Chapter 80: Another Lou Yunxiao
Ning Ke was stunned.
His chest felt an irrational tightness. He reached out to catch the speck of light, but in the end, he caught nothing.
Wu Gou had also heard the words of that speck of light. His face was filled with confusion. “Do demonic creatures still have remnants of a soul?”
Up until now, the demons they had encountered had no human consciousness, yet this speck of light still possessed a trace of obsession. This was truly strange.
“Wu Gou, it was no accident that the Liuyun Sect was swallowed by the Demon Realm.”
Ning Ke withdrew his hand and said, “I just used my divine sense to investigate. A thousand miles away, there is an extremely powerful aura hidden. It is far beyond the range you can handle.”
“Therefore, we must part ways here. You go find Lou Yunxiao, and I will go alone to investigate the situation.”
For the first time, Wu Gou saw such a serious expression on Ning Ke’s face.
He frowned and asked, “What is the cultivation level of that aura?”
“At least at the Mahayana stage, approaching Tribulation.”
“…” Wu Gou knew that with his Soul Transformation cultivation, going with Ning Ke wouldn’t help but would instead cause trouble. He could only nod and say, “Then be extremely careful yourself.”
Seeing his worried expression, Ning Ke couldn’t help but reach out and pat Wu Gouās smooth, bald head.
He gave a smile. “Don’t worry. Even the Sect Masters of your human race couldn’t defeat me when they joined forces; that demon can’t do anything to me either.”
Wu Gou was startled. By the time he regained his senses, Ning Ke had already vanished into the horizon.
He touched his own head and argued softly.
“I wasn’t worried about you.”
After Ning Ke lifted the seal, his flying speed was incredibly fast. From afar, he saw a group of charred, black buildings. It was the Liuyun Sect that had vanished three years ago! And that extremely powerful aura was right inside the main hall of the Liuyun Sect!
Ning Ke frowned and rushed toward the hall without hesitation.
However, the moment he touched the hall door, his body stiffened. If anyone had been present, they would have seen him vanish into thin air, as if he had never existed…
…
“Mother, thereās a little fox here. Heās so pretty, can we take him with us?”
“We can barely feed ourselves; why are you keeping a fox!”
The thin woman pulled the child and said, “Hurry up, don’t delay! There are demons everywhere. If we don’t reach Chihe City to find protection under Immortal Lou, the two of us will become demon bait sooner or later!”
Hearing the voices, Ning Ke opened his eyes. Looking at the mother and daughter before him, his face was full of shock.
Wasn’t he in the Demon Realm? Hadn’t he been about to push open the door to the Liuyun Sectās main hall? Why was he here? And this child was calling him a fox?
Thinking this, he lifted his hand. Within his vision was a pure white, fluffy paw!
“Awoo?”
Crap! Not only had he turned into a fox, but he couldn’t even speak human language! And his cultivation… Where was his Nine-Tailed Fox cultivation? Where was his “Heaven-defying, Earth-shattering” Great Villain cultivation?!
[Xiao Yuan! Xiao Yuan, come out quickly!]
The Fox Ning Ke frantically called the system in his consciousness, finally managing to summon it.
As it turned out, Xiao Yuan was even more confused than he was: [Holy crap! Host, how did you end up ten thousand years in the past?!]
[????]
[However… the panel shows that this is the mission you need to take. There hasn’t been an error.]
[Ten thousand years ago? Isn’t that the most chaotic time when the Great Demons ran rampant? And in this chaotic time, Iām just a little fox with no cultivation at all?? Xiao Yuan, just say itādo you want me to die?]
[Host, Iām not sure about this either…]
Just as Xiao Yuan finished, two cultivators descended from the sky and blocked the path of the mother and child.
One of them licked his lips and let out a raspy laugh. “Finally found some food! Though theyāre thin, it’s better than nothing.”
The other said, “Lately, all the good stuff has been snatched by the Great Demons. Weāre lucky they left us some scraps!”
“Fangfang, run!” The womanās face was deathly pale, clearly terrified. She shielded the little girl and said, “Run south, keep running! Reach Chihe City, Master Lou will save you!”
“Mother, Iām not leaving! I can’t leave you alone!” The little girl grabbed the woman’s hem and shook her head violently. Tears were already streaming down.
“Heh, such deep mother-daughter affection. Don’t worry, neither of you is running today…”
Before he could finish, his right leg was suddenly bitten by the fox that had rushed over!
“Ah! You damned beast!”
Ning Ke was kicked flying, crashing into a tree. His body almost fell apart. He spat out a mouthful of blood, which smelled of foul sweat, and let out a disgusted “retch.”
The demon was stunned. “You beast, you actually find me disgusting?!” With that, his hand formed a claw and he lunged at Ning Ke.
Relying on a beastās natural agility, Ning Ke dodged left and right. However, his back was still scratched. It hurt so much he bared his teeth, regretting playing the hero for a moment.
Seeing the demonās claw coming at him again, Ning Ke thought he wouldn’t be able to dodge. In the next instant, however, he saw the arm attacking him severed by a sword light. Blood sprayed, accompanied by a scream. Over there, the demon attacking the mother and daughter was also cleanly dealt with by the swordsman.
Ning Ke blinked his fox eyes and looked up at the man wielding twin swords. The man wore white robes with a silver overcoat, and his belt was tightened, outlining a lean yet powerful waist. His face was like pure snowāhandsome, yet without a hint of femininityāand his aura was cold and restrained.
“Immortal!” The woman looked at him as if he were a savior. She knelt on the ground, bowing repeatedly. “Thank you for saving our lives, Master Lou!”
The man called Master Lou sheathed his swords and helped the woman up. “Saving you is the duty of a cultivator.”
The woman was moved to tears. In this world, cultivators only looked out for themselves; they wouldn’t care for weak commoners like them. After all, with Great Demons in power and constant natural and man-made disasters, it was difficult even for the strong to survive. For Master Lou to go this far, they were truly beyond grateful.
After comforting the mother and daughter, the man looked at the little white fox that hadn’t moved since seeing him. He frowned slightly, walked over to Ning Ke, and knelt down. He said softly, “Is the injury too severe?”
He took out some medicinal powder and sprinkled it on Ning Keās wound. His other hand gently stroked Ning Keās fur. “This powder is a bit irritating. Endure it a bit, and don’t move.”
The powder was indeed irritating. It successfully used that stinging pain to pull Ning Keās consciousness back!
His fox eyes stared straight at the man. Ning Ke was beyond shock. Because this manādammitālooked exactly like an enlarged version of Lou Yunxiao!!!
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