kvmb Chapter 185 She is her target
Chapter 185 She is her target
Regardless, there's a very high chance that Zhiyan is Qingyu's target; I should have known better than to split up.
Lu He reluctantly took out the communication tool that Zhiyan had given her earlier—a small cloth bag containing fox fur.
"Zhiyan, are you there, Zhiyan?" Lu He called out anxiously.
A muffled voice came from the other end, creaking and crackling: "What...you...Qinwu..."
"Hello?" It sounded like there was some interference, and I couldn't hear clearly: "Where are you now? Hello?"
"Hiss... I... don't... understand... hiss..." Amidst the broken and intermittent sounds, one could seem to make out an ambiguous place name: "Hiss... Moon... Lake..."
Then the signal was lost.
"What is this?" Lu He couldn't help but complain. This thing is not easy to use either; it's not as good as a mobile phone.
"Stop shouting. There must be a powerful demonic barrier over there that's interfering with the flow of spiritual energy." Qiu Niu, with his vast experience, immediately assessed the situation: "Although it's blocked, spiritual energy can still be transmitted, so it shouldn't be far away."
Qiuniu narrowed his eyes, seemingly having found a clue: "Not far from Wanqingshan, the only place name containing the characters for 'moon' or 'lake' is..."
"...Illusion Moon Lake, we're at Illusion Moon Lake... Hello?" Zhiyan squeezed the cloth bag, but there seemed to be no response on the other end.
The spiritual energy in this area seems to be blocked by something, unable to transmit out. Frustrated, Zhiyan put away the communication device and turned to Jianjian earnestly, saying, "This place is a bit eerie. Stay close to me and be very careful. Did you put on the talisman I gave you?"
That rune was crafted by Zhiyan from the fur of a fire fox. It could protect her and save her life. She crafted more than a dozen of them, even pulling off the very tips of their tails, and gave them all to Jianjian.
"Yes, I wear it close to my body!" Jianjian said, pulling out a string from her collar. This string was the one with the amulet pouch attached.
It was indeed a personal amulet, tucked inside the collar. Zhiyan felt much relieved, took out her spear, shielded Jianjian behind her, and slowly made her way deeper into Illusion Moon Lake.
They had made inquiries from various sources before learning that the evacuee was hiding at Guanyue Lake, so they hurriedly chased after him.
It wasn't until she entered Moon-Viewing Lake that Zhiyan realized something was amiss, inwardly cursing her carelessness. The atmosphere here was abnormally clean, almost unnaturally so; there wasn't a trace of demonic beasts to be detected, indicating that someone had deliberately concealed all traces of this place.
It couldn't be some minor character like a hermit; it must be some kind of powerful monster.
When Zhiyan tried to leave Huan Yue Lake, she found herself trapped inside, unable to escape. To avoid frightening Jianjian, she cautiously looked around, searching for a way to escape unscathed if a crisis occurred.
Just as she was on guard, she suddenly felt a sharp whistling sound in her ear. Zhiyan's body reacted instinctively, and she grabbed Jianjian to avoid the attack.
"Tsk, so fast..." On the other side of the lake, hidden in the shadows of the mist, a figure watched them from the shadows. A cold female voice made people feel dizzy: "Oh? So you're also a Fire Fox?"
Upon seeing the spear in Zhiyan's hand, with its tip ignited with red foxfire, alerting and defending its surroundings, the man noticed something amiss.
"It's truly a divine arrangement, hahaha, heaven is on my side!" The man flicked his cloak and leaped onto the lake, flying through the air towards Zhiyan and the others.
"Who goes there!" Zhiyan's pores opened, her hair stood on end, and a powerful pressure was rapidly approaching, even right around her.
A fine sheen of sweat trickled down Zhiyan's forehead, her hands trembling slightly, yet she still shielded Jianjian behind her.
The opponent's aura was so intimidating that it made her breathless; it was probably a level 20 great demon.
The feeling was like an unseen beast in the forest, watching them intently, ready to pounce and tear them apart at any moment.
The enemy seemed to want to test something, launching attacks one after another from all directions.
Zhiyan deftly twirled her spear, parrying all the attacks. The opponent clearly wasn't using their full strength; they were just playing around. This feeling was awful.
A burst of applause came from somewhere, accompanied by the elders' praise of the younger generation: "Not bad, not bad, I didn't expect the younger generation to be so formidable."
Young man? Zhiyan calmed down and took a closer look at the demonic power that the opponent had used to attack, which was still attached to the tip of her spear. Wasn't this the signature red lotus fire of the Fire Fox Clan?
