Chapter 466 Sword Attendant

"in front of!"

"stop!"

"Don't run away!"

In the dense forest, leaves rustled, clothes rubbed against grass clippings, and torches burned brightly.

The golden light pierced the dark night, pair by pair, like fireflies in the dark night.

The girl gasped for breath, thorns slid down her arms, and she looked back from time to time. Her immature golden eyes were filled with tears, stubbornly refusing to fall.

"stop!"

The leading man among the pursuers stopped.

He raised his palms and pointed his sword diagonally at the ground.

"team leader!"

the adjutant asked respectfully.

"Ahead is the demon's lair."

The captain cast his deep gaze into the pitch-black night.

"She can't escape."

When the word "ghost" was mentioned, everyone's expressions froze, and a hint of fear appeared in their golden eyes.

"The elder's side..."

"Let the sacrifice go, and her sister should be ready to wake up."

"The sacrifices escaped into the lair of demons and ghosts. They will die without any hope of life. We will go back and recover. Everything will be decided by the elders."

The captain turned around.

"Let's go back to Izumo Country."

"yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

…………

Sword Shilian ran and ran, ran and ran.

She pursed her lips tightly.

So tired, so cold, so scared.

Jian Shilian felt countless eyes staring at her in the darkness around her.

Greedy and evil.

She knew she had run into the demon's lair.

This is the barrier that has guarded the Sword Warrior clan for thousands of years, and it is also an absolute restricted area that can swallow lives.

Sword Shilian has been listening to the stories told by adults about the demon's lair for as long as she can remember. The disobedient children accidentally entered here and died tragically. The hunter who returned late got lost and entered the demon's lair and has since disappeared. The restless young man said that he wanted to take a look. The outside world never came back.

There are too many similar stories, which cast layers of mystery on the demon lair.

Jian Shilian's heart was beating like a drum.

If she could, she wouldn't want to enter the demon's lair even if she died.

But this was the opportunity that her sister risked her life to win for her.

Jian Shilian couldn't be selfish, from the moment her sister opened the door and privately let her as a sacrifice escape.

Jian Shilian doesn't just live for herself.

She still has to survive with her sister's share!

"Run quickly, Lian!"

"Keep running! Keep running!"

"We must live!"

Jian Shilian's ears once again heard her sister's instructions in a lowered voice, with a cry in her voice.

The world in front of me appears double.

Jian Shilian blinked hard, and the cold air she breathed made her throat hurt. Her ten-year-old body was already overwhelmed, and every cell and muscle was wailing, they wanted to stop, they wanted to rest.

Jian Shilian is still running, relying solely on her faith to hold on.

The elders said that the Sword Warriors are the people chosen by God. These golden pupils are proof that as long as they believe they can do it, the Sword Warriors, the people chosen by God, will definitely be able to do it.

Jian Shilian bit her lip, and the smell of blood filled her mouth.

I will definitely...definitely be able to do it!

The golden eyes gradually dimmed.

After a few unwilling blinks, the golden pupils extinguished and returned to black and white eyes.

I...I can't...stop here!

Jian Shilian moved inch by inch.

He fell to the ground with a whimper.

The rough ground broke Jian Shilian's skin.

She raised her head and looked forward stubbornly.

Jian Shilian crawled on her elbows and knees, bit by bit, inch by inch.

''This is……

Jian Shilian heard a human voice.

It's an illusion.

How could there be any living people in the demon lair?

Jian Shilian didn't think much about it.

Her current state doesn't allow her to think too much.

There was only one thought left in Jian Shilian's mind.

She wants to move forward, keep moving forward.

Absolutely can't stop.

"Brother Lu, this is really... amazing willpower."

"Um."

Jian Shilian couldn't crawl anymore.

There's something blocking the way ahead.

Jian Shilian raised her head, paused for a few seconds, and then bit down fiercely.

Her movements seemed to speak.

"Get out of my way!"

Sword Shilian's head was held down, making her unable to move forward or retreat.

She used her last strength to look up.

What you see is a good-looking face.

"Hello, little one."

Lu Mingfei smiled gently.

Sword Server Lian rolled her eyes, lost consciousness, and fainted.

Lu Mingfei blinked and shook his head helplessly.

"Pfft."

Kazama Ruri covered her mouth, and Shutoku Mai looked up at the moon, but the corners of their mouths were twitching.

