichi.