After watching the man and wolf leave, Xue Ying still stood in the same place. Her expression was plain and cold, as if Lu Chen's last words before he left had not touched her in the slightest.
The wind blew through the gorge, and the trees on both sides of the mountain swayed. She was the only one left in the vast mountain range. After a while, a red shadow suddenly swept out from the mountain forest on her left. It descended from the sky, made a turn in the air, and landed lightly next to Xue Ying.
"Sister Ying, why did you let him go?"
The one who spoke was a woman dressed in red. Her features were picturesque, and she was also extremely beautiful. However, compared to Xue Ying's flirtatious and sharp beauty, this woman in red was a little less fierce, but more passionate. Even when she asked Xue Ying a question with some doubt, her face still had a somewhat passionate feeling, just like the red clothes she wore, bold and passionate.
Xue Ying glanced at the woman in red, and her eyes clearly softened. However, she did not immediately answer her, and instead asked, "You think we shouldn't let him go?"
"Of course!" The woman in red said without hesitation, "This person has worked in our Fuyunji for many years. Let's not talk about how many people he knows, but he definitely knows some of our secrets. If he is captured by the Evil Cult, the consequences will be hard to control. "
Xue Ying was silent for a moment, but still shook her head, and said, "Black Wolf has made great contributions to our Fuyunji, no, to Zhenxianmeng and the entire righteous world. We can't treat him like those useless shadows who are just eating and waiting to die. "
The woman in red curled her lips, as if she did not agree. Xue Ying glanced at her, and sighed, and said, "You are still young, and have not experienced the bloody days of ten years ago when the Evil Cult was still flourishing. You can't imagine it just by listening to stories."
At this point, there seemed to be a trace of sadness on her face. She said softly, "No matter what, we still owe him."
The lady in red appeared to be extremely respectful towards Xue Ying. Since Xue Ying had said so, she did not say anything more. Instead, after a moment of silence, she turned her head to look in the direction that Lu Chen had come from and said, "Since that is the case, the Evil Cult's pursuers who are chasing after Hei Lang will most likely be here soon. Should we leave or stay?"
Xue Ying said indifferently, "You stay here and help him hold them off for three days."
The red-clothed woman was stunned for a moment. She pulled on Xue Ying's sleeve and said, "Sister Ying, why did you give me this difficult task again? No, I want to go back to the Immortal City with you."
Xue Ying waved her hand and said, "Things have changed recently, so I won't be returning to the Immortal City for now. I might have to go to the Western Continent's Kunlun Mountain. There's no point in you following me. What's more, it's very difficult to defend a place now. There will be Evil Cult's demons coming to us. We can use this opportunity to cut off some of the Evil Cult's wings. I'll leave this matter to you. "
The red-clothed woman grunted. It seemed that she was not afraid of the bloody and murderous task that Xue Ying had given her. She had a calm expression on her face. However, she quickly asked, "Then what about after this matter is finished? Should I return to the Immortal City first or go to the Kunlun Mountain to find you?"
Xue Ying hesitated for a moment and said, "You go to the Disorienting Land and follow Hei Lang."
The red-clothed woman was shocked and said, "Why? Could it be that you want me to protect him? "
Xue Ying shook her head and said, "That's not it. Just follow that person. No matter what happens, you don't need to do anything. I'll contact you after I go to the Western Continent. At that time, whether you leave or stay, or treat him … we'll see when the time comes."
The red-clothed woman nodded, but her expression changed slightly.
Xue Ying was a meticulous woman. After glancing at her, she said, "What's wrong?"
The red-clothed woman hesitated for a moment and said, "Sister Ying, didn't you just say that we owe him? If that's the case, it's understandable that you want me to protect him. But why do I hear that last sentence of yours? It seems like it might be disadvantageous to him as well … "
Xue Ying fell silent and did not speak for a long time. Just when the red-clothed woman was a little worried that she had said something wrong, Xue Ying sighed and said, "Whether we owe him or not, it's not up to me to decide. Isn't it just a word from our superiors?"
The red-clothed woman was slightly startled after hearing this. Then, a trace of sympathy appeared on her face and she said in a low voice, "If that's the case, then that man is really quite pitiful."
Xue Ying suddenly seemed to be a little dispirited. She waved her hand and said, "Do your own thing."
After saying this, she turned around and walked out of the canyon. Her speed seemed slow, but it was actually very fast. Not long after, she had gone far away.
The red-clothed woman was left standing there, but she looked around in high spirits. Then, she turned her head and looked into the depths of the canyon. In front of the canyon was the world's most dangerous place, the Disorienting Land.
She suddenly smiled, as if she was a little more interested in that direction.
