12dz Chapter 112 Hide and Seek
Chapter 112 Hide and Seek
Not long after Su Luo and the others left, they saw a solitary figure standing not far away. Hearing the noise, the person slowly turned around, revealing a clear and handsome face.
It was none other than Chu Wenqing.
He smiled slightly, about to greet them and regain face.
To everyone's surprise, Feng Xiyue immediately asked, "Hey, how did you get that green juice off your face?"
"..."
Chu Wenqing's smile froze on his face, and a sentence stuck in his throat. After a long while, he pouted.
"Can we please not mention our dark past?"
"No."
Su Luo coldly refused, "Where did that green juice on your face come from? And why did you suddenly fall from the sky?"
Chu Wenqing seemed to remember something and subconsciously shivered. "It was a nightmare experience. How could I not mention it? After all, our most important thing right now is to get on our way as quickly as possible and reach the next area."
"It's alright, we can talk as we walk." Su Luo smiled. "Don't worry, at our pace, we should be able to reach the center before dark."
Chu Wenqing, still unwilling to give up, looked at Feng Xiyue and Song Qiao. The two of them were clearly very curious, blinking their eyes as they stared at him.
Chu Wenqing said with a bitter face, "...Fine, I'll tell you then. Be prepared. Because that experience was really terrifying."
Su Luo raised an eyebrow slightly.
Even someone as carefree and thoughtless as Chu Wenqing finds him terrifying. What exactly has he been through?
The group quickened their pace, and as sunlight filtered through the leaves, Chu Wenqing's expression relaxed somewhat before he spoke.
Next, Su Luo and the others finally learned what Chu Wenqing had gone through.
It turned out that after Chu Wenqing took the two brothers away, he put them directly into an empty cave, guessing that they would wake up soon, before rushing back.
Not long after he left, he suddenly realized that the way back had somehow turned into two roads.
He can't find his way back!
Thinking that it was a choice between two options, Chu Wenqing used the "whoever the rooster points to is whoever it is" method to choose one of the paths. As he walked, a thin layer of fog suddenly rose in the forest, and he became dizzy and didn't know what he was doing.
He was suddenly grabbed by someone, which brought him back to his senses. He then realized that he had somehow ended up in a cold, misty forest where no sunlight could penetrate!
The vegetation in this forest was abnormally lush, with trees several times taller than normal, and even a single blade of grass was half a person's height. And at this moment, several people were hiding here, either concealed in the grass or huddled in the trees, clearly wary of something.
The person who had grabbed Chu Wenqing was lying on the ground, hiding in the grass, his whole body covered in dark green sap. He warned Chu Wenqing in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "We can't go any further. There's a terrifying monster ahead that's grabbing people."
Just as Chu Wenqing was wondering what the monster was, a sharp laugh suddenly rang out from the depths of the forest. Then he heard a cold, piercing sound, like fingernails scratching a blackboard. At that moment, goosebumps rose all over his body.
The voice spoke softly, "Hehe, another one, another one... Play hide-and-seek with me... Hehe... I like hide-and-seek..."
Still a little dazed, Chu Wenqing asked without thinking, "Then if we play hide-and-seek, who's 'it'?"
At that moment, all was silent, and everyone looked at Chu Wenqing with speechless expressions.
Is there even a question of who's catching whom?!
The voice paused eerily for a second, then continued, "Hehe... naturally I'll capture you... you'd better hide well, otherwise those who are caught will have their hearts and livers ripped out and eaten!"
Upon hearing these terrifying words, Chu Wenqing felt a chill rise from her feet, almost causing her to lose her footing. She was so frightened that she couldn't keep her mouth shut.
"Holy crap! He's a cannibalistic psychopath!"
The air grew even more deathly still.
Those who were hiding were instantly on edge, feeling that Chu Wenqing was courting death. They were so scared that they dared not breathe, and large drops of sweat began to fall down their faces.
They were all internally screaming, "Is this guy crazy?!"
Soon, a deafening roar echoed from the depths of the forest, filled with bloodthirsty killing intent: "You're the pervert! Your whole family are perverts!"
Chu Wenqing shrank back, feeling a little aggrieved. "I was just saying it casually, why did you suddenly get so defensive?"
"Aaaaaah! I'm going to kill you!!!"
The next moment, a strong wind blew by, and the entire forest was whipped about wildly, as if a series of eerie and sinister figures were baring their fangs and claws, ready to pounce.
Clearly, the monster had been driven mad by Chu Wenqing.
The group swallowed hard, looking at Chu Wenqing with sympathetic eyes.
This guy is quite handsome, and he doesn't seem stupid, so why does he have such a mouth... Now look what's happened, he's offended that monster, and it's coming to kill him right now!
The man who had grabbed Chu Wenqing was frantic. "Brother, are you crazy? You actually offended that monster!"
Chu Wenqing's face stung from the wind, so he squatted down and asked, "What's the origin of that monster? Is it really that scary? Can't we all take it down together?"
"Of course, the few of us can't handle it! That's a mid-stage Golden Core demon beast! This monster is called the Hidden Yin Serpent. It has a human face and a snake's body. It loves to see the despair and pain of its prey. It will drive its prey away by playing hide-and-seek with it, and then enjoy itself when the prey has nowhere to escape! The few of us who are in the mid-stage Foundation Establishment stage are no match for it!"
Chu Wenqing gasped, "Holy crap, a mid-stage Golden Core demon beast!"
"The Hidden Serpent is extremely vicious. You've already offended it badly. When the game of hide-and-seek begins, it will definitely come after you first..."
"Is it too late for us to escape now?"
"With the Hidden Yin Serpent's cultivation at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, even if we run away now, it can catch up immediately! If we can't escape, we can only try to move as quietly as possible, hiding while trying to find a way to deal with it."
The cultivator patted Chu Wenqing on the shoulder, sighed, and then took out a small jar and handed it to Chu Wenqing, "I still have some herbal juice here that can mask the smell. You can apply it to your face and body later, at least it will hold out for a while..."
The others also sighed, their expressions becoming even more strange.
What people fear most is this. Although they may not escape today either, at least they won't die as soon as this boy, nor will they suffer as much! Thinking this way, it doesn't seem so hopeless anymore...
Chu Wenqing was about to refuse, after all, he had the protective talisman given to him by Su Luo, and generally, demonic beasts wouldn't attack him. Besides, as a sword cultivator, he was quite skilled, and he still had many talismans in his storage bag.
Before he could speak, the shrill voice of the Hidden Serpent echoed from the depths of the forest: "I declare that the game of hide-and-seek is about to begin! You just wait! After I count to one, I'll come looking for you right away! I'm going to tear your mouth open with my own hands, rip off your tongue, and then eat your liver!"
Its smile was one of absolute certainty, and its voice echoed through the forest: "Hahaha! You are my prey, and you will never escape. Hahaha, hahahahaha!"
Chu Wenqing: ...
Something about these lines feels off. What's wrong with them?
Seeing that the game was about to start and Chu Wenqing still hadn't made a move, the man got impatient and actually picked up the jar and poured all the green juice down on Chu Wenqing.
After watering, he darted to another large flower bush not far away, then slowly retreated, putting some distance between himself and Chu Wenqing.
"Brother, this is all I can do for you. Take care!"
After saying that, he hardened his heart and turned away from Chu Wenqing.
At the same time, the people around them silently turned their heads, as if they couldn't bear to see the bloody scene that was about to unfold.
Chu Wenqing silently wiped her face.
Hmm, a mid-stage Golden Core demon beast is coming to kill him soon, what should he do? I need help urgently, I'm waiting online.