In the desolate wilderness, where there were no paths, the raging fire slowly died out in the heavy, damp dew.
Several unsightly black scars appeared on the ground, and Shenxian'er, Jiang Xiaoyue, Xu Ni, and Lingyang stayed in the largest black scar.
The three of them remained silent, staring at the charred cart and the black rice scattered everywhere.
A song began to play.
Outside the long pavilion, along the ancient road, fragrant grasses stretch to the horizon.
The evening breeze caresses the willows, the flute's melody fades, the setting sun shines beyond the mountains.
After singing two lines, Li Changzhou sighed: "[It's a pity, the erhu is missing.]"
“…My Lord God.” The fairy was exhausted, heartbroken, and helpless.
Li Changzhou disagreed.
[A few hundred spirit stones' worth of spirit rice, gone and gone. Back when I conquered the Three Kingdoms world, a million-strong army was burned to ashes. I stood on the banks of a great river littered with corpses, laughing heartily, glad to be alive. Be more easygoing.]
Shenxian'er wasn't actually too sad.
She had nothing to begin with, and as long as the gods were still around, whatever she caught while fishing would simply be gone.
She looked at Jiang Xiaoyue and Xu Ni.
Jiang Xiaoyue remained expressionless, only wiping away her tears with her sleeve when she looked at them.
Xu Ni sobbed softly.
"Nizi," Shenxian'er put her arm around her shoulder, "It's alright. Even if we run out of spirit rice, we can still make money by selling talismans. With Golden Light Talismans and Fire Spirit Talismans, clearing land and establishing a market will be easy. Will we still be worried about not having money then?"
Xu Ni choked up and said, "I'm not just crying for Ling Mi, I... I trusted him so much, and he actually abandoned us."
[Outside the long pavilion, along the ancient road...]
"Lord God!"
"Girl, stop crying." Jiang Xiaoyue frowned. "It's one thing to cry for money, but to cry for a man too? How pathetic!"
"I was emotionally deceived!"
"You should be glad you found out early, otherwise you would have been deceived even with your body!"
Xu Ni cried even harder.
After a moment of reminiscence, the three found a stream hidden among the weeds, where they drank, washed, rested, and restored their spiritual power.
Xu Ni said to the two people who were standing naked in the stream, "Brother Liang, as the leader of the caravan, had no choice but to abandon us in that situation?"
"Uh..." Shenxian wiped her snow-white arm, not knowing what to say.
Although she and Xu Ni have a good relationship, it's not to the point where they can say whatever they want.
Jiang Xiaoyue didn't hold back and grabbed Xu Ni, pressing her face into the water.
"Ugh!!" Xu Ni struggled.
Jiang Xiaoyue released her grip, and Xu Ni sprang up.
Before she could say anything, Jiang Xiaoyue rattled off, "We have Golden Light Talismans and Fire Spirit Talismans, can't we defeat the Tribulation Cultivator? Why abandon us?"
Xu Ni, filled with anger, stood there, speechless.
"Ah—!" she screamed, burying herself in the stream.
“Little sheep, come here,” the fairy called to the spirit sheep grazing on the shore. “You’ve done a great service this time. I’ll give you a bath myself, using the same method I use to serve the young mistress.”
As soon as the spirit sheep stepped into the stream, it began to defecate and urinate.
"Ah!!" Two wet female bodies ran desperately upstream, splashing water with their feet.
Then, the two looked at each other and burst into laughter—Xu Ni still had her face submerged in the water, and the particles from the sheep's poop were about to float past.
"Nizi, run!" Shenxian shouted.
Xu Ni raised her head from the water: "What's wrong?"
"Sheep droppings are coming!"
"Sheep droppings? What... Ah!!" The sheep droppings were right in front of her, and it was too late to go upstream, so Xu Ni desperately rushed downstream.
She didn't even have time to get up; she could only grab the ground with all four limbs and run like a dog.
"Baa~" The spirit sheep laughed.
After making a fuss for a while and taking a shower, all three of them felt better.
Once their spiritual energy was fully restored, they set off again.
They had a map to the Lake Sound Formation—it wasn't a shortcut for caravans, and without carts and goods, the journey was quite fast.
We traveled for half a day.
boom!
Suddenly, a red cloud burst open before my eyes, and countless flames flew out.
"Watch out!" Jiang Xiaoyue warned as she rushed forward, carrying a shoulder pole.
With the infusion of spiritual power, the carrying pole swatted away the bursts of flames.
Shen Xian'er and Xu Ni manipulated their magic swords and struck the Fiery Pig in the red clouds. The Fiery Pig, having failed in its attack, turned tail and ran away.
The monsters that survive are either powerful, cunning, or both.
This was the fourth time they had been attacked. The three of them did not give chase, but put away their magical artifacts and continued on their way.
Finally, as dusk fell, I walked into Humingfang, exhausted.
Upon entering Humingfang, one can hear the sound of the lake rising and falling with the tide; perhaps this is the origin of the name of the market.
The Qingyue Sect established this market to capture water demons in the lake and collect spiritual herbs and treasures from it. Therefore, Huming Market does not engage in farming, and the strength of its cultivators is generally higher than that of Qingyue Market.
At the Foundation Establishment stage, which is high and mighty in Qingyuefang, the three of them saw one as soon as they entered the market.
But the talisman swords used for delivering messages and the little firebirds performing street acrobatics remain unchanged.
"Look! Take a look! These are spirit fish we just caught this morning. Jade fish cost one spirit crystal each, or nine spirit crystals for ten. There are only three armored fish available, so the highest bidder wins!"
"A newly arrived jade slip containing spell techniques!"
"A new batch of snails has arrived at the Snail Casino! Welcome, new and old gamblers!"
"Various kinds of juvenile fish are available at low prices, along with fishing bait and top-quality fishing rods!"
"The three of you, would you like to stay at the hotel?"
A male cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining stopped the three people who were looking around.
"Our Tingtao Pavilion offers excellent value for money. We have superior courtyards with built-in spirit-gathering arrays, as well as affordable standard rooms. Safety is absolutely guaranteed. It only costs 1 spirit crystal per night. Would you like to stay for one night?"
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