Help, I’m Being Forced to Marry a Frail and Sickly Immortal Doctor! 84

Chapter 84: The Path of the Dao is Nameless

“Like the you from before.”

On the ground, Yin Buran was boredly playing with Ning Ruoque’s fingers.

Ning Ruoque’s hands were a size larger than Yin Buran’s, her fingers well-proportioned and slender.

Because she had used a sword for many years, the base of her fingers and her palm were covered with thin calluses, which felt a little rough.

But Yin Buran preferred to pinch her palm, so Ning Ruoque simply let her be.

The ground trembled slightly.

Yin Buran frowned, and suddenly put her cold hands on the back of Ning Ruoque’s neck to warm them, and then hugged her in that position.

“Did you hear something?”

Ning Ruoque nodded. “There is a little. It’s like something is moving underground. Could this be the strange sound that Jiang Ai mentioned?”

She tilted her head and listened carefully for a while, and the sound became louder and louder. It rumbled like a muffled thunder, making one feel uneasy.

Ning Ruoque’s one hand was on the hilt of her sword, and the other was holding Yin Buran as she walked to the entrance of the cave. “Chu Xuan, Mingyue?”

The entrance was pitch black, and only dust was flying in the air aimlessly.

Then, caught off guard, the ground trembled violently, and a fire lit up in the darkness. The sound of an explosion was accompanied by a series of piercing screams.

The earth under Yin Buran’s feet suddenly crumbled. Just as she was about to miss her footing, Ning Ruoque quickly scooped her up.

However, the cracks on the ground were still spreading, and trees were sinking into the ground one after another, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Yin Buran coughed a few times, and without caring about the danger under her feet, she was about to go and check on the situation.

With such a big commotion, something must have happened down there!

Ning Ruoque anxiously pulled her back. “Be careful!”

As soon as her voice fell, the entrance of the cave suddenly collapsed, and the two of them fell down together.

Yin Buran threw out a talisman, and a barrier with a soft light enveloped the two of them, also isolating them from the rubble and dirt.

Ning Ruoque took the opportunity to draw her Sudden Rain sword and step on it, and only then did she see the situation inside clearly.

Countless Lili filled the tunnel, like a surging black river.

And in the distance, the faint firelight was Chu Xuan, who was hanging on the rock wall with her axe, and Si Mingyue, who was sitting on a floating staff.

As soon as Chu Xuan saw the two of them, she shouted, “This Lili is crazy!”

Ning Ruoque frowned, and immediately after, a huge Lili leaped out of the “black river.”

Its two fangs were as sharp as scimitars, its target clear, and it rushed straight towards the two of them.

This Lili was clearly not ordinary. Its fangs directly shattered Yin Buran’s barrier, and the fishy wind it brought was nauseating.

But in an instant, Ning Ruoque pushed Yin Buran out without any hesitation.

The Sudden Rain sword returned to her hand. She swung it hard in mid-air and cut off half of the Lili’s fang.

However, another Lili leaped out and, without any regard, attacked Ning Ruoque.

She turned gracefully in the air to dodge, but her waist was still hit hard.

And when the Lili fell into the “black river,” it was also hit by its surging companions, and its flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Without caring to check her injuries, Ning Ruoque turned her head to look for Yin Buran.

She had just thrown Yin Buran in Chu Xuan’s direction, and the short sword had also been unsheathed at that time, protecting Yin Buran.

But the Lili’s attacks had not stopped. Yin Buran was like a butterfly in a hurricane, unable to find a place to land.

A Lili’s throat was cut by the short sword, and blood splashed on Yin Buran’s hem.

She had just managed to step on a protruding rock wall, and the next second, she was brought down by a Lili and fell out of control towards the beast group.

And Ning Ruoque had just leaped to Chu Xuan’s side at this time.

At the critical moment, Chu Xuan shouted, “Mingyue!”

Si Mingyue understood her thoughts in that instant.

