Taking the opportunity of traveling through books

Dangers surround us and we are in trouble

A foul stench filled the air, and the shadow finally revealed its true form—a gigantic monster, shaped like a cheetah, but with three ferocious heads. Covered in hard scales, it exuded a chilling aura of oppression.

"This is the spiritual beast that my Wei family has guarded for generations—the three-headed demon leopard!" Wei Qing's triumphant voice came from not far away, as if announcing my death. "Do you think you can escape from my grasp? Hand over the spiritual herb obediently, and I'll consider leaving you with an intact body!"

The three-headed demonic leopard roared deafeningly, and black flames erupted from each of its three heads, incinerating everything around them. I was horrified. This monster's strength far exceeded my imagination. Even in my prime, I might not have been able to contend with it, let alone now...

"Hurry up! I'll hold it back!" Hao Yang suddenly stood in front of me, his tone firm and unquestionable.

"You're crazy! You're no match for it!" I grabbed his arm and shouted anxiously. He was seriously injured now, how could he possibly withstand the attack of such a ferocious beast?

"Don't forget, I promised you that I would protect you!" Hao Yang held my hand with his backhand, his eyes full of determination, "Trust me!"

Before he could finish his words, he pushed me away and rushed towards the three-headed demon leopard without hesitation. The dagger in his hand flashed with cold light, and he was like a nimble butterfly, shuttling between the monster's claws.

"Hao Yang!" I cried out, wanting to step forward to help, but I found myself unable to move. The spiritual energy in my body was like a dried-up river, unable to mobilize even a trace.

"Hahaha, that's so touching!" Wei Qing's laughter echoed in her ears. "Unfortunately, it's too late!"

I watched in despair as Hao Yang was engulfed by the three demonic leopards, my heart aching. Elder Wei was entangled by other enemies and couldn't escape, and I... I couldn't do anything!

"No..." I fell to my knees helplessly, tears blurring my eyes. Is this my fate?

"Roar—" The three-headed demonic leopard roared, announcing its victory. It slowly approached me, its three heads lowered, its foul breath spraying on my face, as if mocking my helplessness.

I closed my eyes in despair, waiting for death to come.

"stop--"

A roar erupted like thunder, but it didn't come from the terrifying three-headed demonic leopard. I struggled to open my eyes, only to see a figure flash by like lightning, forcing the monster back several steps.

"How dare you hurt my disciple, you little bastard!" It was Hao Yang's master, Master Hao! His hair and beard were standing on end, his eyes were wide open, like a lion protecting his cub.

Master Hao's arrival undoubtedly gave Hao Yang a shot in the arm. He gritted his teeth, steadied himself, and continued to fight the three demonic leopards. However, these were, after all, spiritual beasts guarded by the Wei family for generations, and their strength was formidable. Even with Master Hao's involvement, he could only barely maintain balance.

I watched as Hao Yang's wounds multiplied, his clothes stained red with blood, and my heart ached like a knife. Worse still, perhaps due to the intense fighting, the light from the spiritual herb became increasingly unstable, flickering like a candle in the wind.

"Not good!" My heart tightened. This spiritual herb was already severely damaged. If it was affected by this violent spiritual power again, I'm afraid it would really be reduced to ashes!

I struggled to get up, but found myself too weak to even stand. Just then, a sinister laugh suddenly rang out: "Get out of here! This spiritual herb is mine!"

Wei Qing!

I looked up suddenly and saw that Wei Qing had somehow circled behind me, staring greedily at the spiritual herb I was holding in my arms. There was a mad glint in her eyes, and she had obviously lost her mind.

"Don't even think about it!" I used all my strength to protect the spiritual herb with my body to prevent Wei Qing from succeeding.

"You're looking for death!" Wei Qing roared, striking me in the chest with a palm. I was powerless to dodge and could only watch helplessly as the palm, filled with murderous intent, fell.

