Chapter 462: A Maid's Cry

Ten minutes ago, north of the Withered Wood Forest.

Inside a hidden cave, a group of people was resting and recuperating.

He Qi sat in the depths of the cave, her left hand gripping a slender black obsidian blade while her right index and middle fingers repeatedly stroked the textured surface of the weapon.

Again and again.

She made no attempt to hide her affection for the Zhan Ye Dao.

"Ran Dog." For some reason, the two words suddenly slipped from He Qi's mouth.

Nearby, Yin Yin Tianlong watched his own He He Tangzhu with a strange look in his eyes.

He watched her continuously caressing someone's Tang Dao while calling out that person's name.

The epithet "Ran Dog" sounded like an insult.

But when it murmured from He Qi's lips, where was even a hint of mockery?

Indeed, the term "Ran Dog" originated from "Tian Jiao," serving as a playful nickname for Lu Ran among the citizens of Great Xia, carrying no real malice.

Back when they were in the Mortal Realm, He Qi had paid such close attention to Lu Ran that she naturally knew he had many nicknames.

Ran Dog, Ran Charm, Ran General, Ran Emperor, Ran God.

Her favorite remained Ran Dog.

"That dog thing!"

Once more, He Qi's fingers traced the blade of the Zhan Ye Dao.

When we parted, we agreed he would return the divine weapon embryo, the Nine-Ring Golden Zen Staff, in a few days; how long has it been now?

I have been waiting bitterly on Wuji Peak for a whole week!

I haven't even seen a shadow of him.

Could something have happened to him?

However, since the Zhan Ye Dao remains so quiet, its master should be fine.

He Qi wanted to urge him, but then remembered Lu Ran's previous instruction—the Zhan Ye Dao loves tranquility!

Unless there is important business, do not communicate with the Blade Spirit; do not disturb it.

Besides, it has only been ten-odd days since we separated!

If I go looking for him again so soon, wouldn't that show my mental state is unstable and that I lack patience?

"Ran Dog," He Qi muttered softly, gnashing her teeth in resentment.

You better not be doing this on purpose!

Otherwise, the next time we meet, this poor monk will smash a Zen Staff right down on your head.

Yin Yin Tianlong: "..."

He had naturally noticed that ever since Lu Ran left, He Qi had not been very happy.

When Lu Ran was present, she always wanted to surpass him in everything.

Whenever she succeeded, she felt deeply satisfied and smiled happily.

But now...

The members of the Great Wind Hall were all her subordinates, each one behaving with utmost deference.

Their status and strength could not match He Qi's; clearly, none of them were worthy opponents.

Her paranoid and competitive heart could find no satisfaction among her subordinates.

"Boom!!"

Just as Yin Yin Tianlong was secretly observing He Qi, he suddenly heard the faint sound of an explosion.

He Qi immediately lifted her head to look toward the cave entrance.

Before she could speak, two men in monk robes appeared at the entrance, one of them reporting loudly: "He He Tangzhu, Divine Lie Tian believers have been spotted to the east!"

"Oh?" He Qi stood up.

"This subordinate just saw a massive flaming warhammer descend from the sky! That must be the Jiang Jing technique of the Lietianyi Sect, the Divine Lie Tian Hammer."

"Let's go, let's take a look!" He Qi immediately set off.

The two men in monk robes exchanged glances, showing slight hesitation: "He He Tangzhu, we..."

"Go!" He Qi strode forward with long steps, her tone brooking no argument, "Elders Gu and Jin, lead the way ahead!"

These two older Wu Seng believers, one surnamed Gu and the other Jin, were both elders within the Great Wind Hall.

Whenever He Qi went out on a mission, Elders Gu and Jin would accompany her on both sides to protect her.

Now that He Qi's mind was made up, Elders Gu and Jin found it difficult to say anything more, so they split to the left and right, probing into the eastern forest.

He Qi held the Zhan Ye Dao in her hand, advancing in the center.

Yin Yin Tianlong, meanwhile, led the Zhu brothers to bring up the rear of the formation.

