Chapter 294 Evil Ghost

In the spacious hall, Jiang Xia and Elder Li had been waiting for a long time, their faces showing a serious expression.

Nan Xiao quickly stepped into the hall and politely said, "Elder, you are looking for me."

Elder Li nodded slightly: "There is one thing, after much thought, I can only leave it to you."

Nan Xiao: "You say."

Elder Li spoke slowly, "We've noticed a faint aura of formation fluctuations in the border areas of Anyang City lately. We suspect someone has secretly used special means to quietly besiege Anyang City. I'm afraid this place has become a place of distress."

Nan Xiao asked, "Did the demons do this?"

Using a formation to trap a city is a big deal.

This doesn't seem to be a question of big money, but what is the purpose of the demon clan? Even if they want to dominate the world of cultivation, they can't just go and besiege a city.

Wouldn't that mean you have too much money to burn?

Elder Li shook his head: "It shouldn't be the demon clan."

He went to check and could feel the fluctuation of the aura, but could not lock it.

That is a force that does not belong to the lower cultivation world.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xia hurriedly asked, "Is this the reason why the reinforcements haven't arrived yet?"

"Yes," Elder Li nodded and continued, "We suspect that the reinforcements sent by the various sects have also encountered trouble and may be trapped."

He looked at Nan Xiao seriously and said, "Xiaoxiao, you have Xiaoya, so you are the only one who can handle this. Are you afraid?"

Nan Xiao shook his head: "I'm not afraid. I was always wondering why Second Senior Sister and I had been communicating with each other through Lingyu, and suddenly the news stopped. I think this is the reason. For Second Senior Sister, I'm not afraid."

"Okay." Elder Li stood up and said, "I'll give you the address. Be careful on the road. Safety is the most important thing."

Afterwards, Jiang Xia and Nan Xiao bid farewell to Elder Li together.

The two were walking on the road.

Jiang Xia frowned the whole way, feeling a little worried: "Junior Sister, the demons are entangled with us now. I can't leave, and I don't feel comfortable letting you go alone. I'll feel more at ease if I let Junior Brother go with you."

Nan Xiao stopped and looked up at him: "Big Brother, Anyang City is currently short of people. We can do without Nan Xiao, but we can't do without Lu Huai, otherwise you will be under a lot of pressure."

"I have Little Stone and Little Spirit. If I really encounter something I can't handle, I can run to the space and I'm sure I can protect myself."

Jiang Xia held Nan Xiao's head with his hand and stared into her eyes. His usually gentle and indifferent eyes were filled with unprecedented seriousness. "Junior Sister, compared to defending Anyang City, your safety is the most important."

"Your senior brother isn't so selfless and can't put the people of the world first. I work hard in my training just to better protect you. And don't you always say that senior brother is the most powerful? I'll listen to him on this matter."

"Do you understand?"

Nan Xiao blinked and nodded.

Since the senior brother said so, she had no reason to say it was not good.

Seeing her agree, Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Let's go and find our junior brother."

"Big Brother, I'm here, no need to look for me."

Lu Huai poked his head out from behind a column not far away, looking silly.

"As long as I'm here, no demon or monster can touch even a hair of Xiaoxiao's."

Ye Wumian covered his face, thinking that his junior brother had exposed himself too quickly.

Jiang Xia: “…”

"Third Junior Brother, please come out too."

Ye Wumian: “…”

He thought he was hiding well, but he was discovered.

He walked out with his head lowered: "Big Brother, I didn't eavesdrop."

Jiang Xia: “…”

What's the difference between this and confessing without asking.

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Lu Huai and Nan Xiao followed the route indicated by Elder Li all the way to the border.

Looking around, everything was desolate.

As far as the eye can see, there is no trace of human or animal, the land is dry and cracked, with only a few sparse withered grasses shivering in the wind, showing the desolation and barrenness.

Lu Huai slowly raised his hand, trying to sense the spiritual energy in the air. However, when he waved his hand, it was like being in dead water without any ripples. He could hardly catch any flow of spiritual energy, as if the spiritual energy of this world had been completely exhausted.

Lu Huai frowned and murmured, "The spiritual energy here is so thin."

There was no one else in this place except her and Lu Huai, so Nan Xiao let all three little ones out.

Xiao Ling and Xiao Shitou ran happily.

The little bud wrapped itself obediently around Nan Xiao's wrist, leaving only two leaves swaying outside.

She held Lu Huai's hand and said, "Let's go ahead and take a look. The place Elder Li mentioned before should be nearby."

Lu Huai's eyes were full of smiles, and he nodded obediently and said yes.

Xiaoxiao took the initiative to hold his hand again.

happy. (づど)

Nan Xiao didn't notice his mood change, but instead reminded Xiao Shitou and Xiao Ya that if they found anything, they must tell her immediately.

They checked the surroundings and finally stopped in front of a big tree with lush branches and leaves.

"Was there this tree in this place just now?"

Lu Huai: “No.”

The place was nearly barren, with only a few weeds shivering and swaying feebly in the wind. Amidst this desolate scene, the lush green tree before him stood out, yet seemed out of place.

The two of them became alert.

Lu Huai protected Nan Xiao and retreated a distance.

He held Fifteen and swung out two blasts of sword energy. However, the moment the sword energy touched the tree, it disappeared without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea, without causing a ripple.

The two of them didn't rush to attack again, nor did they get any closer.

Nan Xiao: "I'll use the vines to explore the way."

Lu Huai had no objection, his mission was to protect her.

The vine climbed all the way up the trunk of the tree and did not disappear this time.

Before Nan Xiao could make another move, in the blink of an eye, the point where the vine touched the tree quickly turned black, and the inky corruption spread at an alarming rate. In just two seconds, the corruption followed the vine straight to the end she held in her hand.

Lu Huai's eyes flashed, and he swung the magic sword in his hand, cutting off the vines.

Before they could make any other move, the originally lush green trees seemed to have lost their life, turning yellow and black at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, a gloomy deathly aura gushed out from the tree like a black mist, quickly entwining and spreading, as if dragging everything around it into endless deathly silence.

The eerie atmosphere suddenly grew thicker, and noisy and malicious voices swirled around Lu Huai and Nan Xiao like a tide.

As if coming from the Netherworld, it was sharp and piercing: "Fragrant, so fragrant, eat them..."

"Eat them..."

“…”

Countless voices echoed, one after another, like hungry ghosts demanding their lives, tightly wrapping around the two of them, as if wanting to peel off their skin and bones, devour their blood and flesh, and tear their souls to pieces.

Nan Xiao threw out a defensive talisman to temporarily block them.

"It doesn't seem to be a vengeful spirit."

Lu Huai: "It's an evil ghost."

Vengeful spirits are invisible, but evil ghosts are tangible.

As soon as Lu Huai finished speaking, the voice that had just lingered in their ears instantly turned into a entity and surrounded the two of them.