Ning Que held the top-grade Red Sun Sword and slashed at the back of the scorpion demon. With a loud bang, a crack appeared on the extremely hard scorpion armor on the demon beast's back, revealing bright red flesh. The scorpion demon twisted its body in pain, then swung its tail and fiercely stabbed Ning Que with its sharp stinger.
Ning Que reacted quickly, grabbed the stinger with his backhand, and then leapt into the air and landed steadily on the ground. He held the Red Sun Sword tightly in his right hand, thrust it deep into the ground, and shouted, "Get up!" At the same time, he pulled hard with both hands. Surprisingly, he managed to throw the monster, which was several times larger than himself, into the air, and then it fell heavily to the ground.
Then, Ning Que drew out the Red Sun Sword without hesitation and chopped straight at the Scorpion Demon's tail. With a sharp sound, the Scorpion Demon's tail was cut off, blood splattered everywhere, and the Scorpion Demon let out a series of shrill wails.
Ning Que laughed and said, "It's been a while since I had such a good fight. Today I'm going to make fun of you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ning Que raised the Red Sun Sword again and leaped onto the back of the Scorpion Demon as lightly as a flying bird. He raised the sword in his hand and stabbed it straight into the head of the Scorpion Demon. The Scorpion Demon felt unprecedented pain and swung his body wildly, trying to throw Ning Que off. However, how could Ning Que let him succeed so easily? He quickly grabbed the hilt of the sword with his backhand and ran along the Scorpion Demon's head all the way to the tail at an astonishing speed. The sword body gave the Scorpion Demon a "dragon spine" from head to tail.
The Scorpion Demon's back was split in two, and a large amount of blood and indescribable things gushed out in an instant, falling like raindrops. Then there was no more movement.
Ning Que put away his sword, walked away from this place, and went to the depression next to him to wash off the dirt on his body. He stood up and looked around, and when he found that there was no problem, he immediately rushed to the cave entrance.
After returning to the cave, Liu Yan was floating beside Mu Yanran, but she still hadn't woken up and was still lying quietly on the ground. Ning Que hurried forward to help her up, and saw some bright little dots of light flickering on her forehead. He anxiously asked Liu Yan: "Senior Liu, what's wrong with her? You are experienced, do you understand this situation?"
Liu Yan said seriously: "I am not very clear either, but looking at this situation, it seems that we are trapped in some kind of illusion. I just carefully observed the symbols here and found that they are all some ancient characters. It looks like a trial..."
"Trial?" Ning Que suddenly had an idea. Could this be Yao Ji's inheritance trial? He looked at the unconscious Mu Yanran and sighed, "If that's the case, then I can't help you. Everything depends on you!" After saying that, he shook his head helplessly.
Just when Ning Que was about to take a break, the system's voice suddenly rang.
"Host! The target person needs your help."
Ning Que frowned and said helplessly: "This is her test, there is nothing I can do!"
The system quickly responded: "Host, you can also use the "Mystical Art of the Goddess" to start the trial. I have a way to teleport you to the illusion where the target person is. What happens next is up to you, host!"
Ning Que suddenly thought, yes, he also understood the Mystical Art of the Goddess, so he turned to look at Liu Yan and said sincerely: "Senior Liu, I will enter her illusion in a while, please help take care of us."
As he spoke, Ning Que took out a few protective and offensive talismans from his bosom and handed them to Liu Yan.
Liu Yan nodded in agreement. Ning Que then walked to the wall and silently chanted the spell according to the method the system told him. In an instant, the wall lit up again, a golden light shot towards his forehead, and then Ning Que fainted on the ground...
When Ning Que opened his eyes again, he found himself on an unfamiliar street. People around him were hurrying around, making him feel a little confused and at a loss. He tried hard to recall what happened before, and realized that he might have fallen into Mu Yanran's illusion. So he immediately quickened his pace and began to look for clues in this unfamiliar environment.
Ning Que walked through the bustling crowd, carefully observing everyone's face, hoping to find that familiar figure. However, as time passed, he still couldn't find Mu Yanran. He couldn't help but stop and stand in the middle of the crowd, feeling helpless.
Suddenly, Ning Que slapped his forehead and said in annoyance: "Oh! I am so stupid!" He remembered that he still had the system to rely on, so he hurriedly called out the system and said anxiously: "Tongzi, help me search for Mu Yanran's whereabouts!"
"Okay, host!" The system responded quickly. With the help of the powerful system, Ning Que quickly found Mu Yanran's whereabouts. It turned out that she was following a woman to buy vegetables in the vegetable market beside the street. Mu Yanran was dressed simply at this time, but it still couldn't hide her stunning appearance.
Ning Que wanted to go up and talk, but he realized his attire, so he walked to an alley, changed into casual clothes, and then took off his mask, revealing a handsome face.
"It's just an illusion anyway. When we come out, we can just say it's an illusion."
After saying that, he walked out of the alley. At this time, Mu Yanran and the others finished buying vegetables and walked towards the end of the street. Ning Que followed closely behind them.
Along the way, Ning Que always followed them at a certain distance, but not to the point of being discovered. He carefully observed the surrounding environment and people, and couldn't help but be curious about this strange place.
After walking for a long time, they entered a yard. Ning Que looked over and saw a little boy running out excitedly, hugging the woman and calling out affectionately.
"Mom! Aunt! You are finally back!" The little boy's eyes sparkled with excitement and his voice was clear and loud.
The woman happily picked up the little boy and called gently, "Good boy! Come on, let me cook for you." Her eyes revealed deep maternal love, making people feel the warmth of family.
Mu Yanran also teased the child with her hands, "Come here, little treasure! Come to your aunt! Auntie will play with you!" Her smile was as bright as the sun, making the whole atmosphere cheerful.
The three of them walked into the yard together, and saw a sturdy man working as a blacksmith. He had some small burn marks on his body and a long scar on his left cheek. When he saw the men coming back, he also smiled.
"My wife! Yanran, you're back!" The man's voice was a little rough, but full of care for his family.
They smiled at each other, as if all their worries had disappeared at this moment, and then the family ate happily. Ning Que was outside, carefully observing everything...
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