Jiang Zhimei was still full of worry. Although there was no torch to illuminate, she still reached out and carefully checked Rong Xi from head to toe. She felt relieved only after confirming that he was not injured.

"What did I tell you before I left home? You... cough cough cough, cough cough cough..."

Jiang Zhimei's voice was intermittent due to coughing, and each sound was like a dull alarm bell ringing in the dark night.

Rong Xi was extremely anxious and said hurriedly, "Auntie, even if you want to teach me a lesson, you have to get out of this forest first."

At this moment, she only wanted to get everyone out of this dangerous place as quickly as possible.

Jiang Zhimei's expression was serious. "Ahem, it's so dark out here. It's not easy to get out. The bandits are searching for us outside. If we encounter them, given our current situation, I'm afraid we'll be in great danger."

His furrowed brows seemed capable of pinching a fly to death, his worry evident in his expression.

"It's okay, we'll leave from the other side."

There was no other way at the moment, so the group supported each other and staggered as they followed Rong Xi and the others to slowly evacuate.

However, things were far from as smooth as they imagined.

They had barely moved when the bandits behind them spotted their tracks. In a matter of moments, they surrounded them like a pack of wolves.

"See where you run to."

The leader of the bandits turned out to be a woman. With the faint flickering light of the torch, Rong Xi was able to see her face clearly.

Her skin was dark, as if stained with ink, and there was a heavy scar on her brow, lying there hideously, adding a bit of ferocity to her.

Jiang Zhimei stopped Rong Xi behind her without hesitation, straightened her body, and warned the person opposite her in a very imposing manner.

"Do you know that kidnapping an officer is a serious crime? If you lay down your weapons now, I can spare your lives."

Her voice echoed in the mountains and forests with unquestionable majesty.

"Hahahaha, spare our lives, my Lord County Magistrate, do you know what situation you are in now? It is you who should beg for mercy. Besides, since we dare to do this, do you think I am afraid of you?"

The bandit leader let out a wild laugh, which sounded particularly harsh in the night sky, as if he was sneering at Jiang Zhimei's warning.

"You are doing such things, aren't you afraid of suffering the consequences?" Jiang Zhimei spoke righteously, trying to awaken the conscience of these bandits.

"The world is unfair. I am the king of the mountain, so what's wrong with that? It's you officials who take the court's salary and act as corrupt officials. You are the ones who deserve to die."

The bandit leader's words were full of anger and resentment, and it seemed that he had suffered extremely unfair treatment.

Jiang Zhimei was moved when she heard her say this, and asked slowly, "Why didn't you report the injustice you suffered?"

"Stop talking nonsense and take them all away." The bandit leader waved his hand impatiently and gave the order.

At the critical moment when the group of bandits were about to step forward to take people away, Rong Xi suddenly drew out her long sword, which flashed coldly in the dim light, and she stood in front of everyone.

Before the bandit could even open his mouth to rebuke her, Rong Xi had already struck out like an arrow from a bow. Her moves were strange and unpredictable, and it was clear she had profound martial arts skills.

Rong Xi did not kill them. Each of his sword strikes landed skillfully on non-fatal parts of these people, only making them temporarily lose the ability to resist.

Although Jiang Zhimei was surprised by Rong Xi's sudden display of powerful martial arts, she was only distracted for a moment. Then she also picked up the sword and led her men to engage in a fierce battle with the group of bandits.

However, there were quite a few injured people on their side, and after a fierce fight, they eventually fell into a disadvantage.

Although Rong Xi was very skilled, she could not defeat a large number of people alone. Moreover, the place was narrow and cramped, and the visibility was dim, which greatly limited her performance.

"Stop, or I'll kill them."

Seven or eight officers and soldiers were held at knifepoint by the gangsters. The gangsters were already blood-thirsty, and the cold blades were pressed tightly against the officers and soldiers' throats, as if they would cut their carotid arteries in the next second, causing blood to splatter on the spot.

These were the people Jiang Zhimei had brought with her. How could she just sit there and do nothing? Helplessly, she put away her incense and sword and shouted, "Don't touch them."

Rong Xiyi could only stop what she was doing unwillingly, but at the last moment, she used her agility to grab a woman who seemed to have a high status among them, trying to use her as a hostage to reverse the situation.

But she never expected that the group of bandits would totally disregard the life and death of the hostage in her hands. A sharp arrow shot out like lightning and killed the woman instantly.

If Rong Xi had not dodged in time, he would have been shot through.

In such a helpless situation, they were taken to the gangsters' lair.

Unexpectedly, this is the baby tower mentioned by the system before.

I saw that the baby tower was old and damaged, and the tower body was full of traces of erosion by time, and it was mottled. However, many houses were built around it, forming a strange and weird contrast.

As soon as Rong Xi stepped into this place, the system immediately prompted a new task.

The system rang in Rong Xi's mind: "Rong Xi, new mission, properly place the heroic spirit in the infant tower."

Rong Xi frowned slightly, and carefully felt the breath of this world. She found that there was no spiritual energy in this world. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, how should she place these heroic spirits?

"What do you mean by proper placement? Salvation? Isn't that what the great monks should do?"

The system patiently explained: [Most of the heroic spirits here died in vain, and are nameless and surnameless. The underworld does not accept them. It is a very strange existence.]

"Then why do you, the system community, still care about it now?"

The system replied solemnly: [Our system is meant to be a form of salvation. It's pitiful that they haven't been able to find a proper place to stay here for hundreds of years. Rong Xi has already applied to the higher-ups. Upon completing this mission, you will be awarded an additional one million points.]

“How much?!”

The system calmly repeated: [One million.]

"make a deal."

Rong Xi agreed very readily, as if the one million points were already in his pocket, but he had no idea that many troubles would ensue.

"But how am I supposed to place them? If the underworld doesn't accept them, I can't take them away myself. Or do you want me to find their descendants and bury them one by one?"

The system said slowly: [This is not impossible, but this method is too troublesome. You still have something that can take them away.]

"What?"

Rong Xi was full of doubts and quickly thought about what she had in her mind. The only things she had points to exchange were the spiritual space and the complete set of medicine, but these two things seemed to be useless here.

The system reveals the answer: [Your crystal ball.]