Chapter 177 Struggle

Hearing Zhang Yunyan’s inquiry, Turtle Elf shook its head and sighed with a sad face. Its good friend knew that she was bound to die here, but she still came here and made the same mistake. It was incomprehensible. How could this be?

It sighed and said, “Well, you know why. Devils are everywhere, and there is nowhere to hide from them. As I told you last time, wherever you hide, the result is the same. Don’t be so naive.”

Although Zhang Yunyan knew there was no place to hide, she still had hope. Hearing Turtle Elf’s disapproving words, she felt as if she had been thrown cold water on and she was so cold.

Turtle Elf told her that it was more dangerous than last time. As the Yellow Hair King Ghost and the Green Hair King Ghost were back, the five devils were now searching everywhere, and it was even harder to hide.

Zhang Yunyan remembered that half way up the hill, she had seen Jiuyou Sage and Four King Ghosts, each of whom was so fierce, terrifying, and horrifying.

In the search of the devils, her death was certain, and it was impossible to find a quiet place to die with no one to notice.

Suddenly, Turtle Elf remembered and asked, “Yun Feiyan, after you came in, has the hole been closed yet?”

Turtle Elf hoped that the cave was still open so that it would send out its human friend as it did last time without being killed by the devils.

Zhang Yunyan shook her head and sighed, “When I came in, the cave was still open. But later it was closed, so it was impossible to escape from there.”

Hearing the words, Turtle Elf was shocked again. As the only way to escape didn’t work, it could only conceive a plan in the Devil’s Cave.

This was the “Hell” of death. It had no idea and no way to escape, so it could only hide away from the devils the same way he had done as last time.

That was then, and this was now. There were five devils searching for them separately. It was too difficult to avoid them, and they may soon be caught.

In the Devil’s Cave, it was dark, with constant sounds, whistling winds and stinking smell. The devils were hunting for their prey and would soon come here.

Turtle Elf was very nervous and anxious. He urged, “It’s no use saying anything now. Those guys are approaching. Follow me before it’s too late. Come on!”

Hearing the whistling winds and the cries of the devils, Zhang Yunyan dared not to delay anymore. She immediately held Black Tiger and followed Turtle Elf into the small hole next to her, running along the winding road in the cave with her animal friend.

Yunyan knew that Turtle Elf also had nowhere to go, and it could only take her to run, which was the only way. The reality was so harsh, and the devils were so terrifying that she could only struggle to escape for a while.

When Zhang Yunyan saw Turtle Elf again, she was very excited that her friend was still alive. Now she had a friend to help her, so she was no longer lonely and her hope of escape was rekindled.

Despite her fate of death, she did not give up the chance to survive, because her mission had not yet been fulfilled, and she hoped to save her life and embark on the journey of revenge.

At the critical moment of danger when her death was certain, Yunyan had no choice but to struggle again with hope in her heart, and she had no time to care about the consequences. To put it another way, even if she could not escape from the Devil’s Cave, she could find a place to die quietly.

Turtle Elf kept running and said, “This dog is dead. What are you doing with it? It’s a burden. Just leave it.”

“No, it’s my good friend. It has saved my life, and I can’t leave it behind. Whether it’s dead or alive, I want to be with it.”

Then, as she ran, she talked about how Black Tiger was killed.

After hearing this, Turtle Elf sighed, “Well, this black dog really saved your life. You should be grateful to it.”

Zhang Yunyan felt painful again, “Oh, it’s so unfortunate that disasters came one after another, and Black Tiger died so tragically. It seems that my life is predestined!”

She didn’t believe in fate and had to attribute to it. Maybe her life was predestined.

While running, Zhang Yunyan also remembered her doubts about Turtle Elf. It was a miracle that her friend could survive. How did this miracle happen?

She was puzzled about this. In order to solve her puzzle, she asked her friend for details.

Turtle Elf sighed and began to talk about his last terrible experience...

...

Last time, Turtle Elf held Zhang Yunyan to fly to the entrance of the cave. When they were over 6 meters away from the entrance, it stopped involuntarily. It immediately threw Yunyan out with all its strength, but it fell into the bottom of the cave.

It was relieved to see that its friend had escaped from the cave.

After Turtle Elf landed on the ground, it just wanted to run away. Suddenly, hearing the wind whistling, it knew that the devils were coming. It was very nervous.

It knew that if it ran away at this time, Jiuyou Sage and the devils would go out to kill Zhang Yunyan, and both of them could hardly escape. It hesitated for a moment, then decided to stay to find a way to drag the devils. It could not let them go out to find Zhang Yunyan so that its friend had the chance to escape.

At that moment, with the stinking smell of the evil wind rushing into the cave, a terrifying figure appeared, which was Jiuyou Sage. Then, the Red Hair King Ghost and the Black Hair King Ghost came one after another to surround Turtle Elf.

Staring at Turtle Elf, Jiuyou Sage asked coldly, “Old Turtle, why are you here? Do you want to run away?”

Turtle Elf explained quickly, “Sage, I have got used to living here and I don’t want to leave. I won’t go unless you ask me to. Besides, even if I want to go out, I don’t have the ability to jump to the hole with such height. I hope you will not be suspicious.”

