Chapter 31: The Strange Wasteland
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Little Leqing, where did you get the little red flower?”
Su Mu suppressed the sense of crisis in his heart and asked the little girl without giving away anything.
“Ah? This little flower? I picked it up outside. There’s a huge patch there! Brother Su Mu, do you think it looks good, too?”
Liu Leqing took the red flower down and smiled. Her eyes were like crescent moons.
She thought Su Mu was complimenting her.
“Yes, it’s nice. Can you take me there to take a look?”
“Alright!”
Liu Leqing agreed to Su Mu’s request with no hesitation and led the way.
Su Mu took a deep breath and followed behind.
…
Su Mu sensed danger from the flower, but he was not afraid.
In fact, he was looking forward to it!
His ultimate goal in the simulated world was to die.
He had to die in a fancy way and die in a wonderful way.
Only this way could he transform into a powerful demon and obtain great power in the real world!
Therefore, Su Mu wasn’t afraid of death. He was only afraid that it would not be a good death.
…
The military camp Su Mu was in belonged to a local army, and was stationed seven or eight kilometers outside the city.
After leaving the military camp, the two of them walked for about two to three miles before they arrived at a wasteland.
There were many small flowers, like the ones Liu Leqing had on her head.
They were small and red.
They were like slightly larger blood beads.
As Su Mu approached, his [Spirit sense] was activated again, and the sense of danger was dozens of times stronger than before!
Furthermore, the source of the sense of danger was not those bright red flowers.
It was… The ground beneath his feet!
Su Mu could vaguely feel that there was something extremely terrifying hiding underground!
It was so terrifying that even though it was covered in thick soil, it could still affect the vegetation that grew on it.
Su Mu thought about it and decided to explore.
He found a flat stone and started digging in the barren land.
“Brother Su Mu, what are you doing?” Liu Leqing asked curiously.
At that moment, she finally understood.
Her brother Su Mu didn’t seem to care about those little flowers.
“Nothing. If you’re bored, you can go back first.”
Su Mu gave a perfunctory reply and continued to dig with all his might.
“Oh!” Liu Leqing replied, but did not leave.
She sat on the ridge of the field, swinging her two lotus-like legs, quietly watching Su Mu dig.
…
This digging took more than an hour.
Although he was young, Su Mu’s body was quite strong.
After a long time of hard work, they finally dug a big hole.
Through the hole, Su Mu could vaguely feel a trace of a strange, evil, Yin Qi.
Upon closer inspection, there was even a faint trace of blood in the soil.
This made him even more certain that there was something down there!
But how long would it take for him to dig?
Su Mu’s eyes turned, and he had an idea.
“Little Leqing, let’s go. We’ll go back to your father.”
“Ah? Why are you looking for my father?”
Liu Leqing was a little confused.
“Something big has happened! You’ll have to cooperate with me later, and you’ll have to agree to whatever I say. Do you understand?”
“Yes, yes, I’ll remember!”
Although Liu Leqing did not know what Su Mu wanted to do, he still nodded repeatedly, as if he was practicing in advance.
…
Soon, Su Mu brought Liu Leqing back to the military camp and found Liu Gaotian.
There had been no war in recent years, so soldiers like them could have some peace and quiet, and they could just live their days lazily.
Liu Gaotian was playing chess with another officer.
After seeing the two little ones, he asked casually, “What are you two doing here? I don’t have anything for you to play with.”
Liu Gaotian’s words revealed his intention to chase them away.
Some time ago, he had played a few rounds with Su Mu, and in the end, he had been completely annihilated, causing the people in the camp to burst into laughter.
It made him, the leader, lose face.
Since then, Liu Gaotian never wanted to see Su Mu again whenever he played chess.
But Su Mu wasn’t here to play chess with Liu Gaotian.
He said with a serious face, “General Liu, I just saw a man sneakily walking around in a wasteland. I don’t know what they’re up to, but they looked like barbarian spies.”
In the North of Da Qian, there was a group of brutal barbarians, which was at the border.
The barbarian race had never given up on invading Da Qian, so they had planted many spies.
These spies were worth fifty taels each, which was quite expensive.
If they discovered anything important, it would be a great merit!
But how could Liu Gaotian believe the words of a child?
As he continued playing chess, he casually said, “Barbarian spies? A little brat like you can’t even tell spies apart from them?”
Su Mu said with a serious face, “I’m not talking nonsense! That person is so sneaky, and his body…”
In a few words, Su Mu fabricated a barbarian spy and almost convinced even himself of such an existence.
In the end, he even added a sentence.
“Little Leqing is right beside me. She saw it too. Even if I’m lying to you, your daughter wouldn’t, right?”
Liu Leqing blinked her big eyes and nodded repeatedly, her pigtails trembling.
“Mmh! I saw it too. That person was exactly the same as what Brother Su Mu said.”
As the saying goes, children’s words carry no harm.
Adults would subconsciously believe the words of a child.
Moreover, the “barbarian spy” that Su Mu mentioned was not a lie that a child could simply make up.
How could they know that Su Mu’s body had a soul that had lived for who knows how many lives!
In short, Liu Gaotian’s face became serious when he heard Su Mu’s words.
He stopped playing chess and turned his head to ask Su Mu for some details.
Su Mu’s explanation was quite accurate, and Liu Gaotian began to wonder if there were really barbarian spies around.
After some thought, Liu Gaotian decided to take a look.
“Where is the place you mentioned? Bring me there!”
Upon hearing this, Su Mu’s eyes flashed with a smile, and he led the way.
…
Finally, under Su Mu’s guidance, Liu Gaotian and his men arrived at the barren land.
“Eh? Is this the place?”
One of the higher-ranking soldiers was surprised.
“What’s wrong? Is there a problem here?” Liu Gaotian asked.
The big-headed soldier explained, “This used to be a farmer’s farm in our village, but since the year before last, no crops have been growing here for some reason. No matter what they planted, it would not take root, so it had to be abandoned in the end. ”
“There’s such a thing?”
Liu Gaotian’s expression changed as he rubbed his chin.
After arriving at this wasteland, Liu Gaotian observed it for a while, and vaguely felt that Su Mu had lied to him.
But he also felt that something was wrong here.
After some thought, Liu Gaotian waved his hand and said to his men,
“Dig! I want to see what’s down there.”
“Yes!”
…
Dozens of strong soldiers dug together, and the progress was quick.
After digging for seven or eight meters, a sudden change occurred!
There was a sudden commotion below, followed by a burst of exclamations.
“Blood! There’s blood coming out!”