Lu Mingfei shook his head.

"Don't hold it in, just laugh if you want."

"Hahaha!"

Mai Shutoku smiled quite reservedly, but Ruri Kazama said, Hey, hey, you are also the Dragon King of the fierce ghosts, what do you look like when you are bending over and hugging your belly and laughing! The image! Where is your invincible image as Lord Dragon King!

"Actually, actually."

Kazama Liuli said intermittently.

"You can't blame Brother Lu. It's definitely not because he was scared. In my opinion, this kid is exhausted."

Kazama Ruri nodded, strengthening her affirmative tone.

"Yes, that's it. Either I'm scared, or I'm exhausted."

"No need to explain."

Jiutoku Mai glanced at him and stood silently between Lu Mingfei and Fengjian Liuli.

"The young master is so handsome, how can he be scary? Your explanation is completely unnecessary."

Kazama Ruri didn't argue, he nodded and smiled at Shutoku Mai, looking well-behaved.

"The child needs rest and his wounds need to be treated."

Lu Mingfei quickly inspected Jian Shilian before speaking.

"If you rest..."

Mai Shutoku pointed in a direction.

"During my previous investigation, I saw an open space over there."

"In that direction..."

Fengjian Liuli carried the sword and walked away.

"Brother Lu, please take care of the child and leave the road opening to me for the time being."

"cut."

Mai Shutoku pouted.

Lu Mingfei followed, holding the sword Shilian.

"gone."

"Yes, Master."

It was said that they were opening a road, but until they arrived at the clearing, no one encountered a Deadpool.

"So, is it really because of this child?"

Several people were sitting on the ground. Fengjian Liuli put his hands behind his back, with his long hair hanging down, and turned his head to look at Jian Shilian.

Mai Shutoku used the wound medicine she brought with her to treat the wound of Kenshiren.

It's not a serious injury, it's just exhaustion, abrasions on the grass and trees, they're all minor, there's no need for Lu Mingfei to take action, Jiude Mai is enough.

"should be."

Lu Mingfei was thoughtful.

According to the intelligence, the three of them rushed all the way to the ancient Izumo Kingdom. It was already dark when they arrived, and there was a dense forest ahead, making it impossible to drive.

"strangeness."

Kazama Liuli said.

"It's the 21st century, and there is still such a pristine forest."

"No, isn't this information about your Fierce Ghosts? Why, is it the first time for the Dragon King of the Fierce Ghosts to come here?"

Mai Shutoku glanced sideways at Kazama Ruri.

"Follow up."

Lu Mingfei entered the forest first.

Mai Shutoku snorted at Ruri Kazama, who smiled sweetly.

Before setting off, Lu Mingfei had guessed that it would not be an easy journey to obtain Tian Congyun Sword.

Sure enough.

The three men were walking through the dense forest with strong flashlights.

"careful!"

Lu Mingfei reminded him loudly.

The black shadow rushed towards them with a gust of evil wind.

"Ah."

The young man smiled softly.

A ray of moonlight lit up the earth.

No, this is the light of a sword.

With a bang, the black shadow flew backwards at a faster speed than when it came, causing a deep dent to appear in the big tree.

Fengjian Liuli didn't know when she stood in front of Lu Mingfei.

He was wearing white clothes, ancient clothes, with wide sleeves and long blessings. The unsheathed sword hung gently, and black blood dripped down the blade.

"Is everything okay?"

Fengjian Liuli turned her head sideways, her raised eyebrows and smiling lips were more beautiful than the woman's.

"Brother Lu."

Mai Shutoku held the weapon and looked solemn.

She didn't even react to Kazama Ruri's attack.

This is...the Dragon King of the Fierce Ghosts.

Lu Mingfei nodded and said nothing happened.

The grace of Kazama Ruri's sword was replayed repeatedly in front of his eyes.

This is the most powerful hybrid Lu Mingfei has seen so far.

Fengjian Liuli had never used the word spirit, but only relied on the increase in physical fitness caused by the dragon's blood to reach the level of a peak body-refining warrior, even at the inhuman level.

Dragon’s blood?…

Lu Mingfei thought.

At the moment when he couldn't use his strength, finding a way to awaken the power of dragon blood was the best way.

The sudden attack was not an interlude, but a prologue.

The three people stepped forward to investigate and found that the black shadow that attacked them was actually a dead ringer.

