EFB Chapter 183 With Qingwan by my side, what's there to be afraid of!
Chapter 183 With Qingwan by my side, what's there to be afraid of!
Chapter 183 With Qingwan by my side, what's there to be afraid of! (4000)
After leaving the village and heading north, the terrain gradually became rugged.
The road beneath our feet was no longer a flat dirt road, but a winding path leading deep into the mountains, half-hidden by wild grass and shrubs.
As the morning mist dissipated, sunlight filtered through the towering trees, casting dappled shadows on the damp ground.
The air was filled with the scent of humus and some unique, slightly fishy smell of the deep mountains.
Hu Huhu led the way, his steps steady, as if he were extremely familiar with this mountain forest.
Even in places without obvious paths, it can accurately find its way.
The bulging satchel on his back swayed gently with his steps.
The magical artifacts belonging to the Xudenghu family inside collided with each other, producing a faint, muffled sound.
Lu Yuan followed behind, his gaze sweeping over the deep forest around him, listening to the sounds of the magical artifacts, before finally speaking.
The voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached Hu Huhu's ears: "Patriarch Hu, you've brought far too many weapons."
Hu Huhu didn't stop walking, and without turning his head, he replied, "Better safe than sorry."
"The Liu family's place is very eerie."
Lu Yuan frowned: "Actually, you just need to take me to the place and point out the entrance or general location."
"I'll handle the rest myself."
"You don't need to take risks, and you don't need to carry so much burden."
After all, Lu Yuan hadn't asked Hu Huhu to do anything for him at the beginning.
Lu Yuan only needed Hu Huhu to help him find the location of the Liu family and the old man.
The others don't need Hu Hu Hu at all.
Hu Hu stopped this time, turned around, and looked at Lu Yuan.
His face was expressionless, but his cloudy eyes revealed a calmness that Lu Yuan had never seen before, a calmness that was almost resigned to fate.
"Master Lu, do you think that bringing you to the Liu family's territory is the end of it?"
Hu Huhu's voice carried a hint of mockery, but it wasn't directed at Lu Yuan; rather, it was a mockery of his own fate.
"The oath between the ten families is a blood oath."
"Even if I only led you to the Liu family, it was already a clear betrayal."
"Let alone whether the Liu family will let me off the hook afterward, even if the other families find out, they won't tolerate someone like me who broke the rules."
"From the moment I agreed to bring you here, I was already considered a dead man by the ten families outside the pass."
Lu Yuan paused for a moment, realizing he had forgotten about this point.
The secrets and rules among the ten families outside the Great Wall were more stringent and bloody than he had imagined.
Seeing that Lu Yuan remained silent, Hu Huhu continued, his tone as indifferent as if he were talking about someone else: "Since I'm going to die anyway, what am I going to do?"
"I might as well follow you and lend a hand if I can."
"You helped Xiu'e and gave her a release, which is equivalent to pulling me out of that dark, living coffin."
"I have to repay this favor."
He patted the heavy satchel on his back, making a dull thud: "These things can come in handy in that godforsaken place, the Liu family."
"Our methods, though not up to your Taoist standards, are indeed insidious, but they can be effective against certain spirit-related things."
"Or breaking through some sinister arrangements, sometimes it's more effective than your upright thunder magic spells."
Hu Huhu paused, looked at Lu Yuan, his eyes becoming unusually serious, even carrying a hint of warning: "Master Lu, don't think I'm exaggerating, or that I'm scared out of my wits."
"Who is your master, Li Xiuye?"
"Even he fell for it and is trapped inside. Just think about what kind of dangerous trap the Liu family has set up this time!"
"That's not an ordinary bandit's den, nor is it a haunted house."
"That's the lair that the Ghost-Controlling Liu family has cultivated for countless generations!"
"Every plant, tree, brick, and tile inside may be permeated with yin energy and evil magic."
"The 'things' they raise are far more powerful than the wandering ghosts you usually deal with."
"This time they went to great lengths, deliberately revealing flaws to lure your master into their trap. It's clear they set a trap."
"Waiting for a savior like you to crawl inside!"
Hu Huhu lowered his voice unconsciously, as if afraid of being overheard by some being in the mountains and forests: "You think you are a two-star celestial master, young and promising, with powerful methods, that's true."
