Volume 1 In the Human World 001 - First Encounter
To the west of Lingqiu City, the early spring breeze blows through the soft frozen soil, and black ants emerge from the soil with the fragrance of wet grass and flowers unique to the south.
After a whole winter of silence, these little creatures finally bid farewell to the dark underground, and they enjoyed the joy of rebirth in this vast and silent demon forest, and also prepared for a new round of hunting and fighting.
Gao Cheng sat down with his back against a towering ancient tree, resting while looking at the group of ant colonies, he knew that this was the legendary ebony ant that only existed in the depths of the Demon Realm Forest.
Seeing these ants meant that he was now at least two hundred miles away from Emperor Yun City, the capital of Southern Chu State, and the joy of the rest of his life after the catastrophe made him can't help but whistle cheerfully.
"It's already so far away from the capital, there shouldn't be anyone chasing after it. Gao Cheng wiped his slightly sweaty forehead and thought, "I don't know what happened to the third brother." ”
Suddenly, he heard a slight sound behind him, which may seem inconspicuous in the early morning in the forest, but it still touched Gao Cheng's nerves, which had been tense for days and nights.
"Someone's coming!" he leaped and jumped onto the branch behind him, his whole body submerged in the shadow of the dense foliage of the ancient tree. His breathing was soft and steady, like the sound of the wind in the woods.
His gaze was hidden among the dense foliage, and through the narrow gap, it fell on a light white figure a hundred paces away.
It was a slender and graceful woman, her swift steps and graceful posture were like a shock.
Seeing her getting closer and closer to his position, Gao Cheng's eyes tightened, and the muscles in his body were ready to attack, he adjusted his breathing, ready to deal with emergencies at any time.
To be able to come to such a deep place in the Demon Realm Forest, this woman is by no means idle.
The woman in white drew closer to him, and he gradually realized that although the woman's movements were graceful and agile, they also showed a state of haste and exhaustion, as if she was experiencing a life-and-death escape like himself.
Sure enough, soon seven or eight fiery red figures appeared behind the woman one after another, all of them moving fiercely and murderously.
"Fu Lisheng, you can't run away!" shouted a man in red who ran at the front.
It didn't take long for two men in red to jump in front of the woman in white and block her way.
Soon, several people behind also caught up, and the leader was a woman in a bright fiery red dress, with eyebrows like crow's wings, eyes like morning stars, skin like clotted fat, smooth and lovely, two bright red lips are invisibly exuding seductive charm, under the slender and fair neck, the towering and straight breasts are particularly eye-catching.
Gao Cheng, as a palace attendant, has lived in the palace of the king of Southern Chu for more than ten years, and has seen countless beautiful concubines and palace maids, but none of them can compare with the woman in front of him.
He had just turned eighteen years old this year, and this was the first time he had left the palace, and when he suddenly saw such a beautiful woman who had captivated the country and the city, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva for a while.
However, Gao Chengcheng soon noticed that although this woman's appearance was abnormally beautiful, she did not have any weakness, but revealed a bewitching and fierce aura, especially her bright red lips, as if it was because of the perennial infection with blood.
Although he suddenly remembered the legend he had seen in an ancient book when he was a child, that ancient book was hidden in the deepest part of the Wangcheng Scripture Pavilion, except for those old people who were imprisoned for life, only he and the third brother had been there.
It is recorded in ancient books that every 10,000 years, the Great Wilderness will usher in a catastrophe that will destroy the world, and before the end of the world comes, the sealed door of the demon world will be opened, and the demons will appear in the world, and the lives will be destroyed.
This strange thought suddenly popped up in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, the woman in front of him was really too beautiful to be human.
I saw a cruel smile appear on her blood-red lips, and she approached the woman in white without saying a word, Gao Cheng saw that she was holding a short blade in her hand, and she could feel the cold murderous aura emanating from there after a dozen steps.
He suddenly felt that he should protect the girl who was being hunted, so he jumped out.
He was like a falcon with its wings outstretched, and in a moment he was already standing in front of the woman in red, protecting the girl in white behind him.
The woman in red looked a little surprised, but the expression of surprise disappeared in a flash on her beautiful face, and the mocking smile returned to her face, which was the most hated expression of human beings most of the time, but at this time, it was impossible to mention the slightest disgust on this beautiful face.
"What are you, dare to stand in the way of your aunt?" her voice was crisp and pleasant, but her tone was contemptuous and cold.
When Gao Cheng heard this, he thought that this woman was so arrogant, she must be the daughter of a prince and nobleman, but his heart relaxed, it seemed that he was thinking too much. Instead of getting angry, he laughed and said, "Yo, the little girl is so beautiful, why is she so cruel and easy to kill?"
The woman in red sneered, "Since you know that I am cruel and easy to kill, why do you come to send me to death?"
