70: Chapter 70: The Festival of Sacrifice (XV)

Xiao Hua had returned to Qian Ye's hand. The little tender bud was still just a little tender bud, curled into a ball and ignoring Qian Ye.

Could this Master be replaced? Every time, she just throws it, hmph!

Qian Ye poked it, but there was no reaction. She chuckled, not expecting it to have such a big temper.

After spending some time coaxing it, Qian Ye finally set off.

The three of them headed east, but the further Tai You walked, the more something felt off.

"This isn't the way back."

Qian Ye blinked, looking innocent. "Ah, I never said it was the way back~"

Tai You: "..."

Why did he feel like this future teammate was so unreliable?

Qian Ye followed the path where she had seen the villagers taking those NPCs that day, feeling her way along.

"Hiss..."

"Do you guys feel really cold~?"

Tai You rubbed his arms.

"It's April. Isn't it normal for the nights to be cold?" Meng Yu had recovered quite a bit by now, and the tears at the corners of her eyes weren't flowing as frequently.

She sniffled and pulled her clothes tighter around her.

Qian Ye seemed unfazed, walking forward without a word.

Further ahead, a forest appeared. In the pitch-black night, it looked more like a giant abyss-like mouth with its mouth wide open, inviting them in.

Tai You looked at the darkness, his expression turning awkward; he kind of wanted to go back.

Why did he have to be so foolish as to follow her here?

Wouldn't it be better to look for clues during the day? Why come looking for thrills in the middle of the night?

Qian Ye didn't stop and continued inside.

"Meng..." Yu—Tai You wanted to grab Meng Yu, but before he could finish her name, she had already gone inside.

...Both girls had gone in; if he didn't dare to, was he even a man!

Taking a deep breath, he took a few quick steps and hurriedly caught up with the two in front.

"Huo... huo... huo..."

"Crackle... crackle..."

The further they went, the more various sounds echoed around them.

Tai You swallowed hard. No way, was it happening again so soon?

Sure enough, the next second, footsteps of varying weights were heard, closing in on them.

Tai You wanted to leave quickly, but then he saw that both people in front of him had stopped.

Meng Yu's fan was already in her hand, and Qian Ye was holding the hong ling umbrella. A faint red glow emanated from it, making Tai You's scalp tingle.

Let's just say, can we just cancel this night light? It's really eye-catching in this darkness.

Of course, he definitely wouldn't say that out loud.

The little tender bud in her arms had also regained its vitality, sounding a bit excited by the movement around them.

Tai You was still warily scanning the surroundings when he turned around and found that the person beside him was gone.

"Where's Su Ye?"

Meng Yu shook her head.

She hadn't heard anything.

The sounds around them drew closer, and in the next instant, a monster rushed out. "Huo... huo..."

"Crackle..."

There was also movement in the trees above.

The sounds grew more numerous.

Tai You took something out of his hand and threw it. Instantly, the surroundings were lit up brightly, and the scene he saw made his scalp crawl.

Dense figures—judging by their clothes, they were all villagers from the village. Where was their kind appearance from the daytime now?

The monsters before them had their mouths open, revealing sharp fangs, and something was constantly wriggling inside their mouths.

"Hungry..."

"So hungry..."

To Meng Yu and Tai You, they were delicious food.

In the next second, they scrambled to pounce on the two of them.

Now the two were in a dilemma, attacked from front and back, and they couldn't relax about what was above them either; they were being watched greedily from all sides.

"Damn, it's been a while since I've seen so many eerie creatures." Tai You rolled his shoulders.

"Fine, let's have a big fight then!"

In the next second, he swung his fists and charged in, amidst a chorus of screams and roars.

Just as Tai You started fighting, he heard Meng Yu's voice beside him.

"Come on, let's do this!"

"Heh..."

"Think you can eat me?!"

"Think you can scare me?!"

"Do you think I'm someone you can just eat whenever you want?"

Furious roars mixed with sobs echoed incessantly.

Tai You's mouth twitched.

He really didn't know why a girl who fought so violently had such a cute name.

Swish...

Suddenly, there was movement on the ground again.

Green vines suddenly shot up, lashing out at the two of them.

"Holy crap!"

"There's more?"

"Just how many types of eerie creatures are hidden here?"

"We can't go on like this; this is draining our stamina!"

As Tai You fought, he was becoming unable to hold on.

"Where did Big Shot Su Ye go?"

"This is going to be the death of me!"

"Hurry up and show up!"

Just then, the ground shook violently, as if an earthquake was occurring.

"This—this isn't another big one coming, is it?" The ground vibrated so much he could hardly stand.

With a bang, the ground split open, and a giant vine burst out, rushing forward.

It rampaged through, and those mutated villagers were swept away by the wild vines.

Startled, Tai You hurried to defend himself, only to see it run away right under his nose.

It moved so fast, as if it were afraid of being caught by something.

Tai You was still on guard when he heard a familiar voice the next instant, followed by a figure running past him.

Emitting that familiar red light, it was easy to identify who it was.

"Hee hee..."

"Baby, don't run~"

"Come on, come into sister's arms, hehe!"

"Ji ji..."

"Jie jie jie..."

"Don't run, Baby~"

That giant vine scurried around, snapping several large trees in the process.

The mutated villagers and the eerie creatures in the trees were so frightened that they retreated several meters, not daring to approach.

Qian Ye, following behind, seemed even more excited.

"Just give in to me~"

"Hee hee~"

"Lit~ tle~ Ba~ by~"

Qian Ye chased the scurrying giant vine while carrying the hong ling umbrella.

Tai You, watching from the side, was utterly shocked.

"Meng Yu, are we playing the same game as her?"

The difference was just too big.

Who exactly was the monster here?

What the hell did she do to make even the eerie creatures afraid!

With a loud bang, the giant vine crashed to the ground, and the surroundings shook several times.

"I told you to stop, but you just wouldn't listen."

"Heh."

Tai You looked up and saw a black figure on top of the giant vine.

Qian Ye pulled the hong ling umbrella out of its body and jumped down.

Looking at the massive thing before her, which was now whimpering softly like a child, "awoo awoo."

Seeing its weak and powerless state, Qian Ye looked a bit dejected. "It seems I hit it a bit too hard!"

"Hmm, I wanted to tame it and use it as a mount."

It's so big; how majestic it would be to ride it out!

Hearing her words, Tai You's mouth twitched.

She's a ruthless one, even wanting to use an eerie creature as a mount.

"Where did you find such a huge eerie creature?"

Meng Yu walked over with teary eyes. Qian Ye's mouth twitched when she saw her.

"You... your tear ducts are way too active today~"

"*Hic*... *hic*... I just got too excited during the fight..."

She had overexerted herself, and this was the result after the fight.

"What do we do with it now?"

Qian Ye shrugged; she only wanted it alive.

A few meters away, the roars of the villagers could still be heard. Qian Ye's eyes darted around. "Well, aren't those villagers hungry? This can be considered a feast for them~"