kvmb Chapter 185 The Knocking at Night
Chapter 185 The Knocking at Night
Chapter 185 The Knocking at Night
At this moment, Su Luo and the others were unaware of this little incident. They had already traveled quite a distance, and the sky was turning gloomy, with the spirit cranes disappearing from sight. Worried about rain in the afternoon, the group found a large, safe tree and sat down under it. Not long after they sat down, it began to rain.
Su Luo wanted to let Tuan Tuan out for some fresh air, but as soon as the little guy poked its head out, it saw Lin Ji staring at it menacingly. It was so frightened that it darted back into the storage bag and wouldn't come out no matter how Su Luo coaxed it.
Su Luo was very puzzled.
Lin Ji stared at the storage bag and smiled meaningfully.
With nothing else to do, the group gathered together to discuss how to divide the spirit stones.
Su Luo originally thought that the five of them could split the spirit stones equally, but Feng Xiyue shook her head, "Even if everyone gets a share of the Frost Lotus, we are really grateful to you for making so many spirit stones this time. You came up with the idea, so we all benefited in the end. So Su Luo, no matter what, you should get a bigger share this time."
Song Qiao quickly agreed, "Senior sister...you're right. We didn't pick these Frost Lotuses; we just...we took advantage of them. Even if we don't share the spirit stones, it's still the right thing to do."
Chu Wenqing also said, "I think Senior Sister is right. By the way, I just got Ye Danqing's pills, which I heard are worth five high-grade spirit stones. When we distribute them later, I'll get a smaller share."
Su Luo felt a warmth in her heart when she heard them say that.
From the moment they met, Feng Xiyue and the others treated her with utmost sincerity. Even knowing she was incredibly capable, they would still rush to her aid in times of trouble; even knowing she possessed a spirit stone mine and didn't care about those few spirit stones, they refused to take advantage of her in any way.
Relationships are reciprocal; they treated her sincerely, and she naturally reciprocated. Meeting Chu Wenqing and the others was her good fortune! If only the original owner of this body or she herself had joined the Lingxiao Sect back then—what a pity…
Su Luo sighed with some regret, but didn't show it on her face. Instead, she nodded.
"I'm fine with anything, you guys decide."
Lin Ji naturally agreed with whatever Su Luo said.
At the same time, Lin Ji glanced at Chu Wenqing and the other two without making a sound, then silently lowered his eyelashes.
Although he still believed that most cultivators in the world were hypocritical and deserving of death, Chu Wenqing and his two companions were indeed different. They possessed a sense of justice and kindness, and were relatively...upright and honest. Most importantly, they were genuinely kind to Su Luo and himself. For this reason alone, even if conflicts arose between the demon race and the cultivation world in the future, he would order the Lingxiao Sect to be spared...
Chu Wenqing and the other two were unaware that they had been labeled "unharmable" by the Demon Lord, and were currently happily dividing up the spirit stones.
Finally, the spirit stones were distributed. Everyone else received nine high-grade spirit stones, Chu Wenqing only received four spirit stones because he had a pill, and Su Luo received a maximum of fourteen high-grade spirit stones.
Chu Wenqing stroked the spirit stones, beaming with delight, "Hehe~ I'm getting richer and richer now! Su Luo, you're truly my lucky charm!"
Since meeting Su Luo, they've had all sorts of amazing encounters—magical treasures, spirit stones, and rare spiritual plants—they've been getting one after another until their hands are sore! Not to mention they even found two spirit stone mines! Calling Su Luo their lucky charm is no exaggeration!
Feng Xiyue smiled and agreed, "Yes, ever since we started following Su Luo, our storage bags have been getting fuller and fuller. We're so lucky!"
Even Song Qiao nodded repeatedly, "No, that's right!"
Su Luo was a little embarrassed by their constant praise and quickly waved her hand to say that they were exaggerating and that even if there was a miraculous encounter, it wasn't all her doing.
But Chu Wenqing and the other two insisted on attributing the credit to Su Luo, getting more and more excited as they talked, until they were practically worshipping Su Luo.
Lin Ji didn't interrupt, but sat next to Su Luo, silently watching the harmonious and beautiful scene in front of him. Finally, his gaze lingered on Su Luo's relaxed and happy face for a long time.
The rain drizzled for a day and a night, finally stopping at noon the next day.
During this time, Chu Wenqing couldn't wait to set off in the rain, but Su Luo was worried that there might be something wrong with the rain in this illusory realm and felt it was better not to touch it directly.
The rest of the people blindly believed her, so they listened to whatever Su Luo said.
In fact, Su Luo's guess was correct. There was indeed something wrong with this rain. Anyone who was caught in the rain for too long would faint.
