sbdcsierra Chapter 251 Strange Creatures
Chapter 251 Strange Creatures
Chapter 251 Strange Creature
"Dream Demon?"
The group gasped in surprise and quickly retreated away from the creature on the ground, holding their swords and watching it warily.
"Don't be nervous. I have it under control now, and its demonic power has been completely exhausted in the fight just now. It can't cause any trouble now, so there's no danger."
Hearing Long Chuqing's words, the group felt a little relieved, sheathed their swords, and approached to examine him again.
Xiao Han also curiously leaned closer to take a look.
The tapir was tightly bound by the whip, lying helplessly on the ground, having lost the strength to struggle and resist.
It resembles a pig, but its legs are longer than a pig's. Although it has a long nose like an elephant, it is much shorter than an elephant's nose. Its ears are like a horse's, its four feet are like tiger claws, and its tail is more like a cow's tail.
It's basically a combination of various organisms, impossible to describe precisely; calling it the legendary "four unlikes" would be quite fitting.
It slightly raised its droopy eyelids, its eyes darting around as it surveyed the crowd studying it.
[Hmph... Ignorant mortals, acting like they've never seen the world before. It's my bad luck to have fallen into your hands.]
After mentally ranting, the Dream Eater closed its eyes helplessly, looking resigned to its fate.
Xiao Han bent down and glanced at it a few times before standing up. He looked at the collapsed temple and then looked around, noticing that the glowing threads on the ground had disappeared.
It makes sense once you think about it: now that the dream demon has been captured and the dream pouch has been destroyed, those threads will naturally disappear.
And those who have been unconscious as a result should gradually wake up!
Xiao Han fixed his gaze on the three people from Gupan not far away.
Besides them, there were three other strangers with unclear intentions at the scene. Although they outnumbered the other party, they did not yet know the other party's purpose and needed to be careful.
They saw that the three people from Gupan were also staring intently at them. They could vaguely see their lips moving slightly as they whispered something, but they couldn't hear what they were saying.
"Sister Yaoxi, Brother Gupan, what should we do if they capture that evil spirit?" Jinzi asked. "Should we go and snatch it?"
Gu Pan poked Jinzi's head: "The other side has almost twice as many people as us, and they all look quite strong. We're here to subdue demons, not to die."
“Brother Gupan, you didn’t say that before.”
"Times have changed!"
"In that case... let's go back to sleep!"
Gu Pan sighed, rubbing his forehead. "All you ever do is sleep."
Jinzi lowered his head and remained silent for a few seconds, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck him.
“Brother Gupan, Sister Yaoxi, how about I go over and ask them to hand over the evil spirits to us? I just don’t know if they’re willing to give them to us.”
"You think they'll just give it to you if you ask? Why should they give it to you?" Gu Pan said.
"How will we know if we don't ask?" Yao Xi said seriously. "Maybe they'll give it to us!"
Gu Pan looked at Yao Xi beside him and said incredulously, "You're really planning to go and ask for it back! Yao Xi, have you come up with a plan or a plausible excuse?"
"no"
Hearing Yao Xi's straightforward answer, Gu Pan was speechless.
Yao Xi spoke again calmly: "However, judging from their curiosity about the dream beast on the ground, they are not professional demon-catching masters, and they have rarely come into contact with demons."
"Judging from their appearance, they certainly didn't come here by chance. As for how they learned about the Dream Demon, it must be related to the person who captured the Dream Demon."
“Look…” Yao Xi pointed in the direction of Long Chuqing and the others: “Do you think an ordinary whip can bind demons and evil spirits?”
"No," Jinzi and Gupan answered in unison.
“But wouldn’t it be easy to subdue the evil spirit by placing a talisman on it?” Gu Pan said, expressing his thoughts: “Maybe that’s exactly what they’re doing.”
“Of course, that possibility cannot be ruled out,” Yao Xi said.
"Then how can you be sure that others will hand over the demons they've worked so hard to capture to us?" He looked Yao Xi up and down. "You're not thinking of using your beauty to seduce her, are you?"
Yao Xi glared fiercely at Gu Pan.
Did you forget your brain when you went out tonight?
Receiving a cold, warning look from Yao Xi, Gu Pan awkwardly turned his face away.
"But if they are not professional celestial masters, there is no better way to deal with it than to kill the dream-eating beast directly."
"But they don't seem to intend to kill the Dream Eater, so if we go and ask for it back, and if we have a good reason, they might really let us handle it."
"And..." Yao Xi looked at the people opposite her and said uncertainly, "Don't you guys think those people look familiar?"
Although visibility was somewhat poor, one could still make out a person's appearance after being in the dark for a while.
Upon hearing this, Gu Pan and Jin Zi widened their eyes and began to examine the object closely.
"Looks familiar?" Gu Pan asked. "Who does he resemble?"
“King Qin!” Yao Xi blurted out, “That’s right, the person who just looked over seems to be His Highness King Qin.”
Besides capturing evil spirits, their mission was also to secretly protect the emperor's safety, so they naturally knew some ministers and members of the imperial family.
Jinzi is still young and has never carried out a mission as a bodyguard, so he does not know Xiao Han.
"The King of Qin?" Gu Pan squinted and observed carefully for a while after hearing this: "He does look somewhat like him!"
"It's not just a resemblance, it's the King of Qin, and those guards around him," Yao Xi said definitively after confirming again.
"Why would His Highness the Prince of Qin appear here in the middle of the night?" Gu Pan asked, puzzled.
"Shall we go over there?" Jinzi asked.
Yao Xi pondered for a moment, then said, "Go."
The group walked towards Xiao Han and the others.
Seeing the three strangers with unclear intentions walking towards them, Xiao Han and the others also turned their attention away from the Dream Eater and watched them warily.
The three of them had been standing in the shadows, and it was only when they got closer that their appearances became clear.
Yao Xi held a long sword in her hand. Tonight, she wore a purple dress. She had a graceful and slender figure, fair skin, and luscious red lips. She had a cool and beautiful face, which was even more elegant under the moonlight.
Her resolute gaze revealed her refined and capable charm, perfectly matching her identity as a guardian of the Xuanji Pavilion.
Standing to her left was Jinzi, whose features were distinct, and whose face still had the innocence of a teenager. His eyes were clear yet resolute, with a hint of tired languor.
Although he was only twelve years old, his body was more solid and taller than that of ordinary children because of his martial arts training. He wore a blue robe and had a string of copper coins hanging from his waist.
On the other side, Gu Pan, holding his sword in his arms, walked towards them with steady steps.
He was tall and slender, dressed in black, and appeared to be in his early twenties. Beneath his two sword-like eyebrows were a pair of confident and resolute eyes, and his high nose bridge added to his handsome features.