Chapter 200: Doubts abound and it's hard to tell
"Look, this is the Yunmeng Lake!" Lingxiang pointed outside the cave and said when she saw Long Qi coming out of the cave.
Long Qi looked in the direction Lingxiang pointed and was immediately struck by the scenery before him. They were standing on a mere hill, not a mountain. Beyond that, beyond the hazy horizon lay an endless expanse of water. Listening closely, he could almost hear the sound of rushing water.
The most important thing is that even though he is only at the first stage of foundation building, he can still feel the rich spiritual energy around him. If he practices here for some time, his cultivation will definitely improve greatly.
However, Long Qi was not overwhelmed by the rich spiritual energy. Although he wanted to achieve success in cultivation as soon as possible to avenge his family's extermination, he remembered what Lingxiang had said.
Lingxiang once said, "Haste makes waste." The Yunmeng Marsh is as dangerous as it is powerful. This ancient marshland, ruled by the Lord of the Clouds, is home to numerous gods and monsters, and bizarre sights are commonplace. If one indulges in this, one might be doomed to annihilation.
Long Qi lowered his head and pondered for a moment before turning back to look at Ling Xiang. He had always felt that there was something strange about Ling Xiang, but when he saw her smiling face, he felt that she was no different from usual.
Is he worrying too much?
Just as Long Qi was feeling confused, he heard Ling Xiang say, "There are many dangers here. If you don't take good care of yourself, if you run into danger while looking for others, I might not be able to take care of you then."
As Lingxiang spoke, she cut the roasted meat with a dagger and handed it to Long Qi.
Long Qi took it suspiciously, staring at the piece of meat in his hand for a long time without taking a bite. Seeing him like this, Lingxiang hurriedly asked him what was wrong.
Long Qi hesitated for a moment before asking, "You're not..."
But just as he said this, he heard footsteps outside the cave. Long Qi immediately became alert, drew out his sword, hid against the wall of the cave, and protected Lingxiang behind him.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and it sounded like they were reaching the cave entrance. At this moment, Long Qi suddenly swung his sword horizontally, and with a "ding" sound, his sword was actually blocked by the oncoming person. The weapon that blocked the sword was actually the double-edged deer horn.
The person who came was none other than Xinyi, and following behind him was his mother, Madam Lu.
Xinyi was originally filled with murderous intent, but only after seeing Long Qi did she calm down. Long Qi was also surprised, not expecting Xinyi to have found them before they could go out to look for them.
But why are there only the two of them, mother and son?
It turned out that the few people were together at the beginning, but after falling into the water, they did not expect that there was a whirlpool under the water. They could not withstand the rapid force and were separated without anyone holding on.
Xinyi fainted not long after entering the water. Fortunately, Madam Lu found him. He thought of finding a proper place to settle Madam Lu first and then look for other people. Unexpectedly, he met Long Qi and the others here.
Long Qi was listening to Xinyi's explanation of the whole story, but he didn't expect that Lingxiang and Madam Lu would start chatting after exchanging a few pleasantries. They seemed to be very familiar with each other, and Madam Lu even started eating the piece of meat that Lingxiang handed to Long Qi.
Xinyi found it strange that his mother was not the type to get close to others. But why was she so close to Lingxiang? This was the first time they met.
Seeing Xinyi standing at the entrance of the cave, Madam Lu smiled and called out, "Son! Come quickly. Miss Lingxiang's cooking skills are really good. Come and have a taste."
Xinyi was about to agree when Long Qi grabbed her by the hem. Long Qi gave him a look, then bowed to Madam Lu, who was chatting animatedly with Lingxiang. "Madam, this place is very safe. With Lingxiang here, she'll be able to protect you. I'm a little worried about them, so Xinyi and I will go look for them first. You can just wait here for a while. We'll be back soon."
As soon as she finished speaking, without waiting for Mrs. Lu to say anything, she pulled Xinyi out.
Xinyi didn't know what had happened to Long Qi. He hadn't even said a word to his mother before he was dragged out. She had always known Long Qi to be impatient, but not without manners. His behavior just now was indeed a little strange.
It wasn't until they reached the foot of the mountain that Long Qi finally spoke in a deep voice, "Do you find this a little strange?"
"What's strange about it?" Xinyi also vaguely sensed something, but did not say it clearly.
Seeing him like this, Long Qi laughed and punched him: "I have known you for a long time, and I can see the subtle expression on your face clearly."
"You must have discovered something unusual."
Hearing Long Qi's certainty, Xin Yi lowered his head and pondered for a moment before expressing his doubts. It turned out that he had felt something was amiss ever since Madam Lu came looking for him.
In his impression, Madam Lu was a quiet, aloof person who didn't get too close to others. But just now, on the way, his mother had been extremely chatty, constantly talking, as if trying to get close to him. And when she met Lingxiang just now, she also acted very familiar.
After hearing what Xinyi said, Long Qi expressed his doubts: Lingxiang never eats meat, and since he knew Lingxiang, he had never seen her use any weapons, but Lingxiang actually went out with a small bow on her back, and just now she even used a dagger to cut meat.
But the person in front of him was clearly Lingxiang.
The two looked at each other, both having no idea. Could it be that Yunmeng Lake would make the woman become strange?
Shortly after Long Qi and Xin Yi left, Madam Lu and Ling Xiang, who had been chatting animatedly, suddenly engaged in a fight. Madam Lu launched a palm strike, aiming for Ling Xiang's crown, but Ling Xiang was agile and easily dodged it with a flip. Madam Lu's palm strike actually shattered the stone Ling Xiang was sitting on.
Seeing that her first attack failed, Madam Lu tried again, but no matter how she attacked, Lingxiang could easily dodge it.
"Madam, are you going to test my physical skills? Why don't you go out and compete with me? If you hold back here, how can you give full play to your skills?" Lingxiang said, and rolled over to avoid Madam Lu's sweeping kick again.
Hearing this, Madam Lu withdrew her hand and asked with a frown, "You can actually dodge my moves, you are not that damn girl!"
Not doubt, but certainty.
Lingxiang smiled upon hearing this: "What are you saying, Madam? We are both wearing the same skin, so why should the eldest brother laugh at the second brother?"
Madam Lu was shocked when she heard this: "You can actually see through me? Who are you?"
Lingxiang chuckled and found a piece of stone to sit down on. "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you don't want to kill me. Or rather..."
"You haven't got the ability to kill me yet."
Seeing Lingxiang like this, Mrs. Lu immediately broke out in a cold sweat. It seemed that she had not even touched the girl's clothes in the past few moves. It seemed that she was indeed no match for her. If she had not had no intention of killing her, she would have died long ago.
But listening to what she said...
"Just now you said you were also wearing someone else's skin. So, did you kill this little girl?"
Lingxiang smiled slyly upon hearing this: "What do you think, Madam? How did you manage to wear this skin?"
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