Therefore, on the other side, the disciples of Tianyi Sect who had not sought shelter from the rain fell one after another and fainted on the road. Only a few disciples who were holding umbrellas or had magic treasures that could protect them from the rain were not affected.
Among them were Wan Lingyue and her group.
Ever since her experience at the Stone Flower Sea, Wan Lingyue had become extremely cautious. When the rain started, she sensed something was off and quickly reminded everyone to find ways to avoid getting wet.
Zhou Zhiyi and the others trusted Wan Lingyue completely and immediately took out umbrellas to hold over their heads. As newly initiated disciples, they did not yet have any magical artifacts that could protect them from the rain.
The rest of the Tianyi Sect disciples, except for a few who were more cautious, didn't take it seriously and thought Wan Lingyue was making a fuss over nothing. Even when Ye Danqing asked them to be careful and take precautions, they just went through the motions.
Before long, all of these people were infected, and a large number of them collapsed, their fate unknown.
At this moment, looking at his unconscious disciples, Ye Danqing's face was extremely grim, and the veins on his hands, which were holding an umbrella, bulged.
These idiots! They've already learned their lesson once, but they still haven't learned their lesson! He told them to take precautions, to take precautions, and they still got infected! They're practically asking to die! How did he end up bringing such a bunch of fools to the secret realm trial?!
Wan Lingyue stood to the side with several other female disciples, calmly watching the unconscious disciples without uttering a complaint or showing any excessive worry.
She had already warned them, but they wouldn't listen, so there was nothing she could do...
Ye Danqing rubbed his temples, took a deep breath, and then squatted down to check on one of his disciples. Seeing that he was only unconscious, he was slightly relieved.
It seems this rain only causes unconsciousness, not death...
But then he frowned.
Many people are now unconscious, and they can no longer continue their journey. This cannot go on!
Thinking of this, Ye Danqing got up and looked around. Seeing that the surroundings were completely empty and there wasn't even a tree, his brows furrowed even more.
There's nowhere to shelter from the rain...
At this moment, Qin Xiu came over anxiously and asked, "Senior brother, what should we do?"
Ye Danqing thought for a moment, closed his eyes, and finally made up his mind: "Let's use the protective shield first."
The protective shield, as the name suggests, is a protective cover that can perfectly isolate rainwater from erosion. This is Ye Danqing's most precious magical artifact, which he originally intended to use only in the event of major danger, but now he has no choice but to use it.
Qin Xiu felt it was a pity, but he thought it wouldn't be good for the others to continue getting soaked in the rain, so he nodded.
"That's all."
Ye Danqing took out a protective shield, and soon everyone from Tianyi Sect was covered by a transparent shield, which successfully kept out the rain.
The remaining people put away their umbrellas or magical artifacts and found places to rest in twos and threes for a while.
As the eldest disciple, Ye Danqing had to be responsible for the safety of all his disciples, so he could only suppress his frustration and continue to check on the situation of the other disciples.
Qin Xiu looked anxiously into the distance, his mind involuntarily filled with worry for Ning Wanshuang, whose whereabouts were still unknown...
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After the rain stopped, Su Luo and the others immediately set off, hurrying along the way, avoiding all sorts of strange hallucinogenic spiritual plants, and finally saw a village before sunset.
The village in front of us was incredibly dilapidated, with collapsed thatched huts everywhere and overgrown weeds all around, making it look deserted.
Thinking it was unsafe to travel in the dark, the group eventually entered the village. After searching for a while among the dilapidated thatched huts, they finally found a slightly better house.
They will rest here for the time being tonight.
Upon entering the thatched hut, Su Luo immediately set up a high-level protective array, preventing even those with mid-stage Golden Core cultivation from entering.
Feng Xiyue then took out a Demon-Scorching Stone and checked each room in the house to prevent anything from being hidden inside.
Chu Wenqing and Song Qiao tidied up the main room of the house and cleaned out a clean area there to use as a temporary resting place.
Lin Ji had built a fire and was busy grilling fish.
Soon, the irresistible aroma filled the entire room, and the group quickly gathered around to sit down, their eyes fixed on the grilled fish over the fire, sniffing the air.
It smells so good...
Finally, the first fish was cooked. Without thinking, Lin Ji handed the fish to Su Luo and gently reminded her, "Be careful, it's hot."
Su Luo blushed slightly, but still accepted it.
The others took it for granted and said nothing, simply waiting patiently.
Before long, everyone was given two grilled fish, and they ate them with gusto, their mouths dripping with oil.
Suddenly, Lin Ji raised his head, his eyes sweeping sharply toward the door.
Song Qiao twitched her nose and looked up. "Someone's here!"
The others were all taken aback.
The next moment, a series of hurried footsteps sounded outside the door, followed by a heavy knocking on the door, and then a clear, choked cry from a child.
"Waaaaah... Please... save me!"