mynovelonline Chapter 135 Ice Blue Lotus
Chapter 135 Ice Blue Lotus
Xu Xiaoxiao and the others followed Lin Yu and searched in the forest for a long time before finally finding a hidden cave.
The cave was dark and damp, with water droplets falling from the cave walls from time to time, making a dripping sound.
Xu Xiaoxiao leaned against the cave wall and sat down, her brows furrowed, her face as pale as paper, and her forehead covered with fine beads of sweat. She bit her lower lip tightly, enduring the excruciating pain from her wound. Her hands trembled slightly as she took out some healing medicine and carefully applied it to the wound on her left shoulder. Every movement aggravated the wound, causing her to gasp in pain.
Zhao Yu and Qian Feng also sat on the ground, tending to their wounds. Their expressions were painful yet resolute, and they occasionally let out soft groans.
Sun Yao huddled in the corner, her eyes still filled with fear and unease, her hands tightly wrapped around her knees, her body still trembling slightly.
Lin Yu stood near the cave entrance, watching the outside world warily, his hand tightly gripping the folding fan in case any new dangers arose.
Suddenly, a desperate cry for help came from outside the cave: "Help! Someone save us!" The voice was filled with terror and despair, echoing in the silent forest.
Xu Xiaoxiao and the others immediately became alert. Lin Yu's eyes narrowed, and he said in a low voice, "The situation is unclear. I'll go out and take a look first. You all stay here and don't move around."
With that, he flashed away and quickly rushed out of the cave. Xu Xiaoxiao gripped her long sword tightly and struggled to her feet. Although the pain from her wounds made her almost unable to stand, her eyes revealed a firm determination: "Let's go and take a look. Maybe we can help."
Zhao Yu and Qian Feng exchanged a glance, nodded, stood up, picked up their weapons, and followed behind Xu Xiaoxiao.
Sun Yao hesitated for a moment, then cautiously stood up and followed the others, her eyes filled with worry.
Outside the cave, two ragged men were seen running desperately toward it, their hair disheveled and their eyes filled with fear and panic.
Behind them, a giant serpent was chasing after them, baring its fangs and claws.
The serpent was covered in black scales that shimmered with a cold luster in the sunlight. Its body was as thick as a barrel, and each movement caused the ground around it to tremble slightly. Its triangular head was raised high, and its blood-red tongue flicked in and out, hissing as if announcing the threat of death to its prey.
Upon seeing Xu Xiaoxiao and the others, a glimmer of hope ignited in the eyes of the two men, who cried out at the top of their lungs, "Heroes, please save us!"
A hint of hesitation flashed in Xu Xiaoxiao's eyes. She looked at her injured companion beside her, then at the two terrified men, her heart filled with conflict.
Lin Yu frowned, staring intently at the serpent, his folding fan trembling slightly as he pondered a countermeasure.
Zhao Yu gripped his weapon tightly, a hint of tension and unease in his eyes. He said in a low voice, "This serpent looks extremely ferocious. We can barely protect ourselves, how can we save them?"
Qian Feng gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid I can't bear to see someone die, but we..."
Sun Yao hid behind the crowd, staring at the serpent with terror in her eyes. She involuntarily shrank back, muttering, "This is too scary. What should we do?"
For a moment, everyone stood still, caught in a dilemma, unsure of what to do in the face of this sudden crisis.
Xu Xiaoxiao noticed that the serpent was only attacking those two people. Could it be that they possessed something the serpent wanted?
"Did you two take its things? If you want to live, give them back!" Xu Xiaoxiao yelled at the two of them.
Xu Xiaoxiao saw that the people around her were injured. This snake could transform into a dragon, which meant it was a thousand years old. It was at least a ninth-order demon beast. If it had the opportunity, it could gain intelligence. They were no match for this dragon snake.
Lin Yu also noticed something was wrong and didn't dare to rush forward. He saw the dragon's tail wrap around the two people and fling them away. The two were terrified and were about to be swallowed by the dragon. Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't bear to see the two being swallowed alive, so she took out a top-grade magic weapon and blocked the dragon.
"Big guy, please wait. Did they take your things?" Xu Xiaoxiao asked the dragon snake, which was flicking its tongue at her, while supporting herself with one hand on her magic weapon.