"puff--"

The pain was so intense that I spat out a mouthful of blood. My vision went black and I nearly passed out. However, even in my final moments of blurry consciousness, I still guarded the magical herb with all my might, determined not to let it fall into Wei Qing's hands.

"Yao'er!"

An anxious voice sounded in my ears. I tried hard to open my eyes, but found that my eyelids were as heavy as a thousand pounds.

who is it? Who is calling me?

"Get out of here! Who dares to stop me..."

"Qing'er, what are you doing?!"

...Who is it? Who is speaking?

I felt someone holding me up, warm and familiar.

"Yao'er, hold on, I'll take you away..."

Who is it? Who is it...

"Wei Bufan, are you crazy?! Are you even going to give up your daughter for this bitch?!"

Wei Qing...'s voice?

"Shut up! Yao'er..."

Who is it?! Who is it?!

……

"Yao'er, how are you? Look at me, I'm your grandpa..."

grandfather……

I tried hard to open my eyes, but I couldn't.

"Don't be afraid, Yao'er, Grandpa is here..."

Grandpa...who is...

"Wei Bufan! How dare you betray me! I will kill you!"

I felt the arm holding me tremble violently, followed by a muffled groan.

don't want……

My consciousness was like a tangled mess, and my grandfather's voice came into my ears intermittently, sometimes far away, sometimes near, but it was like a life-saving straw that I tried my best to grab.

"Yao'er, hold on..." Whose voice was it? It was a sobbing tone, familiar yet strange. I tried hard to open my eyes, but to no avail.

"Wei Bufan! How dare you betray me! I will kill you!" Wei Qing's sharp voice was like a sharp blade, piercing my eardrums fiercely.

"Shut up! Yao'er she..." Then came the grandfather's roar, which was full of energy but could not hide the slightest trembling.

What happened? Grandpa...

"Ah——" I woke up suddenly with a scream, but my vision was still blurry.

"Yao'er! Yao'er, how are you?!" In a daze, I felt someone hugging me tightly, with a strong smell of blood, but also extremely warm.

"Grandpa... cough cough..." I wanted to speak, but no sound came out, only a few painful coughs.

"Yao'er, don't be afraid, grandpa is here, grandpa is here..." Grandpa's voice was right next to my ear, trembling and crying, but it made me feel inexplicably at ease.

"Wei Bufan! You actually went against your own daughter for this bitch! You are absolutely crazy!" Wei Qing's voice was full of resentment, which made me shudder.

"Shut up! Yao'er... cough cough..." Grandpa's words were suddenly interrupted, accompanied by a violent cough.

"Grandpa!" I struggled to sit up, but found that I was weak all over.

"Don't move, Yao'er, you are seriously injured!" Grandpa's voice was much weaker and filled with obvious pain.

Only then did I realize that the grandfather who was holding me was covered in blood, it was shocking.

"Grandpa, you are injured..." My heart tightened and tears finally flowed out uncontrollably.

"I'm fine, it's just a minor injury, no big deal..." Grandpa's voice became weaker and weaker, and his breathing became rapid.

"Wei Bufan, do you think you can protect them? Dream on!" Wei Qing's voice was like a demon from hell, chilling.

"Roar--" A deafening beast roar sounded, and I felt the body holding me tremble suddenly. A sharp pain came from my chest, and I couldn't help but groan.

"Grandpa!" I opened my eyes wide in horror, but I still couldn't see the scene clearly. I could only feel the body holding me getting colder and stiffer.

"Yao'er... cough cough... don't be afraid... Grandpa... cough cough... will protect you..." Grandpa's voice became weaker and weaker, like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.

"No, no! Grandpa!" I cried in despair, but there was nothing I could do.

“Wei Bufan, go to hell!” Wei Qing’s frantic voice echoed with waves of excruciating pain. I felt the body holding me fall down powerlessly…

who is it? Who is speaking?

I wanted to open my eyes, but I couldn't.

"Yao'er..." A familiar voice sounded in my ears, carrying with it endless sadness and despair.

