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Chapter 122 Anu
Chapter 122 Anu
"Click—"
The sound of stone chips cracking came from the cave entrance again.
Someone has already entered the cave.
Luo Qingchen gripped the knife with both hands, silently approached the corner, held her breath, and began to gather her strength.
Just then, the sound of two people talking outside came through again.
"Junior sister, it's so dark inside, I can't see anything."
Is it deep?
"I don't know yet, but it looks like something's blocking the way."
"May I come in?"
"I'll try—it's a bit narrow, but I can still get in."
Then, a rustling sound came from the passage, as if someone had climbed in.
"Hey, there are rocks blocking the way here, it might have collapsed inside."
"Can you see inside?"
It was pitch black. I couldn't see anything.
The oil lamps inside the cave had been extinguished.
"Forget it, let's find another place then."
"Junior sister, it's getting dark, and it's not easy to find a place at this time. Wait here, I'll expand this place, and we can make do here for the night. It's safer than spending the night outside."
As they spoke, the sound of digging could be heard.
Luo Qingchen gripped her knife, hiding around the corner, ready for anything.
Turning his head, he saw that the woman was still kneeling on the ground. He immediately gestured for her to get up so that they could fight off the enemy together.
Shangguan Yunman then stood up and remained standing in place.
"Bang bang bang—"
The sound of digging outside continued.
The man let out a heavy breathing sound.
The woman, who seemed to be getting impatient waiting outside, said, "Senior brother, hurry up, it's getting dark."
The man, panting as he dug, said, "You can't widen the hole too quickly."
The woman asked, "Why?"
The man chuckled, said nothing more, and continued working.
Half an hour later.
The man finally said, "Alright, that's fine now. Two people can sleep here, rolling around all they want without any problems."
The woman pouted and said coquettishly, "Who wants to roll around here with you?"
The man chuckled and said, "Junior sister, come in quickly. I'll block the entrance to prevent any magical beasts from getting in."
As soon as the woman entered the cave, she suddenly let out a soft moan: "What are you doing?"
"Hehe, junior sister, don't be angry. I touched it by accident. You lay out the blanket here, I'll go block the hole."
Soon, rustling sounds came from outside again.
After a while.
The man returned, chuckling, "Junior sister, it's getting late, we should go to sleep. This trip has been quite fruitful, we'll head back first thing tomorrow morning."
The woman said, "Go sleep over there."
She had barely finished speaking when she exclaimed again, "You—ooh—!"
Then, the sound of smacking one's lips as one spits out saliva could be heard.
Luo Qingchen stood at the corner, knife in hand, her body hunched over, her whole body tense, for a long time.
Seeing that the other party had no intention of breaking through the rock blocking the hole to come in, he relaxed, leaned against the wall behind him, and quietly sat down on the ground.
Turning my head, I saw that the woman was still standing there motionless.
Luo Qingchen gestured for her to sit down.
Shangguan Yunman then sat down on the ground.
Just then, the woman's panting voice came from outside again: "Senior brother, you lecherous devil, you—"
Soon, she stopped talking.
Strange voices from men and women kept coming into the cave through the cracks in the rocks blocking the passage at the corner.
Inside the cave, Luo Qingchen and Shangguan Yunman sat motionless in the darkness.
Finally, after about half an incense stick's time, things calmed down outside.
But before long, the man's voice came again: "Junior sister, you are so beautiful, I want more."
The woman refused.
But soon, the two started again.
Luo Qingchen was speechless, so she beckoned to the woman opposite her to come over.
Shangguan Yunman stood up, came to him, and squatted down. Her beautiful face was burning hot, her hands were clenched into fists, and her eyes looked at him with trepidation and fear.
She thought the boy couldn't bear the sounds of men and women outside and was using her to relieve his pent-up desire.
Luo Qingchen leaned close to her ear and whispered, "It's getting dark outside, I need to go hunting. Are you confident you can kill them?"
Shangguan Yunman, who was originally filled with humiliation and trembling, was stunned for a few seconds after hearing his words before she came to her senses and hurriedly whispered, "My cultivation has not yet recovered, and I don't even know their cultivation levels."
Although the couple outside seemed to be quite young, the fact that they dared to hunt deep in the Monster Forest without a team and had such a good haul indicated that they were no ordinary people.
Luo Qingchen definitely couldn't beat him on her own.
Since her cultivation level has not yet recovered, she naturally dares not risk launching an attack.
"Never mind then, let's wait a bit longer."
Luo Qingchen had no choice but to give up.
At this moment, the movements and sounds outside became increasingly intense.