It is a type of Deadpool that has never been seen before. After being identified by Shutoku Mai and Kazama Ruri, it looks a bit like a demon in ancient Japanese legends.

But he is definitely not a demon. His turbid golden eyes and dense scales on his body all indicate his identity as Deadpool.

After taking Tian Cong Yun Sword, before arriving at the destination, he first encountered a deadpool who looked like a ghost.

"Ouch."

Kazama Ruri said this.

"Looks like this trip won't be smooth sailing."

"You guy..."

Mai Shutoku looked suspicious.

"Maybe you know what you didn't say."

Kazama Liuli waved her hands repeatedly and narrowed her eyes with a smile.

"How could it happen?"

"What I know is all in the information."

Mai Shutoku gave a cry.

"hope so."

Lu Mingfei checked the direction and looked at the sky.

"Be careful."

From then on, almost every two minutes, the three of them were attacked.

Sometimes it's a deadpool, sometimes it's multiple.

However, with Mai Shutoku and Ruri Kazama around, Lu Mingfei almost didn't need to take action during the whole process. He only had to watch, rely on warrior intuition, and remind them on a whim, that was enough.

"strangeness……"

Mai Shutoku looked around.

"Do you feel that the density of Deadpools has dropped recently?"

Lu Mingfei and Fengjian Liuli looked at each other and nodded.

Indeed, since just now, the density of Deadpool attacks has dropped a lot. It used to take about two minutes to fight, and the secrets were like poking a hornet's nest, but now it is different. It takes five minutes, or even ten minutes to encounter a Deadpool. And the frequency continues to decrease as they advance.

"Is there anything nearby?"

Winding his index finger around his hair, Kazama Liuli guessed.

"Spread out and take a look."

Lu Mingfei said to the two of them.

"You go this way, you go there."

"Leave this direction to me."

"In fifteen minutes, no matter what we gain or not, we will meet here."

Fifteen minutes passed quickly.

The three of them would meet and exchange information.

After synthesizing the information, they found that the further you go in a certain direction, the lower the frequency of Deadpool.

If you change the direction, the density will increase accordingly.

So, the problem must be here.

As they walked, stopping and stopping, they discovered Deadpool running in the opposite direction.

Isn’t it said that Deadpool is a beast with no intelligence and only the instinct to kill?

"as far as I know……"

Kazama Liuli said.

"The only people who can make Deadpool give in are bloodlines with a higher status than them." "After all, in the distant dragon generation, sad creatures like Deadpool originally existed to submit to the dragons."

Kazama Liuli smiled softly.

"Of course, these are just my guesses. I can't tell you anything. Brother Lu and this guy, just listen."

Shutoku Mai's face darkened, why did she become "this" when she came to my place? I have a name too, right?

But the solemn atmosphere of this meeting is not suitable for an attack. Mai Shutoku will bear with it for the time being. The Dragon King of the Fierce Ghosts, right? I will mark it down for you.

The three of them continued to move forward, and the atmosphere was much more solemn than before, leaving Deadpool to flee without knowing...

Then they encountered Sword Maiden crawling on the ground.

Judging from the location, the location of Jian Shilian was exactly the center that triggered Deadpool's escape.

Is there anything special about this child?

"Can you do it?"

Shutoku Mai asked Kazama Ruri.

"Tell so many Deadpools to escape."

"Wait a minute."

Kazama Ruri raised her hands in distress.

"Please, Dragon King is just a title, and it's still chess. Regardless of how powerful Dragon King sounds, I'm just a chess piece."

"It's okay to just chop Deadpool. Do nothing and let Deadpool run away."

Kazama Liuli shook his head.

"I'm sorry, this kind of thing is beyond my ability."

Mai Shutoku looked at this guy suspiciously and made a sound.

"It better be true."

She looked at the injured Jian Shilian, and her heart moved.

"By the way, do you think it's because of the blood?"

Sword Maiden Lotus had many wounds, scratched by thorns and vegetation, and shed a lot of blood.

"Not really."

Kazama Liuli said.

"How are you sure?"

"Of course it's because I've tasted it."

Fengjian Liuli pressed it against his lips, as if he was reminiscing.

"Although the girl's blood is indeed good, this child is just an ordinary mixed-race."

Mai Shutoku glared.

"You tasted her blood..."

abnormal!

