Free Web NovelNear the lockdown zone after the Disaster and unknown urban legend battle at Mafangzi Liang.
A thick tree trunk, whose species was indistinguishable from how long it had been withered, leaned against a small wind-eroded mound. A Coat draped over the trunk served as a makeshift sunshade.
Although Nanling Yaohua didn't know if Lu Yibei's sudden fainting would be serious, leaving her exposed to the sun would definitely cause problems.
In the Gobi Desert during the fiery July, at noon, the surface temperature could reach 70-80℃. It wasn't unusual for someone to die from sun exposure, and even a Psychic might not be able to withstand it.
After settling Lu Yibei under the makeshift sunshade, and while she was still unconscious, Nanling Yaohua went to the lockdown zone to get a brief understanding of the situation from the Night Watch personnel stationed there.
The Half-Guitan that attacked the lockdown zone appeared around five o'clock this morning. They likely detected the Spiritual Energy fluctuations dissipated from last night's battle and organized their forces overnight to rush over.
Like maggots gathering after smelling blood.
After inspecting the site, three tunnels wide enough for one person were found in the deep pit created by that battle. The Night Watch personnel stationed at the lockdown zone followed the tunnels and found an exit on the leeward side of a sand dune five kilometers away.
By digging tunnels, they first allowed a few members to enter the lockdown zone. With coordination from inside and out, they destroyed the solidified Spell remarkably fast. By the time the Night Watch personnel reacted, it was already too late. Coupled with the Half-Guitan covering their retreat, they couldn't catch up even if they wanted to.
It can only be said that local gangs still have some inherent advantages. To defeat them, one can only seek help from another local gang, such as the Yumen Sand Sea lineage.
"It should be someone from the Gu Na Tribe. They are best at digging tunnels," Nanling Yaohua explained to several Night Watch personnel, pointing at a tunnel entrance.
Saying this, she smiled charmingly and added, "Don't worry, I know them very well, and we can get it back. Also, you don't need to worry about being punished by the higher-ups. After all, this area is under my jurisdiction, and if something goes wrong, I am also responsible."
In the Huihe language, "Gu Na" refers to animals like minks or ferrets, while "Aijin" means Leader.
The Half-Guitan tribe led by Gu Na Aijin had a tradition of searching for and excavating ancient tombs hidden in the desert for a long time. On one hand, they were looking for a way to rescue the Shaman King, and on the other hand, it was a disreputable means of livelihood.
Over time, when reproducing, this tribe would consciously choose urban legend whose Power matched their traditional customs to combine with.
From a certain perspective, these Half-Guitan tribes, over the past few hundred or nearly a thousand years, have already specialized their Power to adapt to this Gobi Desert.
Such as the Tuoeli Le (Eagle) tribe skilled in aerial combat and sneak attacks, the Wu La Hei (Fiery Horse) tribe skilled in long-distance raids and quick battles, the Que Le (Flash) tribe skilled in controlling the weather, and so on.
As time went on, they also mastered the method of using urban legend legends to strengthen their own Power. By creating urban legend incidents, they linked certain urban legend legends to themselves.
Legends such as black sandstorms, Devil City, death worms, and desert zombies, while they originally existed, their widespread knowledge around Yumen Pass today is largely thanks to the "efforts" of these Half-Guitan tribes.
It can also be considered keeping up with the times.
One wonders how many Spells those adventurers crossing the desert would want to utter towards those Half-Guitan who are keeping up with the times, if they knew the truth behind the urban legend incidents they encountered.
If they were lucky enough to survive...
With the addition of these two important factors, the newly arrived Night Watch personnel, relying on the suppression of Spiritual Energy level, might be able to win in small-scale battles, but it would be difficult to gain an advantage in the opponent's "professional domain."
However, Nanling Yaohua, who grew up near Yumen Pass, is different...
The Yumen Sand Sea lineage, in addition to guarding Yumen Pass, specializes in dealing with various Half-Guitan!
It's almost like a cat and mouse relationship.
If it weren't for the fact that the Yumen Sand Sea lineage has always been short on talent, it wouldn't be impossible to wipe out those Half-Guitan.
"I remember you just said that the sudden drop in the black night's erosion level in the lockdown zone began after those guys took the things inside? What was in there?" Nanling Yaohua asked.