Luo Qingchen inhaled the woman's unique scent, felt her warm breath, and gazed at her beautiful face and watery eyes. Her heart fluttered, and the vivid images from the Hehuan Kung Fu she had once seen involuntarily surfaced in her mind.
Clearly, that demonic skill book was starting to stir up his desires again.
Shangguan Yunman seemed to sense his abnormality. Her heart tightened, she clenched her fists, and a resolute look appeared in her eyes.
If he dares to force her with a blood pact, she would rather commit suicide!
"Go, go lie down in the corner."
At this moment, Luo Qingchen gave a low-pitched instruction.
Shangguan Yunman was stunned for a moment, then quickly got up, silently walked to the corner, lay down there, and closed her eyes.
Luo Qingchen sat cross-legged, held her breath, closed her eyes, and began to cultivate the art of nourishing the spirit.
He quickly entered a meditative state.
Shangguan Yunman slowly opened her eyes in the darkness and looked at him.
The sounds from outside were becoming increasingly unbearable.
Besides making strange noises, the couple was also shouting out some shocking and utterly offensive vulgarities.
Shangguan Yunman felt hot and covered her ears.
That night was unusually long.
It was dawn the next day.
The couple outside woke up, whispered sweet nothings to each other for a while, and seemed to be preparing to leave.
At this moment, the man suddenly said, "Huh, junior sister, why do I feel so weak all over? I have no strength left in my body."
The woman snorted, "Serves you right for pushing yourself so hard last night."
The man chuckled, seemingly trying to stand up, but suddenly fell down again.
It quieted down for a moment.
His tone seemed to change: "Junior sister, you—you drugged me, didn't you?"
The woman chuckled and said, "You didn't eat any of my food, so how could I drug you? Oh wait, you did eat some, but the food you ate didn't contain any drugs."
The man said, "Junior sister, stop joking. I feel completely weak, inside my body—Junior sister, what are you doing with that dagger?"
"ah-"
A piercing and terrified scream suddenly rang out!
The woman giggled and said, "Good senior brother, keep your voice down, don't let the people outside hear."
The man cursed angrily, "You vicious little bitch, why are you doing this to me? What have I done to wrong you?!"
Then, another scream rang out.
The woman laughed, "Good senior brother, you've deceived me with your body and swindled me out of so much money. Now, all I want is your skin, so it can stay with me every day. Isn't that right?"
After saying that, there was another "plop" sound, like the sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh.
This time, the man didn't let out a loud scream; he just let out a low groan and then fell silent.
A strong, pungent smell of blood permeated the entire cave.
After a while.
The footsteps faded away as they left the cave entrance.
At the very back of the cave, Luo Qingchen's gaze fell upon Shangguan Yunman in the corner.
Shangguan Yunman was also looking at him.
After waiting patiently for a while, and seeing that there was no further movement outside, Luo Qingchen went out and carefully cleaned up the hidden weapons on the ground.
Then, remove all the rocks blocking the passage.
Only then could I see the situation outside clearly.
The passageway had been widened considerably, and the ground was covered in blood.
Amidst the blood lay a gruesome corpse, mangled and unrecognizable.
The corpse's skin had already been peeled off.
At that moment, a cold voice rang in my ears: "You must be a disciple of your Demon-Slaying Sect, right?"
Luo Qingchen turned to look at the woman beside her and said, "She could also be a disciple of your Blood Eagle Sect."
Then, expressionless, she said, "Are all women this heartless? They were so affectionate last night, and this morning they're killing each other."
Shangguan Yunman looked at him with her watery eyes and said coldly, "Men are even more ruthless. They cheated her out of her money and her body. If she hadn't made the first move, this man probably would have done the same."
Luo Qingchen said, "That's true. After all, they are disciples of the Demonic Sect, and they only care about their own interests."
After saying that, he went over and dragged the corpse out of the cave, saying at the entrance, "Clean up the bloodstains in the passage. I'm going out hunting. I'll be back later."
After saying that, he picked up the body and quickly left.
Shangguan Yunman stood in the dimly lit cave for a while before going over to clean the bloodstains in the passage.
Luo Qingchen carried the body into the woods above.
After walking some distance, he dumped the body under a large tree.
The strong smell of blood quickly filled the forest.
He glanced around and began placing nails and animal traps on the ground. After setting them, he immediately climbed up a large tree nearby and hid in the dense foliage.
The cold morning wind blew from the dark forest, carrying a biting chill.
The morning sun rises from the horizon, but it doesn't shine here.
One hour later.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the woods on the right.
Luo Qingchen peered intently through the gaps in the branches and leaves.
A black wolf, easily three meters tall, cautiously emerged from the woods, sniffing the air and pausing frequently.
