Chapter 92 Who's Saving Whom? "Once we get out, I'll help you choose a good feng shui spot..."

A murderous glint flashed in Bai Yuan's eyes. He had just taken a step when the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

"What's going on?" Chen Ying looked up in alarm, backing away from the wall piled with corpses, trying to get away from this extremely dangerous woman. She was bitten by her poisonous ticks and was still unharmed. Could she have some kind of immune system to all poisons?

The ground shook incessantly for some unknown reason, emitting a buzzing roar. Chen Ying could barely stand, even while holding onto the wall. Suddenly, the wall she was supporting cracked, and dust and sand poured down on her head.

Chen Ying looked up, bewildered, and vaguely saw that a crack had appeared on the top of the Jingguan (a mound of skulls). Through the crack, she could faintly see a full moon hanging high in the sky.

Something was wrong. Chen Ying subconsciously looked down and saw that the slewing device in her hand was facing a beam of moonlight...

"Yin Sui!" Bai Yuan struggled to maintain his balance amidst the earth-shaking tremors. Just as he was about to take a step, a monstrous creature suddenly leaped out from the side and pounced on him in the chaos...

At the same time, the sealed-off mound of stones suddenly began to collapse, and large and small rocks crashed down, instantly burying Liang Youyi.

"The mound of bones is about to collapse!" The boys, who had finally escaped from the silkworm trap, arrived at the scene. Faced with the impending danger, they were on the verge of collapse when someone shouted, "Run!"

Bones crashed down at his feet, and Zhou Yaren staggered forward, supporting himself on the rammed earth: "A white injustice!"

"A whisper of danger!"

Li Liuyun said sternly, "The Yin Sui star enters the Corpse Star's acupoint, just as the Taiyin star enters the Ghost Star, which is the Moon Punishment Star's acupoint!"

Lin Mu shouted, "What is that?!"

“Ghost Constellation is the star of death and loss, representing corpses and ghostly energy. When the Moon enters Ghost Constellation, it means that the Moon's energy enters the place where ghosts gather, which is the Moon offending the Ghost Constellation,” Li Liuyun said urgently. “If someone trespasses into the Palace of the Moon’s Refining Form and steals the Yin Sui, it will definitely trigger the Moon Punishment Star Sha, causing the fierce killing energy of the ancient battlefield to collapse the Jing Guan and bury everyone alive!”

The boys staggered and staggered through the turbulent mountains, following Tingfengzhi who was clearing the way, rushing around recklessly, none of them able to stand still.

Lian Zhao crashed into the stone wall, narrowly escaping being hit by falling rocks. He quickly pulled his neck back, covered his head, and curled himself up like a quail: "This sorcerer, in order to achieve longevity, used the Taiyin method of divination and astronomy to create a formation, with each link tightly connected to the next, and everything he set up was a killing trap, leaving no way out for anyone who came!"

"Go that way!" With the Jingguan (a mound of corpses) collapsing, this formation was meant to destroy them all. Only by avoiding being buried alive could they escape. Zhou Yaren guided the boys forward, "Follow Liuyun closely..."

Lian Zhao, who was bringing up the rear, was pushed from behind by Zhou Yaren. He turned around hastily, only to see Zhou Yaren rushing off in another direction, braving the rolling rocks: "Tingfengzhi—"

"Don't delay!" Zhou Yaren didn't even turn her head, and slashed a wind blade straight at the illusory image in front of Bai Yuan.

Bai Yuan's hand had just gripped Wang Xiang's neck when she was suddenly splashed with a foul-smelling liquid. Before she could dodge, her fingers loosened, and the shriveled human skin and bones collapsed. Bai Yuan's gaze met that of the culprit who had splashed her with the foul liquid—Zhou Yaren. She didn't know whether to feel disgust or something else, but she clicked her tongue inwardly.

But there was no time to worry about anything else at the moment. Bai Yuan stared at Zhou Yaren, who was rushing over, and glanced at the large rock falling from above. He thought Zhou Yaren was courting death, and reached out his hand to him...

