Chapter 761 A strange village?

Although the two of them come from different places and have different pasts, at this moment, their hearts are closely connected.

"Then, Qingshuang, let us continue to move forward. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, we must go on together." Luo Chen said firmly.

Qingshuang looked at Luo Chen, with a firm light shining in her eyes: "Yes, Luo Chen, I will fight side by side with you no matter when and where."

It was late at night, and the two of them took a rest.

They know that when the sun rises tomorrow, they will embark on a new journey to face new challenges and help more people in need.

...

Early morning hours.

After Luo Chen and Qing Shuang left the inn, they came to a red maple forest.

The scenery of the red maple forest is beautiful.

The majestic wind in the forest made the two of them feel extremely comfortable.

"Young man, can you come here?"

Suddenly, an old voice sounded beside Luochen.

Luo Chen listened to the voice, but he didn't take the initiative to step forward.

On the contrary, Qingshuang beside him, with a bit of unbearability flashing in his eyes, silently walked towards the source of the sound.

However, Qingshuang didn't wait for Qingshuang to take a step forward.

Luochen blocked her way forward.

"Qingshuang, be careful." Luo Chen warned in a low voice, his eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly, trying to find the source of the sound.

Qingshuang nodded, knowing that Luo Chen's worries were not without purpose.

On the path of spiritual practice, they have learned to be wary of anything unknown.

"Excuse me, where are you?" Qingshuang raised her voice and asked politely.

"Here, kid." The voice sounded again, and this time they were sure it came from behind a huge red maple tree.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang walked slowly towards the red maple tree, and saw an old man sitting under the tree. His face was covered with traces of time, but his eyes shone with an extraordinary light.

"Old sir, what do you want from us?" Luo Chen bowed his hands and asked respectfully.

The old man smiled slightly and pointed to a stone slab in front of him, with some strange symbols engraved on it.

"I'm here waiting for the destined person. The fact that you can come here means that you are destined to this stone slab."

Qingshuang curiously approached the stone slab and carefully observed the symbols on it. "There seems to be some kind of power in these symbols."

"Yes, this is an ancient inheritance stone slab. It can give powerful power to those who are destined to be destined." The old man stood up slowly. Although his movements were slow, he revealed an extraordinary magnanimity.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang looked at each other, and they could feel the faint spiritual power fluctuations emanating from the old man.

"Old sir, why did you give us this slate?" Luo Chen asked.

The old man sighed softly, "I am old and can no longer protect this stone slab.

And you, with your righteous hearts and extraordinary cultivation, are the best candidates for the inheritance. "

Qingshuang's heart moved, and she knew that this might be an important opportunity for them to practice.

"We are willing to accept this inheritance, but we don't know what price we need to pay?"

The old man shook his head, "There is no price required. You just need to promise that you will use this power for justice in the future, protect the weak, and maintain peace in the world."

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang nodded without hesitation and agreed to the old man's request.

The old man nodded with satisfaction. He reached out and touched the stone slab gently. The stone slab immediately emitted a soft light, covering Luo Chen and Qingshuang.

In the light, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang felt a warm current pouring into their bodies. Their cultivation seemed to be improved in an instant, and their understanding of martial arts became deeper.

When the light dissipated, the old man had disappeared, leaving only the stone slab lying quietly on the ground.

"Luochen, how do you feel?" Qingshuang asked with concern.

Luo Chen moved his body and felt the power filling his body. "I feel stronger than ever before. Qingshuang, how about you?"

Qingshuang nodded, her eyes flashing with excitement, "Me too, this inheritance is of great significance to us."

The two bowed deeply to the place where the old man disappeared again, expressing their respect and gratitude to him.

Then they continued on their journey, filled with expectations for the future and firm belief in spiritual practice.

They know that with the power of this inheritance, they will be able to better help others and protect the world.

As night fell, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang found a resting place in a quiet valley.

They lit a bonfire and sat around it, sharing their spiritual practice experiences with each other.

