blood contract

Eventually, unable to withstand the force of the strong wind, the trees were uprooted one by one and flew into the air.

The raised sand, rocks and dust forced the people below to mobilize all their energy to resist, but they were still blown to and fro; some people who could not stand firmly were blown away in an instant, and were sucked into the crack space while rolling.

"Hide somewhere quickly."

Dongfang Huiye shouted to Feng and others, then pulled Jiang Qingli into a crevice.

Wow, wow, wow—

Several strange birds covered in black flames flew out from the crack.

Each of them was huge in size, with a wingspan of several feet, and black flames constantly emitting from their blood-red eyes.

Everyone suddenly became more panicked.

"This, this, this is a Rift Crow?"

The Rift Crow is a bird that lives in wastelands and crevices.

They have unique and tenacious habits, and usually feed on carrion, fruits, insects, etc.

Their nests are usually built in tall old trees in crevices to protect themselves and their chicks from predators.

Although the Rift Crow is powerful, people are actually more afraid of the space rift.

"Quick, hide!"

“Help, ah!”

……

The scene was in chaos with people hiding and escaping.

The Rift Crow is extremely fast, and anyone who escapes even a little slower will be preyed upon and eaten by it.

Some people tried to resist the attack of the Rift Crows, but it all seemed futile.

Faced with their hard bodies, people could not resist for long before their sharp claws easily tore their flesh and blood apart, and then they rolled them into their mouths and swallowed them.

Every time it hunts, it is so fast and agile that it makes people terrified.

Even though everyone hid, the Crack Crows were still searching everywhere... One of them flew towards the crevice where Dongfang Huiye and Jiang Qingli were hiding.

Jiang Qingli was so scared that he kept trying to get into the cracks in the rocks, but the cracks were too narrow, so he squeezed in with Dongfang Huiye. Just as he was about to scream, Dongfang Huiye covered his mouth with his hand.

"Hush! Don't scare it."

Hearing the other party's calm and not at all flustered voice, Jiang Qingli felt an inexplicable sense of security and warmth in his heart.

Along the way, this man really protected her well as promised, and he was a trustworthy man.

"Yeah!" Jiang Qingli nodded quickly, not daring to make a sound.

Because the two of them were so close, Higashikazu could feel this soft body trembling.

Black flames continued to emerge from the Rift Crow. Even though they were far away, they could still feel the terrifying devouring power.

Dongfang Huiye slowly put down the hand that was covering Jiang Qingli's mouth, stared at the rift crow flying towards them, and clenched the spear in his hand tightly, ready to attack at any time.

His firm gaze and his three-dimensional profile, which was chiseled with a knife, made Jiang Qingli feel dazed.

In this cold and ruthless world, there is still someone who protects her with all his heart, even if it is just a business agreement... This makes her originally frozen heart feel an indescribable warmth... Even the way she looks at him becomes gentle.

At this moment, she seemed to have forgotten everything around her, with only the breath between the two of them intertwining in the air.

Huchi!

The sound of the Rift Crow flapping its wings was getting closer and closer, and the huge beak was about to rush towards them.

'call'--

Xiaohua blew the bone flute again.

When the Rift Crow heard the sound, it suddenly turned around, flew away from here and attacked other people.

Seeing the rift crow fly away, Higashikazu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he was also curious. It was impossible for the rift crow to break through the rift in the ruins and come here by itself, so it must have been manipulated by humans.

The fog in the area was dispersed by the strong wind, and the spiritual sense was naturally able to scan the area.

There was a gleam in Dongfang Huiye's eyes, and his spiritual sense penetrated the woods and the stream... and soon he found a little girl standing on a high platform.

She clapped her hands and laughed non-stop. A strange pendant on her chest was suspended in the air, emitting a faint halo, and her aura seemed extraordinary.

Who is she? She didn't seem to have any ill will towards them, but instead seemed to be helping them.

At that time, Dian and Feng also realized that it was Xiaohua who did this, and they couldn't help but exclaimed,

"is her!!!"

whoosh-

A boy of the same age suddenly appeared next to the little girl.

"Xiaohua, why are you teasing me with this again!"

The boy was wearing a light blue short jacket over a grey coarse linen coat with a few leaves of grass embroidered on the collar. His hair was tied into a small bun with a simple piece of cloth.

"Xiao Cao! Why are you here?"

Xiaohua was surprised that Xiaocao, who had just been sending messages to urge him, had arrived here from the other side of the mountain in just a short while.

"Alas! If you don't come, I don't know what you're going to do with this place."

The boy named Xiaocao took out a bone flute similar to Xiaohua's bone flute from his arms as he spoke.

Just as he was about to blow it, Xiaohua stopped him.

"Come on, Xiaocao. I really wasn't fooling around this time. I was helping those older brothers!"

She pointed at several men hiding in the cracks in the rocks.

"Hey, judging from their strength, I don't think they need your help!"

"Ah! You, you actually saw everything..."

"With such a big commotion, it's hard not to attract my attention, okay!"

Xiaocao's expression was calm and he spoke in a serious manner.

"Oh!" Xiaohua then realized why Xiaocao urged her.

"So you urged me to do this because you didn't want me to get involved in their affairs!"

"if not!"

"..."

Xiaocao's indifferent character made Xiaohua pout. She put her hands on her hips and said angrily:

"After all, it's all because you urged me. I don't care. Either you help me or don't worry about anything!"

He was blamed for no apparent reason.

Xiao Cao asked: "...Why do you want to help them?"

"Because I promised them that I would take them to find the master!"

"Hey, I want to hear the truth!"

"…Uh, that big brother is a very nice person."

"..."

This is definitely not what Xiaohua said!

Xiaocao stared at her without blinking, which made Xiaohua's heart beat fast.

"...My elder brother said that I am cute..."

When she said the last word, Xiaohua almost buried her head in her chest.

" (﹁“﹁) ..." Xiaocao looked over and saw that they all looked very handsome.

When will this junior sister who only cares about looks develop some brains?

"Will you help me?" Xiaohua stomped her feet heavily.

Hey! Xiao Cao was speechless, who made this stupid girl her junior sister?

He put his bone flute to his lips and blew.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——

As the bone flute sounded, the Rift Crows seemed to have received some kind of instruction and attacked the place where the other group was hiding.

……

After a while, only a few relatively strong people were left in the group of bounty hunters.

If this continues, the Rift Crow's attack will lose its meaning.

call--

Xiao Cao blew the bone flute again, and the crows flew into the cracks...

When the last rift crow sank into the rift, there was a loud 'boom' and the space rift suddenly closed, and the sky instantly returned to silence.