The Slow Path of Immortality Volume 1 Chapter 36: Kunlun Realm (16)

  Ling Jianying examined the corpse and calmly analyzed: "One hit was fatal, and both the body and soul were strangled to death in an instant. These torn wounds are over a foot long, with teeth marks all over them. A person can't have such a big mouth. It must be the work of a demon beast. Moreover, the corpse still has residual warmth, so the murderer hasn't gone far. Maybe they're hiding nearby, everyone should be careful."

  Upon hearing Nai Yao Shou's words, Xiao Yao subconsciously looked towards Zi Dong. She recalled that he had said this mountain was where he brought her to, so what about the mountain's demonic beasts? He had previously avoided talking about the killing aura, what connection did these two things have?

  At this time she caught a glimpse of surprise flashing in Zidong's eyes, but soon the surprise turned into excitement, jumping in his pupils. He must know something!

  Xiao Yao was about to ask Zi Dong something when she saw Luo Jianying conjure up a flame in her hand, intending to send the three corpses on their way. When she focused her attention back on the corpses, her face suddenly changed and she hastily called out to stop her: "Luo Dao friend, wait!"

  Luo Jianying raised his head and asked with his eyes: Why?

  She pointed at the three corpses and said: "According to Daoist's deduction, these three people were killed by a demonic beast. Then where did their storage pouches go?"

  Ling Jian furrowed his brow, but he really hadn't noticed this point. As the young master of a renowned family, he was never short of money or treasures and had never resorted to stealing from corpses. Unlike Xiao Yao, who would pick up any storage bag, regardless of whether it contained anything valuable, and only examine its contents later, naturally making him more sensitive to objects on corpses.

  "The bite marks on the corpse can't be wrong, it must have been left by a demonic beast. As for the storage bag..." Rong Jianying thought for a moment and said: "It's also possible that it was taken by other passing cultivators."

  Xiao Yao fell silent, thinking that this would make the situation more complicated. Indeed, what Luo Jianying said was a possibility, but there was another possibility - these three people were actually killed by their fellow cultivators, and then the spiritual beast was released to gnaw at the corpses, creating a fake appearance of being attacked by a demon beast.

  She then voiced her guess, Rong Jianying's expression remained unchanged, and he only pursed his lips and said: "Regardless of whether it was the work of a demon beast or someone who entered the cave together with us, we will be on guard against both. This place is not suitable for staying for long, let's leave first."

  As the flames consumed the corpse, the four continued to move forward, but soon felt a strong aura of death gathering ahead. The dark depths of the cave seemed to be staring back at them, emitting two clusters of eerie green light.

  "Monster!" Kuang Jianying reacted the fastest, shouting a rebuke. In an instant, she was like an arrow leaving the bowstring, and in the blink of an eye, Madame Gong had already mounted her flying sword and fled to the front. Liu Qianbi, who had been riding with her, was pushed off the flying sword just before it took shape, and due to losing her balance, she stumbled and almost fell to the ground.

  Although she knew he was well-intentioned, his actions were still a bit too rough. After Liu Qianbi stabilized her body, she was furious and wanted to find someone, only to discover that the two had already followed the two clusters of green light and disappeared into the depths of the cave.

  Xiao Yao, from where she was standing, happened to catch a glimpse of Liu Qianbi's expression when she stabilized her body for that instant, wanting to kill someone. She noticed and asked aloud at the same time: "Liu fellow daoist, are you alright?"

  "I... I'm fine, just a bit caught off guard,"

  Liu Qianbi looked back at her, and once again resumed the timid and shy demeanor of a young lady, her eyes welling up with tears, as if the sharp expression that had just appeared was never there.

  Xiao Yao didn't bat an eyelid and merely said, "It's fine as long as nothing happens. This place is strange, let's follow them and try not to fall behind."

  "Yes, everything will be done as you say," Liu Qianbi nodded softly and looked around, but her face suddenly froze. "Where's Zi Dong? He was just here a moment ago, wasn't he?"

  Xiao Yao heard this and was taken aback for a moment, and then she released her divine sense to check the surroundings, but within a hundred meters around them, there were only two women, no one else.

  For a moment, the two women fell silent, making the already dark and quiet space even more oppressive.

  After a long time, Xiao Yao spoke up in a calm and peaceful tone: "Perhaps Zidong Daoyou had something to attend to and left first. After all, we were just coincidentally gathered together, and whether to stay or leave is entirely up to each person's own wishes. If Daoyou has other plans, the two of us can part ways here as well."

  She was probing, although this girl had always followed Rong Jianying quietly on the way, and didn't say much. But thinking carefully, although she showed fear and panic on her face, her movements were not chaotic at all, nor did she seem flustered or out of control. More importantly, the expression she accidentally revealed just now was very inconsistent with her usual self.

  "No, no, I don't want to go alone," Liu Qianbi's eyes widened in fear, tears streaming down her face. "Please, Senior Brother, don't leave me behind, this place is too terrifying, I'll be scared if I'm by myself. As long as you take me to Luo Daoist, that's all I need, I won't trouble you!"

  Xiao Yao couldn't see anything from Li Huai's face for the time being, so he said, "Then let's go."

  In fact, without the two men, Xiao Yao and Liu Qianbi not only didn't feel worried or afraid, but instead subtly let out a sigh of relief. In their opinion, facing danger alone in the dark was much easier than dealing with someone they couldn't handle. At this moment, the two people's thoughts were surprisingly consistent: get out first, and then avoid that person from now on!

  Two women, one in front and one behind, each with their own thoughts, flew over several bends before appearing in front of five cave entrances again. Xiao Yao deliberately avoided the two cave entrances on either side that had strange noises and smelled of blood, choosing to enter the middle entrance instead. This choice also conformed to Liu Qianbi's intentions, so she followed behind without any objections and secretly rejoiced: this time they should be able to get rid of Luo Jianying!

  Just as she was distracted, Xiang Yao suddenly stopped in her tracks and asked casually: "By the way, Liu Daoist friend, when you were intercepted by Daoist friends earlier, you said 'save me' - what did you mean?"

  Liu Qianbi was taken aback, not expecting the other party to suddenly remember to ask this, and for a moment didn't know how to respond. She couldn't very well tell the truth that she had almost been driven mad by Lu Jianying's speed, and in her confusion had done something foolish.

  "As soon as she opened her vermilion lips, tears fell first. This was her deceptive weapon. Once at a loss for words, she would cry, and whoever saw the tears of a weak woman would mostly not dare to continue questioning."

  However, she misjudged one thing, just like she underestimated Rong Jianye. The two were not the kind of cultivators she usually interacted with, neither coveting her beauty nor intimidated by the power of her family background.

  Xiao Yao's expression was like she hadn't seen her tears, and she frowned, saying: "Liu Daoist friend, it's not always possible to use tears to deceive people. Speak, what is your true intention?"