Chapter 5: The Great Flood and Thunder

  You're too attractive, Douzi is so excited... Two chapters in a row, hum, next time I'll definitely not be impulsive!

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  The barbarians won a complete victory, and the high-ranking officials of the Qingyi were almost all killed in battle. Only at the entrance to the mine, Commander Qianbai led several dozen men in a desperate resistance.

  After a while, those green-clad men who had just entered the mine shaft returned, each with an additional heavy wooden box on their shoulders.

  Liang Xin was immediately frightened out of his wits as soon as he saw those wooden boxes. He had been on Mount Kunlun for four months, and these wooden boxes were all too familiar to him - they contained the mighty Thunderfire!

  Several leaders of the giant toad-like creatures, with feathers on their heads, were shouting shrilly and continuously, calling back their tribesmen who were still chasing and killing the escaped prisoners, and then raised their sharp claws, pointing towards the entrance of the mine!

  The sky in front of them suddenly darkened, and countless strange creatures jumped up together, like a terrifying tsunami, fiercely crashing down on them. Liang Xin's mind went blank, his mouth making strange noises, as if possessed by a demon, he wildly waved the knife in his hand, while the men in green beside him didn't even have time to deal with the barbarians, they hastily retreated from him...

  Just as these giant toads were about to pounce and crash into the formation of the Green Robes, Xiao Bai's face suddenly drew his bow and shot, while loudly shouting: "Qing Si, Lie!"

  Dazzling golden light burst forth, instantly shattering the dark and eerie atmosphere!

  Thick blood rain and nauseating minced meat pattered down from mid-air, a single arrow's might, over a hundred heads of the savage toad-like creatures were shattered.

  At that moment, all the toads were stunned, with their huge mouths agape, their eye membranes rolled back, and their bulging eyes full of horror.

  Xiaobai face flipped his hand to put away the longbow, and followed with a kick that knocked over Liang Xin, who was still playing with his big knife. He whispered an order to his subordinates beside him: "Light the signal fire, we're going down!" After finishing speaking, he picked up Liang Xin and rushed towards the well below.

  The leader of the item crab did not recognize Huo Lei. Seeing the enemy fleeing, he immediately came to his senses and hastily ordered his subordinates to chase after them...

  The fuse left by Qingyi was not long, and after about twenty breaths, a loud rumble shook the mountains, sending shattered stones and dust mixed with the barbarians' blood and flesh flying into the sky. As the ground shook, the entrance to the mine collapsed completely!

  A fierce explosion, not only did the entrance collapse, but also a huge boulder fell in the mine, the mountain wall collapsed, and many wooden frames used to isolate the violent rock veins were overturned. The dull rumbling sound came from all directions without stopping. Dozens of remaining Green Shirt Guards were fighting against Xiang Chan who was chasing into the cave, while dodging large rocks...

  The violent gust of wind extinguished all the lights in the cave, and Liang Xin was firmly grasped by Xiao Bai's hand. Everything in front of him was pitch black, and he felt that everything around him was wildly shaking. The sounds of panting, wailing, shouting, cursing, and clashing of weapons kept coming...

  After a long time, the surroundings gradually quieted down. Liang Xin perked up his ears and listened for half a day, only to hear Xiaobai's heavy breathing. He couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "Qian Hu, are you okay?"

  Xiaobai's face didn't respond, and gently put Liang Xin behind him. The longbow was placed horizontally in front of his chest, and he carefully listened for a moment before opening his mouth to ask faintly: "Is anyone else still alive?"

  Your humble servant, Liu Yi.

  Only one voice replied to Xiaobailian...

  Xiaobai's face was unwilling to wait any longer, and finally let out a soft sigh, shaking the lighter. Liang Xin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that fortunately the jade pendant monster in the mine didn't cause trouble, otherwise they would have had to ask Xiaobai to borrow some light.

  The green-clad man named Liu Yi was the same black fatty who had joked with Liang Xin not long ago. He had been deeply grateful to Qu Qing Shi and was one of his most trusted subordinates. Liu Yi's skills were extraordinary, not only was he fierce in battle, but he also used his stout body to master a light and agile technique that allowed him to float like the wind and land silently. This was how he managed to narrowly escape the great disaster.

  Liu also took over the fire starter and quickly lit the torches and lanterns on the stone wall, and after a moment, the mine gradually brightened up.

  Originally square and straight mine tunnels were distorted and deformed by the shock, with jagged cracks running wildly in all directions, and the roof of the tunnel was crooked and slanted, as if it would fall down at any moment.

