Chen Huaian usually didn’t play games, but even if he hadn’t eaten pork, he had seen pigs run. In the game map, generally only enemies were marked as red dots.
These five red dots moved at an incredible speed and in just one or two breaths, they were already approaching the hut.
“Damn! Li Qingran is still outside washing dishes!”
In the scene, Li Qingran was focused on scrubbing the plates, completely unaware of the abnormalities around the hut.
Chen Huaian felt a chill down his spine and quickly searched through the game interface to see if there was any option that could warn Li Qingran.
There were plenty of options on the game interface, but most of them were locked.
【Pay 100 to purchase a Sound Transmission Talisman for one-time voice transmission to Li Qingran.】
The payment interface popped up.
Chen Huaian didn’t have time to think about why the talisman was so expensive and immediately paid.
The sound of Alipay deducting money rang out, and simultaneously, a talisman appeared in the center of the screen.
【Please press the talisman and speak.】
Chen Huaian’s lips twitched; he took a deep breath and tapped the sound transmission talisman, shouting as if afraid Li Qingran wouldn’t hear him: “Li Qingran, run fast!”
Li Qingran who was washing dishes suddenly froze, raising her head to look around.
Just now, it seemed like the voice of a senior?
Telling her to run!?
“Awoooo—!”
A sharp howl pierced through the rain.
Accompanied by a heavy growl, three buffalo-sized, pitch-black demonic wolves rushed into Li Qingran’s field of vision.
Behind them, the shadows of two more demonic wolves could be vaguely seen.
“Are those Black-backed Demon Wolves?”
How…
Li Qingran immediately realized.
The demon wolf repelled earlier must have been a scout wolf.
No wonder that demon wolf didn’t fight her directly; she resisted slightly and the wolf retreated, turns out it was just here for reconnaissance.
The nearest demon wolf was only five meters away from Li Qingran.
Without hesitation, it lunged towards her.
Though her cultivation had been destroyed and her spirit roots pulled out, her combat experience remained. Li Qingran seized the opportunity, rolled sideways to evade the first demon wolf’s attack, and threw a plate at the second demon wolf preparing to pounce.
Outside the screen, Chen Huaian’s heart leapt to his throat.
Seeing Li Qingran move agilely like a lithe cat, clean and efficient, he couldn’t help but slap his thigh: “Good job!”
What you fear is someone who freezes in place when faced with danger.
Fortunately, Li Qingran remained calm and reacted quickly.
These demon wolves often lived in the Wanqing Mountains, occasionally fighting against cultivators from the Bluecloud Sect. Seeing something white flying towards them, they instinctively dodged, mistaking it for a magical artifact thrown by Li Qingran.
The plate hit the ground harmlessly.
The pack of wolves looked at each other, feeling humiliated, their crimson eyes becoming even more ferocious.
Meanwhile, Li Qingran had already taken advantage of this opportunity to dash back into the room and slam the door shut.
“Finished! Finished! Finished!” Li Qingran muttered while dragging various pieces of furniture towards the door, worrying, “I almost died dealing with one demon wolf a few days ago. How am I supposed to deal with five now?” She was already out of strength, struggling just to drag the table, her face turning red.
Before she managed to drag the table to the door, vibrations from the approaching demon wolves could already be heard outside.
Li Qingran’s pupils contracted, and she immediately retreated to the window.
Jumping out the window might be her only way out.
However, just as she thought the demon wolves would break through the door—
“Boom—!”
Suddenly, a loud thunderclap sounded outside the door.
Even through the door, flashes of lightning could be seen.
Then came the demon wolves’ cries of pain, and the air filled with the smell of burning.
Li Qingran looked up in astonishment, seeing a talisman on the door emitting brilliant lightning. The square outline of the talisman could be seen from the other side of the door, spewing fire and lightning, reducing the approaching demon wolves to charred remains.
“Lightning Fire Talisman!” Li Qingran immediately recognized the name of the talisman.
She hadn’t noticed the talisman on the door when she went in and out earlier. There was no doubt that it must have been placed there by the senior.
Talismans and pills are divided into five grades: Common, Medium, Superior, Supreme, and Divine.
Divine-grade talismans are wrapped in golden light and possess extraordinary power.
Only the old monsters in large sects who specialize in Daoist techniques can draw divine-grade talismans.