She approached unhurriedly, and the distance from Gao Cheng was no more than three feet, which was already a very dangerous distance for a master.
Gao Cheng had a trace of doubt in his heart.
Because the entourage brought by this woman was standing aside and staring at Gao Cheng indifferently at this time, without the slightest sign of making a move, it seemed that in their eyes, Gao Cheng was already a dead man.
Which family's daughter would kill someone by herself, but let her entourage stand aside and watch the play?
Gao Cheng has always been confident in his own strength, because he is the strongest master of the younger generation of the Southern Chu Kingdom, although the few mastery he has learned have not yet been completed, but the third prince Gao Fei, who has been in the rivers and lakes for many years, once commented on him: "With your current martial arts, no one in the young generation of the entire Great Wilderness is your opponent." ”
This evaluation is not an exaggeration, not long ago there was a palace coup in Southern Chu, he was involved, had to flee for refuge, alone not only broke out of the thousands of troops, but also defeated the seven masters of Southern Chu who came to intercept him in a row, shocked the government and the opposition, looking at the entire wilderness, even those heroes who have been famous for a long time, there are only a handful of people who can do this extent.
But now on the border of this small Qingqiu country, a rich lady who looks about the same age as herself actually dares to fight with him alone?
However, at this moment, the figure of the woman in red in front of him suddenly disappeared out of thin air, and at the same time, Gao Cheng felt that the girl behind him also moved, he seemed to be able to feel the palm wind breaking through the air behind him, and a cold chill was pressing towards the back of his heart.
"No!" Gao Cheng's heart sank, he didn't watch out for the girl behind him from beginning to end, and he didn't even see her face clearly, she actually made a move at this time, could it be that these two women were just cooperating with acting, and the real target was actually himself?
Unfortunately, he realized too late, the girl was only half a foot behind him, and the unexpected blow was completely unavoidable.
However, the sneak attack that Gao Cheng expected did not happen.
The girl's palm did not kill him, but grabbed his back collar and pulled it back, Gao Cheng only saw a white light in front of him, and the sharp blade in the hand of the woman in red almost brushed against the tip of her nose.
Gao Cheng was shocked into a cold sweat, such a fast speed!
He suddenly realized that he had made a big mistake, and he shouldn't have come to this troubled water, because the martial arts of these two people were only above him!
Fortunately, the woman in white made a move just now to save him, otherwise she would have her head split in half if she was careless.
How is this possible, and what is the origin of these two people? Gao Cheng felt that his confidence had been greatly damaged.
The woman in red didn't wait for him to react at all, the second blow followed, and this time the girl behind her couldn't help herself parry, so she could only push him to the left.
Who knew that the woman in red was just a false shot this time, and her real target was the girl hiding behind Gao Cheng.
And this time, in order to keep Gao Cheng out of danger, the girl opened the door widely, and the woman in red pretended to stab Gao Cheng with her right hand, and hit her chest with a palm with her left hand.
The girl snorted, spit out a mouthful of blood, was shocked by this palm and flew out, and hit the ancient tree hard, the ancient tree that at least three people hugged actually made a "squeak" breaking sound, it can be seen that the power of this palm is really terrible, she spurted out a mouthful of blood, collapsed softly under the tree, and fainted.
All this happened only in the flash of light, Gao Cheng was pushed to the side, dodging the other party's fatal blow, he had never shot at a woman, but at this moment, he knew very well in his heart that the beautiful and moving woman in red in front of him was the most terrible opponent he had ever encountered in his life.
He reached back and pulled out the great sword he was carrying.
This sword has been with him since he was born, although the style is simple, and there is a defect in the sword, but it contains divine power and is indestructible.
And this time, the moment Gao Cheng pulled out the sword, there was a dark halo on the sword body, which had never appeared before, and the woman in red saw this sword, and her expression became slightly solemn.
Even, Gao Cheng saw a rare trace of fear in her eyes.
She stared intently at the sword in Gao Cheng's hand, frowned slightly, and suddenly looked behind her as if she sensed something.
She turned her head and looked at the unconscious girl lying under the tree unwillingly, and suddenly spit out a word coldly to the entourage: "Withdraw." ”
The woman in red turned around and left without looking back, and the entourage was expressionless, and they didn't look at Gao Cheng again, so they followed her and left.
Gao Cheng was a little confused, and he didn't dare to stop it, and watched those people disappear from sight with vigilance.
He breathed a sigh of relief, put his sword into its sheath, turned to check the girl's injuries under the tree, and when he got closer, Gao Cheng was as stunned as if he had been struck by lightning.
Just now, he had always had his back to this girl, and he had no time to care about it when he fought with the woman in red, but now when he saw this girl's appearance, he was stunned.
It was the most perfect face he had ever seen.
