Little Alpaca – Chapter 62

Volume 1: Little Alpaca

A Small Black Dog.

Yi Qiu remembered that in the original novel, there was a setting that the demon seed was refined by You Yan using her own demon blood.

Since it was refined with You Yan’s blood, then You Yan would more or less be able to have some degree of connection with a demonized person.

The reason why You Yan was able to pursue them all the way here was most likely because she had sensed something.

Thinking about it carefully, in the novel, You Yan had used a demonized person to lead the male and female protagonists step by step to the plot trigger points.

Therefore, the function of the demon seed was never merely just to kill people, but also to lead the way.

In the novel, You Yan used the demon seed to lead the way for the male and female protagonists.

But at this very moment, it was the person who had picked up the demon seed who was deliberately using the demon seed to lead the way for You Yan.

After all, if it was truly the Yi Bird who had picked up the demon seed, then she definitely knew of You Yan’s existence and position, and knew even more that You Yan had a connection to this demon seed.

She had been hiding in the shadows the entire time, first heavily injuring Luo Mingyuan to hold back the footsteps of Jiang Yuyao from heading out alone for training;

then planting the demon seed into the bodies of the Luo couple, causing Luo Mingyuan’s heart to give birth to hatred and step onto the path of seeking revenge;

and finally, directly scattering the demon seed over a thousand li to this place, deliberately pointing the way for You Yan, letting her bring Luo Mingyuan and Jiang Yuyao here.

To go to such great trouble, she must have set up an ambush here long ago.

But what kind of ambush could it be?

Based on the character relationships in the novel, the target the Yi Bird wants to eliminate should only be Jiang Yuyao; after all, her feelings for the Golden Crow run extremely deep, so she would not go so far as to obstruct his path back to the Heavenly Realm in the final lifetime of the Golden Crow’s tribulation.

But Fusang is a god, and dying once in the mortal realm during a tribulation is no big deal; if one wants to kill a god, one must find a way to destroy their soul¹.

Could there be something with power great enough to destroy Fusang’s soul, yet able to spare the Golden Crow’s life?

If there really is, can You Yan handle it?

Thinking to this point, Yi Qiu couldn’t help but raise her eyes to look at You Yan beside her.

Even if one were to think with a little alpaca’s mere eight toes, one should know that a bird as smart as You Yan couldn’t possibly fail to think of these things that even an alpaca could think of.

But at this moment, You Yan’s expression was composed, as if she wasn’t the least bit worried about encountering any big trouble.

Come to think of it, this bird woman is so formidable, there couldn’t possibly be anything that could scare her.

She thought, the bird woman clearly knew there was a trap here, yet she still chased them all the way over; it’s eighty percent likely that she is fearless.

She might even be a little curious—curious as to what medicine this Yi Bird was selling in her gourd².

In the end, most villains are very optimistic; no matter what kind of headache-inducing matter they encounter, they can all laugh hehe and then say a line: “Things are getting interesting.”

Without a doubt, You Yan was just such an interesting weirdo.

Yi Qiu had no doubt that even if a mountain of knives and a sea of fire³ were ahead, if this bird woman got bored, she would run up and shout that it’s interesting while treading on it.

Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore.

This place is merely the human realm; what in the human realm could possibly harm You Yan?

The little alpaca thought this way, and her courage grew quite a bit; the steps under her feet gradually became as if they disowned all six relations⁴.

Three people and one alpaca walked and walked, and they walked from daylight into the curtain of night.

After the sun sank in the west, the temperature here dropped sharply, as if it had gone from scorching summer to early winter in an instant.

There were few trees around here, and the night wind, without any obstruction, couldn’t help but blow with a whistling sound, and it also scraped people’s cheeks until they hurt.

The demonic energy ahead grew increasingly dense; clearly, the little alpaca was no longer needed to help point the way.

Everyone followed the demonic energy, braving the cold wind as they advanced, and finally, when that sliver of a waning moon had climbed overhead, they found a strange stone cave.

The stone cave’s entrance was tall and wide, with sharp rocks on both sides hanging down from above, looking like the fangs of a fierce beast from a distance.

Luo Mingyuan blew a fire-starter⁵ bright and walked at the very front. Jiang Yuyao followed closely by his side, while You Yan walked unhurriedly at the very back, with a little alpaca following her every step beside her.

They had not walked far down this path before it became darker and darker ahead.

Yi Qiu became more and more frightened and subconsciously moved closer to You Yan.

The next second, You Yan reached out and rubbed Yi Qiu’s head. Although her fingertips were icy cold, they instantly dispelled the fear in her heart.

With this bird woman around, there’s nothing to be afraid of.

Yi Qiu thought this way, her eyes wide as she looked at You Yan, using the sliver of firelight to gaze up at that exceptionally good-looking jawline.

Just then, the people in front stopped their steps.

Yi Qiu came back to her senses and followed the light of the fire-starter in Luo Mingyuan’s hand to look intently ahead.

Ahead, there was a sharp pillar, and upon the sharp pillar was skewered a demon person in an extremely contorted posture and on the verge of death.

That’s right, skewered…

Its completely demonized body had been pierced from bottom to top by that sharp pillar. Thick, dark green blood seeped down the sharp pillar into the already foul-smelling soil below.

It seemed like it was about to die, but it was still alive.

Its flesh and blood were constantly growing, but its consciousness had clearly already dissipated. It just kept open that pair of bloodshot eyes, within which there was nothing but pain.

In that instant, Yi Qiu didn’t know how to describe the fear in her heart and could only timidly move a little closer to You Yan.

Although she had long expected that this place would not be simple, Yi Qiu felt that she was somewhat unable to bear such a scene.

