A hundred miles away, in an open space.
Shen Ying, a professional lost person, was sitting on a big rock. She supported her head with one hand and looked across at the … fat man who had just crawled out of the weeds, covered in sweat and in a sorry state.
As if he did not expect to meet someone, the man was instantly stunned. Even his body, which weighed a few hundred kilograms, stiffened. His face, which had already been squeezed into a ball, had an expression of fear and helplessness. He stood there in a daze, motionless, with a withered yellow weed swaying in front of his forehead.
The two of them looked at each other for a long time.
"Yo, good afternoon," Shen Ying greeted.
"… Good?" The man replied subconsciously.
Shen Ying had already turned her eyes away as if she had lost interest. She habitually took out a bag of pastries and started munching on it. The man still did not move. His whole body was tense and his eyes were full of curiosity. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something and stared at the other party's sleeve.
There was no … no pattern.
Only then did he seem to be relieved. He let out a long sigh. Even his waistline had instantly grown a little, appearing rounder. Thank goodness, thank goodness, she was not pursuing. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead. His tense expression eased and his whole body relaxed. He sat on the ground and panted heavily.
For a moment, the small open space was only left with his panting and the sound of someone chewing on pastries. The fragrance of pastries wafted around them, causing the man to involuntarily look at the other party's hand.
Perhaps his appetite had been aroused. The more he looked at it, the stronger the fragrance seemed to be. It was so captivating that it made his mouth water and he could not move his eyes away. But he was too embarrassed to ask the young lady for it. He could only stare straight at her. Seeing the pastries in her hand decrease piece by piece, he subconsciously swallowed and made a loud — gulp.
Shen Ying was stunned. She looked over with some curiosity. Instantly, his face turned red and a trace of embarrassment flashed in his eyes. For a moment, he did not know what to say.
Shen Ying narrowed her eyes and picked up the last piece of pastry. She reached out and handed it over. "Do you want to eat?"
The man's eyes lit up. He looked straight at the pastry and nodded vigorously. He had been hungry for a few days. He subconsciously reached out to take it. "Yes, yes, yes, thank you …"
Before he could finish, Shen Ying suddenly pulled back her hand and stuffed it into her mouth. She swallowed it in a few mouthfuls, twice as fast as before. She even clapped her hands and said, "I don't have any left either." Heh heh, I'm not giving it to you.
The man: "…"
His entire person was dumbfounded. His outstretched hand was still frozen in the air, and he did not retract it for a long time.
A moment later, he realized that the other party was doing it on purpose. A trace of grievance flashed across his basin-like face, but he wasn't angry. After all, it was someone else's thing, and he misunderstood. He weakly retracted his fat hand and rubbed it with some embarrassment.
A moment later, as if he had rested enough, he looked up at Shen Ying and asked, "Miss … aren't you a cultivator?" Cultivators did not need to eat.
Shen Ying, who was munching on another fruit, tilted her head. "No!"
"Oh." His expression seemed to relax even more, and he squeezed out a simple and honest smile. Thinking of something, he could not help but remind her, "This forest has always been haunted by demon beasts. Miss has no cultivation and is alone. It's better not to stay here. Leave as soon as possible."
"It's fine." Shen Ying shook her head nonchalantly. "I'll wait for someone to pick it up."
"…" What did she mean by waiting for someone to pick it up?
The man was stunned. Seeing that she had no intention of getting up, he could only climb up and plan to leave. He had just taken two steps when he was worried again. He turned back and spoke again, "Miss, why don't you leave with me. There are not only demon beasts in this forest, but also Divine Imperial Sect disciples patrolling. If they find you, they will not let you off."
"Divine Imperial Sect disciples?" Shen Ying tilted her head.
"Yes, this is the Sacred Nether Forest, the forbidden land of Divine Imperial Sect. No one is allowed to enter."
"Oh."
"You have to believe me. The ordinary disciples patrolling here are all Golden Core cultivators and above. Seeing you here, they will not listen to your explanation."
"The Divine Imperial Sect disciples you are talking about, are they the ones who wear white clothes and have a few circles drawn on their sleeves?"
"Those are not circles." The man corrected her. "Those are the Sacred Fire Auspicious Patterns."
"Oh." Shen Ying suddenly raised her finger and pointed to the right. "Like those two?"
The man was stunned. He turned back abruptly and saw that in the distant sky, two black dots were flying towards them. His face paled instantly. His eyes slowly filled with fear. He directly reached out and pulled Shen Ying down from the rock. "Hide quickly!"
