mesbooks Chapter 29 Walnut's Misfortune
Chapter 29 Walnut's Misfortune
The next day.
Liyue, the Hall of Rebirth.
A ray of sunlight pierced through the leaves outside the window, slanting into the room and illuminating Xunfeng's face.
Stimulated by the sun, he squinted slightly, subconsciously got up, and swayed to the window, where he drew the curtains.
Go back to sleep!
"Hmm... wait, what time is it now?"
Xunfeng rubbed his eyes groggily, then habitually looked at the clock on the wall.
"It's already nine o'clock?!"
Upon seeing the time, Xunfeng jumped out of bed in astonishment.
Recalling the chaos after dinner last night, he had already imagined how difficult it must have been for Hu Tao to clean up the mess.
Frustrated, Xunfeng cautiously opened the door and peeked out to see what was happening inside the Rebirth Hall.
"Hey! Xunfeng, what are you doing, sneaking around like that?!"
Before Xunfeng could finish his observation, Paimon suddenly appeared, flew over, and greeted him with a smile.
"We were all exhausted last night. Hu Tao must have dragged us back to the room. I'm checking on things right now," Xun Feng replied, rubbing his head sheepishly.
"What? Hu Tao went out after dinner and didn't even come back all night. I remember, it was Zhong Li who dragged us back to our room," Paimon quickly waved his hand, seriously refuting Xun Feng's words.
When Xun Feng heard that it was Zhong Li who had dragged them, he was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he belatedly realized what had happened.
Hu Tao didn't come back all night!
Although Hu Tao often stayed out all night, this time, after a short period of sensing, Xun Feng realized that Hu Tao might be in danger!
Without a second thought, Xunfeng rushed out of the Hall of Rebirth and headed towards the direction of Walnut.
Liyue, the Great Abyss of Layered Rocks.
"When the sun comes out, I bask in the sun; when the moon comes out, I bask in the moonlight!"
Walking along the mountain path, Hu Tao smiled as she packed away her notebook of recorded data, then skipped and hopped, preparing to head home.
Because the Crested Rock Abyss has been quite turbulent recently, Wang Sheng Tang has taken on new business.
So, Hu Tao took advantage of her free time to come and learn about and record the details, preparing to go back and prepare the coffin and plan the funeral.
Suddenly, just as Hu Tao was passing through a valley, many stone balls rolled down from the mountainside and rushed towards the place Hu Tao was sure to pass.
Hearing the noise, she quickly stopped and brushed past the stone balls.
"Phew~ Luckily, I'm agile. Did a mere falling rock think it could hurt me in the slightest?"
After narrowly avoiding the stone ball, Hu Tao proudly put her hands on her hips and then revealed a confident smile.
However, just as Hu Tao was about to continue forward, a gust of wind suddenly came from behind her head, causing her to instinctively bend down and then dodge to the side.
What followed was a streak of cyan sword light.
Hu Tao felt the pressure from behind. Without saying a word, she quickly took out the Staff of Protection, turned around, and cautiously observed the person who had ambushed her.
The creature before her was entirely bluish-black, clad in tight-fitting armor, and wielded a massive sword whose blade gleamed fiercely. Its enormous size and imposing aura made it difficult for Hu Tao to breathe.
"What is this thing?!"
Hu Tao tilted her head in confusion, looking at him with a puzzled expression, wondering what kind of monster she had provoked.
However, the two only faced each other for three seconds before the armored man in front of him raised his sword high, rushed in front of Hu Tao in one stride, and slashed hard.
With a single slash, the air was split in two, and even the blade itself glowed with a faint light.
"Drink! Ha!"
Hu Tao dared not underestimate her opponent. She gripped the staff of homa tightly with both hands and raised it with all her might to meet the powerful sword strike.
However, after only ten seconds, Hu Tao staggered, her left hand slightly bent, and she hurriedly took a step back, which caused the armored man's remaining force to miss.
Seeing that his strength was no match for the armored man, Hu Tao shouted as if facing a formidable enemy and activated the Butterfly's Life-Generating Technique.
In an instant, Hu Tao was enveloped in fire element, and his body burst forth with a powerful aura.
"Don't underestimate me, Master! Take this!"
After saying that, Hu Tao raised her spear and, taking advantage of a gap in the armored man's attack, swung it upwards, aiming straight for his face.
Sensing the intense, scorching flames, the armored man dared not be careless. He quickly leaned back, bent down, gripped his sword, and unleashed several sword energies that flew towards Hu Tao.
Seeing the sword energy coming, Hu Tao immediately used an offensive tactic to retreat, using fire element to charge forward and try to hit the armored man who was retreating in panic.
Upon seeing Hu Tao's actions, the armored man slammed his sword into the ground before Hu Tao could pierce his body, absorbing the elemental power of the Layered Rock Abyss to strengthen himself.
The elemental power he absorbed instantly gathered around him, forming a giant shield that deflected the charging walnut away.
Before Hu Tao could react, she fell to the ground in a sorry state.
Immediately afterward, the armored man completed his enhancement; his cyan armor became translucent, gleaming with white light. His weapons also transformed into two swords.
Upon seeing Hu Tao fall to the ground, the armored man, without saying a word, instantly flashed to Hu Tao's side at an extremely fast speed, raised his twin swords, and after charging up for a few seconds, the twin swords, which were imbued with elemental power, slashed directly at Hu Tao.
Hu Tao dared not be careless. She quickly stood up, feinted a shot, and prepared to dodge, but was directly struck by the armored man's extremely fast speed, which struck the protective staff in her hand.
The powerful force caused the staff of homa to tremble repeatedly. Walnut was also injured by the elemental power emanating from the twin swords. With a slip of her hand, the staff of homa fell to the ground with a clang.
Seeing the Staff of Homo already on the ground, Hu Tao nervously closed her eyes.
At that moment, she seemed to see her grandfather, who was far away in heaven, smiling and waving at her...
Am I... going to die...?
Will even I, the head of the Rebirth Hall, one day pass away...?
Hu Tao looked up at the sky with reluctance. In the few seconds before the armored man swung his sword again, she recalled her life, but felt no regret.
The next second, she smiled and closed her eyes.
Grandpa, I've come to find you!
Unfortunately, Xunfeng, who came to Hu Tao's rescue, wouldn't so easily grant Hu Tao's wishful thinking.
Ding~~~~~~~!
Just as the sword light flashed to Walnut's eyelashes, the two swords were suddenly attacked by an unknown object and broke in two.
Hu Tao was ready to meet her grandfather, but the loud sound of a sword breaking brought her back to reality.
what happened?
Hu Tao opened her eyes in confusion and saw that the armored man had fallen to the ground, and the broken sword lying on the ground beside him had lost its luster.
"Hi, what a coincidence, Walnut, are you here for a walk too?"
Before Hu Tao could recover, Xun Feng leaped down from a boulder behind her and greeted her casually.
"Taking a walk... this master almost fell apart!"
Seeing Xunfeng arrive late, Hu Tao's tears of grievance streamed down her cheeks. With red eyes, she ran straight to Xunfeng and hugged him tightly.
"Xunfeng... I thought... I would never see you again..."
Hu Tao choked back tears, feeling wronged, and buried her head in Xun Feng's chest in fear.
"Next time, you're not allowed to run around alone again!"
Xunfeng gently stroked Hu Tao's head and softly scolded her.
"Since you saved my life this time, I'll listen to you!"
The proud and arrogant Walnut is back with her daily routine.