Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 45: Long Night Pastoral

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The carriage was shaking, and the long whiskers of the land Candle Dragon were fluttering outside the window. Its speed gradually increased, and it spread its legs and carried the passengers on its back as it passed between two mountains, letting out a deafening dragon roar from its throat.

Zhulong was passing through the no-man's land, and the dragon's roar intimidated the demons and monsters hiding in the no-man's land.

Someone came over to check their jade pieces, and Su Yun then realized that the jade pieces should be the credentials for getting on the bus.

There were two rows of seats under the car window, each row could accommodate three adults. Opposite Su Yun sat a heroic young man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. He was very handsome and full of vitality.

The clothes he wore were also extremely gorgeous, with golden phoenix embroidery on both sides of the collar and embroidery of a golden crow charioting and dragging a large sun on the hem.

"Those white wolves are monsters from the uninhabited area of Tianshiyuan. They transformed into humans and came to the city to work."

The young man seemed to be talking to them, or to himself, and said, "In recent years, there have been more and more monsters in the city, and public security has become increasingly chaotic. When will we be able to eliminate all these monsters?"

Su Yun asked in confusion: "Brother, there are good and bad people, and there are good and bad monsters, so why do we have to get rid of the monsters instead of the bad people and bad monsters?"

The young man turned his head away and didn't look at him. He sneered and said, "You got on the bus from the no-man's land, and you were accompanied by four children. It can be seen that you are also a monster transformed into a human. If you do evil, don't fall into my hands..."

Huahu whispered, "Xiaoyun, this guy must have just escaped from the official school, and his head is full of strange ideas about exorcising demons and monsters."

The young man's face turned red, veins popped out on his forehead, and the words "subdue demons and eliminate evil" and "eliminate evil and defend the way" kept repeating in his mouth.

Su Yun saw it and smiled slightly.

Next to him, Li Xiaofan was licking the window with his tongue.

The windows are made of glazed glass, which are cool and transparent, so you can see the scenery outside.

Where has the fox from the countryside seen this? It just feels like eating candy when licking it.

The boy opposite couldn't help but said, "Stop licking it, it's glass, not candy!"

Li Xiaofan lowered his head and sat there aggrieved. The young man was still soft-hearted and put aside the idea of exorcising demons. He rummaged in his bag for a while and found a few candies. He put them on the table and pushed them to Li Xiaofan, saying, "Eat this. This is the horse milk candy I bought for my sister in Yangcheng outside the Great Wall. It's a little sticky."

Huahu whispered, "Why don't you thank your brother?"

Li Xiaofan, Hu Buping and Qingqiu Yue all stood up at once, bowed and said in unison: "Thank you, brother!"

The young man's face turned red again, he was at a loss, and he kept saying: "Hey, hey, stop it... I wish my sister was as sensible as you guys. That girl is simply the reincarnation of a tormenting devil!"

Su Yun and Hua Hu quickly became familiar with the young man. The young man was called Li Muge, a native of Shuofang, a scholar of Shuofang Wenchang Academy, and had just become a spiritualist. This time he went to the frontier to train and cultivate his spiritual powers. Because the New Year was approaching, he returned home from the frontier to celebrate the New Year.

"Those white wolves are wolf demons from the no-man's land. They went to work in Yangcheng outside the Great Wall."

Li Muge said: "In recent years, it is very common for monsters to transform into humans and come to the city to work. This kind of thing is also very common in Shuofang. The government used to inquire about it, but later they just turned a blind eye. The monsters work for low wages, and they work as if they are dying. The government is also happy to see this scene and did not expel them."

Su Yun felt relieved. He had promised the Lao Gou couple that he would protect Hua Hu and the others' safety in human territory. He was worried that the people in the city would find out that Hua Hu and the others were monsters and would want to kill them.

Huahu followed him into the city with the determination to die.

Su Yun was particularly touched by this friendship between classmates.

The sky outside gradually darkened. Suddenly, Zhulong opened his mouth wide, and a dragon ball flew out of his mouth and hovered between his lips. The dragon ball shone like a torch, illuminating the area dozens of miles ahead as if it were daylight.

Su Yun squeezed to the window to look at the scenery, and saw Zhulong walking between the mountains. He had already walked out of the snowstorm area of Tianshiyuan. The mountains in front were looming and very tall.

Zhulong actually climbed all the way up and soon reached the top of the mountain.

When Zhulong twisted his body and turned, Su Yun could see the carriage next door.

Some of those carriages were two-story wooden buildings. A spiritualist stood in the pavilion on the top floor, holding an extremely bright lamp in his hand. The light was like a pillar piercing the night sky, illuminating the surroundings.

Su Yun looked in the light and couldn't help but let out a light exclamation. He saw that there was something in the darkness, flying in the air at a very fast speed, rushing towards the carriage, but when it was illuminated by the spiritualist's light, it flew away.

It was unclear what that thing in the darkness was. Su Yun looked at it for a while but couldn't make it out clearly.

He could only see some tattered clothes flying in the sky, but he couldn't see what was under the clothes.

“This is the edge of the old no-man’s land.”

Li Muge said: "What's flying in the sky is a Yanshi puppet. After a spiritualist dies, if his spirit clings to his dead body and is unwilling to leave, it will turn into this strange thing. Those tattered clothes are the clothes they wore when they were alive. It is said that countless spiritualists have died in the old no-man's land."

