Luo Jiujiang's anger was certainly not just talk.
The four formed a shape like an irregular triangle with a tail, Luo Jiujiang's position at the very tip of the triangle. They advanced rapidly, annihilating every Taotie that stood in their way with Luo Jiujiang's blade, as if slicing melons or vegetables. Occasionally, Feng Xue or Xie Chuncan would sprint forward, allowing them to clearly see Luo Jiujiang's profile, his lips half-closed and tightly pursed.
Xie Chuncan nocked his bow, and the arrows flew out like a string of stars, fanning out across a wide area. He casually brushed off a drop of sweat that had already settled on his eyelids and yelled at Xiao Ren, "Are you afraid it's hungry, so you're rushing to feed it?"
Xiao Ren stabbed a Taotie that was close at hand with his sword, then turned and glared at the unconscious Xie Chuncan: "If it weren't for you..." More annoying than them...
Years of hostility had developed in Xiao Ren the habit of stabbing Xie Chuncan as soon as he saw him with his sword raised. Compared to this, drawing the sword when hearing Xie Chuncan's name was just a prerequisite.
If Xie Chuncan and Feng Xue can find a stable range between "dislike" and "kill him", which is enough to ensure that the inevitable friction that will occur within half a minute of their meeting is controlled within a certain limit, then for the stubborn Xiao Ren, it is really not so easy for her to understand that "Xie Chuncan is not a big bad guy now".
Even though the mountains and plains were now filled with dark masses of Taotie blocking his way, Xiao Ren's sword would still unconsciously lean towards Xie Chuncan.
Xie Chuncan was practically fuming. He fired a barrage of arrows, using half to protect himself and half to protect Xiao Ren, who seemed to be planning to strike him with a sword from time to time. He felt so frustrated by the thankless task that he nearly vomited blood.
However, as the more intelligent of the two, he wasn't about to get angry with Xiao Ren. He'd better go find Xiao Ren's guardian. Xie Chuncan tilted his eyes slightly, "Feng Xue, take care of your family..."
He only said half of the sentence.
He swallowed the rest with a half-hiss, half-gulp, a painful groan. Xie Chuncan's right hand, holding the arrow, pressed against his left shoulder, where a large chunk of flesh had been torn off. Blood quickly soaked the white feathers at the end of the arrow. For a moment, he couldn't react except to gasp. After a moment's pause, he managed a curse through gritted teeth to stifle the pain: "F-fuck your dad!"
I don’t know if it was because Feng Xue had no combat experience or she was too soft-hearted, but the Taotie was not killed by her attack. If Xie Chuncan hadn’t rushed over and covered it with his shoulder, Feng Xue would have been hit hard in the vital parts.
Feng Xue first dispatched the Taotie that was chomping on Xie Chuncan's flesh before she could even think about which of her fathers Xie Chuncan was referring to. She pushed Xie Chuncan, unable to draw his bow, between the three of them. She and Luo Jiujiang Xiaoren each took care of the injured Xie Chuncan, then sneered, "Alright, go ahead and fuck him! I beg you to fuck him to death!"
Xie Chuncan: “…”
Luo Jiujiang: “…”
This spirit of sacrificing one's own relatives for the sake of justice is really touching... I dare not move.
Luo Jiujiang sighed and explained on Feng Xue's behalf, "Brother Xie, you're a long-range archer, so you might not feel it so clearly. This is also the reason why Sister Xue couldn't kill that Taotie just now—they've become stronger."
"It surprised me, but it's not strange at all." Feng Xue said with a straight face, "Who told them to just eat each other? Come to think of it, this is exactly the same as that old pervert who will soon be killed by Xie Chun Canri. It is said that he refined the four realms of Jinyun into bodies outside his body. This disgusting appearance is really the same, isn't it?"
Xie Chuncan expressed his apologies for his careless words just now, and expressed his endless gratitude and shame for the fact that Feng Xue had overestimated his abilities in certain areas.
They were getting closer and closer to the place where Luo Jiujiang had marked. This group of people were truly the best in the world at finding joy in adversity. Even at this critical moment when they were walking on a tightrope and falling off one string at a time, they could still perform a group crosstalk. Luo Jiujiang wanted to laugh, and was also a little happy. Perhaps it was because of the familiarity of the bickering behind him, or perhaps it was because of something else that was more heartwarming.
These Taotie weren't actually physical creatures, so Luo Jiujiang wouldn't stain his blade with blood even if he crushed them. But something was strange: as they devoured each other, each one grew stronger, like a parasite feeding on a poisonous insect. As Luo Jiujiang's long sword touched their flesh, he could feel the unique stickiness of a blade hitting flesh.
In addition to the stickiness on the blade, the small triangle of four people formed by the sharp knife also felt the speed suddenly slowed down compared to before.
If they were cutting tofu with a knife at first, now they are at least chopping bones.
"Be careful, their strength increases after devouring each other, not by addition or subtraction." Luo Jiujiang frowned solemnly. "If one devours three, its combat power will only quadruple. The one just now couldn't have survived until it could injure Sister Xue. I noticed it in my perception. That Taotie ran and ate all the way. It only swallowed three, but its strength is at least eight times its normal level."
Everyone was on high alert, except Feng Xue, who shuddered the moment she understood. She was the only one of the four to have received a proper math education, and the chessboard grain problem was a familiar piece of popular science knowledge she had been familiar with since childhood.
"Ignore them, let's hurry!" They were everywhere in the mountains, and it was impossible to control who was eating whom. There was no way to ensure that the enemy's strength was weakened, so they had to speed up. Feng Xue was so nervous that his tongue was stiff. "Run away before they eat all five!"
However, speed cannot be achieved by just shouting "run, run, run".
Luo Jiujiang was slightly better off. He wasn't running at top speed, just the speed that would best take care of the remaining three. Xie Chuncan, though injured, was known for his agility; now that he didn't need to draw his bow, going even faster wasn't a problem. Feng Xue and Feng Ren, on the other hand, were the most anxious. They were running at full speed while also having to deal with their opponents, so they couldn't really muster any speed.
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