DipNovel Chapter 27 Did the Forbidden Woman give birth to you?
Chapter 27 Did the Forbidden Woman give birth to you?
Qin Yuan looked down at the newborn, white-haired, green-eyed baby in his arms. The little guy seemed to be very dependent on him, one little hand tightly gripping the front of his clothes, the other little finger pointing in the direction of a deep tunnel, making childish "ooh ooh ooh" sounds, as if he was guiding something.
"Alright, my good boy, I'll listen to you. Dad will take you to find your unreliable fat uncle, your unlucky uncle who always has bad luck, and your pretentious bald uncle." Qin Yuan weighed the little guy in his arms, who didn't seem to weigh much, and muttered to himself as he stepped into the dark passageway.
Since this little rice dumpling is quite intelligent and seems to sense this place, following its guidance might help us find Wuxie and the others more quickly.
The passageway was deathly silent, save for his soft footsteps and the occasional babbling of the little one in his arms. The light from the apophyll was blocked behind him, leaving only pure darkness ahead, but fortunately, Qin Yuan's night vision allowed him to see clearly.
After walking for about a few minutes, Qin Yuan suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from behind, and the hair on the back of his neck stood on end! He almost instinctively slid to the side.
Swish!
A sharp claw, carrying a foul stench, grazed his back and slammed into the stone wall beside him, leaving several deep marks!
Qin Yuan turned around abruptly and saw two ugly sea monkeys covered in slippery scales staring at him with their murky eyes in the darkness, emitting low growls.
Judging from their condition, they don't seem to have come from outside. They seem more like experimental subjects that were originally trapped in some area of this underwater tomb and have been wandering around here for who knows how many years.
"Damn it, they won't leave!" Qin Yuan's eyes turned cold. He was about to flick his finger blade to deal with these two troublesome people when he suddenly felt another cold aura coming from the front of the tunnel!
He turned his head and his heart sank. Not far ahead, a familiar, pale figure with tangled long hair was slowly emerging from the shadows, blocking his path!
A pincer attack from both sides!
Qin Yuan took a deep breath, hugged the little rice dumpling in his arms tighter, and prepared to concentrate his strength to break through one side first. The mutated finger blades appeared and disappeared at his fingertips, gleaming with a dangerous cold light.
Just as tensions were rising, the little white-furred dumpling in his arms suddenly raised its head and let out a low, childish growl at the two sea monkeys in front and behind and the forbidden woman.
"Awooooo—!"
The sound wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the quiet passageway.
An astonishing scene unfolded!
The two sea monkeys, which had been baring their ferocious expressions and were about to pounce, froze upon hearing the low growl. A clear look of fear and hesitation appeared in their cloudy eyes, and they instinctively took a half-step back!
Even the Forbidden Woman, devoid of reason and filled only with resentment, froze for a moment as if she were intimidated by some higher-level being!
Qin Yuan looked down in surprise and saw the little guy in his arms still clutching his clothes with a "I'm awesome" expression on his face. He immediately laughed.
He reached out and ruffled the little guy's soft, snow-white hair, exclaiming with delight, "Hey! You little rascal, not bad! You didn't waste Daddy's precious bead! You already know how to protect Daddy? Not bad, not bad!"
The more he looked at the little dumpling, the more pleasing it seemed to him. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It needs a name. Although you're my good boy now, who knows how many years you've lived... Hmm, let's call you Qin Jiu, the 'Jiu' of 'long-lasting,' how about that?"
The little rice dumpling seemed to understand. Its big, bright green eyes curved into crescents, and it let out a soft giggle. It rubbed its little head against Qin Yuan's palm, clearly accepting the name.
With Qin Jiu as their unexpected talisman, the journey became exceptionally smooth. Whether it was the occasional sea monkey or the wandering forbidden woman, they all kept their distance after sensing the aura emanating from Qin Jiu, daring not to approach. Qin Yuan carried Qin Jiu, and they walked unimpeded to the end of the passageway.
