Yu Huang looked in the direction where the blood was dripping from and saw a man lying on the ground ten meters away. His eyes were wide open and he was staring at the moon in pain.
There was a huge bloody hole in the manâs chest.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Yu Huang approached the man and saw that his heart was missing.
She frowned slightly and looked around. When she didnât see the culprit, she turned around and went back to where they had set up camp.
Lin Jiansheng had already cleaned up the snow on the ground. The furnace was quite big, and the surroundings were very clean. It seemed that a hunter had rested here before. He was worried that starting a fire would trigger a mountain fire, so he specially made a furnace.
âWhy did you take so long?â Lin Jiansheng broke the branch and threw it into the furnace while forming a cone shape. âQuick, use your Purifying Evil Phoenix Flame to start a fire.â
Yu Huang released Xuan Yu, who flew to the fire and flapped his wings a few times. The Purifying Evil Phoenix Flame then began to burn on the pile of firewood.
Yu Huang thought about what she had just seen. She said, âI saw a⦠woman who ate peopleâs hearts.â Yu Huang was not sure if that was a woman.
Lin Jiansheng looked up at her.
As if knowing what Yu Huang was suspecting, Lin Jiansheng told her, âThatâs not a woman. Itâs a monster that was born in the Broken Cliff.â
âMonster?â
âYes, the grievous energy barrier in the Broken Cliff is too heavy. Some of the vengeful spirits that died there will not be released. As time passes, they will absorb more grievous energy and transform into various monsters.â
âHunters who hunt in the Broken Cliff are most afraid of meeting âdesireâ. âDesireâ is a type of monster produced by resentment. They can transform into the appearance of the woman that hunters like the most and seduce them before devouring their bodies.â
âYou must have met one of those monsters.â
Yu Huang frowned. She said, âThey clearly knew that there would be such monsters in the Broken Cliff. Why donât these hunters know how to be vigilant?â
âThey are very cunning,â Lin Jiansheng told Yu Huang. âSome of them are very smart. They will blend into the hunter group and pretend to be friends with them before seducing them.â
Yu Huang exclaimed, âImpressive!â
These monsters were really dedicated.
âRemember, the people you see in the Broken Cliff might not necessarily be humans.â Lin Jiansheng placed his hands on the fire to absorb the heat. He said, âThis is a place that shouldnât exist. At the end of the day, these monsters are also a species created from human sins.â
âThey deserved it.â
The Broken Cliff was a land of abandoned corpses for thousands of years.
For thousands of years, countless people had abandoned corpses that could not be disposed of at the bottom of the cliff. Over time, the bottom of the cliff became a valley of corpses. The resentment here was the richest in the world.
No one dared to risk entering Broken Cliff. Lin Jiansheng might be the first in history.
Lin Jiansheng asked Yu Huang, âAre you hungry?â
Yu Huang nodded. âA little.â
Lin Jiansheng took out two sweet potatoes and a few potatoes from his storage and threw them into the firewood. He said to Yu Huang, âYour hotpot and my sweet potato potatoes will be our food for the next few months.â
âI can eat everything.â
âThatâs good.â
After the two of them roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes, Yu Huang flew to a tree and slept with her clothes on. Lin Jiansheng was afraid of the cold, so he set up a small tent beside the bonfire to block the wind and snow. He then covered it with a thick blanket.
The Purifying Evil Phoenix Flame was indestructible and could burn for an entire night. This night, the mentor and disciple slept rather peacefully.
In the morning, Yu Huang destroyed the Purifying Evil Phoenix Flame with a stomp and continued following Lin Jiansheng in the direction of Broken Cliff. Along the way, Lin Jiansheng would occasionally encounter medicinal herbs and point them out to Yu Huang.
Lin Jiansheng said, âThere arenât many alchemists in our world. Thatâs because our continent is lacking in medicinal herbs. I heard from your father that in the Upper World, other than Beast Tamers and Diviners, alchemists are also a lucrative profession.â
Lin Jiansheng said with a face full of yearning, âI wonder if itâs more profitable to be an alchemist or a Purifying Spirit Master.â
Yu Huang asked, âDo you want to change your profession?â
âI do,â Lin Jiansheng said. âIn the future, you will definitely go to the outside world to explore. How can I be at ease if you go alone? I will naturally accompany you. In the outside world, if our profession as a Purifying Spirit Master is not profitable, we have to change professions.â
When Yu Huang heard this, her heart felt warm. She said, âThen change your profession!â
âOkay.â
As they walked, they encountered a small team of hunters.
There were nine people in this team, seven men, two women, and a child. However, at this moment, the atmosphere in this hunter team was very tense. Everyoneâs face was covered with a layer of gloom.
In front of them was a corpse that had lost its heart.
Before Yu Huang and the rest approached, they heard the leader of the hunter team growl. âIsaacâs heart is missing. It must have been eaten by a monster!â
âBut Isaac is very cautious. Heâs an old hunter. He shouldnât have fallen for it!â
The captain raised his head and looked at the two women in the team with a sinister gaze. He said sinisterly, âYou two women have unknown backgrounds. Your identities are very suspicious.â
As he spoke, the captainâs attention was mainly focused on the beautiful female hunter with a child.
The female hunter was carrying a bow and arrow on her back. She was wearing a leather jacket that was standard for hunters. She looked like an expert hunter.
The leaderâs gaze made the mother feel uneasy. She subconsciously shielded the little boy behind her and explained in a low voice, âItâs not me. Iâm a hunter. Iâm very good at hunting. You guys also acknowledged my archery skills.â
The captain took a deep look at the woman before his gaze landed on the other womanâs face. Compared to the mother who had a child, this womanâs appearance was relatively ordinary, but it could be considered above average.
Seeing the captain look at her, the woman was so frightened that her face turned red. She explained with tears in her eyes, âCaptain, itâs not me, I only know how to cook! Isaac is so heroic and mighty, so how could I hurt him?!â
This woman looked delicate and pitiful. She really didnât look like someone who could kill.
No matter how he looked at it, that beautiful woman with the bow on her back looked like the murderer.
The captain stared at the two women. He was conflicted.
Yu Huang and Lin Jiansheng were standing on the mountaintop. Upon seeing this scene, they didnât interfere. Lin Jiansheng asked Yu Huang, âIs that man the person you saw last night?â
Yu Huang nodded.
Lin Jiansheng added, âThat pitiful woman who is crying is Desire.â
Yu Huang looked at Lin Jiansheng in astonishment and asked curiously, âHow did you know?â
Lin Jiansheng sneered and said, âThese monsters are best at playing with peopleâs hearts. They know very well what kind of people these boorish men like, so they deliberately put on a soft and pitiful appearance to gain their sympathy. When I see such a crying woman, I feel annoyed. Itâs very fake.â
Yu Huang said, âBut when you reunited with my father, you were also crying your eyes out.â
Lin Jiansheng immediately felt embarrassed.
He stuffed his hands into the pockets of his jacket and defended himself stubbornly, âA man doesnât cry easily. Itâs just that I felt sad and sorry for your father.â
Yu Huang said, âOh.â
This âOhâ was meaningful.
Lin Jiansheng felt a little awkward as well. He leaned against the tree behind him and said, âSince thereâs nothing else, letâs just watch.â