Chapter 344: Catching Up
The fair-skinned man looked at the group of children, his eyes revealing a tone of interest: "To die on the same year, same month, and same day, you say? I can indeed grant you that wish."
He stretched out his hand, slowly gathering immortal power. The children trembled with fear, but not a single one ran away.
"Stop!" Little Stone shouted at the top of his voice: "I said, I'll go with you."
Clenching his teeth, he quickly walked towards the fair-skinned man.
"Little Stone!" The little girl showed a look of despair.
"Big sis!" Without turning his head, Little Stone said softly, "Being able to meet all of you was already my good fortune. I hope everyone will live well."
He didn't stop his steps, walking straight toward the fair-skinned man.
For a moment, the little girl was lost in a daze, as if she could hear her parents' shrill screams at the door. Was another important person about to leave her?
No! She would not allow it!
Rather than be cowardly once more, it would be better for her to just die.
A resolute light flashed through the little girl's eyes.
She turned around and spoke softly, "Let's go back."
And just like that, she led the group of children away.
A trace of surprise flashed across the fair-skinned man's face; he watched Lin Lei with a somewhat mocking glance: "Look at that, these are the new friends you've made. Lin Lei, oh Lin Lei, you're doomed to be an unwanted wild seed."
Lin Lei didn't speak, but a relieved smile appeared on his face.
If his life was destined to be this way, as long as big sis and the others were well, that was enough for him.
Little Tong took out a small handkerchief at some point, wiping her tears pathetically: "Wuwuwu, Host, it's so touching! Why don't you save them? This child doesn't look like a bad person at all. Wuwuwuwu."
Little Tong, wiping away tears with great emotion, made Shi Nian stroke his chin thoughtfully.
In a place like the Lost Land, the fact that a group of children could survive was quite interesting.
The strength of that fair-skinned man had been probed by Little Tong; he was at the Dark Demon Middle Stage.
Shi Nian, on the other hand, was in the Dark Demon Early Stage.
However, based on Little Tong's estimates, she possessed one Divine Level Technique and two Divine Level Secret Techniques.
Engaging in combat, the chance of victory was nearly one hundred percent.
Of course. It was only nearly, still with a tiny bit of risk.
These children, indeed, had not had it easy; taking this tiny bit of risk for them wasn't out of the question.
But Shi Nian recalled the little girl's resolute gaze when she turned around, feeling that the little girl hadn't just given up like that.
Suddenly, Shi Nian had a premonition that this matter was far from over.
After a moment's thought, Shi Nian directly entered into the void.
Moving through the void was extremely fast; soon, she found where the man and Little Stone were.
She did not show herself immediately, instead following them in silence.
Shi Nian was now rather curious about this fair-skinned man.
His strength was not bad, but he was evidently different from the creatures of the Lost Land.
In the Lost Land, regardless of their strength, each creature seemed to fight with all their might just to survive.
Here, no matter who it was, life was somewhat difficult.
These children, who should have been innocent, had their youthful faces marked by the frost of time prematurely.
And this man, he simply looked like someone who had been raised in luxury.
He bore no traces of having struggled for a living. His presence here seemed more akin to someone out for a leisurely excursion.
Shi Nian couldn't help feeling that this man knew how to leave the Lost Land.
Sooner or later, Shi Nian would leave this place, too, and having knowledge of the exit method in advance would certainly bring some peace of mind.
She hid in the void, following these two people all the while.
The fair-skinned man's attitude towards Lin Lei was very peculiar.
He watched him closely, as if afraid he would run away, yet also seemed very concerned about Lin Lei getting injured.
Once, when Lin Lei stumbled over a stone, the man pulled him up with a tense expression on his face.
Lin Lei didn't find his attitude strange at all; his face, instead, grew even grimmer.
"Host." Xiao Tong suddenly spoke with some nervousness: "That little girl settled the other children, then she put on her cloak and hurried over here."
The cloak had the effect of enhancing speed, and the little girl had also brought some Elixirs with her. Whenever she felt her immortal power waning, she would immediately consume an Elixir, seemingly at any cost.
Luckily, the fair-skinned man didn't seem to be in a hurry either. He found a spot with Lin Lei and stopped leisurely.
"In three days, there will be an opportunity to leave this place." The fair-skinned man glanced at Lin Lei. "It's best you behave during these three days. Otherwise, I've marked all your friends. Not a single one of them can escape."
Lin Lei bit his lower lip. "You're watching me so closely, even if I wanted to run, I would need the ability to do so."
That was indeed the truth.
The fair-skinned man revealed a faint smile: "Five years ago, you escaped once, and it delayed our master's cultivation. This time, I won't give you another chance to escape. By the way, that fool who helped you escape back then has been executed by our master, not one left alive."
Lin Lei's lips trembled, and a flicker of despair flashed through his eyes.
Old Lin… Old Chen… and the others…
Are they all dead?
He was supposed to have died five years ago; it was the several guards left by his father who desperately saved him.
But they themselves…
Lin Lei felt an immense pain for a moment.
The fair-skinned man indulged in watching his pain, his voice growing softer and creepier: "You see? You're a curse. You doom your father, your mother, everyone who gets close to you. I didn't expect you to be so tough, managing to escape to the Lost Land and survive here. It's quite lucky of you. These kids who got involved with you, whether they're fortunate or not remains to be seen."
Lin Lei glared at him furiously: "I've already followed you. What more do you want to do to them?"
The fair-skinned man laughed softly: "Who said I was going to do anything to them? But having spent so much time with a born disaster like you, I suspect they won't be far from misfortune."
"What exactly…" Lin Lei asked angrily.
"For example, right now." The fair-skinned man smiled, suddenly reaching out to grasp into the void.
The next moment, a scream rang out, and a cloak was torn open, revealing a nervously faced little girl underneath. In her hand was a dagger, which she thrust towards the man without hesitation.
"Big sister!" Lin Lei exclaimed anxiously, "Stop!!"
A Heavenly Immortal attempting to assassinate a Profound Immortal.
That was sheer folly.
A faint smile appeared on the lips of the fair-skinned man. Around his body, an immortal power barrier appeared, the dagger embedding itself in the barrier, utterly immobile.
The little girl abandoned the dagger, gritted her teeth, and charged directly at the fair-skinned man.
The man sneered coldly, emotionlessly pulling the little girl toward him: "I spared your life once, and yet you come seeking your own end. This cloak is quite interesting; it managed to conceal your presence so completely. If you hadn't tried to take action just now, revealing a bit of your aura, I really wouldn't have been able to detect you. Your cloak, it is quite intriguing."
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