Zhou Yaren was stunned for a moment, staring at the outstretched hand, palm up, fingers long and slender. As soon as he touched it, Bai Yuan grabbed it tightly, pulled him close and embraced him with a cold, icy embrace.

The sound of a boulder crashing down behind him rang out simultaneously with a low, gentle voice in his ear: "What are you doing here? Trying to be buried with me?"

Bai Yuan's nonchalant tone was perfectly ordinary, meaning no different from saying that he "came here to die," but now that he used "to be buried together," it seemed to correspond to the phrase "living together in the same bed, dying together in the same grave." Hearing it, it suddenly became very meaningful. Zhou Yaren's scalp tingled, and her body felt as if it had been struck by lightning, arousing an uncontrollable tremor.

Bai Yuan felt a tightening around his waist and raised an eyebrow: "Now you know fear..."

With gravel flying everywhere, she had no time to mock the other person. Grabbing Zhou Yaren, she suddenly spun around and pushed her into a crevice in the collapsed rocks.

After a dizzying sensation, Zhou Yaren felt a sharp pain in his back. He was almost as if he had been slammed into a crevice by Bai Yuan. His back slammed hard against the solid wall, hitting the back of his head. He gritted his teeth and didn't let out a single groan of pain.

The crevice was a triangular area that collapsed between rammed earth, so narrow that when Zhou Yaren turned her head slightly, the tip of her nose brushed against Bai Yuan's ear.

The deafening crash of the collapse choked Zhou Yaren, who coughed up a mouthful of blood. Perhaps the impact aggravated her internal injuries, as half of the blood she coughed up landed on Bai Yuan's shoulder.

"You—" Bai Yuan suddenly turned his head, staring at his half-dead appearance, as if he could be buried on the spot.

"I'm sorry." Zhou Yaren leaned against the stone wall, weak and almost exhausted.

“The ancient battlefield is too filled with malevolent energy; it’s not suitable for a long rest.” Bai Yuan pointed to various acupoints on his body. “Once we get out, I’ll help you choose a propitious burial site.”

Zhou Yaren smiled, but her smile was extremely weak: "No need to worry, I want to live a few more years."

Bai Yuan skillfully took out a porcelain bottle from his pocket, poured out a few pills and fed them into Zhou Yaren's mouth: "I didn't see it coming."

"My frail body can't withstand any more abuse. If you go easy on me in the future, you'll be sparing my life."

Bai Yuan shoved the nearly empty medicine bottle back into Zhou Yaren's arms, momentarily stunned, "Me?"

Zhou Yaren's dizziness finally subsided. He touched the back of his head and held up his blood-stained fingertips to Bai Yuan's eyes. He had to say, "You really hit hard."

Bai Yuan was stunned: "How come you..." He's so frail, a single bump could break him.

"I'm a bit weak, so I hope you'll be lenient." Zhou Yaren, with her head bleeding, readily admitted her weakness. What else could she do? She might be accidentally killed by Bai Yuan, which would be too hasty.

Knowing he hadn't held back when he struck, Bai Yuan glanced at the man's blood-stained lips and asked, "Can you still walk?"

Zhou Yaren nodded, but his vision blurred, and the moonlight in the night sky appeared doubled. If they didn't want to be buried alive by the pile of dung, they had to take this opportunity to break out. He forced his injured body to stand up, waved his fan to sweep away a wave of dust, and risked his life with Bai Yuan through the gaps between the falling rocks and soil.

Even with his agility, Zhou Yaren couldn't avoid being hit by falling rocks and soil. His shoulder was severely injured, and he slipped, staggering and falling. Fortunately, Bai Yuan reacted quickly and caught him, pulling Zhou Yaren out of the rubble. He supported Zhou Yaren by the arm and, with a few quick movements, led him out of the collapsed ruins.

"You'll know if you listen to the wind!"

The dusty-faced youths swarmed over, helping and supporting the injured Zhou Yaren. After clearing their names, they let go and counted the heads. All five youths from Taihang Road were present, though each had bruises on their faces and large and small wounds on their bodies. Fortunately, none of them were missing any limbs and were not seriously injured. They were much stronger than the frail Zhou Yaren.