As Qin Yuan stepped out of the exit, he felt his foot slip and plunged into knee-deep water with a splash. He steadied himself and looked around.
This is an extremely vast underground space, resembling a huge cave with a high ceiling hidden in darkness. Scattered on the water's surface are several strangely shaped stone sculptures, like crouching monkeys.
In the center of the space stands a huge stone tablet, seemingly covered with densely packed characters. Most striking are the eight tightly closed stone doors evenly distributed on the surrounding rock walls of this circular space, their ancient style exuding mystery.
Besides the door Qin Yuan had just walked out of, there was another stone door that was open.
"Damn it! They ran pretty fast, they're already inside. I remember that was a dead end door." Qin Yuan slapped his forehead, somewhat helplessly.
He dared not delay, and carrying Qin Jiu, he followed her into the open door to death without stopping.
The passageway behind the door noticeably narrowed, and a more stale smell filled the air. While not completely impassable, it already felt somewhat cramped and oppressive.
Qin Yuan glanced at Qin Jiu, who was clinging tightly to him and curiously looking around, then looked at the narrow passage ahead, the length of which seemed endless, and a thought struck him. He whispered to Qin Jiu, "My good son, hold on tight to Dad."
Having said that, he subtly moved his mind, and his ten fingers instantly transformed, sharp nails popping out. He leaped upwards, his claws piercing the stone ceiling above him as easily as cutting through tofu! Then, he used his waist and abdomen to push off, bending his legs, and as if freed from the constraints of gravity, he hung steadily upside down below the ceiling!
Qin Jiu seemed to find this very amusing. Instead of being afraid, she excitedly babbled a couple of times and clung even tighter to the ground with her little hands and feet.
Without further hesitation, Qin Yuan used both hands and feet, moving swiftly forward along the ceiling of the passage like a lizard slithering along a rock face! This method was far faster and more energy-efficient than running through the narrow passage.
After walking quickly forward for a while, I could vaguely hear familiar noises coming from ahead.
"...Fatty, don't you dare push me! This place is so cramped!"
"Nonsense! If we don't push you faster, are we waiting for this wall to crush us into meat patties?!"
"Hey bro! Hey bro, you gotta think of something!"
Then, Qin Yuan saw one figure after another in the passage below, using their hands and feet to brace themselves against the walls on both sides, struggling to climb upwards in a rather disheveled manner.
Seeing this, Qin Yuan quickened his pace, approaching them silently upside down like a ghost.
However, he had only peeked halfway out of the shadows above them, and before he could even speak—
"Holy crap!! The Forbidden Woman!! She's up there!!!" Wu Xie looked up and met a pair of vertical pupils that glowed faintly in the darkness, and a figure hanging upside down, holding a white shadow in her arms. She was so frightened that she screamed!
Fatty Wang looked up, paused for two seconds, then burst out cursing, "Damn it! Little Blackie! Are you a bat?! You're so scary! And what's that thing in your arms?! A white-haired monster?!"
Zhang Qiling's hand, which had been resting on the hilt of the Black Gold Ancient Sword, slowly loosened upon recognizing Qin Yuan. His lips twitched almost imperceptibly, and a rare look of speechlessness appeared on his usually composed face.
Qin Yuan looked down at the group of people who were still in shock, especially Wu Xie, who looked like he was about to cry, and smiled helplessly.
"Stop yelling, the wall is closing up, hurry up and climb. I just saw a hole dug out ahead, let's find shelter there." He casually patted the dust off his clothes, then weighed Qin Jiu, who was curiously looking at everyone, in his arms. "Also, this isn't the white-haired monster, this is my newly adopted son, Qin Jiu."
Fatty, Zhang Qiling, and Wu Xie, who had just climbed up, all fell silent as they looked at Qin Yuan and the exquisitely beautiful yet eerily strange baby in his arms.
"You... just had a venomous woman give birth to one for you while it was still hot?"