nucmednet Chapter 193: Searching for the Secret, Undercurrents of Love
Chapter 193: Searching for the Secret, Undercurrents of Love
Bi Yao narrowed her eyes slightly and looked up at Li Yuan, only to find that he had already squatted beside her. Their eyes met, and there was confusion and a hint of imperceptible worry in each other's eyes.
"There's something strange here." Bi Yao repeated what she had just said, her fingertips gently stroking the inconspicuous bulge under her feet.
A cool energy seeped into the fingertips, flowed through the meridians throughout the body, and caused a series of fine goose bumps.
The feeling was fleeting, but it made Bi Yao even more certain that something was fishy going on here.
Li Yuan also stretched out his hand and covered the back of Bi Yao's hand, feeling the strangeness together.
With their palms pressed together, a warm current dispelled the previous chill, and an inexplicable throbbing quietly spread between the two.
He felt the cold energy, his brows furrowed, and whispered, "It seems like some kind of restriction, but not." This energy was very strange. It was neither as strong and overbearing as the common formation restrictions, nor as gentle as ordinary spiritual power fluctuations. Instead, it had a strange silence, like a dormant beast, making it difficult to understand.
The two men searched carefully around the bulge, their eyes sharp as a torch, not missing any clues.
The moonlight shines through the branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground, dancing like ghosts, adding a bit of mystery.
There was silence all around, with only the sound of their gentle breathing and the rustling of clothes.
The air was filled with tension, making it hard to breathe.
Time passed by minute by minute, but they still got nothing.
Fatigue and anxiety began to invade their bodies and minds. Bi Yao's brows became tighter and tighter, and Li Yuan fiddled with the sword in his hand in a somewhat impatient manner.
"Are we overthinking it?" Li Yuan said somewhat disappointedly, with a hint of fatigue in his tone that was hard to conceal.
Bi Yao shook her head, her intuition told her that things were not that simple.
She stood up, looked around, and her eyes fell on an ancient tree not far away.
The old tree has lush branches and leaves and a thick trunk. It is like a silent giant, standing there quietly, witnessing the passage of time.
Bi Yao's heart moved, and he walked towards the ancient tree.
Seeing this, Li Yuan followed silently.
Walking to the ancient tree, Bi Yao reached out and touched the rough trunk. He felt a cool touch at his fingertips, which was exactly the same as the feeling of the bulge under his feet before.
"Li Yuan, look..." Bi Yao pointed at an almost imperceptible mark on the tree trunk, her voice low and solemn.
Li Yuan took a closer look and found that the mark was extremely subtle and would be difficult to detect without careful observation.
He reached out and touched it, and a familiar cold feeling came over him again...
"This..." Li Yuan was about to speak, but suddenly stopped, his eyes fixed on the marks on the tree trunk, his face suddenly changed, "Not right!"
Bi Yao suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up, and a confident arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Perhaps, we can change our thinking." As she spoke, she tapped the air with her fingertips and muttered to herself.
The originally calm elemental power around her began to become restless, and golden light danced on her fingertips, as light and agile as an elf.
A strange energy wave filled the air, and the leaves rustled as if responding to her call.
Li Yuan watched Bi Yao's actions, his originally furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and his eyes flashed with anticipation.
"Yao'er, you want to..."
Bi Yao smiled slightly and did not answer. Instead, he slowly injected the golden light in his hand into the marks on the tree trunk.
The golden light spread along the traces, like golden silk threads, outlining a complex pattern.
The pattern shimmered with light, and the surrounding elemental power surged, forming a small vortex.
In the center of the vortex, a faint energy fluctuation was looming, which was the mysterious aura that had disappeared before!
"It's done!" Li Yuan couldn't help but exclaimed, his eyes full of surprise and admiration.
He grasped Bi Yao's hand, palms pressed together, and a warm current flowed into her body, dispelling her previous fatigue and anxiety.
Bi Yao also showed a relieved smile. She held Li Yuan's hand, feeling the warmth and strength of his palm, and a warmth surged in her heart.
Li Yuan gently put his arm around Bi Yao's shoulders and whispered in her ear, "Yao'er, you are so amazing. I knew you could do it." His voice was low and gentle, with a hint of pampering and love.
Bi Yao leaned in his arms, feeling his warmth and strength, and a feeling of sweetness and happiness surged in her heart.
The tense atmosphere around them also dissipated, replaced by warmth and tranquility.
The golden light gradually dimmed, and the vortex slowly disappeared, leaving only the faint energy fluctuations, guiding their direction.
