The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 262 - 162: If Life Were Just Like When We First Met_2

Da Zi was in pain, hissing. The hooked tail thrust down, but naturally, she dodged it.

Tusk’s first strike was effective! It was as sharp as a skirmish; even the giant scorpion’s prided shell armor seemed like nothing in front of it.

She darted and leaped across the field, evading the Scorpion Demon’s attacks. If Changtian were awake, he would have straightforwardly told her how to attack. But now, she could only rely on herself. It was only now that she truly realized how precious Changtian was to her!

Where exactly is this creature’s weak spot?

Its front claw had been injured by her, now less agile but still a threat. Once she even jumped onto the flat back of the Scorpion Demon, planning to stab its Heavenly Spirit, but before the dagger could plunge down, a gust hit from behind, and the hooked tail struck first.

This tail is really troublesome!

The Pei Yuan Pill gradually started to work, she felt her energy replenished and the pain in her chest slightly eased. While internally praising her Alchemy Skill, her eyes lit up, finally discovering the giant scorpion’s vulnerability.

The enemy in front of her was a giant scorpion, not a human. Techniques that target human vulnerabilities might not work on it. She held Tusk in her mouth with her right hand, stowed the other away, spread her body, dodging a strike from Big Claw and a sweep from the hooked tail, and then close to the giant scorpion’s body, grabbed its legs, shrunk and slipped under the giant scorpion’s belly!

Indeed, though it looked dangerous, this was a blind spot for the scorpion’s attack, a place neither Big Claw nor that damned hooked tail could reach.

The giant scorpion struggled to stretch Big Claw under its body, but got stuck in the narrow space, then desperately shook its body to shake her off. Ning Xiaoxian would not let it have its way, tightly gripping its rough abdominal carapace, clinging firmly like a gecko.

Before the scorpion realized it could crush her into a pulp, she had to make a move.

Ning Xiaoxian held onto the abdominal shell with one hand, pulled Tusk from her mouth with her right hand, and stabbed fiercely into the seam of the abdominal carapace! She didn’t know where the giant scorpion’s heart was, but this heavy strike must have given Da Zi a lot to handle.

The giant scorpion indeed emitted a sharp, piercing scream, madly rushing forward. She quickly released her limbs, allowing her back to hit the ground heavily, while her right hand still maintained the stance of holding a dagger aloft!

This became a situation where the thin underside of the giant scorpion had to withstand the sharp Tusk—no need to mention the outcome, right? From its abdomen to the end of its tail, it was neatly split open by Tusk, equating to being disemboweled, with green blood flowing everywhere, and even the innards fell out.

This battle had reached this stage; it should be over, but the giant scorpion’s Life Force was extremely tenacious. It still turned to attack Ning Xiaoxian several times, but its techniques were gone, just a dying struggle, until at last, it could not walk anymore, only waving its big pincers a few times in place.

She calmed her intense heartbeat, sighed softly, and just as she was about to go forward and deal the final blow, unexpectedly, three claps resounded on the empty ground.

The clapping sound was not too loud nor too soft, neither hurried nor slow, each clap spaced by one and a half breaths, precisely timing with the contraction of her heart. This sound seemed magical; after three claps, her chest churned, and the wound was so painful that she wanted to vomit another mouthful of blood.

The person who arrived took her mind with just three claps, gaining the absolute upper hand—so impressive!

Then, a voice as smooth as jade chuckled by her ear: "Good, good! Impressive, very exciting."

Although the voice was gentle, it fell into her ears like dropping into an ice cellar, even the circulation of blood in her body paused for a moment. Qiongqi whispered: "He hid his demon energy, and I didn’t even notice it."

From the woods, a person with silver hair reflecting the moonlight’s brilliance slowly emerged. Lips red, teeth white, eyes curved—wasn’t this Mo Guai, the Great Demon she least wanted to meet today! He was wearing black clothes with red edges at the collar and sleeves, though the robe’s color was dark, it exhibited luxuriously with shimmering black, vine-like patterns.

This fox demon, always so vain!

She said confusedly: "Lord Miluo?" Trying one last effort.

The other party revealed a toothy smile: "Long time no see, Miss Li... oh, I mean, I should call you ’Miss Ning,’ right?"

He had still found out her real identity! Ning Xiaoxian’s heart skipped a beat, falling silent.

Listening closely, Miluo then said: "Do you remember, last time we parted, I told you, if you want to pretend you’re afraid of me, remember to quicken your heartbeat and breathe faster?"

She blankly nodded her head.

The Great Demon took a deep breath and then sighed softly, "Wouldn’t life be much better if it were like when we first met?"

The first time they met, she was just Li Mengxue, and him, a demon at the Divine Refining Stage, still owed her a favor.

After hearing this, a chilling feeling arose spontaneously in Ning Xiaoxian. Having finished being sentimental, was this demon going to trouble her now?

She asked in a low voice: "I’ve been very covert all this way; how did you find me?"

He walked over to the small campfire, sat down by the fire, leaned lazily against the rock wall, and then slowly began: "Did you steal something in Shuangyu City? I visited the Woodworking Workshop and smelled your scent. We traveled together for a whole day; I remember your scent very clearly. Hmm, then someone in the city told me you headed north."

Her scent? Hearing Miluo speak of it so intimately, she couldn’t help but blush. No wonder Changtian said she was a troublemaker; she really shouldn’t have caused trouble in Shuangyu City, taking some worthless furniture, resulting in this Great Demon catching up with her. This deal was quite a loss indeed. Unfortunately, there’s no medicine for regret in this world. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)