"But the Liu family plays with people's hearts and souls; they employ the most insidious and insidious schemes and evil arts accumulated over countless generations!"
"You're all alone, barging in in complete darkness. Even if you were made of iron, how many nails could you possibly hammer in?"
Lu Yuan looked at Hu Huhu, the man who had been dawdling and looking desperate in his mud house not long ago, but now had a firm gaze and spoke clearly.
It even carried a sense of resolute determination to risk everything.
Lu Yuan knew that Hu Huhu was right.
This trip to the Liu family is no ordinary battle of wits.
He knew almost nothing about the Liu family, and the fact that the old man was trapped in it showed that the danger they had set up was far beyond his imagination.
only----
Lu Yuan is different from others.
Lu Yuan isn't afraid!
Lu Yuan's fingers, through his coarse cloth clothes, gently touched the warm, cool jade pendant in his arms.
The jade pendant has a simple shape and a cool feel to the touch, yet it seems to contain some strange power to calm the mind.
Simply touching it dispelled the slight unease that had arisen from Hu Huhu's description of the Liu family's perilous nature, like a thin mist illuminated by sunlight.
Vanished without a trace in an instant!
What is Lu Yuan afraid of?
Is the Liu family a den of dragons and tigers?
Is it a demonic den that has been run for countless generations?
Is it filled with insidious schemes and evil spirits?
so what?
Before absolute power, all schemes and tricks are nothing but paper tigers, easily punctured.
Gu Qingwan is that absolute power.
It is an existence that transcends the common sense of this world!
This is Lu Yuan's greatest reliance and deepest trump card, which allows him to knowingly venture into dangerous territory despite being a two-star Celestial Master.
Of course, Lu Yuan wouldn't tell Hu Huhu this trump card, nor could he.
Gu Qingwan's existence is the biggest secret in itself.
But this confidence completely changed his aura.
He looked at Hu Huhu, whose face was filled with determination and who had already accepted his fate.
Lu Yuan raised his head slightly, and the morning light shone through the gaps in the leaves, falling on his young yet angular profile.
Those eyes, which were sometimes lazy and sometimes sharp, were now burning with an almost fiery, unquestionable confidence.
"Patriarch Hu, please put your mind at ease."
Lu Yuan's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a resolute power, echoing clearly in the quiet mountain forest.
It was as if even the sound of the wind around them had fallen silent for a moment.
"Since I, Lu Yuan, dared to go, I had no intention of ruining myself, or you, in that godforsaken place."
Hu Huhu was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Lu Yuan to react this way.
He anticipated that Lu Yuan might become serious, hesitate, or even reconsider his decision because of his warning.
But it should never be this kind of confidence—almost contemptuous—that we're talking about right now.
"Master Lu, you—"
Hu Huhu opened his mouth, wanting to remind Lu Yuan not to underestimate his opponent.
Lu Yuan paused, then spoke slowly and deliberately, his voice not loud, but it seemed to carry a tremendous weight, striking deep into Hu Hu Hu's heart: "You only need to do one thing well."
"That means leading me to the Liu family, to the exact location where my master was trapped."
"As long as you can take me there and show me clearly which way the door opens and which way to go."
Lu Yuan removed his hand from the jade pendant in his bosom and casually patted the heavy chain on Hu Huhu's shoulder.
"Then, I guarantee you'll be able to go back to see your daughter alive."
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he stopped looking at Hu Huhu and turned to continue walking towards the deep mountains.
With Qingwan by my side, what's there to be afraid of!
Lu Yuan stood tall and straight, his steps light and quick, as if he were not heading to the infamous lair of the Ghost-Controlling Liu family.
Instead, he went to a date he already knew he would win.
Hu Huhu stood there, watching Lu Yuan's departing figure, his mouth slightly open, momentarily dazed.
The arrogance and confidence in Lu Yuan's words were almost beyond his comprehension.
That's the Liu family, the Ghost Tamers!
It's a desperate situation that even someone like Li Xiuye got trapped in!
After regaining his senses, Hu Huhu looked at Lu Yuan's retreating figure, who had already walked quite a distance away, and hurriedly called out, "Daoist Master!!"
"Master Daoist!!!"
"You've taken the wrong path!! Come back, come this way!"
Lu Yuan: "————"
Oh my god! Why didn't you say so earlier?!
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