Night without Borders

Chapter 60 Times have changed
"Could it be... that Cui?" the maid exclaimed in a low voice.

She knew that her young lady had lived in a prestigious city for four years and had made the acquaintance of some very powerful people there.

Beside them, two men in golden armor couldn't help but show strange expressions when they heard the word "Cui". They looked towards Jinji Ridge under the night sky with sharp eyes.

"I'm not sure it's him. After all, I haven't seen him for more than two years. He rode the purple lightning beast and rushed past here. The eyes and mouth and nose exposed under the facial protector are indeed very similar. He also has the habitual movements of riding a strange beast, grabbing the beast's mane with one hand, and using the knife as a whip..."

"Miss, you are really amazing. It was so dark at night and I thought he was blurry with a quick glance, but you can see him so clearly. Is this the ability of people from other worlds?" The maid chattered lively.

She even whispered, asking if Cui Chonghe was the young lady's acquaintance, close friend, or someone she had a close relationship with, and whether they would recognize each other later.
The young lady was wearing a feathered robe, her black hair was like a waterfall, and her bright eyes were shining with divine light. She whispered, "If it was him, why would he appear here? Times have changed, and it is not appropriate to meet him again. Let's wait in the dense forest. I just want to confirm whether it is the old friend."

"It's not appropriate to meet him. Does he have...a problem?" The maid opened her mouth in surprise.

A man in golden armor said, "Miss, we should go a little further. City Lord Meng will go deep into the mountains to help you get the remaining branches of the black and white ancient tree. In case the talks fail..."

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At the back mountain of Jinji Ridge, Qin Ming rode on the back of the purple lightning beast and saw a large area of ​​sycamore trees and a large bird's nest. Inside was a strange bird, not huge, about three meters long, lying quietly in the nest.

The nest was built with paulownia branches on the ground. The strange bird had only a few golden feathers on its body, and large areas were bald. Its body was very thin, and it looked a little old no matter how you looked at it.

"Feel for yourself, is this a ferocious bird that has mutated five times?" Qin Ming tapped the purple lightning beast's head with his spear.

When it comes to sensitivity to aliens, mutants understand each other best, he asked Zidian Beast to confirm.

This purple lightning beast was very intelligent and could completely understand what he said. Although it was very reluctant to tell him, it finally gave in and nodded.

"Is this the heritage of Jinji Ridge? No wonder it is called this name. There is an old golden rooster that has mutated five times." Qin Ming showed a surprised look. This old bird did not seem to be in a very good condition. Its feathers were almost falling off.

The four bandits who had escaped earlier were right next to the Wutong Nest. They were very nervous, even trembling with fear, when facing the old golden rooster.

The surviving bandit stood in front of the Wutong Nest and said, "Although you warned us not to allow anyone to disturb us, it is a matter of life and death. Jinji Ridge is about to be destroyed, so we have no choice but to come here for help."

You can see that his body is also tense, as he is afraid that Old Golden Rooster will target him.

Because this vicious bird has entered its old age and is completely out of control, it no longer listens to them, so there is no point in coming here to "pay tribute".

It now wanted to emulate the rumored nirvana of the miraculous bird with phoenix blood, and wanted to make one last attempt here. If it succeeded, it would turn into a creature that had mutated six times, but if it failed, it would die miserably here.

The bandit from Jinji Ridge understood that it was bound to fail. How could it understand anything about Nirvana? The thin phoenix blood was not enough to support it to go any further.

The old golden rooster glared at the big bandit fiercely, then looked violently at the man and horse in front of it, and the few golden feathers left on its body stood up.

Whoever tries to stop it from achieving "Nirvana" will be torn to pieces. It doesn't have much of a chance. It only has one last ray of hope left, but it is disturbed, causing it to become furious.

"Are you laying eggs in the nest?" Qin Ming asked in a hoarse voice.

He quickly whispered to the Purple Lightning Beast, "If I can't beat it, can you outrun it?"

In the phoenix tree nest, the old golden rooster was furious, literally covered with goose bumps. He stood up and let out a loud golden rooster cry.

"Just wait for death. Senior is a male phoenix, how dare you insult it like this..." One of the few surviving bandits spoke up, obviously trying to please Old Golden Rooster.

However, this flattery backfired, and the vicious bird in the paulownia nest is now moody and taking its anger out on everyone.

After it rushed out, it stood on one leg, and with its other strong chicken leg, it kicked sideways, kicking the four bandits away with a puff sound.

This was not a simple side kick. The sharp claws pierced the four people immediately. Some of them were bleeding. Some of them had their stomachs torn open, and some of them had big holes in their chests. They fell to the ground, howling in pain, and one bandit died on the spot.

