Super Combat Soldier

Chapter 1443: Chapter 1442: Families in the Desert

Amidst the desert, it was still an endless expanse, the scorching sun capable of turning all living things to ashes. At this moment, a cliff, suspended in mid-air, emerged from the ground, filled with ominous black energy, as if a supreme demon had been born, sweeping across the entire desert. Even the heavens and the earth trembled. Anything, whether living or not, would instantly turn to dust upon contacting this sinister energy, incredibly terrifying!

”Is this the Ghost Cliff? Is this where the Blood Killing Organization’s lair is located?” Ye Tianchen furrowed his brow, watching the scene unfold within the Red Cloud Treasure Mirror and couldn’t help but ask in surprise.

Swish!

The scene within the Red Cloud Treasure Mirror suddenly disappeared. Ye Tianchen was taken aback. When he turned to look at Wang Luanxiang, he found her face pale. He walked over with concern and asked, ”Are you alright?”

”I’m fine, just exhausted too much of my Martial Arts True Power. I didn’t expect that recreating scenes from hundreds of years ago would consume so much Martial Arts True Qi!” Wang Luanxiang replied.

”You should rest for a while. I’ll look around, and when you recover your Martial Arts True Power, we can start tracking the location of the Ghost Cliff!” Ye Tianchen said, glancing at Wang Luanxiang.

”I’ve consumed too much Martial Arts True Power and may need a few hours to recover; it’s almost nightfall...” Wang Luanxiang replied anxiously.

”It’s alright, we’ve already come this far and even discovered traces of the Ghost Cliff. We don’t need to rush. We’ll rest in this desert for the night, and tomorrow, with renewed energy, we’ll find the Ghost Cliff and explore the Blood Killing Organization’s lair!” Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

”Okay!” Wang Luanxiang nodded.

Ye Tianchen and Wang Luanxiang found a place with a few large stones piled together for some shelter from the wind and cold. The desert is extremely cold at night, unimaginably so. Even martial artists need some warmth.

Allowing Wang Luanxiang to restore her Martial Arts True Power there, Ye Tianchen set up a simple Formation around the chaotic stone pile. With the God Beating Bowl and Little Zhu Yan, Ye Tianchen’s knowledge in runes and formations had deepened considerably. Occasionally knocking some sense into these two tricksters, he taught them some experience in this area.

Ye Tianchen looked around. This area was a few hundred miles of desert. He wanted to find some firewood, hopefully hunt a rabbit or something for dinner, otherwise, it would be too boring. Because Wang Luanxiang had exhausted too much Martial Arts True Power observing the scenery detected by the Red Cloud Treasure Mirror from hundreds of years ago, Ye Tianchen decided to give her ample time to recover before setting off in the morning to find the Blood Killing Organization’s lair.

Moreover, Ye Tianchen believed in the power of the Red Cloud Treasure Mirror. It could even reproduce accidental discoveries from hundreds of years ago and, by capturing past auras, locate the ”Ghost Cliff” and find the Blood Killing Organization’s lair. It should only be a matter of time!

Whoosh!

Ye Tianchen performed Qi Manipulation Flight, venturing deeper into the desert. He discovered that within hundreds of miles, it truly was a desert. Not a tree in sight, not even a blade of grass, making it difficult to find firewood or hunt. Ye Tianchen frowned in thought.

”Continuing this search is not the answer. I might as well use my Divine Thought to scan the surroundings!” Ye Tianchen thought to himself.

Sitting cross-legged in the air, floating there, Ye Tianchen concentrated his Divine Thought, using a Divine Skill to scatter his Divine Thought. This way, he could quickly find some clues.

About an hour later, Ye Tianchen’s scattered Divine Thought gathered back, returning to his body. Ye Tianchen opened his eyes and laughed to himself, saying, ”I didn’t expect to find a few households living in the deepest part of this desert. It’s truly a kind of secluded paradise of life. I wonder if anyone has ever discovered it?”

Whoosh!

Using Divine Movement Skill, Ye Tianchen moved at lightning speed and quickly reached the deepest part of the desert. There, he saw a small forest with a few households scattered around it. After a rough count, there seemed to be five households. How did these five families end up here? It wasn’t a village, nor an enclosed compound; it was quite peculiar.

”Is anyone there?” Ye Tianchen stood outside the small forest and called out politely.

The five households weren’t far apart, so Ye Tianchen didn’t visit each one separately but stood on the edge of the small forest and shouted.

However, Ye Tianchen’s call received no response, which puzzled him. Were all five households empty? Pondering this, Ye Tianchen walked into the small forest, glancing from side to side, heading towards the middle household.

