"Lingfeng must have followed that sword energy to find someone, tsk tsk tsk tsk."
The system sat with its legs crossed on a stool that it had somehow acquired.
"Disciple Luo Fantian, servant Xie Zhou, why are you in the Ghost Forest!"
The elder's oppressive aura immediately poured out. Xie Zhou didn't know how Luo Fantian was doing, but he knew that her internal organs seemed to be compressed, and she was having difficulty breathing. She had no time to answer the elder's question.
"Why aren't you saying anything!"
The pressure continued to intensify, and Xie Zhou was pressed to the ground, unable to get up, let alone speak. She wanted to speak, but the elder wouldn't give her the chance.
"Sixth Brother, why are you so cruel to the children? These two kids don't seem to have much cultivation. If you keep suppressing them like this, how will they speak?"
The First Elder sighed slightly and told the Sixth Elder to tone down his oppressive aura.
"Hmph, what good people could possibly come out of the Ghost Forest at a time like that!"
The Sixth Elder walked to the side with a disdainful look.
"Brother, don't be fooled by these two. They might be demons that have infiltrated the Ghost Forest!"
The Sixth Elder looked at Xie Zhou with disgust.
"Nonsense, the people that demons transform into are all extremely handsome and beautiful, there's no such thing as this."
Xie Zhou was quite pleased after hearing the first two words, but his face darkened as soon as he heard the rest.
Sure enough, being ugly will get you criticized no matter where you are!
"Child, please tell me carefully, what exactly happened?"
However, the elder was a gentle man. He lifted Xie Zhou up so that Xie Zhou was no longer lying on the ground.
“Elder, my friend entered the barrier the night before last and killed a demon spider. As a result, the demon spider’s husband came seeking revenge. Today, the Devouring Beast broke the barrier, and the demon spider secretly dragged my friend inside.”
Xie Zhou pretended to be timid and still in shock as he looked at the Grand Elder, tears welling up in his eyes as if he were forcing them out.
"There's actually such a thing."
The Grand Elder looked shocked.
“Indeed, spiders are particularly vengeful creatures. It seems reasonable that your friend would seek revenge after killing its mate.”
The elder stroked his beard and nodded slightly.
"The Demon Spider has come. With your two weak cultivation levels, how could you possibly escape from its clutches? That's just wishful thinking!"
The Sixth Elder had a fiery temper, and hearing Xie Zhou's words only fueled his anger, making him as explosive as a volcano about to erupt.
"Hmm?" What the Sixth Elder could think of, the First Elder could naturally think of as well. However, the First Elder just looked at Xie Zhou, seemingly waiting for Xie Zhou's explanation.
“We are indeed no match for that demonic spider, but…”
Xie Zhou paused for a moment.
"But what?"
The elder then asked.
"But an older sister saved us."
Xie Zhou sighed and continued making up lies.
"A woman saved you? There can be someone in this ghost forest?"
The Sixth Elder snorted coldly and pointed his sword directly at Xie Zhou's neck.
"Waaah... Elder, what I said is true. There really was a sister in red who saved us. That sister had a jet-black sword and chased the demon spider away in just a few moves."
Xie Zhou retreated in terror, fearing that the Sixth Elder's sword might accidentally graz her neck.
At that point, we'll truly be left with no one to turn to for help.
"A black sword? Red clothes? Could it be..."
The First Elder's expression immediately turned sour. He turned his head and saw that the eight elders had different expressions.
"Could it be that she's back?"
The Sixth Elder's voice began to tremble slightly as he spoke.
"She's back? How is that possible? She failed her tribulation! She should have been annihilated long ago."
The once refined elder's neck veins bulged, leaving Xie Zhou stunned.
"By the way, elder, my friend is seriously injured...can you please save him...waaaaaah..."
Xie Zhou pointed to Luo Fantian, who was still unconscious on the ground.
"Take him to get treatment."
The Grand Elder waved his hand slightly, and the two Sword Sect disciples standing beside him bowed and lifted Luo Fantian up.
"Thank you, thank you."
Xie Zhou thanked them profusely, looking at the elders with grateful eyes.
"You two should stay at the clinic for now. There have been many changes in the Ghost Forest. I don't know if your bodies have been infected."
The elder continued.
"Yes, ma'am."
Xie Zhou breathed a sigh of relief; he had escaped this ordeal.
"Senior brothers, may I ask...?"
Xie Zhou let out another long breath, and her stomach began to rumble loudly.
But the two disciples of the Sword Sect avoided Xie Zhou as if he were a plague god.
"Excuse me...where can I find something to eat?"
Xie Zhou followed the two disciples of the Sword Sect to the front of the medical clinic.
"Someone will bring it to you. Hurry up and go inside, don't come out."
The Sword Sect disciple's voice was cold, and he looked at Xie Zhou as if he were some kind of demon or monster, which made Xie Zhou very unhappy.
"oh."
Reluctantly agreeing, Xie Zhou walked into the clinic.
The three large characters "Herbal Medicine Hall" were hung right in the middle. As expected of a herbal medicine hall, the pungent smell of herbs almost suffocated Xie Zhou.
"So you're the little girl who entered the Ghost Forest?"
The doctor was a gentle woman with her hair tied up high and wearing a white robe. She smiled slightly at Xie Zhou, who was completely captivated by her gentleness.
Is this your friend?
The woman asked another question.
"Yes, Doctor, he seems to be seriously injured and hasn't regained consciousness yet. Sister, do you have any way to help him?"
Xie Zhou said anxiously.
Luo Fantian cannot be allowed to get into trouble. If something happens to him, it means that Xie Zhou has no reason to exist in this world, and he might even be wiped out of this world.
This is truly terrifying; Xie Zhou couldn't even imagine it.
"Don't worry, I'll take a look at him now. Why don't you go sit over there?"
The gentle woman pointed to the bed next to her, indicating that Xie Zhou could lie down and rest there for the time being.
However, the bed sheet was pure white, and Xie Zhou, who was covered in mud and had not yet cleaned himself, naturally couldn't bear to get the bed sheet dirty.
"This woman is definitely not an ordinary person."
Just as Xie Zhou was about to express his admiration for the female doctor's gentleness to the system, the system suddenly blurted out a comment.
"Um?"
Xie Zhou was slightly puzzled.
"But thinking about it, it makes sense. Of all the people in the Sword Sect, how many are ordinary?"
Xie Zhou muttered something.
"Host, I advise you to avoid her if you see her in the future."
Suddenly, the system's voice became strange.
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