Chapter 231: Release
“Where exactly did you get this thing?”
Shen Baiwei couldn’t help but question Luxianbei about summoning the truck.
“No time to explain, get in the car!” Luxianbei leaned halfway out of the driver’s seat, waving at Shen Baiwei without any intention of explaining where the truck came from.
Did you suddenly summon this thing just to play this ridiculous joke? Shen Baiwei wanted to retort, but Luxianbei didn’t give her a chance. He reached out, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her halfway into the window.
With half of her body hanging out the window and the other half resting in Luxianbei’s arms, Shen Baiwei couldn’t speak, only letting out continuous muffled whines of “woo woo.”
After struggling for a while, she finally managed to crawl into the passenger seat, barely catching her breath when Luxianbei stepped on the gas and sped off, then spun the car around to block Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming.
“Are you planning to continue riding horses, or get in my car?” Luxianbei leaned out of the window, asking the two.
Since Luxianbei summoned this massive creature made of iron, which emitted a low growl and had no signs of life, Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming had been in a daze combined with a touch of fear, instinctively keeping their distance from the truck.
Have they ever seen anything like this?
The legendary Shaman Queen riding three-head giant beasts might not be as scary as this!
So, when Luxianbei invited them, they instinctively shook their heads.
No way, we can’t get in!
“Refusing, are we?” Luxianbei shook his head. “Ding ding! Too bad, this is a single-choice question!”
As he said this, his gaze shifted to the horses beneath Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming, locking eyes with them for a moment before lifting his hand and placing a finger to his lips, releasing a sharp whistle.
“Whoosh——!”
At the sound of the whistle, the two warhorses immediately became restless, rearing up and jumping around. By the time Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming lost their balance and fell off their horses, the two steeds timed it perfectly and bucked, flinging the boys into the air.
Thus, the two young boys drew graceful arcs in the air and heavily landed on the sandy ground with muffled grunts.
Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming were dazed from the fall, struggling to get up when they heard Luxianbei’s voice.
“Oh no, what are we going to do? Your horses don’t seem to like you very much! How are you going to get to Yumen Pass now?”
“Tsk tsk, without the horses’ help, if you walk there on foot and encounter enemies, you probably won’t be able to escape, right?”
“It seems now you can only rely on my big treasure to reach your destination smoothly!”
Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming got up from the ground, checked the iron boxes on their backs, relieved to see they were intact. They then looked at the warhorses that had already run far away and then at the big iron lump in front of them, finally fixing their gazes on Luxianbei, glaring at her fiercely.
What is she suddenly going on about?
Why would the general send someone like her to accompany us? Zhu Sanming and Li Tietou were filled with resentment, but looking at Luxianbei’s exquisite and charming face felt somewhat mesmerizing, and they couldn’t find the anger to express it.
It felt like expressing anger towards her would be a great sin.
It was just like a seductive enchantress in a story, captivating people and leaving them confused about right and wrong.
After collecting their thoughts and calming down, Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming exchanged glances and compromised, obediently moving to the side of the truck.
Just as Luxianbei had said, without the horses, it would be nearly impossible for them to navigate the perilous Gobi desert and return the two iron boxes to Yumen Pass.
Standing by the sides of the truck, they jumped up, grabbing the edge of the window to pull themselves inside.
That’s how Shen Baiwei got in earlier, they saw it…
However, before they could climb in, Luxianbei’s voice called out again.
“Wait! The look you gave earlier made me a bit unhappy, so I’ve changed my mind. We’re getting ready to leave now, guess what? I’m not bringing along who?”
“It’s you two! If you don’t want to be left behind… beg me!”
Hearing this, Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming stiffened, their brows knitting together.
Although the general greatly praised and trusted the two Shen sisters’ abilities, this Shen sister talking now looked like she was barely of age, even younger than their own younger sister. How could they bring themselves to beg her?
