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Chapter 345 The Mysterious Masked Snake Man

"I lost," Hai Bodong said.

Jing Chen sheathed the Xuanyuan Sword, landed on the ground, and looked at Hai Bodong, who was still flying in the sky, and said, "Since you lost, you'll have to be our bodyguard."

"Bodyguards?" Hai Bodong asked, puzzled.

Jing Chen said, "Take us to find the person who asked for your help, but I won't get involved in any of the dangers that follow."

Hai Bodong was stunned. He had thought that this trip to find someone would be a complete failure. But Jing Chen's actions were practically giving him a way out.

"Okay," Hai Bodong said.

Jing Chen turned around, and after gesturing for Cai Die to come over, the two boarded Hai Bodong's beast-drawn carriage. Once inside, Jing Chen continued upgrading his Creation God Eye. The upgrade progress, which had originally reached 10%, had now dropped to 5%. Jing Chen smiled helplessly at this. He sat cross-legged and diligently began studying his battle qi.

Hai Bodong slowly drove the beast-drawn cart forward. Cai Die glanced at Jing Chen, who was sitting cross-legged and cultivating beside her, then looked at Hai Bodong ahead and asked, "Do I know the friend who asked you for help?"

Hai Bodong sat quietly on the beast's back, saying nothing. Cai Die continued, "Is he my family? Or a friend?"

After asking several questions, Hai Bodong still didn't answer. Cai Die sighed and sat quietly without saying a word. Hai Bodong glanced back slightly and sensed that Jing Chen only possessed the strength of the first level of Dou Qi. Hai Bodong became even more confused.

The three people sat in the car, and no one spoke. Cai Die sat in the car, looking around listlessly. Suddenly, a river clam with its mouth wide open caught Cai Die's attention. Just as she was about to reach out and pick it, an insect flew onto the green plant, and then the clam's open mouth suddenly closed.

Butterfly was also quite frightened by the clam. She lay half-reclined on the car and, after regaining her senses, looked at the clam that had already passed by with lingering fear.

"What is this thing? It's so dangerous! It looks so beautiful, sir, you should be careful too."

"Don't be too curious in the desert, or you won't even know how you died," Jing Chen, who was cultivating with his eyes closed, suddenly said.

Hai Bodong simply said, "Never believe what you see with your eyes."

No sooner had Hai Bodong finished speaking than strange sounds began to emanate from their surroundings. Hai Bodong, who had been resting with his eyes closed, instantly opened them, looking around warily. Cai Die, on the other hand, was terrified by the sounds.

"What's wrong?" Cai Die asked in a panic.

On a small sand dune behind the three, a half-human, half-snake figure stood there. A gust of wind blew by, and the figure disappeared.

The beast-drawn carriage slowly entered a canyon. On the path that the three of them had to take, there seemed to be someone studying battle qi. Jing Chen couldn't help but stop his study and release his spiritual power.

The beast-drawn carriage slowly moved forward, and the figure of the person became clearer and clearer—a snake-man wearing a white mask. This snake-man stood in the middle of the road, blocking the three people's path.

But Hai Bodong didn't stop. The beast-drawn carriage passed by the snake-man without Hai Bodong even opening his eyes. Jing Chen, sitting in the carriage, found it somewhat interesting, but even if a fight broke out, it wasn't something Jing Chen should worry about. He hadn't yet figured out how to convert soul power into battle qi.

The beast-drawn carriage traveled a short distance before slowly coming to a stop. The masked snake-man vanished instantly, as did Hai Bodong.

The two clashed for the first time above the canyon, and the powerful aftershocks of energy swept through the surroundings. After a brief stalemate, they separated. As Hai Bodong retreated, he conjured a large number of ice spikes, which flew relentlessly towards the masked snake-man. The masked snake-man blocked the first wave of attacks, then began running along the cliff face, dodging Hai Bodong's ice spikes.

After the attack, Hai Bodong stopped on a pillar. Just as he regained his footing, the masked snake man flew in front of him and then disappeared instantly.

Hai Bodong carefully surveyed his surroundings, then leaped high into the air, delivering a powerful back kick that perfectly anticipated the masked snake-man's position. The masked snake-man blocked Hai Bodong's kick with his arms crossed, then used one hand to grab Hai Bodong's foot.

Of course, Hai Bodong wouldn't let him grab him so easily. He spun around twice, broke free from the masked snake man's hand, and kicked out with the momentum.

The masked snake-man ducked to avoid Hai Bodong's kick, but its tail lashed out at him with the force of the impact. Hai Bodong reacted quickly, blocking the snake-man's attack, and the snake-man's body fell to the ground.

Hai Bodong chased after them, leaping across rooftops and scaling walls, while the masked snake man's escape route turned out to be the direction of the beast-drawn carriage!

The masked snake-man raised his claws high, and just then, Hai Bodong arrived and kicked the masked snake-man away.

As the masked snake-man flew backward, he took out a red bow, drew back the bowstrings to their fullest extent, and the arrows flew out instantly.

Hai Bodong landed on the ground, a blue spear in his hand, and rolled backward frantically the instant the arrows came flying. Pushing himself near the animal cart, Hai Bodong touched the wooden bucket full of water, and then dashed out in an instant.

Hai Bodong only came back to lock Cai Die in the wooden tub, which was also a way to protect her. Cai Die was screaming inside the tub, but Jing Chen pretended not to hear her; given the current situation, she couldn't stay outside.

Using the terrain, Hai Bodong instantly rushed in front of the masked snake man. After a brief clash, the two separated. Hai Bodong used his high speed to fly back in front of the masked snake man and thrust forward with a Shadowless Spear attack. But the masked snake man easily dodged it.

"Wow~ Hai Bodong's marksmanship is quite familiar, whose marksmanship is that again... Oh right, Zhao Yun!" Jing Chen's mind was like a movie playing, watching the two fight. It was actually quite enjoyable.

Although the masked snake-man dodged all the attacks, Hai Bodong's fighting spirit struck the cliff behind him.

Suddenly, the masked snake-man grabbed Hai Bodong's gun, but Hai Bodong dodged and appeared beside him, unleashing a sweeping attack. However, the masked snake-man easily dodged it.

"This snake-man must also be a Dou Huang, right? At least on par with Hai Bodong." Jing Chen watched the two of them dodging and weaving. While it was entertaining, it was also incredibly insulting. Couldn't they just have a fair fight? Why did they have to do it this way? If it were me, I'd crush you with one slap!

Jing Chen complained helplessly. After all, he was a free henchman. At least he didn't have to do most things himself, which was the best he could hope for. He couldn't ask for too much.

(End of this chapter)