Zhou Yaren was already in a semi-conscious state, which made the boys panic and frantically check his pulse and injuries for a long time.

"Are you alright?" Li Liuyun glanced at the blood on Bai Yuan's shoulder and suddenly asked.

"What could possibly happen to her?" Bai Yuan said unjustly. "He's the one who's more dangerous."

"I can tell from the wind that he's badly injured." Wen Yi touched his hand, which was wet with blood, and said anxiously, "Why is it so hot? We need to get to the city to find a doctor right away."

Lian Zhao helped the unconscious Ting Fengzhi onto Wen Yi's back, then suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "What about that villager from earlier?"

The villager he was referring to was naturally Liang Youyi, and Bai Yuan casually replied, "He's dead."

Lian Zhao was stunned: "How could this be, I..."

"They fell victim to the poison of a Gu master." Bai Yuan's gaze was gloomy. "It's a pity that the Gu master escaped."

Li Liuyun asked, "Was the Yin Sui also taken away?"

"Yes." Who would have thought there was a hidden mastermind behind them?

Apart from Li Liuyun, the other teenagers were at an age where they couldn't hide their emotions, and their thoughts were written all over their faces, revealing their suffering.

Lin Mu stared at the collapsed mound of bones before him, countless white skeletons exposed: "What should we do here?"

Of course, the mess couldn't be left unattended. Li Liuyun stared at the bones scattered on the ground: "As soon as it's light, I'll go to the Puzhou government office and notify the officials to send people over to collect the bones and rebury them."

...

As dawn broke, the boys finally survived a harrowing night and arrived at an inn in Puzhou City, covered in dust and grime.

Lian Zhao went with the shop assistant to fetch a doctor, and they were busy with all sorts of things.

"How could you be injured like this?" Pulling off his clothes, his whole body was covered with new and old scars, which made the doctor gasp in shock.

The teenagers were surprised to find that Ting Fengzhi was so badly injured.

Bai Yuan said, "My body is a bit weak."

Lin Mu felt something was off about those words: "Ting Fengzhi was trying to save you just now..."

"I can get away on my own, he doesn't need to go through all this trouble." Bai Yuan said with a completely ungrateful attitude. After thinking for a moment, he added, "He only has half a life left, he's struggling to survive on his own, how could he possibly have the ability to save me?"

Li Liuyun glanced at her indifferently: "He only went back to rescue you because your spiritual veins were sealed."

"And the result?" Bai Yuan asked, his heart as hard as stone. "Who bailed out whom?"

Lin Mu couldn't stand it anymore: "Don't you have a conscience?"

Bai Yuan: "No."

Li Liuyun: "Most evil spirits are ruthless and heartless."

"You want to talk to me about loyalty and righteousness?" Bai Yuan found it strange. "With your cold-hearted nature, how much loyalty and righteousness do you have?"

Lin Mu immediately objected: "How dare you talk like that?"

Li Liuyun knew that he was cold-hearted by nature and not as emotional as others: "When we were in the Northern Qu Ghost Office, you did not harm my fellow disciples."

Although she was shouting and threatening to kill him at the time, Li Liuyun knew that she had shown mercy, especially since she had also intervened to save him during the Twelve Killing Squads of Jingguan.

The young men from Taihang Road were stunned for a moment. Only after Li Liuyun mentioned it did they suddenly realize that the evil spirit at that time was enough to take their lives.

Bai Yuan didn't take it to heart: "I'm living a really lonely life in the Taiyin Dao Body. It's quite refreshing to see you all so lively and energetic."

Li Liuyun: "..." What was he trying to say?

Lian Zhao: "..." No, is "alive and kicking" a compliment?

Lin Mu: "..." Do these evil spirits really think they are monkeys performing tricks?

Wen Yi and Yu Heqi are even more complicated to describe.

After examining Zhou Yaren's chest, the doctor asked them to help turn the injured woman over. Bai Yuan glanced over subconsciously and saw a large patch of bruises on Zhou Yaren's back—it looked like the marks from when she was thrown into the crevice. No wonder she vomited so much blood; her internal organs must have been injured.