Although Xiao Luo’s attainments had retrogressed to Martial Master, he was not any less aggressive. He was totally a humanoid fighting machine. As long as any wolf-like beast approached him, he would throw his knife over immediately without thinking. It was almost a reflection, a spontaneous action.

 

Blood spurted. Screams and wails came.

 

 

 

All of a sudden, a wolf-like beast who had fallen to the ground opened its mouth to bite Xiao Luo’s ankle. Its sharp teeth tore his skin open, pierced into his flesh, and bit his bone. His ankle bone was broken instantly.

 

“Ah!”

 

The pain was unbearable, and Xiao Luo screamed. He turned around to stab the wolf-like beast that had attacked him after falling to the ground, and the beast was killed.

 

He pulled his right foot out of that bloody mouth. His ankle was badly mutilated. He could see his bone through the blood.

 

 

 

The wolf-like beasts around him were provoked. Screaming, they jumped on Xiao Luo one after another. They used their sharp claws and teeth as their weapon. Xiao Luo’s right foot was injured, so he had great difficulty getting about. He kept retreating while fighting. The claws of those wolf-like beasts left awfully shocking wounds on his body. One of the beasts even showed up behind him all of a sudden and bit into his shoulder.

 

Crack.

 

As blood spurted, his shoulder blade was completely fractured. A sharp pain struck him instantly.

 

Clenching his teeth hard, Xiao Luo stabbed into that wolf-like beast’s belly backhand. This way, he relieved his right shoulder of that bloody mouth.

 

 

 

That attack was doubtless fatal. Xiao Luo was covered with blood. He staggered back to a giant tree. Leaning against the trunk, he had to support himself with the Dragon Saber to manage not to fall to the ground. Blood was flowing out of the numerous wounds on his body. Starting from his feet, it flowed everywhere. The ground around him was tinged red very soon.

 

A spent force.

 

At the moment, it was not exaggerated at all to describe him this way.

 

Xiao Luo wiped the blood off the corner of his mouth. He lifted his head to look forward. Those wolf-like beasts did not hurry to jump on him. Instead, they surrounded him in a fan shape. They did not look like they would launch an attack. Those beasts obviously knew he was already a spent force, so they wanted to avoid unnecessary casualty. They would keep a safe distance and wait until he fell himself. As soon as he fell to the ground, they would flock to him, tear him up with those sharp teeth of theirs, and swallow him.

 

Would he need to use the system again?

 

Xiao Luo smiled bitterly. His strength went beyond the limit the system could offer him a long time ago, and he always felt there was a manipulator behind the system. He really did not want to turn to the system again because he had no idea what that manipulator wanted. However, at this moment, he seemed to be in a desperate situation. If he did not use the system to cure his injuries, he would absolutely die.

 

 

 

Whoosh.

 

When he had been driven into a corner, a figure jumped down from the tree behind him.

 

Long green hair, bangs on the forehead, and a long black strapless dress with tiered ruffles below the waist. It was possible to see from the big swaying skirt that the back of the dress was purple, which contrasted with those red tall boots and that small red umbrella in hand.

 

Who else could it be if it was not the girl called Ghost?

 

“Hey, Little Luoluo, I told you it’s dangerous here, but you wouldn’t listen to me. You’ve been suffering, haven’t you?” Ghost focused her attention on Xiao Luo as if those wolf-like beasts did not exist.

 

Looking at her, Xiao Luo felt an unspeakable bitterness. In the end, he could only smile bitterly, baring his teeth stained with blood.

 

“Take it easy. As long as I’m here, these small wolves won’t hurt you,” Ghost said with a smile, patting her chest.

 

Then she turned around to confront those wolf-like beasts.

 

 

 

Xiao Luo discovered acutely that those wolf-like beasts were getting anxious. They even seemed to be retreating, as if they were extremely afraid of this girl called Ghost in front of them.

 

“Blue Wolf King, we are neighbors. As long as you leave with your subordinates now, I won’t get back at you for the suffering of my friend. Otherwise, I won’t show any mercy to you,” Ghost warned, pointing her small red umbrella at the strongest wolf-like beast in the herd.

 

Apparently, this wolf-like beast was the leader.

 

The other blue wolves all looked at the Blue Wolf King, waiting for its order.

 

The Blue Wolf King was intelligent. It had been as intelligent as a five- or six-year-old kid since a long time ago. Staring at Ghost with its dark green eyes, it seemed to be pondering and struggling. In the end, it snarled in a low voice. That was its order for the other blue wolves.

