Chapter 241 Ancient Zombies
All the houses in the city were closed, and the streets were empty. Only fallen leaves and dust were floating around in the cold wind, showing the desolation.
Several figures were walking on the street.
Su Xun rubbed his arms and muttered, "Why does it feel so eerie?"
Ye Wumian replied, "According to the information provided by Master, this city has been occupied by evil cultivators for at least two years. The people and cultivators here have been almost completely slaughtered. However, it was only discovered a month ago, so it is normal for this place to become a deserted city."
Nan Xiao observed the surroundings as he walked. "Isn't this place the junction of the Tianjian Sect and the Huanhai Sect? After all this time, haven't either of these two sects noticed anything unusual here?"
"I don't know about that. It's not written on the jade slip that Master gave me."
Ye Wumian spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know.
Nan Xiao covered her face.
Third brother is really an honest person.
The few of them spent some time walking around the main streets of this empty city, but the result was the same: empty and dead silent.
The sky darkened, and the cold wind blew, making people feel a tingling sensation on their scalp.
Jiang Xia pondered and said, "Let's find a place to rest first and then meet up with the others."
"good."
The houses on both sides of the street were all closed. Lu Huai and Su Xun pushed more than ten doors before they found an inn that was not locked.
Nan Xiao took out the beads and placed them in the four corners for lighting.
The tables, chairs and benches in the inn were placed in a mess, which showed that the owner was in a hurry at that time.
Lu Huai used a cleaning talisman to clear out a clean area for rest.
Su Xun and Ye Wumian checked the private rooms upstairs and the backyard of the inn.
After confirming that there were no problems here for the time being, several people gathered together and talked for a few words.
Nan Xiao drooped his head on the table, glanced at his fellow apprentices, and sighed, "I kind of miss Second Senior Sister."
If something happens in Yuehua City, people from Tianjian Sect and Huanhai Sect will definitely come.
Second Senior Sister had gone to explore the secret realm with Zhou Shiqing before. There has been no news for such a long time, and no one knows whether she has returned. The last message Lingyu sent her was the message for help she sent in the small mountain village before.
Master is more accustomed to this. As long as your natal jade tokens aren't broken, he won't care. Everyone has their own path to take. Whether it's tribulations or opportunities, they are all an essential part of the cultivation process.
Ye Wumian: "Me too."
I miss my second senior sister’s talismans. It’s been two years, and no matter how frugal I am, they are almost used up.
The two of them sighed here.
Jiang Xia chuckled and said, "Alright, you all go and rest. I'll keep watch today."
He didn't want to listen to them sighing here all night.
"Thank you for your hard work, big brother. It's our turn when you're tired."
In this situation, no one would choose to sleep, but would enter a state of meditation to conserve energy.
Gradually, time slowly passed the boundary of midnight, and the whole city fell into deeper silence.
Jiang Xia, who was originally resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes.
He tilted his head slightly, and looked at the street outside through the crack in the door with a pair of clear and calm eyes.
Something happened.
He had just stood up when Su Xun and Lu Huai also came out of their meditation state one after another.
Su Xun was about to ask, "What happened?" but when he saw Jiang Xia's gesture, he immediately fell silent.
The three of them walked lightly to the gate.
Jiang Xia moved his hand, and the pearl light of the inn dimmed instantly.
Outside the door, it was originally an empty and desolate place, but now it seemed that something was approaching.
It was a dragging and heavy sound of footsteps, "thump, thump", as if the soles of worn shoes were stuck with thick mud, and each step was slow and heavy.
The sound came from far away and gradually got closer. The three of them could see the scene outside clearly in the moonlight.
A group of people began to wander the streets with stiff limbs.
The moonlight outlined their distorted silhouettes, their faces were deathly gray, their eyes were empty and lifeless, and vague moans came out of their mouths from time to time.
This scene was so weird that it made my scalp tingle and a chill spread throughout my body in an instant.
Jiang Xia gestured towards the two of them.
"Stay still here, take good care of my junior sister, and wait for me to come back."
Lu Huai and Su Xun nodded in unison.
The current situation is still unclear. If they all go out, Xiaoxiao and the third senior brother may suddenly wake up and attract these things without knowing it, which may alert the enemy.
Jiang Xia's figure disappeared in the inn, and the next moment, he appeared on the roof of the inn.
His brows were furrowed, his eyes fixed on the strange scene on the street. The street, which was empty and silent during the day, was now "crowded with people".
His figure shuttled through the darkness, and after figuring out the 'people' on each street, he deduced that these 'people' should have been released from the same place.
Judging from their clothes, they are most likely the native residents of this city.
Based on the walking routes of this group of indigenous people, he speculated where they first appeared.
It turned out to be the City Lord’s Mansion of Yuehua City.
Jiang Xia found a secluded spot outside and observed every movement in the City Lord's Mansion.
Until the sky was slightly bright, a chaotic sound of bells rang out in the city lord's mansion.
On the street, the crowd wandering aimlessly began to walk towards the City Lord's Mansion.
Jiang Xia concealed his presence and planned to sneak in to see what was going on.
But he didn't expect that just as he got close, he was bounced out by something invisible.
He is now at the level of a spirit being transformed, and there are really not many things that can stop him.
It only took him two more seconds of thinking before an attack wrapped in a dark glow was already right in front of him.
Jiang Xia frowned, moved away, and blocked the attack with his spirit sword.
Before he could make a move, the dark shadow that attacked him had disappeared, and even the crowds that were originally "crowded" on the street were nowhere to be seen.
Where did all that time go?
…
On the other side, not long after Jiang Xia left, Nan Xiao and Ye Wumian also woke up.
Fortunately, Su Xun and Lu Huai each covered their mouths to avoid making any noise.
With the help of the meager moonlight and after some laborious communication in sign language, the four of them finally understood the current situation.
Nan Xiao crouched down, his eyes wide open, and gently lay on the crack of the door, peeking cautiously outside.
Stiff limbs, dark blue skin, and this random growl.
Nan Xiao was shocked.
Ancient...ancient version of zombies???
Blow their heads off, are there shiny crystal cores in their brains?
Seeing her body trembling slightly, Ye Wumian thought she was afraid and gently covered her eyes with his hands.
Nan Xiao's mind was full of wild thoughts when his vision suddenly went dark.
What??
She pushed the hand that was in the way away and looked up to see that it was her third senior brother.
Meeting his sincere and bright eyes, Nan Xiao instantly lost her temper and could no longer utter those unreasonable words.
Several people waited here until dawn, until the "crowd" retreated.
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