"Luochen, have you ever thought about what state we will reach in the future?" Qingshuang looked at the beating flames and asked softly.

Luo Chen smiled slightly and replied: "I don't know what state we will reach, but I believe that as long as we stick to our own path and keep working hard, one day we will stand at the pinnacle of cultivation."

Qingshuang nodded, she knew that the path Luo Chen mentioned was not just a path of cultivation, but also a path full of love and justice that they had walked together.

"Luochen, no matter what the future holds, I will walk side by side with you." Qing Shuang said firmly.

Luo Chen looked at Qing Shuang, his eyes full of tenderness and determination, "Qing Shuang, me too."

It was late at night, and the two of them returned to their tents to rest.

...

Before the two of them fell asleep, a strange and sinister wind blew suddenly.

Along with the gloomy wind came some strange sounds.

This made Luo Chen's vigilance full.

"Something is wrong."

Luo Chen said softly to Qing Shuang, and at the same time he stretched out his hand to hold the hilt of the sword at his waist.

Qing Shuang also felt the strangeness in the air. She nodded, stood up quietly, and stood side by side with Luo Chen.

"Let's go and see." Luo Chen suggested.

They walked towards the source of the sound carefully, trying not to make any sound with every step.

As they approached, the strange sound became clearer and clearer, as if it came from the other side of the valley.

"Be careful, there may be a trap." Qing Shuang reminded in a low voice.

Luo Chen nodded, and he gently pushed away the bushes in front of him with the tip of his sword, and a deserted small village appeared in front of him.

The houses in the village were dilapidated and seemed to have been abandoned for a long time, but at this moment, there were a few dim lights flickering in them.

"Why is there anyone here?" Qing Shuang asked in confusion.

"I don't know, but it's definitely not a good thing." Luo Chen replied. His intuition told him that this place was hiding some kind of danger.

They continued to move forward and came to the center of the village.

There, they saw a group of ragged people sitting around a fire, their eyes were empty, as if they had lost their souls.

"These people..." Qingshuang's voice was trembling.

"They are controlled by some kind of power." Luo Chen asserted, his eyes scanning the surroundings sharply, trying to find the source of control over these people.

Suddenly, a gloomy voice sounded behind them: "You shouldn't come here."

Luo Chen and Qingshuang turned around quickly, only to see a man in a black robe standing behind them, with a weird smile on his face.

"Who are you?" Luo Chen asked in a deep voice.

"It doesn't matter who I am, what matters is that you have stepped into my territory." The black-robed man said contemptuously.

"What did you do?" Qingshuang glared at the black-robed man, she could feel the pain in these people.

"I just let them experience real fear." The black-robed man smiled triumphantly.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang looked at each other. They knew that they had to stop this evil existence.

Luo Chen drew out his long sword, pointing the tip of the sword at the black-robed man, while Qing Shuang began to gather the spiritual power in his body.

"Come on, let me see what you can do." The black-robed man said provocatively.

The battle was about to start.

Luo Chen's swordsmanship was extremely sharp, and each sword was accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air, while Qing Shuang's spiritual power attack attacked the black-robed man like a storm.

However, the black-robed man seemed to be indifferent to their attacks. There seemed to be an invisible barrier around his body, blocking all attacks.

"You are too weak." The black-robed man taunted.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang's hearts sank.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang knew that they had to change their strategy.

Luo Chen retracted his long sword, took a deep breath, and began to adjust his breathing and internal strength.

Qing Shuang also stopped gathering spiritual power and began to chant the ancient spell in a low voice.

"Do you think you can defeat me like this?" The black-robed man said disdainfully, but his eyes revealed a hint of vigilance.

Luo Chen did not answer. He closed his eyes and focused all his attention on the tip of the sword.

The tip of the sword began to tremble slightly, making a low humming sound.

Qingshuang's spell gradually became louder, and a light blue light began to appear around her, and the light gradually condensed into a huge ball of light.