That’s what the two boys thought, but circumstances were stronger, and after a moment of silence, they finally managed to choke out two words.
“Please.”
“Just that?” Luxianbei pouted, “Say a complete sentence, who are you begging, to do what? And pay attention to your attitude!”
After a long while, Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming finally got their voices to emerge, sounding like mosquito buzzing.
“Please, sister, take us to Yumen Pass…”
“Louder! Is that how you beg?” Luxianbei said coldly, “Is there no one in your camp to feed you?”
“Please sister, take us to Yumen Pass!” the two boys shouted in unison.
“Not enough! Say that if you’re taken to Yumen Pass, you’ll do anything for me!”
Under Luxianbei’s almost magical leading words, they felt as if they were suffering from some form of bullying, and their wills reached the brink of collapse, tearing up as they shouted.
“Please sister, take us to Yumen Pass! As long as we can get to Yumen Pass, we will do anything for our sister!”
“Good!” Luxianbei finally seemed satisfied, the core of her witch-like urban legend core buzzing with pleasure, nodding, “Get in the car! Remember what you just said!”
Shen Baiwei watched the whole exchange with a sidelong glance at Luxianbei. When she saw the two boys climb into the truck with red-rimmed eyes and a humble demeanor, she couldn’t help but rub her slightly throbbing temples.
However… Isn’t it a bit excessive to use the powers of the witch-like urban legend to deal with them?
It felt like a battle-hardened seductress flirting with innocent boys who had never experienced love before; the battle power wasn’t even on the same level.
While Shen Baiwei was thinking, Luxianbei turned her head, squinting her eyes, and said softly, “Little cutie, do you want to try too?”
Shen Baiwei froze for a moment, shaking her head vigorously.
“That’s good!” Luxianbei muttered to herself, stepped on the gas to the floor, and the truck roared to life, speeding up a steep dirt slope, taking off for a second before landing with a heavy thud.
The whole truck shook as if it would fall apart at any moment, letting out a low growl from within.
Accompanied by violent shaking, a clattering of limbs sounded in the backseat, and Shen Baiwei’s forehead struck the dashboard.
Once she straightened herself, buckled her seatbelt, and rubbed her forehead, she questioned Luxianbei, “d*mn it! Can you even drive?”
Even though there were no modern roads in this ancient Gobi desert, and the terrain was rocky, the way of driving like a calamity was just too reckless.
Luxianbei thought for a moment and replied seriously, “Does having played every game in the Need for Speed and Forza Horizon series count?”
“I mean a driver’s license, you idiot! Do you have a license?” Shen Baiwei shouted.
“Don’t worry!” Luxianbei turned to look at Shen Baiwei, expressionless, “I haven’t passed my second driving test yet!”
Shen Baiwei, “???”
Where’s the traffic police? Officer, please do something about her!
What? There were no traffic police at Yumen Pass over a thousand years ago?
Then no worries, no interruption.
Shen Baiwei was mentally complaining when suddenly, her eyes widened, pupils trembling.
To her shock, Luxianbei removed both hands from the steering wheel, crouched in the driver’s seat, and with a slight push of her legs, flew out of the window.
Her graceful figure drew a curve in the air and landed lightly on the roof of the truck with a soft thud.
Standing proudly with hands on her hips, gazing forward, the howling wind whipped her silver hair, and a faint, elusive smile appeared on Luxianbei’s lips.
Who says drivers have to stay inside the car?
If she can’t control the summoned vehicle freely, then what does it mean to possess the powers of a knight in name?
This is the proper way to use the Spirit Pattern of the Heroic Spirit, Roland’s Horn!
The driver has exited the vehicle, everything is normal—those words flashed through Shen Baiwei’s mind, and she began to panic, frantically grabbing the steering wheel, only to find it uncontrollable.
Shen Baiwei, “!!!”
