The little mirror took out talismans, and everyone shared them.
This time, time was of the essence. Huo Zhige was unable to persuade Fang Ruotang to come along, and he wisely refrained from arguing. After all, given the current situation, every moment of delay could result in the deaths of countless people.
The group immediately went to Tianyi Sect to gather people.
Li Shiyun, who had returned to the Heavenly Sect earlier, had already gathered her sect members and assigned manpower.
Li Shiyun guessed that Fang Ruotang might be traveling with them, as her group consisted of disciples who were close to Fang Ruotang.
Separation is imminent.
The Crown Prince gave Ye Wuxia a complicated instruction.
"You need to be mindful of your words."
Huo Zhige then made a gesture as if to kill him to silence him, saying, "If you don't want to die, don't do anything reckless, otherwise..."
"We're out on business, you understand? While you're free, we might not be. We need to be mindful of our own lives." The young prince grinned, but his eyes were cold.
Neither Prince Rong nor Prince An said anything, but gave Ye Wuxia a warning look before leaving with their men.
Fang Ruotang blinked, watching the dashing figures of these people as they walked away.
Are they angry?
They dare not.
I also plan to give them communication jade so they can contact me if needed.
Fang Ruotang felt a little regretful.
Yesterday, she was forced to reply by Prince Rong. In the evening, she suddenly remembered this wonderful thing and immediately asked Xiao Jingzi about it.
It turns out there were not only sound transmission talismans, but also sound transmission jade. For his master's use, it couldn't be a cheap, disposable item. The little mirror was quite generous.
Ye Wuxia was secretly delighted and prepared to be the first to obtain the sound transmission jade during this trip.
Their group was at the closest location, but it was still about 300 li away. They traveled until late at night, and considering Fang Ruotang's health, Ye Wuxia decided to change to a carriage at the post station.
"No need, riding a horse is faster, but how long will it take us to get there? It looks so close on the map, but it's actually quite a long journey!"
"If we don't stay tonight, we should arrive around tomorrow morning."
"Then let's try to overcome this and not rest. Anyone who's tired or sleepy should drink some sweet bean water." Fang Ruotang encouraged the others instead.
Sweet Beans weren't just in their team; everyone in the sect had them. It seemed that in a time of racing against time to save lives, no one would stop to rest.
"I wonder how many people will die in a day and a night," Fang Ruotang muttered, feeling a little uneasy. She hoped that some brave people would organize everyone to resist together.
After all, Little Mirror said that this is the lowest level of monster, with only the instinct to eat. Even if its combat strength is not high, it can still be trapped and killed by a trap.
"The faster we act, the more people we can save. Don't think too much, just do your best," Minister Ye advised.
Fang Ruotang merely sighed and wouldn't let it cause internal strife.
The group hurried to the vicinity of the passage. Before passing a village entrance, Jin Wuyou whispered, "Something's not right. At this time of year, it should be harvest time, and every household should be busy. Why is there not a sound in the village?"
Ye Wuxia glanced at Fang Ruotang, who had only managed a short nap in his arms just before dawn, and reluctantly woke him up. "We've arrived. The demons have probably entered the village. We need to go check it out now."
Fang Ruotang nodded sleepily.
Upon entering the village, they immediately saw monsters, much larger than the ones they had encountered in the hunting grounds, clearly in a state of having eaten.
"There's not a drop of blood on the ground. Could it be that everyone escaped?" Fang Ruotang asked with hopeful anticipation, but the others were not so optimistic.
In particular, Li Shiyun and others who had traveled with Fang Ruotang yesterday had witnessed demons feeding. They had seen demons larger than humans being stuffed directly into their mouths.
"Kill the monsters first," Ye Wuxia said heavily.
Besides Li Shiyun, their group also included Li Mingyu, Jin Wuyou, Wenren Yahe, and Fang Wantang.
They were all around the same age as Fang Ruotang, and because of their good relationship with Fang Ruotang, they received more resources, so they were all quite skilled.
Even Fang Wantang, who has the worst talent, can easily deal with these monsters; once they've eaten their fill, they're easy to eliminate.
Looking at the pile of meatballs on the ground.
Ye Wuxia ordered someone to burn it immediately.
Their actions were significant, but not a single person from the village came out.
"Take a look at each household."
The group searched each house without much hope, but there wasn't a single living person left in the small village. The houses were clean, with only a few pieces of furniture lying around, making it seem more like a burglary.
"Let's go seal the cave first."
Ye Wuxia didn't delay and led her people straight to their destination.
Since no demons came out, Ye Wuxia sealed the cave immediately. After confirming with Li Mingyu and the others that they couldn't see it, she went to check the nearby villages.
After a day and a night, they guessed that there might be more than one village that had disappeared.
Sure enough, the three nearby villages were completely devoured. They walked a little further away and only felt relieved when they saw smoke rising from the chimneys.
Finally, they found some survivors on the nearby mountain, all of them looking terrified.
As soon as Ye Wuxia revealed her identity, a pregnant woman burst into tears.
"Why are you taking so long to get here? My man has been eaten by a monster."
"My son was eaten too."
"My husband is the same."
...
The crowd chattered amongst themselves, and looking around, they saw almost entirely women and underage children; not a single young adult was in sight.
It is clear that the men of these three villages did have a chance to escape; after protecting the women and children and fleeing, they did not get away.
There might be resistance, but it was like a mayfly trying to shake a tree; not only could it not harm the monster at all, it was also eaten up by the monster like a small snack, without even wasting a drop of blood.
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