A small village.
It is surrounded by mountains and rivers and has beautiful scenery.
"Daddy, Mommy, I'm here, come and catch me!"
"I found you, Xiaolan!"
"Daddy is cheating, let's do it again!"
"Okay, do it again, do it again!"
A little girl was playing with her father and mother in her yard.
At this moment, a deafening howl suddenly sounded outside the village, and the villagers were all shaken to the ground.
The little girl was so scared that she started crying, and the man quickly came forward and hugged her:
"Don't be afraid, Xiaolan, don't be afraid!"
The little girl's mother suddenly exclaimed: "What is that?!"
This was followed by countless heavy and swift footsteps and the screams of the villagers.
The little girl wanted to look outside, but her father blindfolded her and held her up. She heard her mother's sharp screams from behind.
"Mother!"
The little girl screamed, and then felt a warm liquid splashing on her face, and a strong fishy smell hit her nose.
She opened her eyes in panic, only to see a beast claw with thick golden hair protruding from her father's chest.
“Daddy…”
The little girl was stunned, and the man lowered his head with difficulty:
"Xiaolan, run..."
The beast's claws were pulled back with a "pop", and blood gushed out, splashing all over the little girl's head and face.
The man fell to the ground, lifeless, and the little girl also fell to the ground, got up and ran towards the man:
"Daddy, Daddy!"
At this moment, a ferocious and strong foot as huge as a millstone fell down with a bang and stepped in front of the little girl.
The little girl trembled all over and slowly raised her head. In her pupils was reflected an image of a monster with golden hair, a dog's head and a pig's mouth.
The monster had a long and narrow scar on its right eye, which made it look even more ferocious. It was on all fours, with blood on one of its front paws. It opened its bloody mouth and pounced towards the little girl.
"Daddy! Mommy!"
Mo Xiaolan suddenly opened her eyes, sweating profusely, her chest heaving violently, and she was panting.
There is a bright moon in the sky, and the surrounding mountains and trees are peaceful and quiet.
This place is more than a thousand miles away from Yunling Town.
After leaving Zhenyang Sect yesterday, Wei Wan led a group of disciples to gallop at high speed, covering a thousand miles in half a day.
It was not until late at night that he ordered everyone to rest for a few hours.
At this rate, we will be able to reach Yunling Town before the hour of Xu tomorrow.
The disciples slept in the woods. They were all practitioners, so they were not afraid of the late night and heavy dew. They sat cross-legged in meditation or rest.
For some reason, Mo Xiaolan suddenly dreamed of her childhood scenes that she hadn't thought about for many years.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, but her heart couldn't calm down for a long time, and the spiritual energy in her body showed signs of disorder.
Suddenly, a warm hand touched her back, and the voice was gentle:
"Focus your mind."
A stream of spiritual power entered her body. Mo Xiaolan closed her eyes, allowing the spiritual power to flow through her meridians, enter her spiritual field, and then slowly dissipate.
She also practiced the Orchid Technique, and half an hour later, the almost disordered breath in her body finally calmed down.
Noila Mo opened her eyes, turned around and said, “Qin Gengyun, thank you.”
Qin Gengyun smiled and said softly, "What's wrong?"
Mo Xiaolan lowered her head and remained silent for a moment, then said, “I told you at the beginning that my parents and the entire village were killed by monsters.”
Qin Gengyun asked, "Do you remember your childhood?"
Noila Mo nodded, then suddenly shook her head and laughed, looking melancholy: “Actually, I can’t remember what my parents look like anymore.”
She paused, then continued, "But I still don't remember what the monster that killed my parents looked like."
Qin Gengyun took out a silk scarf from his arms and handed it to her. Mo Xiaolan took it, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and continued:
"That monster had golden fur all over its body, a dog's head and a pig's snout, strong limbs, and sharp claws and fangs. Later, I looked it up in the classics and found that it was very similar to an ancient monster called 'cunning'."
"Cunning?" Qin Gengyun pondered for a moment, "It is said that this is an ancient monster as famous as Tu Luo, and its rank is at least sixth. Why was the small village where you lived when you were a child attacked by a sixth-rank monster?"
"I can't figure that out either."
Mo Xiaolan sat on the ground, hugged her knees with her hands, and rested her chin on them, showing a rare weak posture of a girl, with a puzzled look on her face:
"The beast tide ended twenty years ago, but our village was attacked by monsters fifteen years ago. Since then, we have never seen high-level monsters attacking places where mortals live."
Qin Gengyun sat down with her. Knowing that Mo Xiaolan was feeling depressed at the moment, he analyzed the situation with her:
"After the beast tide, there are still high-level monsters appearing. This is something we have never seen before. If it is really an ancient monster, why would it attack an ordinary village? Is there any special target?"
Mo Xiaolan shook her head, her eyes reddened: "I am the only one who survived in the whole village, but I couldn't even find the bodies of my parents..."
Qin Gengyun comforted him, "You were too young at that time. It was not easy for you to escape by luck. I can't blame you."
Mo Xiaolan suddenly buried her cheek in her knees, her shoulders shaking slightly.
Qin Gengyun sat beside her silently, accompanying her quietly.
Suddenly, Qin Gengyun turned around and looked at the dense forest behind him, but it was dark inside and there was no movement.
After a moment, Mo Xiaolan raised her head, tears still on her face:
"sorry."
Qin Gengyun said softly: "What's there to be sorry about? You and I are best friends. If you have something on your mind, you should naturally come to me to vent."
Mo Xiaolan wiped away her tears with Qin Gengyun's silk scarf, and a bright smile like an orchid appeared on her face:
"It's great to have a friend like you... Thank you. I'm fine now. You should go and rest."
"good."
Qin Gengyun nodded, and when Mo Xiaolan leaned against a big tree, closed her eyes and gradually fell asleep, he got up and walked aside.
He paused and suddenly walked to the other side, which was the resting place of the disciples of Danxia Peak.
He slowly approached, using all his strength to see the delicate and thin figure in the darkness.
At this moment, she was folding her arms and curled up on a thin blanket on the ground, looking even more fragile and lovely.
Qin Gengyun shook his head slightly. Was it just my illusion?
He stopped spying and returned to the place where the disciples of Huashen Peak rested. He sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.
At this time, Ruomei, who had been curled up on the ground like a little girl, opened her eyes. The tenderness on her face was gone and her eyes were cold.
That scarf is mine, how dare you use it to wipe other women’s tears?
Haha, this one is the heaviest!
…
The next day.
The hour of Xu.
A towering mountain appeared in everyone's eyes.
Qin Gengyun was inspired: "Yunling Mountain!"
Wei Wan, who was at the front, turned around and said, "Yunling Town is ahead, everyone be careful."
As soon as she finished speaking, a huge howl suddenly came from the front, rushing straight into the sky, deafening!
Everyone was shocked and quickened their pace, and soon they saw Yunling Town.
However, at this moment, the defensive formation of Yunling Town no longer existed, and most of the tall city walls had collapsed!
Countless monsters rushed into the town like a tide, and the ground was covered with blood and the remains of humans and beasts!
On the broken city wall, there was a monster with golden hair, a dog's head and a pig's mouth. It was emitting black light and howling towards the sky.
"cunning?!"