The little alpaca subconsciously took two steps back, cowardice suddenly sprouting wildly in her heart at this moment.

“It should have died, but someone has used some method to extend its life until now, for no other reason than to lure us over.”

Jiang Yuyao said, frowning, and reminded, “Be extremely careful. This place is strange; I’m afraid some extremely vicious and demonic thing is hidden here.”

“Be, be extremely careful?” Yi Qiu asked, trembling, “Does that mean you… still plan to go further in, ah?”

She suddenly didn’t want to go in anymore. Such a terrifying demon person could be skewered; if the thing hidden inside were put in a TV drama, would it be able to pass censorship?

“We can’t possibly back out now, right?” You Yan stood to the side and said indifferently, as if the matter didn’t concern her.

“But, but the demonic energy stops here, ya⁶; since you all know that someone deliberately lured you here, then there will obviously be danger ahead, ah!”

Yi Qiu said, subconsciously retreating behind You Yan and muttering in a low voice, “Isn’t this knowingly knowing there is a tiger on the mountain, yet insisting on walking towards the tiger mountain⁷?”

“But if we don’t go in, the person behind the scenes will not show themselves.” You Yan smiled, “If this person didn’t want to be discovered by us, they wouldn’t have used the demon seed again at all. Since we came following the demonic energy, it’s equivalent to drilling into their trap from the very beginning. Now that we’ve been drilling for so long, how can there be any talk of deserting on the eve of battle?”

Sure enough, ah, this bird woman is very clear in her heart. All along the way, she was probably just waiting for this moment, wanting to have a good look at what abacus this Yi Bird was striking.

Jiang Yuyao subconsciously looked at Luo Mingyuan and saw that he had unconsciously clenched his fists, and knew that he also had no intention of retreating.

Hai, the great villain and the protagonist aren’t afraid; a little alpaca with no right to speak at all, what retreat drum⁸ is she beating standing over here, ah?

The little alpaca couldn’t help but sigh lightly and shake her head, saying: “Fine, you all aren’t afraid, what else is there for me to say?”

Their objective was agreed upon, and Yi Qiu followed closely behind the three of them, continuing to advance.

This stone cave was very deep, but it didn’t have any forks; it just extended straight inward and was incomparably wide on all four sides.

The further they walked inward, the more gloomy and cold the surroundings became.

The small fire-starter couldn’t illuminate such a large cave, so Jiang Yuyao also activated the spirit sword⁹ in her hand to add a bit more light to the current darkness.

This stone cave was exceptionally quiet. As they walked, apart from their own breathing and footsteps, they heard no other sounds.

But just then, Yi Qiu suddenly heard a faint movement coming from a dark corner. Just that one slight sound scared her until her soul flew and scattered¹⁰, and she shrieked and bumped into You Yan’s thigh.

“What’s going on?” Jiang Yuyao asked, turning back worriedly and anxiously.

“It’s nothing…” You Yan said, instantly pressing down on the back of Yi Qiu’s neck and said contemplatively, “Don’t be so jumpy.”

“Didn’t you hear it? Just now, just now there was a sound over there.” Yi Qiu looked in the direction the sound had come from, unable to stop trembling.

At that moment, in this large and silent space, everyone except You Yan subconsciously held their breath.

For a moment, in the entire stone cave, only two sounds of breathing remained.

One came from You Yan, and one came from the direction the little alpaca was staring at with her eyes fixed at this very moment.

That breathing sound was very slow and very light; it didn’t sound like any big thing.

“You heard it…” Yi Qiu subconsciously lowered her trembling voice.

Jiang Yuyao frowned and was just about to advance with her sword when she saw Luo Mingyuan had already approached tiptoeing one step ahead.

As he walked towards that corner, the light of the fire-starter parted the dim line of sight bit by bit.

One step, one step, and another step.

Finally, the firelight shone upon that pitch-black, continuously breathing 「thing」.

In that instant, Yi Qiu took a deep breath with her heart in her throat.

The next second, the air leaked out.

After all this time, the fellow huddled in the dark corner that had scared Yi Qiu half to death with just its breathing turned out to be just a dark, furry little thing.

Luo Mingyuan immediately let out a long sigh of relief, and Jiang Yuyao behind him was also instantly relieved of a heavy burden.

Jiang Yuyao: “…”

Luo Mingyuan: “Don’t be so jumpy next time.”

Very obviously, they had all been scared by the jumpy little alpaca just now and had almost thought that something incredible was really hidden in that corner.

“That, that is…” The little alpaca boldly ran forward a few steps and, by the light of the fire in Luo Mingyuan’s hand, saw clearly the little fellow curled up by the side of that stone wall.

It was a pure black little dog that looked not even half the size of an alpaca. At this moment, it was curled up there asleep, and it seemed to be sleeping quite soundly.

From behind, a light laugh suddenly sounded.

You Yan: “Scaring yourself.”

Yi Qiu’s old face¹¹ suddenly turned red, and she lowered her own furry little head.

To be reasonable, she felt that this wasn’t her fault for being too timid; after all, who could have expected there to be a little black dog here, ah!

She had thought that this kind of ghost place¹² would definitely have something very scary hidden in it…

This dog was also strange, sleeping huddled in such a gloomy place; its guts were truly big, ah. If it were her, she would rather dig her own grave on the spot than sleep in this place for half a second longer.

Yi Qiu thought this way, and her heart suddenly jolted.

The Yi Bird led people all the way here; it couldn’t possibly be to let people come for tourism and sightseeing?

Walking outwards from here, not far away there is a fresh demon meat skewer¹³. If one were to continue walking inwards, who knows what else is hidden.

How could there be a dog sleeping in this kind of place?

How could there be a dog that could sleep so peacefully in this kind of place?

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