The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Hua Chao and Ling Mi were also frightened after hearing what Xiao Hong said.

Hua Chao knew that he was just a mortal now, without any spiritual power to protect himself. When he fought with the Yin-Yang fox demon at Yang Shilin's house, he couldn't fight him to a draw. It was only because he had the "Qiankun Tower" in his hand and the "Golden Silk Green Dew Armor" to protect himself that he was able to suppress the fox demon under the tower.

If the fox demon attacks again for revenge now, he will have no choice but to surrender and let the fox demon manipulate him. How can he be his opponent?

The two men hurriedly ran out of the hut and escaped from Longyin Town under the cover of night and in the thunderstorm.

He fled all the way to the southeast, not asking where the road would lead him. He just kept his head down and ran wildly. By the time he escaped from the gate of Longyin Town, the sky was already turning pale.

Without even taking a breath, the two men continued to rush forward, taking one deep step and one shallow step.

Hua Chao kept running until the sun was high in the sky. Then he stopped to catch his breath. He looked up and found that he was in a desolate wilderness with no houses at all.

After watching for a while, Hua Chao and Ling Mi still didn't dare to stop to rest, for fear that if they rested for a while, they would not have time to find a place to stay before nightfall, and it would be hard to say what would happen at night. So they continued to hurry along, hoping to find a hiding place before nightfall.

Ling Mi wiped the sweat from her forehead and asked.

"Oh! Sister, why did you run all the way out of Longyin Town tonight? We were in a hurry just now, so I didn't dare to ask. Now that the sky is getting brighter, we don't need to run so fast. Just tell me what happened!"

"Ling Mi, ah!..." Hua Chao sighed and said, "Xiao Hong came to me again last night and told me something we couldn't know..."

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Ling Mi was also shocked when she heard Hua Chao tell Xiao Hong what he said. "Ah! Wasn't that mountain fox demon suppressed under the 'Qian Kun Tower' by us? How come it appears here again! That day, only a trace of the fox demon's soul was hidden in Yang Shilin's body. Even if it wanted to release its real body from the Qian Kun Tower, it would be impossible to do so."

Hua Chao shook his head slightly, feeling confused. "I don't really know what's going on. Logically, it's impossible for a demon trapped under the Qiankun Tower to escape. I'm not sure this fox is the one trapped under the tower. I just suspected it was the fox you and I trapped in the Qiankun Tower based on what Xiao Hong described. It's just a suspicion, not necessarily."

"If it really is that fox demon, we will be in big trouble. He wanted to take our lives on the altar that day. At that time, we still had some spiritual power to protect ourselves. Now we are just two mortals, and we can't even summon the little fur beast. How can we be a match for the thousand-year-old fox demon?"

Hua Chao rubbed her brow helplessly. A series of troubles made her head ache slightly. "Ling Mi, from today on, we have to think about how to avoid the fox demon's pursuit and prevent him from discovering our tracks. Otherwise, it is only a matter of time before he catches us. Sooner or later, he will find us and take us up the mountain. It will be impossible for us to escape."

Ling Mi lifted the bag on her body and said with a strong voice: "Hey! It's already daylight, those mountain spirits and foxes dare not come out to make trouble, so we can go forward boldly, and when night falls, we can stay in the inn, travel during the day, and stay at night. I think there shouldn't be any problem, right!"

"Alas! There is no other good solution at the moment. We can only do as you said. Let's hurry on during the day and find a good inn to rest as soon as possible when we get to the next place. This may be better!"

The two of them hurried along the way without saying anything more, and they hurried on their way in a hurry.

But as the sky gradually darkened, I still couldn't find the village.

There are only barren mountains and wilderness all around, and no one is around. I want to ask where the village is ahead, but there is no place like that.

Hua Chao took out some dry food he brought with him and handed it to Ling Mi: "Ling Mi, you should eat something first. We can't keep going like this. We may not find the village if we go any further. It's also because we escaped in such a hurry last night. We didn't ask for directions, and now we've run into such a haunted place. If we don't find a good place to hide before night falls, we might be found by that fox demon tonight."

"Wow... I'm a little scared. What should I do? Where can I find a place to hide in the wilderness?"

"Don't be afraid, Ling Mi. I'm afraid that the current situation cannot solve the problem. We can only rely on ourselves to find a solution. Eat quickly, and then we will look for a place to hide. We can hide for a night and leave tomorrow morning."

"Well! All right! I hope I can find such a place before dark."

The two of them supported each other and searched around. As the sun slowly set over the mountain, Ling Mi trembled with panic, tears welling up in her eyes.

Seeing a small hill not far ahead, they climbed up and looked around. Hua Chao also followed Ling Mi up the hill. After a careful inspection, they found a thatched hut not far away, which seemed to be a place where hunters in the mountains took shelter from the rain.

So he hurriedly ran towards the thatched hut.

Hua Chao entered the hut and took a closer look. It was indeed a small room for people to shelter from the rain. There was some dry firewood in it, and a broken pot hanging on the pile of firewood.

It is still possible to hide in a small thatched house. At least you don’t have to sleep in the wild, which would be very dangerous!

"Sister! If we hide here, will the mountain fox demon find us?" Ling Mi's eyes were full of fear, which made Hua Chao's heart tremble.

Alas! Poor little flower fairy, ever since she followed her elder sister, she has been living in fear almost all the time.

"Alright, alright, don't worry. This place is much better than being outside anyway. Let's quickly get some food, put out the fire after we finish eating, and lie down quietly without making any noise. This way, the evil spirits in the mountains won't find us, and we can escape the disaster by daybreak."

As the night deepened, Hua Chao gently pulled the sleeping Ling Mi into his arms, and gathered the hair beside Ling Mi's ears with heartache.

It has been more than half a month since I escaped from the West Sea. Fortunately, I had the little flower fairy to accompany me along the way.

At first I thought that as long as I got out of the West Sea, I would find Yang Shilin, but I didn't expect that there would be so many hardships in the mortal world.

Now, not only does Yang Shilin have no news at all, but he also runs into a fox demon who is looking for trouble with him.

Thinking of this, Hua Chao couldn't help but feel sad. Why did so many things happen to her that she couldn't handle just because she wanted to repay a favor?