Chapter113:DharmaProtectorHeijiu

“Okay,couldyoupleasegooutsideforamoment.Ineedtochangemyclothes.Youarenotallowedtocomein,orelse…”BiLingtoldSuYi.

“Sure,takeyourtimetorecover.Iwillprotectyouanddon’tworry,Iwon’tpeeponyou.”

SuYiturned,wavedhishandandleftthecave.

“Then,that’sforthebest.Don’tcomein.”SeeingSuYileave,BiLingstillworriedabouthimpeeping.Shetooktwomoreglances,thenliftedahugeboulderandsealedthemouthofthecave.Onlyafterdoingallthisdidshefeelsafe.

“Heisabitspecial.”Finishingallthiswork,BiLingmumbledtoherself.ComparedtoZhouda,Guoyan,andQingfeng,thisyouthwaswaytoodifferent.

Outsidethecave,seeingthemouthofthecavetightlysealed,SuYicouldonlysmile.Then,hefellintodeepthought.

“BloodSpiritualGinseng.”SuYiwasstillthinkingaboutthatspiritualherb.Ifhehadthechancetoobtainit,hewouldbeabletosavehisGrandfather.

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Inthedenseforest,ahugemesswasmade.Treeswerebroken,boulderswereshattered,andbloodwassplashedallovertheplace.Overtenpeoplestoodthere,slightlytremblingintheirheartsatthissight.

“Leader,overtenofourelitebrothershavebeenkilledagain.Wecannotcontinueonlikethis!”AmanspoketoTaoTiancheng.Therereallyweren’tmanypeopleleftinthepartyanymore.

“Therearesignsofbeasts.Thiswasnotevencausedbythatbrat!Damn!”TaoTianchenginspectedtheareaandfoundtracesofbeasts.Therewereonlybattered,mashed-upcorpseswithtornlimbsscatteredacrosstheplace.Thiswasdefinitelytheworkofbeasts.

"Unlessthatkidreallyhasastrongbeastbyhisside!"Themanwasshocked.Hehadalreadyfelttheremainingaurasofthebeastsaround.Thisonlyprovesthatthekidhastamedbeastsfollowinghimaround.Ifthatwasreallythecase,theyhadtore-evaluatethekid’sidentity.

“Idonotcarewhetherornotheownsabeast,Iwillnotlethimgo.”TaoTiancheng’sfacewasgrim.Hehadnurturedtheadventurerpartyforsuchalongtimeandnowthathislossesweresosevere,hisreputationwastarnishedeveninhisownterritory.Ifhedidnotapprehendthisbratalive,whatfacewouldhehavelefttoshowintheForestofDemons?TheonlywaytorecoverfromsuchheavylosseswastohandthatkidalivetoBlackFiendSchool.

“WhatabouttheVice-Leader?Whyishenothereyet?”TaoTianchengwasextremelydispleased,withtheappearanceofhigh-leveledbeastsandfromwhathecouldtellfromtheremainsofthebattlefield,thereweremorethanonebeastspresent.Thematterhadalsodevelopedfurtherandfurtherawayoutofhisimagination.Hehadtobereadytofaceanythingnow.

“Leader,theVice-Leaderhassentamessagethatoncehefinishedhiswork,hewouldrushover.”Hissubordinatereported.

“WhatisthisWangYuchentryingtodo?Domywordsmeannothingtohimanymore?”TaoTiancheng’sfacefellevenfurther.Hehadalreadyorderedhismentosendmessagesseveraltimesalready,yethisVice-LeaderWangYuchenstillhadn’tarrived.Thiswasaplainandsimplewaytochallengehisauthority.

“Careful!Someoneishere!”Beforefinishinghissentence,TaoTiancheng’sfacesuddenlychangedandhelookedstraightaheadofhim.

“Howl!Howl!Howl!Howl!”Suddenly,roarsandhowlsofbeastsrangoutintheirsurroundings.Thetreesshookandinseveralseconds,HellWolvesnumberingnotlessthan200pouncedoutfromthetrees.Theirappearancewasferocious,theircaninesbared,causingpeopletotremble.

Theaurasofmorethantenadventurerssurgedthroughtheair,but,infrontofapackofmorethan200HellWolves,theycouldnothelpbutfeelchillsrundowntheirspine.

