Chapter 76 The Village is on Fire
Wang Minglu led eight people and arrived directly near Yanshan through a temporarily built teleportation array.
People from Yuanchu Peak, Zhenshu Peak and Lianqi Peak have arrived. They set up several tents near a stream.
The tools for setting up the tent had already been transported by Luwu. Wang Minglu led them to select a piece of vacant land and started working quickly.
On the first day of arrival, everyone was just moving around, observing the terrain and environment, and took a look at the entrance to the secret realm. In the evening, when the people from Fulu Peak arrived, all the people participating in this event from the Twelve Immortal Mountains would hold a meeting.
Wang Minglu is the oldest and has the highest level of cultivation, so everyone unanimously agreed that he should preside over it.
Before the meeting, he quietly pulled Fu Ning aside and asked, "Master, you also looked at it today. How is it? Is the entrance they found accurate?"
"That's wrong." Fu Ning laughed, "My secret realm has more than a dozen entrances, but only one is safe to enter."
Wang Minglu's eyes lit up. Sure enough, he still had to rely on his master for this matter. "Then can you tell me which one is safe?"
"Let them do it on their own." Fu Ning's eyes turned cold. "They want my treasure and want me to open the door to welcome them. It's impossible."
Wang Minglu was choked up for a moment. He knew what his master said made sense, but...
"They are all our colleagues. You can't just watch them die in vain, right? Five hundred years ago, you risked your life to protect the cultivation world. How can you turn a blind eye to their lives now?"
"Wang Minglu." Fu Ning called his name unhappily.
Wang Minglu immediately became like a quail. In the past, his master used the same tone every time he wanted to hit his arm, causing him to become afraid reflexively as soon as he heard the sound.
Fu Ning smiled at his childish look and softened his tone. "Forget it, it's too late for you to know me. I'm telling you today that I didn't become an Immortal Lord to protect the cultivation world. I did it to avenge my father and brother. And I didn't die in battle in the end. I was struck by lightning while trying to pass the tribulation."
She concluded: "I never had any greater good in my heart, only my own selfish interests."
"I don't allow you to say that." Wang Minglu disagreed, "You led the cultivation world to fight against the demon world and brought peace to the cultivation world. How come you don't have justice in your heart?"
Fu Ning looked at the sky for a long time before saying, "I will tell you the safe route after the meeting. The decision is in your hands."
She looked at Wang Minglu and said, "You can tell anyone you want when the time comes. You can also post a route map at the entrance."
Wang Minglu shrank his neck. If that happened, Fu Ning would definitely not acknowledge him as his disciple. He immediately promised, "I won't do that."
Fu Ning glanced at him and said, "It's up to you. Go to the tent in the middle."
Wang Minglu looked at her and complained in his heart, telling him the safe route? It was clearly a threat! If you dare to tell anyone, you will be dead!
At the evening meeting, a cultivator from the Formation Technique Peak raised his hand and said, "We all agree that the reason why no one came out alive is probably because they entered the wrong entrance. We suggest spending a few days observing the surrounding terrain and analyzing the possible formations. Perhaps we can deduce the correct entrance."
Just as Wang Minglu was about to nod, someone from Fulu Peak raised an objection, "The formation from five hundred years ago may have been lost long ago. How can you guarantee that your calculation is correct? If we don't go in and take a look, we'll never know what's going on inside."
"That's right. The cultivators who entered before were all below the Golden Core stage. Perhaps they died because their cultivation was too low. It had nothing to do with the entrance."
The people at Zhenshu Peak were unhappy. "What do you mean? Are you going to take everyone in to die in vain?"
"What else? Should I wait for you to study it slowly? Who do you think you are? Can you easily break the Immortal Lord's formation?"
Wang Minglu stopped the quarrel and decided, "How about this, the Formation Technique Peak will study the formation, and the people from other peaks will take a short break. We will set off in three days."
This was a compromise proposal. Although both sides were dissatisfied, Wang Minglu was in a high position and had great power, so everyone finally agreed.
After the meeting, Fu Ning told Wang Minglu the route and then instructed: "I am going to the mountain stronghold and will not enter in a week. If you don't go with me, please be careful."
Wang Minglu nodded, "Master, don't worry, I will only bring a few people from our peak."
Fu Ning didn't have a good impression of Shu Feng's people. She didn't know why Wang Minglu insisted on going with them. She turned around and went back to the tent. She happened to meet the man who had previously disliked her for being a drag. Neither of them gave in to the other and they squeezed into the tent together.
