Chapter 139 Stay Where You Are, Wait for Me

Chapter 139: Stay Where You Are and Wait for Me

"Pei Yao! We're not going to die!" Wen Yuke emerged from her state of shock and overwhelming joy, tearing her eyes away from Jiang Peiyao's bracelet.

Although she had many questions about the bracelet, getting away was the top priority now.

"Let's run while it's hurt! Run!"

"Okay! Run!"

Wen Yuke and Jiang Peiyao took off running again, but soon something felt off.

They saw the Black Wind Serpent still lying there injured, and the way they'd come was gone.

Not only the path, but even the pond near their picnic spot was gone.

"Where's the path? How did it vanish?"

"Could we have encountered the legendary ghost wall?"

Frantic at first, the two gradually calmed down. They tried running fast, walking slowly, examining their surroundings, and leaving marks on the ground or trees, but all attempts failed.

Dejected, they slumped to the ground, looking utterly dispirited.

Suddenly, Wen Yuke jerked her head up. "If we can't get out, can people from outside come in?"

Jiang Peiyao thought of that too. Shen Chengheng and the others had called the police, but no one had arrived after so long, which meant calling the police wasn't doing much good.

She looked at the bracelet on her wrist. Her cousin said it had been consecrated. Wondering if her cousin knew any masters or mediums, she said, "I'll call my cousin and ask."

"Does your cousin know any spiritual masters?"

"This wooden bead bracelet was a gift from my cousin. It's been blessed."

"Quick, call her then." Wen Yuke's eyes lit up. She had witnessed the bracelet's power—the golden light it emitted was even more dazzling than looking directly at the sun, and the giant serpent was still lying on the ground, unable to get up.

Anxiously, Jiang Peiyao dialed Jiang Yingxue's number. After the call connected, she gave a quick rundown of their situation and asked if she had contact information for the person who made the bracelet.

"Pei Yao, remember, don't take that bead bracelet off your wrist, understand?"

"Also, if your friend doesn't have anything for protection, it's best for you to stay in physical contact with her—stick together or hold hands."

"Stay where you are. I'm coming over now."

Jiang Peiyao hung up, stunned, then immediately redialed. "Sister Yingxue, it's very dangerous here. You shouldn't come. Have the master come instead."

"It's okay. Don't move from where you are."

With that, she hung up.

Meanwhile, at a restaurant near the Beidan Mountain scenic area, Jiang Yingxue's family was getting ready to eat.

After hanging up, Jiang Yingxue came back inside from outside. "Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, Uncle, Pei Yao happens to be hanging out nearby. I'll go pick her up. I'll be back soon. Please start eating without me."

Jiang Xianzheng said, "Pei Yao is here too? Good, go pick her up. Hurry back."

Jiang Mingzhen stood up. "Ying Xue, I'll go with you."

Jiang Yingxue smiled. "Aunt, no need. I'll be back very soon."

With that, she left. As she went, she sent a telepathic message to Ji Fu, instructing her to protect the family's safety.

There was actually a demon beast that's cultivating nearby. She'd go check it out.

The ten-thousand-year thunderstruck wood bead bracelets she gave her family were different from those she planned to sell. For the family versions, she had added a special fragrance and coated them with a layer of image-retaining resin to each bead.

The special fragrance was Lost-Track Scent.

Lost-Track Scent was made by Divine Brew Bees. Once it's on someone or something, under normal circumstances, no matter where they went, the Divine Brew Bees could follow the scent to find them, acting like a new type of locator.

Jiang Yingxue released a fifth-tier, non-shapeshifted Divine Brew Bee. The bee hurried ahead, leading her swiftly up Beidan Mountain. Along the way, she saw several search parties but didn't stop.

In the mountains, a search team was talking.

"Old Zhang, did you just see a figure flash by? Looked like a woman."

"No. Out here in the middle of nowhere, where would so many people come from, especially a woman? Old Lu, your eyes must be playing tricks on you."

"Guess I was seeing things," Old Lu grumbled. "Why can't those people just stay in the scenic area? What are they doing running into unmarked woods?"

Old Zhang could only sigh. "Who knows?"

Five minutes later, Jiang Yingxue arrived where Jiang Peiyao was.

She saw a lush green landscape, covered with wildflowers and a clear, emerald-green pond.

The weather was clear, the sun bright, and the scenery beautiful.

But there was no sign of Jiang Peiyao, no Black Wind Serpent, and no cave.

Jiang Yingxue remarked with slight surprise, "So it's a domain." It seemed this demonic beast had some cultivation, but she wasn't worried about its level of power.

She stepped forward and vanished under the sunlight.

In the next instant, she appeared right in front of Jiang Peiyao.

"Ah!" Wen Yuke and Jiang Peiyao were startled by the sudden appearance but relaxed when they saw it was a person, and someone they knew.

"Sister Yingxue, is it really you?" Jiang Peiyao quickly stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Yingxue's hand.

"It's really me."

"How did you get here so fast? And you just appeared out of nowhere."

Seeing that Jiang Peiyao, though disheveled, was unharmed, Jiang Yingxue sighed in relief. Regardless of whether they understood, she explained, "This is the demonic beast's domain."

She also noticed the Black Wind Serpent, which had been playing dead since she entered. It tried to drag its injured body away to escape, but after she sent a surge of spiritual power its way, it completely lost consciousness.

Jiang Yingxue said gently, "Pei Yao, and this young lady, tell me everything that happened today in detail."

Wen Yuke & Jiang Peiyao: "Okay."

"Today was a department activity. Originally, we planned to stay inside the Beidan Mountain scenic area, but Senior Sister Xi and Senior Brother Zhao said it would be boring there, so we came here..."

"Everything was normal at first, then suddenly there was wind and rain, and a man-eating snake appeared. That snake has already eaten four people..."

"Xi Youshan and the others are despicable. Knowing there was a snake outside, they still chased us out of the cave. They wanted us to die! If Pei Yao's bracelet hadn't worked, we would have been eaten by the snake." At this point, Wen Yuke felt both furious and terrified—they had almost really died.

"This place is strange. We were clearly near the picnic spot, but now we can't find the way out."

Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke went back and forth, telling the story of everything that had happened today.

Jiang Yingxue asked, "Did you touch or pick anything strange, and are you absolutely sure all the food for the picnic was brought from home?"

If they had picked spiritual plants or other treasures that the demon beast was guarding or had its eye on, it would certainly become enraged.

"Not the eggs, but they did go into the woods and gather two baskets full." Both Jiang Peiyao and Wen Yuke immediately thought of the plain white eggs, and a wave of dread washed over them.

"Could those eggs actually be snake eggs?"