 

The dozens of blue wolves turned around to leave on hearing that low snarl. They kept looking back while leaving, as if they were very reluctant to let this prey slip through their fingers. However, they did not disobey the Blue Wolf King’s order. Soon, the strong Blue Wolf King was the only wolf left there. Drooling, it stared at Xiao Luo for a long time, but it eventually left.

 

Did she just talk those wolf-like beasts out of eating him? What was going on here?

 

Xiao Luo could not figure it out. He was very curious about who Ghost was. His attainments had retrogressed greatly, so he could not see through her real strength.

 

“Little Luoluo, you are heavily injured!”

 

Ghost turned around to check on Xiao Luo. “And bleeding a lot, too. So much blood has flown to the ground. What a waste!”

 

Xiao Luo was not sure whether it was just his illusion, but he felt he saw greed in Ghost’s almond-shaped eyes when she had seen the blood on his body, and she swallowed saliva spontaneously.

 

“Who are you?” Xiao Luo. asked

 

“Didn’t I tell you? I’m called Ghost,” Ghost answered innocently after lifting her head.

 

 

 

Xiao Luo was speechless. He certainly was not asking for her name, but her background. Apparently, Ghost did not want to tell him. Or maybe it was not she did not want to tell him, but she did not get his question.

 

“Watch out for those beasts. They are very sly. I’m not sure whether they were only pretending to retreat.”

 

“But don’t worry. I’m here. They won’t have the nerve to come back,” Ghost said confidently, waving her hand.

 

Not until then did Xiao Luo notice she did have two small canine teeth. They were in the upper row of teeth, one on the left and the other on the right, pretty sharp, but looked cute.

 

“You are heavily injured. I’ll go to find some herbs for you. Wait here. I’ll be back very soon.” Ghost disappeared after a leap.

 

It was in the middle of the night. Xiao Luo was worried. She might run into danger. Also, how could she find herbs on such a late night?

 

However, compared to that, he was more worried about himself. Those wolf-like beasts might come back here to kill him and Duck Emperor.

 

As expected, he found the most reliable thing was his own strength.

 

Xiao Luo came to understand profoundly that it was where his secure feeling came from. He was too weak at the moment. In this forest full of dangers, he did not feel secure at all. If he could get another chance in the future, he would definitely come back to the Danhui Sect to find the culprit who had resulted in the malfunctioning of the transmitting channel to avenge himself.

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 764 – Traveling to the Sacred Place of the Light Clan Together

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 764: Traveling to the Sacred Place of the Light Clan Together

 

 

 

 

Ghost came back shortly after with some herbs that were strange to Xiao Luo in hand. She put them on a flat stone to pound them. When she was going to apply them to Xiao Luo’s wounds, she explained, “These are Xianling Grasses, very effective for skin lesions. But it will hurt a little when I start to apply them. Hang in there, okay?”

 

Xiao Luo nodded, as a way to tell her he had been clear about that. Then he said, “Well, let me do it myself.”

 

 

 

Ghost giggled, as if she had seen through him. “Little Luoluo, you are shy, aren’t you? Okay then. You do it yourself.”

 

Shy?

 

Xiao Luo flushed because of a 16- or 17-year-old teenage girl. He was extremely embarrassed. He was not shy. He was just not used to it.

 

“Hold this for me.” He handed her Duck Emperor in a coma.

 

 

 

Ghost put it on the palm of her hand carefully. While she was gazing at the mini Duck Emperor, a smile emerged on her pretty face. Her almond-shaped eyes had the shape of the new moon by then. “Wow, duckling, how cute! Look at its mouth. It’s adorable!”

 

Xiao Luo did not speak. He started to take his clothes off. The mini Duck Emperor had an irresistible charm for girls indeed. It looked adorable from any angle, kind of like the virtual Q pets in the Original World. He had to admit that.

 

In spite of the coma, Duck Emperor came to its senses when it had heard praises. “Did someone just say I am handsome? I feel like I heard that. Gee, little fairy?”

 

“Hello, Duckling,” Ghost greeted it with a smile.

 

 

 

“Duckling?”

 

Duck Emperor extended its wing and shook it. “No, no, no. In terms of age, I’m very senior to you. You should call me Grandpa Duck with respect.”

 

“Okay, Duckling. Yes, Duckling!” Ghost said with a smile, narrowing her eyes and touching its soft white feather.

 

“What the…! I will get a good sleep first and then we’ll talk about it.”

 

Duck Emperor was exhausted. It did not have the energy to correct the way Ghost addressed it. It fell asleep on the palm of Ghost’s hand as soon as it finished speaking.

 

Xiao Luo had taken his tops off. The wounds on his body were exposed to the air completely. Each of them was shocking at sight. All of them came from the tearing of those blue wolves’ sharp claws.

