NCCnovel Chapter 166: Jade Pendant Light
Chapter 166: Jade Pendant Light
The eerie laughter echoed in the empty space, making Shen Mo and Lin Yuwei feel creepy.
"Who? Come out!" Shen Mo shouted loudly, while protecting Lin Yuwei behind him and looking around vigilantly.
The laughter did not stop, but became more and more crazy. The atmosphere around them also became more and more weird, as if there were pairs of invisible eyes spying on them in the darkness.
Lin Yuwei tightly grasped the corner of Shen Mo's clothes and said in a trembling voice: "Shen Mo, I'm scared."
Shen Mo comforted him: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
At this time, a dark shadow slowly emerged from behind them. The shadow gradually became clearer, and it turned out to be a strange man with a distorted face and wearing a black robe.
"Do you think you can unlock the secret by finding the scroll? How naive!" said the weirdo sarcastically.
Shen Mo frowned and asked, "Who are you? Why are you stopping us?"
The weirdo sneered: "It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that you will never get the truth."
After saying that, the weirdo suddenly pounced towards Shen Mo. Shen Mo reacted quickly, dodged sideways, and started fighting with the weirdo.
Lin Yuwei watched anxiously from the side, holding the jade pendant and stone slab tightly in her hands, thinking about how she could help Shen Mo.
The weirdo's moves were sinister, and Shen Mo gradually became unable to resist. Just when the weirdo was about to hit Shen Mo's vital point, Lin Yuwei suddenly had an idea and raised the jade pendant. Suddenly, a ray of light flashed on the jade pendant and shone towards the weirdo.
The monster was enveloped by the light and howled in pain. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Mo launched a counterattack and repelled the monster.
"Hurry up!" Shen Mo pulled Lin Yuwei up and ran away.
They ran for a long time, and only stopped when they were sure the weirdo hadn't caught up with them, breathing heavily.
"It was so dangerous just now." Lin Yuwei said with lingering fear.
Shen Mo looked at the scroll in his hand and said, "No matter what, we must find out the secrets in it."
The two found a relatively safe place and began to study the contents of the book carefully.
The words on the scroll were ancient and obscure, and they had to work very hard to make out some of them.
"This seems to be an ancient spell." Lin Yuwei said.
Shen Mo thought and said, "Perhaps this spell is related to the secret of the jade pendant and the stone tablet."
While trying to figure out the meaning of the spell, they tried to combine it with the patterns and symbols on the jade pendants and stone slabs.
Time passed by, night gradually fell, and all kinds of strange noises came from the surrounding forest, making people terrified.
Lin Yuwei couldn't help but shudder: "Shen Mo, I always feel like there's something approaching around me."
Shen Mo comforted her: "Don't be afraid, it may just be some wild animals."
However, just as they finished their words, they heard a burst of dense footsteps coming towards them.
Shen Mo and Lin Yuwei stood up nervously, clenching their weapons.
A group of people with their faces covered appeared in front of them, and everyone's eyes were full of hostility.
"Hand over the scroll!" one of them shouted.
Shen Mo said: "Don't even think about it!"
The two sides reached a stalemate.
At this moment, Lin Yuwei suddenly discovered that these people had the same mark on their arms.
"Shen Mo, look at their arms." Lin Yuwei said.
Shen Mo took a look and was shocked: "Could they be members of some mysterious organization?"
Before they could figure it out, the group launched an attack.
Shen Mo and Lin Yuwei fought hard, but the other side had too many people and they gradually fell into trouble.
"This is not a solution. We have to find a way to break out." Shen Mo said.
Lin Yuwei nodded, a hint of determination flashing in her eyes.
They cooperated with each other, fighting and retreating at the same time. In the chaos, Shen Mo found a weak gap.
"Follow me!" Shen Mo pulled Lin Yuwei and rushed towards the gap.
They ran desperately in the forest, with the enemies chasing them closely.
After running for an unknown amount of time, they came to a turbulent river.
"There is no road ahead!" Lin Yuwei said.
Shen Mo looked at the river and said, "Let's swim across."
Lin Yuwei hesitated: "The water is flowing too fast."
But at this time, the enemy was getting closer and closer.
Shen Mo no longer hesitated and pulled Lin Yuwei into the river.
The river water was freezing cold, and the current kept hitting them. Shen Mo held onto Lin Yuwei tightly and swam hard towards the other side.
Just when they were almost exhausted, they finally swam to the other side.
"Finally we made it to the shore." Shen Mo lay on the ground, gasping for breath.
Lin Yuwei was also exhausted, but they knew that the danger was not over yet.
"Where should we go next?" Lin Yuwei asked.
Shen Mo looked at the scroll, jade pendant, and stone tablet in his hands and said, "Let's find a quiet place to continue our research."
They continued to move forward in the forest, looking for a place to stay temporarily.
After walking for a long time, they found a hidden cave.
"Let's do it here." Shen Mo said.
The two walked into the cave and lit a bonfire.
Shen Mo opened the book again and began to study it carefully.
Lin Yuwei leaned aside and fell asleep unknowingly.
Shen Mo looked at the sleeping Lin Yuwei and secretly swore in his heart that he must uncover the secret and protect her.
Just as Shen Mo was lost in thought, a pattern on the scroll suddenly caught his attention...