As the Universe Turns - Chapter 1012
Chapter 1012 Woman In Red
“But …”
Just as Leng Baihu was about to say something else, Xiao Chen stepped forward and said, “No problem. I’ll trouble Manor Master Leng to prepare a fast horse for I am and then tell SorrowlessValley the general location of I am.”
Above the hall, Leng Qianfeng frowned deeply, “Otherwise, how about I send someone to Wu Chen with Childe SorrowlessValley?”
“Villa Master, there’s no need to be so troublesome. I am can go alone.”
Xiao Chen rejected his kindness and turned around. He looked at Leng Baihu and said, “Listen to Madam and stay in the manor.”
“But … Alright.”
Leng Baihu still had to say something, but in the end, he let out a long sigh and stopped talking.
Moments later, Leng Qianfeng picked a fast horse for Xiao Chen. It was more than 6,000 kilometers away. If his cultivation was still around, the distance between them would only be a matter of size. But now, he could only ride on a horse like the mortals in the mortal world.
“Ha!”
After leaving the mountain villa, Xiao Chen raised his whip and galloped his horse. However, he felt a gust of wind rise in his ears. A distance of a hundred feet suddenly passed. Although it was a horse from the mortal world, it could not compare to those immortal birds and exotic beasts in the cultivation world, but its speed was extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it had already disappeared from the world.
The summer of June was steaming, and it was noon. The sun was blazing overhead, and the ground was more like a furnace. Horses were sweating profusely. They could no longer move forward. They had to find a cool place to rest, drink water, and eat grass. Otherwise, they would die of exhaustion under the sun.
Xiao Chen’s entire body was drenched in sweat. He could only feel the bursts of flames coming from the roadside. This time, he could feel the helplessness of mortals. He could only dismount and lead them to a secluded valley in front of him.
When they arrived at the valley, they saw summer flowers flourishing. Red, blue, yellow, and purple, all of them striving for beauty. In the distance, the waterfall flowed down and converged into a pond. As they approached, a cool breeze blew over with water mist. It was very cool.
Xiao Chen let the horse drink water and graze beside him. He took off his clothes and jumped into the pond. Once he entered the pond, he felt a cold aura coming from the bottom of the pond. The water was as cold as snow in winter.
After an incense stick, Xiao Chen went up to the shore and washed his clothes clean. Then, he dried the water with his inner strength. Just as he was putting it on, he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside the valley, from far to near.
Not long after, he saw a white horse galloping towards him. The rider was a seventeen or eighteen year old youth with a treasured sword hanging from his waist. It was precisely Leng Baihu.
“Brother Wu Chen! Brother Wu Chen!”
Leng Baihu cheered as he sped towards the valley. Xiao Chen saw that he had no luggage on him and said, “Did you sneak out?”
“Hehe …”
Leng Baihu smiled embarrassedly and scratched his head, “Anyway, it’s not once or twice anyway, hehe …”
Xiao Chen shook his head, but he thought that Madam Leng must have expected him to sneak out. She only needed to take good care of him and said, “Why did you know I was here?”
Leng Baihu looked at the red horse on which he was riding and smiled, “Of course my horse recognizes the smell, so he followed along the way.”
“That’s why.”
Xiao Chen did not expect that the horses in this mortal world were so intelligent that they could recognize their companions even from a thousand miles away.
The two horses, one white and one red, were grinding their necks, making them look exceptionally intimate.
An hour later, the sun’s shadow slanted to the west, and the two horses rested. Xiao Chen and Leng Baihu set off for SorrowlessValley again.
Just like this, the two finally arrived near SorrowlessValley, which was mentioned in the news sent back by the martial artist five days later.
The trees in front of them were lush, with rocks everywhere, thorns everywhere, and the terrain was relatively steep. The horses were no longer suitable for walking inside, but the two of them weren’t sure if it would lead to SorrowlessValley.
“Otherwise … Brother Wu Chen, shall we go in and take a look?”
Leng Baihu stopped and looked at the bushes in front of him. There were rocks and thorns everywhere, and there was no way to go. The two horses could not enter, so they had to be tied up outside.
After tying up their horses, the two of them walked inside, cutting through the thorns and thorns along the way. After a while, they finally arrived at the valley. From afar, they saw mountains overlapping, majestic and tall, but a mountain passed by and a mountain was still high.
As for Xiao Chen, he could vaguely sense a weak Spiritual Energy flow. It seemed that it was indeed as He Chengying had said before. This SorrowlessValley was not ordinary. The entrance to the valley was probably nearby. It was unknown where the dozen or so martial artists from White Fox Villa were, but they had already found the entrance to the valley.
“There’s a mountain in front of us. We can’t get past it. The martial artist isn’t here either. It looks like the entrance to SorrowlessValley isn’t here.”
Leng Baihu looked at the green mountains around him. He didn’t expect this place to be so big. Even those Immortals who knew how to ride swords would be lost in this hundred thousand mountain forests, right?
“Mm …”
Looking at the distant green mountains, Xiao Chen nodded, “Let’s go back, go a little further, and enter the other side to take a look.”