Staring at Turtle Elf, Jiuyou Sage did not believe its confession, “If so, why are you here then?”

Turtle Elf explained quickly, “The Red Hair King Ghost asked me to search for a young woman who broke into the cave. Upon searching for her, I came here. But I was surprised to find that the cave was open. I couldn’t close the cave, and I was afraid that the woman would run away from it, so, I stayed here to guard the cave. I didn’t expect you to come here too.”

Frowning, Jiuyou Sage still found it suspicious, “Oh, so you are very responsible.”

“Sage, you are well-known today. I am honored to be with you. I want to do my job well and serve you.”

“That’s right. How long have you been here?”

Turtle Elf thought for a moment and replied, “I’ve been waiting for a long time, but I haven’t seen anyone. It seems that the woman is still in the cave. Let’s hurry up and try to find the woman as soon as possible, so that we can be at ease.”

“Yes, you must catch that woman. We’ve been searching for her so long, but we never saw her. Would she have escaped? Alas, how can I forget to close the cave? What a terrible mistake.”

Turtle Elf was a little worried and said quickly, “Sage, I’ve been here all the time, but I haven’t seen that woman or anyone. She did not escape. She must still be hiding in the cave. Besides, the woman was ordinary, and she had no ability to escape from such a high cave.”

Frowning again, Jiuyou Sage asked, “Old Turtle, how do you know that woman has no ability to escape from here?”

“Sage, I already have a name. It’s Turtle Elf.”

“Oh, that’s a good name. Who gave you the name?”

“It’s... It’s me. I find it more convenient to have a name.”

It couldn’t say that its name was given by Zhang Yunyan, and the slightest details of its good friend could not be revealed.

Jiuyou Sage nodded, “Well, it’s more convenient. I didn’t expect you to have knowledge to think of such a good name.”

“Haha, I’m not a man of knowledge. It took me a long time to think of this name.”

Jiuyou Sage continued to ask, “Turtle Elf, it seems that you know that woman very well. Since you know that she is an ordinary woman, have you seen her?”

Turtle Elf replied quickly, “I did not see the woman, otherwise I would have caught her and handed her over to you. I just heard from the Red Hair King Ghost that she was just an ordinary woman. Since she is ordinary and has no ability to jump so high, how can she escape? She must still be in the cave.”

The Red Hair King Ghost nodded, “Turtle Elf is right. I had fought with that woman, and she was really not that strong. For her, escaping from here is as difficult as going to heaven. It seems that the woman is still hiding in the cave, so it’s better to search for her as soon as possible.”

After thinking about it, Jiuyou Sage immediately closed the entrance of the cave and started to find Zhang Yunyan with two King Ghosts and Turtle Elf separately.

Turtle Elf was relieved to see that the devils were not suspicious of it. The entrance of the cave had been closed and Zhang Yunyan could escape safely. It was gratified that her friend had survived

Turtle Elf lost a good opportunity to escape and was very disappointed. It was probably the only opportunity in its life and it was lost, so it felt very frustrated. Anyway, it had saved Yun Feiyan. Its friend’s narrow escape was also a comfort. It was worth it.

...

But now, Turtle Elf had never thought that Yun Feiyan would come back. She was courting death.

It just couldn’t understand that she had known she must die in the Devil’s Cave, why did she court death like that?

When the Red Hair King Ghost gave orders, Turtle Elf never thought that the person to be hunted down was Yun Feiyan. It was very surprised and amazed.

It was pitiful and sad that Yun Feiyan ignored the lesson of last time and went into the horrible “Hell” again.

As the saying went, “Even the King of Hell are unable to save those who are doomed to die.” It really had no ability to help Yun Feiyan escape. Maybe its friend was doomed to die here.

Hearing the story of Turtle Elf, Zhang Yunyan was relieved that her animal friend finally survived. She decided to find the opportunity to escape in the future.

She knew that she would die in a miserable way, and her young life was really going to end here. She hoped that Turtle Elf was safe and sound and both of them would never die at the hands of the devils.

Thinking of Jiuyou Sage and the devils, Yunyan asked, “Turtle Elf, where are the devils tonight? How come they came back together? Is there any big operation?”

Turtle Elf shook its head, “There is no big operation. Usually, they don’t go out together. Today, it is special.”

“What’s the special case? Are they killing people again?”

No, they went to visit the patients. Last time, when you entered the cave, the Yellow Hair King Ghost and the Green Hair King Ghost were not here because they went to see their master Jiuyou Spirit Saint. Not long after you escaped, the two King Ghosts came back with bad news--Jiuyou Spirit Saint was seriously ill.”

“So, they came back from Jiuyou Spirit Saint?”

“Yes, Jiuyou Sage and the Four King Ghosts have been with Jiuyou Spirit Saint since they left the cave, and they did not return until tonight. It seems that the condition of Jiuyou Spirit Saint is serious. Otherwise, Jiuyou Sage would not stay there for such a long time.”

Zhang Yunyan was very depressed. Just as she went down the hill, she met these devils. It was such a coincidence, and she was doomed to die...