She waved her staff, and Yin Buran and Chu Xuan suddenly switched places.

The Lili group drowned Chu Xuan, and Yin Buran was pulled into Ning Ruoque’s arms and protected.

Under the rolling dust, the scene was a mess, and it was impossible to see clearly.

After a few breaths, a flame suddenly ignited on a Lili’s body.

Then the flames spread with a crackling sound, and the Lili wailed in pain.

The Lili group became restless.

Compared to attacking Ning Ruoque’s group, it was clearly more important to escape the immediate threat.

Chu Xuan took the opportunity to jump onto a Lili.

Her tied-up hair had all come loose, but she didn’t care and let the overly frightened Lili carry her forward.

Yin Buran reminded her at this time, “Conceal your aura.”

Her voice was not loud, but it was accurately transmitted to everyone’s ears.

After concealing their aura, the Lili’s attacks indeed disappeared.

It was just that the tunnel was constantly collapsing, and it was difficult to find a fixed place to stand firm.

Seeing this, the other three also chose a Lili to stand on.

The Lili group was frightened and charged through the tunnel, and with their thick skin, they even dared to rub directly against the rough rock walls.

It was just that the few people who were hitching a ride had a hard time, especially Si Mingyue, whose silver ornaments and gems all fell off with a clatter.

And it was even more difficult for Yin Buran to maintain her balance. Just as she was about to hit the rock wall, Ning Ruoque turned sideways to block for her.

The rubble cut her shoulder and rubbed against her flesh, but she did not make a sound.

She held down Yin Buran, who was trying to raise her head, in her arms and comforted her in a low voice.

“I’m fine. They’re fine too. Don’t look up. It’s dusty everywhere. Be careful not to choke.”

Yin Buran did not listen, grabbed her lapel, and rubbed all the dirt from her face onto it.

Chu Xuan in the front used the Lili’s mane as a rein and shouted excitedly, “Ahhhh, so exciting—”

As soon as her voice fell, Yin Buran saw the opportunity and threw her short sword, hitting Chu Xuan’s back with great precision.

Chu Xuan’s cheer came to an abrupt end. “Pfft.”

Yin Buran slapped the dirt from her hands in disgust and ordered in a cold voice, “There’s a fork in the road ahead. Let’s jump over.”

The Lili group’s target was the deepest part of the cave, but they had to investigate this matter and could not follow rashly.

The Lili group made a sharp turn, and the four of them jumped in tacit understanding, and with the agility of a rabbit and a magpie, they leaped into another tunnel.

After walking a few steps in, it happened to be a wide, flat ground, which could be used for a temporary rest.

Si Mingyue patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief. “That’s great. Everyone is fine.”

She looked up with a smile, and then met Yin Buran’s pale face, her clothes covered in dirt and bloodstains.

Si Mingyue’s mouth immediately turned down, and she was as quiet as a quail.

Chu Xuan took out a fist-sized night-luminescent pearl for illumination, which made Yin Buran’s face look even more gloomy.

Yin Buran sized her up and down and asked with a blank expression, “Where did this group of Lili come from?”

The atmosphere froze for a few breaths, and Ning Ruoque did not dare to make a sound.

Chu Xuan raised her hand and honestly admitted, “It was my idea. I set a bait to lure them.”

Si Mingyue followed with a dejected head. “I threw the fire.”

Seeing this, Chu Xuan quickly pulled Si Mingyue behind her and explained seriously, “It’s not her fault. I told her to throw it.”

Yin Buran directly flicked Chu Xuan’s forehead with her finger, and the latter let out a light hiss.

Her eyes were extremely cold. “I told you to be cautious.”

If there was really a monster behind the scenes, this would most likely have alerted the grass and startled the snake.

Chu Xuan lowered her head, her eight-foot-tall figure, like a child, obediently listening to the lecture.

“It was my fault. Don’t be angry. But I really didn’t know there were so many!”

A normal Lili group would only have a dozen or so, and their destructive power would not be so great.

