Chapter 183 - Scorpions! (1/2)

At noon, the sun is s.h.i.+ning and heating the ground. There was no wind a moment ago. However, just as Lin Luoran figures out the strangeness of this place, the wind blows up the sand and there is sand everywhere.

This sudden wind is like the wind that blew before Baojia’s disappearance.

Lin Luoran notices that Wen Guanjing’s eyes become back to normal after he stays inside the square “base” surrounded by stones for a while. However, Barney and Yakee who are bound outside the “base”, are still struggling like two insane beasts.

Indeed, Wen Guanjing was sane at first. His eyes became red after he got out to stop them… There is something wrong with the place outside the relic!

As Lin Luoran figures this out, she uses another two water ropes and drags Barney and Yakee in. Her guess is correct. The furious Bushmen calm down slowly after they get inside.

Wen Guanjing is still in shock, “Sister Lin, this place is so weird. Let’s get out of here.”

Lin Luoran shows a wry smile and she points at the sandstorm, which is becoming more and more severe,

“Do you think we can leave now?”

The sandstorm is severe. Sand is flying everywhere outside the relic. Lin Luoran and Wen Guanjing can leave safely through the sandstorm, but Barney and Yakee are likely to be torn apart by the wind.

“Sister Lin, look, the sand is blocked outside of the relic. Is it possible that this relic was built by someone as a shelter?” Wen Guanjing observes it and comes up with the idea.

Lin Luoran is not as optimistic as him. The story about the “curse” told by Yakee and the disappearance of Baojia make her feel that this trip may be very dangerous.

“It seems that the relic is protecting us from the sandstorm, but seeing from a different perspective, it is trapping us here…”

Lin Luoran says softly. She doesn’t want her words to be true, or she is being the jinx.

Seeing that the red in Barney and Yakee’s eyes is fading away, Lin Luoran unties them and asks about what happened.

Barney thinks for a while and recalls that he was playing music and heard Yakee complaining all the time. He felt angry and wanted to shut Yakee up. Later they came to blows and Barney hit Yakee with the stone.

Yakee is talking for a long time. Basically, he is saying that the Bushmen are always solidary and friendly and he will never complain about Barney and it must be the demon behind.

After hearing their words, Wen Guanjing starts to recall what happened to him. He felt impatient when he tried to stop them fighting. Later he felt furious and his eyes were covered with blood streaks…

Lin Luoran hesitates and says, “Something is messing with us. It is fortunate that we figure it out in time. If I become the victim as well…” She doesn’t finish this line but Wen Guanjing knows what she is trying to say.

Indeed, if Lin Luoran becomes insane as well, she will hurt everyone and no one present can stay alive except herself. Maybe Wen Guanjing can stand a little longer, but his death will only be a matter of time. The later stage of Training Qi is the level of Training Qi after all. The gap between him and the level of Laying Foundation is huge. He cannot make it from a brutal Lin Luoran.

Lin Luoran can keep sane because she is in a higher cultivation level. Another reason is that she doesn’t get angry very often. As long as she keeps the spiritual mind stable, she will be fine.

Barney helps Yakee dress the wound on his head. They are fine about the fight, but Lin Luoran cannot relax down.

With Baojia missed, Lin Luoran cannot stop worrying. Whether the sandstorm wants to bother them or to trap them in here is neither good.

Yakee is whispering their Bushman safety spells and Barney whispers with him. Lin Luoran doesn’t top them.

They know more about this desert than her and Wen Guanjing.

Maybe the spell works. Gradually, the sandstorm stops.

Yakee smiles. He touches the lizard and feels that maybe they have gone through this hards.h.i.+p. Barney smiles with him, but Lin Luoran and Wen Guanjing look at each other, feeling worried.

Lin Luoran has a better sense of hearing than others. When the wind blew a moment ago, she cannot hear anything, but as the sandstorm stops gradually, she hears a slight sound that worries her — something is walking on the sand in large groups.

The sandstorm stops and Lin Luoran looks far into the distance. She is right. There are a lot of black dots moving on the dune… When she sees clearly what those black dots are, she feels uncomfortable.

Wen Guanjing casts a spell and holds fire in his hands. He frowns as well.

Sister Lin is correct. The sandstorm is trying to trap them inside!

Yakee and Barney see clearly the “troops” come closer and they are frightened.

Wen Guanjing, on the other side, is not worried. Two cultivators can resist these little things easily.

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