  The ground was also a mess, with giant rocks and shattered corpses everywhere. Some of the blue-clad warriors had been torn to shreds by the demonic beasts, while others were entangled with enemies and crushed by boulders. Others had fallen into the gaps between the wooden planks and collided with the murderous stone veins, leaving behind only a desiccated corpse...

  The opening of Dahong Mountain's quarrying and stone carving skills is quite accomplished, the excavation of the fierce stone vein project is also carried out with meticulous care, the supporting wells, unloading wells, and ventilation wells on the mine are done without any sloppiness, and the layered advancing method is used, each section of the mountain cave has independent reinforcement support, fortunately, under the explosion, the mine did not collapse entirely.

  Xiaobai's face brought Liang Xin and Liu Yi to carefully check the surrounding area, and found two dying geckos, both of which were ruthlessly trampled to death by Xiaobai...

  After a while, Liang Xin's mood calmed down slightly, and countless questions popped up in his mind again. He didn't dare to disturb the small white face that was full of murderous aura, so he gently pulled Liu Yi, who had a worried expression like him, and asked in a low voice: "That Huo Lei... how is he so powerful?"

  These days, Liang Xin had seen firecrackers many times before, although they were quite powerful, but even if a dozen or so boxes were stacked together, they wouldn't produce such a huge explosion.

  Although Liu Yi was a Jiu Long Qing Yi, he was gentle and did not put on airs in the face of adversity: "Firstly, these firebolts were specially dispatched by the authorities, much more powerful than the ones you used to blast the mountain. Secondly, we placed the firebolts at the main entrance of the mine tunnel, where the force would be concentrated. With one explosion, that section of the tunnel would collapse, this was planned from the start!"

  "When digging, a blasting point was already designed, and special fire thunder was prepared in advance. Liang Xin was slightly surprised: "So, you've been preparing to blow up the mine all along? Then, why dig it?"

  The small white face that had been facing away from Liang Xin turned around and took over his question: "This evil spirit vein is so strange, I'm afraid some evil demons will use it to make trouble, so the national teacher invited a master from Zhu Li Daochang to suppress it. As for the design of blasting the mine tunnel, it's just adding another layer of insurance. No one expected that it would be used."

  Liang Xin nodded as if he understood but didn't really understand, when suddenly he saw Xiao Bai's face and was stunned: "You... you... how..."

  As he spoke, Liang Xin rubbed his eyes hard, and his small white face didn't change in the slightest, but compared to before, he looked much older now. He appeared to be at least over 40 years old, with fine wrinkles crawling around his eye corners and forehead, and his eyes had also become much duller.

  "Am I old?" Xiao Bailian stretched out his hand to touch his own face, his tone filled with a sense of helplessness. He patted the longbow on his back: "This bow has a name, called Qing Si, Bai Fa, Bu Gui Ren!"

  The little white face looked somewhat tired, found a stone to sit on, and explained patiently to Liang Xin: "I can only use it to shoot out three arrows. The power of these three arrows is indeed strong, but the price the master has to pay is not small!"

  Judging from Xiao Bai's expression, Liang Xin vaguely understood the situation with this bow and couldn't help but ask: "Is it going to cost his life?"

  "Good, it's indeed the lifespan! After the first shot, the bow will take away one-third of the master's lifespan; the second shot will take away half, and by then, if the master is still alive, he can have a third shot, which will be the remaining lifespan. This evil bow is called 'Yang Shou'! It was my first time using it just now. Because my family has a special heart method, I can shoot three arrows; if someone else holds the bow, they will turn into a withered skeleton after one arrow."

  As he spoke, Xiao Bai's face involuntarily reached out to wipe the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, and let out a sigh: "Indeed, it's a wicked treasure!"

  Black hair, white hair, no return, mortal life is short, three arrows in a lifetime!

  The power of these three arrows is also one arrow more explosive than another.

  Liáng Xīn suddenly understood why Xiǎo Bái Liǎn cherished his bow as if it were his life, and in the urgent situation outside, he only shot one arrow.

  At this time, Liu also furrowed his brow, looking at Liang Xin and then at Qian Hu, moving his mouth as if he wanted to ask something.

  Xiaobai's face slanted, looking at Liu Yi: "If you have anything to ask, just ask, who taught you to be so hesitant!"

  Liu Yi said: "I think... adults are too, too fond of this kid. You saved his life, explained things to him, and even when the kid punched you earlier, you didn't mind..."

  Liang Xin and Xiao Bai Lian simultaneously changed color and said in unison: "I didn't hit!"

  Liu also hastily shook his head: "Didn't hit, didn't hit..."

  Xiaobai's face turned towards Liang Xin again, and he asked faintly: "Your ghost servant, isn't his name Feng Xixi? Liang, Feng Xixi!"