Chapter 8: Entering the Town to Explore the Mine Cave
After some questioning, Yanlong and Xuanling finally figured out that these two mortals were forced to do chores for the fox clan.
As for burying them, it was only out of sympathy. In this environment, none of them could bear to see the bodies of people who suffered the same disease as themselves lying in the wilderness.
"My name is Wang Shu, and this is my father. I'm really sorry just now. When I saw you jumping out of the ground, I was frightened and thought you were monsters. Now that we know you are cultivators, we feel relieved." Wang Shu looked at Xuan Ling apologetically.
The old man on the side looked at Xuan Ling and sighed again.
Xuan Ling saw his worry at this moment, and thought to himself: It seems that the group of monsters have tortured them terribly.
But the laws of nature stipulate that gods cannot interfere with the order of the three realms unless there is a great chaos in the three realms.
The current situation made Xuan Ling want to help them.
"Old man, why are those monsters targeting you? Didn't the nearby sect cultivators come down to help you out?" Xuan Ling said as he removed the spell that immobilized the two men.
"Hmph! Old man, it's not that you hunted and ate their offspring, which led to this kind of revenge, right?"
"Yanlong? Don't be so rude?" Xuan Ling reminded him with a look.
Yan Long's guess made the old man and the young man anxious, "Young Taoist priest, swear to God, this is absolutely not true.
Ever since the cave behind our town started to thunder, these guys have been coming to our place one after another."
The old man was so angry that his beard was shaking, and Wang Shu kept nodding beside him.
"A cave with thunder?" Xuan Ling frowned slightly, thinking to himself: Could it be that someone has set off a thunder array? It is rare to see a thunder array in a cave.
Xuan Ling was just wondering, Wang Shu quickly added: "There are a few pieces of rusty scrap iron in the cave. These monsters always want to take them, but they are afraid of being struck by lightning. That's why they keep wandering around the town."
After hearing this, Xuan Ling felt that this matter was more and more strange. He looked at Yanlong and called out in a serious voice, "Yanlong?"
Although Xuan Ling did not express his thoughts at this time, the cunning Yanlong already understood.
"Master, just do what you want to do. I will accompany you."
Yan Long knew that once Xuan Ling made up his mind, no one would be able to say anything. Right now, there were only two choices: either accompany him or stand aside.
Yanlong obviously chose the former. He knew very well that his dragon life had left Xuan Ling and he could be killed by the two white and green creatures at any time.
But what Yanlong didn't expect was that Xuan Ling had no intention of taking him with him.
"You can't go, you stay in the Demon Realm. If you go, you will be walking into a trap. Niu Da will find this place soon, you just wait." Xuan Ling said in a firm tone.
"Niu Da?"
At this moment, Yanlong heard a noise. He turned around and saw a group of people searching from the hillside. They looked so aggressive that they seemed to turn the forest upside down.
"No, I don't want to. I want to go with Master." Yanlong said as he took a few steps back, his eyes full of resistance.
"It's not up to you."
As soon as Xuan Ling finished speaking, he said to the two mortals, "Wait for me here. I'll be back soon."
Having said that, Xuan Ling took Yanlong's little hand and was about to slip away to meet Niu Da, but Yanlong grabbed his thigh.
"Master, think about it, in these three realms, if I leave you, who can protect me?
The nine-tailed fox has seen me before. Even if I don't go to the town, if I am found by him on the way back, I will surely die.
But if I go with you in disguise, even if they find me, how can they defeat you?"
Yanlong's eyes were filled with fear, and his tender little face was slightly flushed due to nervousness.
Xuan Ling frowned, feeling undecided.
"Young Taoist priest, why don't you take the child with you? If we don't go to the thunder cave and just stay in the town, it won't be easy for them to find us." The old man at the side stroked his beard and advised.
"Yes! Taoist priest, you can take the child with you! As the old saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest. Since there are risks on both sides, it is better to keep the child by your side." Wang Shu echoed.
Xuan Ling looked down at Yanlong and sighed slightly, "Forget it, just follow me!"
Yanlong nodded vigorously: "Okay! Master, don't worry, Yanlong will definitely obey!"
After making the decision, Xuan Ling sent a message to Niu Da, ordering him to return to the Demon Realm immediately and wait for his instructions at any time.
Niu Da finally put his worries to rest when he heard that his Lord was safe. Without any hesitation, he respectfully replied "Yes, sir," and returned to the Demon Realm with his men.
In order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention, Xuan Ling transformed himself and Yanlong into mortal clothes.
Even the plain clothes they wore could not conceal their outstanding temperament.
Just like that, the three of them headed towards the town.
After a while, the sky gradually darkened.
When they arrived at the town, Xuan Ling immediately noticed the barrier set up by the fairyland.
The barrier emitted a faint light, and there was also a hint of spiritual energy flowing around it.
Xuan Ling muttered to himself: No wonder the nearby cultivators turned a blind eye to this matter. This barrier cannot be entered by anyone except those with special means. How can they help ordinary people out of trouble?
When Yanlong saw Xuan Ling suddenly stop, he knew that there was something strange about this barrier.
"Can't we enter this barrier?"
Xuan Ling frowned, "No, I just find it strange that someone in the fairy world would help this gang of monsters."
Xuan Ling felt that there must be something hidden behind this matter.
Things are much more complicated than they appear on the surface.
"Let's go! The person who set up the barrier has nothing compared to us. This barrier has no effect on us. You can go straight in."
Yanlong was stunned for a moment, then said with a bitter face: "Master, I don't have any magic power now?"
"Don't be afraid, don't you have me?" Xuan Ling said calmly, his words full of protection for Yanlong.
Yan Long, who was standing by, was overjoyed when he heard this: "Oh my god, Master, are you flirting with me?" Hahaha! His favorability must have increased again, right?
"Why are you standing there like an idiot? Hurry up and walk." Xuan Ling said, and naturally took Yanlong's little hand. The hand was warm and strong, making Yanlong a little dazed.
As you enter the barrier, you'll see a deserted town.
There were few pedestrians on the roadside, but every household was busy cooking at the same time, as if they had agreed in advance.
"What are they doing?" Xuan Ling saw the busy figures and felt that there was no joy on their faces, which made him feel a little strange.
Wang Shu sighed helplessly, "At this moment, the chosen families are preparing meals for the group of monsters in the back mountain!
It's like this every day here. My family often has no food to eat, and we have to cook for the monsters. If anyone doesn't cook, they will be whipped."
Xuan Ling was furious when he heard this, "Do these monsters think that now that they have a backer, no one can control them?
Xuan Ling got angry and a golden light flashed in his eyes.
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