Chapter 14

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Xuanji herself was unaware of everything that had happened.

She is having a strange dream, in which everything seems to be covered with a thick veil, preventing her from seeing clearly. Vaguely, she was by the river, and along the bank of the river were layers and layers of blood-red flowers.

She stretched out her hand to pick it and crushed it, watching the blood-like juice flow down her palm to the ground, and she felt an indescribable sense of pleasure and familiarity in her heart.

Suddenly someone sat beside her and called her, “Xuanji, do you understand now?”

Understand what? She’s at a loss.

“Do you want to see?” He’s still asking.

What are you looking at? She still doesn’t get it.

“Just this once, and never again. Just take a good look. When the man finished speaking, he threw a small pebble into the water. The surface of the water gradually rippled, circle by circle, and finally became countless moving images.

She was curious, so she couldn’t help but take a closer look at it – her heart was suddenly beating violently and her blood was pounding in her head.

Hmm…….that…….that? That’s!

She was startled, a familiar and distant feeling swept over her, and she reached out eagerly – to grab something!

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Zhong Minyan was startled to see the hand that Xuanji had raised, the tips of her ten fingers, her skin so fair that it seemed transparent, emitting a strange silvery, silvery light in the darkness…?

He didn’t have time to think about it, as the Gu Eagle behind him roared as if it had seen something terrifying, fearful and excited, and hesitated only for a moment before pecking down with its sharp beak!

Zhong Minyan closed his eyes tightly, and all he could hear was a strange wind sound, like a breeze passing through the bamboo forest, or like a soft wind blowing over the leaves of a tree, soft and quick.

He quietly opened his eyes a slit and saw a silver shadow suddenly dart out, so fast that the wind sounded as it moved. At first glance, it looked like a silver cage had been placed around the Gu Eagle, as it moved so quickly.

What is that? He stared at it in horror, unable to move due to a strange pressure.

The Gu Eagle was surrounded by silvery shadows, and seemed to be trying in vain to free itself. As the silver shadow tightens, the Gu Eagle is unable to move, and its body shudders at the slightest touch.

Zhong Minyan is not sure if he sees fear in the eyes of the Gu Eagle, but he is surprised when Xuanji’s silvery hand suddenly glows brightly in the cave. His eyes felt a sharp pain and he hurriedly closed them.

All he could hear was two hissing noises, and suddenly something hot was splashed onto his back, sending shivers down his spine.

Then there was silence, utter silence.

Zhong Minyan waited for a long time without hearing another sound, so he hesitantly opened his eyes. The face of Xuanji was no longer pale, no longer red, and had returned to its normal color.

But all he could think of was fear.

What was that? What’s that? Where’s the Gu Eagle? He looked back abruptly and saw that the fork in the road was empty, and that the giant Gu Eagle had vanished into thin air! The only thing left behind was the black blood all over the ground, spreading out endlessly, and now it looked like a black dream.

He stared at the large bloodstains, stupefied, not knowing what to feel.

What is that? What is Xuanji?

The last thing he saw was Xuanji lying on the ground, her face was red and she was having a good dream, the corners of her mouth were sweetly raised. However, he felt that there was an endless murderous intent in that innocent smile.

When it suddenly went black in front of his eyes, he couldn’t hold on any longer and collapsed.He faintly heard Chu Lei’s shout in his ears, and he moved his lips, but he couldn’t make a sound, and then he lost all consciousness.

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When he woke up again, he was already in the inn. . Zhong Minyan only felt that his whole body seemed to be soaked in warm water, warmly, and could not help but groan softly. Someone behind him whispered: “Don’t move.”

He hurriedly opened his eyes and found that he was only wearing a shirt and sitting cross-legged on the bed. There seemed to be palms against his vest behind him, and the warm feeling was passed from the palms.

He blinked his eyes weakly and whispered, “Master… I…”

Chu Lei didn’t say a word until he had passed the Qi through his entire body and straightened out his tangled tendons and veins. After a long while he said “I was late. When I found you, The three of you were all covered in blood and passed out when I found you. Fortunately, you and Sifeng were not seriously injured.”

