The sky over the rivers and lakes is very clear - Chapter 206
"What?"
Just as Liu Yue was about to ask her to explain, she noticed something strange: as Zhu Huihui took a step forward, the group of poisonous creatures actually wriggled and retreated.
As if sensing danger, they were all terrified. A powerful surge of energy rose within the poisonous array. The centipedes in front, with their many legs, ran fast and hurriedly retreated, while the scorpions behind, unable to turn around in time, were crushed beneath them. Then others piled up, layer upon layer, piled on top of each other. The scorpions, in a panic, stung wildly with their stingers. Snakes and toads were not spared, and in their pain, they too fought amongst themselves. Tens of thousands of venomous creatures bit and stung each other, wrestling and rolling in a chaotic mass. At this moment, the winged creatures showed their superiority. The hornets let out a cry in the sky, and like a black cloud, vanished instantly…
Zhu Huihui looked at the chaos with regret: "If Huahua were here, it would be so lucky to have such a feast..."
Liu Yue stared in astonishment at this scene and couldn't help but ask, "What's going on?"
"Hehe, it's always been like this since I was little. The more poisonous something is, the faster it runs away when it sees me!" Zhu Huihui said proudly. "My mother said that I'm good-looking, and the Goddess of a Hundred Poisons in the sky likes me, so she won't let them bite me."
"No way!" Liu Yue thought to herself. "What 'Hundred Poisons Goddess likes'? That's obviously nonsense for children. However, when I saw these poisonous insects huddled three zhang away earlier, I thought it was because the demon was controlling them. Now it seems it's because of this child. Feng Xuese made me stay to protect her; I guess she didn't even know she had this ability?"
Walking through the poisonous array, with countless layers of intricately patterned venomous insects beneath their feet, even the highly skilled and knowledgeable Liu Yue felt a chill run down his spine. Zhu Huihui, however, seemed completely unaffected. Liu Yue couldn't help but admire her mental fortitude. Suddenly, he wondered if the child had developed this mental fortitude from eating too many "delicious" fried centipedes and hairy spiders. With that thought, he immediately moved away from her.
After walking a long distance, the poisonous creatures underfoot gradually thinned out and eventually disappeared. Zhu Huihui looked around and asked, "Brother Liuyue, which direction is the great hero?"
Liu Yue listened intently for a moment, then smiled and said, "Close your eyes."
"Huh?" Zhu Huihui never listens to others. If someone tells her to close her eyes, she'll open them wide instead!
Liu Yue reached out and gently closed her eyes, then put her arms around her waist and laughed, "Don't open your eyes, don't scream!"
Just as Zhu Huihui was about to ask why, she felt her body suddenly lift into the air, instantly rising higher, pausing briefly at some point, and then taking off again, skimming several meters through the air, pausing again at some point, and continuing to fly...
Zhu Huihui did not scream as Liu Yue had imagined.
Firstly, she had no idea that when a woman is held by a man, whether she likes it or not, she usually struggles and screams a few times to show that she is pure and innocent; secondly, she was quite experienced in this kind of thing, but she was just being carried around by someone using light-footed skills, except that Feng Xuese was lifted up before, while this Brother Liu Yue was carried in her arms...
Hehe, this Brother Liu Yue is no match for my experience! How could I possibly give someone like her a chance! Zhu Huihui, suspended in mid-air, harbored a "wicked thought," her demonic claws pretending to have nowhere to go, secretly reaching for her chest—she'd been suffering losses lately, and now that such an opportunity was finally presented to her, she might as well take advantage of it…
Suddenly, her ear tickled. Liu Yue breathed into her ear and then his soft chuckle came through: "Little girl, if you move around, we'll fall down! And—you'll be the one at the bottom."
Zhu Huihui quickly pulled her hand back: "I didn't move!" Brother Liu Yue is so insidious, he's obviously threatening her. Even if she falls, she'll be the one who gets hurt the most. He won't fall because there's her, a thick-skinned human cushion, underneath him!
