A common failing of prophets (1/5)

When Li Boyang and Xiluo returned to Flying Peak, the first thing they saw was the destroyed bamboo forest.

Instinctively, he pulled out the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron and tossed it aside.

The anxiety on Li Boyang's face quickly faded, replaced by a helplessness that he could not hide no matter what.

"Have you figured out who did it?"

Noticing the expression on Li Boyang's face, Xiluo asked in a slightly teasing tone.

From the time Li Boyang was born until now, there have been very few people who could elicit such a helpless expression from him.

Anyone with a brain knows who can freely enter and leave that bamboo forest.

"You already guessed it, so why did you ask me on purpose?"

Li Boyang rolled his eyes at Xiluo, finding her quirky sense of humor—asking questions she already knew the answer to—quite annoying at times.

"Although this incident involves the Big Girl, it really wasn't intentional on her part."

"My Sleepy Bug are already familiar with her scent and won't stop her from entering the bamboo forest."

"Who could have predicted that that guy would actually be kidnapped and forced into the bamboo forest this time—"

Hearing Li Boyang say this, Xiluo was genuinely surprised.

"That audacious girl actually got kidnapped one day? You must have miscalculated, right?"

"Let alone our Flying Peak."

"Ask the mountain spirits and monsters of the Hundred Lands Mountain Range, which one of them has the audacity to kidnap her?"

Xiluo's statement was not an exaggeration at all.

Even disregarding the fact that Xiluo and Bo Yang are her backers.

Li Jingshu's strength was also far beyond that of ordinary spirits and monsters.

Especially that "Body-Protecting Gang Qi," which would give even ordinary mountain gods and river gods a headache.

In a sense, Li Jingshu today is a flawed version of Innate Divine Being, possessing an abundance of Yuan Qi that is even more exaggerated than that of ordinary spirits and monsters.

The only thing Li Jingshu lacks compared to Innate Divine Being is that she has no Divine Ability.

Of course, this is on the premise that we exclude overpowered abilities like "Body-Protecting Gang Qi".

After all, you should regard "Body-Protecting Gang Qi" as Divine Ability, but it can indeed be obtained through cultivation.

But you're going to treat it like a regular Law Technique?

"Body-Protecting Gang Qi" also has very distinct personal characteristics, being a derivative of innate Life Primordial Qi.

The line between Divine Ability and Law Technique seems to be blurred in the case of "Body-Protecting Gang Qi".

"So the one who kidnapped the Big Girl this time was an outsider."

Li Boyang confidently tossed out the Heavenly Mandate Bone Plastron from his hand once more.

"Besides that fox, other outsiders also entered these Hundred Lands Mountain Range— "

A sense of foreboding arose inexplicably within Xiluo; she did not believe that the appearance of two outsiders in succession was merely a coincidence.

What else did you figure out?

Li Boyang shrugged slightly, said nothing more, and rode the cloud towards the backyard of the mountain god temple.

"Hey, wait for me! Are all you prophets this mysterious and cryptic?"

"I was the one who initially gave you the Nine Chapters of the Lower Mysteries,' so can you please stop ignoring my opinion?"

He followed closely behind Li Boyang.

When Xiluo landed in the backyard, she did not see Li Jingshu.

Instead, it was the Deception Rabbit that should have been guarding the swamp behind the mountain.

He was standing nervously in front of Li Boyang, seemingly trying to say something.

Right next to the two men, a burly man clad in animal skins lay on a makeshift wooden bed.

"Is this the outsider?"

Looking at the broken bones and muscles, yet without any visible wounds, Xiluo's eyes widened in disbelief.

To be honest, in all her years of life, this was the first time Xiluo had ever seen such a bizarre injury.

If it weren't for the occasional expressions of pain that appeared during his unconscious state.

Xiluo even wondered if the other person was born with this spineless appearance.

"Grandmother Mountain God, he is the intruder."

Taking over Xiluo's words, Deception Rabbit turned her head and replied.

"Where's the Big Girl? I haven't seen her at the temple."

Looking around but not finding Li Jingshu, Xiluo asked curiously.

"Could it be that it's scared and hiding?"

Upon hearing this, Deception Rabbit quickly spoke up to explain for Li Jingshu.

"No, she went back to the village to let everyone know she was safe."

"This outsider abducted her from the village, so she needs to hurry back to the village to reassure everyone."

On this point, Li Jingshu clearly understood the importance of the matter.

Almost as soon as she was certain there was no longer any threat, she turned and left Flying Peak, returning to the village the way she came.

"I think she knew she was in trouble and was just making excuses to avoid her little brother!"

Faced with Xi Luo's complaints, Niao Tu just smiled awkwardly.

From his perspective, he also felt that Li Jingshu was deliberately avoiding Li Boyang and Xiluo.

To be honest, if I hadn't had no other way to avoid it, Deception Rabbit would have run away by now.

"Forget it, you should go back to the swamp behind the mountain first!"

"The Nüman are about to revive; you must personally oversee their progress."

"As for that bamboo grove?"

"I'll handle it myself later, you don't need to worry about it for now."

After receiving Li Boyang's approval, Deception Rabbit immediately granted a pardon.

"No problem, I'll be right there!"

Before leaving, he took one last look, Deception Rabbit and headed towards the swamp behind the mountain without looking back.

Just as Li Boyang said, three years have passed since the Nüman's soul was buried in that swamp, and recently there have been signs of her awakening.

If it weren't for the huge commotion it caused...

Deception Rabbit would absolutely not leave that swamp at this crucial moment.

"Did you deliberately send him away?"

Only after Deception Rabbit's figure disappeared from their sight did Xiluo turn her head and ask in a low voice.

How can you say that?

"I just feel that the less he knows about certain things, the better."

"After all, you wouldn't want the story of the Witch of the Huai River ' to be known by too many people, would you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiluo suddenly looked up.

"These two outsiders are here because of my sister?"

A hint of undisguised murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

When Xiluo looked at him again, she no longer regarded him as a living being.

For Xiluo, who has lived for nearly a thousand years, there are very few things in this world that she cannot let go of.

Everything related to the Witch of the Huai River is a taboo subject that Xiluo makes no attempt to conceal.

"Don't be impulsive; his arrival might not be a bad thing."

Reaching out to stop Xiluo from striking, Li Boyang continued speaking in a leisurely tone.

You're right, aren't you?

"The Grand Sikou of the Great Xia Dynasty is pretending to be asleep?"

"If you're still planning to keep pretending, I think letting you rest in peace forever wouldn't be a bad option."

"At least, I can explain things well to the village."

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