“AreweencounteringaBeastTide?WhyaretheresomanyHellWolves?!”themenshiveredinfearatthissight.ThereweresomanyHellWolves,thoughtheircultivationlevelswerenothigh,itwasnotsomethingtheirgroupcoulddealwith.

“Itcan’tbe.HellWolvesaresmallinnumbers.Onepackwouldatmostonlyhaveafewwolves.ThishugenumberofHellWolvescouldonlymeansomeonehastamedthemall!”Someoneresponded.WithjustthisnumberofHellWolvesitcouldnotpossiblybeaBeastTide,theyshouldhavebeentamedbysomeone.

TaoTiancheng’sfacechanged.Heunderstoodclearlythatthelasttimehehadpaidbigmoneytorentthose20HellWolvescouldalreadybeconsideredasanalmostimpossiblefeat.SomeonewhocouldusesomanyHellWolvesatoncemusthaveaverylargebacking.

“Whoosh!Whoosh!”CloselyfollowingbehindtheHellWolvesweretensoffigures.

“It’stheVice-Leader!TheVice-Leaderishere!”Seeingaslightlyfatandshortmanatthefrontofthefigures,theadventurerswereecstatic.ThatmanwastheirVice-Leader,WangYuchen.

TaoTianchengwasnothappy.Hewassuspicious.Hesawthatthoughthereweresomeadventurersbelongingtotheirpartybesideshim,theremainingtensofpeoplewerestrangers.Amongthemwereseveralcultivatorswhohadverystrongauras.Onelookatthemandhecouldtelltheywerefromalargeorganization.

Especiallytheoldmanwhowastallerthaneveryoneelsebyawholehead,yethewasskinnyasastick.Thebrownrobethatenvelopedhisbodymadehimlookjustlikeaskeletonwearingclothes.Hischeeksbarelyhadanyflesh.Hischeekboneswerehigh,hisforeheadwasbulgingoutandhiseyesweredeep,justlikeablackcuckoofromthedarknessinsidetheforest.

“BlackFiendSchool!”Seeingtheoldman,TaoTiancheng’sheartcouldnothelpbutshiver.Thispersonwasdefinitelyextremelystrong,andhewasnottheaveragestrongcultivatoraswell.Whatwasmoreimportantwasthatthesetensofstrangersallhadthesameinsigniaontheirclothes.ThoughhemaynothaveanybusinesswithBlackFiendSchool,itdidnotmeanthathewillnotrecognizethem.TheseweremenofBlackFiendSchool.

“Leaderletmeintroduceyoutothisperson.ThisisDharmaProtectorHeijiuofBlackFiendSchool.”WangYuchenwalkedforwardwithhisshortandplumpfigure,hisfaceheldasmileashewalkedinfrontofTaoTiancheng.

“WangYuchen,you…!”TaoTiancheng’sfacechanged.TheseweremenfromBlackFiendSchool.NowthathisVice-LeaderhadarrivedwithbrothersfromthepartyandmenfromBlackFiendSchool,howcouldhenotunderstandthatWangYuchenhadsecretlycontactedBlackFiendSchoolandjoinedtheirside?

“Leader,IthinkyoubetterexplainthesituationtoDharmaProtectorHeijiu.Doyouhaveanynewsofthatkid?”WangYuchencontinuedsmiling,notatallaffectedbyTaoTiancheng’suglyexpression.

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“Whereisthatkidnow?IshetheonemyBlackFiendSchoolislookingfor?Iwantalltheinformationyouhavenow,orelseyouknowtheconsequences!”HeijiulookedatTaoTiancheng.Hisvoicewassharp,piercingtheearsofpeople.Itwasjustlikeascreechfromacuckooatnight,makingpeoplefeeluncomfortable.

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Onedaylater,thecaveopened.

BiLingwalkedout.Herbodyalreadydressedinalongandlightaquamarineskirt,embroideredwithflower-likemarkings.Herlushblackhairwasdrapedoverhershoulderswhileshewalked.Herwalkseemedtoencompassthebeautyoftheworld,brightnessradiatingfromeverystepshetook.Herlipswereslightlyred,andherfacehadalsoregainedsomeofitsrosiness.

Outsidethecave,SuYiwassquattinginfrontofacampfireonapileofrocks.Hisfaceslightlystainedbythesmoke.SeeingBiLingwhowaswalkingoutofthecave,hecouldnothelpbutfallintoadaze.