Xi Yunting was the first to notice it, and without stopping, he rushed to the front. It was then that Du Rong noticed the front and shouted, "Something's going on!" He quickly stepped forward. Only Chen Xiao hadn't reacted yet, and he waited until both of them ran to the gravel beach before he caught up.

"What's going on?" When Chen Xiao arrived, Du Rong had already taken off his bag and was bending over to check it. Chen Xiao was panting. With an extra burden on his body, he would have to use up more energy when running. It seemed that he would need some time to get used to it.

"It's a corpse." Du Rong said with a serious expression.

Chen Xiao just saw the colored cloth and didn't have such a clear understanding. When he saw the debris on the rubble clearly, an uncontrollable physiological discomfort suddenly surged into his chest. Instantly, Chen Xiao's face turned pale, his throat slid, and he swallowed desperately to suppress his nausea.

Xi Yunting immediately noticed his discomfort, raised his hand to block him, and said to him: "It will be uncomfortable when you meet for the first time, you can't keep staring at it."

When Master Xi spoke, Du Rong realized that Chen Xiao looked uncomfortable. He pushed Chen Xiao aside and stood next to the bag: "Master, don't look at it yet, drink some water."

Chen Xiao had never seen such a bloody scene in his previous life. Even when he attended a funeral, the deceased's remains were arranged very decently. After resting for a while and drinking some water to suppress the nausea, Chen Xiao gritted his teeth and stood up again.

He must learn to adapt to such unacceptable situations. If he wants to survive in this world of immortal cultivation, he must learn to live their lives.

In order to avoid excessive stimulation, Chen Xiao covered his mouth and nose to prevent the smell of the debris from being inhaled into his nasal cavity. This really made him feel better. He didn't feel sick and want to vomit when standing next to it. However, the stimulation on the scene was still too strong, and Chen Xiao had to look away and calm down.

"How long has he been dead?" Chen Xiao asked in a muffled voice.

Du Rong looked up at him worriedly, then said, "I'm afraid it's been more than two months."

Xi Yunting stared at him, then dragged Chen Xiao, whose face was becoming increasingly pale, away: "No need to look anymore, I have observed enough."

Du Rong also hurried away. Although they were used to this kind of life, it did not mean that they would not feel uncomfortable seeing such wreckage.

The three of them moved to another place. The air in the upwind position was completely free of the unpleasant smell. Chen Xiao took a few deep breaths. Neither Xi Yunting nor Du Rong persuaded him not to look at the wreckage again. That was not good for him, and might even harm him. Since he had come out to experience it, he had to learn how to collect useful information through the scene.

"It's been dead for two months. Was it that beast who did it?" Chen Xiao's face was still a little pale. "This direction should be where the beast came from. Also, I remember that Wuyanqing had a particularly strong fishy smell..." He couldn't recall. When he thought that Wuyanqing had just eaten a person, Chen Xiao felt disgusted again.

Du Rong gave his employer an appreciative look and said, "I'm afraid so."

Xi Yunting pondered for a moment: "The direction and distance are correct. Wu Yanqing must have killed this person before continuing in the same direction."

Du Rong said in confusion, "Why is this black-eyed green so vengeful? Fierce beasts usually rarely leave their own territory, unless they are courting a mate or bringing cubs. Even with cubs, they can't go far away. The road ahead leads to Hanshan City. With the intelligence of the ferocious beasts, they should know that it's not easy to mess with that place."

When Du Rong was selecting the mission to practice, he deliberately looked for an area that had been cleaned up by practitioners long ago to ensure that there were no fierce beasts or ferocious beasts because he wanted to bring Chen Xiao with him. Fierce beasts have inherited memories and should know that they cannot enter this area, otherwise they will attract the practitioners to slaughter them.

Xi Yunting glanced at Du Rong and said, "It is said that Wu Yanqing is a male and is not in the courtship period."

There was a moment of silence. Chen Xiao hesitated and said, "Could it be that Wu Yanqing is a male with a cub?"

Xi Yunting's eyes flashed with a smile, and Du Rong laughed loudly: "How is it possible! I have never heard of a man raising a cub in the world!"

Chen Xiao pursed his lips and lowered his eyes as if he was embarrassed by the laughter. But he thought to himself, how could a male not bring a baby? Isn't that the case with penguins? He felt that this world was inextricably linked to his previous life, so there might not be no penguins.

Du Rong laughed for a while, then stopped and said, "It's neither courtship nor the possibility of having a cub. So there is only one possibility, Wu Yanqing is irritated."

Xi Yunting nodded: "It can only be like this."

Du Rong thought about it and said with lingering fear: "That black-eyed creature is extremely vicious and has a bad temper. I don't know how he got angry and followed the direction he came from."

Chen Xiao asked Xi Yunting: "Master Xi, since Zhishitang issued this task, then it didn't provide any useful information?"

Xi Yunting paused, then slowly said, "I was the one who reported this situation. Whenever there are abnormal activities of fierce beasts and they break into non-living areas, cultivators are obliged to report it. This will also allow those with higher cultivation to come and clean up, and let those with lower cultivation avoid it, so as to avoid casualties."