Fengjian Liuli smiled.

"Thanks for the compliment."

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Lu Mingfei spoke.

"alright."

The two of them fell silent and looked at Lu Mingfei to listen to what he was going to say next.

Lu Mingfei frowned and stared at the sleeping Jian Shilian.

He seemed to be feeling something.

After a long time, Lu Mingfei even closed his eyes and remained motionless.

Although they didn't know why, both Shutoku Mai and Kazama Ruri kept quiet with a tacit understanding.

With his eyes closed, Lu Mingfei stretched out his hand and grabbed the void above Sword Server Lotus. It was obviously empty, but looking at Lu Mingfei's appearance, it seemed that he had caught something.

"I see."

Lu Mingfei opened his eyes.

"Brother Lu, what did you find?"

"Um."

Lu Mingfei nodded.

"It's this child. She has the aura of a certain existence on her."

"What made Deadpool run away was not the child, but the aura on her body."

"It's just the breath..."

Mai Shutoku clicked her tongue.

"What kind of existence can scare Deadpool away with just his breath!"

"This kind of thing..."

Kazama Liuli said slowly.

"Isn't it obvious?"

A name appeared in the minds of three people at the same time.

The goal of their trip.

Tian Cong Yun Sword.

"It's just an alchemical weapon..."

Mai Shutoku murmured.

"Not."

Kazama Ruri twisted her fingers around her hair.

"Legend has it that the Amazuki Cloud Sword is a magical weapon that Susano'o discovered in the tail of the Orochi."

"But this does not mean that the Tiancong Yun Sword is an alchemical weapon."

Mai Shutoku subconsciously wanted to refute, but she didn't even go through the meaning of Kazama Ruri's words in her mind. She was refuting for the sake of refutation.

But she was stunned for a moment. If it wasn't an alchemy weapon...

"You mean."

Lu Mingfei opened his mouth.

"The Tian Cong Yun Sword is actually the tail vertebrae of the big snake."

"As expected of Brother Lu."

Kazama Liuli smiled and narrowed his eyes.

he continued.

"If it is just an alchemical weapon, no matter how powerful it is, even if it is powerful enough to be used to bury the emperor's seven deadly sins in the legendary alchemy, I think it will not be able to make Deadpool escape with just his breath. "

"But it would be different if the Tian Cong Yun Sword was the tail vertebrae of a big snake."

Fengjian Liuli's eyes were blurred, and she gathered thousands of emotions into one sentence.

"If it's that person, it would be understandable if he does it to this extent."

Although he disliked this fierce dragon king and always felt that this guy had some plot against his young master, Kazama Ruri's words were still quite approved by Shutoku Mai.

"Yeah, if it's this person..."

Don't look at the fact that the Yamata-no-Orochi appears as a monster in mythology, but for the hybrids in this land, the existence of the Yamata-no-Orochi itself has an extremely special meaning.

Many hybrids even consider themselves to be descendants of Yamata no Orochi.

This can be seen from the name of Japan's largest mixed race organization.

The Yamata family and Yamata no Orochi, if they say they are not related, even ghosts would not believe it.

"Come to think of it, I keep talking about Orochi."

Lu Mingfei asked them.

"What exactly is this Yamata no Orochi?"

"Next generation?"

Kazama Ruri and Shutoku Mai looked at each other.

They shook their heads.

"I am not sure as well."

"Me too."

"But if the next generation is planted..."

Kazama Ruri thought for a moment.

"It should be more than that."

Not only the second generation, but also the one who is more noble than the second generation...the emperor?

For a while, none of the three spoke.

An atmosphere of silence enveloped the place.

There are spirits from the underworld in this world. Using these spirits to make fuss is an alchemist's specialty. There are many alchemy matrices that can summon them. You don't even have to bother. Just tell the secret and you can attract the spirits from underworld. gaze.

Fengjian Liuli raised his head as if he was investigating, looked in all directions, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, picked up the knife, and paused before taking it out of the sheath.

Gone...

Fengjian Liuli lowered his head and thought for a moment. After a moment, his frown relaxed and he took a deep look at Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei noticed someone looking at him, turned around and saw Fengjian Liuli's cute smiling face.

Brother Lu, a breath of Yamata no Orochi can scare away Deadpool, so what kind of monster are you who can make the spirit retreat just by relying on your own existence?

Kassel's S-class, and the God-Slayer?

