Chapter 18: You Have an Opinion

The charred man opened his eyes and ripped off a few flakes of charred ash from his eyelids.

His eyes were bright, and they didn't match his scorched appearance. He frowned, as he seemed dissatisfied with the way he looked now, and at the same time ripped more of the burnt dead skin near his forehead, and a large patch of black ash fell in front of his eyes.

The man's eyes rolled around a few times before he regained his agility, and after a look around, he raised his hand and dusted off the charred ash that had almost dried into a hard shell, revealing the white and delicate skin of a newborn inside. He moved his hands and feet, and slowly stood up, shaking off more charred ash.

Looking down, his body was black and white, like a porcelain that had lost its skin, and it was really unsightly. He tried to lift his legs and take a step, but his body seemed to disobey him, either one step too big or his legs mixed together, so he had to stumble and twist towards the river.

Stepping into the cool river, he scrubbed himself fiercely, scrubbing every inch of skin on his body back and forth more than ten times, and the lower river water was dyed black and gray. The ignorant fish swallowed the charred ash as a novelty bait, and soon floated up to the surface with its belly turned upside down, and was carried away by the black-gray waters.

Luoyu looked at the reflection in the water and wanted to cry without tears.

His skin is delicate and silky like a woman's, his color is so white that it is reflective, and his bald head without hair and eyebrows shines even more in the sun!

Not only that, in fact, all the hair on his body is gone, not even a single hair can be found, it looks so weird, Luo Yu secretly complains in his heart, now he can't see people at all!

This was the first time in his life that he felt sorry for his appearance, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad, and secretly said in his heart that it was so dangerous! Fortunately, there was no one around!

Of course, if it is more accurate to say, it should not be a living person......

Thinking of this, Luo Yu looked at the corpses all over the ground with a heavy heart, and temporarily got rid of the psychological shadow brought to him by his appearance. Fortunately, most of the corpses had been scorched under the chaos of the thunder, so there was no extensive decomposition, but it was precisely this that caused the identity of the deceased to be unrecognizable.

Even so, Luoyu still looked around carefully, secretly glad in his heart that he didn't see anyone he knew. I wonder if they fled, or did they have no bones?

No! It must have escaped! Luo Yu hurriedly calmed himself down, don't think nonsense! Wang Hongxu and Jing'er are so qualified, they will definitely be protected!

But this thought only supported him for a moment, and then he was overturned by himself, and his mood sank to the bottom again.

That day, he saw Xiao Yu die under Gu Qing's sneak attack, which showed that the Forbidden Fire Gate was premeditated. If this is the case, Wang Hongxu should be fine, but before he passed out, everyone in Jichuan Gate had almost been wiped out under the siege of those black-clothed people, and I really don't know how much hope Jing'er has for survival.

Hey, Luoyu couldn't help but laugh at himself in his heart. Even if they were all alive, they must have thought they were dead, right? Thinking about it made his heart ache again.

Looking up, Luoyu didn't know where he was at all, let alone Jichuan Gate, and he didn't even know which direction Lushan County was in.

But even if he knew the direction to go home, he wouldn't go. Regardless of the fact that he came here in the light of the monks that day, he had crossed countless rivers and mountains, and he was afraid that he would have to walk for a lifetime with the strength of his mortal feet. What's more, his path of seeking enlightenment has just begun, so how can he just give up? Since he has already arrived here and escaped from death, there is no reason to give up halfway!

After thinking clearly, Luo Yu no longer hesitated and began to look for something usable in the ruined camp.

The clothes on his body were completely destroyed by the thunder, and he could not overcome the psychological barrier to strip the clothes from the dead and wear them. Fortunately, God had mercy on him, so he found some tents that had not been completely burned, and tore off a few rags to wrap himself indiscriminately, and finally avoided the fate of running naked.

Then he found a few scattered weapons, picked up some other items that could still be used, wrapped them together in rags, tied them around his body, and used his hands and feet together to climb to the top of a nearby mountain.

