"Don't just stand there, come and eat some noodles."
Hao Yun pulled Ning Caichen to sit down, handed him a bowl of noodles, and placed another bowl in front of Nie Xiaoqian.
The subtle aroma of meat, along with the fragrance of wheat, made Ning Caichen's mouth water.
"Thank you very much, Brother Hao. I will repay your kindness many times over in the future."
Hao Yun smiled; Ning Caichen was really adorable.
"Brother Ning, meeting is fate. What's the point of repaying or not repaying? How about trying it?"
After taking a bite of noodles, Ning Caichen could no longer resist and began to eat heartily. On the other side, Nie Xiaoqian also picked up a noodle and put it in her mouth.
"Brother Hao, your noodles taste amazing! They're the best noodles I've ever had."
After swallowing the food in his mouth, Ning Caichen couldn't help but praise it.
Ta-da.
A crisp collision sound came from outside the window, but there was no one there.
Nie Xiaoqian's expression changed drastically at this moment, and she couldn't help but whisper.
"Grandma is here, you'd better leave quickly, or you won't be able to leave."
Ning Caichen, who was eating noodles, glanced at Nie Xiaoqian with a blank expression.
Hao Yun's expression kept changing. Something was wrong. Shouldn't it be Nie Xiaoqian ringing the bell before Grandma appears? Nie Xiaoqian didn't ring the bell just now.
Glancing at the bell on Nie Xiaoqian's foot, Hao Yun quickly got up, grabbed Ning Caichen, and ran outside.
"What's wrong?"
"Come with me, I'll explain later."
The two rushed out of the room, and Hao Yun pulled Ning Caichen to go downstairs. But as soon as they stepped onto the stairs, Hao Yun turned back. The ground floor was covered with vines, something that hadn't been there before.
"sorry."
Leaning against the door frame, Nie Xiaoqian bit her lip, her face full of apology.
Hao Yun glanced at her but didn't pay her much attention. The most important thing right now was how to escape from Grandma's clutches.
Option 1: Kill Granny Alone (Reward: 100 Years of Cultivation Power)
[Option Two: Join forces with Yan Chixia to kill Granny (Reward: Ten years of cultivation)]
[Option 3: Abandon Ning Caichen to draw fire and escape alone (Reward: Agility +10)]
The system then presented three more options: kill Grandma alone (which Hao Yun never even considered), abandon Ning Caichen and run away (which Hao Yun hesitated for a moment, but also gave up on), and kill Grandma alone.
Doing that would be too shameless. Even if Hao Yun had no morals, he wouldn't do such a thing, so he chose the second option.
Damn it! That bastard Yan Chixia, I wonder where he's gone. He probably went to a brothel.
Rushing into the house, Hao Yun looked out the window. There were no vines. He decided to try and put some together!
"Hurry up."
Hao Yun grabbed Ning Caichen by the collar and jumped out of the window in a flash, scaring Ning Caichen into screaming.
After landing, Hao Yun used the Eight Steps to Catch the Cicada to escape at breakneck speed.
The vines inside the dilapidated building quickly chased after them. Grandma was a little angry. Two ordinary humans dared to dream of escaping my clutches. How ridiculous!
Hao Yun, who was running wildly, noticed that the trees ahead were covered with vines. After a moment's hesitation, he sped up and rushed over.
Having dodged the vines unharmed, Hao Yun breathed a sigh of relief. But before he could catch his breath, the vines flew over and bound Hao Yun and Ning Caichen tightly.
"You wicked tree spirit! How dare you play dirty tricks!" Hao Yun was furious. This tree spirit was too evil; it gave him hope and then left him in despair.
As the vines multiplied, Hao Yun felt like he couldn't breathe properly.
"Palm Thunder!"
Using the little magic power he had left, Hao Yun shattered the vines on his chest with a palm strike, then hurriedly pulled out his magic sword from his system inventory.
This magic sword is similar to a peach wood sword, and Hao Yun has some doubts about whether it can cut through vines.
Seeing that Ning Caichen was being wrapped up more and more tightly, Hao Yun decided to give it a try, and if that didn't work, he would use the Palm Thunder to save him.
The magic sword struck the vines like a hot knife through butter, cleaving the vines in two without any resistance.
"Walk!"
After pulling up the dazed Ning Caichen, Hao Yun continued running away, an action that thoroughly enraged his grandmother.
Splinters began to sprout from the ground; if Hao Yun hadn't reacted quickly, he would have stepped on them by now.
Vines flew wildly through the woods. Hao Yun used his magic sword to protect the two of them. Just as Hao Yun was about to swing his sword, a large tree next to him suddenly grew limbs and grabbed Hao Yun, pinning him to the tree.
"Get out of my way!"
With 50 points of strength, Hao Yun roared like a raging bull and forcefully tore off the limbs that had grown out of the tree.
With a turn and a side kick, the tree was split in two. Hao Yun's eyes flashed with malice at this moment.
"Come on! I'll chop you up and use you as firewood!"