Amidst Liu Yue's cheerful laughter, Zhu Huihui felt herself flying continuously in the air. She didn't know how far she had flown before her body finally landed on solid ground. She noticed that Liu Yue's arms around her waist tightened slightly before being released.
She immediately opened her eyes.
This is a deserted valley. Ancient plum trees and straight bamboo grow wild in the valley, with trees sparser in the middle, green grass and wildflowers scattered everywhere, making it very quiet and secluded.
Beneath the plum tree, Maple, dressed in snow-white robes, sat quietly on a blue stone, his hand on his sword, his handsome face as cold as ice.
There was no wind in the valley, but somehow his clothes fluttered and made a rustling sound, the ribbon binding his hair also swayed, and his hair was slightly disheveled.
On the grass at the other end of the open space stood a woman with long hair.
She wore a purple silk robe, had a slender figure, a beautiful face, pale skin, deep black eyes, blood-red lips, and a cruel and venomous gaze, making her look like a ghost.
Is this woman the old man's enemy?
Zhu Huihui looked at her curiously a few more times, then took off running towards Feng Xuese.
She was always afraid of death and would run as far away as possible from danger. However, the other party was a pretty young woman, and she knew she was no match for the old man. So she figured that by standing behind him, she would not only be safe but also bolster his morale and win his favor—a win-win-win situation!
Liu Yue reached out and placed her hand on her shoulder, then solemnly shook her head.
Zhu Huihui lowered her voice: "Why? Are we just going to let them fight with just two chopsticks?" What she meant was, at least we have more people this time, are we just going to let the old man and that woman fight one-on-one without a group brawl?
Despite the seemingly nonsensical question, Liu Yue actually understood it, smiled, and said, "Please calm down."
The Sky Over the Martial World is Clear, Part Three: Chapter Sixteen (2)
The plum grove was serene and the mountain stream was crystal clear. Feng Xuese and Liu Yue, who were chatting idly on the rocks, almost simultaneously realized that something was wrong.
Suddenly, a blue mist rose between heaven and earth.
The fog gradually thickened, eventually filling the entire space.
The midday sun seemed unable to penetrate the thick fog, only revealing a faint grayish-white hue, neither glaring nor dazzling, as the fog gradually revealed a rainbow of colors.
It's not fog! How could fog rise from the ground on such a sunny day?
Strange sounds came from the fog, rustling and whispering, like countless feet crawling towards them. After listening for a while, they even felt a tingling, itchy sensation all over their bodies.
The two magnificent steeds, one white and one yellow, suddenly reared up and neighed loudly towards the sky.
Liu Yue's expression changed slightly. He let out a soft whistle, and his precious horse, the Yellow Dragon Jade Lion Steed, galloped away into the distance.
Feng Xuese's eyes flashed like lightning. He slowly stood up, gently clapped his hands, and his swift steed, Fengxue, followed behind the yellow horse, galloping away.
The fog grew thicker and heavier, accompanied by an extremely foul stench, as if countless poisonous mouths were exhaling the stench of rotting corpses.
"It's miasma!" Liu Yue exclaimed gravely. "Strange!"
Just as Feng Xuese was about to reply, a strange sound suddenly rang out from the depths of the thick fog.
"Maple~snow~color~~~"
The sound seemed to come from the depths of the underworld, sharp, mournful, and ethereal, as if countless vengeful spirits and demons from hell were rushing out, pouncing on the fresh flesh, tearing at chunks of meat, gulping down blood, and grinding their sharp teeth against the white bones...
Feng Xuese felt a chilling aura seeping into his skin through the pores and then into the gaps between his bones, like thousands of tiny needles rushing towards his heart with his blood. Even he, who was always so steadfast and composed, couldn't help but feel his will wavering.
The wailing sound suddenly intensified, with incessant chirping.
A chilling mist suddenly rose in the air, indistinguishable as a curtain of light or fog. In an instant, the world seemed to be swallowed up, and everything in sight was thick, dark, and grayish-white, as if returning to the chaotic mass before the separation of heaven and earth...
Feng Xuese's face was slightly pale, her delicate eyebrows were slightly raised, and she gently drew her sword.