Chapter 17: Narrow Road Encounter

  The man's collar was grasped, his mouth also covered, and his bright eyes shone like a moonlit wave. Under the moonlight, through the emerald green leaves, he met the woman's clear and calm gaze, as if it were a limpid pool, piercing through to the heart.

  The man was slightly stunned, his mind filled with wonder, it turned out to be a little girl, and he hadn't detected even the slightest hint of her presence. Even the world's top assassins couldn't achieve such stealth, thinking about this, the man couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

  At this time, Ling Wu's eyes slightly condensed, covering the man's mouth, don't make a sound, provoking these people is not fun.

  The nine-level earth poison dragon, close to the existence of the holy domain mysterious beast, has already opened its spiritual wisdom. Even if it's the peak Tian Xuan, it doesn't dare to easily confront the earth poison dragon, unless it's a sealed saint.

  "Softly..."

  The earth python seemed to have sensed something, its bowl-sized diamond-shaped red eyes flashing with a fierce light, as it spat out its one-meter-long scarlet tongue, its water bucket-thick body twisting and turning, coiling up the giant tree where the two were located, its deep red scaly armor wrapping around the trunk, crackling and popping.

  Ling Wushuang and the other person hid in the dark alley, their backs against the tree trunk, their eyes locked on each other, holding their breath, all signs of life reduced to a minimum.

  The trunk trembled, the leaves rustled and fell, as if a poisonous snake was on its back, with a crimson snake letter stained with deadly poison, at the closest distance, even inserting Ling Wu's cheek and passing by.

  A gigantic tree touches the sky, its deep red scales flickering in and out of sight among the old wisteria branches. A huge serpent-like dragon emerges from the sea, bursting forth from the leaves, with a pair of shiny horns on its head.

  After a while, Ditie Long searched in vain, his snake body relaxed, and his enormous body was unimaginably agile, flashing by in an instant, sliding down to the ground.

  Ling Wushuang let out a breath, slightly lowered her eyebrows, and glanced at the patch of Dragon Snake Orchid not far away. She gritted her teeth, thinking that her life was more important, so she'd better leave first and wait for an opportunity to pick it when this guy was gone. It would be a pity to give up on such a treasure.

  The venomous dragon returned to the creek's edge, its massive body still entwined with the Dragon Snake Orchid. Ling Wu saw it and found nothing unusual, so he released his hand covering the man's lips. His eyes suddenly turned cold: "Too close! He almost got me killed."

  The man understood Ling Wu's eyes, and innocently wiped his nose. This had nothing to do with him, how could he have known that someone would be at this destination, silent and soundless, like the mountains, rivers, and trees.

  No longer hesitating, Ling Wushuang took note of the surroundings, lightly pushing off with his feet, and in the blink of an eye, like a leaf, he floated down several zhang away. His footsteps landed softly, and with a flash of movement, he dodged into a thick clump of tall grass. The man's thin lips pursed, and he turned to chase after Ling Wushuang.

  "Who are you and how did you appear in the Forest of Sunset? It's very dangerous here, don't you know?"

  "What are you staring at the poisonous dragon for? That thing is not easy to deal with."

  "Hey, I'm saying..."

  The sunset's afterglow, the morning clouds filling the sky, filtering through the gaps in the leaves, a woman in white clothes walking quickly ahead, not looking back, with a man closely pursuing behind her, asking questions nonstop.

  The tree shadows are mottled, the clear light is faint, the man wears a deep blue hunting attire, his face is like a clear moon, handsome and refined, with a cyan silk ribbon tied around his forehead, revealing a rather unique temperament.

  "Hey, little girl, didn't you hear me..." Seeing Ling Wushuang ignoring him, the man's voice rose a few degrees.

  Ling Wushuang's footsteps suddenly stopped, a few strands of green silk slid down from her slightly lowered head, a sharp light flashed by, and with a swift motion, she drew out a dagger from her waist and slashed it downwards in one smooth motion.

  The man in green clothes didn't expect this situation, but his reaction wasn't slow. He tilted his head to the left and narrowly avoided the attack. Ling Wushuang's mouth curved slightly as he flipped his wrist, and the dagger drew a light, agile arc in the air before slashing towards the man's neck. The man remained calm and composed, with a surge of dark energy erupting from his body. He leaned his head back while simultaneously producing a short gun from his hand.

  "Hiss——"

  Weapons clashed, sharp and piercing to the ear, blades and guns slid swiftly by, the two figures collided, brushing past each other, quickly separating, a strand of black hair at the man's ear was suddenly severed, drifting away with the cool breeze.

  Ling Wushuang jumped out and landed not far away, with her legs bent, a dagger inserted into the mud to stabilize her body, warning: "Don't follow me."

  This man appeared here, it's probably not that simple, in the dangerous setting sun forest, everything is still better to be careful.

