Chapter Fifteen: Better Not to Meet Again 5

  Keep walking in the direction where the strange beast is heading, without turning back to the starting point. The deeper you go, the farther away you get. Until there's complete silence with no sound at all.

  Suddenly, Nalan Xinnuo stopped in his tracks. At the end of the mural, the giant beast that all the other beasts were facing was magnified many times over, filling up the entire stone wall, and was at least three times larger than Nalan Xinnuo.

  Nalan Xixiao raised the Night Pearl and looked up at the top. On it, on the giant beast's heart, there was a pair of palm prints. The palm prints were indented into the stone wall. Nalan Xixiao put away the Night Pearl, stretched out his hands, and pressed them onto the indentation.

  Suddenly, the ground shook violently and a low rumbling sound came from within the cave.

  It's like the sound of cold wind blowing on a winter night, or the low growl of some fierce beast. The cave is shaking violently inside, and you can even hear the sound of rocks rolling outside. But inside the cave, all is calm and peaceful, despite the shaking, there are no falling rocks.

  The intense shaking made Nalan Xianyu dizzy for a moment. In front of her, the stone wall she was clinging to was trembling. She pressed her hands into the recesses and sank her energy into her dantian, channeling the remaining energy in her body towards her palms.

  Blood surged forth as if it had been a long time since the last encounter with a ferocious beast in the same forest, and various unfamiliar scenes flashed through my mind as if I was there in person.

  But such a scene is surprisingly similar to a mural, as if it had been experienced before.

  Her head was splitting. The vibrating sound grew louder and louder, stimulating her eardrum. The intense sound challenged her tolerance limit. She gritted her teeth and pushed the stone wall in front of her forward with force.

  A loud rumble. The stone wall rotated. Sunlight shone through the gap and illuminated the cave. The sound of rolling rocks outside became clearer.

  It's here. This is the exit. Nalan Xiong used up her last bit of strength. Her blood seemed to be boiling in her veins, burning her entire body.

  The stone wall rotated. The sunlight poured in. Illuminating the cave. The earthquake stopped abruptly.

  The sunlight pierced her eyes painfully. She raised her hand to block the sun. Exhausted, she stumbled out of the cave and collapsed on the ground, surrounded by various rocks that had been pounded into depressions in the earth.

  She slowly opened her eyes, revealing a picturesque scene. Unlike the cold autumn outside, it felt like summer here. The branches were lush and the leaves were dense, with birds chirping and flowers fragrant. A gentle breeze blew by, bringing warmth.

  The birds that had just flown away returned to the trees again. The wild rabbits in the forest jumped and played. Birds flew back and forth among the branches. A small bridge flowed with water, perfectly blending into nature. An unknown fragrance floated in the air, and taking a sniff made one feel carefree and relaxed.

  A place like a utopia outside the world. Unlike the complexity of the same forest, unlike the vastness of the valley. Everything here seems to be fantastically beautiful. Every inch of grass and trees seems to be carved with freshness.

  In the distance, moss-covered steps came into view. It was probably too long since anyone had walked through. The moss was like a green carpet wrapping around each step. Each step was about half a meter high, as Cheng Hai said, and it was not something ordinary people could climb. Moreover, there were 99,999 steps.

  Nalan Xixiao raised her head and looked out. The endless greenery made her frown, as she couldn't see the end of it at all.

  It's no wonder that Cheng Hai found it difficult to see the medical immortal. This cave alone was impossible for anyone to leave. She had a power different from ordinary people, so she could use all her strength to open the stone wall door.

  Even if it's someone else, no matter how high their martial arts skills are or how strong their internal energy is, they would probably still find it difficult to enter.

  Suddenly, the sky let out a long, loud cry. The sound of wings stirring the air was very loud. For a moment, what was originally a forest filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers became deathly silent. Birds that were startled would normally fly away, but at this moment they just stopped chirping and didn't dare to move lightly.

  Nalan Xixiao raised her head to look up, a white eagle soaring in the high sky above. Its appearance left only the sound of its flapping wings and long cries echoing through the valley.

  Nalan Xizuo raised her vigilance. Sure enough, the white eagle suddenly swooped down towards her, like a flash of white lightning flying swiftly closer and closer. Its head alone was over three meters high, its beak large enough to peck at a person's skull with one bite.

  Nalan Xianuo shot out a sword wind, the eagle flapped its wings with force and dodged lightly, then a pair of sharp claws came at her. Nalan Xianuo secretly cried out in alarm, leapt to dodge, but the eagle's claws hooked onto the backpack behind Nalan Xianuo.

  Nalan Xixiao jumped up, and the eagle grabbed her luggage. However, after grabbing the luggage, the eagle let out a long cry and flew into the sky, without any intention of attacking her again.

  Nalan Xixiao watched as the great eagle flew away, her expression gradually turning cold.

  If I'm not mistaken, this big bird should be the one raised by that Medical Immortal. Judging from the looks of it, that Medical Immortal even knows what kind of physique she has. Knowing full well that she can't go hungry, he sent the bird to snatch away her food.

  What's the big deal if she takes away food? There are so many birds and beasts in this mountain forest, can't she just starve to death?

  Suddenly, Nalan Xinnuo felt a pain in her waist. She turned around and saw that not far away on the mountain, a group of golden silk monkeys were hiding. They bared their teeth and seemed to be very interested in this guest. They threw the fruit in their hands at her.