A strange laugh, indistinguishable in gender, rang out, "Youngster, you've got quite a temper, but your skills are lacking. Just wait and see how Grandma will devour you today, hahaha!"
The voice was neither male nor female, making people feel uncomfortable. Hao Yun laughed out loud.
"Really? Then come on then. Your little tricks won't work on me."
The ground began to shake and collapse violently, and thick tree roots emerged. Hao used his magic sword to cut them, but only left a small opening; he couldn't cut them off at all.
The wound inflicted by the magic sword healed automatically in a short time. Hao Yun waved his left hand and unleashed a palm lightning attack.
With a flash of lightning, the tree root was broken. To the tree demon, this was not even a minor injury. There were at least a dozen tree roots that had spread from the ground.
"Damn it!"
Hao Yun cursed under his breath, preparing to rush forward for hand-to-hand combat. If it weren't for Ning Caichen, he might still have a chance to escape, but with an extra burden, leaving wouldn't be so easy.
Chapter 34 Yan Chixia's Timely Rescue
Currently, Hao Yunhui's skills are not particularly powerful; his Wing Chun Eight-Cut Broadsword is completely useless against demons.
The newly learned Palm Thunder technique can damage tree demons, but I haven't been practicing the Shangqing Inner Martial Arts Sutra for long enough to have enough magic power.
Talent-based abilities don't offer much help in combat.
Thinking of his talent, Hao Yun took out a Buddhist scripture from his system inventory. He had a talent for a golden body of merit, plus thirty times the comprehension. If he could comprehend something, it would be a complete turnaround.
Opening the Buddhist scriptures, Hao Yun felt a bit overwhelmed. What was all this nonsense? Who was the bastard who wrote it? Couldn't they have used Chinese?
Seeing the tree demon control the vines to rush towards him, Hao Yun's Buddhist scripture emitted a burst of golden light, and the vines, like snow meeting sunlight, instantly turned into ashes and disappeared into the world.
Seeing how useful the Buddhist scriptures were, Hao Yun stopped studying them and started swatting at the vines with the scriptures in his right hand, turning a Buddhist scripture into something as powerful as a brick.
"Tree spirit! Come here!"
Hao Yun laughed arrogantly, jumping around while holding up the Buddhist scriptures.
This scene infuriated the tree spirit hiding in the shadows. "If I don't get serious with you, you'll really think you're something special."
The trees in the forest began to move, surrounding Hao Yun in the center. Hao Yun tried to strike with the Buddhist scriptures, but it had no effect.
Since Buddhist scriptures weren't working, Hao Yun resorted to brute force, punching and kicking the trees, leaving the forest in a complete mess.
At this moment, Ning Caichen hid in a corner, trembling with fear, his soul asking itself, "Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?"
"You fiend, prepare to die!"
Yan Chixia, who had rushed back, saw Hao Yun fighting fiercely with the tree demon. He thought to himself that he was in trouble. He had been delayed for a long time when he entered the city today because of some things. He only remembered that Hao Yun was still at Lanruo Temple when he realized that it was dark.
Gazing at the soaring demonic aura in the direction of Lanruo Temple, Yan Chixia prayed incessantly. Seeing that Hao Yun was still alive, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Phew! Luckily I made it in time.
"Heaven and earth are boundless, and the universe borrows their power!"
Using palm lightning in both hands, Yan Chixia began to bombard the area with the densest demonic energy.
The tree demon was completely stunned. Its attention was entirely on Hao Yun, and it didn't notice Yan Chixia touching its back.
"Damn that stinking Taoist priest! I'll be back."
With a roar, the tree demon hurriedly retreated underground. After being bombarded several times, its very essence was about to dissipate.
Are you alright?
Yan Chixia hurried over to Hao Yun and Ning Caichen and asked them with concern.
"Thank goodness you arrived in time, otherwise you could have been preparing to collect my corpse."
Exhausted, Hao Yun plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.
"This is Ning Caichen, who was chased all the way here by wolves."
Yan Chixia glanced at them and then ignored them. He hated these scholars the most; they were all so pretentious and pedantic.
"I just injured the tree spirit, so it won't be coming out for a while."
"Let's go back first. That fight just now almost killed me."
Hao Yun rubbed his sore shoulders, then pulled Ning Caichen back. The boy was terrified and muttered something unintelligible.
"ah!"
Suddenly, Ning Caichen cried out in surprise, his eyes fixed on Hao Yun and Yan Chixia.
"What are you doing! You startled me!"
Yan Chixia, who had a bad temper, cursed Ning Caichen and then turned around and went back to Lanruo Temple.
"Brother Ning, don't be nervous. The tree demon was injured by Hero Yan and won't be coming for a while. You can rest for the night and leave at dawn tomorrow."
After being comforted by Hao Yun, Ning Caichen finally calmed down.
"Oh, Brother Hao, I'm sorry to have troubled you. If it weren't for you, I probably would have died at the hands of that monster. Thank you for saving me. That Hero Yan from earlier was quite handsome..."
Ning Caichen shut his mouth, feeling somewhat embarrassed. Talking behind someone's back is not the behavior of a gentleman.