Chapter 178

The main reason was that when he traveled through time, the family had already died and he had no time to spend with them. It was difficult for him to understand those life situations.

In fact, this is not Cheng Hui’s fault.

The main reason was that when he traveled through time, that family had all died, and they had no time to spend together, so it was difficult for him to develop any feelings for those people.

If he had the ability, he would be willing to do something for these people, but he had just died and had experienced dozens of reincarnations. He had been dead and reborn many times, and when he came back, he found that the grass on the graves of those evil cultivators was growing tall. It could be considered as revenge, so he naturally let the matter go.

In the past, when he chatted with Lin Qingyang, he rarely mentioned his family, which led to misunderstandings.

"Ahui? Don't you want to avenge your family?" Lin Qingyang asked tentatively.

"Revenge? What revenge?" Cheng Hui was confused. It took him a while to remember that Lin Qingyang was probably talking about his 'family' in this world.

He thought for a moment and replied, "Aren't those demon cultivators already dead? Then we should be considered to have had our revenge."

Lin Qingyang:?

Are you so easily satisfied?

Shouldn't the murderer be skinned alive, and the mastermind dragged out, bones removed, and ashes scattered before the end?

Lin Qingyang felt that Cheng Hui had a very strange sense of separation. He seemed to have no feelings for his family, but when he mentioned his grandmother, he was full of longing.

He vaguely felt that Cheng Hui might be hiding something from him, but it didn't matter, sooner or later, Cheng Hui would take the initiative to tell him.

"This thing is so weird. Smelling that fragrance, I really want to eat it." Lin Qingyang changed the subject very considerately.

Cheng Hui was also terrified by this strange piece of meat. "Yeah, this thing is so weird. Not to mention it's been stored for so many years, yet it's still not spoiled. Just that aroma... it's so tempting to be fooled."

"Tsk, what are you doing? I heard you two chattering in there. Is there anything fun?"

Cheng Hui and Lin Qingyang were both startled by the sudden voice from City Lord Hua.

The two of them then realized that the city lord had come out at some point and was leaning lazily against the door frame.

Cheng Hui didn't think this was something worth keeping secret, so he just handed the meat over.

When City Lord Hua took it and looked at it, his eyes suddenly widened and he was about to stuff the thing into his mouth.

Cheng Hui: ...

Cheng Hui:!!!

grass!

What the hell?

Although I don’t know what will happen if I eat that piece of meat, I can imagine that it is definitely not a good thing!

Cheng Hui stretched out his hand to grab it, but was slapped away by the city lord.

Fortunately, the city lord's attack was completely a reflex and not very targeted. Even so, Cheng Hui broke through two or three walls before stopping.

Fortunately, after all this trouble, City Lord Hua finally woke up. She immediately threw the piece of meat to the ground and stared at it with lingering fear: "What the hell is this? I actually wanted to eat it... Ugh, so disgusting!"

Cheng Hui quickly recounted his previous experience. City Lord Hua frowned unconsciously, turned around and walked towards the backyard.

Cheng Hui knew that she was going to see the cottage, but he had checked the house several times and found no clues.

Sure enough, not long after, City Lord Hua came back and said to him, "Take me to see the intact room."

Cheng Hui led the way obediently.

No one knew whether the people in the temple had given up on opening the door or what, and there was no movement. The rest of the ghost cultivators were mostly scattered throughout the city, searching for treasures everywhere.

The small market seemed to have been disbanded, as if someone had discovered some special treasure, and this group of people rushed over as if they would find it if they went there.

The house was not far away, so it didn't take long to reach the destination.

City Lord Hua walked around the small room, looking left and right, occasionally wiping his hands on the ground, before standing up and saying, "Let's go."

Cheng Hui: "Is that the end?"

"What else?" City Lord Hua asked with amusement, "So much time has passed, what clues could be left behind?"

Of course Cheng Hui knew that after such a long time, all the clues might have been lost in the erosion of time. Isn't it because City Lord Hua was looking so hard, did she think she had gained something?

"Let's go."

City Lord Hua stretched himself lazily. "It's boring. I'm going back now. Do you want to come with me?"

Cheng Hui nodded quickly. Didn't they follow City Lord Hua just to leave as soon as possible? They originally thought it would take some time, but they didn't expect to be able to leave so soon.

"Then follow me." City Lord Hua didn't waste any words and led them directly towards the hole where the earth dragon came out.

After walking a distance, she looked back at the solemn temple and frowned unconsciously.

As a city lord, even if there are materials that she cannot use, she can take them back to her subordinates for use. The reason why she did not do this is because she had a hunch that the temple was very dangerous.

Her intuition didn't always work, but the few times it did, it saved her life.

Therefore, even if she had to give up some treasures, she didn't want to enter that temple.

Originally, she also wanted to persuade others, but at that time, her persuasion might not be effective, so she only sent a secret message to a few people she was close to to remind them. Even if they didn't believe it, they could be more cautious and perhaps save someone's life.

"City Lord?" Cheng Hui asked in confusion when he saw City Lord Hua suddenly stop.