"Hao Yang...?" I tried hard to recognize the voice, but in vain.

"Yao'er, look at me, I..." His voice stopped abruptly, as if someone had strangled him.

I felt something warm and salty dripping onto my face.

Who is it? Who is crying?

"Yao'er..." He called my name softly with a trembling voice, as if he was afraid of disturbing my dream.

I tried hard to open my eyes, but to no avail.

"Yao'er, have we... already..." His voice became smaller and smaller, and finally turned into a sigh, carrying endless loneliness and sadness.

I felt him gently put me down, and then there was a sound of hurried footsteps going away.

"Hao Yang..." I opened my mouth weakly, but no sound came out.

"Yao'er..." An old voice sounded in my ears, carrying endless sorrow and despair.

"Grandpa..." I finally opened my eyes with difficulty, only to see my grandpa lying in a pool of blood, and in my hand, I was still tightly holding the spiritual herb that was emitting a faint light... I felt like someone was strangling my throat, I wanted to shout but couldn't make a sound, everything in front of me became blurry, only the spiritual herb that was emitting a faint light in my hand reminded me of what I had just experienced.

"Grandpa!" I struggled to stand up, but found that I was too weak to stand up. I could only watch my grandpa lying in a pool of blood, his life force fading away bit by bit.

"Wei Yao, you killed grandpa! You will not die a good death!" Wei Qing's voice was sharp and piercing, like a sharp knife stabbing into my heart.

I couldn't refute her, and could only watch helplessly as she approached me step by step with the air of a victor. She wanted to snatch the spiritual herb from my hand, to kill me, but I was powerless to stop her.

"Roar--" A deafening roar of beasts sounded again, and the giant beast guarding the spiritual herb attacked us again.

"Be careful!" Hao Yang ignored the pain in his body and pushed me away with all his strength, but he himself had to bear the attack of the giant beast.

"Hao Yang!" I exclaimed and watched him being knocked away by the giant beast and falling heavily to the ground.

"Cough cough..." Hao Yang spat out a mouthful of blood and his face turned pale as paper.

I struggled to crawl to his side, wanting to do something for him, but found that I could do nothing.

"Hao Yang, how are you?" I asked anxiously, with a hint of tears in my voice.

"I'm fine, I won't die." Hao Yang tried to stand up, but fell down again weakly.

"Don't move!" I hurriedly stopped him, tears streaming down my face. "You've been badly injured. Don't try to be tough anymore."

"I'm fine..." Hao Yang wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a violent cough.

I watched this scene, my heart filled with despair. Grandpa was seriously injured and unconscious, Hao Yang was also seriously injured, and I was powerless to help. Were we going to lose the spiritual herbs we had worked so hard to obtain? Were we going to die here?

No, I am not reconciled!

I tightly grasped the spiritual herb in my hand, a glimmer of hope igniting in my heart. I couldn't just give up like this. I still had the system, I still had a chance!

I took a deep breath, forced myself to calm down, opened the system panel, and began to look for something that could help us.

"Healing potion, can quickly heal injuries, price: 1000 points."

"Defense charm, can resist one fatal attack, price: 500 points."

Looking at the dazzling array of goods on the system panel, a glimmer of hope ignited in my heart. As long as I can get these things, I can save Grandpa and Hao Yang!

"System, I want to buy healing potions and defensive spells!" I said without hesitation.

"Ding! Purchase successful, 1500 points deducted, remaining points: 500 points."

The system's voice was cold and ruthless, but it echoed in my ears like the sound of nature.

I quickly took out the healing potion and gave it to Grandpa and Hao Yang.

"Roar--" The roar of the giant beast came again, and it was approaching us again.

I quickly took out the defensive talisman, held it tightly in my hand, and prepared to face the attack of the giant beast.

At this moment, Hao Yang suddenly grabbed my hand, looked at me with burning eyes, and said, "Yaoyao..."