The deadly cold made the woman feel real death.
Coupled with the Death Attribute in her Spiritual Sea that had not completely dissipated, it seriously damaged her Spiritual Sense and consciousness.
There was still a lot of cold air in her body, but compared to the pain just now, she was already in paradise. She was really scared. At least at this moment, she was really scared from the bottom of her heart. Her curled up body kept trembling. She raised her head with difficulty and said in pain, "No one … sent me to kill you. I saw you … sneaking around the lake, so I took action."
After listening to the woman's words and observing her emotions, Lu An confirmed that she was not lying and said, "This lake is related to you?"
"Yes …" The woman's breath was bone-chilling, and even the green grass beside her was frozen. She said, "I just planted the flowers in the lake not long ago. Someone came to snatch them …"
Lu An took a deep breath. It seemed that the woman thought that he was a thief, so she took action. If that was the case, it was true that he had taken the initiative to intrude into someone else's territory.
However …
"You just said that someone came to snatch them." Lu An narrowed his eyes and asked, "What kind of person was it?"
"They …" The woman kept shivering and said, "They were all hairless people."
Monks?
Lu An's eyes immediately turned cold. He said, "They all wore red and black clothes and controlled flames?"
The woman's fearful eyes revealed her surprise, but she still nodded truthfully.
Lu An's eyes became even more serious.
Karma Fire Sect.
Sure enough, the Karma Fire Sect knew about the existence of this lake and even sent people to snatch it. However, they did not inform him about the lake, nor did they mention that there were such strange birds here. It was obvious that they wanted to harm him.
It was Du Kong who had asked him to lead people to the southernmost part. As the team leader, he naturally had to search from the center. This lake was in the center. Everything was within the Karma Fire Sect's plan.
What a good way to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Lu An's eyes became deeper and colder. The woman, who had collapsed on the ground, was very scared. She thought that her answer had dissatisfied this man again. Her curled up body kept retreating in fear, but she could not move at all. She was even helpless.
Lu An was naturally aware of this woman's emotions. Since the truth had already been revealed, he was indeed in the wrong. Right and wrong were not determined by strength. At least, Lu An would not.
Thus, he bent down, raised his hand, and drew out all the cold energy from the woman's body. Immediately, the woman felt the cold energy disappearing from her body. Instantly, part of her body's senses and warmth returned.
"I'm sorry." Lu An's indifference changed as he cupped his hands and bowed. He sincerely said to the woman, "It's just a misunderstanding. Please forgive me for offending you."
The woman was obviously stunned and looked at the man in astonishment. She didn't expect his attitude to change so quickly. Even she didn't have time to react.
"My pills might not be suitable for exotic beasts." Lu An's hand flashed and a medicinal pill appeared in his hand. He handed it to the woman and said, "This is a healing medicinal pill. You can try it. I can't guarantee its effects, but at least it won't cause any harm to your body."
The woman stared blankly at the medicinal pill in the man's hand. She struggled to get up from the ground and stood in front of the man and took the medicinal pill.
She looked at the man suspiciously. She hesitated for a moment before taking the medicinal pill.
Immediately, an extremely warm feeling spread throughout her body, opening up all the blood vessels in her body. The stagnant blood caused by the cold energy quickly recovered. At the same time, it was filled with a strong vitality. The woman immediately felt her body warm up and recovered a lot of her strength.
It was indeed a healing medicinal pill. Moreover, it was a medicinal pill that targeted the cold energy.
"Is there anything else that you are dissatisfied with?" Lu An cupped his hands and said politely.
The woman was startled. When the man cupped his hands, she thought that he was going to attack again. She subconsciously took a step back. After hearing the other party's words, she was relieved. However, the fear and dread she had for this man did not disappear. How could she dare to say that she was dissatisfied? She immediately shook her head.
Lu An saw this and said, "Thank you for your understanding. I still have things to do. I'll take my leave first."
With that, Lu An turned around and was about to leave.