The six of them headed east, hearing bursts of explosions from time to time.

The power of the Divine Lie Tian believers was truly formidable!

"Increase speed," He Qi ordered, quickening her pace as she weaved vigorously through the forest.

Just as the group was about to ascend a small hill, they suddenly heard a woman cursing!

She cursed very filthily.

Her voice was also extremely piercing.

"You bunch of ** brats! Do you really think I'm easy to bully?"

"How many times has this lady told you, I am different from other Divine Lie Tian believers! Different! Are you *** all deaf?"

"Acting like a pack of ** mad dogs, did I jump down a well holding your children or what? Ah? Why aren't you ** speaking!"

At the very front of the Great Wind Hall formation, Elders Gu and Jin looked at each other in bewilderment.

What beautiful Great Xia speech~

He Qi Feng was stunned into silence!

Is... is this the newcomer?

The woman's tone was quite angry, yet also seemed deeply aggrieved, as if she did not understand the rules of Holy Spirit Mountain?

He Qi Feng's eyes lit up, and she quickly climbed the small hill.

If the other party is a newcomer, they must have heard of the Great Xia's second most outstanding genius!

That doesn't make sense! No way.

He Qi Feng's expression dimmed again; even if she is a newcomer, the other party is a Divine Lie Tian believer.

What kind of person could possibly control such a violent madman?

He Qi Feng had many thoughts, but her movements were not slow; she climbed to the hilltop, hid her figure behind a tree, and secretly looked down at the forest below.

She saw the dense forest in the distance in utter disarray, with trees toppled and flames burning.

There was also a huge, jaw-dropping deep pit that looked like the shape of a hammer.

He Qi Feng squinted her eyes and saw a tall, slender figure beside a broken large tree.

This woman wore tattered white robes, her hair disheveled, looking very wretched.

She cursed while retreating, moving with a limp, as if she had been injured.

"Get lost! Get away!!"

The cursing came again; the woman fiercely grabbed the Black Obsidian Hammer and swung it around.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Boom!"

Divine Lie Tian Shen Fa: Exploding Sky!

The illusory hammer shadow burned fiercely, smashing the surrounding trees, and the fire began to show signs of getting out of control.

Yet, on the battlefield, no enemies of this woman were visible.

She seemed like a madman suffering from persecution delusions.

He Qi Feng frowned slightly; the mental state of a Divine Lie Tian believer was indeed extremely unstable, but it shouldn't extend to fighting the air.

Therefore, this woman's enemies must be invisible.

Wu Ya believers?

Do these weak-god disciples really have the courage to surround and kill a Divine Lie Tian believer?

So the hunters are...

Third-Rank God: Believers of the Greedy Wolf?

The Greedy Wolf faction also possesses invisibility techniques; every one of them is a master of stealth!

"Awooo~~~"

"Awooo~~~" The sudden howling of wolves confirmed He Qi Feng's guess.

On the chaotic battlefield, wolf shadows suddenly darted out.

They appeared out of thin air, catching people completely off guard!

Greedy Wolf Shen Fa: Wolf Shadow Killing Formation!

"Get lost! Scram!!"

The woman in tattered white Dao robes cursed angrily.

Dragging her injured leg, she leaped backward on one leg, trying to break the encirclement, while simultaneously smashing the stone hammer hard onto the ground.

"Boom!"

The earth trembled, and waves of fire surged.

Divine Lie Tian Shen Fa: Thousand Flames of the Scorching Earth!

Fierce waves of fire instantly swallowed the gray wolf shadows, which appeared in illusory forms.

Yet several more gray wolf shadows attacked from the woman's left and right sides.

"Forcing me to unleash Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui, are you? You all want to die! Do you all want to die??" The white-robed woman continued to leap backward, her eyes filled with rage, as she fiercely swung her war hammer.

On the small hill, the two elders, Gu and Jin, exchanged another glance.

This Divine Lie Tian believer seems a bit off, doesn't she?

