The desolate tree hole farce is more than 1
The night passed quickly, and Huaiwen did not encounter the evil demon that had come out to cause trouble. As dawn broke, Huaiwen woke Xuanye and took him back to find Rongyun and the others.
Huaiwen and Xuanye had just arrived at Rongyun's place when they saw a new face. Rongyun introduced her as Lady Zhenli.
But it was clear that Rong Yun hadn't told Zhen Li who Huai Wen and Xuan Ye were. Otherwise, Zhen Li wouldn't have nodded gently at them.
Returning to Lord Zhenli, he was very decisive. He first examined the bite marks on Mo Heng and Onikiri, and found that they had been infused with some turbid energy.
Such turbid air is difficult to dispel. The quickest way is for Mo Heng to return to the divine realm and soak in the pure and pristine Heavenly Spring. However, Ghost Slayer and Ghost Cutter are not divine officials and cannot go to the divine realm. Therefore, another method must be devised.
However, Mo Heng refused to return because he had not completed the assessment. Moreover, he could not bear to watch himself be saved while Onikiri could not.
Zhenli fell silent.
As Mo Heng's examiner, he received an urgent message from Mo Heng and rushed over without stopping. However, he did not expect that upon arrival, he would see Mo Heng, Rong Yun injured, and hear that Jing Ze was dead.
He had clearly investigated and found that the demonic infestation in this area wasn't this severe. If a cat demon could kill a newly ascended earth priest, then this cat demon was far more powerful than he had imagined.
As the examiner, he can come down to investigate the situation after receiving an urgent message with a token, but he cannot help them complete the assessment; otherwise, all of them will be invalidated.
After much deliberation, he decided he could only return to the Divine Realm to report to his superiors. Before leaving, he looked at Huaiwen and Xuanye and asked, "Are you cultivators?"
Huaiwen nodded.
Zhenli sighed and said worriedly, "They are all injured. I don't ask you for help, but I beg you to wait until his companions return before you leave."
Huaiwen nodded obediently as always, and Zhenli waved her sleeves and left.
"So, are we going to find Shi Yuluo and Canglun now?" Mo Heng asked, rubbing his dizzy head.
“Okay,” Huaiwen replied. “Let’s go, let’s go find them together.”
One advantage of being a minor priest is that they carry a token, which can be used to send messages and also for location tracking.
Rong Yun used his uninjured hand to cast a tracking spell, and soon the token emitted a light green beam, pointing into the distance.
The group then left.
The green light deepened, and soon they arrived at a seemingly barren meadow. Shrubs and trees were scattered here and there, and wild grass grew haphazardly. The further they went, the more terrified they became. Soon they saw a dwelling made up of several large trees.
That must be the cat demon's dwelling.
There were no demons guarding the entrance, so it should be easy for them to get in. However, there were too many injured people at the moment, so Mo Heng and Onikiri decided to stay outside so they could call for help if anything happened.
They went inside, only to discover that it was a hidden paradise.
Inside the trees, there were many winding paths, some so narrow that only one person could pass at a time, while others were wide enough for three or four people to walk through. They didn't know where these paths led.
But it wasn't the right time, so instead of each person exploring a different path, they decided to go together.
They took the wider path.
Walking a little further in, they saw that the trees were covered with scratch marks, and wheat, foxtail grass, and dandelions were still hanging from the top. Soon they reached a corner, and the three became wary. Rong Yun volunteered to go first, but as soon as he stepped in with his right foot, he suddenly lost his balance.
He instinctively shouted, and Huaiwen and Xuanye rushed over to check, only to find a slide behind the corner. Rongyun was sliding down the slide when Huaiwen glanced at Xuanye and jumped in without hesitation. Xuanye's face darkened, but he slid down as well.
Sliding to the bottom, losing gravity, it suddenly flew out and landed as a cat, casually tossed into a small hole in the wall next to it.
The cave entrance that Rong Yun entered was not the same one as the ones Huai Wen and Xuan Ye entered; they could only hear Rong Yun's howls from inside the cave.
Transformed into cats, their sense of smell was exceptionally keen. As they moved through these small holes, they smelled a sweet scent, mixed with a hint of rosemary.
Huaiwen felt dizzy from the fragrance, and her instincts led her to follow it. Gradually, her movements slowed, and she began to lose control of her body.
She tried to speak, but her voice was swallowed up. She could see the exit was just a few meters away, but she couldn't get any closer.
