THDP Ch 125 Part 3 – The Voice in the Forest (III)
Xue Jinwen suddenly interjected with a smile. Her gaze inadvertently swept over Lu Qingran as she told ng Qi, “We can talk about these things later. Let’s leave here first.”
“Okay.” ng Qi reached out and held Xue Jinwen’s hand, then reached out to Lu Qingran, “Fellow Daoist Lu, let’s go.”
“But…” Lu Qingran cast a worried glance at Sikong Zhan, “He’s injured so badly. I think we should send him out first. I can wait here. I don’t mind, really.”
“Up to you.” ng Qi didn’t bother to argue with Lu Qingran. She then turned to Pei Mufeng, “Then I’ll send them out first.”
After ng Qi finished speaking, she reached out and took Sikong Zhan’s right hand.
Sikong Zhan’s face turned even redder.
With quick strides, ng Qi led the two out of the clearing. The silence enveloping the forest from the mont she entered remained unbroken, as if all life and sounds had disappeared except for the towering trees. Even the sound of their footsteps failed to make a single noise.
The jade token given to her by Yun Qingyan was already in ng Qi’s hand. As soon as they left the clearing and entered the forest, the jade token emitted a faint glow and ward up slightly. Although the light was not bright, it was enough to envelop all three of them.
“What is this?” Xue Jinwen asked curiously. However, as soon as she spoke, she realized that her words were being consud by the strange forest, leaving her unable to hear her own voice.
ng Qi shook her head and quickened her pace. She remained vigilant of her surroundings. She had entered successfully just now, but who knew what would happen when she went out. After all, Ji Wujiong’s words could not always be trusted.
“Haha—” Sure enough, the soft laughter suddenly echoed again. ng Qi quickly looked around, but the forest was still silent, with no signs of movent. “Did you guys…” She opened her mouth and looked at Xue Jinwen, whose expression remained unchanged, silently mouthing, “Did you hear anything?”
Xue Jinwen was startled, then shook her head slowly while carefully listening for any changes in their surroundings.
Neither of them noticed that Sikong Zhan, who was standing on ng Qi’s left side, had beco sowhat bewildered and dazed from the mont he saw the jade token hanging from her wrist.
He… did he see it right? The item this young human cultivator tied on her wrist was… that thing?! The thing whose appearance would imdiately cause a bloody storm throughout the Demon Realm and be sought after by countless ambitious and powerful demons?!
And……
Sikong Zhan stared at ng Qi dazedly. Did she use this exalted object as a token to carry them through this strange forest?!
ng Qi didn’t notice Sikong Zhan’s shocked state. She nodded to Xue Jinwen and quickened her pace, proceeding forward.
“Haha…” They hadn’t walked a few steps when the laughter sounded again. This ti it ca from the right of their group. Although the laughter was light and short, ng Qi could hear it clearly this ti. It was the voice of a young woman, beautiful like silver bells but with a hint of cold killing intent.
“Quick!” She mouthed to Xue Jinwen.
“Haha—” the laughter sounded again, “Don’t be afraid; I’m not interested in them.” This ti, the woman was not only laughing but also speaking. Her voice was not loud, but it seed to be ringing directly in ng Qi’s ears, “Little girl, why do you have the five spirits cauldron with you?”
ng Qi was startled and stopped abruptly.
Xue Jinwen and Sikong Zhan were surprised and turned to look at her.
“You…” ng Qi opened her mouth, her lips moving slightly.
Even though the other two couldn’t hear the sound, they gradually realized sothing was wrong.
“Hmm?” The young woman’s voice sounded again, “Oh? And… oh? This dical note… where did you get it?” Her voice was pleasant, even gentle, but it gave ng Qi an indescribable sense of uneasiness.
Most importantly, she found this voice familiar.
ng Qi had an excellent mory, and it was not long ago since she t the remnant mory of Lin Yan in the Grand Tournant barrier. Every word, voice, and tone from Lin Yan was still fresh in her mory, and she couldn’t possibly mistake it. If her mory wasn’t wrong, the voice now speaking in her ears was exactly the sa as Senior Lin Yan’s. However, the voice sounded a bit more eerie, lacking the sa gentle and comforting tone as the one she heard in the Grand Tournant.
“Oh? These turn out to be complete volus.” The voice sighed softly, “Really generous.”
ng Qi suddenly felt a sharp pain piercing her spiritual sea, as if sothing sharp was penetrating it. “Tsk tsk tsk… you, a re Golden Core, can actually find the Buddhist Sand and cultivate the five spirits cauldron to the first level? And… hmm? What’s engraved on it? Lihuo Fire Array? You are quite remarkable, little girl!”
“Ugh—” ng Qi let out a soundless gasp. The piercing pain intensified, obviously because sothing was invading her spiritual sea. But how did they do it? The voice could even inspect the natal weapon in her spiritual sea. ng Qi felt a chill run down her spine and shuddered. What exactly was the thing in this forest that had a voice similar to Senior Lin Yan’s and was able to easily invade her spiritual sea?
What did the voice want to do?!
Without warning, ng Qi grabbed Xue Jinwen and Sikong Zhan and bolted toward the edge of the forest. Despite its ominous atmosphere, the forest was not particularly vast, and even without the use of spiritual aura, their cultivation allowed them to run at a swift pace.
ng Qi completely ignored the voice and hurriedly took the three of them out of the forest as fast as she could.
As they sprinted past the towering trees, the light ahead grew increasingly bright. Then, they broke through the last line of trees and found themselves at the edge of the forest. Ahead of them stood Sikong Xing in her bright red dress, peering anxiously in their direction.
“ng Qiqi!” Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she waved at them, “Sister Xue!”
ng Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Without slowing their pace, they pushed through the trees until they finally erged from the forest and ca to a stop.
“ng Qiqi!” Sikong Xing hastily rushed to her. The rest of the group, except for Ji Wujiong, also did the sa.
“You guys are finally out!” Su Junmo let out a sigh of relief as the wind brushed past him, sending a shiver down his spine. Even though ng Qi hadn’t been gone for very long, he kept sweating profusely with worry. If sothing had gone wrong and ng Qi never returned, he might have to atone with his life!
“Eh?” When Sikong Xing finally let go of ng Qi, she noticed the man next to them, “Didn’t you say that Pavilion Master Pei is inside? This is not him, right? Wait… y-you are Sikong Zhan!”
Exhaling deeply, ng Qi turned her gaze toward the forest. After a mont of silence, she pressed her lips together and said, “Pavilion Master Pei is still in there. I need to go back.”
“ng Qiqi!” Chu Tianfeng couldn’t take it anymore. He marched up to ng Qi and extended his hand. “Give that thing; I’ll go this ti!” He stared straight at her and assured her, “I’ll give it back to you imdiately when I am out. I won’t keep it for myself.” He paused for a while before adding, “I can make a soul oath.”
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