As far as the eye can see, there are endless mountains in all directions, and there is no end in sight, and there is no difference. Luoyu has always boasted that his psychological quality is not bad, but in such a predicament, no matter how good his cultivation is, it is difficult to contain the despair that breeds in his heart.

Sitting on the top of the mountain for a while, Luo Yu searched his stomach and deceived himself to list the theories such as "the road of the infinite sky" and "the great task of the heavens" one by one to comfort himself, and beat himself for half the weather, but he could only sigh, it seems that no matter what, he must first get out of this mountain range, find a town inhabited, and figure out where he is, so that it is possible to get out of the predicament.

No matter how wide the mountain range is, there will eventually be an end, and since he can't see the difference, Luoyu simply threw away a branch, and then walked in the direction pointed by the branch without looking back.

Shuttling alone in the mountains and forests, Luoyu seems to have returned to the competition of some time ago.

But he soon noticed that it was different, his muscles and flesh seemed to have become extraordinarily flexible and energetic, as if he had been reborn from a cocoon, and even his mind seemed to be much clearer. This change is so obvious that in the process of adapting to the new forces, he often accidentally uses too much force, knocking out many innocent flowers and trees.

As he gradually adapted, the benefits of this change were reflected, and many movements that were difficult to do before, and the strength that was difficult to control, can now be done with ease and detail, which adds a bargaining chip to his challenge of surviving in this barren mountain range.

Luoyu felt and adapted to the changes in his body while observing his surroundings. It doesn't look like a special place, and the beasts that infest the neighborhood are all normal. This discovery reassured him a lot, because if he ran into a spirit beast that knew how to cultivate, it would definitely be eaten directly.

He once read in a book that there are people outside the world who drink morning dew all day long, wear the glow of the sun, and watch butterfly plays. And he once longed for that kind of life very much, but he didn't expect that now God has completely satisfied his curiosity...... But he sadly discovered that it was not fun at all.

In this way, after walking through the endless mountains for more than half a month, Luoyu has changed from a young boy who has just stepped out of the house to a half-hunter...... Plus half a savage.

His hair had just grown a short layer, and his face was covered with the sap of flowers and trees, and he was silently lurking in the canopy of a large tree, scanning the wind and grass through the dense foliage.

Suddenly, he caught an unusual sound, and the trees in front of him were in a commotion, and a stout elk rolled and rushed into sight, rolling and crawling to its feet, kicking the saber-toothed tiger that was chasing after him.

The tiger rolled over, let out an angry roar, and pounced again, its sharp claws digging deep into the elk's hind legs. The elk was pulled off its balance and fell to the ground, kicking its hooves in an attempt to escape, but to no avail. The desperate struggle quickly drained its physical strength, and it didn't take long for the saber-toothed tiger to find a gap and bite its neck. The elk still kicked its hooves helplessly, only to become more and more weak as the suffocation time increased, until it remained motionless.

When the prey arrived, the saber-toothed tiger finally let go, lying on the prey and gasping. It regained the physical strength it had just expended, and looked around, searching for possible threats, and licked the blood that kept dripping from the giant tooth along the way. Everything seemed to be under its control, but it never imagined that there would be a bold human hiding in the tree in advance, waiting to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

The opportunity cannot be lost, and the loss will not come again, Luoyu did not hesitate, jumped down, and the blade accurately passed through the bone gap in the back of the saber-toothed tiger, and went straight to the heart!

The tiger was in pain, and subconsciously turned around and bitten. But as soon as Luo Yu succeeded, he immediately retreated, and jumped onto another big tree next to him with two steps, leaving it no chance to fight back.

The saber-toothed tiger roared and struggled angrily, whirling under the tree for a while, before soon falling to the ground and unable to get up again.

Today's luck is very good, it can be described as killing two birds with one stone, Luo Yu excitedly packed up the tiger meat venison, cut a few pieces of each piece and roasted it over the fire, and after a while, an attractive aroma wafted out. He patiently turned the branches, watching the tongue of fire lick the gradually browned barbecue, and suddenly a voice came from behind him, "What a fragrant barbecue!"