"Senior, please show yourself!" Since they were of the same clan, Zhiyan showed her utmost respect, cupping her hands and bowing with her spear in hand.
Without any hesitation, the other party strode down from the lake: "Let me see the extraordinary young man of my Fire Fox Clan!" The newcomer had eyebrows like emerald feathers, skin like solidified cream, slightly parted red lips, bright and charming eyes, and an extraordinary temperament. Behind him swayed nine fox tails—this was a nine-tailed demon who had already reached the peak!
She wore a golden crown and a golden hairpin, and a long, colorful silk dress with lifelike embroidery on the wide sleeves. A gold ribbon around her waist complemented the dress perfectly.
This aesthetic is far superior to any other clothing in the comics.
"Senior." Zhiyan was almost stunned by the other party's domineering aura, which was as if a god had descended.
"Oh?" The woman glanced at her, and before anyone could react, she poked Zhiyan's brow with a finger.
Before Zhiyan could react, a brute force struck her meridians, causing her to fall backward uncontrollably.
"Sister Zhiyan!" Jianjian cried out and rushed over to hug the fallen Zhiyan. The long spear lay forlornly to one side, only the gleam of its tip still occasionally flashing.
The woman, looking down at Jianjian who was wailing, pulled out a delicate little folding fan and said indifferently, "Little girl, she is from my clan. I won't harm her..."
"Who are you! What do you want!" Jianjian ignored her and stretched out her hand to block her way: "You are not allowed to come near her!"
The woman frowned, looking at Jianjian with some disgust: "Ignorant humans... they're really annoying..."
As she spoke, she raised her hand to finish off the human girl, but at that critical moment, Zhiyan suddenly opened her eyes, sat up, and her spiritual energy surged, becoming more abundant and pure.
"Thank you, senior..." Zhiyan stood up and took a step forward, separating the woman and Jianjian, and bowed to express her gratitude.
What appeared to be gratitude was actually a display of protectiveness. The woman wasn't blind; she could tell that she cared deeply about this human.
That's it.
"My name is Qingyu. Stop calling me 'senior' all the time. It makes me feel old."
“Yes, Qingyu… Senior…” Zhiyan didn’t know how to address her for a moment.
"Fine, whatever you want. I see you have great potential. I just examined your meridians and saw you were stuck at a bottleneck, so I used my spiritual power to help you break through. You should now have reached the level of a sixteenth-level demon beast. How about you feel about it?"
Qingyu didn't care what Zhiyan called her; on the contrary, she really helped her improve her cultivation level.
So, he's not a bad person, is he? Zhiyan thought to herself.
"With your exceptional talent, if someone were to guide you, you should be able to reach the Nine-Tails realm in less than a thousand years..." Qingyu paused deliberately, "But if no one takes care of you, it might take over a thousand years~"
A thousand years? Zhiyan shook her head inwardly. That wouldn't be of much use. Although one could live for hundreds or thousands of years in this comic, her storyline only had a little over a hundred years left before it ended.
Seeing that Zhiyan's expression showed no sign of being moved.
Qingyu continued to tempt her, saying, "If... there were a fellow clansman at the Nine-Tailed Realm who could use the pure power of the Fire Fox to help you circulate your meridians, you could reach the Nine-Tailed Realm in less than twenty days~"
"Twenty days!" Zhiyan finally revealed a hint of greed in her eyes, which Qingyu keenly noticed.
Qingyu suddenly leaned close to Zhiyan, gently lifting her chin, her eyes gleaming with a seductive light: "Not only that~ If the two of us cultivate together~ our lovemaking will be even faster~"
With a moment of carelessness, she fell victim to the fox clan's bewitching technique. Zhiyan never imagined in her life that she would one day be defeated by such a technique.
Her eyes quickly dimmed; her once bright, lustrous purple pupils lost their luster and became empty and lifeless.
Sensing something amiss, Jianjian immediately grabbed Zhiyan's sleeve: "Sister Zhiyan?"
But Zhiyan didn't turn around to look at her; her eyes were devoid of any light.
"Sister? What's wrong? Sister!" Jianjian was terrified when she saw her sister looking like she had lost her soul: "What's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
"You're as annoying as a fly!" Suddenly, a hand grabbed Jianjian's neck and lifted her up.
"I've been annoyed with you for a long time... Don't get in my way!" Qingyu's eyes were dangerous and full of murderous intent.