When the woman saw that the other party was about to leave, she was a little confused. She stood there, not knowing what to do. However, the man in front of her suddenly stopped after taking two steps. He turned around and looked at her again. She was so scared that her heart almost stopped. She thought that the other party was going to turn hostile again.
"It's very dangerous here," the man said. "Even if I don't kill you, someone will come to kill you after I leave. You said that you just came here to plant flowers. This means that your home is not here. My advice is to go home. You will only be safe if you go back to a place that you are familiar with. "
With that, the man did not stay any longer. He turned around and flew directly into the sky. Soon, he disappeared from the woman's sight.
Looking at the man who attacked as soon as he said he would, the woman stood on the grass in a daze for a long time and did not leave.
After a long time, she came back to her senses. As if she had just woken up from a dream, she shook her head violently.
She looked again at the distant sky where the man had disappeared. From the beginning to the end, the man had not asked her about her race, her identity, nor did he tell her his name.
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Lu An was the only one left. Lu An searched the central area alone and was even more vigilant.
Within the area, all the cities were covered in rivers of blood. No one was spared. Outside the city, some Taoist masters who had lost their self-awareness were found. Just like before, Lu An killed all of them, leaving no one alive.
Compared to the complete annihilation of the cities, some villages hidden deep in the mountains were spared. However, staying here was not a long-term solution. Even if they were not affected, sooner or later, a war between humans and strange beasts would break out along the coast. It was better to evacuate as soon as possible.
More importantly, through the incident at the Shocking Water Lake, Lu An had basically confirmed that there was no possibility of an enemy force on land.
Before setting off, the news given by the Karma Fire Sect was that they had only checked the approximate area north and south of the coast. In fact, they had even come to the Shocking Water Lake several times. How could they not have searched thoroughly?
There might be other traps here. Therefore, Lu An chose not to work hard to find them. Instead, he searched everywhere for Taoist masters who were alone to prevent future trouble.
The next morning, when Lu An appeared in Sky Coast City again, the four monks from the Karma Fire Sect were obviously surprised.
That was right. They all knew about the existence of the Shocking Water Lake. They also knew that Du Kong wanted to use the Shocking Water Lake to kill Lu An. Although they did not know the reason like their trusted subordinates, they had been responsible for finding out Lu An's itinerary and reporting it to Du Kong.
In particular, when the four of them heard that Lu An had passed by a green lake, their expressions were even more shocked. Lu An's words were brief. However, one of them could not help but ask, "Have you checked the lake?"
As soon as this was said, even the people from the other five sects looked at the four monks from the Karma Fire Sect strangely. They had said so much but did not ask. Why were they suddenly so interested in the lake?
Lu An looked at the monks from the Karma Fire Sect and did not question them. Instead, he said casually, "I did. There was nothing in the lake."
Nothing at all?
This person was anxious. How could there be nothing in the lake? There were clearly plants and strange beasts guarding them …
Just as this person was about to say something, he was immediately stopped by the other three. The three of them smiled at Lu An, but Lu An ignored them.
After the short report, everyone dispersed again and began the third day of searching.
The people from the seven forces left one after another. However, one of the people from the Karma Fire Sect went to the center of the five regions to report this matter to Du Kong.
When Du Kong heard that Lu An had passed by the lake and was still alive and well, his expression became very serious.
To be honest, he had indeed set up many traps in the southernmost region. However, the Shocking Water Lake had nothing to do with the Karma Fire Sect and was the most threatening. Previously, many Karma Fire Sect disciples had lost their lives because of this Shocking Water Lake. If the Sect Master had not ordered them to use the Shocking Water Lake and the flying bird to kill Lu An, they would have caught the flying bird and roasted it!
Creak …
Du Kong clenched his fists tightly. If Lu An was still alive before the end of this mission, the Sect Master would definitely be very dissatisfied with him!
"Senior Brother." The confidant was also a little anxious and said, "What should we do?"
"It's fine." Du Kong took a deep breath and said, "The real danger is not here. It's above the ocean. Let's wait and see!"
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