Hu Buping shuddered and said in a trembling voice: "Then what's under the clothes..."

"Skeleton."

Li Muge added: "Flying skeletons."

The three little kids hugged each other, trembling, and looked out the window in horror.

Li Muge smiled and said, "Don't be afraid. There will be spiritualists accompanying the Zhulong. The spiritualists in the pavilions are responsible for the safety of the carriages. Their lamps are spiritual weapons that are specifically designed to restrain Yanshi puppets."

Hu Buping was even more terrified, and pointed outside the window and said, "Master Yuan San!"

Su Yun's heart was beating violently and he looked out the window hurriedly. He saw a meter-tall white ape standing naked on the roof of a small building that was chased by Zhulong. It was holding a mixed iron rod and smashing it. The rod was spinning and three white apes flew out, smashing the pavilion next to it to pieces!

The spiritualist in the pavilion was holding a lantern and fighting against the Yanshi puppet, but he was hit on the chest by his mixed iron rod unexpectedly. He lost his grip on the lantern and flew backwards, falling out of the Zhulong Chariot.

The spiritualist let out a shrill scream and was caught by a Yanshi puppet flying in the dark night and pulled into the night sky.

The carriage was suddenly in chaos, and the passengers were in a panic. Without a spiritualist to disperse the Yanshi puppets, those skeletons covered in clothes would break into the carriage, and they would all be killed by the Yanshi puppets!

It has been forty-eight years since Emperor Yuan opened official schools, but there are still not many people who have attended official schools. Most people have only learned to read and write, and not many can become spiritualists.

Most of the people in this carriage were ordinary people. Faced with this situation, they were at a loss for a moment.

"The Third Ape Patriarch is chasing us again!"

Su Yun's heart sank, and he stood up. Just as he was about to speak, Li Muge also stood up and said quickly: "The guard spirit is dead, someone must guard the light, otherwise everyone will be eaten by the Yanshi puppet! Junior brother Su Yun..."

Su Yun walked out and said in a deep voice: "Senior Mu Ge, you come and guard the lamp. That violent ape is here to find me, I will deal with it myself!"

Li Muge was stunned for a moment, and hurried to catch up with him.

Su Yun walked out of the carriage: "Second brother, this is unfair, you come and protect the people in the carriage!"

Huahu was in high spirits, took off his outer coat, and said in a deep voice: "Xiaofan, Buping, Xiaoyue, you guys guard this carriage, I'll go to the carriage without a spiritualist guarding it! You must not let the Yanshi puppet in, understand?"

"clear!"

The three little kids took off their thick outer clothes one after another. Hu Buping and Li Xiaofan guarded the front and rear of the car, while Qingqiu Yue guarded the middle.

Previously, the three little fox demons transformed into cute little dolls with a bit of naivety, but now they appear unusually calm and composed.

—The fox is also a ferocious beast.

Now the three little kids have entered hunting mode!

Su Yun turned over and jumped onto the balcony of the carriage. A cold wind blew, and the wind whistled on the roof of the carriage. The cold wind flowed through his collar and into his neck.

"Yuan San! I'm here!" Su Yun shouted loudly.

Master Yuan San was holding a mixed iron rod and leaning over the window, looking inside the car, searching for his whereabouts.

Hearing his voice, the old ape was startled, turned around, and slowly stood up.

Li Muge jumped up and looked at the Ape Third Patriarch. He was shocked: "This monster is so strong, it's hard to deal with!"

The Third Ape Patriarch has a body full of tendons, with more than twice the amount of muscles than an average person. The strength and density of his bones, the blood supply capacity of his heart, and the length of his breath are also far beyond those of humans!

This means that he is naturally stronger than humans, with abundant energy and blood, a longer arm span, greater attack power and explosive power, and a wider attack range!

This kind of humanoid monster is extremely intelligent and even more difficult to deal with!

"Junior brother Su Yun, take care of yourself!"

Li Muge rushed towards the Third Ape Patriarch quickly, and suddenly jumped up and passed over the head of the Third Ape Patriarch.

Just as he jumped up, the Third Ape Patriarch shook the mixed iron rod with force, and three white apes flew out and pounced on Li Muge in the air.

Li Muge activated his qi and blood, and his spiritual power suddenly manifested. There was a sword floating above his head, with a long tassel on the hilt.

The sword emerged only after it was infused with qi and blood. Li Muge picked up the sword in his hand and performed sword moves in the air. As the sword light moved, long swords flew out from the tip of the sword, performing different sword moves to meet the three white apes!

Li Muge put all his thoughts on the sword, so his spiritual supernatural power was the power of the sword. The martial arts he practiced in the foundation-building realm also became the imprint of sword skills, which was imprinted on his spiritual supernatural power.

As he performs his sword skills, the sword skills and martial arts learned during the foundation-building period will also be displayed. Sword lights pierce out, long swords leap out from the swords, and various sword skills are displayed, which is very sharp!

Although Li Muge blocked the three white apes, his arms were numb from the shock. He was shocked: "This monster's blood is too powerful!"

Before he landed on the ground, a bell rang from the other side. Su Yun had already activated his spiritual power. A yellow bell appeared and he rushed towards the Third Ape Patriarch like a violent ape!