Chapter 440 The Demon of the Western Regions (Part 1)
You're like an empty shell...
Yan Luo felt a surge of bitterness welling up in his heart, a bitterness that felt like a tide filling his chest, making it hard for him to breathe, and a tear rolled down his cheek.
not understand.
Yanluo didn't understand why she had become so vulnerable, as if she had returned to the time after the destruction of the lone beast, when she was all alone and had no home.
lose.
This word has accompanied Yanluo through her childhood and adolescence, and even now.
Parents, grandfather, mentor, teammates, sister, grandmother.
Yanluo was trapped by the high walls he had lost, which made him unable to see what he possessed. He could only stay inside the high walls, watching the lone wild goose fly high in the sky. He lay in the fiery red, at a loss.
The young man unknowingly became immersed in memories of the past.
In January, when she turned eighteen, Yan Luo, a seventh-ranked cultivator, followed her master, Fifth Spring Autumn, to the mountains of the Western Regions to investigate strange fluctuations. Members of the Seventh Squad also accompanied her.
Yan Luo sat in the back seat of the SUV, while the passenger in the front seat was the captain of the seventh squad, who was also Yan Luo's master, Fifth Spring Autumn.
The driver was Vice Captain Jiang Nanyun, a tall and beautiful woman who, besides Fifth Spring Autumn, was the one who doted on Yan Luo the most.
The long SUV has two seats in the middle, with a narrow passage leading to the three-seater in the back. Sitting in the middle two seats are the middle-aged man Da Gu and Lin Qing, who is as aloof as Fifth Spring and Autumn.
Sandwiched between Yan Luo and sitting with him in the back row of three was the busty beauty Wang Qing and Da Gu's wife, Jing Xin.
Jingxin gives people the impression of being virtuous and gentle. Yanluo once had a strange feeling about Dagu and Jingxin as parents. The two have been married for many years and have devoted themselves to the ghost hunting career without children.
When Yanluo was eighteen, Wu Chunqiu was already twenty-seven. Apart from Dagu and his wife, who were in their early thirties, everyone else in the group was in their twenties. Yanluo was the youngest in the group, and everyone took good care of him.
In the Lone Beast team, Yanluo's role is to charge into the enemy with Dagu, take the first wave of pressure for the team, and then let the other teammates follow up with damage output.
Yan Luo reacted very quickly. Even though he was only at the seventh level, with his youthful reflexes and the powerful ghost artifact Chaos Umbrella, he managed to keep up with his ninth-level teammates.
The military off-road vehicle was traveling through the Kunlun Mountains. Snow was falling heavily, and the vehicle was moving very slowly. Jiang Nanyun drove carefully, and she couldn't help but complain to Fifth Spring Autumn, "Everyone said it would snow heavily today, but you insisted on coming today."
Fifth Spring Autumn's petite body huddled in the passenger seat, eyes closed, with an expression that said, "I'm not listening, you're just bastards chanting sutras."
Wang Qing crossed her arms over her chest, looking at the wind and snow outside the car window, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.
"I have a feeling something big is going to happen." After saying that, Wang Qing pretended to be scared and hugged Yan Luo, pressing Yan Luo's face hard into her arms.
Wang Qing said with a smile, "I'm so scared, Yan Yan. You'll protect me, right?"
Yan Luo was already used to it. Since joining the Lone Beast at the age of sixteen, he had suffered from this kind of facial cleanser countless times.
Ringo opened a chocolate bar. The seemingly aloof young girl loved sweets, and chocolate bars were her favorite. Little did she know that this would be the last time she would eat her favorite chocolate bar.
Over the course of two years, Yanluo came to regard the members of the Lonely Beast Clan as family, as important as his sister, and his sword took on the meaning of protection.
It took several hours for the military long-wheelbase off-road vehicle to finally come to a stop in front of a cave.
Looking at the markings on the map, Ringo said to Fifth Spring Autumn, "Captain, this is the location that's emitting strange energy fluctuations."
Fifth Spring Autumn nodded. She was dressed in a white robe, which made her look petite and cute due to her short stature, but the coolness on her face created a strong contrast.
Yan Luo took out the Chaos Umbrella from the Ghost Weapon Box. At this time, the Chaos Umbrella was really just an oiled paper umbrella, so Yan Luo always carried a Ghost Weapon Sword that had been fused with the bone spikes of a ninth-order Corpse King.
The seventh squad was fully prepared and set off, led by Captain Fifth Spring Autumn, with Vice Captain Jiang Nanyun at the rear, and the other five people walking in the middle as they headed toward the dark cave.
Yan Luo carried an umbrella, held a sword in her right hand, and a powerful flashlight in her left. The flashlights in their hands shone around, trying to see what was different about this cave that could emit strange energy fluctuations.
Jiang Nanyun looked at Yan Luo walking in front of her. The boy had medium-length hair tied in a ponytail. When he turned his head unintentionally, Jiang Nanyun saw a resolute look on his handsome face.
Eighteen-year-old Yanluo had grown to 183 cm, while Jiangnan Yun, who was 178 cm tall, looked like a brother and sister standing next to the boy.
Jiang Nanyun took Yanluo's arm and said with a smile, "Yanyan, when we go back this time, I'll take you to buy some clothes."
Yanluo carefully put away her sword so that Jiangnan Yun could easily hold her arm.
He wouldn't refuse Jiangnan Yun's kindness, because it was a deep affection like that of family, and there was no need for formalities.
Da Gu lit a cigarette, a very common Liqun brand. The aroma of the cigarette filled the air, and everyone was used to it. Wang Qing took the cigarette from Da Gu and lit it, making the aroma even stronger.
Jingxin reached out and gently pinched Dagu's cheek.
"That means two bites are enough; you've corrupted Xiaoqing."
Big Bone pouted, looking a little aggrieved, and said, "That's not my fault, Xiao Qing herself smoked too."
Wang Qing stubbed out his cigarette, clearing away the smoke around him, and put his arm around Jingxin's shoulder, laughing, "It's all Brother Gu's fault for corrupting me."
"Hey! You little rascal!" Da Gu stared wide-eyed at Wang Qing, causing Jiang Nan Yun and Jing Xin to cover their mouths and chuckle. Wu Chunqiu and Lin Qin also wore smiles. Yan Luo felt a sense of peace for no reason as she watched this scene.
As they went deeper, Yan Luo felt an invisible pressure, a pressure that the ninth-level cultivators had already sensed.
Jiangnan Yun held Yanluo's hand, so that the seventh-level boy wouldn't feel too much pressure.
Yan Luo felt that Jiang Nanyun's hand was soft, just like his master's and Su Qing's. He couldn't help but squeeze it. Jiang Nanyun noticed his little action, turned her head and smiled at him, which made Yan Luo feel embarrassed.
Lin Qing, who was walking ahead with Fifth Spring and Autumn, suddenly shouted, "There's something going on ahead, everyone be careful."
All seven of them looked ahead, their powerful flashlight beams focused directly in front of them.
Ahead lay the end of the cave, where a bronze coffin stood on the ground. A brand-new sword, gleaming with a cold light, was stuck in the coffin. The sword was covered with talismans, likely the work of a Taoist.
Wang Qing, who was quite sensitive to this, frowned. The pressure came from the coffin in front of them. As if it saw the arrival of the group, the coffin burst out with energy fluctuations. The seven people felt a cold wind brush against their faces, which made them shudder.
The fact that Fifth Spring Autumn only uttered the word "be careful" is enough to show how vigilant she was about the coffin in front of her.
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