Chapter 76 This is a gift for you.
Chapter 76 This is for you
Jia Feng, as if suddenly awakened from a nightmare, finally came to his senses. His chest heaved violently, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, hitting the dusty ground.
Although he was still nervous because of the thrilling scene just now, and was full of awe and curiosity about the mysterious man who appeared like a ghost, compared to finding out the truth, his own safety was undoubtedly the top priority at this moment.
He nodded hurriedly, his head pounding like garlic, and agreed in a panic: "Yes, yes, you are absolutely right, senior, we will leave now. Thank you for your help! I will never forget your great kindness!" The voice was trembling with tears because of the ups and downs.
Bu Xingjin had emerged from Qing Yan's wide sleeves, transformed into a humanoid form. He was a bit frail, his face as pale as paper, devoid of any color, yet his eyes shone with a complex, incomprehensible light.
He first glanced around warily, his eyes glancing over the sealed monster. The strange aura it emanated made his heart tighten. Then, his gaze drifted towards the man in the plain robe. He frowned slightly, thinking to himself, he had a feeling that today's events were far more complicated than they appeared on the surface. There must be undercurrents surging behind the scenes, hiding many unknown secrets.
After hesitating for a long time, Bu Xingjin still couldn't suppress his doubts, and asked tentatively in a low voice: "Senior, why is this monster here? And you are..." His voice was soft and cautious, as if he was afraid of angering the mysterious master in front of him.
The man in the plain robe seemed like an ethereal immortal, indifferent to everything around him. He glanced at Bu Xingjin calmly, his gaze penetrating his body and reaching deep into his soul, yet it didn't linger on him for long. It seemed as if he didn't care about the questions at all, nor did he intend to answer them.
His figure became increasingly transparent, like a wisp of smoke that could be blown away by the breeze at any moment. He slowly raised his hand, which looked like it was carved from white jade. With a light tap of his slender fingertips, a rune as bright as starlight suddenly appeared in the air. It spun slowly, slowly condensing into shape, and then transformed into a stream of light, like a lively star, which accurately penetrated the center of Bu Xingjin's eyebrows.
"I give this to you. It may be useful to you." The voice of the man in plain robe seemed to come from the distant sky, ethereal and vague, becoming lighter and lighter, until finally, it was almost like the buzzing of a mosquito, barely audible.
Bu Xingjin felt a sudden warmth between his eyebrows, as if a warm flame flickered gently. Then, a thunderclap exploded in his mind, and a strange and obscure message suddenly appeared. Before he could examine it more closely, the figure of the plain-robed man had completely dissipated into the cold, damp air, as if he had never appeared in this world, leaving the three of them in endless astonishment and speculation.
For a moment, the cave fell into deathly silence. Only the sealed monster was still suspended in the air, and the starlight chains wrapped around its body flashed with cold light, looking particularly strange.
Qing Yan's brows were tightly furrowed, as if he could pinch a fly to death. He tightly grasped the real sword tip handed to him by the man in plain robe. The sword tip was shining coldly. It was the one they saw when they first came in and then disappeared like a phantom.
He whispered, "We can't stay here for long. We need to leave quickly."
Upon hearing this, Jia Feng immediately nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Yes, yes, let's go quickly! I'm getting panicked and the feeling is getting worse and worse. I don't want to stay in this damn place any longer. If I stay any longer, I'm afraid I'll lose my life here." As he spoke, he shivered unconsciously, his eyes full of panic.
Bu Xingjin stood still, looking at the sealed monster with a complicated expression. He had a vague feeling that he was involved in some serious incident.
"Xingjin, let's go." Qing Yan took a step forward, his tone full of urging.
Bu Xingjin came back to his senses from deep thought, nodded slightly, and with full of doubts in his heart, he followed Qing Yan and Jia Feng and walked quickly out of the cave.
However, just as they were about to step out of the cave, a low, muffled humming sound suddenly erupted from the depths. It was like a surging sound from the endless abyss beneath the earth, carrying a heart-pounding, soul-crushing force that made the three of them's hearts skip a beat.
The three of them stopped in their tracks at the same time, and looked back in unison.
Deep in the cave, the pool, which was originally as calm as a mirror, seemed to be violently stirred by an invisible giant hand, boiling and rolling madly. Countless runes with distorted shapes and emitting strange blue light kept emerging on the water surface, as if something ancient and evil was slowly awakening in the dark water, about to break the seal and wreak havoc on the world.
"Not good!" Qing Yan's face suddenly changed, as if he was instantly covered by a layer of frost. Without time to think, he immediately reached out and tightly grabbed Qi Xingjin's arm, shouting loudly: "Run!" The voice echoed in the cave, as if it had been said many times.