“Take a break from your shift and refresh yourself.”

"What it is, will come to light when the child wakes up."

"yes."

…………

Is this... Huangquan?

Jian Shilian opened her eyes with difficulty.

The overlapping black shadows gradually recovered.

"you're awake."

Lu Mingfei looked into Jian Shilian's clear eyes.

"Drink some water."

It took a long time for Jian Shilian to come back to her senses.

She was finally sure that she was not dead and this was not the underworld.

She is still alive.

Jian Shilian curled up, holding the water bottle, sucking in small mouths.

He looked like a helpless little beast that had been separated from his family.

It's great to be alive.

elder sister.

Sword Waiter Lian raised the corners of her lips imperceptibly.

There was still damp wood burning and making a crackling sound.

Jian Shilian was trembling with fear.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Lu Mingfei smiled and handed over the chocolate.

"Eat some."

Jian Shilian looked blankly at the chocolate and Lu Mingfei.

She knelt down with a pop, placed her hands on the ground, and buried her head deeply.

"Thank you, Lord God Envoy!"

Lu Mingfei didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Mai Shutoku and Ruri Kazama just watched quietly, with curious eyes.

In the end, Kazama Ruri couldn't hold back anymore.

"That's it, Brother Lu."

Fengjian Liuli came closer and whispered to Lu Mingfei.

"You said, is this an ancient saying?"

Mai Shutoku looked at the close distance between the two, her eyes twitching. She remembered that the Dragon King of the Fierce Ghosts was still a legendary Cowherd, right? I doubt your hobbies very much!

Mai Shutoku put her hand on the handle of the knife as if facing a powerful enemy.

At the same time, she pricked up her ears to listen to what the young master said next.

"Old saying?"

Lu Mingfei blinked.

He reacted quickly.

It's language.

When I was talking to this girl just now, I seemed to be using a language that Mai Shutoku and the others didn't understand.

And judging from Mai Shutoku's appearance, they didn't seem to understand what the girl was talking about.

Therefore, it is probably because of the influence of traveling through the world.

Just like Japanese, Lu Mingfei used to live in Kyushu and had never heard any Japanese. But when he first arrived on the Sonny, he didn't need to learn it. Lu Mingfei was able to communicate normally with Uncle Iwata and others without any barriers.

At that time, Lu Mingfei thought he only mastered Japanese, but now it turns out that not only that, he could even understand what this little girl said.

"As expected of Brother Lu."

Kazama Liuli sighed with emotion.

"The knowledge is really profound."

"I've only heard someone mention this old saying, but that person didn't speak it as fluently as Brother Lu."

"Speaking of which, Brother Lu, what did this kid say just now?"

Lu Mingfei coughed lightly.

Are you sure you mean me when it comes to being knowledgeable?

Lu Mingfei didn't want to explain, but he didn't know where to start. There were so many problems with language. If he wanted to understand, he had to start with the story of traveling from Kyushu, which would be too long.

Forget it, just don’t say it.

"This child just..."

Lu Mingfei translated Jian Shilian's words.

"God's envoy..."

Kazama Ruri repeated with interest.

"Are you talking about us?"

"Brother Lu, ask who she is and where she comes from."

"Also, we have to find a way to explain why she has the aura of Tian Cong Yun Sword on her body."

Mai Shutoku looked at him with disdain.

"You have no shame in lying to a child."

Fengjian Liuli responded with a sweet smile and said nothing.

There were many things to ask, so the three of them worked together to come up with various speech techniques. This aspect was originally the business scope of Mai Shutoku. In ninja training, there is a content of silent clichés, but they didn't see it. Kazama Ruri This smile sounded harmless to humans and animals, and the tricks he gave were more clever than the last ones. Mai Shutoku nodded repeatedly when she heard this, and almost took a small notebook to write it down.

"Can't you see that you, this guy, also have two brushes?"

Shutoku Mai suddenly recognized Kazama Ruri.

"Haha, it's nothing."

Kazama Liuli said modestly.

“The job needs it, the job needs it.”

"What kind of work is there..."

As soon as Shutoku Mai said these words, she thought of the profession of the guy in front of her.

As for the Cowherd, it seems that he really needs to watch his words.

Mai Shutoku's eyes were complicated.

No wonder you are a legendary Cowherd. This professional skill is really awe-inspiring.