The demonic wolf's fur was as hard and sharp as thorns, and it had two fangs like daggers showing at the corners of its mouth. Its limbs were thick and its muscles were bulging. The black demonic energy wrapped around its body was extremely dense.
Those scarlet eyes held both bloodlust and greed, as well as cunning and alertness.
Following the strong smell of blood, its muscles tensed as it approached the corpse step by step, its eyes constantly scanning the surrounding woods.
It seems that at the slightest sign of trouble, they would immediately flee.
"Snapped!"
Just as it was about to get close to the carcass, a trap suddenly sprang up from the bushes.
The wolf reacted extremely quickly. Almost the instant the trap closed, it leaped up from the ground, easily dodging the trap's bite. Then, it turned and fled with a "whoosh."
In the blink of an eye, they had disappeared into the woods they had just come from.
Luo Qingchen hid in a tree, lost in thought.
He quickly climbed down from the tree and carefully collected all the animal traps on the ground.
Then, he took out a packet of white powder from his storage bag, held his breath, and began to scatter it in the surrounding woods.
After scattering the confetti, he immediately climbed back up the same big tree.
Half an hour later.
A massive demonic bear, drawn by the scent of blood, strode quickly from the woods on the left.
Relying on its size and strength, it was fearless and went straight for the corpse.
As it approached the corpse, it seemed to step on an iron nail with its foot, but the nail did not penetrate its thick sole and was simply ignored.
It walked to the corpse and began to wolf it down.
Luo Qingchen couldn't sense any blood or wounds on the creature, so she could only watch helplessly as it finished eating the corpse and left.
It seems that nails only work on the soles of human feet.
Such thick-skinned and tough monsters have thick, hard calluses or mud on the soles of their feet, making it difficult for iron nails to penetrate their flesh.
He climbed down the big tree and went over to collect the iron nails.
After thinking for a moment, he had no choice but to take the knife and continue looking for an opportunity in the surrounding woods.
There aren't many magical beasts during the day, and he only dares to hunt those with wounds, so opportunities are few and far between.
They found nothing by evening.
As darkness fell, he returned to the cave.
The bloodstains at the entrance and passage have been cleaned up.
The expanded opening has returned to its previous narrowness.
He activated the blood pact within his body and immediately sensed the woman's location in the cave.
"I thought you ran away."
Once inside the cave, he said something.
Shangguan Yunman lit the oil lamp.
The dim light illuminated the dark cave, as well as her alluring, curvaceous figure and her stunningly beautiful face.
She seemed to have taken a shower and changed into a clean dress, making her look even more radiant and beautiful.
At the same time, she exuded a unique feminine fragrance.
"You can sense me at any time, order me back at any time, or kill me at any time, so why should I run?"
She spoke.
At this moment, she seemed to have regained her former aloofness.
His demeanor, expression, and tone of voice were all different from before.
Luo Qingchen went to a corner to wash her hands, took out some dried meat from her storage bag, sat down on a nearby rock, and while eating, looked her over and asked, "Did you go out to take a shower?"
Shangguan Yunman said coldly, "Is that not allowed?"
Luo Qingchen ignored her and, after finishing the dried meat, took out her water bottle and drank a few sips.
Then he got up and went to lie down on the bed in the corner.
Silence returned to the cave.
Only the flame burning on the oil lamp occasionally made a "pop" sound.
Last night, I was disturbed by that couple, which not only prevented me from going hunting but also made me suffer through the night. Today, I've been running around all day and I'm quite exhausted now.
"Are you going to sleep?"
At this moment, Shangguan Yunman spoke up from the corner.
Luo Qingchen replied, "Yes."
"You're not going hunting?"
She asked.
Luo Qingchen looked at her: "Your cultivation has recovered?"
Shangguan Yunman said, "Not yet, but I can help you fight some weaker magical beasts. Also, I wanted to ask, when are you leaving here?"
Luo Qingchen said, "Breakthrough to the Strength Realm."
Shangguan Yunman paused for a moment, then asked, "When did you break through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm?"
Luo Qingchen said, "It's been more than three months, hasn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yunman suddenly stood up from the corner, looking at him with icy eyes.
Luo Qingchen asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Shangguan Yunman gritted her teeth and said, "You really were lying to me! You never intended to let me go, did you?"
Luo Qingchen sat up and looked at her, asking, "Why do you say that?"
Shangguan Yunman stared coldly at him: "You just said you broke through to the Nourishing Spirit Realm in just over three months. To break through from the Nourishing Spirit Realm to the Strength Realm, even the most talented cultivator needs at least a year and a half. Most cultivators need two or three years, and many never break through in their entire lives. And you just said you'd break through to the Strength Realm here before leaving. Doesn't that mean you want me to stay here with you forever? You liar!"
