Singing with a Sword

The following is the main text of the novel "{?$article_title?}" ({?$jieqi_title?}) provided by {?$jieqi_sitename?}. Please enjoy! After obtaining the Orchid Heart Grass, Yi Ranxiao chose to continue following the Flying Leopard Squad, because Meng Da could take him along, but wouldn't escort him alone. More importantly, Yi Ranxiao had suddenly had a strong feeling these past few days, as if an opportunity was waiting for him somewhere in the White Desert, though he couldn't explain what it was. So he decided to stay, to stay for this opportunity.

The convoy headed south and, after three more days, arrived at the so-called Grand Canyon.

"Master Xue, this is the Grand Canyon. May I ask where in the Grand Canyon you are headed?" Old Mo asked, while at the same time thinking about something. It is said that recently many important figures have been looking for the legendary Hezhi Divine Monkey, preparing to subdue this divine monkey. It is also said that this divine monkey lives in this valley. Could it be that these so-called merchants from the Moon Worship Kingdom have also come for this purpose?

Master Xue wasn't afraid of letting these mercenaries know their purpose, and said directly, "Legend has it that the Siamese monkey lives in a cave here. Do you know where that cave is?"

Old Mo thought to himself, "You guys are definitely not ordinary merchants. Why would ordinary merchants need to search for the Divine Monkey with One Toe?" "I know, but that big cave is inhabited by many giants, each of them a ferocious being. Besides, the Divine Monkey with One Toe is also a demonic creature, with strong attack power and is clever and cunning, making it very difficult to catch. Hehe, so... so..." He chuckled sheepishly at the end.

Master Blood understood immediately and said, "I'll pay you another thousand gold coins, and you can take us in, how about that?" Old Mo was overjoyed. Damn, another thousand gold coins! This Master Blood was indeed a wealthy man! If everything went smoothly this time, their Flying Leopard Mercenary Team could earn more than two thousand gold coins! With so much money, after this job, they could retire and never have to risk their lives in such a dangerous place as the White Desert again!

Thinking of this, Old Mo readily agreed, "Okay, we'll take you to that cave!"

Although Old Mo was greedy, he wasn't stupid. Based on his years of experience judging people, he could tell that the Blood Master in front of him was definitely a top-tier expert! As long as this person made a move, the demonic beasts in the cave would surely be annihilated! That's why he agreed.

Yi Ranxiao also learned that the mysterious merchant had come to find the Haworthia cooperi. Haworthia cooperi? Yi Ranxiao had heard of it before; this monkey was practically a divine beast. Legend had it that it could transform into a pangolin, or a tiny bee, or any creature. It possessed extremely high stealth and mobility, allowing it to lurk anywhere to gather intelligence, making it a favorite of some imperial powers.

In the past few days, as they got closer to the Grand Canyon, Yi Ranxiao's feeling of that opportunity grew stronger and stronger. Could it be that her opportunity was to obtain the Siamese Monkey? Yi Ranxiao wondered. But the Siamese Monkey wasn't of much use to her. So what exactly was this opportunity?

With these questions in mind, Yi Ranxiao followed the caravan up the slope of the canyon, searching for the cave entrance. The merchant and his eight servants also disembarked from the carriage and, accompanied by the Blood Master, began their search for the cave entrance.

After searching for several days, the cave entrance was finally discovered by Master Xue and Comrade Lao Mo!

Emperor Dibai was so excited he couldn't wait to go inside. After Master Xue stored the carriage in his magic storage artifact, everyone prepared to enter the cave. Yi Ranxiao naturally wanted to follow as well. However, Master Xue seemed reluctant to have Yi Ranxiao with him. "He's just an ordinary person, is he coming in with us too?" Master Xue asked Old Mo. Old Mo looked at Meng Da, thinking, "You brought this guy, you're responsible."

Meng Da, a trustworthy mercenary, said, "Old Mo, I took his money, so I have to be responsible for him. I can't just leave him outside the Grand Canyon to be carried off and eaten by monsters."

Yi Ranxiao was somewhat moved; Meng Da was indeed a trustworthy and reliable man.

Old Mo said, "Alright, then when you go into the cave, you'd better keep a close eye on him. If he gets eaten by the monsters inside, I won't be responsible." Meng Da nodded repeatedly.

Master Xue had no objections. The reason he paid so much money for Lao Mo and the others to lead the way was twofold: firstly, the road was indeed difficult to find; secondly, these cultivators with low cultivation levels could be used as cannon fodder in critical moments to save their own side's lives. Therefore, having one more Yi Ranxiao meant having one more cannon fodder, which would only benefit them and not harm them.

The dark cave, though deep, was spacious enough for more than a dozen people to walk side by side, and tall enough to fit a giant over thirty meters tall. The group carefully made their way into the cave.

“Master Xue, I heard that the Siamese monkey doesn’t live in this cave, but in the valley that connects to it. The valley is at the end of the cave,” Old Mo said. He chuckled, “Master Xue, actually, that valley is quite large, but also very dangerous. That…that…”

Master Xue chuckled coldly and said, "Then add another five hundred gold coins." He thought to himself, "You old man have quite the appetite. But you might all end up as cannon fodder here, so what's so difficult about verbally promising to give you more money? Besides, even if you manage to get out alive, a few thousand gold coins isn't a huge sum."

