Douluo: Solo Leveling

 What should a level 20 soul master do when he encounters a level 80 soul master?

  What can he do? Just lie down.

  Cheng Xiao doesn't think that his current strength can deal with a soul master, so he might as well give up resistance.

  Seeing Cheng Xiao give up struggling, the man flashed to Cheng Xiao's side and grabbed Cheng Xiao's collar. Cheng Xiao's eyes blurred and he was thrown in front of the two girls.

  "I have something to ask you, why are you running?" The man smiled.

  "Ha, ha ha. Senior is really a joker." Cheng Xiao fell on his buttocks, grinned for a while, stood up and patted his buttocks, and said awkwardly: "You want to take me down just because of a disagreement, how can I not run? My elders said that no one can be trusted in the Star Dou Great Forest."

  The man did not comment. The boy in front of him was right. He thought he was not a big villain, but the two sides did not know each other, so it was normal for him to be a little defensive.

  "I ask you, how long have you been hiding here?" the man asked.

  Why do you ask this? Cheng Xiao couldn't guess the other party's purpose for a moment, so he said randomly: "Less than half a day..."

  "Half a day?" The man's eyes gradually became a little subtle. He raised his hand and pointed to the huge crystal tree in the distance that reached the sky: "Then this tree was like this when you came?"

  Shit! Cheng Xiao's heart skipped a beat. How should he answer?

  Should he go along with what the other party said and say that it was like this when he came?

  No!

  You can't frame the crystal bear, right? The crystal bear's ability to crystallize can only last for about a day. People can roughly calculate it by waiting until the next day! What's more, there are no traces of soul beasts nearby. If there are soul beasts here, how could he be safe hiding here before? There are loopholes everywhere!

  Tell the truth?

  Do you think he has two hands too many?

  He is not sure whether the external soul bone is completely integrated. If it is just initially absorbed like Tang San, he can cut off his hand and take it away!

  The external soul bone is more precious than the other six soul bones. The soul master's desire for the external soul bone is only slightly less than that of the 100,000-year soul ring, and Soul Douluo is no exception!

  Even if the other party is not interested, doesn't he still have two daughters? The left palm bone combined with the netherworld stab, just think about it and it feels very suitable!

  It's not okay to tell lies, and it's more dangerous to tell the truth!

  In a flash, Cheng Xiao's brain turned wildly, and suddenly thought of the seven people he killed, and almost blurted out: "No, this was done by my elders."

  "Elder?" The man raised his eyebrows.

  "We encountered a three thousand year old crystal bear before. After the elders killed it, they got a right arm bone!"

  Cheng Xiao's mind raced, and he raised his bloody left hand: "Then suddenly a Terrorclaw Bear rushed out to attack us, and the flying stones injured me. My elders had no choice but to take me to hide here to heal my wounds. Then my seventh uncle absorbed the right arm bone, and when he tried the soul bone skills, he turned this tree into crystal."

  "Right arm bone?" The man glanced at Cheng Xiao's left hand and rubbed his chin. He always felt that he had missed something: "Where are your elders? Why did they leave you alone here?"

  "My elders said that the Terrorclaw Bear went crazy, so they went to test the waters. They let me hide here."

  Zhu Zhuyun sneered: "That's not what you said just now. Didn't you go ahead and let you catch up? Now you are asking you to hide here?"

  Zhu Zhuqing hugged his forearm, leaned against a tree beside him with a cold face, looked at Cheng Xiao indifferently, and said nothing, like a piece of ice sculpture without any temperature.

  Cheng Xiao glanced at the man, and then swept his eyes over the two sisters and others, and then whispered: "Isn't it because you have more people? I'm just a soul master, how dare I compete with you for a place?"

  "..." That's right.

  The man pondered for a moment, still without dispelling that doubt, and said: "You just stay here, nothing. You are just a soul master, it's not safe to go out alone, it makes us look overbearing, wait for your elders to come back to pick you up before leaving!"

  Is he really kind? Or does he want to wait for the "elders" to come back and take the right arm bone? Cheng Xiao is not sure, and he must be on guard.

  But there is no room for Cheng Xiao to refuse. If he really shows that he is in a hurry to leave, he might be exposed immediately. A little soul master is in a hurry to break into a dangerous forest. No matter how you think about it, it's not right!

  "Thank you, senior." Cheng Xiao chose to lie down and let it be.

  "Dad, you are being kind again." Zhu Zhuyun curled his lips and muttered.

  The man glared at Zhu Zhuyun with a slightly reproachful but doting look.

  "Okay, okay!" Zhu Zhuyun turned her head and stretched, her two pale cheeks looked even more ferocious, then she pointed to the opposite side and said, "This side is ours, that's your place, don't come over if you have nothing to do!"

  Cheng Xiao shrugged, then moved away from them and rested on the side. Only then did he have time to pay more attention to Zhu Zhuqing who had been silent.