"That's right, it's estimated that those things were the real source of the black night's erosion level..." The Night Watch personnel who was asked paused mid-sentence and frowned, "As for what was inside, it's strange, it just looked like some ordinary items, I didn't expect the black night's erosion level to be so high."
"Ordinary items?" Nanling Yaohua tilted her head.
"Just some food, some aged wine, and some weapons, in short, a whole bunch of miscellaneous things, it looked like a vegetable market at first glance," another Night Watch personnel said.
Hearing this, Nanling Yaohua's heart sank, and her expression changed slightly.
She remembered a legend she had overheard Land Master telling Grandpa.
A legend involving a terrifying urban legend. She didn't know where Land Master had heard it from, even her Grandpa's face had changed color after hearing it, which was rare.
Now, in the place where the Disaster and unknown urban legend had fought, various symbols suspected to be related to that urban legend had appeared. This was not a good sign.
Although, with the changing times, the overall strength of urban legend is stronger than in ancient times, and their abilities are more bizarre and unpredictable, if a urban legend from ancient times were to reappear, it would definitely be terrifying.
This is not a case of the present being inferior to the past, but rather that urban legend that have survived the screening process over hundreds or even thousands of years will be outstanding regardless of the era.
If the black night's erosion level created by such a urban legend were to spread... the consequences would be unimaginable!
After a brief thought, Nanling Yaohua said to several Night Watch personnel, "This matter, the Kulun Ridge outpost alone probably can't solve it, and even if it could, it would be too late..."
"How about this, I'll tell you where the Gu Na Tribe might have taken those things, and we'll split up. You go contact members from the other outposts and have them assist in the interception. I'll go ahead and see if I can find their «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» tracks, how about that?"
"No problem!" Several Night Watch personnel replied in unison. freewebnovёl.ƈom
After a pause, one of the Night Watch personnel, as if remembering something, turned to look at the makeshift sunshade where Lu Yibei was resting and frowned, "What about that Miss? Isn't she acting with us?"
"She's with me," Nanling Yaohua said, "I'm more familiar with the area around Yumen Pass, it's safer for her to follow me."
Hearing Nanling Yaohua say this, the expressions of several Night Watch personnel suddenly changed.
What does that mean?
It's safer for her to follow you, so she follows you, but what about us?
Is it because she's from Da Chunyang Palace that she's so impressive?!
Noticing the unusual expressions of the Night Watch personnel, Nanling Yaohua sighed silently, "You've misunderstood, it's not because the Qingyi girl is a disciple of Da Chunyang Palace that I'm treating her specially, but because of her Master, Yan Yunzi."
After saying this, she fell into a brief hesitation.
Should she continue? She felt it wasn't quite right...
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The information about Lu Qingyi's Master was revealed to Nanling Yaohua by Inspector Xing Yuan when she contacted Nanling Yaohua and asked her to take good care of Lu Qingyi.
Inspector Xing Yuan told her that if anyone questioned Lu Qingyi's actions and identity, she could use Yan Yunzi's name freely.
Since she was a special investigator with an unknown special identity, Inspector Xing Yuan naturally had to find a way to get a protective charm for Lu Yibei.
At first, Nanling Yaohua felt that this disrespectful act towards the deceased was very bad.
But Inspector Xing Yuan said that Yan Yunzi was a close friend of hers who had gone through life and death with her, and was not the kind of person who was petty. Furthermore, before his death, he had entrusted her to pass on his skills on his behalf, help him take in a disciple, and leave a legacy. Now that there was a disciple who appeared out of nowhere, Yan Yunzi, if he knew in the afterlife, would probably not mind.
But what if Senior Yan Yunzi knew that this disciple was an unfilial one?
Would he be so angry that he would come back to life?
Forget it, let's not worry about it for now... Nanling Yaohua thought.
In fact, if she hadn't found something special on Lu Qingyi after she arrived at the Kulun Ridge outpost, she might have already told everyone at the Kulun Ridge outpost about Lu Qingyi and Yan Yunzi last night, and asked them to take good care of Lu Qingyi.
And now, she just had a little more selfish intention.
Presumably, Senior Yan Yunzi wouldn't mind, right?
Collecting her thoughts, she slightly raised her chin, closed her eyes, and sighed with emotion, "You may not be familiar with the person Yan Yunzi, but if I mention the Ten Heroes of Shanhai Pass, you should have heard of them, right?"