Luo Qingchen paused, then asked, "Are the others really that slow?"
Shangguan Yunman clenched her fists, glared at him hatefully, and stopped talking, thinking that he was pretending to be stupid on purpose.
"You just need to help me hunt monsters."
Luo Qingchen lay back down and said, "If I cannot break through within two months, I will naturally let you leave then."
Shangguan Yunman sneered, "Two months? Even the most talented disciple couldn't do that! After two months, you'll say, 'Two more months,' right? I knew you were lying to me; you'll never let me leave!"
Luo Qingchen closed her eyes and said, "Think whatever you want."
Then he gave her the order: "I'm going to sleep. Wake me up in two hours, and then we'll go hunting together."
"Just kill me!"
Shangguan Yunman said bitterly.
Luo Qingchen ignored her and quickly fell asleep.
With the blood pact in place, he naturally no longer worried about being ambushed.
Because of the blood pact between master and servant, once the other party prepares to attack him, he will immediately feel excruciating pain, his whole body will go limp, and he will be unable to exert any strength at all.
Moreover, within a certain distance, if he dies, she cannot survive either.
Judging from her current condition, she clearly doesn't want to die.
Even if he's going to die, it'll probably be after he's taken his revenge.
So he no longer needs to worry about her.
He didn't sleep well that night; he even had a dream, something that was unusual for him.
The woman in my dream was hazy and indistinct; her features were unclear. She resembled Chen Ya, Lian Hongpei, Shangguan Yunman, and also that Senior Sister Bai—
Finally, he woke up to cries of "Master, Master."
Just then, a familiar voice rang out from the side: "Master, Anu has come to wake you up."
I turned my head to look.
The beautiful woman was kneeling obediently beside him, her long legs pressed together.
After waking him up, she immediately clenched her fists and glared at him with a face full of humiliation.
Luo Qingchen calmed herself down, sat up from the covers, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and said, "I had a nightmare."
"Nightmare? It was probably a wet dream."
A mocking smile appeared on Shangguan Yunman's lips as she glanced down at his crotch.
Luo Qingchen ignored her, changed her pants, threw the dirty pants in front of her, and ordered, "Go, take them outside and wash them clean."
"Yes, Master, Anu will go right away."
After Shangguan Yunman finished speaking, she picked up her pants, took a few steps, then immediately turned back to glare at him, gritting her teeth and saying, "Just kill me!"
Luo Qingchen ordered, "Go wash yourself clean!"
"Yes, Master."
Shangguan Yunman took the dirty pants and left the cave.
Then he went to the pool, washing himself while gritting his teeth.
Luo Qingchen said, "After washing it clean, just throw it away."
"Yes, Master."
Shangguan Yunman quickly washed off the filth and then threw it into the stream.
She stood up, clenched her fists, and glared at him hatefully, saying, "If you continue to humiliate me like this, I would rather—"
"Let's go hunting."
Before she could finish speaking, Luo Qingchen had already climbed the hillside.
"Yes, Master, Anu has arrived!"
Shangguan Yunman immediately followed, and then couldn't help but punch him in the back.
The next second, her heart suddenly ached.
"what!"
She hurriedly lowered her fist, clutched her chest, and dared not make any further threatening movements.
All she could do was continue to glare at him to express her anger and hatred.
After walking for a while, Luo Qingchen suddenly stopped.
Shangguan Yunman was lost in thought when she bumped into his back without warning and was bounced away with a muffled groan.
Luo Qingchen turned her head and said, "If we encounter a magical beast later, you go first and at least leave a wound on it."
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Shangguan Yunman coldly replied, "My cultivation has not fully recovered, so I can only deal with some weaker magical beasts. Moreover, I may not be able to protect you."
Luo Qingchen said, "It's alright. If we encounter any danger, you can cover our retreat while I run away."
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As he spoke, he continued walking forward.
Shangguan Yunman gave a low snort and moved aside from him, continuing to follow behind.
"If I fail to hunt any more magical beasts tonight, I will have to use your blood to cultivate."
Luo Qingchen said another sentence.
Then he said, "So, don't try to fool me. As for your feeling that I'm lying to you and actually want to keep you by my side for life, I don't want to explain anymore. I can only tell you one thing: you think too highly of yourself. I don't even look down on you."
Shangguan Yunman looked at him coldly, a hint of mockery appearing at the corner of her mouth.
After a long silence, she finally couldn't help but say, "When you were dreaming just now, you kept calling out 'Anu'."
Luo Qingchen paused, turned around and looked at her.
