Chapter 088: Blue Moonlight (Seventeen)
Chen Yunli stood up from the reef and looked towards the direction where the wind was blowing, but he only saw the sparkling sea.
Seeing his strange reaction, Luo Qifang stood up and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Have you..." Chen Yunli paused, "sense any strange aura?"
"Strange smell? What exactly?"
Luo Qifang's question stumped Chen Yunli: "That is..."
Before he could form a complete descriptive language, the sound of water suddenly rang out from the sea, clear and distant, shaking the heavens and the earth.
“Wow—”
The sound of water came one after another, like continuous waves. The sea was indeed turbulent, as if something was stirring the seabed.
Luo Qifang frowned, pulled Chen Yunli behind her to protect her, and summoned her sword to set up a barrier for the coast behind her.
"I can feel the strange aura you mentioned now."
As she spoke, Luo Qifang embraced Chen Yunli and flew up, heading straight for the direction where the waves were rolling the most violently.
"You're going there knowing there's a tiger!"
Chen Yunli spoke loudly in the strong wind.
"You're wrong. You can't get a tiger cub without learning from it."
Luo Qifang smiled and said this, then her figure flashed like lightning and she arrived at the center of the East China Sea in an instant. The waves here were already piled up as high as mountains.
Thick dark clouds had gathered overhead at some point, and a blue lightning bolt struck from the clouds like a beam of light, instantly illuminating half of the sea.
At this moment, Chen Yunli and Luo Qifang saw a huge monster suddenly sweeping out from under the sea. The water curtain brought up by the residual force was like a transparent curtain, almost hanging on the moon.
The diameter of the giant was higher than the waves it had caused before, and its length was boundless. The entire East China Sea was not enough for it to stretch out, so it could only fold up and circle around the coastline - surrounding Chen Yunli and the others.
There are fine and complex lines on the giant's body, and the lines are separated from each other. If you look closely, you can see that they are irregular circles. The light of water, moonlight and electricity interweave to cast mottled light and shadows on it, and large patches of colorful light circles flash continuously between the sea and the sky.
"Is that... scales?"
Chen Yunli blurted out in astonishment. Even in the cinema, or in a trial experience of holographic technology that he won in a lucky draw, he had never seen such a myth...disaster...doomsday...in short, he had only seen such a grand scene in special effects blockbusters.
Luo Qifang's expression turned cold, and his eyes revealed an unprecedented solemnity and confusion. A whirlwind of spiritual power surrounded him, tightly encircling him and the people around him.
"It's... Dragon Tail."
"What?" Chen Yunli didn't hear clearly, or he thought he had heard it wrong.
"Dragon's tail." Luo Qifang repeated it with a stronger tone.
Chen Yunli was in disbelief, but also a little excited: "Are there really dragons in the world?"
"A dragon... a legendary creature. I've never seen one before—and no one in the cultivation world has ever seen one either. There are many scammers who claim to have the blood of a true dragon."
Luo Qifang stared intently at the enormous dragon's tail, which had completely emerged from the sea. "The East China Sea also has legends related to dragons. The most credible one is said to be a sighting by some sea creatures of the 'demon' sleeping in the Black Sea. According to eyewitnesses, it has a human body and a dragon's tail, its length endless and as high as a mountain..."
Chen Yunli said in a daze: "Isn't that the one right in front of us?"
"I've beheaded several demons, but none of them had such an exaggerated shape."
Luo Qifang put her fingers together and made a gesture, and the second sword jumped out, black as ink and full of murderous intent.
As soon as the knife appeared, Chen Yunli smelled the scent of blood and fire in the wind, and felt something in his heart—
Luo Qifang is going to fight to the death.
However, Chen Yunli inexplicably felt that this fight would not break out, and looking at the dragon tail in front of him, he even felt a sense of familiarity.
This is a dragon...
"Don't be nervous." Chen Yunli couldn't help but say, "Maybe he doesn't mean any harm."
Luo Qifang looked at him helplessly and said, "Don't treat him any differently just because he's a dragon. Besides, he's most likely just a demon with half a body shaped like a dragon's tail."
Chen Yunli was about to answer when he saw him suddenly turn around, holding the knife in his backhand and slashing horizontally. A crescent-shaped knife light slashed forward against the wind, quickly splitting in mid-air, gathering into a rugged and undulating black moon, and fell down fiercely.
At the same time he drew his sword, the dragon's tail submerged in the waves also moved. Just by lifting a small part of the tail, it almost capsized the East China Sea.
Luo Qifang struck the dragon's tail with all her strength. The black moon spun like a millstone, cutting the dragon's scales. The sky and earth were filled with the deafening sound of metal colliding and rubbing against each other.
Chen Yunli still wanted to see if this wave could break the dragon's tail's defense, so Luo Qifang picked him up and rushed to the other side.
Originally, the dragon's tail surrounded the East China Sea tightly, but now that it has moved, there is naturally a gap and room for maneuver.
"Are you going to run or fight him?"
Luo Qifang's historical records are no different from those of a berserker. He is either in a fight or on the way to a fight. Although there is a huge gap in strength between him and the owner of the dragon tail, Chen Yunli is not sure about his actions.
Luo Qifang smiled, as straightforward as ever: "If you weren't by my side, I would gladly challenge the limits of my swordsmanship and fight him to the death, but since you are here, of course I have to prioritize your safety."
"but……"
His smile faded, and he hugged Chen Yunli and spun around dozens of times, changing positions countless times, before he managed to avoid the huge dragon's tail chasing him.
Chen Yunli looked back and truly experienced the power of the mountains collapsing and the sky collapsing.
"But what?" He held his breath and asked curiously.
