Volume 3: A drop in the ocean Chapter 13 The Demonic Ape Zhu Yan Comes Looking for Someone
In a quiet corridor of a side hall somewhere in the Ruoye royal palace, a rustling sound of footsteps came from afar. A woman in a palace dress wearing a light gauze short shirt and a long skirt trailing on the ground lowered her head slightly and walked hurriedly through the corridor with carved railings and jade bricks.
If it weren't for the corner of her eyes, which would always catch a glimpse of the young general who seemed to be patrolling around ten steps behind her, even if Mo Yi was here, she probably wouldn't have thought that the bold and daring woman in palace dress in front of her was actually pretending to be Yan Lili. Because at this moment, she was really no different from most of the hurried maids in the forbidden palace.
The two of them walked silently, one in front and one behind. Whenever they came to a fork in the road, the calm-looking general would seemingly inadvertently move the trident in his hand slightly to the left and right, and the girl walking in front would naturally understand from the corner of her eye.
Suddenly, there was a sound of hurried footsteps in the front. Ping Lili subconsciously turned around to look at Yan Zheng. Yan Zheng squinted his eyes and silently made a hushing sound with his mouth to signal her not to panic.
In less than half a cup of tea, a large group of Ruoye guards wearing black iron armor and holding spears and halberds came towards them!
Ping Lili quickly gathered her attention and looked over, but shuddered the next moment, because right in front of the group of people, a majestic general in black armor was looking at her with an inquiring look.
His solemn face with a hint of hostility and his unique black armor made Gong Lili feel unexpectedly flustered. Could it be that the other party saw something?
Ping Lili subconsciously lowered his head, but he didn't dare to stop for a second, nor did he dare to deliberately make any evasive moves, for fear of accidentally revealing his true identity. He could only stiffen his neck and slowly walk towards the group of people and the man's sharp eyes.
It was not until he walked in front of him and passed him that Gong Lili realized what it meant to have eyes that could burn people. This man's eyes were so sharp, as if they could see through him at a glance. Gong Lili had difficulty walking, and his feet seemed to be tied with heavy sandbags, which weighed as much as a thousand pounds.
The only thought in her mind now was that she hoped that the pitch-black night and her maid's attire would help her to conceal the truth.
It seemed like more than a century. After passing the team of guards peacefully, Ping Lili's whole body was still tense. His throat moved, but he dared not breathe.
Feeling the subtle footsteps coming up from behind her, she knew that Yan Zheng was already standing behind her. She suddenly felt more at ease and thought, it seems that I must have been fooled.
Although he thought so, he still didn't dare to act rashly. He pretended to be calm and continued to move forward slowly with small steps.
"Stop!" Before Ping Lili could breathe a sigh of relief, the black-armored general who had just passed by them suddenly stopped, turned around and shouted at the two of them.
Ping Lili's heart shuddered, and her eyelids twitched unconsciously. Could it be that she had been seen through again? She was weighing whether to turn around and continue pretending, or just go all out and run away.
An accident happened again!
Ping Lili suddenly felt the ground beneath her feet shaking slightly. At first she thought it was her illusion. She subconsciously looked at Yan Zheng, only to find that Yan Zheng's face changed suddenly. The next moment he leaned in front of her, picked her up by the waist, and jumped several steps away in one breath!
Almost at the same time, several loud noises were heard behind him!
Ping Lili subconsciously turned around to look at where she was just now, and her pair of golden brown eyes were actually bigger than copper bells!
The dark ground had already cracked into numerous huge spider-web-like cracks. Then, the ground shook violently again. The cracks began to crack like a shattered eggshell, then widened rapidly! It bulged! Then it spread in all directions!
Suddenly, a strong wind blew up in the sky, and sand and stones flew everywhere!
Those Ruoye guards who had no time to react before were now either trapped in the cracks in the ground and struggling, or were hit by the rocks and their brains burst! Suddenly, there were wailing and roaring sounds everywhere, which seemed abrupt and weird in the quiet palace under the night!
Yan Zheng held Gong Lili and jumped several feet away again. He was about to take advantage of the chaos to escape, but was blocked by a black armor. He looked carefully and found that it was the general who led the team just now. But looking at the violent look on his face, he knew that he must have blamed Yan Zheng for all this and thought that all these unusual movements were caused by Yan Zheng.
It's a pity that Yan Zheng was innocent this time. He was no less surprised than the other party. Although he didn't know what happened just now, he had a bad premonition in his heart. Yan Zheng, who understood his current situation, subconsciously wanted to escape as soon as possible.
How could the black-armored general give in?