She found Shen Qingning and Yan Qu, told them that she was a week late, and said, "If you don't want to wait for me, you can go in first."
Anyway, they have the "halo of the protagonist", so Fu Ning is not worried at all that they will die in there.
Shen Qingning was a little worried, "You and Xiaojing have no one to take care of you, otherwise we will wait for you for a week."
That person happened to hear their conversation nearby and said sarcastically, "Junior Sister Qingning, you are too kind-hearted. Do you think she is waiting for someone? She is afraid to go in and is looking for an excuse to escape."
Shen Qingning said: “Brother Wu, please don’t talk nonsense. If Fu Ning really didn’t dare to go in, he would not have signed up to come to the human world.”
The man was disappointed and turned away without saying anything.
Shen Qingning asked Yan Qu for his opinion.
Yan Qu didn't have much friendship with Fu Ning. He had admired her alchemy skills, but ever since she dropped out of school and got together with Yan Hengyu, all the scandals made him dislike this woman.
He said, "Otherwise, we can mark the way in so that Master Jinghe and Miss Fu can follow us."
It seemed that he didn't want to wait for him, so Fu Ning said indifferently: "No problem, you go in and explore the way first."
Shen Qingning was still a little hesitant, but seeing their indifferent attitude, he finally said: “Okay, we’ll make a mark, and you will meet up with us as soon as possible.”
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In the middle of the night, Fu Ning was sleeping when suddenly an alarm sounded in her mind. She was startled and woke up with a pounding heart. She asked, "What happened?"
The system said: "Boss, something happened in the village! Someone set fire to the village!"
Fu Ning suddenly got out of the quilt, making a lot of noise. Several people were woken up by her and grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What are you doing?"
She didn't have time to apologize, so she grabbed her bag and rushed out of the tent. She saw a bright light in the direction of the village, and it looked like the fire was quite big.
As she ran towards the village, she asked the system, "Tell me in detail what is going on?"
The system said: "It should be that during the day, the people in the mountain village had a conflict with the cultivators from the cultivation world, and they came to set the fire at night."
Fu Ning frowned and said, "Why didn't you tell me during the day?"
“I didn’t know it would turn out like this.”
The closer you get to the village, the stronger the smell of burning becomes in the air.
When Fu Ning arrived at the gate of the mountain village, the blazing fire was reflected in her pupils, illuminating the dark night as if it were day.
The fire was completely burning, and people kept running out. Fu Ning ran inside and carefully identified them. Finally, she saw Xiao Dan. She rushed over and asked, "Where are the others?"
Xiao Dan looked at Fu Ning in surprise, "Why are you here!"
"Let's talk about it later!" Fu Ning asked anxiously, "Where are my family and Yunlan?"
"Your sister should have run out with the child. The village chief and Acai are still inside rescuing people. I didn't see Yunlan, but I saw the people in their yard running out just now."
After hearing this, Fu Ning was eager to rush in.
The system stopped him, saying, "Boss, cover your mouth and nose with a wet cloth and don't inhale the gas inside."
Fu Ning took out a piece of cloth from his bag, poured water on it and covered his nose with it. "Help me confirm the location of my mother, Ah Cai and Yun Lan."
The system quickly gave the locations of the three people. The village chief and Acai were not far away, both evacuating the villagers on the mountain. Yunlan was the closest to him, near her yard.
Fu Ning quickly headed towards Yun Lan's direction, and saw her running towards him with a sword through the thick smoke, so he grabbed her.
Yunlan suddenly tried to shake her off, "Let go, I haven't taken anything yet!"
Fu Ning shouted, "What is more important than life? Go!"
Yunlan's eyes widened immediately and she shouted in surprise, "Shuangjie! You're back?"
Fu Ning pushed her towards the village gate and said, "Get out quickly! Don't waste time!"
"But that's the manuscript paper for your alchemy!" Yunlan shouted, pointing at her yard.
Fu Ning was so angry that he said very quickly: "It doesn't matter, I have memorized it all!"
Yunlan pursed her lips, "Then I'll go with you."
Fu Ning was anxious to save people and stopped arguing with her, "Follow me closely."
She ran all the way up the mountain. All the adobe houses she passed by were burnt black, with flames leaping out of the roofs and the sound of fire crackling in her ears.
Finally she saw her mother and Acai.
Each of them was holding a child in their arms and holding an elderly lady with disabled legs.
Under their surprised gazes, Fu Ning quickly carried the aunt on his back and said, "Let's get out of here!"