"But without you, I wouldn't have met him."
Luo Qifang stopped in mid-air, and the dragon's tail forced him back to his original position.
"Why hide your head and show your tail?" Luo Qifang pointed her knife forward. "I can sense that you are here for the person next to me. From the moment you appeared, your consciousness has been locked on him."
Chen Yunli looked at him in surprise, and saw him shaking his head slightly with a soothing smile in his eyes.
But the smile disappeared instantly when he looked at the dragon's tail again.
The owner of the dragon tail was silent for a long time, and finally uttered a few words slowly and hesitantly:
"Put him down and get out."
This voice...
Chen Yunli was stunned, and the three words "Chen Wenjian" almost came out of his mouth, but he swallowed them back with great willpower.
Even so, the feeling of surprise gushed out from his heart, blocking his throat and making his eyes sore.
What could be more joyful than suddenly meeting someone you thought you would never see again?
But the mission is above all else.
While he was delighted, Chen Yunli was also clear-headed. He wasn't here for vacation—though most of the time it was no different from a vacation—he couldn't do everything he wanted. Even if he wanted to see Chen Wenjian and have something happen with him, he had to wait until Luo Qifang's destined match appeared and they separated.
As for tonight, it’s better not to see each other.
Luo Qifang noticed Chen Yunli's emotional fluctuations and thought he was afraid, so she tightened her arms around his waist.
"Do you want to stay? No." Luo Qifang shook her head. "Do you want to see him?"
Chen Yunli sighed inwardly, secretly said "sorry" to Chen Wenjian, and turned to put his face on his shoulder: "...I don't want to."
Luo Qifang was stunned, not knowing whether it was because of his decisive answer or his active "throwing himself into her arms".
Chen Yunli had no idea that the intimate gesture he deliberately made for Chen Wenjian to see had also made Luo Qifang's heart surge. He explained in a low voice: "Just think of me as Ye Gong who loves dragons. Dragons are creatures that can be admired from afar, not up close."
Luo Qifang came to her senses, hid him behind her, and changed her hug from waist to holding his wrist.
"You heard it too. He doesn't want to see you and doesn't want to stay."
The black long sword stood before her. Luo Qifang raised her hand, pressing her palm against the top of the hilt. A trace of the sword, like a mark drawn with thick ink, formed a semicircle around him and Chen Yunli.
"You are a demon born at the beginning of the world. In terms of true strength, I am not as strong as you." He raised the corner of his mouth, "But I have many ways to die with you, as long as no innocent people are harmed."
Chen Yunli: "...Not really! Calm down!"
There's no record in history books that you're always going to die together!
Luo Qifang didn't take it seriously and smiled at him, "Don't worry, when I die with him in the East China Sea, my sword will send you back to Yuanchen's home."
Chen Yunli was at a loss for words: "Is this the point?"
After thinking about it, he looked at the dragon's tail not far away. For some reason, the small half of the tail was frozen in the air, and the drooping tail tip revealed a sense of loss.
Chen Yunli could probably understand his master's feelings at the moment, but he could only harden his heart and say, "You can't keep me tonight. If you force it, you will only get... a corpse."
Luo Qifang: "...Calm down! It's not that serious!"
Those who scare others will always be scared.
However, to Luo Qifang's surprise, after Chen Yunli resolutely expressed his attitude, the dragon's tail actually retracted and crashed heavily into the sea, causing huge waves.
After a brief venting, the mountain-like tail that had stood on the surface of the sea slowly sank back to the bottom of the sea. As a wave swallowed up the brilliance of the last scale, the slow voice sounded again:
"If you need anything, come to the East Sea and call me. When I wake up, I will find you on the shore."
After saying these brief words, the owner of the voice seemed to have exhausted all his strength and did not speak again.
The wind in the East China Sea has stopped, the waves are calm, the dark clouds have dispersed, the bright moonlight shines through the sea, and the sound of the tide echoes ethereally.
"His consciousness disappeared." Luo Qifang looked strange. "He actually gave up his goal because of your words. What is your relationship?"
Chen Yunli shook his head blankly: "We have no relationship, I don't know him."
"Is this another case of predestined marriage?" Luo Qifang muttered.
Chen Yunli didn't hear clearly: "What?"
"It's okay, just some unfounded speculation, don't worry about it."
Luo Qifang held Chen Yunli's hand and pulled him into her arms. She did not put away her sword, but flew back to the shore with the sword intent surrounding her body. She removed the barrier and then put away both swords.
Chen Yunli was a little absent-minded, still thinking about Chen Wenjian, but Luo Qifang mistakenly thought that he was still afraid of the owner of the dragon tail and patted him on the shoulder.
"That demon is actually quite different from other demons. With its strength and size, a single move would kill tens of thousands of the sea creatures of the East China Sea. But when we clashed just now, the aftermath of its power didn't harm any of the sea creatures. Even the barrier I set up by the seashore wasn't affected."
"He's a good demon." Luo Qifang said seriously, words that sounded absurd to the world. "Look, I told him we'd die together, but he refused to give up. When you just said you didn't want to see him, he happily let us go. A demon like this won't hurt you even if you stay."
Chen Yunli blinked: "Are you... speaking well of him?"
Luo Qifang smiled and shook her head: "No, I am stating the facts, and more importantly, I am trying to dispel your fear."
“…”
Even though he had previously planned to die together with Chen Wenjian, and even though he was a righteous practitioner who should have hated all evil ways, he still put aside all external labels and judged Chen Wenjian fairly and rationally.
Chen Yunli once again felt how good a person Luo Qifang was, and that she had actually deceived his feelings.
That damn system, what kind of tasks are they issuing!
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