  Compared with Zhu Zhuyun, Zhu Zhuqing was much shorter, but her figure was not much worse, and her temperament was more indifferent, with long black hair draped over her shoulders and cold white skin, which added a bit of coldness.

  She was always alone, never talked and never showed any emotional fluctuations, with a cold look, enough to make anyone who wanted to get close to her retreat.

  Is this the one who practiced the most hardworking among the Shrek Seven Devils?

  In the original novel, this girl's innate soul power was level 7, but when she entered Shrek more than five years later, she reached level 27. Her cultivation was not slow. If she didn't have some perseverance, it would be difficult to achieve this level of cultivation speed.

  Unfortunately, no matter how much she practiced, it was difficult to catch up with her sister. Zhu Zhuyun practiced for seven years longer than her, and now she is estimated to be level 40. The first-mover advantage cannot be changed by hard work.

  Cheng Xiao was thinking, and suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to feel something, turned her head, and her eyes suddenly met Cheng Xiao's.

  Still so cold, her eyes never moved away, Zhu Zhuqing looked straight at Cheng Xiao, but did not question him.

  Cheng Xiao was defeated, the corners of his mouth twitched, revealing a hint of apology, and then his eyes wandered away.

  Time slipped away bit by bit, Cheng Xiao went through what happened just now in his mind many times, and felt that there were no obvious loopholes in his words.

  Lies are easy to be exposed, but half-truths can fool people. His words should be stable for a while.

  But the longer the time is delayed, the greater the possibility of problems.

  After all, he has no so-called "elders", so how can he wait for someone to come back to pick him up?

  After thinking for a while, Cheng Xiao gradually showed an anxious look, looking outside from time to time.

  Zhu Mo, the father of the Zhu sisters, has been observing Cheng Xiao's every move. When Cheng Xiao showed anxiety, he seemed to be thinking about something, raised the corners of his mouth, and began to close his eyes and take a nap.

  As night fell, the bonfire lit up. The Zhu family set up several tents and took turns to keep watch. Cheng Xiao also set up the tent, but he looked anxious and could not fall asleep.

  Until late at night, Cheng Xiao took this opportunity to greet the night watchman and walked outside tentatively. His face was gloomy and he was hesitating whether to take the opportunity to escape. Now was the perfect time...

  "You want to escape?"

  Suddenly, a cold voice like an ice spring sounded from behind him.

  Cheng Xiao was startled and almost scared to death. He turned around suddenly and saw Zhu Zhuqing standing not far behind him with a cold look.

  "Hiss, what are you doing? Do you know that scaring people can scare people to death? I almost lost my soul because of you." Especially

  since he had a dirty secret in his heart... Cheng Xiao was furious, but also a little relieved. Fortunately, he hesitated for a while, otherwise this girl would yell and expose himself before he was exposed.

  "I just came out to pee! Why are you running away? I didn't do anything, why should I run away?"

  Zhu Zhuqing didn't respond, but tilted her head, as if thinking about the truth of Cheng Xiao's words.

  Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing didn't continue, Cheng Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and then pretended to be angry and said: "What? Why are you still standing here? Do you want to see more!?"

  Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing turned back immediately.

  Seeing this, Cheng Xiao wiped the slightly fine beads of sweat on his forehead, and actually peed, but he didn't dare to think about running away anymore.

  After being scared, his mind became extremely clear.     Even if he ran, he couldn't get far. A bunch of agility attack spirit masters could catch him even if he ran for a quarter of an hour. It seemed that he was allowed to run freely, but there were not many choices he could make.

  Cheng Xiao went back to the tent.

  The next morning, Cheng Xiao packed up the tent early. When Zhu Mo came out, he came to him and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you for your protection yesterday. My elders haven't come back for a day. I'm afraid something has happened. I can't sit here anymore. I want to find them, so I came to say goodbye to you."

  Zhu Mo twisted his slightly stiff neck and said, "It's just right. We are also going to leave. It's not safe for you to be alone. Why don't we go together? It would be better if we can meet your elders in the forest. If not, we will take you out after we hunt down the spirit beast."

  Cheng Xiao's expression froze. So kind? If he wasn't in the Xingdou Great Forest, Cheng Xiao would have doubted whether he had traveled through time again and arrived in a beautiful world where people help each other.

  "Yes. Thank you, senior."

  Zhu Mo certainly wouldn't be so kind, but only he knew what he was thinking...

  After everyone packed up, they walked towards the mixed area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest together.

  Along the way, Zhu Mo did not rush recklessly with the strength of a Soul Douluo, but was quite careful and cautiously avoided various soul beasts.

  In theory, with his strength, he didn't need to do so. Unless it was a soul beast over 80,000 years old, it would be difficult to pose a big threat to him.

  Zhu Mo pointed and pointed as he walked, teaching his two daughters by example, and told them some things to pay attention to when entering the Star Dou Great Forest.

