blueteamnovel Chapter 164 Support
Chapter 164 Support
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"...Ming...Shan, ...An, ...Shan...Yan." Qin Xiaochuan seemed to hear a chanting voice in his mind. Before he could hear it clearly, a feeling of panic suddenly overwhelmed him. In that panic, he felt an indescribable helplessness and anxiety that gripped his heart tightly, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
"Losing my Minggang Mountain makes my soul restless; losing my Jade Green Plate makes me unhappy." That chanting sounded in his ears again, and in the chanting, he seemed to feel countless creatures fleeing, wailing, grieving, and roaring.
"Xiao Chuan!" Guo Shiyi saw that Qin Xiao Chuan, the young man, was not moving under his palm, and she felt a little panicked. She immediately rushed towards the boulder without thinking.
"Roar." The giant centipede raised its pincers to block her way, and at the same time, more than a dozen wild beasts roared and surrounded her from behind. Guo Shiyi seemed not to see them at all; at this moment, her eyes were only on the two people on the boulder. In the blink of an eye, the attacks of the centipede and the wild beasts enveloped her.
"The Land of Extreme Cold." A cold voice suddenly rang out, and both the giant centipede and the snarling beast suddenly froze. A layer of ice had somehow covered them, and in the blink of an eye, they had all turned into ice sculptures.
A man appeared on one side of the hillside, waving his hands incessantly. With each wave of his hand, several flashes of cold light pierced the ice sculpture. Moments later, the ice sculpture melted, and more than a dozen wild beasts shrank to the ground, leaving only the centipede still holding its pincers, standing in place like an ice sculpture.
A vine wrapped around Qin Xiaochuan's waist, and Guo Shiyi pulled him off the boulder. The man on the boulder did not stop her, but just watched quietly, as if everything happening before his eyes had nothing to do with him.
"Xiao Chuan, are you alright?" Guo Shiyi asked Qin Xiao Chuan anxiously.
Qin Xiaochuan looked up at her worried face and bewildered expression, but didn't say a word.
"Are you alright?" Someone spoke behind her, and when she turned around, she saw it was Mo Yu. She looked around at the wild beasts, which had all transformed into ordinary animals—small creatures like stone martens, weasels, and ferrets.
"These animals?" Guo Shiyi looked at Professor Xin beside her, only to see that the other person's face was full of shock and sadness.
"Don't worry, they were just given anesthesia," Mo Yu said calmly. After speaking, his gaze shifted to the man on the boulder, as if deep in thought.
"Let's retreat!" Qin Xiaochuan suddenly said coldly.
"Are you alright?" Guo Shiyi asked in surprise.
He nodded but didn't say anything more, and took the lead in walking back the way he came. Guo Shiyi watched his back with some worry, but in the end, she didn't say anything and followed him as instructed.
Throughout the entire process, the man on the boulder watched the crowd silently without making any move.
"Is this all there is to it?" A woman suddenly emerged from the woods. She looked to be in her early twenties, wearing a beige V-neck knit sweater, with her hair in a ponytail. A digital camera hung around her neck, and her large, bright eyes were filled with a thirst for adventure.
"Hello, I'm Cheng Xiaoman." The woman smiled and waved to the group. "I came with him." She then pointed to Mo Yu, her relaxed tone as if she were greeting a friend.
"My name is Qin Xiaochuan."
"I am Guo Shiyi." The two responded politely, but Professor Xin seemed lost in thought and did not speak.
"I was the champion of the Asian Supernatural Abilities Exchange Competition. I once wrote a special report on it. To be honest, I am very interested in psionics and supernatural abilities," Cheng Xiaoman said eloquently.
"Are you a reporter?" Guo Shiyi asked curiously.
"Yes, how about I write you an exclusive report? To be honest, a young lady like you, who is both talented and beautiful, is bound to be very popular. You might even become a female celebrity," Cheng Xiaoman said, blinking her eyes.
"No, no. I don't want to be a female celebrity," Guo Shiyi quickly waved her hand shyly.
For some reason, Qin Xiaochuan felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Cheng Xiaoman say that Guo Shiyi would definitely be popular with the public, and said somewhat irritably, "Is this all you reporters do all day?"
"That's a bit rude of you. He was just joking." Guo Shiyi tugged at his clothes.
Cheng Xiaoman didn't seem to take his words to heart. Instead, she looked at Qin Xiaochuan thoughtfully, then covered her mouth and said, "It seems like someone's angry."