The smooth and fair face is shaped like a goose egg, the beautiful eyes under the curved willow eyebrows are lightly closed, the small and delicate nose is delicate and lovely, as if it is carefully carved, and the thin cherry mouth is still bloodshot, which looks extremely pitiful.
Even if he has passed out, that flawless face is still full of a seductive charm, compared to the woman in red just now, this face is less fierce and charming, but more of a woman's unique weak and delicate temperament, but more charming.
Oh my God, how could there be such a beautiful and moving woman in the world! Gao Cheng couldn't help but admire in his heart.
Gao Fei wanted to check her injuries, but at this time, he was shocked by her beauty, his mind was blank, and he was a little at a loss for a while.
When he was in a state of confusion, a strong killing intent suddenly emerged from behind, Gao Cheng suddenly came to his senses, and he didn't have time to look back, so he immediately pulled out his giant sword and slashed back.
A dull roar erupted in the air, as if two blunt instruments collided suddenly, Gao Cheng was shocked and took more than a dozen steps back before standing firmly, looking up, he saw a total of three people, the one led by him was dressed in black, although his figure was not very tall, but it gave people a sense of oppression from the mountains, and he wore a silver-gray wolf head mask on his face.
It was only a short moment, and the girl who was still lying under the tree just now had been carried on his shoulder, and he held the girl's body with his right hand, but his left hand turned into a dark blue blade, obviously the blow just now was issued by this strange blade.
Gao Cheng was shocked in his heart, it turned out to be the art of transforming into a soldier!
It is said that a part of one's body can be transformed into a weapon, and the weapon transformed into one is extremely sharp, and the general blade is shattered when touched, and it is extremely powerful.
However, most cultivators could only train their bodies to be as hard as fine iron, but it was difficult for them to break through to refining their limbs into weapons.
Moreover, the cultivation of this method is very dangerous, because the art of transformation is irreversible, and over time it will gradually assimilate other parts of the body, and eventually the entire human body will turn into a blade and die, so it is said that this evil art was lost more than ten years ago, but now this strange secret method has reappeared in the world in southern Xinjiang, which has to make people feel incredible.
However, something that soon shocked him even more was that the wolf-headed man's left hand had changed from a blade back to a hand.
He actually broke through the prohibition of transforming into soldiers, and was able to freely switch his body into a blade and recover!
Gao Cheng was dumbfounded for a while, and his heart suddenly couldn't accept the continuous impact in such a short period of time.
The wolf-headed man took the girl by the hands and gently lowered her to one of his attendants.
Gao Cheng noticed that the person was murderous from beginning to end, only when he held the girl, the murderous aura disappeared abruptly, and when he handed her over to the entourage beside him, his movements were extremely gentle and careful.
He immediately understood that this evil guy was actually here to protect the girl, and the previous group of red-clothed people were afraid that they chose to retreat because they noticed him coming, because they were afraid of him.
Thinking of this, Gao Cheng felt that the other party should just have a misunderstanding about himself, and his heart was a little calm, and he hurriedly prepared to explain, but who knew that the person had just settled the girl, and immediately the killing intent skyrocketed, and he easily pulled out the sword of an entourage next to him and killed Gao Cheng, only for a moment, the sword light that flashed with Sensen's chill had already arrived in front of him.
This speed is even faster than the woman in red just now!
Gao Cheng felt that he was so close to death for the first time in his life, he didn't have time to think about it at all, and subconsciously waved the giant sword in his hand and swept over.
Suddenly, the giant sword was full of blue light, and the ancient inscription engraved on it suddenly shone with dazzling light, this simple and heavy sword was like an old veteran who suddenly inspired the heroic majesty of his former youth at a critical juncture.
Gao Cheng had never seen the ancient sword he had been carrying on his back with such a powerful force, and the wolf-headed man didn't expect that Gao Cheng's embarrassing blow block would have such terrifying lethality, and the moment the two swords met, the deafening roar seemed to make the entire Demon Realm Forest tremble.
Gao Cheng was shocked by a powerful wave of qi and flew out, he saw the cyan sword light swung out of the ancient sword that he had already taken off threw the other party's broken blade into the air, and then slashed towards the neck of the wolf-headed man unabated, and the broken sword in the wolf-headed man's hand was obviously unable to block this fatal blow.
Gao Cheng, who was exhausted, seemed to see a rain of blood in the sky, thinking that the other party was only afraid that he would have died under this sword light, but he himself had completely lost his combat power at this time, and he was unable to protect himself at all.
The boss was killed by himself, and the two entourages beside him could never let him go.
"I really don't want to die like this, I'm still young, and I still have a lot of things to do," that beautiful and pitiful face appeared in his mind again, and a second before he lost consciousness, he suddenly thought: "It's strange, I don't know her, why can't I help jumping out to save her just now?"