Shangguan Yunman also stopped, her face inexplicably flushed, and said, "I wasn't lying."
Luo Qingchen said, "Your name isn't Anu."
Shangguan Yunman's lips moved slightly, as if she wanted to say "I am," but then she suddenly realized what she meant, snorted, and said nothing more.
She would never admit to being his Anu!
"I have many Anu."
Luo Qingchen said something and continued walking forward.
This time, Shangguan Yunman did not expose his lie, but secretly mocked him in her heart: If you really have a lot, how come you don't even know how to torture and tame people? Or are you afraid? If you really have a lot, would you be so pent up?
The two walked for several dozen miles.
Just as they were about to turn in another direction, Shangguan Yunman behind them suddenly drew her sword with a "clang".
"Whoosh"
Just then, a huge black shadow suddenly pounced down from above the two of them, heading straight for Luo Qingchen who was walking in front!
Luo Qingchen didn't have time to swing her knife; she immediately rolled away on the spot.
"Whoosh!"
A flash of cold light.
Shangguan Yunman's sword had already slashed out, but because the attacker was too fast, it only touched the opponent's tail.
"Aww—"
A roar, like thunder, resounded and was deafening!
Luo Qingchen leaped up from the ground, and upon hearing the deep, terrifying roar, he immediately felt the entire forest shake!
Upon closer inspection, it was a ferocious monster with a strong body, two horns on its head, and a appearance that resembled both a bull and a tiger!
Its body was enveloped in billowing demonic mist, making it look extremely terrifying.
"Run! We can't win!"
At that moment, Shangguan Yunman immediately rushed to his side, grabbed him, and fled towards the nearby woods.
The speed was so fast that Luo Qingchen had no time to react.
However, the monster behind them was also very fast, and with a "whoosh," it caught up.
Shangguan Yunman swung her sword backhand, and a blue sword light flew out.
The monster easily dodged the attack by tilting its head, then leaped towards the two of them.
Shangguan Yunman threw him to the right, then stopped abruptly. She lightly drew her sword above her head, and a blue crescent moon appeared.
A biting chill instantly permeated half of the forest!
The monster dodged again, leaping down in front of her, then turned around and let out another deafening, terrifying roar.
"Aww—"
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He then lunged at her.
At this moment, Luo Qingchen had already jumped up from the ground. Seeing that the monster was exceptionally powerful, he immediately swung his sword and attacked from behind.
"Bang!"
Shangguan Yunman, who faced the enemy head-on, was actually blasted away.
Luo Qingchen's slash was intercepted by the iron tail thrown by the opponent, and with a "clang", sparks flew everywhere!
He suddenly felt a jolt in his arm, and the knife in his hand almost flew out of his hand.
Only then did he clearly realize how terrifying the strength of the monster in front of him was!
Shangguan Yunman was jolted back a distance, her face flushing crimson. She immediately snapped coldly, "You go first! I'll chase after you later!"
Luo Qingchen turned and ran almost without hesitation.
Shangguan Yunman glanced at his hasty retreating figure, and the sword in her hand suddenly shone with an even more dazzling light.
"Whoosh!"
When the monster lunged at her again, she leaped up and met it.
However, at that moment, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from the nearby woods and pounced on her with lightning speed!
"Bang!"
The sword in her hand left a bloody mark on the forehead of the monster in front of her, but she couldn't dodge it in time and was heavily knocked away by another attacker from the side.
She fell to the ground in a disheveled state, her sword flying from her hand. Her blood surged, and she coughed up a mouthful of blood.
For a moment, I felt dizzy and weak, and I couldn't stand up.
Upon closer inspection, the other attacker that had just appeared turned out to be a monster that looked exactly like the first one!
Two magical beasts are plotting to hunt humans!
At this moment, the two demonic beasts bared their fangs, growled, and walked toward her with thick, sticky sap at the corners of their mouths, their faces contorted in a ferocious manner.
At that moment, feeling death approaching, she felt no fear whatsoever.
Instead, it was surprisingly calm.
Just as the two demonic beasts opened their blood-red maws, preparing to pounce, they suddenly stopped in their tracks, their two pairs of scarlet, bloodthirsty eyes looking towards what was behind her.
She paused for a moment, then turned to look.
The figure who had just fled for his life almost without hesitation has now returned, gripping a knife, and silently appeared behind her.
Her expression showed surprise, doubt, and confusion.
"you----"
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly saw him strangely extend a palm.
"Anu, get up and protect me!"
He commanded.
She immediately stood up obediently, but still stared at him blankly.
Is this person stupid?
But the next second, her pupils suddenly dilated.
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