Upon hearing this, Lao Mo's face beamed with a smile as bright as a peach blossom in spring. His brothers also smiled broadly and worked even harder, walking ahead to clear the way for Master Xue.

Suddenly, in the darkness in the distance, red lights appeared—the eyes of demonic beasts!

Roar~ Roar~ Roar~

A beastly roar rang out, and Old Mo's expression hardened. A powerful demonic beast had arrived! He immediately commanded, "Prepare to fire!" The three cultivators at the fourth level of the Transcendent Realm, carrying bows and arrows, immediately drew their giant bows, nocked arrows, and fired ten arrows at a time, thirty arrows in total!

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

A sharp whistling sound rang out, followed by the sound of sharp blades piercing flesh, and then a series of miserable howls! Old Mo continued to shout, "They're not all dead yet! Keep firing!" But in his heart, he wondered how these demonic beasts were so easy to deal with, that a large number of them had been killed or wounded by just a few arrows.

Another volley of arrows rained down like a sudden storm. The number of blood-red eyes on the opposite side gradually decreased, presumably because the demonic beasts had all been killed.

Old Mo's brothers were incredibly excited and rushed over to collect their spoils. But the cautious Old Mo suddenly shouted, "Watch out!"

Roar~ Roar~ Roar~

The fallen beasts suddenly stood up! Their closed eyes opened again! This time, because of the close distance, these people could see the beasts clearly; they were actually ancient giants, each a full three meters tall! It turned out that not all of them had been hit by the arrows; the vast majority had feigned death, lying on the ground to lure the group closer, and then—

boom! boom! boom!

The ancient giant slammed his massive stone club down on the mercenaries at the front, instantly turning two of them into a bloody pulp!

The remaining men retreated swiftly, narrowly escaping death. Old Mo was furious; damn it, another brother had "died on the battlefield!" He roared, "Keep firing arrows! Once we're out of arrows, we'll go in for hand-to-hand combat!" Old Mo didn't lose his temper and charge headlong into a fight with the giant; instead, he opted for long-range combat first!

The giants pretended to be hit by arrows to lure them over because they were afraid of long-range combat! Long-range combat was their weakness! Old Mo saw this and ordered his brothers to fire arrows as hard as they could.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! ...

Another, even fiercer volley of arrows rained down. The giants swung their stone clubs to defend themselves, but the arrows were simply too dense, and some always slipped through their lines and struck their bodies. By the time all the arrows were gone, many of the giants were covered in wounds.

"Everyone, charge!" At this moment, Old Mo gave the order to charge, and the remaining seven mercenaries, including Meng Da, all rushed forward! Old Mo was using a heavy sword, and he slashed at the giant first, and the giant raised his stone club.

Click!

The stone staff was shattered to pieces by the heavy sword! Then it slashed down on the giant, splitting the giant in two! Although Old Mo was old, his cultivation was still there, and his ruthlessness was even stronger!

"Kill!" he roared, his white beard gleaming.

At this moment, he was not only protecting his employer, but also avenging his brothers!

The scene was instantly bloody. Old Mo cleaved several giants in two, his body covered in blood. But the giants were not easy to deal with. Although they lacked fighting skills and relied solely on brute force, their strength was terrifying! Could creatures three or four meters tall possess little strength?

One of the mercenaries, who was slightly weaker, accidentally had his left arm smashed to pieces by a stone club! Fortunately, Meng Da immediately attacked with his ghost-head saber and saved him.

Seeing all this, Master Xue thought to himself, "You all can't all die. We still need you to lead us into the valley." He immediately shouted, "Old Mo, you all step back and let me deal with these giants."

Old Mo knew that Master Xue was a master and had been eagerly awaiting his intervention. Now, upon receiving his command, he and his brothers suppressed their grief and retreated to the side. But Master Xue closed his eyes, then suddenly opened them wide!

call out!call out!

Two blood-red beams of light shot out from his eyes like two sharp javelins, slicing through the sky and arriving before the two giants in an instant! Before the giants could react, their heads were pierced directly by the blood-red beams! Then, their two enormous heads exploded!

However, the momentum of these two terrifying blood-red beams did not weaken at all, and they continued to shoot towards the giant behind them!

Boom~boom~

Two more giants' heads were blown off! The giants were suddenly terrified and were about to call out to signal the valley for help, but Master Blood's eyes immediately flashed with several terrifying blood-red beams of light, and in just a few seconds, he killed all the giants!

Shock!

Old Mo and the other seven mercenaries were all stunned. Damn it, they knew you were a master, but they never expected your strength to be this formidable! Yi Ranxiao was also secretly astonished. This Blood Master was indeed from the Blood Bat clan; the blood mango emitted by his Blood Eye was truly powerful!

For a moment, the cave was completely silent, filled with astonishment, utter astonishment beyond measure! But suddenly—

"Master Blood, if you're so powerful, why didn't you act sooner?! Then my brothers wouldn't have died so tragically!!!" Meng Da shattered the silence with his anger. He glared at Master Blood as if his brothers had been killed by him.

"Meng Da," Old Mo suddenly shouted, "Quiet down!" Although he was also complaining in his heart that Master Xue hadn't acted in time, what good would complaining do now? Besides, this person was their employer!