Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 176: Wanling Abyss (1)
The Demon Lord saw a flurry of petals heading his way and quickly deployed his Inner Strength to fend off the petals. However, to his surprise, even after dispersing the petals, they continued to fly towards him. Retreating several steps, the Demon Lord rolled up his sleeves and swatted away the oncoming petals, but still, some managed to strike him.
Xiaojin, perched on Feng Xuxu’s wrist, raised his snake’s head and with a leap landed on the ground, continuously sending out signals in all directions.
The Demon Lord, observing the petals embedded halfway into his flesh, expelled his Inner Strength and the petals detached on their own. He did not react with anger but rather let out a laugh as he looked at Feng Xuxu, who had already fallen to the ground.
"Miss Feng, I hadn’t expected you to be such a well-hidden master, but I like it. I’ve changed my mind, and now you belong to me," the Demon Lord said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, his deep and husky voice filling the forest, echoing through the air.
Fighting back the taste of blood in her mouth, Feng Xuxu replied with a smile, "How does it feel? Would you like to try some more of the same?"
With a smirk curving his lips, his blood-red eyes fixed on Feng Xuxu. The redder his eyes became, the more excited he felt as he watched her.
"Xuxu, be careful! Don’t look into his eyes, or your consciousness will be at his mercy!" Jueqing, seeing the Demon Lord beginning to use the Soul Detachment Technique, shouted loudly to Feng Xuxu.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xuxu closed her eyes and began to gather the Spiritual Energy in the space around her, preparing for her final confrontation with the Demon Lord.
A tiger’s roar resounded, and a large White Tiger appeared in front of everyone. With the tiger’s roar, far off, a pack of wolves called out. Xiaobai, with its sharp tiger’s eyes, watched the Demon Lord intently, ready to pounce and tear him apart at the slightest provocation.
The Demon Lord, intrigued by the appearance of the White Tiger, let out a wicked laugh and was about to advance to take care of the White Tiger when he heard a rustling noise. Turning his head, he saw them—snakes on trees, snakes on the ground, all staring at the Demon Lord, sending a chill down his spine. He gave Feng Xuxu a deep look before rising to leave with a few guards, flying away.
Seeing the Demon Lord depart, the White Tiger also silently vanished into the forest, and the snakes, upon receiving orders from the king, gradually retreated. In a short while, the quiet of the woods was restored.
The moment Feng Xuxu saw the Demon Lord fly away, she could no longer hold back and finally spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"Miss?" Yingsu and Baihe quickly supported Feng Xuxu when they saw her condition. Seeing that her maids were also not lightly wounded, Feng Xuxu returned a smile and reassured them not to worry.
"Xuxu!" Supported by Xuefei, he came to Feng Xuxu’s side.
"Cousin, I’m fine. Don’t worry," she said, seeing the concern in Jueqing’s eyes and knowing he would protect her with his life. She felt fortunate to have such a cousin and softly called him "Cousin" with a smile.
"Xuxu, are you willing to call me Cousin?" Jueqing hadn’t expected that Xuxu would accept him so quickly, having expected it to take much longer.
"What? Is that not okay?" She helped Jueqing up and walked slowly to the campfire before turning to get a waterskin from the carriage.
Jueqing thought back on the night’s bizarre events—the mastery of Feng Xuxu’s martial skills, the appearance of the White Tiger, and then the snakes. There seemed to be no connection, yet it was undeniable that all these occurrences manifested when Feng Xuxu was in danger.
Feng Xuxu climbed into the carriage, replaced the water with Spiritual Spring Water from her space, and sat down next to her cousin with the waterskin in hand.
"Cousin, have some water." She opened the lid and handed it to Jueqing.
Xuefei took out medicine for treating internal injuries and handed it to his master, who swallowed it with the water.
All the injured rested back to back for a while, waiting quietly for dawn.
The sun slowly began to rise in the east. The five of them stood up, with Xuefei driving the carriage, and the other four squeezed inside the ample carriage.