Zhong Minyan was still at a loss, and subconsciously asked, “Where is Xuanji?”

As soon as these two words were spoken, the experiences in the cave suddenly surfaced in his mind like an electric shock: the silver light, the blood everywhere, and the contented smile on Xuanji’s face.

Scary! The situation was so odd that it’s terrifying to think about now.

He trembled: “Master… Xuanji… is she… okay?”

Chu Lei got up, went to the window, and was silent for a long while before saying, “She’s fine, her fever has gone down. The doctor said she would wake up in a few minutes.“

Afterwards, he hesitated and whispered, “MinYan, what happened in the cave?

When Zhong Minyan heard him ask, he couldn’t help but trembled, and he couldn’t speak.

Chu Lei said again, “When I arrived, there was no sign of the Gu Eagle. When I saw you all covered in blood, I thought you were badly injured, but now it looks like the blood didn’t come from you… Min Yan, what happened? Where’s the Gu Eagle?”

Zhong Minyan sat there nodding and wondering if he should tell him what happened to Xuanji. After thinking for a long time, he clenched his teeth and shook his head, “Master… I fought with Si Feng against the Gu Eagle but was no match for it. Then I fainted due to lack of energy. I don’t know what happened.”

Chu Lei, not suspecting him, sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said, “You’ve done well, but you’re still my disciple!”

Zhong Minyan was startled. It was the first time he had ever received such a compliment from his master, and he rubbed his nose with a smile.

“Si Feng has woken up, and is now downstairs with Chu Yinghong and the Island Master. You should go downstairs and tell them what happened.”

Zhong Minyan agreed to go downstairs.

When he went downstairs, he saw Chu Yinghong and the others sitting in a corner. Yu Sifeng had a white cloth wrapped around his forehead, and his left hand was also plastered, so he seemed to be hurt quite badly. When he saw him coming, he laughed and said, “I see, I can get up now! I thought you were going to sleep for ten days!”

Zhong Minyan shook his head and walked over to sit opposite him, “Is Xuanji still not awake?” He asked.

Yu Sifeng said, “No. You’re right, yes. She really is a pig.”

Zhong Minyan only laughed bitterly.

“By the way, I fainted at that time. And then, what happened?”

Zhong Minyan pondered for a long while, still just shook his head, “I don’t know, I fainted too,” he said.

Chu Yinghong laughed beside her, “All right, don’t be so lifeless! After all, all of you children are still intact. Our mission to catch the demons is now complete, all we have to do is to bring back the Tengu and watch the Hairpin Ceremony!”

Sitting next to her was Dongfang QIngqi. He was dragged by a Gu Eagle and crashed into a stone. Not only did his right hand break, but he also broke several ribs and is now heavily wrapped from top to bottom. He grinned widely at them.

“Oh my, we are really so old!” He sighed, “We’ve suffered a great loss with the Gu Eagle, so we can’t underestimate him again!”

The crowd laughed.

The first time I saw Chu Lei’s gloomy look, he seemed to be full of heartache, so I whispered, “Is the Master still thinking about the Gu Eagle?”

Chu Lei sighed, “I wonder who was the first to figure its weakness. If there really is such a master, compared to the claims of our five sects, we are just sitting on the well and watching the sky…”.

Dongfang Qingqi patted his back vigorously with that unbroken hand, and said loudly, “Brother Chu, for so many years, your suspicious temperament has not changed. Let alone whether we are sitting on the well and watching the sky. They are all present, where can I see others? What’s more, the cave is not endless, and I don’t know if it leads to other places. The Gu Eagle may have escaped along the cave, it’s not necessarily gone. If you are worried, wait for me to heal a bit. After a few days of rest for injury, our brothers will go to the cave again and we will definitely kill the evil animal.”

Zhong Min Yan’s lips moved slightly, as if he was about to say something, but in the end he did not say anything.

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