The Ace Bodyguard

0Lver looked at Wang Xiao anxiously, as though he was asking Wang Xiao why so many dead bodies had suddenly appeared in the path, and why did all these people suddenly die here. Regarding Lver's question, Wang Xiao was incapable of answering it, because he did not know either.    

    

"Lver, let's go take a look." Wang Xiao said.    

    

"Yes." Lver nodded, and then carefully followed behind Wang Xiao. If it was a normal person, she would continue to call Wang Xiao an idiot, or make Wang Xiao angry, etc., but now, she seemed to be exceptionally careful and solemn.    

    

Although Lver was usually careless, and liked to toy with Wang Xiao and make him angry, at critical moments, she was still extremely careful, and was not only careless. Especially at this moment, she was even more cautious than Wang Xiao.    

    

He saw that the bodies in the path were not damaged in the slightest, and their clothes were still intact. It was likely that these people had just died not too long ago. Wang Xiao reckoned that these people would only be able to enter the secret passage in the next few days. Due to the lack of ventilation in the secret passage, their corpses did not rot.    

    

Perhaps it was because there was something special about the secret passageway, so as long as someone died here, their body would not rot, emitting a foul odor. Looking at the corpses on the ground, Wang Xiao found a special characteristic, and that was that these corpses were exactly the same as the corpses he had seen outside the valley.    

    

Yes, indeed.    

    

All the dead had the same expression on their faces. They were in pain, fear, and malevolence, as if they had died in an instant. It was as if their souls were being extracted from their bodies, so before they died, they didn't struggle.    

    

Looking at the corpses, and looking at the expressions on their faces, Wang Xiao's expression was very serious. He remembered that outside the valley, he had seen countless of corpses, and the expressions of these corpses were exactly the same as those of the corpses, as if they were just to leave.    

    

These dead people seemed to be telling Wang Xiao and Lver not to go any further, it was extremely dangerous inside. Their deaths were the best proof. Anyone who dared to enter this place would most likely die without a chance of surviving.    

    

"Wang Xiao, I have seen countless corpses in the Lingshan Temple. The expressions of those dead people are almost identical to these people." Lver said in shock.    

    

Wang Xiao nodded his head: "That's right, it's indeed the same."    

    

"You've seen the bodies, too." Lver said.    

    

Wang Xiao nodded. "Yes, I have indeed seen those corpses, and I also know that the reason those people all died in an instant was because of the voice of the Taotie."    

    

Lver said: "Taotie are Ancient Times's Vicious Beast, they are extremely powerful, delicious people, and also have a lot of food. They once ate an entire country's population, and after the Divine Monarch made his move, after battling with the Taotie for a few days and nights, they finally subdued the Taotie. However, Divine Monarch believes that the Taotie was born from the heavens and the earth, and that its birth was also fate. Thus, he did not kill the Taotie, but only suppressed it. "    

    

The ancients all believed in superstition, and even the Divine Monarch was no exception. For example, the Five Clan, Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, had High Priests, Holy Maiden, and so on. The Taotie were all evil Vicious Beast, and all the experts of Ancient Times believed that the Taotie was born from between heaven and earth. The reason why the Taotie came to this world was because there were too many massacres in the world, and too many grievances and hatred, and because people were greedy and insatiable, the heavens wanted to punish the people of the Wasteland. Even if they were to kill the Taotie, new Taotie would continue to grow in this world.    

    

Divine Monarch also believed in heaven's will, so after battling with the Taotie for a few days and nights, he did not kill it but suppressed it.    

    

"Wang Xiao, I suspect …"    

    

Lver wanted to say something, but stopped himself. It was as if she wanted to say something, but it was inconvenient to say it.    

    

"Lver, say what you want to say." Wang Xiao said in a serious tone.    

    

Lver said: "Wang Xiao, I suspect that the Taotie is at the end of this path, do you remember the stone tablet that we saw previously, the words that Divine Monarch left behind on the stone tablet."    

    

"Of course I do." Wang Xiao nodded.    

    

Lver said: "I reckon that the danger mentioned by the Divine Monarch on the stone tablet should be the Taotie. He probably wants to inform the future generations that at the end of this lifeless path, the Vicious Beast that is suppressing the Ancient Times. If that's really the case, then this passage really does have a slim chance of survival. "    

    

Wang Xiao's expression was solemn.    

    

Listening to Lver's explanation, he felt that Lver's analysis was very logical. Maybe the end of this passage was really the Vicious Beast that was suppressing the Ancient Times. If it was really like that, then this dao would definitely have a slim chance of surviving. Divine Monarch did not lie, and did not deliberately mystify things.    

    

If it was any other type of danger, Wang Xiao might still have the guts to try it out. But when he thought about the Vicious Beast s in the Ancient Times, he was truly a little afraid.    

    

An expert at the level of the Divine Monarch s could only be suppressed and suppressed by him after expending a great deal of energy. But compared to the Divine Monarch, she and Lver were far too weak. Even if they couldn't compare to a hair on his head, they might not even have the chance to retaliate in front of the Taotie.    

    

Back then in the valley, with a low growl from the Taotie, it had killed countless people and shattered their souls. If it wasn't for Guang Yuanzi's presence, if it wasn't for Guang Yuanzi's powerful ability to resist the Taotie's roar, he and the little demon would have died without a doubt.    