Ordinary Lightning Fire Talismans are only suitable for use against enemies at the Qi Refinement and Foundation Establishment stages, whereas divine-grade Lightning Fire Talismans can even kill Golden Core-stage monsters and belong to treasures that money can’t buy.
The talisman before her eyes was golden—a divine-grade!
Most cultivators would keep such a talisman as their trump card for self-defense.
And yet, the senior had simply stuck this precious item on her door?
What a waste of a treasure!
Li Qingran felt both moved and heartbroken.
Outside the house—
The two demon wolves that approached first had already been reduced to ashes by the Lightning Fire Talisman.
The other three demon wolves stared wide-eyed, tails between their legs, trembling in fear at the sight.
What merit did they have?
They were just small demons at the Qi Refinement stage; did they deserve to be targeted with such powerful talismans?
Clearly, the talisman on the door was still glowing, indicating that this path was blocked.
But it wasn’t in their nature to give up food that was right in front of them.
After exchanging glances, two of them circled around to find the windows, while one prepared to climb onto the roof to look for another opening.
However, before it could reach the roof,
Boom—!
The two demon wolves circling to the window were also blown into ash.
This was serious!
The last demon wolf no longer thought about finding food and fled in terror.
【〈Special Launch Discount〉 Would you like to purchase a Lightning Fire Talisman to punish the fleeing demon wolf? (Lightning Fire Talisman ¥288「Half Price」)】
“What?!” Chen Huaian’s face turned green.
If it were before, he would have uninstalled the game in a heartbeat.
But looking at Li Qingran’s shaken appearance in the game, and considering what might happen if the demon wolf returned with more wolves…
“Cutting the grass without removing the root will make it grow again with the spring breeze! Charge the hell out of it!”
Chen Huaian clenched his fists, his face twisted in ferocity, as if he were holding a Lightning Fire Talisman himself.
As 288 disappeared from Alipay, a talisman shot toward the fleeing demon wolf.
From Li Qingran’s perspective, all she heard was a thunderclap in the air, followed by a beam of golden light shooting toward the demon wolf escaping through the rain. Upon hitting the wolf, it exploded violently, leaving behind nothing but raging thunder and scorching lightning that continued to rage even amidst the heavy rain.
“Three consecutive divine-grade Lightning Fire Talismans…”
Li Qingran stood motionless, gazing out the window.
In less than half a minute, all five demon wolves were dead.
That senior didn’t even show their face, merely transmitting a sound warning.
Such divine ability was truly terrifying, but why would someone of such caliber help her?
She couldn’t help but recall her seniors and master from the Bluecloud Sect. Before the arrival of the Junior Sister, although her seniors and master were nice to her, this niceness meant different things to them. For the master, it was merely routine; for the seniors, it carried some ulterior motives.
For instance, Senior Brother Lu Changtian, who had a fire spirit root, wanted her water spirit root as a dao companion; Second Senior Brother Xiao Yifeng was obsessed with pill dao and had no time to manage medicinal herbs, needing her to take care of them and occasionally testing drugs on her; Third Senior Brother Yun Zimo was a martial fanatic who often challenged her to duels, showing no restraint; Fourth Senior Brother Zhang Hanxiao was eccentric and mischievous, causing trouble everywhere during missions outside the sect, leaving her to clean up the mess and take the blame…
So, what was the purpose of this senior?
But she had nothing, just a miserable life.
Or perhaps, without any purpose, just passing by, noticing her difficult situation and offering a helping hand?
Li Qingran shook her head, pushing these complicated thoughts aside.
Regardless, the senior had saved her life.
If she could survive, she would do her best to repay the favor.
“Junior Qingran thanks the senior once again for your assistance!”
This time, she said nothing else, just knelt facing the sky, bowing deeply in gratitude, her expression solemn.
[Li Qingran’s Goodwill +5, Current 15]
“Not bad, goodwill is increasing pretty fast.” Chen Huaian stroked his chin, smiling and nodding: “Didn’t waste the 288 I spent.”
This game was really intense. He hadn’t played for long, but he had already spent hundreds. He could somewhat understand those internet-addicted teenagers who borrowed money to top up games—they were probably just as hooked as he was.
[Ding! Li Qingran’s health report has been generated, detailed identity information has been generated!]
[Would you like to check?]
Chen Huaian’s eyes lit up, excitedly rubbing his hands together: “Here it comes, here it comes~ hehe~”
