NABC Chapter 7 Trading
Chapter 7 Trading
The path behind the mountain was covered with fallen leaves.
The ancient trees all around blocked out the sun, shattering the already dim setting sun into fragments.
Bai Xiaoxiao walked alone on this path leading to hell.
A chilling wind swept through the forest, and the rustling of withered leaves sounded like the whispers of countless dead men.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
She bit her pale lips hard, her small hands clenched until they turned white, desperately trying to comfort herself:
"I'll be able to see my parents soon."
As she pondered, fear and resentment intertwined, her thin clothes trembled in the wind, and two lines of tears flowed uncontrollably down her cheeks.
The atmosphere of sorrow had just reached its peak.
But then a loud "boom" was heard on the road ahead, accompanied by the dull sound of bones and flesh shattering.
Immediately following was the sound of the two of them playfully fighting without restraint.
"Senior brother, you're stealing again!"
"Hahaha, I killed him with my own skills. If you're not happy, come and bite me."
"Holy crap, you're really going to bite?"
The poignant sorrow that Bai Xiaoxiao had just begun to feel was instantly dispelled by these two.
She turned around blankly and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
A burly man, as imposing as an iron tower, was pressing down hard on the head of a gray-haired, spiky-haired boy.
"Hey, stop messing around, there's a living person here."
Xia Chuan disgustedly pushed away Gao Haoguang's haphazardly chewing dog head:
"Let's ask her, maybe she knows something."
As Xia Chuan approached, Bai Xiaoxiao felt as if a mountain, obscuring the sky and blocking out the sun, was pressing down on her, making it difficult to even breathe.
"Miss, are you from around here?"
She shakily raised her head, looked at Xia Chuan's fleshy body, and nodded with difficulty.
Could this be...someone bad guy?
Gao Haoguang glanced at his senior brother with disdain:
"Take it easy, you're scaring them."
He straightened his clothes, put on a harmless smile, and stepped forward:
"Don't be afraid, sister. Have you heard of any zombies or man-eating creatures around here?"
Bai Xiaoxiao's face turned deathly pale instantly.
They... came to find Lord Corpse?
"No, I've never heard of it."
She stammered and lowered her head.
"This area is not safe. You should leave now."
Don't meddle in other people's business, just let me die alone.
After saying that, Bai Xiaoxiao lowered her head and started rushing up the mountain.
Gao Haoguang and Xia Chuan exchanged a glance and immediately noticed something was amiss.
Gao Haoguang flashed forward, nimbly blocking the way, his gaze sharp:
"Sister, you came up the mountain without carrying a basket or a wood-chopping knife."
He took a step forward, slowly approaching, his tone carrying an unquestionable scrutiny:
"When my fellow disciples asked you about the man-eating monster, your eyes darted around, clearly you knew something but wouldn't say it."
Bai Xiaoxiao was forced to instinctively back away.
But all he felt was a loud "bang" from behind as he crashed into a hard, scorching wall of flesh.
A rough and large hand pressed down on her slender neck like an iron clamp.
Xia Chuan leaned down slightly, his voice low and deep, as if drumming in his chest:
"These countless Nirvana corpses scattered across the mountains, could they be related to you?"
Bai Xiaoxiao was terrified and her whole body stiffened.
A cold glint flashed in Xia Chuan's eyes, and his murderous intent was released without any concealment: "Tell me the truth, and I'll spare you from physical pain."
Under the suppression of that terrifying divine power, Bai Xiaoxiao's face turned red, and she could barely speak.
"stop!"
Just then, an anxious voice suddenly rang out from deep within the forest.
Xia Chuan turned his head to look.
A corpse with its chest wide open and intestines spilling out was seen rushing towards them, clutching another head in its hands.
The head held in the hands looked anxious, and most strangely, it had a scarlet vertical eye on its forehead.
"Let her go! If you want to kill or torture her, come at me!"
"Did you speak?"
Gao Haoguang's expression instantly became extremely serious.
If a corpse speaks, it means it has sentience; this is a "spiritual corpse"!
They've found the real deal.
However, he had just personally verified that the Nirvana Corpses in this forest were all the lowest-level ordinary corpses.
Gao Haoguang narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at the eerie red eye on the corpse's forehead.
In other words...
This is not the true body at all, but rather a supernatural power or technique like a servant?
Gao Haoguang's mind raced. He instinctively and discreetly shrank behind Bai Xiaoxiao, using her petite frame as cover to deliberately avoid meeting her gaze in those red eyes.
"Senior brother, what should we do now?"
Servants-type spells are the most disgusting and troublesome.
If you can't find the caster, killing more puppets here won't help.
Xia Chuan stood rooted to the spot, his right hand still firmly gripping Bai Xiaoxiao's neck, unmoved.
"No rush, let's hear what kind of nonsense he has to spout."
The "Three-Eyed One," who was hiding in the shadows controlling the ordinary corpses, was having a headache at the moment.
Trouble!
On his own, he was not afraid of these two sudden seekers of the Dharma.
Although judging from the commotion just now, he definitely couldn't win, but with his abilities, running away would be no problem at all.
But now, this little girl who was determined to die has fallen into their hands.
And judging from that burly man's murderous look, he really dared to snap this girl's neck!
Three-Eyed cursed inwardly:
Damn it, you're clearly a righteous seeker of the Dharma, how come you're even more ruthless than me?
Seeing Bai Xiaoxiao being held hostage, Chang Shi's eyes lit up and a plan came to mind.
Yes, all I need to do is clear her name of being an accomplice!
He manipulated the puppet to stop, and gave a feigned, cold laugh:
"This guy is quite calm."
He turned to look at Bai Xiaoxiao, his red eyes flashing:
"Young lady, how about we make a deal?"
Gao Haoguang hid behind, his gaze sharpening as he coldly stared at Bai Xiaoxiao.
They were definitely accomplices!
The head, held in the hands, slowly spoke, its tone chilling:
"If you bring these two seekers of the Dharma to us alive, I will spare the lives of your entire village."
A chilling malice deliberately surfaced on his head:
"Otherwise, I will kill all 322 people in your village."
"We'll go pick it up tonight, you figure it out yourself!"
Bai Xiaoxiao was completely dumbfounded.
She glanced desperately to her left, at the forearm that was thicker than her thigh.
Bai Xiaoxiao didn't even see how this person touched her back.
I'm fighting this kind of monster?
Although he made some very strong statements.
But the crimson vertical eye on that head was now watching Xia Chuan's reaction with extreme tension.
These two were just killing ordinary corpses all over the mountainside, clearly exorcising demons and monsters. They should be righteous seekers of the Dharma with a conscience.
Hearing that the lives of the entire village are being used as leverage, they'll surely hesitate to act rashly, right?
Unexpectedly, the burly man showed no panic whatsoever after hearing this. Instead, he smiled slightly, revealing a set of gleaming white teeth.
"You mean you want to make a deal, right?"
Xia Chuan exerted a slight force in his wrist, his knuckles cracking, his tone matter-of-fact.
"I have a suggestion."
"If you now obediently tie up your clone along with your original body and bring them over, I will take pity on this little girl and let her go."
Xia Chuan's fierce face was contorted with villainous malice: "Otherwise, I'll kill her right now!"
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