  Several monkeys kept picking fruits from the trees and throwing them at her. Nalan Xinnuo picked up the fruits from the ground and smelled them. They were sweet and not poisonous. They saw that their food was being snatched away, so they wanted to give her some fruit to eat.

  She picked up the fruit on the ground and said thank you to them. Several monkeys made a laugh like humans. They all looked at Nalan Xianuo, with curiosity in their eyes, as well as an inexplicable sense of closeness.

  At this time, a gust of cold wind blew in, and the monkeys let out a terrified cry, jumping up and down as they fled in all directions.

  Nalan Xixiao raised her head to look, and saw a giant ferocious beast running towards this side from not far away. The appearance of the beast was exactly the same as that of a male lion, except it was at least three times larger than an ordinary male lion, with a size comparable to that of a Hummer car.

  What caught the eye was his fiery red hair. His beastly eyes were amber-like silver blue. His robust body ran with a chilling gust of wind, making one's heart skip a beat at just one glance.

  A giant red lion came running and stopped not far away. It looked at Nalan Xianyu with an unfriendly growl from its throat.

  "You're a bunch of stinky monkeys. You see a woman and you lose your lives." At this time, a clear female voice came from the back of the lion.

  Nalan Xixi's expression slightly solidified. It was her. The red-clothed girl who was with the green-shirted man in the mountain cave. Huā Què.

  Nalan Xixi raised her head to look at the lion's back, where Hua Que was scowling with a proud expression on his pink cheeks, yelling at the empty tree branches that had been stripped of their leaves: "If you ruin our master's good fortune, I'll roast you and feed you to Hong'er!"

  The giant lion seemed to understand and let out a low growl.

  The sparrow glanced at Nalan Xiner below, hummed, ignored her, and turned away.

  Look at her, she still seems to be angry about what happened in the cave. The giant lion turns around and walks towards the stairs, its paws lightly swaying with each step. It can climb three steps with one foot. The stairs seem to be designed for it.

  Before long, they gradually walked away.

  Nalan Xixi stood still, lost in thought.

  The steps here are designed like this, and they were originally set up for these giant beasts. This place has so many exotic animals, and yet, this giant lion actually listens to the words of Huā Què (Flower Sparrow). Could it be that Huā Què knows the art of taming beasts? Is he a descendant of the Shàng Guān family...

  The Shangguan family disappeared overnight along with the heteromorphic beasts. Now, many people know of Shangguan Qinyin's existence. These heteromorphic beasts were also seen by her own eyes. Whoever knows the spiritual beast will rule the world...

  Not to mention other ferocious beasts, this giant lion alone would be invincible on the battlefield if it were to be obtained by humans. Suddenly, the story of the cave wall paintings flashed through her mind - wherever the giant beast passed, everything was left desolate.

  Look again at this place. There are rare and exotic animals. It is a place that people cannot reach. That's why there is a beautiful scenery like the Peach Garden, and a tranquil atmosphere, no different from the splendor on the painted wall.

  What is the mural actually talking about? Why did the Shangguan family leave? If they wanted to disappear, why would they spread the news and let people know of Shangguan Qinyue's existence?

  A series of questions furrowed Narlan Xizuo's brow. Everything seemed unrelated yet connected at the same time.

  Nalan Xixi shook her head. This wasn't the time to think about those things. Finding the Medical Immortal was urgent. Since the Medical Immortal knew Shangguan Qinyin, she could ask then.

  She picked up the fruit on the ground and ate it hastily, then jumped onto the first step.

  On the mountain top, a red giant lion stopped in front of a large tripod and bowed down. Lying on the side of the tripod, a flower sparrow jumped lightly from above and landed on its arm. The small hand patted it gently as a praise.

  In front, a huge white snake is coiled around the house. The snake's head is in the yard. Red saliva keeps spitting out. In the yard, under a plum tree, a man in a green robe lies on a reclining chair taking a nap. Plum blossoms fall on his handsome face, adding a touch of elegance.

  "Xiao Bai... you're stealing Master's books again." Huā Què picked up a stone from the ground and threw it at the giant snake head.

  The white snake spat out Xinzhi again, and then swallowed a few more books into its mouth. Suddenly, the giant snake's mouth opened wide, and a black-clad youth was seen holding a long bamboo pole to pry open its jaws. He walked out of its mouth, holding a stack of wet books in his hand.

  He furrowed his brow, and his whole body was also drenched in the snake's gastric juice. "The young master is too spoiled by it. Every time it eats a book and makes me pick it up again. Next time it dares to steal food, I'll cut off its tongue no matter what."

  The moment the words fell, a white snake's sharp fangs ejected a stream of water that poured down on the young man like a bucket of water, soaking him completely.

  "Hahaha... Young master, look! The sparrow looked at the drenched young man and burst into loud laughter."

  The man in the green shirt heard her cry, lazily opened his eyes, and saw Xiao Zhu standing right in front of him, drenched from head to toe, and burst out laughing without caring about his image.

  The young man walked out with a book in his arms and stormed into the room.

  The man in the green shirt smiled and stroked the white snake's head, then turned around and asked, "Has she arrived?"

  The sparrow nodded. "A few stinky monkeys threw fruit for her to eat. How annoying."

  The man in the green shirt smiled lightly. "They still remember her."

  The sparrow is dissatisfied. "Hmph. A beast is a beast, and doesn't understand resentment. If it were me, even if I remembered, I'd pretend to have forgotten."

  The man in the green shirt smiled and shook his head.