Seeing that the woman in front of it did not intend to kill it, the serpent was not in a hurry to attack. It tilted its triangular head and looked at Xu Xiaoxiao to see what she wanted to do.
Seeing that it had stopped attacking, Xu Xiaoxiao pointed her sword at the two on the ground and said, "What did you take? Hand it over now, or no one can save you."
The two on the ground looked at each other, clutching their storage bags, and stubbornly insisted, "We didn't take anything from it, we don't know why it's chasing us."
Upon seeing the storage bag, the serpent roared at the two people several times. If it weren't for Xu Xiaoxiao's magical artifact, the two would already be its prey.
Seeing that the two were still being stubborn, Xu Xiaoxiao said, "Fine, you won't tell me, then I won't care anymore." She made a move to take back the magic weapon.
Seeing that their only hope was about to leave, the two men immediately knelt down and grabbed Xu Xiaoxiao's feet, pleading, "Fairy, please save us! We'll give you the things!"
One of the men tremblingly pulled a spiritual plant from his storage bag. The plant was crystal clear, shaped like a lotus flower but emitting a ghostly blue light. Its leaves trembled slightly, as if they were alive. It was the Ice Blue Ghost Lotus, a rare find even after a thousand years. No wonder the two men risked their lives to avoid giving up.
This lotus grows in extremely cold places, absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. For this dragon-serpent, it is a key element in its cultivation and spiritual transformation.
The man held the spiritual plant in both hands, his eyes filled with reluctance and fear. His arms trembled slightly with fear, and his other hand tightly clutched the storage bag, as if afraid that the other treasures inside would be coveted by others.
Seeing this, Xu Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, endured the pain of her wound, straightened her back, looked at the serpent with a firm gaze, and said loudly, "Big guy, we have no intention of offending you. These two stole your spiritual plant, and now it has been returned to its rightful owner."
As she spoke, she gently lifted the icy blue lotus with her sword and slowly walked towards the serpent.
Her steps were somewhat unsteady, but each step was firm. Her eyes never left the serpent's triangular head, and her long sword was always ready to defend against the serpent's sudden attack.
Lin Yu and the others watched all this nervously from behind. Zhao Yu gripped his weapon tightly, his eyes wary. Qian Feng unconsciously took a step forward, as if he wanted to rush up to protect Xu Xiaoxiao at any moment. Sun Yao hid behind them, covering her eyes with her hands, only daring to peek through her fingers.
Xu Xiaoxiao walked a few steps away from the serpent, stopped, gently placed the Ice Blue Lotus on the ground, and then slowly backed away.
The serpent's eyes were fixed on the spiritual plant as it slowly swam forward, its body making a rustling sound as it rubbed against the ground. Its triangular head turned left and right from time to time, observing the surrounding movements.
When it approached the Ice Blue Lotus, it first sniffed it with its nose, then carefully rolled up the spiritual plant, put it in its mouth, and swallowed it.
After swallowing, it looked at Xu Xiaoxiao and the others, its eyes seemingly less fierce. It nodded slightly to them as if to express its gratitude, then turned and slowly crawled away, its massive body gradually disappearing into the dense forest.
Xu Xiaoxiao let out a long sigh of relief, her tense body instantly relaxing. She covered the wound on her left shoulder with her hand, her face as pale as paper, and large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. She had just forcibly used her spiritual power to support the magic weapon, and now that her spiritual power was exhausted, she was about to collapse to the ground.
Lin Yu immediately stepped forward to support her and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Xu Xiaoxiao shook her head slightly and said weakly, "I'm fine. Luckily, it didn't attack us."
Zhao Yu and Qian Feng also gathered around, their faces showing relief at surviving the ordeal.
Zhao Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "That was really close, I almost lost my life."
Qian Feng then looked at the two men, his eyes filled with anger: "You two almost killed everyone for a single spiritual plant!"
The two men looked ashamed and lowered their heads, not daring to speak.
Sun Yao came out from behind, patted her chest, and said with lingering fear, "That scared me to death. I hope I never encounter anything so dangerous again."
Having experienced this harrowing crisis, the group knew that danger lurked everywhere in this secret realm, so they decided to rest and recuperate in the cave before continuing their journey.