Chapter Twelve You Are My Man
Wei Long glanced at Nalan Xinnuo, gritted his teeth and followed Nan Gongyin away. Huo Zhi let out a sigh and also turned to leave. Only He Xian was left, staring incredulously at the motionless Nalan Xinnuo, his eyes red-rimmed.
He truly admired Nalan Xixi. From the moment he entered the forest, he had subconsciously regarded her as another master, one who could follow without worry or fear.
He fell to his knees with a thud, performing the military salute reserved for superiors in front of Nalan Xinnuo. He opened his pack, took out dried meat, and placed it beside her. Unexpectedly, this became the only thing that could be used to pay respects to her.
Before they knew it, it was already after noon. The three of them had begun to approach the valley where Jiao Yulian was located. The tall trees surrounding them grew denser and the light began to fade again. They quickened their pace, determined to capture Jiao Yulian before nightfall.
After walking for a long time, the surroundings were surrounded by thick trees, and the path was filled with birdsong and insect calls, but sunlight couldn't penetrate at all. Under the shade of the trees, it was dark and gloomy.
Quan Long took out a night pearl from his bosom and shone it on the path ahead. Suddenly! A strange sound came from deep within the forest...
"Humming humming humming" - a buzzing noise like the sound of bees, accompanied by the sound of countless wings flapping in the air.
Suddenly! Quan Long took a step back, his face terrified as he pointed forward, unable to say a word. At this moment, everyone held their breath and stared straight ahead.
In the air ahead, a mysterious creature like a flying dragon was approaching, its entire body glowing with a yellow fluorescent light, moving at an extremely fast speed. The thick body swept across the ground, leaving a scorched smell and even igniting flames on several dry wooden branches.
In the midst of these four trees, if a big fire breaks out, there's no way to escape! Not giving them time to think, that massive creature is rapidly approaching, the disturbing buzzing sound growing stronger and stronger.
The three of them saw the situation, exchanged a glance, and quickly turned around to jump up and retreat back to their original route with swift footwork.
Nan Gong Jin, not to mention Luo Tian Da Di, the unifying overlord of the mainland, and they were all accomplished individuals with numerous military achievements. However, at this moment, they were being chased by a mysterious giant creature and fleeing in haste.
Although escaping with one's life is urgent at the moment, no one has time to think about anything else, but in their hearts, it's not a pleasant feeling.
In an instant, several people had rushed out of the forest shade and arrived at the exit, downstream of that stream. Guan Long collapsed to the ground with a 'thud', panting heavily, while He Xian leaned against a nearby tree, drenched in sweat.
Nangong Jin merely took a slight breath, but had already expended half of his physical strength.
He slightly furrowed his brow, remained silent for a moment, and then asked coldly: "What is this thing?"
Huo's face turned pale, he was a man who had seen and experienced much, as a doctor, what strange insects and beasts hadn't he seen? However, this monstrous creature, not only had he never seen it before, but he had also never even heard of it, just one glance at it left him shocked.
His eyebrows furrowed even tighter, his knowledge was useless since he entered this place. He shook his head and said: "I've never heard of it, from the sound it seems to be a flying insect, but from its body shape it looks like a walking beast, yet it can fly...this is simply..."
This is simply a monster!
Nangong Jin's expression turned serious, this trip was difficult and he knew it, but what he didn't expect was that now they couldn't even reach the place where those things were, a single Enchanting Tree left several people feeling empty.
At this moment, they encountered an object that was beyond their wildest imagination, and it chased them all over the forest.
At first, when she heard herself say she was going to Zhongtong Lin, she must have wanted to laugh.
Just as he heard her say she wanted to have him all to herself, both love and pity.
They all spoke with such arrogance, and then fell into each other's fantasies, bound together by life and death.
A brook, rocks. The moon is sparse and the stars are few, a crescent moon hangs on the dark edge of the sky, the birds have all fallen asleep, occasionally a few insect calls, the gurgling sound of the brook water becomes clearer and clearer, she slowly opens her eyes, the severe pain under her body makes her frown.
Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide. All around, there was no one in sight. The other four people had already gone somewhere unknown. Memories gradually emerged, in the forest, they were confused by the enchanting tree... then... thinking about it, Nalan Xian's face gradually turned pale.
She knew the harm of that enchanting tree, especially for men, who found it even harder to resist.
The toxin of the enchanting tree will repeatedly provoke men's **, and men must release it repeatedly to be able to, the crux of the enchanting tree lies here, men repeatedly releasing, ultimately will inevitably lead to physical exhaustion, withering and death.
Nangong Jin...... where did he go?! Could it be that they are all in the forest?! Haven't come out?!
Nalan Xixi became more and more nervous, she who was normally calm and rational, at this moment completely unable to control her emotions.
At this time, a strong smell of meat attracted her attention. A large piece of horse meat was mixed with dried horse blood and placed there. And what was that package!
