Sword Shatters Stars

Chapter 133 Who's Scaring Whom? (Now Available)
When the King of Snakehead is high in the air, its entire body expands into a giant balloon, making its head and tail indistinguishable, with only its mouth barely visible.

The rest of the light bodies were all expanded into a sphere.

The pair of wings glides most of the time, only flapping occasionally.

However, due to the round and thick wings, the flapping range cannot be large.

It's hard to believe that such a colossal creature flew by without attracting the attention of people on the ground—

Of course it is impossible.

But most of the time it travels through the clouds, occasionally appearing to cause a group of people on the ground to exclaim in surprise, before quickly disappearing back into the clouds.

Despite its journey of thousands of kilometers, the legend of Tianpeng still lingers in many regions.

If these people could observe more closely, they would find that if they said that such a chubby and cute creature was Tianpeng, Tianpeng would have to come all the way here to fight it.

When the King of the Snakefish landed in the Misty Forest Mountains, as it continuously released air—or rather, exhaled—the balloon-shaped light body returned to its round fish shape.

As the altitude continued to decrease, it finally returned to its normal fish shape.

The Wulin Mountain Cluster base has undergone significant expansion and is now larger in scale than before.

There are also houses and buildings high up in the mountains, which seem to serve as outposts for small teams.

Lin Xiufeng and his group did not rush back, but instead plunged directly into the surrounding abyss.

After descending for quite some time, we finally saw the water.

"It's really deep! It'll be quite a challenge for the group members to come down and absorb the mutated fish in the future."

Zhao Youyue estimated the distance; they had already descended more than 800 meters.

"It's only a matter of time before we start clearing a path through the cliff."

As Lin Xiufeng was speaking, Fang Yuan reminded Renxing:
"Open your mouth, and I'll go underwater to check and confirm before you spit out the fish."

The King of Snakehead opened its mouth, and Fang Yuan, Lin Qiru, Lin Xiufeng, and Zhao Youyue jumped out one after another.

Before falling into the water, they transformed into a purple lightning dragon, a dark-skinned bat-winged creature, and a tiger-dragon king, respectively.

The Wulin Mountain Range is surrounded by a deep abyss about fifty meters wide, and the water surface is reached after descending eight hundred meters.

Underwater, it sank more than 1,200 meters before reaching the bottom.

Fortunately, the width was limited and the water was clear. The three-headed luminous mutant beast swam around and checked, confirming that there was no channel for water to flow out from the bottom.

The willful creature was finally able to vomit all the mutated fish inside the King of Snakes into the Abyss Lake.

However, the terrain of the Wulin Mountain range has a low southern entrance connecting to the stone pillar and a high northern entrance.

As the water level in the abyss rises, it is estimated that the water will flow out from the south in less than a year.

Fang Yuan considered for a moment and said, "The best long-term solution is to dig a large enough space inside the higher rock wall on the north side to raise fish."

"This matter will be left to everyone at the base to work together."

Lin Xiufeng glanced at the buildings to the north and said with a smile:
"Now, it's time to go in and give them a scare! Look at all these people hiding in the house! Nobody even saw the giant King of Snakes fly back?"

Lin Xiufeng was in high spirits, and Zhao Youyue cooperated by choosing a door.

Seeing that Fang Yuan wasn't very proactive, Ren Xing glared at him and urged him to go to another door.

Lin Qiru randomly picked a wooden house nearby and stood outside the door.

Everyone looked at the finger Lin Xiufeng was raising.

One!

two!
three!
In an instant, five people simultaneously banged on the door and shouted:

"What are you doing—"

"What are you doing—"

……

After Lin Xiufeng shouted, he found that the door he had knocked on opened directly!
Then, he was startled!
Inside the house, Ma Jin turned his head in a panic, looking around, completely empty-handed...

Before Lin Xiufeng could even get a good look at the faces of the people next to Ma Jin, she quickly turned around, turned her back to them, reached out and closed the door, and apologized, saying:
"I'm sorry! I only saw Ma Jin! I really didn't see anyone else!"

Lin Xiufeng took a few steps away as he spoke, and saw Zhao Youyue running over with a flushed face. She glared at him fiercely and said:

"It's all your fault! Liu Qingqing and Ma Jin were doing that in the house! How embarrassing!"

"No, you mean you saw Liu Qingqing and Ma Jin in that house?"

Lin Xiufeng realized something was wrong, something was definitely wrong. One of them must be seeing things, or rather...