Originally thinking that calamity was just impulsively summoning them into the car, she didn’t expect the calamity was wanting to punish them?
d*mn it! Is calamity’s calamity the calamity of a traffic accident? Shen Baiwei thought angrily, catching a glimpse of the boys in the rearview mirror.
The two boys with bruised faces looked normal, appearing completely unaware of what was happening.
——
In fact, Luxianbei summoning the truck out of nowhere was influenced by the core of the witch-like urban legend, but she had also considered the consequences.
On the contrary, this was a decision she made after much thought.
Firstly, completely suppressing the restless witch-like urban legend core in a short time was unrealistic; the more it was suppressed, the more it would harm the body.
They were about to reach the walls of Yumen Pass soon, and there could likely be a battle. If she still couldn’t properly resolve the unrest within her, it would probably lead to big problems.
It would be better to release the instincts of the witch-like urban legend core appropriately in such circumstances.
As for how to release those powers, there were roughly three ways in front of Luxianbei.
The first way was to let the serpent summoned by Shen Baiwei’s Spirit Powers get too close—gross, and it came with unknown risks, not worth considering at all.
The second was to send Li Tietou and Zhu Sanming on their way, letting them watch helplessly as the two iron boxes couldn’t reach Yumen Pass, falling into deep despair. This method brought pain to others, essentially tormenting them, but she couldn’t actually k*ll anyone, just slightly torment them.
The third way was to create chaotic madness, like… summoning the truck to crash around?
But…
Only kids make choices; Luxianbei wanted it all!
Directly summoning the truck to crash around and meanwhile tormenting Shen Baiwei and the boys’ mental states, wouldn’t that be a three-in-one win?
After venting, she clearly felt the pain she was under lessen a bit, and even Shen Baiwei, under the intense mental stimulation, seemed a bit more spirited than before.
Though this approach treated the symptoms but not the root cause, it was akin to taking some ibuprofen for a headache; it felt good! Right?
Furthermore, after Shen Baiwei agreed to Longxiang’s request to escort the two iron boxes back to Yumen Pass, Shen Baiwei falling from the horse, discovering the serpent summoned by her Spirit Powers was affected by chaotic black lines emerging from her body, and then sensing the intangible, chaotic, and unknown gaze…
Luxianbei vaguely realized that this archived past trajectory would surely be inevitably affected, unable to follow the original course to the end. Even if they wanted to pull various events back on track, they were bound to fail.
Luxianbei had a strong intuition that the entity observing her and Shen Baiwei would inevitably intervene.
She had already experienced something similar once when she tried to sabotage the Haze God’s descendant ceremony in the underground air defense cave in Shancheng.
Back then, she had Jumeng by her side, and that old man Zhang Hainan, operating the Zixiao Terrace for remote support, just managed to keep her alive. Now, being over a thousand years in the past…
Oh right!
At this time, Stinky Sister should still be a tree with just a faint awareness, unable to move freely, right?
If I go to the Peach Source now, could I train her to obediently listen to “Luxianbei”?… Wait! No, this isn’t the time to think about such things.
Halfway through her thoughts, Luxianbei shook her head, tossing out the chaotic ideas, pulling her focus back on track.
In conclusion, without external help, rebelling rashly could provoke inexplicable danger from urban legends.
For instance, that entity mentioned in the car accident three years ago, in Wang Ying’s memories, and the enormous shadows seen in Shancheng.
Though Luxianbei could insist on what she believed was right in front of its power, it could also choose to k*ll her on the spot…
Considering all these factors, Luxianbei felt that she could no longer see the “cutscene” of Yumen Pass’s original ending!
So what more was there to play?
Of course, she would do whatever felt good!
It was like playing a game already knowing that this playthrough wouldn’t achieve a perfect ending, so why not choose to relax and rush through it, to start a new playthrough.
Moreover… what would happen if she submitted to that massive shadow or rather, to the will of some even more terrifying unknown existence?
Facing the biting wind, a thought crossed Luxianbei’s mind, and she narrowed her eyes slightly.