  The two exchanged a move, and the man was even more astonished. This woman had no aura fluctuations on her body, yet her speed was so fast that it was unbelievable. Even if he hadn't used his full strength, it shouldn't have been like this. No wonder she could venture into the Sunset Forest alone.

  The man in blue stood up, patted off the dust on his body, and chuckled: "Little girl, why are you so guarded? My name is Ji Yunyang."

  Ling Wushuang continued walking forward, expressionless. "I don't care if you're Ji Yuyang or Ya Yuyang, stop following me, otherwise you'll have to bear the consequences."

  Upon hearing this, Ji Yun's mouth twitched slightly and she felt a little annoyed. She had never heard of his name before. Wasn't he from Donglin?

  He thought for a moment, still fearless, and stuck to it, saying, "It's okay, once you're born twice, you've been beaten before, we can't help but know each other. The forest of the setting sun is even more dangerous at night, I'm very familiar with this area, following me will be much safer."

  Ling Wusuo wore a white robe and was dressed in a strong attire, without looking back. Ji Yunyang seemed to be unaffected by any awkwardness, and continued to speak: "By the way, why are you staring at that earth poison dragon? Are you also wanting its silver horn to forge a weapon?"

  Ling Wu's footsteps suddenly stopped, turned around, and his eyes stared at Ji Yunyang without blinking.

  Being stared at made Ji Yunyang feel uneasy, so he touched the tip of his nose and smiled: "This young master knows that he is born with a handsome face, but you can't stare at me like this, right?"

  Ling Wu Shuang

  Until the woman in front of him walked out, Ji Yunyang only came to his senses, and she had agreed. He quickly caught up with her, a smile spreading across his handsome face as he began to talk incessantly: "You don't know, I followed that earth poison dragon for an entire day, but didn't find the opportunity to make a move. Its silver horn is a good thing, I want to use it to forge a sharp blade..."

  Suddenly, he paused in his speech, Ling Wushuang? Why did he feel that this name was somewhat familiar?

  Ji Yunyang didn't think much of it and continued to get closer, smiling: "You're just a little girl, yet you dare to run into the Forest of Sunset, your courage is not small. If you hadn't met me, I'm afraid you would have had a hard time getting out tonight."

  However, Ji Yunyang may have talked a bit too much, but when it comes to dealing with the mysterious beasts of Lu Ri Forest, he really has some skills. For example, when they returned, they encountered a large group of low-level giant wasps. He quietly took out a porcelain bottle and released a strange odor, which scared them away. This also saved Ling Wushuang from a lot of trouble. After all, although they are not high-level mysterious beasts, a large number of them can still kill an elephant.

  Judging from this situation, this guy is obviously familiar with the Forest of Sunset. Ling Wusuo rushed out hastily and didn't prepare fully.

  "It should be safe here" Ling Wu Xiang looked around, picked up a few pieces of firewood, lit a bonfire, and prepared to rest on the spot. This was already the edge of the Setting Sun Forest, relatively safe.

  The dragon snake orchid is difficult to cultivate, but its lifespan is extremely short. With a slight accident, it will wither away. By the time dawn breaks, the poisonous dragon has left, and she still needs to find an opportunity to return. If she misses the chance to pick it, it's hard to find again.

  "Are you going back?" Ji Yunyang seemed to have sensed her intention.

  Ling Wushuang poked at the fire and replied, "I need Longshe Lan's refined medicine."

  "Are you an alchemist?" Ji Yunyang was very surprised, looking at the little girl who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, it was hard to imagine that she would be an alchemist.

  Ling Wushuang was just about to speak when suddenly the grass and trees around them rustled, and the two of them immediately became alert, their eyes fixed on one spot. But what burst out of the bushes was actually a group of people, hurrying along in a flurry.

  "It's you." The one walking in front was unexpectedly Nangong Yan, who saw Ling Wushuang by the bonfire and was extremely surprised. Wasn't this the stunning woman from that day at Mingxi Wine House?

  Then, a dozen or so figures appeared one after another, among them two white-bearded old men. Judging from the fluctuations of their Xuanli, they should all be high-ranking Tianxuan.

  Ling Wushuang's eyebrows slightly raised, almost imperceptibly humming a soft tune, Nangong Yan, indeed, what a coincidence in life.

  Nan Gong's eyes scanned to the person standing beside Ling Wu Shuang and was even more astonished, exclaiming: "Ji Yun Yang?"

  How did they end up together? Could it be that this woman is from the Ji family?

  Nangong Ye stood sideways, closely followed by a woman in green clothes with a long whip, who was very charming. When she saw Ling Wushuang by the fire, a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes. Although she didn't want to admit it, this woman was really beautiful!

  Just then, when she saw Ji Yunyang in a green hunting attire, her face lit up like a flower and she ran over excitedly, calling out: "Brother Yunyang, what are you doing here?"