"Of course we know!" one of the Night Watch personnel said, "Five years ago, if it weren't for those ten Seniors who fought with their lives, who knows how many urban legend would have poured into the country from Shanhai Pass!"
Hearing this, Nanling Yaohua nodded, "That Senior Yan Yunzi was one of the Ten Heroes. Because he died in battle at Shanhai Pass that year, his reputation is not as well-known as the others."
"Senior Yan Yunzi had no descendants in his life, only the Qingyi girl as his disciple. Now his disciple is also embarking on a path similar to her Master's. How can we not take better care of the Qingyi girl?"
After listening to Nanling Yaohua's words, the Night Watch personnel felt a sense of melancholy and suddenly felt that taking care of Lu Qingyi was very reasonable, and even wanted to contribute to taking care of Lu Qingyi!
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A moment later, Nanling Yaohua told the Night Watch personnel about several locations where the Half-Guitan tribes often conducted transactions, and the methods for dealing with the Half-Guitan tribes that controlled those areas.
According to the descriptions of the Night Watch personnel stationed near the lockdown zone, the amount of food, fine wine, and weapons in the lockdown zone was extremely large. A single Gu Na Tribe would definitely not be able to consume it all, or rather, they wouldn't need that much, and they would definitely have to find a way to exchange it for other things that were more useful to them.
And to exchange what they obtained from the lockdown zone for other things, they had a very high probability of trading with other tribes.
Exchanging what they had for what they lacked, that's how those Half-Guitan have survived for the past few hundred years.
After watching the Night Watch personnel leave, Nanling Yaohua returned to the small mound not far from the lockdown zone.
Arriving under the makeshift sunshade, Miss Lu Qingyi was still unconscious.
Nanling Yaohua's gaze lingered on her body for a while, finally settling on her slightly raised chest, wrapped in a white base, blue patterned, oblique-buttoned dress.
It's quite small...
Uh, that's not the point. The point is the thing hidden beneath her clothes—the bell she had deliberately left at Lu Yibei's old house.
When Nanling Yaohua saw Lu Qingyi last night, she had already sensed that her bell was on Lu Qingyi.
Are you kidding? That was a Spiritual Energy item that had been with her since she could remember. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were connected by blood. At such a close distance, how could she not sense it?
But how did the bell end up on Lu Qingyi?
Did Lu Yibei give it to her, or did she find it herself?
And this urban legend Coat, although it doesn't have the mark she left back then, from the aura, it's identical to the one on Lu Yibei...
The bell, the Coat, and Inspector Xing Yuan's special care are enough to prove that Lu Qingyi is very close to Lu Yibei. Yet, after some probing, she had the audacity to say she didn't know Lu Yibei.
Shameless!
Thinking of this, Nanling Yaohua couldn't help but feel a surge of anger and almost couldn't resist the urge to punch Lu Qingyi's dog head.
Then, she raised her pink fist, suspended it in mid-air for a moment, and then slowly lowered it.
However, was she Lu Yibei, or Lu Yibei's lover, or sister?
They both have the surname Lu, don't they?
Although she had never heard Grandpa and White Shishu mention that Land Master had a daughter, with Land Master's personality, it wouldn't be surprising if he had an illegitimate daughter.
After all, he was also known as the man who made the shepherdess ghost fear him.
Various clues led Nanling Yaohua to believe that Lu Qingyi was Lu Yibei, but the fiancé she had been longing for suddenly turned into a delicate girl, which she still couldn't accept. If that were the case, wouldn't it force her to take those Alchemy potions that change gender?
Therefore, she still subconsciously thought of Lu Qingyi's identity as a sister or lover.
Not minding taking Alchemy potions doesn't mean she wants to take them.
It's not a good thing. Those Alchemy potions have side effects and will affect the Spirit Mark Power!
Nanling Yaohua thought for a moment, leaned down, and squatted beside "Lu Qingyi," reaching out to take her bell from her arms so that she could catch her red-handed at an opportune moment later, leaving her with no way to argue.
However, just as she reached out to unbutton the first disc button on "Lu Qingyi's" collar, a sobbing sound suddenly entered her ears.
"Lu Qingyi" was crying, crying very painfully.
Nanling Yaohua was slightly startled and looked at "Lu Qingyi's" face with a puzzled expression. freewёbnoνel.com
Why was she crying for no reason?
Was she dreaming of something sad while sleeping?
Looking at the tear-streaked face, she suddenly felt a surge of pity.
