Everyone was frantically running away.
But no matter where they fled, those monsters would follow them like shadows.
"how so?"
In an attempt to shake off the monsters, some people threw their favorite food on the ground, but the monsters didn't even glance at it and continued to chase after them relentlessly.
These monsters seemed to be bewitched by something, their eyes were all red, and they clearly had no intention of stopping until they were devoured.
"It's Beast-Attracting Grass! Bai Ying is telling the truth! Ruan Xinrou gave us Beast-Attracting Grass. It was that grass that lured the monster here!"
Suddenly someone shouted.
For a moment, everyone's scalp tingled.
Could it be that they really have beast-attracting grass? Is that why they've attracted so many monsters?
"It must be true, otherwise so many high-level demonic beasts wouldn't have appeared at the entrance to the trial!"
"Therefore, Bai Ying is right! Ruan Xinrou is wrong. The spirit herb she gave us was actually the Beast-Attracting Herb!"
"Impossible!" Ruan Xinrou shouted at the crowd. She simply didn't believe in any beast-attracting grass. She had never even heard of such a thing.
It's impossible that Bai Ying knew while she didn't!
"Don't be fooled by Bai Ying. This is just a strange tide that happened by chance. It has nothing to do with the herbs I gave you!"
Ruan Xinrou clenched her teeth, her face changing drastically. She looked at Qin Zijin beside her, hoping he would speak up for her.
Qin Zijing frowned deeply; he also wanted to speak up for Ruan Xinrou.
From beginning to end, he firmly believed that Ruan Xinrou was right, and he had even just helped Ruan Xinrou mock Bai Ying.
However, now that so many high-level demonic beasts have appeared at the entrance to the trial, how can he help her?
Qin Zijing hesitated, but when he saw his junior sister's tearful eyes, he said, "Bai Ying lied to you. Do you think I don't know what kind of person she is? She's a liar and there's no such thing as a beast-attracting herb. My junior sister wouldn't lie."
However, everyone ignored Qin Zijing and instead threw all the herbs that Ruan Xinrou had given them on the ground.
The spiritual herbs, which they had just rushed to pick or obtained from Ruan Xinrou, were now being thrown on the ground like trash, as if they were afraid of being too slow.
They were truly terrified; they would rather lose the herbs than lose their lives!
After all, the Shadow Valley Trial is different from other trials; you can't use life-saving talismans. If you die here, you're truly dead. No talisman can replace their life! No one dares to gamble.
Ruan Xinrou was furious.
Those bastards, not a single one of them believed in him!
Even after they discarded the spiritual herbs, the demonic beasts still didn't let them go. They continued to chase after them.
The man frantically flew away on his sword, hoping to escape the area. But the demonic beasts behind him could also fly, and a group of them pursued him relentlessly like a surging tide. Their roars echoed in the air like a death knell.
The faster cultivators could keep a distance from the demonic beasts, but the slower ones were bitten by the feet and dragged to the ground.
The demonic beast looked down at its prey from its high perch, its eyes flashing with cruel malice. It opened its blood-red maw, revealing sharp, knife-like fangs, and bit down hard on the cultivator.
Terrified screams echoed throughout the forest.
"Why isn't it working!"
Everyone present was devastated!
Ruan Xinrou snorted coldly, wanting to say that she had already said this was not a beast-attracting herb.
However, even after changing their flight path, the demonic beasts relentlessly pursued them. It wasn't the beast tide Ruan Xinrou had described; these demonic beasts were chasing them directly. And what was most terrifying was that those weren't even all of them; the number of demonic beasts was actually increasing.
"Why? Why can't we shake them off? Why are they chasing us!"
People kept wailing.
At that moment, a female nun's voice trembled as she spoke:
"I heard my master say that some herbs don't attract demonic beasts when they're growing in the ground. But once they're touched by a human, their scent mixes with the person's body odor, creating a unique aroma that attracts demonic beasts. At that point, even if you throw the herb away, it won't help, because the scent has already settled on you. You can't get rid of it. This scent will take at least a day to dissipate..."
As the nun spoke, tears streamed down her face; an indescribable fear had already enveloped her.
"So that herb is actually the Beast-Attracting Herb! We've just blended its flavor with the herb's. That's why discarding the herb was useless. Now we've become the most attractive food for monsters!"
"It takes a whole day for the smell to dissipate; who can endure that for a day!"
Everyone's going crazy.
They kept pushing the swords beneath their feet, hoping to increase their speed.
The ground behind them trembled slightly from the rampaging beasts, and leaves fluttered down from the trees. Fear was etched on their faces, their clothes were soaked with sweat, and their eyes held despair. They rushed forward desperately, trying to find a glimmer of hope, but the forest seemed endless, and every path was shrouded in darkness.
The monsters drew ever closer, their sharp claws carving deep gashes in the ground, their gaping maws revealing razor-sharp fangs, as if they could tear everyone to shreds at any moment. Some were already exhausted and their pace was slowing, but they dared not stop, for stopping meant death.
An atmosphere of despair spread through the crowd; they didn't know how much longer they could hold on, as if they had already fallen into a dead end.
At this moment, everyone was filled with regret. Why didn't they believe Bai Ying?
Bai Ying clearly warned them from the very beginning!
If they had listened to Bai Ying back then and let Ruan Xinrou throw away the beast-attracting grass, none of this would have happened.
Everyone was filled with regret and wept bitterly. They absolutely hated Ruan Xinrou. Didn't she say she would protect them?
Why didn't she go up and stop the monster? Instead, she ran faster than all of them!
Qin Zijin looked at Ruan Xinrou in disbelief.
Of all the people, Qin Zijin believed Ruan Xinrou the most. If Ruan Xinrou hadn't said so firmly that she had seen the information about the Shadow Valley Trial that her senior brother had bought, he wouldn't have believed her so firmly, nor would he have been able to convince everyone else to believe her as well.
But now that I think about it, did she really read the information that her senior brother kept urging her to look at it the whole way?
He even slandered Bai Ying in front of everyone. He's always been like this, never distinguishing right from wrong and blaming Bai Ying for everything.
But I never imagined the truth would be like this!
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