213: A woman as cold as a snake

Everyone pulled out their weapons; some deliberately clashed their swords and knives together, producing a harsh metallic scraping sound.

Qin Yunlong didn't want to cause trouble and threatened, "Are you trying to pick a fight with our Tulip?"

Tulip was famous far and wide, but the big man opposite them didn't buy it: "What 'Tulip' nonsense? We only recognize Lord Cold Blade. Get out of the way, or our Lord will wipe you out."

Han Huohuo was eating melon seeds when he suddenly froze. He never expected to encounter Cold Blade's people here.

He couldn't help but take a few more glances at the opposing team. In the middle of their group was an extremely luxurious carriage, pulled by eight Black Mountain Goats. The carriage was carved with painted phoenixes, looking exceptionally noble.

Han Huohuo muttered, "Are they sending people to the Northwest secretly via this road?"

"What are they doing in the Northwest?"

The two sides argued more and more fiercely, no longer caring about keeping quiet. Just as they were about to fight, the ground suddenly shook, and stones rolled down from the mountaintop. Both groups immediately panicked.

Those rolling stones soon grew hands and feet, waving their stone fists as they charged over.

Unexpectedly, the fierce argument between the two convoys attracted the stone monsters.

Han Huohuo quickly checked their attributes.

"Stone Element: An elemental spirit born from stone, can be cultivated and trained, Fifth Tier."

"Combat Power: Strength 50, Defense 50, Stamina 60, Intelligence 10."

"Special Skills: Stone escape: Can disappear into stone. Elemental creature, ignores morale debuffs. Hard Armor, 50% physical damage reduction."

"Drop: Fine Stone"

"Chance Drop: High-Grade Fine Stone"

Seeing that they were only Fifth Tier creatures, Han Huohuo didn't take them seriously, but everyone else panicked. At a glance, hundreds of stone elements rolled down from the mountaintop and charged down.

Even if an ordinary caravan encountered stone elements, it would only be a few, or a dozen at most. They had never seen so many. Were the stone elements holding a meeting here?

The two sides stopped arguing and began to defend against the stone monsters on both sides of the cliff. Arrows began to fly.

However, these monsters had extremely high immunity to physical attacks; arrows shot at them bounced off and fell to the ground.

"Magicians, quickly!"

The magicians chanted spells, and large fireballs began to shoot at the stone monsters. Some archers quickly switched to magic arrows.

But the stone monsters were too numerous, and ranged attacks clearly couldn't stop them. They rolled down extremely fast, getting closer and closer. Everyone could already see the hideous features of the stone monsters.

Han Huohuo also stood up and couldn't help but take out his Ice Blade.

They were about to engage in close combat.

The front curtain of the luxurious carriage opposite suddenly lifted, and a masked person emerged. Looking at her graceful figure, she should be a woman.

She stood in the driver's seat, opened her mouth, and let out a sharp whistle into the valley, releasing a wave-like attack in all directions.

The closest stone elements on the hillside to her instantly turned into dust, crumbling into fragments, and many fine stones fell onto the ground.

The might of a single roar.

No one knew what kind of magic it was.

The remaining stone elements panicked. Although their morale was high, they were spiritual beings after all and understood a fight to the death. They immediately disappeared into the Stone Mountain, no longer daring to show themselves.

The woman returned to the carriage, then quietly said a few words to the big man who had rushed over, and closed the curtain.

The big man nodded repeatedly. He no longer argued with Qin Yunlong, probably having received an order to back down. He waved his hand, directing the convoy to drive past the Tulip caravan.

Qin Yunlong and his people were also injured by the whistling sound just now, with bleeding from their ears and noses, and were very panicked.

These whistling sounds were not originally aimed at them, but the power released unintentionally was already too much for these guards to bear.

The eight Black Mountain Goats were exceptionally majestic, treading on the rocks as if on flat ground, pulling the noble person past. As they passed Han Huohuo's cargo truck, a sound of "eh" came from inside.

Han Huohuo stared unceremoniously into the carriage, feeling a cold gaze shoot back at him simultaneously; clearly, he had been noticed too.

This cold aura didn't feel human at all; Han Huohuo even felt the temperature drop by several degrees.

The two carriages passed each other. Han Huohuo still had to go to Ten Thousand Snakes Valley, so he naturally wouldn't cause more trouble, and the noble person opposite seemed to have the same thought.

After they had gone far away.

Qin Yunlong also looked exhausted, slumping onto the carriage. The psychological pressure just now was simply too immense.

"Who was that?"

"A bit terrifying!"

Hua Mulan quietly said to Han Huohuo, "That was also a Second-Tier Hero, just like you."

Han Huohuo rubbed his nose, "Why do I feel like that guy just now wasn't human?"

Hua Mulan asked strangely, "Then what was it?"

Han Huohuo couldn't help but say, "It felt like the aura of a snake, cold and cruel."

Mu Jiu didn't believe him, pouting, "Perhaps it was a beautiful snake? Why were you staring at that young girl?"

Han Huohuo: "......"

While the few of them were talking.

Qin Yunlong began to direct the convoy to continue forward. He worried that the indiscriminate magic attack just now might have harmed Han Huohuo and his two noble guests. He looked from afar and saw that the three of them were full of vigor, completely unharmed, and his heart stirred, finally realizing that these three guys also seemed quite unusual.

This was Han Huohuo's first meeting with a Hero under Cold Blade's command.

Through the Hero's strength, one could know the Lord's strength. This Cold Blade fellow definitely had some tricks up his sleeve.

Han Huohuo became vigilant.

However, Han Huohuo couldn't understand why Cold Blade would send his Hero to the Northwest at this time. Could it be related to him?

After leaving Stone Valley, it was smooth sailing all the way.

After another day's journey, they finally crossed Qiong Ridge.

As soon as the convoy exited Qiong Ridge, they smelled a strong scent of blood. Looking out from the carriage, there were bones everywhere, and even the soil had turned red.

Qin Yunlong came over to inform Han Huohuo and the two others, "Three guests, our destination is Blackstone Fortress. Do you also wish to go there first?"

"Yes, we're also going to Blackstone Fortress. Just take us there, and you don't need to worry about us anymore."

"Good!"

Qin Yunlong breathed a sigh of relief. Before setting off, Yan Yun had instructed him to take good care of the three noble guests, and he had been worried that these few might have some special requests, but unexpectedly, they were so easy to talk to.

The Tulip convoy drove silently on the road.

The black and red land was stained with blood, the trees were burned, and charred wood was everywhere. Not even crows could survive; looking up at the sky, there wasn't a single bird.

Mu Jiu was the most shocked; she couldn't help but sigh, "When I was studying, the books said the Southwest was a fertile land, the most habitable place, with a mild climate and lush vegetation, a place like paradise. How could it have turned into this?"

"This is war!"