Yin Buran frowned and suddenly reached out and pressed on Chu Xuan’s waist.

The latter arched her back in pain, her teeth bared, and blood was faintly seeping from her abdomen.

Yin Buran dropped a cold word, “Sit.”

She then turned her head and walked up to Si Mingyue.

Si Mingyue quickly covered her forehead. “Don’t hit my head, okay? I won’t do it next time.”

Her voice was soft, like a small, helpless cotton ball. Even if she were to be punched, it wouldn’t be much.

Yin Buran paused, and in the end, she pinched her face and questioned, “You do whatever Chu Xuan tells you to do?”

Si Mingyue pressed her lips together and apologized pitifully, “I’m sorry for making you worry.”

After scolding them one by one, Yin Buran turned her head and found that Ning Ruoque was standing on the side, her arm a gruesome mess of red scratches.

She was instantly annoyed and gave Ning Ruoque a punch without any hesitation.

Ning Ruoque: ?

No, why hit her too? She had clearly performed very well this time!

Yin Buran said calmly, “Nothing else. I just get annoyed when I see your injuries.”

Ning Ruoque: “…”

Yin Buran took out a few bottles of medicine from her storage bracelet and warned in an unfriendly tone, “If there’s a next time, I’ll put bitter ginseng and coptis root in your medicine. Chu Xuan—”

Chu Xuan had been trying to stand up, but she was so scared by her cool shout that she quickly sat back down properly.

The three of them, whether standing or sitting, were all silent, and from time to time, they would cautiously glance at her, observing Yin Buran’s expression.

Yin Buran looked at them coldly.

One by one, they really don’t let her have any peace of mind!

She tidied her clothes, and the dust and bloodstains instantly disappeared without a trace, and she was once again as if she were unstained by a speck of dust.

Then she took out a few bottles of medicine and threw them over, and then placed her fingers on the wrists of the three of them, treating them one by one.

Fortunately, most of them were just scratches and were not serious. In the end, she found that the one who was most seriously injured was actually Ning Ruoque.

This person’s internal organs had been injured when she was hit by the Lili. Yin Buran was so angry that she fiercely pinched her face and waist.

During the break, Chu Xuan explained her plan.

Since it was already like this, everyone unanimously agreed to continue according to the plan and follow the Lili’s aura to find the deepest cave.

For this, Chu Xuan had specially taken out her beloved sleigh, which was driven by spiritual energy, and pulled the group forward in the tunnel.

Chu Xuan rambled on about her exploits of riding a sleigh across the north.

Taking this opportunity, Ning Ruoque lowered her voice and said to Yin Buran, “I’m sorry.”

She still felt that her cultivation was not enough. It would be better if she could be a little stronger.

Yin Buran glanced at her and commented lightly, “You’re getting more and more like her.”

Ning Ruoque was a little confused. “Like what?”

“Like the you from before.”

Ning Ruoque was stunned for a moment, and the sleigh had already stopped in front of a cave.

The entrance was trampled into a muddy mess by the Lili, and the inside was filled with a demonic aura, which gave Yin Buran a headache.

She covered her mouth and nose, and the moment her shoe touched the ground, she shrank back, her face full of disgust, just short of shaking her claws.

Ning Ruoque decisively carried the person with one hand, and when she landed, it was still silent, not even leaving a footprint.

The group walked quietly in the tunnel, concealing all their aura, and exchanged information with their eyes and secret messages.

Seeing that the front was getting wider and wider, Yin Buran suddenly pinched the back of Ning Ruoque’s neck.

【Wait a minute】

Ning Ruoque stopped in her tracks, and Chu Xuan and Si Mingyue, who were behind her, gave her a puzzled look.

Yin Buran raised her hand and gently touched the wall of the tunnel.

In the dark brown soil, a pale, broken bone was strikingly embedded, and the break was extremely smooth.

Yin Buran’s expression was complicated: 【These are… the remains of a cultivator.】