    

Forward! To survive, to retreat, to have nothing, this was a difficult choice that Wang Xiao had to make.    

    

If he retreated, there would definitely be no danger. However, he would have nothing. If they continued forward, they would definitely meet Taotie s, and he and Lver would die in a graveless state. For a moment, Wang Xiao did not know what he should do.    

    

"Idiot, look at these dead people on the ground." Lver continued being surprised.    

    

What's wrong with Lver? Why did she get shocked, the corpses on the ground, other than showing painful and savage expressions, were just like the corpses she saw in the valley. There shouldn't be anything special about them, yet Lver was making a big fuss about it.    

    

"Idiot, take a closer look and see if there are any common features shared by these corpses." Lver continued.    

    

Wang Xiao looked carefully and finally saw it.    

    

He had only noticed the expressions on the faces of the dead, but had not noticed anything else. At this moment, when Wang Xiao carefully looked around, he discovered another similarity in their movements. In front of these people, they should be fleeing for their lives, so when they died, they were still fleeing in terror.    

    

"These people didn't die in the middle of their journey. They encountered a crisis at the end of the tunnel, so they turned around and ran away. They died along the way." Wang Xiao said.    

    

"Yes, indeed." Lver nodded.    

    

Looking at the corpses on the ground, Wang Xiao came to a general conclusion: it should be so. When these experts saw the dangerous object at the end of the tunnel, a group of people immediately ran out. Although they were desperate to escape, they still couldn't escape the danger. Finally, they all died in the tunnel.    

    

It was just that, what exactly did they see at the end of the tunnel that caused them to flee for their lives in such a panic? Wang Xiao was also unable to find out about all of this. If he wanted to find out, he would have to walk to the end of the tunnel to be able to unravel all of these mysteries.    

    

Lver looked at Wang Xiao, not knowing if she should continue walking. Ever since she had entered this place, he had always followed Wang Xiao's decisions. No matter what decision Wang Xiao made, Lver would always support his as usual, and never complain at all.    

    

After thinking about it, Wang Xiao clenched his fists tightly.    

    

Ka-cha! *    

    

Ka-cha! *    

    

As Wang Xiao clenched his fists, the sound of bones cracking could be heard.    

    

From the aura Wang Xiao's body was emitting, Lver could feel Wang Xiao's determination. She knew, Wang Xiao had definitely chosen to continue onward. Although he had not known Wang Xiao for long and even though he had not interacted with Wang Xiao for long, Lver understood him well.    

    

She knew that Wang Xiao was not a person who was afraid of death, nor was he someone who lacked the courage to take the risk. She knew, that the more desperate things got, the more unexpected Wang Xiao's decision would be. She had seen many experts, and countless of them had power that was even stronger than Wang Xiao. However, among the experts she knew, the majority of them were cowards. If they encountered such a choice, they would definitely choose to retreat. After all, they only had one life, and once they lost it, they would never be able to find it again.    

    

Once Wang Xiao decided to continue moving forward, she would also follow him. If Wang Xiao chose to retreat, she would choose to retreat, because if Wang Xiao chose to retreat, she alone wouldn't have the courage to continue forward.    

    

Wang Xiao's low and deep voice sounded out: "Lver, I have decided, go on ahead. If you are afraid, you can wait for me here, I will leave some food and water for you to eat.    

    

Although Wang Xiao had decided to continue forward, he did not want to implicate Lver, and the danger was unfathomable. The danger ahead was related to the life and death of the two of them, so Wang Xiao did not want to implicate Lver. If there was really danger, and if there really were Taotie s, then he would die alone, and would not implicate Lver.    

    

Lver never thought that Wang Xiao would actually make such a decision. Furthermore, Wang Xiao had treated him so well, he actually planned to leave all the food and water behind for him alone. These food and water were all precious, superior to elixirs, but Wang Xiao was not selfish at all.    

    

Wang Xiao continued: "Lver, I don't want to implicate you, so I made this decision. One day, which is around twenty-four hours, if I don't return after twenty-four hours, you can leave on your own. Don't worry about me, don't go inside to find me, and don't continue waiting for me either."    

0

    

Sigh!    

    

Sighing, Lver said: "Alright, then I'll wait here for you."    

    

Wang Xiao left some food and water for Lver before he turned around and left without looking back.    

    

"Idiot, take all of these food and water with you." Looking at Wang Xiao's leaving figure, Lver said.    

    

"No need, it's better if I leave it with you. I'm in an unfathomable and dangerous situation, so I'll leave it for you to handle." After he finished speaking, Wang Xiao continued to move forward, he never thought that he would actually have to walk alone.    

    

But since Lver had already decided to stay, then Wang Xiao no longer needed to force things. Wang Xiao was currently very conflicted. Since he wished for Lver to stay where he was and wait for him, instead of going out with him to take the risk, he also wished that Lver would go with him. The two of them wanted to help each other out to face all the dangers.    

    

In the past few days, Wang Xiao had become accustomed to having Lver by his side, accustomed to having Lver by his side. Now that he had suddenly lost Lver's company, he was really not used to it. Without her, he was really lonely and helpless.    

    

Forget it!    

    

Wang Xiao shook his head and decided not to think about Lver anymore. No one could accompany him for a lifetime. Maybe Lver was just a passerby in her life, she came in a hurry, and then she left in a hurry.