He pulled her and turned to hide behind the rock. Cold sweat poured down his forehead like a flower shower. His whole body trembled. After a while, he stood up again. As if he knew that a mere small rock could not block the sight of those two, much less the detection of the cultivators' sorcery. His expression became even more panicked. "What do we do? What do we do? We've been discovered so quickly. They will definitely see us. "
Looking around, he realized that there was a large stone wall behind him. In front of him, there were retreating soldiers. There was no way to retreat. Seeing that the two people were getting closer and closer, he punched the stone wall weakly. "Why is there not even a place to hide!"
Hide?
Shen Ying glanced at Fatty who was like a moving meatball. She looked at the stone wall and narrowed her eyes. Then, she raised her head and imitated Fatty's method of punching just now. She lightly patted the stone wall.
In the next moment, there was a loud rumble. The entire stone wall caved in instantly. A crack extended downwards. Even the ground split open. Like an earthquake, heaven and earth shook.
A crack that was more than two meters wide appeared at their feet. It looked as if it was going to tear the entire forest apart as it extended forward.
The man: "…"
What was going on?
(⊙_⊙)
"Ah, I found a cave!" Shen Ying pointed at the entrance of the cave and exclaimed seriously.
"…"
Are you sure you found it? You were the one who smashed it, alright?!
"You can hide now. Hide!" Shen Ying dived into the cave.
With such a huge commotion, was there any use in hiding now?
The man wanted to cry. He looked back at the two figures who seemed to have stopped in mid-air. Gritting his teeth, he turned and followed her into the cave. Then … he … he was stuck …
A circle of rubble at the entrance of the cave was stuck in his stomach. His upper body went in, but his lower body could not move. He kicked hard but could not squeeze in. He could only reach out to the person inside. "Miss, help … help me."
"Oh." Shen Ying turned back to glance at him. She reached out and grabbed his wrist, tugging lightly. There was another rumbling sound. They were pulled in. The entrance of the cave collapsed. Rubble fell down and blocked the entrance.
The man only realized that the inside of the stone wall was actually empty. It was very wide.
Thinking of what happened just now, he looked at the girl in front of him in disbelief. Didn't she say she was not a cultivator?
Just as he was about to speak, there was a piercing sound from outside. His body trembled. The fear in his eyes intensified. He did not dare to move. He even wanted to stop breathing.
Indeed, in the next moment, there was the sound of landing and two unfamiliar male voices.
"Senior Apprentice Brother, can you track his aura?"
"No. My detection technique suddenly stopped working. I don't know where he is hiding. "
"That's strange. We were looking all the way here. How did he disappear? Could it be related to that strange earthquake just now? "
"It's possible. Let's continue to look around."
The sound of two flying swords came from outside.
Shen Ying turned to look at Fatty. He hurriedly made a shushing gesture, telling her not to make a sound.
Indeed, in less than five minutes, the two male voices sounded again.
"Could it be that he really is not hiding nearby? A person without a cultivation base would at most be able to reach this place with his speed. "
"Senior Apprentice Brother, just in case, let's go back the way we came. He might not have run here yet."
"Mm, you're right. Let's go!"
The two of them left again. But Fatty still did not dare to move. He listened nervously to the movements outside.
This time, after more than ten minutes, the two men's voices sounded again. They cursed in exasperation.
"Damn it. I can't believe we really let him get away!"
"What should we do? Now that he's gone, Uncle-Master Yu …"
"There's no way he can run away by himself. Someone must have helped him. Let's go back and report to Sect Master first!"
With that, the two of them really left. Fatty froze for a whole half an hour before he exhaled. He looked as if he had gone through a huge battle. He sprawled on the ground, panting heavily.
Shen Ying glanced at him before continuing to nibble on her fruit. Kacha, kacha, kacha sounds were especially loud in this cave.
"They should have left." Fatty panted for a long time before he finally sat up. He gave her a grateful smile, but the flesh on his face trembled. "If it wasn't for you, we really would have been caught."
"Oh." It might be a little difficult to catch them. It was easier to throw them away.
He looked around and continued. "They might still be guarding outside. We can't go out the way we came. This cave is so big. There must be other exits. Why don't we look for them."
"Mm." Shen Ying had no objections.
Fatty then got up and said cheerfully, "Oh yes, my name is Hui Ze. How should I address you, Miss?"
"Shen Ying."
"So it's Miss Shen." He cupped his fists politely. His eyes were faintly shining. He hesitated for a moment before sighing. "Miss Shen, you … were born with divine strength?"
Shen Ying stopped in her tracks. She turned back to look at him. Her eyes narrowed. "That's not called divine strength."
"Then?"
"I'm called God."
"…"
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