Dong dong dong!

”Is anyone there?” Ye Tianchen knocked on the door while asking.

After waiting for a while, there was still no response. Ye Tianchen frowned, subconsciously extending his Divine Thought. When his Divine Thought explored outward, he sensed that there was a hint of vitality in these five households, indicating that people lived here. So why was there no one around? For a dozen miles around, there was no trace of human activity. Where did everyone go?

Thinking about it, Ye Tianchen really couldn’t figure it out. Seeing that it was getting darker, he frowned again, deciding to leave this small grove. These five households were truly strange, with some incomprehensible aspects, but Ye Tianchen didn’t pay too much attention, as it was none of his business.

When leaving this small grove, Ye Tianchen pulled up a large, already dried-up dead tree and carried it on his shoulder as he headed back. It was already getting late, and even though there wasn’t likely to be much danger in this desert, it was once the location of ”Ghost Cliff,” the old den of the Blood Killing Organization. If something unexpected happened and Wang Luanxiang’s Martial Arts True Power hadn’t fully recovered, it would be very dangerous.

When Ye Tianchen returned to the Chaotic Stone Pile, he realized that the distance between it and the small grove with the five households was not actually very far. He just didn’t know the way before, so he explored it slowly. If he had used Qi Manipulation Flight, it would have taken less than an hour to get there, which was very fast. However, those five households were truly strange. If it weren’t for the tight schedule, Ye Tianchen would have really wanted to find out the truth.

”You’re back. Why did it take so long?” Wang Luanxiang asked, looking at Ye Tianchen.

”I wanted to find some firewood and also catch a wild rabbit. Who knew that there would be nothing in this desert? Finding this dried tree was already quite difficult!” Ye Tianchen shook his head, saying with a smile.

With a few swift movements, he chopped up the dried tree. For a martial artist at Ye Tianchen’s level, starting a fire was trivial. The only thing that bothered Ye Tianchen was that he had some Monkey Wine but no food; just drinking without any snacks was quite tasteless!

”What kind of wine are you drinking? Let me have some too,” Wang Luanxiang said, watching Ye Tianchen drink, licking her lips with some longing.

”Hey, it’s better for a woman like you not to drink, alright?” Ye Tianchen said in surprise.

”Who says women can’t drink? You’re obviously discriminating against all the female fairies!” Wang Luanxiang pouted when Ye Tianchen refused to share the wine.

”Huh? You’re putting quite a big label on it. Okay, take it and drink. But let me tell you, this wine isn’t easy to drink, and it’s easy to get drunk. By then, we, a man and a woman, alone in this desert...” Ye Tianchen said with a deliberately lecherous smile.

”Hmph, this fairy isn’t afraid of you. I have the Red Cloud Treasure Mirror in hand; even if my strength isn’t as great as yours, I can still protect myself!” Wang Luanxiang snorted coldly, grabbed the wine jar from Ye Tianchen’s hand, and started drinking.

Ye Tianchen shook his head. He really couldn’t figure out Wang Luanxiang’s character. This girl was really confident; did she think that with the Red Cloud Treasure Mirror in hand, he couldn’t do anything to her? If the Holy Heaven Prison was to be unleashed, he could even suppress the Red Cloud Treasure Mirror and the Sky Suppressing Tower without a problem. Ye Tianchen’s trust in the supreme Treasure, the Holy Heaven Prison, was growing, as he was increasingly convinced of its power.

”Ah, this wine is so strong and spicy!” Wang Luanxiang exclaimed, almost tossing the entire wine jar, constantly sticking out her tongue.

”Hehe, I told you not to drink it, but this is what you asked for!” Ye Tianchen said with a laugh.

”What kind of lousy wine is this? It’s horrible!” Wang Luanxiang glared at Ye Tianchen fiercely.

”This is good wine, but most people need to have it with roasted wild rabbit to appreciate its sweet and fragrant taste. Unfortunately, there are no roasted wild rabbits here, otherwise you could have experienced it too!” Ye Tianchen said casually.

”Fine, I’ll go catch a wild rabbit and see how fragrant and sweet it can be!”

Whether out of a lapse in judgment or having gotten tipsy from a sip of Monkey Wine, Wang Luanxiang stood up and rushed into the night. Ye Tianchen had no chance to stop her.

”No way, really going to catch a wild rabbit?” Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but be stupefied!

Thinking that there wasn’t likely to be any great danger in this desert, Ye Tianchen started drinking by himself, thinking that Wang Luanxiang would probably be back soon. There was nothing in this desert; catching a wild rabbit would be impossible, let alone seeing an ant...(To be continued. If you like this work, please go to qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)