Versatile Mage: Sword of the Stars, Slay All Evil Spirits

Chapter 137 Temporary Calm

Chen Chen tiptoed out of the bedroom and closed the door, fearing that any noise would wake up Leng Qing.

He came to the living room, sat on the sofa, and recalled the incident of Leng Qing becoming the chief judge of the southern region.

Although his own factors were involved, he knew in his heart that Leng Qing must have put in a lot of effort to get to this point.

Thinking that Leng Qing would have a heavier burden in the future, Chen Chen secretly made up his mind.

I must share more of the burden with her in the future.

Time passed quietly, and before I knew it, night fell and the city lights outside the window were brilliant.

Chen Chen got up and went to the kitchen, planning to prepare a simple and nutritious dinner for Leng Qing to eat when he woke up.

He was busy in the kitchen, cutting vegetables and cooking with skillful movements.

After a while, the aroma of food filled the house again.

Just then, there was a noise in the bedroom, and Leng Qing came out, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

"You're awake. How did you sleep?" Chen Chen walked over to him with a smile and asked with concern.

"Well, I slept very well. I felt like all the fatigue of the whole day was gone." Leng Qing stretched lazily with a satisfied smile on his face.

The two sat at the dining table and enjoyed a warm dinner time.

While eating, Leng Qing shared with Chen Chen some of her initial thoughts on the future job of presiding judge.

Chen Chen listened carefully and gave his own insights and suggestions from time to time.

After dinner, the two of them went to the balcony and looked out over the city. The night view of the city was breathtaking, with busy traffic and flashing neon lights.

"I haven't enjoyed this kind of peaceful life for a long time." Leng Qing leaned on Chen Chen and sighed.

Chen Chen gently put his arm around her shoulders, his face full of tenderness: "As long as you want, I can keep going like this."

Leng Qing raised his head slightly and looked at Chen Chen, with stars twinkling in his eyes, "But I know that you also have your own ambitions, and you can't always revolve around me."

Chen Chen lowered his head, met her gaze, and said seriously: "You have always been in my ambition. You are the most important part of me. Accompanying you and helping you realize your ideals are equally important to me."

The two stood quietly on the balcony, enjoying this moment of tranquility and beauty.

After a long while, Leng Qing broke the silence, "Actually, I'm a little worried. As a new official, many eyes are staring at me. What if I don't do well..."

Chen Chen gently squeezed her hand, giving her strength, "Don't worry, with your ability and wisdom, you will definitely be able to handle the work properly. If you encounter any trouble, don't forget that I am behind you."

Leng Qing took a deep breath and nodded firmly.

……

At the same time, Mo Fan found Zhang Xiaohou, Mu Nujiao and Jiang Shaoxu one after another.

Zhang Xiaohou was tricked by Mo Fan, and the other two came here voluntarily to gain experience.

With Lingling, Mo Fan led three different beautiful girls directly into the Taklamakan Desert.

Everyone in the Golden War Hunter Group who was traveling with them seemed a little uneasy.

After all, it is normal for them to feel uneasy when seeing such unreliable teammates.

At the makeshift camp on the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, the hot sand wind whistled past, making the tents whistle.

The members of the Gold Hunter Group sat together, watching Mo Fan and his team busy sorting out their equipment, with worry written all over their faces.

"Captain, do you think it's okay for us to act together with this group of people? That guy looks careless, and those girls don't seem very reliable." A young hunter complained to the captain in a low voice.

"Don't underestimate them. Mo Fan saved me before. Just do your own thing." Ge Ming, the leader of the Golden War Hunter Group, frowned. This time they were going to explore the Taklimakan Desert and open up a path to the top demon tribes and many small and medium tribes in the desert.

The group set out and hiked into the desert. The sand was not conducive to walking and consumed a lot of energy.

The officer who was escorting them, Tong Li, wanted to go along, and everyone gladly accepted him.

When we arrived at the expected entrance, we found it was filled with sand, which was a bad start.

Tong Li calculated the location of the new entrance based on his experience, Zhang Xiaohou verified its correctness, and everyone continued to move forward.

When we arrived at Dahuangshan, we found that the sand layer on this mountain was over 50 meters thick, and we thought we would encounter rock monsters in the sand.

As a result, Jiang Shaoxu used mental magic to make the stone monster behave itself, and the team passed smoothly.

Entering the desert, Ge Ming asked Wang Jiuming to set up the detector, and Lingling asked to connect the instrument to make a distribution map.

Everyone was on high alert, ready for the next battle.

The element detector and demon density detector are practical, but the fluctuations generated when working will attract surrounding demons, which Jiang Shaoxu's mental magic cannot appease.

Everyone was waiting in the desert for the instrument to collect data. Zheng Tong was nervous. It was his first time in the desert and he was worried that demons would attack.

Wang Jiuming said that the instrument had been working for ten minutes. Jiang Shaoxu hoped to safely pass the collection time. Lingling emphasized that instrument analysis was not 100% safe.

Lu Fang discovered that Zhang Xiaohou was missing. Tong Li introduced Zhang Xiaohou's abilities as a scout, and Mo Fan also expressed that he was not worried.

Zheng Tong wondered why no demons appeared. At this time, Zhang Xiaohou came back with news that he had stolen the shell insect eggs and led them to the south, allowing the team to escape the disaster. Everyone was surprised and Ge Ming also put away the planned battle strategy.

After the instrument finished collecting data, Wang Jiu Ming gave the information to Lu Fang to analyze the route. However, Ling Ling had already obtained the result and provided a route map, asking everyone to go to the sunny side of Xiaohuang Mountain and reach the sand basin before the sun sets.

Lu Fang didn't believe it at first, but after taking a glance at Lingling's distribution map, his face suddenly changed.

I saw not only dead sandworms but also a large number of night sand demons in the sand at the foot of Dahuang Mountain.

They live under the sand, and after the sun goes down they drag all the living things in their territory under the sand. Their numbers are so large that they are difficult to deal with.

After everyone learned about this, they quickly packed up and moved on.

"Damn intelligence dealer!" Zheng Tong cursed angrily.

Mu Nujiao was still frightened when she thought of the terrifying demon in the deserted city of Jinlin.

Lu Fang asked Lingling how she knew it was the devil, and Lingling explained her reasoning process.

It also pointed out that Lu made a fatal mistake by ignoring the difference between day and night. Although Lu was embarrassed, he was glad that he avoided danger.

"Go, go," Zhang Xiaohou said in a deep voice with a serious expression.

The speed of the setting sun was beyond everyone's imagination. If they failed to reach the area where the roots of the demon were distributed in time, something unexpected would inevitably happen!
Everyone's feet were moving fast, and they used all their strength to move forward quickly on the hot sand.

The sun seemed to be pulled down by an invisible hand, falling towards the horizon at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The sunset glow on the horizon gradually changed from bright orange-red to dark blood-red, as if foreshadowing the impending terrible crisis.

"come to me!"

Zhang Xiaohou asked everyone to come to his place, and when they arrived, they found that the sand was squeezed hard.

Where the sun doesn't reach, black roots sprout up and the sand boils like the ocean.

When the roots were more than 300 meters away from the team, their spread was blocked.

(End of this chapter)