Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Happy times are always short-lived, and Lin Hao had to return to the city. Before leaving, he told Lin Ze, "Brother, you have to take good care of yourself and Xueyao."

Lin Ze raised his eyebrows, "Don't worry about this, kid, just take care of yourself."

Lin Hao touched his nose, he knew he had crossed the line.

When Lin Hao left, Lin Ze packed half a basket of rice, flour and meat for him, but Lin Ze himself had no plans to go home.

One day, while practicing, Lin Ze suddenly felt a strong demonic energy. He was startled and immediately took Xue Yao to the source of the demonic energy. When they arrived, they found a huge wolf demon fighting a wild leopard.

Lin Ze's eyes narrowed. He had never seen this wolf demon before, and the aura it exuded was extremely powerful. He told Xue Yao to stay away, then drew his sword and rushed forward.

The wolf demon sensed someone approaching and turned its head sharply, staring at Lin Ze with its blood-red eyes. It opened its mouth and let out a low roar, with saliva dripping from the corners of its mouth.

Lin Ze was not afraid at all, he flashed and stabbed the wolf demon with the sword in his hand. However, the wolf demon was very fast and easily avoided the attack.

The two engaged in a fierce battle, with sword shadows intersecting and demonic energy overflowing. Suddenly, the wolf demon saw the opportunity and pounced on Lin Ze, with its sharp claws about to tear his throat.

Lin Ze dodged sideways and swung his sword at the wolf demon's hind legs.

The wolf demon felt pain and its movements became slow.

Lin Ze took the opportunity to move forward and stabbed the wolf demon in the abdomen with a sword.

The wolf demon roared and struggled hard, but eventually fell to the ground.

Lin Ze breathed a sigh of relief and was about to turn around to look for Xue Yao, but suddenly he felt a gust of wind coming.

He had no time to dodge and was blown away by the force.

Lin Ze fell heavily to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood.

He looked up and saw a figure slowly approaching.

It turned out to be another even bigger wild leopard!

This wild leopard was more ferocious than the previous one, and its eyes were full of murderous intent. Lin Ze stood up with difficulty and clenched the sword in his hand. He knew that he had to face this wild leopard, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

Xueyao saw this scene not far away and was extremely anxious. She wanted to help, but she knew that her strength was far from enough. She decided to find a safe place to hide first, and then find a way to save Lin Ze.

Lin Ze took a deep breath and rushed towards the wild leopard. He swung his sword with all his strength and started a life-and-death struggle with the wild leopard. However, the wild leopard was too powerful and Lin Ze gradually lost the upper hand.

Just when Lin Ze thought he was going to die, he suddenly felt a strange power surge in his body. This power made his body light and agile, and his sword skills became more and more fierce. Lin Ze took advantage of the situation to launch a counterattack and stabbed the wild leopard in the vitals.

The wild leopard screamed and fell to the ground. Lin Ze finally won. He panted and looked at the dead wild leopard, his heart full of doubts. Where did this mysterious power come from? He remembered the spiritual fruit he had eaten before. Could it be its effect?

Lin Ze decided to study this spiritual fruit carefully after returning to see if it has other magical effects. At the same time, he was also worried that more monsters would attack, so he decided to take Xue Yao away from here as soon as possible.

Lin Ze walked to where Xue Yao was hiding and found that she was safe and sound. The stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

"Let's leave here quickly." Lin Ze took Xue Yao's hand and walked down the mountain.

The two were silent along the way. Lin Ze was thinking about the origin of the mysterious power, while Xue Yao was worried about Lin Ze's injuries.

Back at the hot spring valley, Lin Ze told Xue Yao about the changes in his body. Xue Yao frowned after hearing this.

"It seems that there are more and more monsters in this forest. You must be careful when you go out in the future. As for that mysterious power, it may be your opportunity. However, the road of cultivation is still very long, and you must not be impatient for quick success." Xue Yao said earnestly.

Lin Ze nodded, indicating that he understood. He decided to recover from his injuries first, and then slowly explore the mystery of that power.

As time went by, Lin Ze's injuries gradually healed. He began to practice hard, hoping to master the mysterious power. Xue Yao carefully guided him, and their feelings gradually warmed up.

One day, when Lin Ze was practicing, he suddenly found that he could condense a spiritual shield. He was overjoyed and immediately told Xue Yao the news. Xue Yao's eyes flashed with surprise, "I didn't expect you to make a breakthrough so quickly. However, this is just the beginning. If you want to become a real strong man, you still need to keep working hard."

Lin Ze knew that the road of cultivation was long and arduous, but he was confident that he could go further. In the following days, he practiced more diligently and his strength increased day by day.

However, the crisis in the forest was not resolved. One day, Lin Ze and Xue Yao heard the roar of beasts coming from outside. They looked at each other and had a bad premonition in their hearts.

Lin Ze and Xue Yao decided to go out to check the situation. They walked carefully in the direction of the sound. When they got closer, they found a group of monsters besieging a small village. The villagers fled in panic and the scene was very chaotic.

Lin Ze was furious. He couldn't just sit there and watch. He used his own skills and rushed towards the monsters. Xue Yao followed closely behind him and used her own spiritual power to attack the monsters.

With the joint efforts of the two, the monsters were gradually repelled. But at this moment, a huge python appeared. It opened its bloody mouth and pounced on Lin Ze.

Lin Ze dodged quickly and swung his sword at the python. The python flexibly dodged the attack and launched a counterattack from time to time. Lin Ze and Xue Yao worked closely together and started a fierce battle with the python.

Suddenly, the python wrapped around Lin Ze, making him unable to move. Xue Yao saw this and quickly used the freezing technique to try to trap the python. However, the python was too powerful and soon broke free.

At the critical moment, the mysterious power in Lin Ze's body emerged again. He concentrated all his energy on the sword and stabbed the python's head fiercely. The python screamed in pain and let go of Lin Ze.

Lin Ze took advantage of the situation and launched the final attack together with Xue Yao. Finally, the python fell in a pool of blood.

The villagers came forward to thank Lin Ze and Xue Yao for saving their lives. After this battle, Lin Ze deeply realized that his responsibility was not only to protect Xue Yao, but also to protect the people here.

Lin Ze only dug out the monster pills, and told the villagers directly that the remaining monster meat could be distributed freely by the villagers.

"Xueyao, thank you for staying by my side and protecting the people here." Lin Ze said from the bottom of his heart.

Xue Yao pursed her lips, smiled and shook her head, "It's nothing, you and I are husband and wife, this is what I should do."

Xueyao and Lin Ze held hands and gracefully left the small village.