"It's okay, let's go!" City Lord Hua turned his head, his expression calm as usual.

Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are in the hands of God. Every dangerous journey may come with great gains. People can only be responsible for their own choices, just like that bastard back then!

"Oh, okay."

For a moment, Cheng Hui suddenly felt that the city lord seemed sad, but the feeling disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Cheng Hui's steps became lighter when he thought about leaving this damn place soon.

But before they reached their destination, something unexpected happened in the small town again.

Suddenly, a violent vibration erupted somewhere, and all kinds of colorful spells collided with each other. It was obvious that a big fight had taken place.

Cheng Hui: ...

I just want to leave here smoothly, why is it so difficult?! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

"What's going on?" City Lord Hua also looked in the direction where the fighting sound came from. In this dark environment, the light of those spells was very dazzling. Various spells appeared one after another, and the range was still expanding.

"I'll go over and take a look." Before he finished speaking, the person had disappeared.

Cheng Hui looked at Lin Qingyang helplessly. Without City Lord Hua leading them, the two of them really had no confidence to leave through the underground palace.

Firstly, they didn't know the map, not even a rough idea of ​​where they would end up. Secondly, the skeleton soldiers in the underground palace were also a huge threat. In that environment, they were surrounded and no one could escape.

"Follow me." Lin Qingyang sighed.

Cheng Hui also sighed and couldn't help muttering, "It's true that if you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall, and if you rely on people, they will run away. It turns out that only those with your own strength can be relied upon."

Lin Qingyang nodded in agreement. Although City Lord Hua did not force the two of them, he still felt aggrieved.

Just as Cheng Hui said, in the final analysis, the two of them were not strong enough, otherwise they would have left if they wanted to, no matter what happened. Who could have stopped them?

The two men complained about their lack of strength, but they ran very fast and soon caught up with City Lord Hua.

If City Lord Hua really wanted to run away, they wouldn't even be able to see their shadows. Now that they can see people, it proves that the other party also wants them to stay.

Seeing the two of them catching up, City Lord Hua stopped running and raised his chin towards Cheng Hui: "Go and see what's going on."

Cheng Hui had no objection. To be a lackey, one must be aware of one's lackey status. City Lord Hua hadn't asked him to step on a minefield, nor was he using him as cannon fodder. What was wrong with running errands? If you cling to someone's thigh, you should at least do something to demonstrate your value.

He was also very smart. He didn't get too close, but used his spiritual sense to observe the scene of the large-scale fight.

This sight gave him a fright.

Oh shit!

Everything he saw in his spiritual consciousness made him feel like he was dreaming.

Is this really a fight between monks? And not some scene from The Walking Dead?

It was seen that the ghost cultivators were in complete chaos, attacking each other. Everyone was an enemy, even their own companions could stab them at any time.

There were at least two or three hundred people at the scene. Probably all the ghost cultivators who were not imprisoned in the temple were here. They all had dull expressions. Although they could still use spells, the accuracy of their attacks had dropped sharply. Moreover, once they killed a person, the people around that person would instantly turn into wild beasts and start to tear apart the person's corpse. They looked just like zombies.

Cheng Hui was almost stunned by the scene that broke his bottom line, and was even a little scared.

He is not afraid of zombies, but he is afraid of the virus that turns them into zombies.

As she said this, City Lord Hua also arrived. Cheng Hui reported to him what she had seen, and even she was surprised.

It is common for ghost cultivators to devour each other, but what they devour are souls. The scene before him is clearly turning people into beasts, and only beasts will tear apart corpses.

"What is going on?" City Lord Hua looked grim.

Although these people are only the lowest-level ghost cultivators, they are all citizens of Luowu City. In other words, these people are considered subordinates of City Lord Hua and are the basis for her tax collection.

More than two hundred people are not a large number, so if they died, they died. What she was worried about was what caused the mutation of these people. If that thing drifted to Luowu City, would the remaining ordinary citizens still have a way to survive?

Cheng Hui was also very worried, and his thoughts were similar to those of City Lord Hua. What he was most worried about was whether this type of zombie was contagious.

In movies, TV shows, and novels, what's the scariest thing about zombies? It's undoubtedly the zombie virus they carry.

And he was worried about whether the zombie virus could be spread through the air. They were not far away, so could they have been infected?

Oh yes, he is already a zombie, so he shouldn’t be infected... Wait, there are zombies among those ghost cultivators, but they have become confused. How can we prevent this from spreading?

Cheng Hui was having a headache thinking about it. He looked at Lin Qingyun, who shook his head at him and had no suitable method.

Helplessly, Cheng Hui could only place his hope on City Lord Hua, hoping that she could find a solution.

"Let's try to capture someone first." City Lord Hua glanced at them and said, "Hold your breath. It's best not to come into direct contact with those people."

Obviously, Lord Hua is not completely ignorant of infectious diseases.

Cheng Hui quickly took out some tools from his storage ring, covered his hands with an old piece of clothing, and then ran over. He found a chance to capture an unlucky guy among the people fighting.

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