"Luo Chen, are you ready?" Qingshuang asked in a low voice.

Luo Chen opened his eyes, and a ray of determination flashed in his eyes. "Ready."

Qingshuang pushed the ball of light towards Luo Chen, and the ball of light drew a beautiful arc in the air. Luo Chen stretched out his hand, and the ball of light landed steadily on the tip of his sword.

The light on the tip of the sword instantly became dazzling. Luo Chen shouted and pointed the tip of the sword at the black-robed man.

"Break!" Luo Chen shouted, and the light on the tip of the sword shot towards the black-robed man like a flash of lightning.

The black-robed man's face changed. He didn't expect Luo Chen and Qingshuang to be able to perform such a powerful joint skill.

He hurriedly mobilized all his strength, trying to form a stronger barrier in front of him.

However, the joint skill of Luo Chen and Qing Shuang was too powerful, and the light penetrated the barrier and hit the black-robed man directly.

The black-robed man let out a shrill scream, his body began to tremble violently, and then gradually dissipated into the air.

As the black-robed man disappeared, the controlled people gradually regained their consciousness.

They looked around blankly, not knowing what had happened.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the crisis had been resolved.

They walked up to those people and helped them return to their normal lives.

"Thank you, we don't know how to repay you." An old man who looked like the village chief said gratefully.

Luo Chen smiled and shook his head, "We don't need to repay, as long as you are safe and sound, it is the greatest thank you to us."

"By the way, there is one more thing, I think I need to tell you."

"In addition to this place, there are several places nearby, just like this place."

The words of the village chief made Luo Chen and Qing Shuang feel nervous, and they realized that this might not be an isolated incident, but part of a larger conspiracy.

"Can you tell me in detail?" Qingshuang asked gently.

The old man sighed and began to narrate: "Recently, strange things have happened in some villages around us. People have disappeared for no reason, or like us, they have been controlled by some unknown force. We have tried to find the reason, but found nothing."

Luo Chen frowned, he felt that the seriousness of the matter was far beyond their imagination.

"We will definitely investigate it clearly, but now, you need to leave this place as soon as possible and find a safe place to take refuge."

"We have nowhere to go." The old man's voice was full of helplessness and despair.

Qing Shuang looked at these helpless people with sympathy in his heart.

"Luo Chen, we can't just leave them like this."

Luo Chen nodded, he knew that Qing Shuang was right.

"Okay, let's help them find a safe place first, and then investigate these things."

So, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang led the group of villagers through the barren valley to a safer town.

There, they arranged temporary housing for the villagers and ensured their basic living needs.

"You wait here for us to come back, we will solve this problem as soon as possible." Luo Chen assured the villagers.

"Thank you, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang." The villagers said gratefully.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang set out on their journey again. They decided to go to the nearest village where something unusual had happened to investigate.

"What do you think is the reason?" Qing Shuang asked as they walked.

"I'm not sure, but these things happen too often to be a coincidence." Luo Chen replied.

They came to the second village, where the situation was exactly the same as the first one.

The houses were dilapidated, and the villagers had empty eyes, as if they were controlled by some kind of force.

Luo Chen and Qing Shuang walked carefully through the village, trying to find the source of the control of the villagers.

They found that every time night fell, a cold breath would permeate the village.

"It seems that we need to wait until night to find clues." Luo Chen said.

As the night deepened, Luo Chen and Qing Shuang hid in the dark, waiting quietly.

Sure enough, when the night was quiet, the cold breath appeared again, and it was stronger than before.

They followed this breath and came to the central square of the village.

There, they saw a strange ritual going on, with several people in black robes surrounding a huge altar, chanting something.

"What are they doing?" Qingshuang asked in a low voice.

"It looks like some kind of evil magic." Luo Chen replied, with a flash of anger in his eyes.

Luo Chen and Qingshuang decided to wait for the right time, knowing that rushing in directly would only alert the enemy.