In the Sword Pavilion Cave.
Qing Zhui was curled up in Ning Tao's arms, incessantly shivering. Her face was pale not only because of the oppressive aura of Sky Clinic, but also thanks to the fright caused by that "blood-red tide of insects."
In fact, she was not the only one. Both Yin Molan and Bai Jing were still in trepidation. Those blood-red insects resembling spiders with dragonfly's wings had caused terror in the depths of their souls.
Ning Tao's cultivation was the lowest of the four, yet he was the first one to recover. He clasped Qing Zhui tightly in his arms, consoling her and using his special spiritual power to help her recover. "It's all over now, it's all over. Don't worry."
Qing Zhui buried her face in his chest, like a child suffering a great fright.
"What are those insects?" Bai Jing finally came to herself. She was now rather polite to Yin Molan. "Do you know, Senior Yin?"
Yin Molan
The temperature had dropped drastically on the mountaintop. In some places, there was even frozen ice. The odor of Tang Zixian and her archaeological colleagues had weakened, but he could still determine the direction in which they had left. She and the other archaeologists were heading for the chasm at the foot of the mountain. Ning Tao stared in the direction of the deep chasm, furrowing his brows. His heart was wondering. "I have stayed in Shan City these few days and these fellows must have located the deep chasm by following the river. If they knew what horrors they would encounter at the bottom, would they be as enthusiastic as they were before?" After descending the mountain, he arrived at the belt of the forest midway up the mountain. The odor of Tang Zixian and her archaeological team had become stronger. On the ground, too, were their clearly discernible tracks. There were footprints and even signs of someone stumbling. There were
Dense, sultry air was in the forest. The river by the hot spring was flowing in the direction of a precipice. By the river, the mosses which were spiritual materials were still there and not yet destroyed. In the near distance, the "floral field" bearing several dozen Flowers of the Night was also there. They had not been uprooted yet. These armed men were obviously not here for spiritual materials. They were here for the Feminine-moon City under the precipice. From his earlier observations, there were no demons or practitioners among these men, but they were well-trained mercenaries. They obviously had not realized the spiritual value of these Flowers of the Night or mosses by the river. Ning Tao soon came to the edge of the precipice. An armed man was at the precipice, holding an M16 assault rifle. He poked out his head and glanced down the precipice. A rope was tethered to a tree trunk by his side. The rope was taut and someone was fastened to it.
One of the two armed men who were guarding the hostage was watching Tang Zixian, and the other was staring at Ning Tao who was coming at them. In his eyes, Ning Tao was just a nameless comrade with only a code name. "Why did you come back?" The black soldier looked at Ning Tao and asked. Ning Tao said, "Chief told me to bring a hostage. That hole is so damn dark down there and we don't know if there's poison gas there. It's better to let a hostage down there." What he said made sense perfectly, and the soldier couldn't find any flaws. However, his accent was a giveaway and he couldn't have solved the problem in such a short period. That being said, the black soldier was apparently not someone observative. He casually said, "So who will you bring over? I think you should bring that guy. He looks tough." "I think so too," said Ning Tao. While he walked, he put his right hand on his right side. Blade of the Solar Ecl
As for if Tang Zixian came from the Tang family, Ning Tao really didn't have an answer in his heart. He was just speculating and Yin Molan hadn't offered enough evidence to support his guess. Therefore, in such a case, he couldn't let her die. Furthermore, Tang Zixian and Tu Wenjin had risked their lives to cover him while he was trying to save others. Even if Tang Zixian really was from the Tang family and would become his opponent in the future, he would rather face her in broad daylight and defeat her in one blow. It shouldn't be like this. To watch her die would be like burning the bridge after crossing it, and he was never that type of person. "Grab the rope and follow me." Ning Tao's voice rang out from the dark. Tang Zixian and Tu Wenjin picked themselves up from the ground, grabbed the rope, and walked into the dark. "Doctor Ning, where are you?" Tu Wenjin asked nervously. It was dark in the cave and he couldn't see Nin
"Ma Tongtong! Ma Tongtong!" Yang Chen called out Ma Tongtong's name and stretched out his hands, gripping Ma Tongtong's arm and shaking it. He tried to wake her up by calling her name. But Ma Tongtong did not react at all. Then Yang Chen said worriedly, "Doctor Ning, save her, quick. She is about to die!" Ning Tao took out a porcelain vial and two merit of good intention prescription pacts. He also had a neutral pen with him as he approached Ma Tongtong and Yang Chen. He grabbed hold of Ma Tongtong's wrist and injected a whiff of special spiritual power into her body. "Oh..." Ma Tongtong woke up again. But she seemed very weak. Yang Chen looked at Ning Tao with astonished eyes. He thought that saving Ma Tongtong would be a complicated and dangerous process. He had not expected such ease— it was so easy that he could not believe his eyes. Ning Tao said, "Both of your lives are in danger. I can save yo
"There's light ahead! We've reached the end. We've finally found the exit!" Tu Wenjin dashed forward agitatedly. Whoosh— The sound of something coursing through the air. A dark shadow whizzed in! Ning Tao shoved Tu Wenjin away with his palms. A rock hit his chest like a missile. Under the protection of the air sac of spiritual power, his body flew away to a distance of a few dozen meters, before crashing down. His flashlight had been shattered by the blow. The tunnel instantly lapsed into darkness. Tang Zixian suddenly prone herself to the ground. Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! The noise of whizzing rocks caused the stone wall to shudder. "Doctor Ning?" Tu Wenjin called out. Ning Tao did not respond. He was lying on the ground, motionless. Other than some minor pain, he felt nothing at all. But he was wondering how Tang Zixian would react if she had thought him dead
The beams of the tactical flashlights all converged onto Ning Tao's body. The six armed men had seen Ning Tao and his raised Mauser pistol. In the blink of an eye, these six all felt a sense of enmity in encountering an old foe. But they felt a strange absurdity— was this guy trying to do them in using an antique pistol from World War II? On one side were mercenary commandos armed with assault rifles and bulletproof vests. On the other was a young man wielding a fan and an antique Mauser pistol. Their unexpected encounter seemed exceedingly bizarre. The white commanding officer suddenly bellowed, "Kill—" Bang! Before the white commanding officer could finish his last word, the Mauser pistol in Ning Tao's hand had fired. There was a cloud of gunfire. A plume of black and white spiritual energy enveloping the bullet was whistling towards his chest. Boom! A violent explosion. The body of t
Buzz! The good-evil tripod gave a loud hum. As its mysterious energy field suppressed them, the dozens of insects were instantaneously contained. They all dropped to the ground noisily. A few writhed a little, but soon were motionless. Ning Tao stretched out his hand and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead. Recalling that dangerous scene just now, his heart shivered in trepidation. There were blood locks in the ruins of the Feminine-moon people, but he did not dare visit that place. He dared not guess what would befall those Shennongjia primitives. He had been trying his best to protect them, but the outcome was they casting stones on him when he was down. They were no better than beasts. How could he hope to live harmoniously with them and be their friends? Did Tang Zixian manage to escape? In fact, this question did not need much guessing. Tang Zixian would surely have a way to escape if she could activate the formation.