Just before his nasal cavity was about to explode, Huaiwen closed his eyes.
When Huaiwen woke up again, she was surprised to find herself lying in someone's arms. She relaxed her eyes and stretched, and someone bent down to stroke her fur.
So comfortable—
But she quickly regained her senses and woke up. She tried to look up and saw that the person who had been stroking her hair was Xuan Ye. She breathed a sigh of relief.
She squirmed in Xuan Ye's arms, trying to jump out, but Xuan Ye held her down firmly, preventing her from doing so. She then meowed a few times in protest.
“Rong Yun has already fainted. We’ll need you to clear the way later, so you should transform into a kitten for now,” Xuan Ye said calmly, stroking Huai Wen’s fur.
Huaiwen peeked out and, sure enough, saw Rong Yun, who was unconscious with her tongue sticking out.
"Okay," Huaiwen thought to himself.
But Xuan Ye seemed to be enjoying himself, sitting on the ground and stroking for a long time. Huai Wen couldn't wait any longer, so he called out to him a few more times to urge him on.
After being urged repeatedly, Xuan Ye finally got up from the ground lazily, holding Huai Wen in his arms, while Rong Yun was suspended beside him by his magic.
After walking a few steps, they saw countless gourds hanging upside down in front of them. These gourds were not the size of those in ordinary households; they were much larger.
The damp and unpleasant smell returned, and Huaiwen couldn't help but bury his head in Xuan Ye's arms to block out the odor.
Xuan Ye then patted Huai Wen's head again, before withdrawing his left hand and tapping Rong Yun, who immediately woke up. Huai Wen, seeing this, gave him a resentful bite.
See? They could have let her go, but they insisted on making her act like a cat!
Xuan Ye wasn't angry. He continued to soothe her and casually said to Rong Yun, who had just woken up, "Don't be confused. There's something in those gourds. Smell them."
Rongyun meowed a few times, probably saying, "You think I'll go if you tell me to? You think it's there just because you say so?"
But Rong Yun soon realized his mistake. A tingling electric current coursed through his body, and he was terrified. He could only resign himself to transforming into a flying cat and sniffing each of the rows of gourds.
With his keen sense of smell, Rong Yun quickly spotted several gourds. He raised his paw at Xuan Ye and Huai Wen, then nudged one of the gourds with his tail.
Unexpectedly, the gourd suddenly cracked open, and a bunch of small balls fell out. Perhaps because Rong Yun was now a cat, he couldn't resist playing with the balls.
Xuan Ye looked down at Huaiwen, the kitten struggling in his arms, and smiled, "You want to go play too?"
Huaiwen glared at him, wanting to jump down, but was held down by him. Then he heard Xuan Ye say, "I'll hold you, you can knock on a few gourds and see what's inside."
Before Huaiwen could react, Xuanye lifted him up and, like a real kitten, opened each of the gourds one by one.
The first gourd dropped a pile of wheat, the second dropped dried fish, the third dropped small balls, and the fourth dropped some balls of yarn...
They were having a great time.
Taking advantage of Xuan Ye's delighted expression, Huai Wen transformed back into her human form, but in a somewhat overly intimate manner. She was being held high by Xuan Ye, and as their eyes met, she blushed without realizing it.
"Put me down..." Huaiwen's gaze shifted away.
"good--"
With a "whoosh," the clothes rustled as Huaiwen steadily slipped down Xuan Ye's arm and landed in his arms.
Heart to heart, heartbeats rising and falling together. Breaths close, scents mingling, emotions like spring reborn, lush and verdant, clear and bright.
Huaiwen's breathing became a little heavier, but she quickly pulled away from Xuan Ye's embrace, turned around, and looked around aimlessly.
Xuan Ye was delighted. He didn't say anything, but just stared at Huai Wen, watching her shyly try to distract herself, looking at the gourd on her head one moment and then down at Rong Yun playing with a ball on the ground the next.
After a while, Huaiwen squatted down so Rongyun could break the spell. As Rongyun returned in his human form, he spat out the cat hair in his mouth and cursed, "What kind of hellish place is this? This is ridiculous!"
Huaiwen looked up at the gourds again: "The path we're on must be where the cat demons usually frolic and play."
"No wonder there are holes and balls involved!"
Huaiwen nodded and said, "Then take another look at the token and see if it can match up with Shi Yulu and the others."