Qin Xiaochuan paused, his face flushed slightly, and he became too embarrassed to speak further.
"By the way, how did you two end up together?" Guo Shiyi broke the silence, asking the question with a smile on her face, seemingly in a good mood.
"Maybe it's fate!" Mo Yu was about to speak when Cheng Xiaoman answered with a smile. Hearing this, Mo Yu had no choice but to shut his mouth and walk away in silence.
Guo Shiyi seemed to smell a hint of gossip. She glanced at the two of them curiously. One was taciturn and aloof, while the other was lively, cute, and outgoing. They seemed to have a bit of a couple vibe, at least matching the character settings of the male and female leads in most romance dramas.
"Do you know who he is?" she asked Cheng Xiaoman tentatively, pointing at Mo Yu.
"Identity? Isn't he just a handsome guy?" the other person replied without thinking. Just as Guo Shiyi was wondering how to respond, she saw the other person's eyes light up as he said, "Could he be some domineering CEO of a multinational corporation?"
Qin Xiaochuan suddenly stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He turned to look at the woman with an unusually wild imagination. He really couldn't understand why a girl who looked so intellectual would act so childishly when she was infatuated.
In any case, Cheng Xiaoman had completely ended the topic. After the group walked in silence for a while, Qin Xiaochuan asked Mo Yu, "How did you end up here?"
"I told you about my partner before. I've checked, and he was here before he attacked me," Mo Yu said calmly.
Qin Xiaochuan certainly remembered that Mo Yu was betrayed by his partner and killed him in retaliation, which earned him the title of "traitor". His partner attacked Mo Yu because of the Dark Night Base, which means that his partner was connected to the Dark Night Base. If the other party came to this place and saw certain people or did certain things, then that person or thing may also be related to the Dark Night Base.
Thinking of this, he quickly asked again, "Did you find out why he came here?"
Mo Yu remained calm as he said, "I asked the townspeople, and they said he inquired about the whereabouts of Huang Daxian after he came here."
"What does he want with Wong Tai Sin?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, frowning.
"It's unclear at the moment; only Wong Tai Sin himself could answer that. Why are you here as well?"
Qin Xiaochuan briefly explained how he joined the Demon Hunters and carried out his first mission. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Do you know about the demon race?"
Mo Yu remained silent for a moment before saying, "A long time ago, I heard some senior demon hunters say this."
"What? Demon race? Do demons really exist in this world?" Cheng Xiaoman suddenly peered curiously from behind.
"I can't answer that. What if you do a special report tomorrow and say it was me who said it? Those keyboard warriors will probably start cursing me. I know you reporters like to publish news that's all bark and no bite."
"Little brother, you seem to have a lot of prejudice against reporters?" Cheng Xiaoman looked at him with interest.
"Sigh, there's nothing I can do. It's not that I have a prejudice, but I've lost all trust in the irresponsible news online that only cares about grabbing attention. Can you understand? As a bystander, when you find an interesting headline and click on the news with high expectations, only to find that after reading through a whole article, there's only one melon seed that's actually edible, how disappointed do you feel? Not to mention those clickbait headlines that are all talk and no action." Qin Xiaochuan said, gesturing to the size of a melon seed with his hand.
"Well, that's not entirely true." Cheng Xiaoman awkwardly stepped back. She knew that Qin Xiaochuan was telling the truth, so she was too embarrassed to argue.
"When you asked about the demon race, were you referring to Huang Daxian?" Mo Yu asked.
"The so-called Huang Daxian is the weasel in folk legends, and should be a member of the demon race," Qin Xiaochuan explained.
"Is that the man on the rock just now?"
"That's probably true. He's skilled in mind control techniques like soul-capturing, which is why people often say that these techniques can 'possess' and manipulate others."
"Then we shouldn't have retreated." Mo Yu suddenly stopped and said coldly.
Qin Xiaochuan also stopped. He looked up at the sky and saw several birds flying overhead. The wind gently blew through the woods, carrying the unique fresh scent of the mountains. He asked casually, "When you came here, did you see flocks of eagles flying over the mountains over there?"
Mo Yu frowned. He didn't understand what Qin Xiaochuan meant, but he still replied, "Yes, what does it have to do with Wong Tai Sin?"
"Human activities have destroyed their homes, leaving them homeless, and many more animals will suffer the same fate in the future. Wong Tai Sin is now helping them protect this home."
Mo Yu fell silent. He stood there for a long time, seemingly deep in thought or making a decision, but in the end he didn't say a word. He lifted his foot and continued walking out of the forest.