"Lin Xiufeng, you idiot! What a terrible idea! When we opened the door, everyone was busy with their work!"

He ran over angrily and raised his leg to kick, but Zhao Youyue blocked him with her foot and said, "You're not allowed to mess with him. Keep your distance."

"No! Is that the point?" Renxing just wanted to wash his eyes because the person he saw was the fat uncle in the group, and he wasn't good-looking at all!
Lin Qiru also ran over with a flushed face; without needing to ask, the situation was the same.

Fang Yuan frowned, sensing that something was amiss.

What a coincidence!
All five wooden cabins are bustling with activity?

Did you make a date?

A short while later, Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing came out of the house where Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue had knocked on the door.

The two looked at each other, both feeling embarrassed.

Lin Xiufeng and Zhao Youyue stared wide-eyed...

Yes, that's the most reasonable explanation!
They all clearly saw Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing, and then assumed that their partners were Liu Qingqing and Ma Jin!
"What...is going on with you guys?"

Zhao Youyue found it hard to believe.

"Nothing, just some leisure time, just some leisure time..."

Ma Jin was somewhat embarrassed, while Liu Qingqing was too awkward to speak.

"Is it...so entertaining?"

Zhao Youyue still couldn't accept it. She thought they had broken up, but it turned out to be a pre-arranged entertainment?

"You all have fun together?"

Lin Xiufeng saw that the people who came out of the other three rooms were the same people from the group he had met before.

"Everyone agreed to stay indoors for a certain period each day to avoid any peeping..."

Ma Jin explained that such incidents had occurred before, and it was difficult to catch the perpetrators, so they discussed it together and set this rule.

In this way, no one can leave the house alone during this time.

"Never mind. That's not the point. I brought you good news this time."

Zhao Youyue didn't want to discuss these private matters anymore, but before he could finish speaking, Fang Yuan suddenly interrupted:
"Deputy Commander, now that it's time for everyone to stay indoors as agreed, let's go inside and rest for a while. We can talk about other things later."

Zhao Youyue felt that Fang Yuan's interruption was abrupt, as if he didn't want her to continue, so she cooperated and expressed her agreement.

“Yes, we should respect everyone.” Lin Xiufeng pointed to a particularly large wooden house next to them, with signs on the door reading “Commander’s Residence” and “Deputy Commander’s Residence,” and asked, “Is this ours?”

"To take the regimental commander there!" Ma Jin hurriedly offered to lead the way, but Lin Xiufeng waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Don't bother, you guys go back inside and have some fun. We'll pack up and rest for a bit."

"Then, then call us when you've rested!" Liu Qingqing finally spoke.

Lin Xiufeng and his entourage entered the residence of the regimental commander.

This is a layout with five rooms and a hall, with a courtyard in the middle.

It looks like no one lives there normally, but it is maintained.

Lin Xiufeng confirmed that no one was in his house and that nothing seemed amiss before coming out to the courtyard.

Sure enough, Fang Yuan and Zhao Youyue were already there.

"What's going on?" Zhao Youyue, who had been holding back for so long, couldn't wait to ask them.

Lin Xiufeng said with some suspicion:

“We’ve only been gone for less than two months, and suddenly several of the single people have all started dating. Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing’s changes are too fast.”

Fang Yuan thought so too, and added:
"The woman in the room I knocked on just now seemed a bit off."

"Something's not right?" Zhao Youyue needed to confirm Fang Yuan's basis.

"A person's mental state can affect their eyes and temperament. That woman's eyes looked like they had been in a bad environment for a long time, murky, dark and lifeless."

Fang Yuan described it as best he could, and Lin Xiufeng understood, but he wasn't sure if it was an isolated case.

Zhao Youyue didn't see it and had no way to compare it, but she felt the evidence was weak, and she didn't object only because she trusted Fang Yuan.

"Let's check on the other new members later. If they all have similar situations, we might have to consider them as the ones who cause trouble."

Lin Xiufeng was hesitant to make a judgment so quickly, but Fang Yuan's concerns reminded him of the Second Elder City.

He and Fang Yuan had previously reflected on their actions and found the flaws in their handling of the situation.

Not a short time has passed since then. If one were to search high and low for any trace of it, or perhaps find out about it through the words of people who have passed through this area, that would be entirely possible.

"If it's someone who turned the world upside down, another question arises: Did Ma Jin and Liu Qingqing know about it?"

Fang Yuan expressed Lin Xiufei's suspicions, but not her unspoken worries.

(End of this chapter)