Seeing this, Jia Feng dared not delay even a moment. Like a frightened hare, he followed closely behind, sprinting wildly. The three of them desperately ran towards the cave. The buzzing sound behind them was like a surging tide, growing louder and louder. Some terrifying being, from hell, was brandishing a scythe, madly pursuing them, dragging them into the endless dark abyss.
Just as they desperately rushed out of the cave, the entire cave collapsed as if the sky were collapsing and the earth was splitting. Huge rocks fell from the sky like meteorites, carrying a tremendous force, instantly sealing the entrance and raising a cloud of dust.
The three collapsed on the grass outside the cave, gasping for breath, their chests heaving violently. They had just experienced a life-or-death race. They looked at the sealed cave entrance, their hearts filled with gratitude for having survived, having walked through the gates of hell and returned to the world of the living.
"This...what is going on?" Jia Feng's face was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, and his voice was trembling due to excessive fear, like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.
Qing Yan's eyes were solemn. He raised his head slightly, gazing at the gloomy sky, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that the demon beast sealed by that senior isn't the only threat. Deep within this cave, there may be even greater secrets hidden. What we saw today is just the tip of the iceberg."
Bu Xingjin nodded silently, agreeing with Qing Yan's inference, his eyes looking into the endless distance.
At the same time, deep within the cave sealed by the boulder, a strange light suddenly flashed in the eyes of the sealed monster, as if it were slyly chuckling in the darkness. Like a patient hunter, it was quietly waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike...
It didn't take them long to enter the cave and come out. The heavy rain that had poured down when they entered the cave had stopped, making the sound of the cave collapsing seem even louder, and it could be heard at least several miles away.
"Did you hear any noise?"
There was a lake to the east not far from the cave. A man was lying on a rock by the lake. Suddenly he sat up and asked the people around him.
The man beside him was originally playing with the stones in his hand out of boredom. Upon hearing this, he raised his eyelids nonchalantly, listened carefully, and said with a curled lip, "What kind of sound can there be? It's just the wind and rain. In this awful weather, the rain has finally stopped, so don't be so startled."
"No," the man who spoke first frowned, stood up with a firm look on his face, and patted the dust on his clothes. "I clearly heard a dull roar, as if it came from underground. It was definitely not a sound that could be confused with the sound of wind and rain. It seemed like... something collapsed." As he spoke, he looked in the direction where the sound came from. As far as his eyes could see, there was only a lush mountain forest. The cave blocked by the huge rock was hidden in the depths of the dense forest and could not be seen from the outside at all.
"Come on," his companion sneered, still lazily slumped on the stone. "What could possibly collapse in this desolate mountain? Did you not sleep well last night and are hallucinating? We're here to find the Millennium Dragon Ginseng Grass, not to listen to your nonsense."
"I heard right!" The man's face flushed with anxiety. He took a few steps to his companion and reached out to pull him. "Come on, let's go over and take a look. If anything really happens, we can lend a hand. If we can come across any opportunity, wouldn't that be a win?"
Although his companion was extremely reluctant, he could not resist his constant nagging and had to stand up groaningly. The two of them cautiously groped their way towards the direction of the suspected source of the sound.
Elsewhere, Bu Xingjin, Qing Yan, and Jia Feng rested outside the cave for a long time before finally regaining their composure. Jia Feng patted his chest with lingering fear, muttering, "Today's ordeal has truly drained all my courage. When I return, I'll definitely find a temple to pray for the gods to bless me with peace and safety for the rest of my life."
Qing Yan ignored his nagging and turned to look at Bu Xingjin, his eyes revealing some concern: "Xingjin, do you feel anything is wrong? Have you checked the things that the senior gave you?"
Bu Xingjin raised his hand and gently touched his brow. A trace of warmth still lingered there. He shook his head slightly and whispered, "I haven't had time to delve into it yet. It's just that there's some obscure information in my mind, and I can't sort it out for the time being."
Qing Yan nodded slightly, and just as he was about to say something else, his eyes suddenly became stern. He looked towards the east and whispered, "Someone is coming. The aura is unfamiliar. They must have been attracted by the noise of the cave collapse."
Jia Feng was so frightened when he heard this that he almost jumped up: "What? What should I do? What if they have bad intentions..."
Qing Yan raised his hand to interrupt him and said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, let's see the situation first." As he said that, he calmly protected Bu Xingjin behind him, holding the tip of the sword handed by the man in plain robes tightly in his hand, secretly accumulating strength in case of emergency.
Soon, the two figures rushing from the lake came into view. The leader was tall and burly, with a resolute face and a searching look in his eyes. The other was slightly thinner, his expression filled with impatience, and he grumbled quietly, "What did I say? You're just paranoid. There's nothing unusual about this..." Before he could finish his words, his gaze swept over the three people slumped on the ground, and he choked, swallowing the rest of his words back.
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