signingbooks Chapter 443 Seamless Escape
Chapter 443 Seamless Escape
Xia Ning still pouted slightly, but most of her jealousy had already dissipated.
The purple-eyed creature had indeed been a great help, and besides, she was just a snake in human form; there was no need for me to argue with a snake.
Song Yao reached out and gently patted Xia Ning's shoulder, her tone tinged with urgency:
"You two can continue your flirting back home; you need to leave here quickly!"
"After the fetus is poisoned, its vitality will dissipate in no time, and the Lord of Silence may come at any time after sensing it!"
Xia Ning quickly and gently pushed Lin Feng away, straightened her night clothes, and nodded in response:
"Okay, let's clean up the traces first..."
Song Yao smiled faintly: "Leave it to me."
As she spoke, she flicked her fingertips, and a gentle wisp of wind swept across the ground, erasing all the footprints and traces they had left behind.
Before long, the three arrived at the stone gate of the forbidden area.
Song Yao stepped forward first and softly sang to the stone door, "Little bunny, open the door~"
Her singing was natural and gentle, a stark contrast to Lin Feng's previous stiffness.
The stone gate opened slowly with a deep rumble, revealing a forest of prayer flags bathed in moonlight.
The three of them quickly walked out of the stone gate, which then slowly closed again.
A faint flapping sound came from the night sky, and six bats, like black shadows, swooped down from the darkness and landed steadily on Lin Feng's shoulder, chirping and conveying messages through their thoughts.
"Boss, when that woman who can use wind went in, we wanted to warn you immediately, but she was too powerful. With a wave of her hand, she created a strong gust of wind that scattered us all!"
A hint of tenderness flashed in Lin Feng's eyes: "It's alright, she's one of us. Thank you for your hard work in keeping watch here. Now that the mission is complete, come back with me and have some honey."
Upon hearing the word "honey," the six bats instantly became excited, their chirping echoing in Lin Feng's mind:
"Great! Great! We get honey again! Thank you, boss!"
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Back in his room, Lin Feng gently pushed open the window, and moonlight streamed in, illuminating a corner of the room.
On a whim, he took out several cups of honey from his personal storage space and neatly arranged them on the windowsill.
Six bats eagerly pounced on it and began to happily suck up the food.
Xia Ning stepped forward and gently drew the curtains, instantly making the room dim and ambiguous.
She turned around, a charming smile playing on her lips:
"Honey, you promised to reward me when we were in the forbidden area, you can't go back on your word~"
Lin Feng smiled and strode forward, gently putting his arm around her waist.
"Absolutely! How can I go back on my promise to my wife?"
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand and gently waved it, making a soft "snap" sound that was particularly clear in the quiet room.
Xia Ning's body trembled, and a faint blush instantly spread across her cheeks. She leaned gently against Lin Feng's chest, her voice soft and sweet: "More~".
Lin Feng gently pinched her chin and said tenderly, "I will obey your orders, Madam."
After another "smack," Lin Feng lowered his head and kissed Xia Ning's lips.
Before long, the single bed began to creak loudly.
On the windowsill, six bats were also enjoying the melon seeds through the curtains:
"Tsk tsk tsk, look how well the boss is living, enjoying himself with beauties every day!"
"Our boss is amazing! He spent half the day causing trouble in the forbidden area, and he still has the energy to play with the young lady. Most humans would have been exhausted by now. He truly lives up to his reputation as our boss!"
"Sigh, when will I be able to find a sweetheart like my boss? Eating honey is fun, but licking the jar alone just doesn't feel quite right..."
"Stop overthinking it. Our boss is so amazing. If we follow him, we'll have plenty of good days ahead. Who knows, we might even meet our dream female bat someday!"
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at the same time.
In Lord Karen's room, the candlelight had long since burned out, leaving only a wisp of smoke curling and swirling in the darkness.
He lay on the stone bed, his emaciated body wrapped in a bathrobe, like a dried corpse that had not yet been laid to rest.
Suddenly, a sharp, intense pain exploded in his chest without warning, as if someone had driven a red-hot iron spike straight into his heart.
"Well……"
He groaned, and a fine layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead.
He knew this feeling all too well. Ever since he began to condense the Holy Embryo in the Ice Moon in the 372nd year of the Temple Calendar, he had established an inseparable primal connection with the embryo.
Every slight movement of the fetus is clearly transmitted to the depths of his soul, just like his own flesh and blood.
The sharp pain just now was no accident; it meant the fetus was in mortal danger!
"My sacred embryo...my sacred embryo!"
Karen's voice was hoarse and trembling. He had cultivated for hundreds of years, sparing no effort to strip away half of his original essence and endure the pain of being torn apart and his soul to condense the sacred embryo, all in order to abandon his old body and gain eternal life. This embryo was his life, and he could not afford to make the slightest mistake.
He didn't bother wiping the cold sweat from his face, nor did he care about the discomfort of his decaying body. He abruptly threw off the covers, staggered for a moment, but quickly regained his balance—
Even though his physical body had long since decayed like rotten wood, he was still an SS-level monster with profound foundation.
A dense black aura surged around him instantly, and the next second, his figure became blurry, like a black lightning bolt, instantly breaking through the window of the courtyard and heading straight towards the forbidden area.
In just a few breaths, the figure of the Lonely Lord appeared in front of the forbidden stone gate.
He stopped, and the black aura slowly receded, revealing a face as old as tree bark.
His gaze was fixed on the stone door in front of him, his sharp eyes carefully examining every corner of it.
There were no signs of it being forcibly opened, nor did it leave any unfamiliar scent.
But his heart palpitations grew stronger, and the feeling of weakness in the fetus came like a constant tide, making him tremble all over.
Karen narrowed her eyes: "There's nothing wrong, so why is the Holy Embryo so weak?"
He dared not delay, took a deep breath, suppressed the restlessness in his heart, and softly sang towards the stone gate:
"Little bunny, open the door~"
The old, hoarse voice carried an eerie and terrifying pressure, creating an overwhelming sense of incongruity.
The stone door slowly opened, and a familiar, chilling aura, mixed with the faint fluctuations of the fetus, rushed out from the passage.
Karen's eyes darkened, and with a flash, she rushed into the forbidden passage.
A moment later, he arrived at the circular space at the end of the passage.
The moment he stepped into the space, his gaze instantly locked onto the suspended embryo in the center—
The fetal membrane, which was originally pale jade-colored and had a soft glow, had now turned gray and dull, as if covered with a thick layer of dust, and its movement had become extremely slow.
"No—!" The Lonely Lord let out a piercing roar.
"Who dares to harm my sacred embryo?!"
He clenched his fists tightly, and the black energy around him surged violently, almost swallowing the entire space.
Immediately, his gaze swept across every corner of the space, trying to find even the slightest trace.
But after searching carefully, he couldn't find a single trace.
He shook his head, no longer wasting time, and gathered a wisp of black energy at his fingertips, slowly probing towards the fetus.
The moment the black mist touched the amniotic sac, a bone-chilling coldness spread from his fingertips into his body, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
"It's snake venom..."
Karen's expression changed drastically.
"And it's an extremely potent and chilling snake venom!"