Chen Xiao said, "Oh," and said, "That means the information was provided by Master Xi, and Zhishitang doesn't have much information. No wonder they issued the task of investigation."

Xi Yunting glanced at Chen Xiao without leaving a trace. Could he say that Zhishitang had never issued such an investigation task, and that he first posted it anonymously in Zhishitang, and then took it up, specifically to have a legitimate reason to travel with Chen Xiao? Generally, when encountering such a situation, the beast is already dead, and rarely will they investigate the cause. At most, they will remind the passing practitioners that there is an unusual movement of the beast, and they will be considered to have done their duty.

Du Rong said: "Boss, do you still want to go forward?" The situation is a little unclear now, and Du Rong is worried that another accident will happen.

Chen Xiao thought for a moment and asked, "How long will it take to get out of this relatively safe area?"

Du Rong said: "At our current speed, it will take us half a month to get there, and that's without changing direction."

Chen Xiao bit his lip, looked at Du Rong seriously, and said, "I'm a little worried about Tong Nonuo. Can we walk to the edge of the area?" Maybe he would meet Tong Nonuo there by chance? With his ability to get lost, it wouldn't be strange for him to appear anywhere.

Du Rong nodded: "It's okay to go to the edge." If Chen Xiao wanted to enter the area where ferocious beasts appeared, he would try his best to stop him as a guard. The black-eyed green came out and probably alarmed many ferocious beasts along the way. The commotion it caused might not have subsided at this moment. It would be very dangerous to rashly enter that area. However, it was just a circle around the edge, so it was safe.

The three of them continued walking forward. It was already late spring and early summer, and the temperature had warmed up. The scenery was lush and green, and the grass was full of birds.

From time to time, they could find some medicinal herbs on the road. Du Rong thought that they had originally accepted the task of finding stone thread grass, so he picked some.

Stone thread grass is called grass, but it is actually a lichen that grows in the cracks of rocks. It got this name because it looks like a long line of layers.

Seeing Du Rong picking herbs, Chen Xiao followed him to look for them. Unexpectedly, he found the remains of a dead person between the rocks and the mountain. Fortunately, he had seen it once before, so Chen Xiao was not scared to death.

He calmly called over Du Rong and Master Xi, and they stepped forward to examine the body carefully, confirming that the time of death of this person was consistent with what was discovered before, also two months ago.

This corpse was more complete than the previous one. Although it was also bloody and mangled, it had all its limbs, hands, and brain intact. Du Rong didn't dare to let Master Xi take action, so he held his breath and bent over to find the other party's name on the corpse.

After opening the water bag and washing it again, Du Rong took the name card and said to Chen Xiao: "If you meet someone killed in the wild, whether it is an ordinary person or a cultivator, take his name card with you after burying him. For ordinary people, give it to the official in charge of household registration, and for cultivators, give it to Zhishitang for custody. In this way, when their relatives and friends look for them, they can also know about it." Du Rong directly piled up stones to make a grave for the corpse that only had one leg and half of the waist left. Later, the remains will also be buried.

Xi Yunting also said: "With this name certificate, we can know which group of practitioners were killed. Most of the names have been recorded, so we can inform their masters."

Xi Yunting's investigation of Wuyanqing was just a side job, and he took care of Chen Xiao's pace the whole time. The day's journey was not far, and they only crossed five or six hills before they were ready to set up camp.

Chen Xiao washed his face tiredly with water from a spring nearby. Du Rong, who had just recovered from his injury, was in better spirits and stamina than him, and was busy preparing dinner.

Xi Yunting had taken the fasting pill as usual, so he didn't feel hungry at this time. He sat on the ground not far from the camp, closing his eyes to rest. Hearing Chen Xiao's heavy footsteps, he opened his eyes and looked over. Chen Xiao's complexion was a little gray. He was tired from walking, and seeing corpses one after another today had a great mental shock. He might not sleep well tonight, and there was a high possibility that he would wake up.

After having dinner around the campfire, Chen Xiao spread a blanket on the ground and went to sleep. He curled up, curled up his legs and feet, held his hands tightly in front of his chest, and his face was still uneasy. Xi Yunting did not sleep, but just meditated. Du Rong was on duty until midnight. After the two of them exchanged positions, he lay down and fell asleep.

In the early hours of the morning, Chen Xiao woke up with a start. Du Rong was sleeping soundly because there was a Jindan stage practitioner beside him, so he didn't notice. Only Xi Yunting was paying attention and immediately found that he was awake.

"Did you have a nightmare?" Xi Yunting's voice sounded softly.

Chen Xiao turned his head and saw Xi Yunting looking at him, so he got up and sat down by the fire. He said in a depressed mood, "Well, the scene during the day is still vivid in my mind."

Xi Yunting rarely interacted with people like this, and he didn't know how to comfort them. He could only say, "You will forget it. This is what happens when you see a bloody scene for the first time."

Chen Xiao turned his head to look at Xi Yunting and asked curiously: "Master Xi...has it been like this before?" Have a nightmare and then forget it?

Xi Yunting shook his head and said, "I haven't had any nightmares, let alone woke up in the middle of the night."

Chen Xiao suddenly felt choked. There was no way to continue the conversation!