Even the only remaining bandit's face changed suddenly, and he quickly retreated, but he was still a step too late. Old Golden Rooster spread his wings like a phoenix, and the bare fleshy wings glowed. Although it did not hit him solidly, it also cut his armor, leaving a large bloody wound on his chest.

The Old Golden Rooster is a cruel character. It will kill anyone who does not let it spend its old age in peace and blocks its nirvana process.

It was as fast as lightning and gave Da Kou another claw, kicking him seven or eight meters away. The claw pierced his thigh, leaving him bloody and one of his bones was broken by the claw.

The main reason was that Da Kou had been severely injured by Qin Ming before, otherwise he would not have been knocked down so quickly.

Qin Ming's eyes widened as he watched. Why did he feel that this old golden rooster was a "trained fighter"? His moves were fierce and methodical, as if he was proficient in human fighting methods.

The big bandit was very angry, but he didn't dare to say anything while lying on the ground. Unless the golden thief came in person, this old golden rooster would not listen to anyone.

The next moment, the old golden rooster stretched out its long legs, and its claws pierced the rocks in the snow. It rushed towards Qin Ming with a strong wind and snowflakes all over the sky. It was very ferocious, almost teleporting, and came directly to him.

The Purple Lightning Beast was so nervous that it almost turned around and ran away.

Qin Ming grasped the spear and thrust it out. Dozens of spear shadows appeared, like a coiled dragon spinning in the air, baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, trying to tear apart the ferocious bird in front of it.

The old golden rooster's huge golden beak caught the tip of the gun with a clang, and then it shook its head violently, biting off the tip of the gun with a snap.

At the same time, it swung one of its bare fleshy wings, like a human performing a chopping palm strike, and chopped down at the man and the horse.

The purple electric beast did not hesitate. It carried Qin Ming and charged upwards, using him as a meat pad to protect itself. It was very afraid of the old golden rooster and did not want to be hit.

Qin Ming originally wanted to block the old golden rooster's fleshy wings to see how strong it was, but the purple electric beast used him to block the gun, which immediately made him furious. He slapped the purple electric beast on the back, making it scream in pain and become listless. His other hand reached out to meet the fleshy wing.

Whether it was Qin Ming's palm or the old golden rooster's wings, both were flowing with heavenly light. Suddenly, there was a loud bang, and when the two came into contact, it was like two giant beasts colliding with each other.

The purple electric beast couldn't withstand such a huge force and crashed into a huge ancient tree. Then it staggered and its body shook continuously.

Qin Ming jumped off it and threatened: "See? I'll keep this broken gun for you. If you dare to run, I guarantee I can throw it accurately and stab you."

He looked across and saw a bloody mark on the old golden rooster's wing, with blood oozing out.

Qin Ming knew that he could fight against Old Golden Rooster.

In general, except for rare anomalies, normal creatures that have mutated five times are about the same strength as humans who have been reborn five times.

The old golden rooster had a strength of more than 3,000 kilograms, which was similar to Qin Ming's strength. The big bandit lying on the ground and the other three bandits who were about to die were very surprised that this mysterious man who seemed very young could actually shake the old golden rooster!
After one of its hairless fleshy wings began to bleed, the old golden rooster became furious. It stretched out its long legs and raised its pair of fleshy wings, like two big swords, and pounced towards Qin Ming.

"I have really practiced it!" Qin Ming confirmed.

The big bandit lying on the ground knew very well that Old Golden Rooster had been taught by a golden thief, had mastered an excellent inheritance, and had strong fighting skills.

In an instant, the old golden rooster flapped its flesh wings continuously, emitting a fierce sky light, cutting through the air, and making bursts of wind and thunder.

Qin Ming was very calm. He used the power of Heavenly Light to burst out and hit the knife-like flesh wings hard.

They were both bipedal animals, and they were waving their upper limbs. The old golden rooster really displayed the fighting skills that the golden thief taught him to the fullest, and it was very powerful.

But it is an alien after all, and the skylight that bursts out according to its racial characteristics cannot block the various skylight forces that Qin Ming has integrated.

With a "puff", a bloody hole appeared on its fleshy wing due to the force of Qin Ming's nails, and the area was immediately covered in blood.

Then, Qin Ming used the fused intercepting force, and his palm swept across like a blade, cutting off a piece of the big claw that was kicking over suddenly for a sneak attack.

The old golden rooster crowed, and a golden rooster nodded randomly. It was another practical move. The golden beak pecked at Qin Ming's forehead. If an ordinary person was pecked, his frontal bone would explode and his head would break.

Qin Ming had the Sky Light Force protecting his body, but he didn't want to be pecked on the head by an old golden rooster. He blocked it with his right palm like lightning, and his five fingers glowed. The fused Mang Force and Nail Force burst out, and with a clanging sound, five finger holes appeared on the old golden rooster's beak.