His hands holding the trident stroked the handle calmly and slowly injected spiritual energy into it. He suddenly shouted, stomped his left foot heavily on the ground in front of him, and rushed towards Yan Zheng head-on like an arrow, with the blade of the trident in his hand pointing directly at Pinglili in Yan Zheng's arms.
Yan Zheng subconsciously formed a seal with one hand and waved out an inky black light shield to block, but he found that the trident in the black-armored general's hand looked ordinary, but it had extremely terrifying power. He saw that his hands holding the handle of the trident seemed to push and push inadvertently, and actually compressed Yan Zheng's originally indestructible inky black light shield smaller and smaller!
Seeing that the halberd blade was getting closer and closer to Gong Lili's throat, Gong Lili almost subconsciously held his breath, not daring to breathe, for fear that the halberd blade would pierce his throat if he breathed.
The ground shook slightly again, and then a blinding white light enveloped the surroundings. Ping Lili subconsciously covered his eyes with the back of his hand, and felt Yan Zheng struggling to step back. One frantic roar after another seemed to come from underground, accompanied by the ground cracking like before, and then the cracks in the ground widened and bulged again. There was another burst of crazy flying sand and rocks, followed by a flash of blinding white light, accompanied by a terrifying roar!
Ping Lili quickly took her hand away, stared wide-eyed and looked towards the source of the roar, but her expression suddenly became very interesting, and she was stunned and looked full of disbelief.
First, we saw a giant beast's claw punching a large hole in the ground not far away. Then, as the hole grew bigger and bigger, rocks flew everywhere, and a huge monster suddenly emerged from the ground!
Fortunately, Yan Zheng reacted quickly and retreated several steps, but the black-armored general of the Ruoye tribe was not so lucky. It seemed that he was fully focused on the trident that was stabbing at Yan Zheng and Gong Lili, and he didn't have time to react to the sudden crack in the ground. He only felt his feet go empty, and a sucking force suddenly came from the ground, dragging him to stagger. He quickly inserted the trident into the crack in the ground, and struggled with all his strength. Fortunately, he was not dragged into the ground by the strange suction force and buried in the rocks.
However, he also paid a huge price. As his body broke free from the suction and flew backwards, he could hear the sound of broken bones and torn flesh, like frying beans. The next moment, blood gushed out of his eyes, ears, mouth and nose. His hands, which he subconsciously dropped the trident, were already bloody and he fainted on the spot, losing consciousness.
The two people who had managed to escape the disaster temporarily due to Yan Zheng's quick reaction looked at each other and gasped at the same time.
Although Ping Lili was shaking with fear, he still couldn't help but cast his gaze towards the monster that had just emerged from the ground and was looking around leisurely. The monster looked vaguely like the ape Ping Lili had seen in the zoo before. However, Ping Lili swore that he had never seen such a huge and terrifying monkey in his life.
Ying Lili looked up and estimated that the ape-like monster was probably as tall as a three-story building and weighed at least a thousand pounds. The hole in the ground was several feet wide. Although the monster looked like an ape, it had long brown hair, extremely strong limbs, and sharp fangs.
But she always felt something was wrong. She looked more closely and found that the monster had a hairy white head. Although it still looked like an ape, the single horn on its head looked extremely strange. Moreover, if Ying Lili was not dazzled, she felt that the monster seemed to be staring at her...
Ping Lili subconsciously retracted her gaze and dared not look any further. She swallowed hard and felt her throat tighten. She could sense that Yan Zheng's body was also slightly stiff behind her. She raised her eyes to look at him, but saw a trace of cold sweat running down his temples. He said softly, "Oh no, it's Zhu Yan!"
Ping Lili was stunned. How could Yan Zheng be so nervous? How terrifying was this monster called Zhu Yan? What made her feel even more unbelievable was that such an ugly and fierce monster actually had such a literary name...
Suddenly, there was a commotion all around. This was the palace of the Ruoye tribe after all. Such a loud noise had naturally alarmed everyone. Moreover, this palace housed a noble person whose life was of vital importance to the entire tribe. How could the guards of the Ruoye tribe tolerate any human or monster running wild here?
Suddenly, shouts of killing rang out from all directions, and countless Ruoye guards holding sharp weapons rushed over like a tide.
But seeing that Zhu Yan seemed to be quite spiritual at this time, he looked up to the sky and let out a long howl, the sound was like thunder, deafening. When this roar came out, it seemed that even the sky darkened, and everyone's faces changed color.
At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from Zhu Yan's shoulder: "Did you see clearly? Is this the woman that Master wants us to find?"
"Yes! It's her!"
"Yes! It's her!"
"Then what are you still standing there for? Take her away!" With a clear command, Zhu Yan actually stretched out his claws towards the direction where Ping Lili was!