Rong Yun realized what was happening, took off his token, and tried to operate it, but it didn't respond. Shaking his head, Rong Yun wondered, "No response? Could they have dropped their tokens?"
“It’s possible…” Huaiwen frowned. “Let’s leave here first.”
They walked forward, through the path, and came to a place where layers of spruce logs were stacked in a circle, with a super soft white carpet in the center, which seemed to be the sleeping place of the cat demons.
Rong Yun, hands on hips, exclaimed, "What the hell? There's no way out? Are we supposed to go back the way we came?!"
As they were talking, a large black balloon suddenly appeared in the middle of the area. Rong Yun looked around again: "Could it be that a bunch of smaller balls have appeared again? These cat demons really know how to play games!"
He swaggered over, flashed Huaiwen a bright smile, and said, "Watch me turn into a little ball—"
Rong Yun lightly touched the balloon, and it burst open, instantly spraying out red blood that splattered all over the people, even turning the white carpet into a blood-stained carpet.
Amid Rong Yundi's shouts, corpses slowly emerged from the spruce logs. They rotted and stank, and finally, they saw Jing Ze lying there as well. This suggested that Old Man Li's missing daughter was likely also lying there.
However, since Jing Ze was lying there, Shi Yuluo and Cang Lun should also be there! Huai Wen surveyed the area but didn't find them. While relieved, Huai Wen was also worried about where they had gone.
"Tick-tock—tick-tock—"
There was a crisp sound of water droplets falling. A droplet landed on his face, and Huaiwen reached out to touch it. He looked at it and was shocked. It wasn't water; it was blood.
She looked up and saw Shi Yuluo and Cang Lun hanging above her, with a cut on their elbows and blood dripping from their fingertips.
Rong Yun saw it quickly, and he was shocked. He tried to cut the ropes hanging Shi Yuluo and Cang Lun. But before he could make a move, he was ambushed by a palm strike, which made him vomit blood.
Huaiwen quickly helped Rongyun up, but she pulled her hand back, revealing a cat demon in that spot. She wore a delicate yellow coat and gazed alluringly at the group.
"You audacious cat demon! How dare you hurt people!" Rong Yun shouted angrily.
The cat demon covered her mouth and smiled seductively: "Little priest, what are you angry about? The other two priests are going to laugh at you."
Rong Yun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and got up: "I will avenge them!"
With that, he rushed out, pulled out his spear, and began thrusting at the cat demon! After a few exchanges, the cat demon lost patience, gathered its strength, and forced Rong Yun to retreat repeatedly.
"Young priest, you're still too green."
"Enough with the nonsense!"
Seeing that Rong Yun was about to be killed, Huai Wen joined the battle. He first protected Rong Yun, then took out his Mingjing Sword and cut the ropes that were holding Shi Yuluo and Cang Lun. He then took over Rong Yun's fight against the cat demon and forced the cat demon to retreat in just a few moves.
The cat demon's alluring eyes suddenly sharpened. She had clearly seen Huaiwen's swordsmanship; it was the swordsmanship practiced by the Fengqin Mountain sect.
The cat demon asked in confusion, "You—are you from Fengqin Mountain?"
Huaiwen sheathed his sword and nodded. The cat demon let out a few cold laughs and gave Huaiwen a contemptuous smile: "You think you're worthy?"
Huai Wentai looked at her naturally and said, "Yes, I am worthy. I formally became your disciple."
Xuan Ye chuckled a few times, which drew a few glances from Huai Wen.
The cat demon was somewhat annoyed. She glanced at Xuan Ye beside her, and then burst into laughter: "This trip has been really interesting. There are priests, Fengqin Mountain, and demons. It's a rare sight. In that case, let's play some more."
"Who wants to play with you!" Rong Yun shouted at the top of his lungs, "You'd better wait and die!"
The cat demon laughed, then pounced, slashing Rong Yun's body several times, drawing blood. The cat demon laughed, "How about letting the blood slowly drain away, drop by drop?"
As he spoke, he headed towards Rong Yun, but halfway there he turned around and scratched Huai Wen several times with his claws. Huai Wen dodged. The cat demon was angry: "In this world, I hate the people of Fengqin Mountain the most. You are heartless and ungrateful, you are callous and indifferent, and you hateful priests are self-righteous and arrogant."
"What did Fengqinshan and the priest do that you hate them so much?" Huaiwen asked evasively.
"Because I hate everything you do!"
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