"Hoo-ha—hoo-ha—"
Li Mingke ran with all his might, his breath gathering and dissipating like white mist, and a layer of white frost forming on his long eyelashes.
The voice of Demon Lord Luan Hua could no longer be heard. She looked back, but the Ouqie Palace had also disappeared from sight.
She bent over, supporting herself on her legs with her hands, her heart pounding from the exertion.
It should be safe by now!
She gently wiped the thin layer of sweat from her forehead and rechecked her direction.
Let's keep going and find our master first.
She picked up her feet again.
But as soon as my foot landed, I felt the ground shake.
Really?
Earthquake? Avalanche? How unlucky!
As she struggled to steady herself and pondered how to ensure her safety, a deafening roar, like thunder splitting the heavens and earth, pounded into her eardrums. Then, an irresistible shockwave knocked her to the ground.
She immediately threw herself into the snow, and the snow rushed into her mouth and nose.
She tried to get up to see what was happening, but as soon as she looked up, a series of impacts swept her back into the snow, each wave stronger than the last, until the last wave was so powerful that it made the world lose its color.
The wind turned into blades, the snow into sand and gravel, and the intense impact was mixed with broken stones, broken planks, remnants of gold foil and jade artifacts, and some items whose original shapes were no longer recognizable.
The palace was destroyed after the thief stole it!
Li Mingke could clearly see the pattern on one of the wooden boards, which was the same as the pattern on the wall she had seen in the Palace of the Stranger!
Has the Demon Lord's power actually reached this level? It directly shattered the Palace of the Thief!
She lay tightly on the ground, trying to minimize the impact of the shockwave on herself.
Finally, everything calmed down, as if the chaos just now was an illusion.
Is it over?
She lay on the ground for a while longer, and when she saw that it was really quiet, she got up from the snow, brushed the snowflakes off her body, and decided to continue walking forward.
That was close!
People say that the Demon Lord is capricious and unpredictable, and it seems to be true. Why would the Demon Lord destroy such a beautiful palace?
She shook her head, indicating that she didn't understand.
Just as she had completely relaxed, a shockwave, sharper and faster than before, struck her again.
A huge rock struck her directly in the back. Li Mingke couldn't dodge in time and was hit squarely in the back.
I f***...
What on earth is wrong with the Demon Lord?! Even if he's gone mad, he can't harm the innocent!
Even as his consciousness began to fade, Li Mingke did not forget to curse the Demon Lord loudly in his heart.
Unable to move under the weight of the boulder, she used her last bit of strength to move her arms and reach down to her lower body.
It's warm; it looks like a lot of blood has been lost...
Her breathing became increasingly labored, and her vision began to blur.
As expected, I'm destined to die here...
The Spirit Flame Pearl continued to radiate heat, while the skin pressed against it gradually cooled down.
*
"This is the Palace of the Stole Ones? Nothing special!" Demon Lord Luan Hua paced around the room, clearly not taking anything seriously.
He gently plucked the plum blossoms from the jade vase by the window, and the blossoms instantly fell to the ground.
"Waaaaah—waaaaah—"
"Oh? A little fox." Demon Lord Luan Hua glanced at a small white fox baring its teeth at him.
"What are you yelling at me for? If you yell again, I'll skin you alive and make you a scarf! By the way, my wife doesn't even have a scarf made of mythical beast skin yet!"
Upon hearing this, the little white fox's white fur stood on end, its back arched, and even the fur on its tail puffed up.
Upon seeing this, Demon Lord Luan Hua's eyes were filled with amusement.
"Go away, don't bother me." He waved to the little white fox.
The little white fox didn't move, but circled around his feet.
Demon Lord Luan Hua scanned the items in the room one by one, "What kind of place is this, a dwelling for immortals? Nothing special." He then noticed the little white fox who hadn't left, "Little White, does this Puppet Palace have any good stuff?"
"Awooo!" Who called Little White!
"Why do you shout so much?" Demon Lord Luan Hua frowned.
The little white fox was unhappy.
Even if you are... you can't treat me like this!
It looked up and saw the tall man studying a painting. It snorted twice through its little nose and reluctantly bit the man's heel.
"Hiss...this little fox has such sharp teeth!"
The little white fox just nibbled once, then walked away without looking back, occasionally stopping to glance back with its pretty little eyes.
Demon Lord Luan Hua raised an eyebrow.
Oh ho, it's telling me to keep up! This little thing has quite a temper.
He followed the little fox, his hands folded behind his head, as if taking a stroll.
The little white fox led him to a lamp that emitted a blue light.
"This is what you consider a treasure?"
He picked up the lamp without ceremony and looked at it from left to right.
The lamp is thick in the middle and narrow at both ends, like a small lantern. However, there is a ball of blue flame inside the lamp body, and the flame keeps jumping. This is how the lamp emits its blue light.
"What's this lamp for?" It looks extraordinary; it can't just be used for lighting, can it?
The little fox kept its mouth tightly shut.
Why should I tell you when you've treated me so badly? Besides, I'm just an ordinary little fox; I can't speak human language at all, and you wouldn't understand my fox calls anyway.
The little white fox lay on the ground, pretending to be asleep.
"Since you are the divine beast that stole this palace, and this lamp is indeed quite good, I will politely decline." Demon Lord Luan Hua tucked the lamp into his sleeve. He had a feeling that this lamp was very important to him and would definitely come in very handy in the future.
"Anything else good?" He grabbed the little white fox by the scruff of its neck and lifted it up to his eye level.
The little white fox suddenly leaped into the air and swung its paw at the man's face.
Demon Lord Luan Hua dodged with his head turned, "Naughty."
The little white fox was placed on the ground again. As soon as its four paws touched the ground, it ran to a place far away from the Demon Lord.
"In this entire palace, this is the only thing that can be considered a treasure. I have now broken the seal, and it won't be long before someone else comes. However, I, Luan Hua, have one characteristic, which is that I have a very strong possessive desire."
With a wave of his sleeve, his powerful aura caused the entire palace to tremble.
"I don't want anyone to touch things I've touched, so—"
The entire palace collapsed with a loud "boom".
"Especially that guy named Jinyun, he always steals my things."
Centered on Demon Lord Luan Hua, several shockwaves spread outwards.
"Even if I can't take it with me, I won't let him have it!"
What was once the abode of immortals is now just ruins.
The man in black stood amidst the ruins, a wild and unrestrained smile on his face.
Suddenly, he felt a pain all over his body. It wasn't physical pain, but a pain that came from within his soul, a pain that was both painful and exhilarating.
This feeling—
"Halfway there!!!"
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