  "If you are not strong enough, you must be careful. Before you meet the target, hide as much as you can, and don't kill soul beasts along the way. If the bloody smell is strong, it is easy to provoke a more powerful soul beast. If there is really no way to hide, it will not be too late to kill it if it is targeted by a soul beast..." Zhu Mo warned his two daughters.

  "I know, Dad." Zhu Zhuyun nodded, but judging from her slightly frivolous tone, it was obvious that she didn't take it to heart.

  Zhu Zhuqing was still so cold, just nodded silently, and never said anything.

  Cheng Xiao silently watched the scene of the loving father and filial daughter. Her expression moved and fell on Zhu Zhuqing's slightly lonely back. She couldn't help but complain: "This father is a little biased."

  When Zhu Mo taught them, his eyes fell more on the eldest daughter Zhu Zhuyun. Zhu Zhuqing seemed to be a foil and was not taken too seriously.

  No wonder, Zhu Zhuyun was 17 years old and 40 levels. This talent is not top-notch, but it is really good. If nothing unexpected happens, the eldest daughter will definitely be the future Queen of Xingluo, and it will be difficult for Zhu Zhuqing to turn defeat into victory.

  It is understandable to be biased.

  Halfway through the journey, everyone stopped to rest. Cheng Xiao took the opportunity to go to the river to fetch water. When he came back, he pinched his stiff cheeks, immediately pretended to be excited, and found Zhu Mo: "Senior, I, my elders are probably nearby! I'm going to find them!"

  "Huh? How did you know?"

  Cheng Xiao quickly took out something: "I just saw this thing by the river. This is my uncle Dai's thing!"

  "Oh?" Zhu Mo took it, and it turned out to be a Spirit Hall mercenary token.

  Zhu Mo suddenly had a flash of inspiration, as if he remembered something, and asked: "What is your elder's name?"

  "My uncle Dai is Dai Chong, a soul master, and there are seven people in their team..."

  Both parties introduced themselves when they were hired before, so Cheng Xiao said it without any pause.

  If it weren't for the fact that the purpose of saying the spirit was too obvious, Cheng Xiao would have wanted to tell Zhu Mo the spirits of Dai Chong and others to increase credibility.

  "Let's go, follow and look." Zhu Mo stood up, not even planning to rest.

  Then, Zhu Mo dispersed everyone to find people, and they moved forward at a very slow speed.

  After a while, the people who had dispersed came back one after another, and they all shook their heads to indicate that they had not found anyone. Suddenly, after one person came back, he came directly to Zhu Mo and whispered a few words.

  "Really?" Zhu Mo narrowed his eyes.

  The man bowed to indicate that he dared not speak nonsense.

  Zhu Mo's eyes fell on Cheng Xiao, but he only saw Cheng Xiao's face full of expectation. He frowned and pursed his lips and said, "Lead the way."

  "Senior, have you found our elders?" Cheng Xiao pretended to be surprised.

  Zhu Mo was silent.

  Under the leadership of that person, the route was finally no longer aimless, but went straight in the direction where Cheng Xiao had ambushed Dai Chong and others before.

  The closer Cheng Xiao got, the faster his heart beat. Success or failure depended on this move, but he knew that this was the most critical moment and he could not reveal any flaws, so he forced himself to calm down and showed an excited and anxious look.

  It was quite a test of acting skills. Cheng Xiao felt that he should have gone to the Film Academy in his previous life.

  Suddenly, Cheng Xiao seemed to sense something, and when he looked up, his eyes met Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes. Zhu Zhuqing didn't look away for a long time. Her obsidian eyes were like cat's eyes in the dark, which made him panic.

  For some reason, Cheng Xiao's heart trembled, and he felt absurd as if he was "seen through by this girl". He didn't dare to look at her anymore, and looked away as if nothing had happened.

  "Calm down, calm down! She has an ice face! It's impossible to see through her!" Cheng Xiao kept comforting himself and threw the straight eyes out of his mind.

  Finally, they arrived at the place, and what came into view was a mess. Several corpses were almost unrecognizable, and the body of the crystal bear was gone. Cheng Xiao held his breath and was overjoyed.

  It's time to show off his acting skills!

  Cheng Xiao was "struck by lightning" and his face turned pale. He staggered and fell on a bitten and incomplete corpse. Tears burst out and then the sound of wailing resounded through the forest.

  "Uncle Qi, you died so tragically!"

  A man came to Zhu Mo and respectfully handed the collected items to Zhu Mo: "The mercenaries registered in the Spirit Hall, the captain is Dai Chong, the identities of the other few are... They should have been ambushed, and someone else made up the knife. It seems that he is an old hand at black-eating black."

  "Have you found it?" Zhu Mo's eyes were like lightning.

  The man shook his head: "No, the right arm of one corpse is missing."