In the past, if he had a cultivation base, he would probably be able to easily locate SorrowlessValley, regardless of whether it was his sword or spiritual sense. But now, it would be difficult to find him in this vast mountain range.
Moreover, there were many poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts in the mountains. If they didn’t pay attention, there would probably be dangers. Mortals might even lose their lives. No wonder very few people had come to this area these past few years.
The two of them immediately returned the same way. Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly heard the sound of horses hissing from outside. Leng Baihu was immediately shocked, “Damn it, the horses were ambushed by wild beasts in the mountains. Let’s quickly leave!”
The two of them immediately rushed outside. When they returned to the outside, they saw two green-maned beasts attacking the horses. The white horse was already on the verge of dying in a pool of blood, and the red horse was already drenched in blood. Even the bones on its legs were exposed, but it was still standing in front of the white horse, screaming at the two green-maned beasts.
“Horse!”
Seeing that the two horses were injured so badly, Leng Baihu’s eyes were about to split apart, regardless of what the two green beasts were. With a “zheng” sound, he pulled out his sword from his waist and stabbed it.
“Leng Baihu … be careful!”
However, Xiao Chen could tell at a glance that those two ferocious beasts were not wild beasts in this mortal world! Could it be that there were people from the Profound Sect nearby?
“Roar!”
At this moment, the fierce beast on the left had already pounced towards Leng Baihu. Even though he knew martial arts and could deal with leopard tigers in ordinary mountains and forests, this fierce beast was most likely raised by cultivators. How could he fight it?
At that moment, Xiao Chen released a silver needle and accurately shot it into the fierce beast’s right eye with a “whoosh” sound.
“Roar–”
The ferocious beast was in pain and threw itself out randomly. With a “bang”, it actually broke a large tree that the two of them were hugging. Even Leng Baihu was shocked by this terrifying power. If he had pounced on him just now, he would have been heavily injured even if he had internal strength to protect himself, right?
“Come here!”
Xiao Chen shouted. At this moment, the other ferocious beast also pounced towards Leng Baihu. However, at this moment, a whistle sounded from outside. The two ferocious beasts immediately stopped, but their eyes were still ferocious as they stared at Xiao Chen and Leng Baihu.
Especially the vicious beast that had been shot blind in the right eye. It continuously roared at Xiao Chen, its face filled with hatred, wanting to tear it apart.
Leng Baihu was shocked and immediately retreated to Xiao Chen’s side. At this moment, a figure flew in from outside the forest.
However, it seemed that she was a young woman in her twenties. She was dressed in red, her jade shoulders were like snow, and her hair was like a waterfall. Her entire body emitted a peerless immortal aura. She was definitely not a mortal.
For a moment, Leng Baihu couldn’t help but be stunned. How could there be such a charming sister in the mortal world? Such an immortal beauty was actually as beautiful as Fairy in the painting …
However, in the next moment, two cold gazes shot over from the woman, “You actually dare to hurt my Blue Wolf!”
Hearing the loud shout, Leng Baihu’s entire body trembled. He immediately woke up. How could this person be so unreasonable? “It was clearly your two green wolves who bit my horse first!” He retorted.
The red-clothed woman was also angry for a moment and said coldly, “It’s just two broken horses. How much is it worth?”
“You!”
Leng Baihu was anxious and was about to step forward to argue, but his shoulder was pressed down. He turned around and saw Xiao Chen quietly shaking his head behind him.
“Miss!”
At this time, another old man flew in from outside. Seeing the situation here, the old man understood a bit. He cupped his hands to Xiao Chen and Leng Baihu and said, “Young Heroes, I’m sorry …”
After saying that, he came to the woman in red and whispered, “It’s important to take care of business. Don’t delay here. Let’s go.”
“Humph!”
The woman in red coldly flicked her sleeves and glared at Leng Baihu and Xiao Chen, “This young miss is too lazy to be ordinary with you two mortals!” After saying that, he gently stepped forward and activated his Wind Riding Technique. The two Blue Wolf Beasts behind him immediately followed suit.
After gradually losing his voice, Leng Baihu clenched his fists tightly and said, “That life is beautiful, but it is so unreasonable!” After saying that, he walked to the side of the two horses and saw that the aura of the white horses was extremely weak. The belly of the horses rose and fell slightly, and tears flowed out of their eyes. In the end, they died.
The white horse stopped breathing. The red horse drew its neck and screamed. In the end, it leaned against the white horse and slowly lost its breath.
“Horse …”
Looking at the two horses crossing their necks and dying together, Leng Baihu’s voice choked up as tears rolled down his eyes. These two horses had grown up with him, but now they had lost their lives in this mountain forest.
“Horses are like this, how can a person endure it?”
Xiao Chen walked over and looked at the two horses that were nestling together until they died. He couldn’t help but think of those lovers in the mortal world who lived for a short period of time. However, in a hurry of a hundred years, even if that was the case, deep down, the sea was still dried up.
He sighed softly in his heart. He looked towards the direction where the two of them had left. The two of them were cultivators and their cultivation levels weren’t low either. It seemed that there were indeed people from the Profound Sect that had set foot in this mortal land. Could it be that it was also because of the rumoured Carefree Valley?