The group searched the dense bamboo forest for a long time without finding Leng Jinyu. They did encounter quite a few wild beasts and venomous snakes.
The bamboo forest was as dark as if it had just been dyed with ink. Only in sparse patches of bamboo leaves did the cold moonlight filter down, yet the forest remained utterly silent.
At this moment, Leng Ruo Li was consumed by anxiety, feeling as if she were about to explode. Her heart could no longer find peace.
Father, where are you?
Leng Ruo Li called out in her heart incessantly.
Just then, a figure shot out, startling the group greatly. Immediately, a behemoth appeared before Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mohan and the others.
"Holy shit!"
"What kind of monster is that, so huge?"
Leng Ruo Li exclaimed, shining her flashlight at the monster. Seeing its appearance, they all widened their eyes.
This monster had the body of a tiger, a plump pig's head, a pair of crescent-shaped fangs, green eyeballs, a goat's beard, and a dragon horn atop its head. Its body was twice the size of a tiger.
"Damn!"
"What kind of monster is this 'Liu Bu Xiang'?"
Leng Ruo Li had never seen such a creature in her two lifetimes.
"Woman, hurry! This thing eats people, it's fiercer than a tiger."
Jun Mohan reacted, scooped up Leng Ruo Li, and used his qinggong to fly towards a towering tree nearby. The guards followed closely behind the two, soaring towards the same tree.
In less than ten seconds, they had all arrived and stood steadily on the tree. The Liu Bu Xiang furiously chased them to the base of the tree, roaring and growling at them.
Looking at the monster below, they all frowned in unison.
"Jun Mohan, what do we do if this Liu Bu Xiang stays under the tree guarding us?"
Leng Ruo Li asked with great frustration, thinking: If all else fails, she would pull out a submachine gun from her system space and decisively shoot the monster to death.
After all, the search for Leng Jinyu could not be delayed. The longer she took to find him, the greater the danger he faced in this forest.
"In a moment, when it calms down, I will go down and lure it away. You take Ye Yi and the others to search for your father."
Jun Mohan's cold eyes narrowed, his gaze sharply fixed on the monster at the base of the tree.
"No, Your Highness, you cannot go down. Let your subordinate go and lure it away." Ye Yi spoke up first.
"Ye Yi, you must stay on the tree to protect His Highness and Miss Leng. Let me go and lure it away instead. Aside from Your Highness, my qinggong is the best among you all," Ye Er said, also stepping forward.
Subsequently, the guards on the tree began to argue amongst themselves, all eager to be the one to lure away the Liu Bu Xiang.
"All of you shut up! None of you are allowed to go down. Just protect Miss Leng properly, I will personally go and lure it away."
Jun Mohan commanded his subordinates loudly.
He had never considered sacrificing these subordinates who had followed him through life and death.
"Jun Mohan, you don't have to go down either. We can try to kill this Liu Bu Xiang on the tree."
Leng Ruo Li tugged at Jun Mohan's sleeve, stopping him from jumping off the tree.
Then, as if by magic, Leng Ruo Li pulled a submachine gun from her "sleeve." Disregarding their astonished looks, she expertly loaded it with bullets and unleashed a barrage of fire at the Liu Bu Xiang monster at the base of the tree, stunning Jun Mohan and the others.
"What is this thing now?"
Leng Ruo Li didn't have time to explain. She simply told them coldly, "This is my secret! No one is allowed to speak of it, or I, Leng Ruo Li, will not let them go, no matter how far they flee!"
As Leng Ruo Li spoke, her expression was like that of Satan emerging from hell, so sinister and terrifying that it sent shivers down their spines.
"Did you all hear Miss Leng? If any of you dare reveal her secret, I will be the first to not let you go!"
Jun Mohan's gaze swept over his subordinates with sharp, cold intensity.
"Miss Leng, rest assured! We would rather die than reveal your secret..." the guards said in unison.
"That's good, I believe you! Now, let's deal with the monster at the base of the tree."
Leng Ruo Li, afraid they would continue talking endlessly and waste time, immediately interrupted them.
The most urgent matter now was how to kill the monster at the base of the tree.
Leng Ruo Li's earlier barrage had alerted and angered the monster. It was now steadfastly guarding the base of the tree, roaring incessantly at them, and it could easily dodge her bullets.
At this point, after Leng Ruo Li interrupted their conversation, she unleashed another furious burst of fire at the monster. This time, the monster did not dodge her shots but instead blocked them with its body.
At that moment, Leng Ruo Li was astonished to discover that the bullets seemed unable to penetrate the monster's body.
This instantly stunned Leng Ruo Li. The monster's hide was tougher than modern bulletproof vests; it was simply unbelievable.
This gave her a great headache!
Jun Mohan, standing beside her, also noticed the problem.
"Don't worry, let's find its weakness first, then shoot it with this iron beast," Jun Mohan comforted Leng Ruo Li.
Leng Ruo Li also felt his words were reasonable. She couldn't continue shooting recklessly; she had to find its weakness.
Leng Ruo Li calmed down, her clear eyes meeting the monster's green eyes at the base of the tree. Her apricot eyes brightened, a flash of light crossing them as if she had thought of something.
Its weakness must be its pair of green eyes.
"Heh!"
Young lady has finally found your weakness. She immediately picked up her submachine gun and fired a shot at one of the monster's eyes. With a bang, the monster's eyeball immediately burst, causing it to roar even more furiously on the ground.
Indeed, the eyes were the weakness of this Liu Bu Xiang monster.
However, its other eye was not so easily hit because it had already raised its defenses against her.
Jun Mohan looked at the frantic monster below and suddenly said, "Its other eye probably can't be hit. Let me go down with my sword and blind its eye."
With that, Jun Mohan leaped to the ground, quickly using his qinggong to evade the monster's attacks. He darted back and forth in the air for dozens of rounds, tiring the monster until it collapsed on the ground. Jun Mohan immediately leaped onto its back, grabbed his long sword, and thrust it into the monster's remaining good eye. Thus, both of the monster's eyes were blinded by Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mohan.
The monster became frenzied again, thrashing wildly. Jun Mohan was thrown to the ground, making everyone on the tree hold their breath for him.
But at this moment, Jun Mohan discovered the monster's true weakness, located at its navel.
So, he leaped onto the monster's back again, riding it as it charged. He then retrieved a short dagger from his sleeve, tightly hugged the monster's belly, and stabbed the dagger into its navel. The monster let out a few loud cries of pain and collapsed to the ground, dying instantly.
Jun Mohan confirmed the monster was truly dead.
Everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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