Then, he used his sticky strength and with a snap, he grabbed off half of the old golden rooster's beak.

At this point, the bandits on the ground were in despair. Even the old golden rooster that had mutated five times was no match for the mysterious strong man. They were destined to be wiped out.

Da Kou sighed. The old golden rooster was, after all, a "mortal" and did not have the Skylight bursting method of the powerful races. Even if he had accumulated a powerful Skylight, he was no match for that man.

In the end, the old golden rooster did not fight to the death. Instead, it jumped up and returned to its nest in the paulownia tree. A dazzling light burst out from its whole body, and it let out a loud golden rooster cry.

It did not give up and wanted to make one last attempt. Its blood boiled and it began its sixth mutation, hoping to improve its life level.

Finally, the last golden feathers on its body burned to ashes, its entire body shattered, bleeding profusely, it was completely defeated, and died in the paulownia nest.

Qin Ming had never thought that it would be so resolute. It said, "Neither human nor beast, a golden rooster is so stubborn."

However, when he passed by the Wutong Nest, he felt no sympathy for the old golden rooster. There was actually a human arm in the big iron plate where its food was stored, which had not been eaten clean.

In order to express his recognition of its tenacity, Qin Ming originally wanted to "stomach bury" it himself. After all, this was a creature that had mutated five times, and he had never enjoyed such high-quality ingredients.

Now he could only wave his hand and call the Purple Lightning Beast over, saying, "Eat it, it's a reward. Although the old golden chicken is not a spiritual creature, eating it will be good for you."

The purple electric beast raised its head, very proudly, with a look of disgust and contempt, and actually refused to eat.

"Whatever you want!" Qin Ming turned around, holding a broken spear, and dealt with the bandits one by one amid their unwilling roars.

"Who are you? Are you sent by the new city lord, or a mountain protector recruited by outsiders?" At the last moment, the big bandit roared with all his might.

Qin Ming did not respond, treating him like grass, cutting off his head with the tip of his spear, and then quickly cleaning up the battlefield.

He was very dissatisfied because he saw a pile of armor, weapons, bows and arrows in the warehouse of the mountain stronghold, which were obviously prepared for recruiting new members.

This meant that Jinjiling spent a large sum of money, but these were spoils that he could not take away.

"Oh my god!" Qin Ming sighed.

Finally, he searched the entire place, sorted out the remains of all the dead, and collected a total of forty-seven daytime gold pieces and some nighttime silver.

This is naturally a huge sum of money, far exceeding the property seized from Wang Nianzhu, Huang Jingde and others, but this is Jinjiling, the stronghold of the bandits, so the money seems a bit shabby.

Fortunately, he found three books here, one of which contained the hard work of his predecessors, and he felt a strong fluctuation of emotions.

Qin Ming laughed immediately. This secret book was far more precious than daytime gold!
While he was searching for spoils on the mountain, two bandits who had just returned from a night of drinking in a nearby town turned pale with fear. They vaguely heard the big bandit's roar, and he seemed very desperate.

The two men sobered up immediately, went into the dense forest, and found a wooden hut. There should have been someone guarding this hut to monitor the movements on the mountain road, but there was a serious shortage of manpower and it had been empty for several days.

However, there are people who come to feed the several birds of prey here every day. If Jinjiling is attacked, they can be released to seek help from outside.

"It's definitely too late to send a letter to the Golden Thief. Far water cannot quench near thirst. Let's ask for help from the Three-Eyed Cult!"

Not long after, in Qingsong Town, twenty miles away, the top leaders of the Three-Eyed Sect looked solemn. Someone had actually attacked Jinji Ridge at night, and the people there asked them for help.

"Something big has happened, get ready!"

They acted quickly.

Qin Ming stayed on the mountain for a long time, searching every corner, but he could not find anything valuable, so he rode the purple electric beast down the mountain.

"Give me a ride to Qingsong Town!" He thought that since he had started the fight today, he might as well wipe out the Three-Eyed Sect which was also causing great harm to the local area.

The main thing is that he conquered Jinjiling alone and didn't feel any difficulty.

"I promise to let you return to the mountains tonight. Run faster and take that path. Speed ​​is of the essence in war!" Qin Ming did his homework and studied this area before coming here.

However, when he arrived at Qingsong Town, the Three-Eyed Cult's stronghold was completely quiet and deserted; all members had evacuated.

In the dense forest in the distance, some followers were discussing: "I thought we were going to support Jinjiling, but I didn't expect the leaders to take us away!"

Qin Ming was disappointed and left Qingsong Town from the main road. At the exit of the town, he saw four people approaching from afar. The two men were wearing golden armor, and one of the two women was wearing a feather dress. They were obviously outsiders.

"Miss!" the maid called.

"It seems to be really him." The woman in feathered clothes whispered.

(End of this chapter)