40 Shadow of the Dragon Cave
The cave walls were narrow, and if you turned around, your bodies would accidentally bump into each other.
The sound of the fabric rubbing against each other seemed to be amplified several times, and the slight sound of the fabric falling to the ground almost hit Hua Lang's tense nerves.
As soon as she took off her clothes, she immediately felt Xie Hanjing's cool and delicate skin pressed tightly against her.
Hua Lang didn't dare to look at Xie Hanjing. She shrank her body and tried to cover it with her long hair.
“Tick, tick…”
Time passes by bit by bit.
As the dragon's poison slowly melted, the green light gradually dimmed, and the huge cave became gloomy. The darkness instantly turned into a giant beast harbouring malicious intent.
At this moment, this tiny cave turned into a small nest.
The darkness surged from all directions, causing Hua Lang, who had closed his eyes at some point, to involuntarily approach another faint, yet ever-present breath within the secret lair...
The cold skin was infected with whose warmth, the two of them huddled together, accompanied by the sound of rain, hazy as if falling into a dream.
In the dream, she seemed to be a newborn, and as soon as she broke through the chaos, she was immediately wrapped tightly.
An old woman cradled the child in her arms. After dismissing the servants, she unwrapped the swaddling clothes as if to confirm the baby. A single glance and a beaming smile spread across her face. "Congratulations, madam! Congratulations, madam! It's truly a son! God bless you, you gave birth before the one next door!"
A weak female voice sounded immediately afterwards. Perhaps due to exhaustion, it sounded completely different from the old woman's indifference. "Just a bastard, what's there to be happy about?"
The old woman quickly looked around and confirmed that no one else was in the room before she breathed a sigh of relief. She lowered her voice and said, "Madam, you must never say this again. Since this child was born in the palace, from now on, he is the legitimate prince of the Luo Yun Palace!"
The woman was silent for a long time, and finally said, "I'm tired, please carry me down."
Just as Hua Lang stepped out of the door with the old woman, the scenery in front of her eyes reversed again. In a blink of an eye, she landed on her feet and stood next to the red wall in the corner of the courtyard.
A cute little boy was staring at her.
The boy kicked Hua Lang to the ground and said arrogantly, "You sickly bastard, my father has already promised to give me the throne of Crown Prince. If you still want to stay in the palace, you'll have to be my dog."
Hua Lang, who was originally lying on the ground, involuntarily stood up when he heard this.
She reached out and grabbed the boy's collar. His arms were thin and delicate under the sleeves, with crisscross purple and red bruises.
His voice was already tinged with sobs, but the shell was forcing himself not to shed tears. He demanded fiercely, "Impossible! I'm your brother. I'm the heir of the Luo Yun Palace. I was clearly born before you!"
As if with empathy, Hua Lang vaguely felt a cramping pain in her chest. The boy's emotions came like a tide, instantly pulling her to the bottom of the sea.
The cold, disappointed, and even disgusted gaze of the gorgeously dressed woman pierced her like a sharp thorn...
His father, who was always busy with official business and indifferent to him, suddenly picked up his younger brother lovingly and called him "Lin'er"...
As if he had completely merged into this body, accompanied by sporadic memories—
A myriad of emotions, whether it was forbearance, anger, or a hatred that was almost heart-wrenching, all turned into countless black claws, strangling her fiercely.
The boy was frightened by Hua Lang's actions and took several steps back. "You are not my brother. Nanny Su said that you were born prematurely! Your mother is so shameless. The position of princess should have belonged to my mother!"
The boy seemed to be getting angrier as he spoke, and he rushed towards Hua Lang again.
He beat his brother, who was thinner and shorter than him, and cursed, "You owe me your whole life! When I become the prince, I will make you strip naked and get out of Yingcheng, so that everyone can see what a bitch you are!"
The boy did not restrain his strength and almost kicked Hua Lang into the wall.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of a system starting up was heard:
"Zizizizi...Host!"
This particularly sharp electronic sound instantly awakened Hua Lang who was immersed in his dream.
Even though he had clearly opened his eyes, the pain in his body still hadn't subsided...
"Master?"
Xie Han's fingertips froze in mid-air in shock.
Hua Lang's pupils finally focused.
After staring blankly at Xie Hanjing's face for a moment, she naturally looked down along his naked body... When she wanted to look down again, her eyes went dark.
Xie Hanjing suddenly covered her eyes, and Hua Lang could even feel his trembling fingertips.
There was another jingle in her head.
[Luo Yin accidentally entered the Sand City in the secret realm, broke through the true and false situation and won the spiritual key] - Completed.
[Reward points: 5]
[Current points: -980]
The moment he saw the red balance, Hua Lang, who was still in a daze, became completely awake.
She blinked, and Xie Hanjing moved his hand away suddenly as if he had been scalded.
Xie Hanjing curled up in the corner with his long arms and legs. The red scars on his cold white skin were eye-catching, and the tips of his ears were red. He looked pitiful, as if he had been severely bullied by her.
He turned his head away as if he were extremely decent.
Wait… If Hua Lang saw correctly, when she was still asleep, wasn't Xie Hanjing's face facing her?!
"What were you doing?"
Xie Hanjing was unsure what to think as he continued to hold his chest. Hua Lang called out to him a few more times before he finally came to his senses and whispered, "...Master just said it hurt, and I wanted to heal you, so I moved closer."
Upon hearing this, Hua Lang looked down and saw that his wounds had indeed begun to heal.
So, it seems that we can't blame him.