Bi Yao raised her head and looked ahead with a determined gaze. "Let's go."
Li Yuan nodded, tightly grasped Bi Yao's hand, and the two walked side by side towards the direction where the energy fluctuation disappeared...
"Wait," Li Yuan suddenly stopped and looked at a bush not far away with a serious expression, "There..."
The two followed the faint scent and traveled through the dense forest.
The moonlight shines through the branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows on the ground, like broken stars.
The air is filled with the fragrance of soil and the subtle scent of unknown wild flowers, mixed with a hint of damp coolness.
Bi Yao and Li Yuan walked lightly and with agile posture, like two agile cheetahs, moving through the night.
Soon, they came to the foot of a cliff.
The cliffs are covered with moss and vines, blocking out the sun and forming a natural barrier.
And at the bottom of the cliff, a dark cave entrance suddenly appeared, like the open mouth of a giant beast, swallowing the surrounding light.
There was rubble and dirt scattered around the cave entrance, and a rotten smell filled the air.
"Here..." Li Yuan's voice was filled with excitement. He looked around, and Bi Yao also had a burning gaze. She could feel that the mysterious aura was coming from the depths of the cave.
The two looked at each other and understood each other without words.
They walked into the cave carefully.
It was pitch dark in the cave, and the darkness enveloped them like a substance. The only sounds they could hear were their own breathing and the rustling of their feet on the ground.
Bi Yao raised her hand, and a faint golden light appeared at her fingertips, dispelling the darkness around them and allowing the two of them to barely see the road under their feet.
As you go deeper, the cave gradually becomes wider.
The surrounding rock walls are covered with stalactites of various shapes, which reflect a hazy light under the golden light.
There was more and more gravel on the ground, making crisp sounds from time to time.
There was a damp smell in the air, with a faint fishy smell.
"Be careful." Bi Yao warned in a low voice, her tone solemn.
She could feel a powerful aura lurking deep in the cave, like a sleeping beast, ready to wake up at any moment.
However, just as he finished speaking, a deafening roar suddenly sounded, echoing throughout the cave.
The sound was like a muffled thunder, which hurt people's eardrums.
Immediately afterwards, the ground began to shake violently, and gravel rolled down from the rock wall, making a roar.
I saw a huge black figure slowly walking out from the depths of the cave.
It was a giant beast covered with black scales all over its body, several feet tall, with a pair of curved horns on its head and a pair of blood-red eyes emitting a chilling light.
Its limbs are strong and powerful, its claws are as sharp as knives, and every step it takes makes the ground vibrate dully.
The giant beast opened its bloody mouth, revealing its sharp teeth, and let out another earth-shaking roar.
The sound was like thunder, shaking the entire cave.
Immediately afterwards, it pounced on Bi Yao and Li Yuan.
The two men had been prepared for this and dodged the monster's attack nimbly.
The giant beast's sharp claws slammed the ground hard, making a loud noise, gravel flying everywhere, and a huge hole was smashed into the ground.
"This big guy is really powerful!" Li Yuan swung the long sword in his hand, and the sword made a crisp buzzing sound. He dodged the attacks of the giant beast while looking for its weaknesses.
Bi Yao was also not idle. She was agile and moved around the giant beast like a ghost, while releasing several golden lights to attack the giant beast's body.
However, the giant beast had extremely strong defenses, and the golden light hitting it was like a tickle, unable to cause any damage at all.
The monster's attacks became more and more fierce. The rock wall was shattered by it, and the whole cave was shaking violently, as if it would collapse at any time.
During the battle, Bi Yao keenly discovered that although the giant beast was ferocious, its attacks seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally protecting somewhere deep in the cave.
what is that?
Just when they were unable to dodge and were about to be hit by the giant beast, Li Yuan grabbed Bi Yao and jumped onto the back of the giant beast.
"Yao'er, let me attract its attention!" As soon as Li Yuan finished speaking, he jumped and jumped onto the head of the giant beast, trying to interfere with its sight.
The giant beast roared angrily and began to swing its body wildly, trying to throw Li Yuan off.
Bi Yao took this opportunity to see what was hidden deep in the cave. When she was about to make a move, the giant beast's tail lashed towards her like a whip, with a whistling sound.
Bi Yao quickly retreated, avoiding the attack of the giant beast. She looked in the direction the giant beast was guarding.
"Be careful!" Li Yuan exclaimed. Bi Yao looked up and saw the giant beast rushing towards her again...