HLnovel Chapter 282 Uncle Yuan
Chapter 282 Uncle Yuan
"The wilderness is too vast; finding those women will not be easy."
In the tent behind Qingshuitai, Xue Lan spoke slowly, her tone full of worry.
Yin Shishi stayed by the side, preparing medicine for the two of them, and listened to Xue Lan explain the demons' actions.
The woman pondered for a while, then said in a gentle and calm voice, "Leaving aside the women, the very issue of where to place these children, tormented by the demon bloodline, is."
Long Siyin nodded, thinking to herself that Yin Shishi truly lived up to her reputation as a meticulous medical practitioner: "Master Chen also considered this aspect..."
The woman recalled those innocent children.
"They are really... well-behaved..."
Long Siyin was in a low mood, so Yin Shishi silently stood up and picked up a few calming and tranquilizing herbs from the medicine cabinet not far away.
The woman in green waved her hand gently, and the medicinal herbs slowly flew onto the medicine furnace.
Xue Lan sensed a familiar aura and quickly raised her hand, her fingertips pulsating with spiritual energy, intercepting a section of what looked like an old tree root.
Xue Lan: Thank goodness!
Yin Shishi leaned against the medicine cabinet, smiled softly, and said nothing.
This can be seen as tacit approval of Xue Lan's decision to single out Ju Langen.
"Don't those children have some kind of connection to the Qi?" Yin Shishi asked.
Long Siyin slowly shook her head: "I had thought about it before, but the aura on those children seemed to be able to be concealed. Their methods were far more sophisticated than ours."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Xue Lan beside her pause slightly.
The woman's gray-white eyes trembled slightly, and she blinked gently.
A method to disrupt and conceal the aura far superior to theirs?
Long Siyin was a little worried: "Xue Lan."
Xue Lan shook her head slightly: "I'm fine."
Although she said she was fine, Xue Lan secretly sent a telepathic message to Xue Tong, who was guarding the half-demon children.
"Xiaotong!"
Xue Tong was at the entrance of the cave, holding a string of candied hawthorns, trying to approach the little boy at the front.
Hearing this, she asked with some confusion, "What's wrong?"
Xue Lan's voice trembled slightly, and Xue Tong could even detect urgency and excitement in it:
"Go and check on those children for me. Ask them how they got out."
Upon hearing Xue Lan's tone, Xue Tong knew that this matter was of great importance, and the girl immediately stepped towards the children who dared not leave the cave.
Xue Tong didn't possess the same murderous aura unique to sword cultivators as Xu Qizhou and Yue Cheng. The children weren't particularly afraid of her.
The girl went to the half-human, half-demon boy and gave him the candied hawthorn in her hand.
The little boy's eyes were full of wariness, but in the end he still accepted the string of bright red candied hawthorns that exuded an enticing sweet aroma.
Then, Xue Tong saw the little boy turn around, holding up the bunch of bright red fruit, and distribute the hawthorns coated in syrup to the younger children behind him.
She was stunned.
The girl's eyes filled with tears: "When your sister takes you home, she'll buy you all lots and lots of delicious food."
Xue Tong's words were rather long, and many of the children present couldn't understand them, but looking at the radiant older sister, the children all showed gentle smiles.
Recalling what Xue Lan had just transmitted, the girl, imitating how A Yue had done before, carefully grasped the little boy's hand and asked, "Tell your sister, who told you to speak?"
The little boy looked at the girl in front of him and seemed to struggle a little.
Then, the little boy took out a small, jet-black pendant from his person and placed it in Xue Tong's palm.
The child who escaped from the den of demons entrusted his trust to the young lady who gave him candied hawthorns.
Xue Tong looked at the pendant in her hand. It was an irregular, jet-black piece of armor, like a piece of something that had broken apart.
Just as Xue Tong was looking at the armor plate in her hand, the little boy slowly leaned close to Xue Tong's ear and spoke:
"Uncle Yuan..."
As if struck by lightning, Xue Tong froze on the spot.
The girl's voice trembled slightly: "What did you say?"
The little boy thought Xue Tong hadn't heard him, so he repeated himself:
The child's voice was somewhat muffled: "Uncle Yuan!"
He was very tall and big; he taught him to speak and protected his uncle.
"Xue Lan!"
At Qingshuitai, Xue Lan had just finished drinking a large bowl of Yin Shishi's secret medicinal juice without changing her expression. Before the bitter taste of the medicine in her mouth had even subsided, she heard the girl's somewhat flustered voice.
Before she could even ask if there was a result, she heard Xue Tong's voice, trembling with tears: "It's Gong Yuan!"
The name Gong Yuan exploded in Xue Lan's ears.
Although she had suspected something when Long Siyin mentioned the disturbance of the aura before, she still couldn't help but be moved when she heard the news from Xue Tong.
The next moment, a scene appeared in Xue Lan's mind.
It was a piece of nail plate pendant.
Xue Tong's voice was somewhat urgent: "This was brought out by a child by Gong Yuan. Are there any traces of those women on it?"
Xue Lan closed her eyes and let out a long breath.
"It can't be wrong."
"Xiao Tong, take your things and hurry back to Qing Shui Tai."
Xue Tong nodded vigorously.
"We have news about those women," Xue Lan said, rising from her chair.
"What?" Long Siyin stood up abruptly, her voice filled with excitement.
"Xiao Tong has made a new discovery about those children." The woman's voice was extremely solemn.
"Shishi, I would like to meet the seniors."
Yin Shishi knew that Xue Tong must have brought back important information. The elders that Xue Lan was about to meet were probably those old ancestors.
The woman didn't ask any further questions, but instead led the way, saying, "Follow me."
"I'll go too." Long Siyin followed, and the three of them hurriedly headed to the cave below Qingshuitai.
At the same time, Xue Tong, with the slightly warm armor pendant tucked in her arms, sped towards Qing Shui Tai.
Yin Shishi led the two to the outer edge of the cave. The woman in green formed a very complicated hand seal and respectfully said, "Junior Yin Shishi, Long Siyin, and Xue Lan request an audience with the seniors."
The wall in front of them, which was originally a solid bronze structure, suddenly cracked open, and a simple wooden door appeared amidst the flowing light.
The three exchanged glances and entered the cave.
Upon entering the cave, the three saw several patriarchs sitting at the top, as well as Master Chen with a sorrowful expression and Aunt Ji with a slight surprise.
The woman transmitted her voice to Xue Lan: "Senior Sister?"
Xue Lan did not respond to Ji Jinjin, but instead stepped forward and bowed to the three elders.
"This junior, Xue Lan, the eldest disciple of Jiyuan Peak of Xuanhuang Sect, greets the three seniors."
The previously worried Daoist Yuehua looked at Xue Lan and relaxed his brows, revealing a kind smile: "You are Xiaoxiao?"
Xue Lan nodded: "It is indeed this junior."
"Reporting to the three seniors, Xue Lan obtained a message from those children that can help us rescue those women."
Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Xue Lan, their eyes filled with eager anticipation.
The woman spoke, her tone gentle: "My senior brother Gong Yuan from the Xuanhuang Sect left tokens on those children. Based on the aura on them, we might be able to find out where those women are."