Ah Cai called out, "Xiao Shuang, why are you here?"
"Let's talk about it after we get out!"
"Okay." Ah Cai nodded and wanted to go with them, but the village chief stuffed the child into Yunlan's hands and turned around to run up the mountain.
Fu Ning didn't hold her back, but hurriedly shouted from behind: "Mother! What are you doing?"
The village chief turned his head, his entire face illuminated by the firelight, "I am the village chief of this mountain village, and I must ensure the safety of everyone."
Fu Ning stamped her feet. In her eyes, as long as the people important to her escaped, why bother about so many things? She once said that she didn't have any lofty ideals, but she always met people who had lofty ideals in their hearts.
She put the aunt down and said to Ah Cai, "Please take her away. I will go help my mother."
After saying that, she ignored Yunlan and Acai's cries and rushed into the fire, saying to the system, "Buy a protective shield for me and the village chief."
"Okay, deduct 10,000 points."
Fu Ning felt great pain, but the fire was too strong and her golden elixir level could not withstand it at all.
She quickly caught up with the village chief, who asked anxiously, "Why did you follow me?"
Fu Ning said: "I am going to take over the village, and I will learn from you first."
"When can't I learn?" the village chief scolded, "You are always a worry to me."
There was a sound of something falling next to her ears. Fu Ning pulled the village leader over and threw a piece of burning wood at the place where she was just now.
The village chief patted his chest in shock and stopped scolding her, "You can follow me, but you must be careful."
Fu Ning nodded, kicked open a nearby gate, and relying on the protective shield, he fearlessly rushed into the fire scene and took a look around. There was no one there.
The village chief was surprised to see her walk out unharmed, and had no time to ask her how she did it.
The two quickly arrived at the next house, and Fu Ning found Musa and her mother in the corner of the main house. The two were sitting on the ground exhausted, with the fire completely blocking their way out.
Fu Ning went to the yard and scooped a basin of water and poured it on the ground, but the fire became bigger.
The system said: "Boss, this fire was started with oil, and it must be put out with sand."
The village chief had already rushed into the fire scene, and Fu Ning ran out of the house. Musha's mother often helped people build houses, so there must be some sand and gravel piled up at home.
Soon she rushed in again carrying a sandbag and sprinkled sand on the road they had to pass to put out the fire. The fire was indeed reduced. She shouted, "Go!"
He and the village chief worked in tacit understanding, carrying the two men on their backs and rushing out.
After coming out, I met Acai and Yunlan. They had not left yet, so I quickly helped them take them down the mountain.
Afterwards, there were still a few people who did not run away. Fu Ning carried sandbags to put out the fire while the village chief carried them on his back.
Only after they had visited the last house did they turn around and run to the gate of the village. Fu Ning was so tired that he was out of breath. He threw down the empty sandbag and fell to the ground with a plop, his chest heaving violently.
She told the system: "It was so difficult. It almost cost me my life."
System: "Actually, you can buy a protective shield."
Fu Ning pounded his chest and said, "How many points do I have? If I buy a protective shield, I'll be a pauper again! I won't buy it, absolutely not. Buying two is my limit."
System: "We have more than 40,000 points that have not been redeemed yet. We can splurge a little now."
Fu Ning turned his head away, "I won't!"
system:"……"
Fortunately, there was someone on duty at night. When the fire started, the gong was sounded, and not many people were injured.
Everyone was filled with joy at having survived the disaster and hugged their loved ones excitedly.
But after the joy, they looked back at the fire which had not yet been extinguished. Their lives were saved, but their homes were gone.
The village chief and Acai were counting the number of people at the door, while Xiaobai was chasing them. The white hair on his tail had been burned black by the fire.
Only then did Fu Ning realize that he had not seen Xiao Sanhua.
Yunlan held Fu Ning and said with a bad expression: "Jingrou told me that Suyue, Zhijun and Qiuyan were captured by the monks!"
These people all came to the mountain village with Yunlan from Suman County.
Fu Ning frowned, "Why did you tell me so late!"
Ah Cai also remembered something, "Where's Erniu? Why isn't he here?"
Fu Ning turned his head and asked, "Why is Erniu here?"
"He said he came to see us, but actually he came to see you. However, you were not there, so we invited him to have a meal. He drank too much and slept in our yard." Ah Cai explained, "But where is he?"
Fu Ning quickly rushed back to the yard and looked around, confirming that Erniu was not in her house.
She returned to the mountain gate, her face covered in soot, looking somewhat funny, but she asked with a very serious expression: "Who set the fire?"
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