"The Grand Elder is right. You should know that our goal this time is to go to the East China Sea."
Hearing this, they quieted down despite their resentment and began to walk up the mountain.
The journey was long and bumpy. Before we even reached the summit, the sky was ablaze with fiery clouds and the setting sun cast a golden glow over Wufeng Mountain. As dusk deepened, it slowly enveloped the world, and soon everything was shrouded in darkness.
"It's getting late, let's find a place to spend the night," Feng Che said.
The group found a flat spot on the mountainside to rest, and set up a fire to roast the wild boar and rabbit they had hunted. Half an hour later, the aroma filled the air.
After eating their fill, everyone rested against the rocks. Feng Che and Wen Chuyu took turns patrolling in the middle of the night, while Ji Jiuying leaned against a tree, half asleep and half awake.
"Miss, Miss."
Qingling quietly sat down to Ji Jiuying's left and called out softly.
"What's wrong, Qingling?" Ji Jiuying asked with her eyes closed.
"Miss, will Lord Yingyue come too?" Qingling paused, looking expectantly at Ji Jiuying's profile.
Ji Jiuying opened her eyes, looking at Qingling with a half-smile, "What? You miss him?"
Qingling blushed and stammered, "I...I didn't, I just...I just felt that the East Sea was so dangerous, he should come to protect you, Miss."
Seeing her guilty look, Ji Jiuying understood everything, but... they were ultimately from different worlds. Looking at Qingling's appearance, she really couldn't bear to tell her those things.
But Qingling was like a younger sister to her. She couldn't bear to disappoint or hurt her, but she also respected her. If Yingyue didn't think that way at the last moment, she would advise her to cut her losses in time.
"Don't worry, he'll come," Ji Jiuying replied confidently.
Qingling was overjoyed and didn't disturb Ji Jiuying. She rested quietly to the side, but the joy on her face betrayed her. Ji Jiuying's lips curled up slightly.
Thinking of the ancient demon zither she obtained from Ye Zhengxiong's ring last time, she decided to have her second uncle improve it when she got back and then let Qingling try to make a sound.
Returning from the East Sea, she needs to create her own power. Last time, Yingyue reported to her on Lengshuang and the others' cultivation progress, which was very good. Ten people, no more, no less, and the task she assigned has been completed. Under Yingyue's training, they have progressed from Spirit Master to Great Spirit Master and Spirit General!
In the middle of the night, Ji Jiuying suddenly opened her eyes and stared coldly at another place. The others also noticed something and were immediately awakened from their sleep.
"Everyone, be careful! There's some noise over there," Wen Chuyu whispered a reminder.
The group quickly found a hiding place and hid. Then, under the moonlight, they could see what was approaching them. Four humanoid skeletons were walking towards them step by step, with blood and flesh still hanging from their hands and mouths. The group's pupils shrank, and Qingling was so frightened that she almost screamed. Ji Jiuying quickly covered her mouth.
"Everyone cover your mouths and noses!" Ji Jiuying whispered a reminder. The crowd had never seen anything like this before, so they had no choice but to listen to Ji Jiuying. But because she made a sound, several skeletons noticed Ji Jiuying and quickened their pace, walking towards her step by step. Qingling trembled all over at the sight.
As the skeleton drew closer, its empty eyes swept over the two of them, and even Qingling's legs began to weaken, relying entirely on Ji Jiuying to keep them upright.
"Cough cough~"
Upon hearing the sound, the skeleton instantly changed direction and walked away. Seeing this, Feng Che leaped away from the spot, with the skeleton chasing closely behind.
No one dared to be careless. They only let go after the creatures disappeared from sight, exhaling heavily. Qingling's tears flowed down her cheeks, and Ji Jiuying patted her big back.
"Little Jiu Jiu, what was that thing just now? It really scared me to death." Jun Lintian, who was not far from Ji Jiu Ying, was also quite frightened and asked. Everyone turned to look at her.
"They are a kind of corpse spirit beast. This kind of spirit beast invades people's skeletons and uses the skeletons to walk and find food. Once it bites a person, the person's whole body will rot until all the flesh on their body is eaten, and they will become the next corpse spirit beast." Ji Jiuying explained. Actually, she didn't know at first. It was the evil fire that reminded her.
"Xiao Jiu is right, it is indeed a Corpse Soul Beast." The First Elder recalled that they had encountered it twenty years ago, but they still couldn't understand why it was only found in Five Peaks Mountain and not elsewhere.
"Can't they see us?" Qingling asked, still shaken. She had clearly felt the blood hole slide past her and Xiao Jiu without stopping, so she guessed that they might not be able to see us.
"That's right. They don't have eyes, they can't see, and they can only find food by smell. Moreover, they only come out to find food at night when people are less vigilant. So if you encounter them again next time, don't panic or run away. Just cover your mouth and nose so they can't smell human scent, and they will leave on their own." The elder explained.
"Will Teacher Feng be alright?" Shen Miaoqing asked worriedly, looking in the direction where Feng Che had disappeared.
"Miaoqing, don't worry, Teacher Feng is very capable," Ji Jiuying said with a smile, but this smile was so glaring to some people.
"If you hadn't spoken up, Teacher Feng wouldn't have been chased by the Corpse Soul Beast because of you," Duan Tianliang muttered under his breath.
Ji Jiu glanced at Duan Tianliang standing next to Liu Piaopiao and scoffed, "So you mean it's my fault?"
"No good deed goes unpunished!" Wen Longting sneered.
"If it weren't for her reminder, would you be sitting here so easily spouting nonsense right now?" Han Shaoting waved his fan and took a few steps forward, saying.
“The Crown Prince is right,” Bai Mengfan echoed.
"Duan Tianliang, did you think before you spoke? Don't let yourself be used as a pawn." Cheng Yue, who hadn't spoken until now, finally spoke, her gaze lingering on Liu Piaopiao for half a second as she spoke.
"Cheng Yue, what do you mean?" Liu Piaopiao suddenly stood up.
"What do you mean? Why are you in such a hurry to assume it applies to you?" Cheng Yue chuckled.
"you!"
"Alright, everyone, say less. Although Feng Che has lured away those Corpse Soul Beasts, there's no guarantee that there won't be others. It's best to be careful," the First Elder advised.
Upon hearing this, everyone tensed up again. Just then, a soft rustling sound came from the side of the bushes. Everyone lowered their guard and immediately hid, their eyes fixed on the direction from which the sound came.
A figure appeared in everyone's sight, and they breathed a sigh of relief after recognizing the person.
"Teacher Feng, how are you?" Cheng Yue was the first to jump forward and ask.
"I'm fine. I killed those corpse beasts. I'll keep watch for the rest of the night. Everyone, please rest assured." After saying that, Feng Che set up a formation around the area so that any disturbance would be detected in advance.
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