“Not so fast!” Shen Luo reprimanded, urging on his Water Repelling Technique to chase after her.
He pushed his Water Repelling Technique to its limits to catch up, moving at exceptional speed and not letting the Beauty Snake get away.
Originally, Zhui Tou, being a descendant of the Eastern Sea’s water offshoot, was particularly skilled in water navigation. His shrimp tail energetically vibrated behind him, propelling him at a speed rivaling Shen Luo’s, never ceasing in his pursuit.
The Beauty Snake, noticing that they were persistently chasing her, appeared more and more uneasy. Suddenly, her figure leapt out of the water. Her tail swept across the lake surface, cutting open a line of white foam as she hurriedly dashed forward.
Shen Luo followed the waving trail atop the water. In no time, he too emerged from the water, immediately seeing that they were surrounded by mountains and shrouded in a fine mist. They were in a small lake located within a mountain pit.
The Beauty Snake was darting through the mist above the lake, heading straight towards a verdant mountain wall. At the base of this wall, there was a pitch-black cave as high as a man.
“Her lair!” The sight made Shen Luo’s pupils contract, and he immediately shouted, “Monster, stop right there!”
f onslaught, the Beauty Snake’s expression changed dramatically. She no longer dared to continue in a straight line, instead, her tail swept across the water, creating a sinuous wave as she abruptly changed direction, dashing away.
But at that very moment, the sound of thunder rang out. Three strands of fine white lightning arrived in a flash, striking the Beauty Snake.
Shen Luo muttered softly, hurried over to the cave entrance, and carefully peered inside. He noticed that there were several artificially constructed steps at the entrance. Piled up on them were whitened bones, constantly being washed over by the surging waves of water.
“Chen Guanbao, are you in there?” Shen Luo furrowed his brow and called out.
He waited for a moment, but the only sound in the dark cave was the echo of his own voice. There was no reply.
After a slight hesitation, Shen Luo stepped into the cave, moving further in with the dim light spilling in from the entrance.
Not far ahead, the four sides of the surrounding space tightened, Shen Luo had to bend over to move forward, and the decayed, damp smell in the air became much stronger.
However, mixed among it was the familiar scent of Chen Guanbao, becoming somewhat clearer.
He saw many skeletons along the way. Some were human, while others were monsters. Some of these remains were quite old and would shatter with a single step.
The deeper he went, the darker it became. Thankfully, after advancing to the Grain Avoidance Stage, Shen Luo’s eyesight had become enhanced. Focusing his gaze, he was shocked and quickly covered a distance of five to six yards in a bowing posture, and suddenly, the terrain opened. It was a cave.
Upon entering the cave, he ordered Zhui Tou to hide at the entrance. He scanned around and found that the cave was only about ten yards in size. All around the walls were square hollows, each about a foot square. In each were phosphorus-covered bones, emitting a mysterious green glow.
Under this eerie green light, the entire cave’s grotesque rock corners were coated with a layer of green light, making it terrifyingly eerie, much like a ghostly cave.
After scanning the area, Shen Luo did not find any trace of Chen Guanbao. Just as he was pondering, he suddenly noticed a heap of straw in the distance that was bulging and slightly shaking.
been tensely holding onto suddenly relaxed. He suddenly started to cry loudly, his tears and snot flowing uncontrollably.
Shen Luo simply patted him gently on the back while trying to comfort him, “It’s okay now… Don’t cry.”
“Brother… I didn’t cry in front of the monster… I… I only started crying when she left… I was scared… scared I’d never see Sister Ying and Granny Ma again…” Chen Guanbao cried bitterly, voicing his fears in broken sentences.
“Let’s go, brother will take you home,” Shen Luo wiped tears from his face with his sleeve and said.
Chen Guanbao nodded his head forcefully, wiping his tear-filled eyes, only then did he notice a monster with a shrimp head and a human body standing at the cave entrance behind Shen Luo. He instantly held onto Shen Luo tighter and burst into tears again. 𝔯ΆƝòꞖÊʂ