After holding it in for a long time, Hua Lang could only say dryly, "Your spiritual energy is already depleted, why waste it on healing me..."
Soon, she stopped talking.
However, with a slight movement, Hua Lang's retracted legs brushed against Xie Hanjing's waist, leaving both of them with an almost numb shudder.
Someone's breathing became heavier. Hua Lang avoided his gaze and dared not move when she felt his tense muscles.
Xie Hanjing's shoulder blades trembled in shock. His long black hair was stained with blood and fell from his neck to his thin waist. The outline of his hair rose and fell with his breathing.
His knuckles were clenched white as he endured the indescribable throbbing.
Hua Lang was uneasy because of Xie Hanjing's body temperature. She hastily looked away, "Um, um, you took off your clothes because of the poisonous rain, so are your injuries better?"
After saying this, Hua Lang secretly regretted what she was saying!
Xie Hanjing seemed to be suppressing something, and his voice was filled with a faint gasp, "...Disciple understands. As for these injuries, Master, there is no need to worry..."
Hua Lang couldn't bear to listen to his words at all. Her breathing became tight and she suddenly grabbed Xie Hanjing's warm arm.
Xie Han turned around in shock, his face pale but with a thin layer of sweat, his hair on his forehead was disheveled, but he didn't look embarrassed at all, like a confused mermaid in the dark.
Hua Lang stared into his eyes, as if afraid that he would look around.
"Is there still spiritual energy?"
…
With the help of Xie Hanjing's spiritual energy, Hua Lang finally opened the storage ring.
Fortunately, before going down the mountain, she thought that the journey to Heshui was long, so she brought a few more sets of clothes with her, otherwise she would have to make a grass skirt as an emergency.
Xie Hanjing couldn't wear her skirt, so Hua Lang found some plain outerwear and handed it to him.
They both turned their heads back in tacit understanding and changed their clothes without saying a word, but they would pause uncomfortably for a moment when their bodies brushed against each other.
Although Hua Lang didn't say anything, she called out in her mind, "001? 001!"
001, who had disappeared for so many days, finally appeared. It said happily, "Host, I'm here!"
Hua Lang raised his voice: "Why didn't you tell me you were back?"
001 was quite puzzled and said innocently, "Host, I thought that under such circumstances, you wouldn't want me to disturb you~"
Hua Lang: ...
Explaining this matter was too complicated, so she chose to get straight to the point and ask the most important question first: "001, why is my spiritual energy gone?"
001 threw the question back, [Host, what does it mean that the spiritual energy is gone? ]
Hua Lang frowned. The spiritual energy couldn't disappear on its own. It must be the system's fault.
She pointed at the negative balance and said, "My spiritual energy disappeared overnight. This is 1,000 points. Stop playing dumb!"
001 was greatly aggrieved: [Host, this kind of cultivation has been bound to you from the very beginning, and the system cannot take it back.]
If this issue has nothing to do with the system, then what exactly went wrong?
Could it be the work of a demonic cultivator to stealthily absorb the cultivation base of a Jindan stage cultivator?
Seeing that she was silent, 001 was afraid that she would complain, so he immediately said, "Host, I will go and confirm this for you."
Then, he disappeared in a flash.
The two of them finally put on their clothes. As the sound of the rain died down, Hua Lang prepared to walk out of the cave to observe.
“Crash.”
She stepped into the water, and ripples instantly appeared in the cold water.
Hua Lang widened her eyes slightly, and only then did she realize that the pool water had flooded here without her realizing it!
"We have to get out of here quickly."
Xie Hanjing's face also turned serious. He looked in the direction where Hua Lang came from. "The water is spreading from this side. We can't take this road."
Seeing that the water in the pond was up to their knees, the two could only follow the cave and walk deeper into the unknown.
The terrain is gradually rising, but it still cannot keep up with the speed of rising water levels.
The cave was dark, and the bumpy ground was covered by the water. Hua Lang almost fell down, but Xie Hanjing reacted quickly and held her up.
As if affected by what just happened, the two of them looked unnatural when they came into contact.
Xie Han was shocked and said in a low voice, "Master, it seems that there is no way forward."
Hua Lang relied on Xie Hanjing's strength to stand firm. She looked up and the narrow cave suddenly became clear, and a closed cave room appeared before her.
Two familiar shadows soon appeared. The female figure seemed to have picked up something, and the mist outlined a slender shadow.
She was surprised and said, "There's actually a flute in this treasure cave. Ah Shu, what do you say I give it to Ah Qing?"
The male figure didn't speak.
The female figure laughed again, "I'm just teasing you. Your senior brother isn't used to this thing, so you keep it."
It was always like this. He would only get things that his senior brothers didn't want. The male figure refused sullenly, "No need, Master."
Jealous again, the female figure pretended to be thoughtful, "How about giving us a child? A girl playing the flute must be very beautiful. Ah Shu, you can call this flute Tian Shu!"
The male figure suddenly raised his head and said in disbelief, "Master, what do you mean...?"
The female figure nodded, stroking her belly and said, "I guess it must be a girl. When your senior brother inherits Qinglai, we will take the child to Zhongzhou."
The water in the pool reached the phantom's waist, and they finally dispersed.
Tian Shu? Inherit Qinglai?
Hua Lang always felt that something was wrong, but she didn't have time to think about it anymore.
She and Xie Hanjing explored every corner of the cave inch by inch, until their hearts gradually sank, and then they dared to confirm one thing -
There is no channel anymore.
The water from the pool rushed in, and the cave we came from was completely submerged.
Are they going to be trapped in this cave?
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