… …
Ever since they entered the Disorienting Land, Lu Chen suddenly felt the pressure on his body lighten a lot. Relying on his familiarity with the Disorienting Land, he led the Black Wolf Atsu and fled into the depths of the Disorienting Land. It had been several days since he sensed any Devil Cult killers approaching from behind.
Even so, the string of tension in Lu Chen's heart did not loosen. Because in this world, no one understood the true craziness and danger of the Devil Cult followers of the Three Realms better than him.
Generally speaking, if one wanted to enter the Disorienting Land from the passage around Crescent City and Longhu Mountain, if one wanted to go deeper into the Disorienting Land, the most common path would be the Black Armor Mountain's Cyan Sunflower Cave. It could lead to the famous desolate valley, and it could also reach the Dragon River that separated the periphery of the Disorienting Land from the central region.
This was the path that ordinary cultivators would choose under most circumstances. It was relatively safe and easy to travel. However, after walking in the direction of the Black Armor Mountain for a day, Lu Chen gave up on this idea and led the Atsu in another direction.
One man and one wolf walked for a few days in the vast wilderness of the Land of Chaos, traversing through the primitive forests and rivers. After making a huge detour, they finally arrived at the lower reaches of a large river. They then began to walk up from the bottom.
It was a journey along the shore of a wide and calm river. There were many dangers along the way, and many ferocious demonic beasts appeared. However, relying on Ah-Tu, who was now powerful, and Lu Chen, who was gradually recovering his strength, the two of them still managed to make it through without any danger.
Until they arrived at a river valley.
Standing at the entrance of the river valley and looking into the distance, they could see a tall mountain peak. If Lu Chen remembered correctly, that should be the Black Armor Mountain. In the river valley in front of them, under the illumination of the sun, there was a sea of dazzling and beautiful flowers in full bloom, as if they were blooming brilliantly in the sun.
Everything seemed to float in front of them again, as if it was yesterday.
Lu Chen stood quietly at the entrance of the river valley, gazing at the sea of flowers. The Atsu stood beside him with a somewhat gloomy expression. Occasionally, it would growl a few times uneasily, wagging its tail, and move closer to Lu Chen.
Lu Chen nodded and sighed softly. He then reached out and touched the head of the Atsu, saying, "Let's go, let's go to the place where you first appeared."
Of course, no one knew where Atsu was first born. Even the Atsu probably didn't have this memory. But that day, when Lu Chen and Yi Xin passed through this river valley full of Blood-devouring Demon Flowers, it was indeed the first time they saw the Atsu.
Those days seemed to be fresh in their memory, as if it was yesterday, but now things were the same, but people had changed.
Lu Chen and the Atsu walked along the edge of the river valley, always keeping a safe distance from the beautiful but extremely dangerous Blood-devouring Demon Flowers. In the middle, Lu Chen had also seen the open space where the dying puppy was used as bait. But now it was flat without a trace, as if nothing had happened.
Where was the person?
If a person died, would it be as if nothing had happened? The beauty would vanish like smoke, and after all the prosperity was gone, there would only be a bleak cold wind blowing past.
Lu Chen didn't know if there was an answer to this question.
He just walked silently towards the forest. The Atsu followed behind him, raised its head and sniffed the air a few times. Suddenly, it let out a low growl, as if it was a little angry.
They walked through the forest, all the way. Although it had been a long time, and the forest was full of weeds and thorns, Lu Chen still seemed to remember the path they walked through here. He led the Atsu around the strange rocks and trees in the forest, and then came to the side of the cave.
"Roar …"
Ah-Tu became even more agitated. His sharp teeth kept grinding against each other, making a terrifying sound. His eyes shone with a cold light as he scanned the surroundings of the cave. He looked like he was about to devour anyone who stood in his way.
Lu Chen jumped down and looked around. He saw that the place was still full of strange rocks, but it seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. There was a lot of dust at the entrance of the cave, and he didn't know how long it had been since someone came in or out of it.
He seemed to think of something and turned to look in a certain direction. At this time, the Atsu also jumped to his side and looked in the same direction. Then, their eyes stopped at a certain place at the same time.
In the pile of rocks on the riverbank, a white bone was vaguely exposed.
The Atsu growled, and Lu Chen nodded and walked over.
The rocks gradually dispersed in front of his eyes. Under the sunlight, he saw a terrifying skeleton among the rocks. However, it was now scattered beyond recognition. Moreover, there were obvious bite marks on many of the bones.
Lu Chen looked at the skeleton for a moment, expressionless, then turned to the Atsu and said lightly, "Let's go."
He stepped over the skeleton, walked to the distance of the riverbank, and walked to the unknown forest in front of him, which no one had ever stepped into. In front of him, maybe it was the place where the barbarian came from.
The Atsu shouted behind him and followed. When it walked past the pile of rocks, it stepped on the skull with one of its feet, and with a bang, the white skull was broken into pieces, and then it went far away.
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