Flying into a rage and cursing loudly are all very normal.

But this young woman seems to still retain a shred of sanity?

She was clearly threatening her opponents; even though she was being slaughtered so wretchedly and retreating step by step, she had not truly activated the Shen Fa: Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui.

Disciples of the Lietianyi Sect are a group of slaves dominated by emotions; how could they possibly possess such composure?

"Buzz!" Suddenly, the Silent Night Blade in He Qi Feng's hand began to tremble violently.

He Qi Feng's face showed shock as she looked down at the divine weapon.

Does the Silent Night Blade think the battlefield is too noisy?

The female disciple of Divine Lie Tian had been bombarding everything wildly and was being slaughtered into a wretched retreat; indeed, she was getting closer and closer to the small hill, entering the detection range of the divine weapon.

"Silent Night?" He Qi Feng suddenly gripped the blade's hilt tightly.

The eternally silent divine weapon, the Silent Night Blade, was actually going to fly out?

"Let go!" The voice of the Blade Spirit was identical to Lu Ran's, yet far colder in tone than Lu Ran's.

He Qi Feng was stunned in her heart and instinctively loosened her grip.

After so many days, this was the first time she had heard the voice of the Blade Spirit.

"Whoosh~"

The Silent Night Blade shot straight out, thrusting directly at the woman in white robes!

"Silent?" He Qi stepped out from behind a tree, one hand extended forward, his face filled with utter shock.

"You bastards are looking for death! All of you, go die!!"

"Woo~~~"

The woman's furious curses were drowned out by a terrifying wolf howl.

Dragging an injured leg, she constantly retreated backward, swinging her hammer wildly in all directions.

What should I do?

Should I really activate the Divine Art: Lie Huo Liehuo Liehuo Tiankui?

Without Si Si Xianxian, she gritted her teeth tightly, the raging fire in her heart surging upward!

These bastards are all at the Jiang Jing realm! What kind of damn place is this, and where did so many Jiang Jing experts come from?

Ever since entering here, I've encountered two groups of people, and not one of them was weak, nor could any of them communicate normally!

I'm so angry! I'm simply furious!

I might as well just die and take them all down with me!

You insist on killing me, don't you? Then none of you fucking bastards will get to live!

"Woo!"

"Woo!!" Suddenly, several wolf howls came from the side and rear, accompanied by a horrifying aura.

Si Si Xianxian's heart tightened; she spun around abruptly and swung her hammer in a sweeping arc.

In a daze, she not only saw the gray wolf shadows sneaking up from behind to attack, but also spotted a black line darting through at high speed.

"Pu~"

"Pu!" Sounds of shattering followed one after another.

Si Si Xianxian widened her beautiful eyes!

A Tang-style horizontal blade made of black obsidian?

Could it... could it be the Silent Night Blade?

Whether it was or wasn't, this black obsidian blade was rapidly smashing the wolf shadows to pieces.

In just a few short seconds, the black obsidian blade flew backward and the hilt stuffed itself into Si Si Xianxian's hand.

Immediately, a familiar voice imprinted itself in her mind: "Maid."

Si Si Xianxian:!!!

Si Si Xianxian, burning with rage, heard that familiar voice and her spirit momentarily faltered.

She had never thought that this title could sound so affectionate.

So warm.

This was Lu Ran's voice!

Or rather, it was the voice of the Silent Night Blade's spirit.

At this moment, having been hunted down, fleeing in a sorry state, and nearly at the end of her rope, she suddenly felt an urge to cry.

"Lu Ran! Lu Ran, oh Lu Ran..."

Si Si Xianxian kept murmuring, one hand gripping the blade hilt tightly, like a lost and injured child finally grasping a familiar hand.

An inexplicable sense of grievance surged into her heart.

A layer of misty water also rose traitorously before her eyes.

Si Si Xianxian hurriedly wiped her moist eyes with the back of her hand, looking around frantically while sobbing, "Where are you, Lu Ran, Lu Ran..."

(End of Chapter)