 

 

 

Ghost swallowed saliva again when she had smelled fresh blood. Two blue lights flashed in her almond-shaped eyes, and then disappeared immediately. She shifted her attention right away by looking towards the forest.

 

Xiao Luo applied those Xianling Grasses that had been pounded into pieces to his wounds with care. Those grasses had a strong effect. As soon as he applied them, they felt like a cotton ball soaked in alcohol. There were no words that could describe that sharp pain properly. It hurt so much that Xiao Luo clenched his teeth, and his forehead was sweating. However, he did not scream even once.

 

The more painful, the more awake!

 

In the end, he became numb to the pain. When he had applied the herb to all of his wounds, Xiao Luo put his clothes on slowly. Sitting cross-legged, he started the healing process slowly to cure his injuries.

 

“I applied pounded Xianling Grasses when I was injured, too, but it hurt so much that I couldn’t stop screaming. How did you manage to not scream? You’ve got so many deep wounds. Even the bones are exposed. Shouldn’t you have fainted because of the pain?” Ghost asked curiously, her head tilted.

 

Xiao Luo had no idea how to answer this question, so he only smiled back at her. Then he focused on the healing process.

 

“Interesting guy!”

 

Ghost rolled her eyes that looked like two black gems in a quirky manner. Then she stayed close to Xiao Luo to protect him, so that nothing could interrupt his healing process.

 

 

 

…

 

…

 

The night passed very soon. The day started in the dark forest.

 

It was during the day, but it was still not that bright, even kind of dark, in the forest, probably because the leaves there were too dense.

 

After the whole night’s healing, Xiao Luo’s injuries had almost recovered. Except for his left shoulder and right foot, the other parts of his body were already fine. If he could spend one more day doing this, he would be fully recovered, and his strength would recover as well.

 

“Little Luoluo, I’ve made a decision. I will go to the sacred place of the Light Clan with you!” Ghost said excitedly after seeing him wake from the healing process.

 

Xiao Luo was struck dumb by this news. She would go to the sacred place of the Light Clan with him? What did that mean?

 

He asked immediately, “Why do you suddenly want to go to the sacred place of the Light Clan?”

 

“Why are you going there?” Ghost answered.

 

“I want to see what it looks like,” Xiao Luo lied to her.

 

“So do I. I want to see what it looks like, too,” Ghost said seriously.

 

“…”

 

It was really tricky for him. He had had enough with that annoying duck. And at the moment, a teenage girl he knew almost nothing about wanted to come with him. She looked quite naïve. If he took her with him, he was sure he would bring more trouble to himself.

 

 

 

“Little Luoluo. Why that face? I’m strong. You are only a Martial Master. You will run into many bullies on the way. But you can rest assured as long as I am with you, because I will protect you,” Ghost promised, patting her chest.

 

Protect me?

 

Xiao Luo was not sure whether he should laugh or cry. If he had not been injured by the force of the layers of space, he would not have sunk to being chased by a herd of blue wolves.

 

“Shouldn’t you think about it a little more?”

 

“I’ve thought about it long enough. You’ve got a detailed map. I’m sure we will arrive at the sacred place of the Light Clan smoothly if I travel with you,” Ghost said decisively.

 

Feeling awkward, Xiao Luo said, “I mean, I might be a burden for you on the way. I might cause you a lot of trouble. I think you should rethink about the companions you are gonna travel with.”

 

This girl was kind of his savior, but he knew it would be troublesome to take her, so he did not know what to do. Besides, Ghost had a powerful family behind her, which he would not fear if his strength recovered. However, his strength had not recovered yet.

 

“No, I don’t need to rethink about it. I want to go with you,” Ghost said. Then she took a look at Duck Emperor in her hand. “And Duckling is so cute. I want it to be my pet beast. Little Luoluo, is that okay for you?”

 

“Absolutely!” Xiao Luo answered quickly, without hesitation.

 

Duck Emperor suddenly got to its feet. It shouted in a rage, “I beg your pardon. Goddamn jerk, doesn’t your heart ache? It is true that I have never admitted that I am your pet beast, but you gave me away even without thinking. You, you, you… We have been through a lot throughout the journey, from the Chaos Dimension to the Arcana Land, haven’t we? But you…mother ducker. Your Grandpa Duck Emperor is really pissed off.”

 

“…”

 

“Gee, Duckling, how come you are awake?” Ghost asked, blinking.

 

“Because I am so pissed off by that goddamn jerk. By the way, stop calling me duckling, Girl. Call me Grandpa Duck,” Duck Emperor said seriously.

 

“Okay, Duckling. Yes, Duckling!” Ghost showed an innocent smile.

 

Duck Emperor gave its own head a hard beat. “Fine. I surrender!”