A flash of surprise flickered across Nalan Xingde's eyes - they were still alive, he was still alive!
It's good to be alive...
Nalan Xixi took out the short dagger attached to her boot and began cutting the horse meat. Eating raw horse meat was nothing, in the past when they were fighting in the jungle, when there was nothing to eat, they even ate insects together. At a critical moment of life and death, no one would care about that much, because at such moments, the most important thing is just to survive.
She now has to fill her belly with food in order to have the energy to chase after them, because the dark forest ahead is a habitat for fireflies, and one careless move could result in death.
Filling his stomach, Nalan Xinxin's blood flow began to gradually accelerate its circulation, and the lost energy started to recover.
She took off her clothes, entered the stream, and simply washed a bath. Then put on the black cloak of Nangong Jin that was wrapped around her body, and quickly chased forward.
The sky grew darker, but the moonlight at this moment was very bright. Her figure wandered in the deep night, her toes lightly touching the branches, like a breeze passing through the forest.
Suddenly! A stone she had just stepped on caught her attention, she turned back, squatted down, picked up a white stone with gray crystalline masses on it, under the moonlight, it emitted a glass-like luster.
Nalan Xixi's eyes widened in surprise, this place actually had saltpeter!
A rare smile appeared on her face, and she tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of her robe to start picking up these intact saltpeter.
Fireflies usually gather in groups, their tails have very potent carbon disulfide, even a small one can cause large-scale burns to human skin, and even bones.
However, once carbon disulfide comes into contact with niter, a chemical reaction occurs - an explosion.
Ancient gunpowder was made like this. Now although the materials are not as complete, with these saltpeter, however many flying moths there are, she can kill that many.
"Humming..."
In the dead of night, the yellow glow on the body of the giant creature shone even brighter, its length and width having increased by at least twice as much as during the day. At this moment, it was rapidly roaming through the forest, chasing after the people in front.
Nangong Jin's lightness skill was the best, one person took the lead and ran in front, Quan Long followed by his side, Huo Zhe in the middle, and He Xian ran at the end. The more urgent the moment, the less they would mess up their footsteps.
"What the hell is this!" He Xian, who was already at his limit, roared in anger, with the veins on his neck bulging out and twitching back and forth as he ran, looking like they would snap at any moment.
That glowing and flying giant had been chasing them relentlessly for a whole day, and probably wouldn't let up tonight either. They had maintained this speed for two hours already.
"Shut up and conserve your energy." Huo Zhe growled at him in a low voice.
On the other side, Quan Long was almost running to tears, this was not only physical torture but also psychological destruction. Behind him was a huge monster that he couldn't even name, and everyone else had already exhausted their strength.
A huge, desperate sense of hopelessness that death is imminent.
They had already run nearly half the distance and were almost at the entrance to the maze forest. Nan Gong Jin's face was getting colder and the situation was gradually spiraling out of control, with no escape from death either way.
Bang!
Suddenly! A loud explosion, behind, flames filled the sky. For a moment, that yellow giant object was blown to pieces, scattering everywhere, a vast expanse of yellow light floating like dust in the flames.
Nangong Jin suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around and stared at the flames in shock.
At this moment, a charming shadow flew swiftly like a ghost, and in the blink of an eye, it had already arrived in front of everyone.
Look clearly at the comer, and unexpectedly, Guan Long burst into loud wailing. Huo's face turned deathly pale, his whole body trembling slightly, unable to utter a word. He Xian clenched his fists tightly, his throat continuously making sobbing sounds.
She... is still alive! Most importantly, she has come, she has come to save them!
For some reason, at the moment the explosion sounded, they subconsciously thought she would appear, and the hope that had almost collapsed in their hearts ignited like a flame, and for a while, they were no longer afraid of anything.
“Nangong Jin's eyes, which had been cold and detached, suddenly softened, overlaid with a complex mix of emotions. However, before he could say anything, Nalan Xianyu stepped forward and tightly hugged him, as if wanting to press him into her body.”
"What you said is right." She lifted her head and stared into his dark eyes, "I'm moved."
After that, she gently pinched his chin, domineeringly kissed his lips, as if to make an indelible mark on her own belongings.
"I like you, from now on, you are my man, so I will absolutely not abandon you." A heavenly voice, a domineering tone, this is her promise, a once-in-a-lifetime promise.
Nangong Jin's body trembled slightly, and he felt his heart was like it had just exploded, booming loudly. A mouthful of blood burst forth, gushing out rapidly. His uncontrolled heartbeat pounded against his chest, each beat feeling like a sharp stab.
She should hate him. At the moment of his death, he cruelly took her away and then turned around indifferently when she died. But, Nalan Xiong, why... You should hate me.
This is revenge worse than hatred.
"Hum——" The fireflies that had just been scattered began to reassemble quickly, and the three people saw this and started to retreat backwards.
"You go first." Nalan Xixi looked at Nan Gongyin, as if she wanted to imprint his face in her heart.