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Chapter 268: Saved a Group of People (1)_1

Chapter 268: Chapter 268: Saved a Group of People (1)_1

Ci Hun appeared out of nowhere, looking at Zi Xiao with a puzzled face, and said, "Last time you said you would go watch beauties with me, the time before that you complimented a girl passing by as pretty, and the time before that, you mentioned someone felt good to the touch, and the time before that..."

"Get lost, when have I ever done those things?!" Zi Xiao kicked Ci Hun away as he tried to move closer to join the meal, roaring angrily.

Ci Hun dodged Zi Xiao’s attack while still holding a bowl of porridge in his hand. He sat down across from Zi Xiao and said, "As your Contract Beast, would I harm you? I’m telling the truth!"

"Little Yeye, you have to believe me, I did not do those things, even though I have a lecherous Contract Beast, I myself am very chaste," Zi Xiao explained to Dugu Qianye.

Baili Ruyan found the bickering owner and Contract Beast somewhat amusing but maintained a stern face and said, "Qianye, you can’t want someone unclean like that."

Dugu Qianye was speechless and chose to ignore them, focusing on her own meal as if they were air.

After a while, Qie Yue and Hei Zi came out for breakfast. Qie Yue obviously had been woken up by Hei Zi, for his face was as black as the bottom of the pot Dugu Qianye had used for cooking.

"It smells good." Hei Zi approached the pot, drawn by the aroma, and said, "It smells delicious. Qie Yue, if you’re still sleepy, you could go back to sleep."

Once Qie Yue smelled the fragrance, his sleepiness had vanished. He shot Hei Zi a glare and took a bowl by himself, filled it with food, and left.

Watching the noisy group, Baili Ruyan recalled what Dugu Qianye told her about her experiences on the Xuanyue Continent yesterday, which naturally included things about the Divine Temple, so she was aware of these people’s identities and their connections with Dugu Qianye. Compared to her own life, Dugu Qianye’s days were much more exciting. But the princess she met when she first arrived here was quite unusual, too, and it took her a long time to deal with those matters.

Breakfast was spent in the midst of Ci Hun and Zi Xiao’s scuffle and Qie Yue and Hei Zi’s scramble for food. After eating, everyone continued their journey westward. Along the way, whenever they encountered those mysterious creatures, even if they were hiding in tree trunks or even invisible in the air, Baili Ruyan was able to grab and handle them with ease.

"Who would have thought they’ve been monitoring us all along?" Dugu Qianye remarked with a sigh after Baili Ruyan took care of another minor demon, "On this journey, there must have been more than a hundred, right?"

"Although the rakshasas dare to come out, they’re now afraid I’ll find their lair," Baili Ruyan said, "But they don’t know that my brother gave me a tracking gem when I came here. Nothing from our place can escape it. Let’s keep moving, it won’t be long before a great battle occurs."

After Baili Ruyan’s words, the group continued on their way.

In a forest just ahead of them, several dark figures knelt on the ground. A throne floated in mid-air, shrouded in black mist, obscuring the figure within.

"Master, I have failed to complete the task you gave me, please punish me," Sha knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"So the girl Ruyan has come, huh?!" The dark figure looked down at the people kneeling on the ground and spoke slowly, his tone revealing neither anger nor calmness.

"Yes, Master!" Sha answered.

"Failing to do a good job requires punishment, do you understand?" Yasha said eerily, "But the situation is special now, wait until we’ve left this place, then you can punish yourself. Get up for now."

"Thank you, Master." Sha stood up.

Yasha looked at the people kneeling on the ground and said, "The same goes for you. Turn back and come receive your punishment from Sha. Ruyan girl, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other. Have you missed your Uncle Yasha?"

As Yasha spoke, he dissolved into the air.

"You must closely monitor Baili Ruyan’s movements and report back immediately if anything unusual occurs. If we fail again this time, we’ll all be waiting for the master’s punishment," said Sha before he, too, vanished into thin air.

"Yes, my lord," Ci and another shadow said together.

Only when Yasha and Sha had disappeared did Ci and Hei Zi stand up. Staring at the spot where Sha disappeared, Ci couldn’t help but sniff disdainfully and said, "What an attitude! When I become stronger than you, we’ll see who’s arrogant!"

Hei Zi pulled Ci along and said, "Let’s hurry and go. If we mess up this matter, I’ll be the one to suffer with you."

Then, the two of them also vanished into the forest.

Meanwhile, in another place, a group of people surrounded by shadows fought tirelessly. Bursts of spiritual power were constantly emitted, yet the shadows reformed as quickly as they were dispersed.

"What kind of monsters are these?" Lian Feng, the youngest disciple of the Alchemist Guild Master, swallowed a handful of Spirit Revitalizing Pills and asked as he observed the creatures.

"I have no idea. Our spiritual power attacks are totally ineffective against them. And the death qi they emit is paralyzing many of us, rendering us powerless. If this continues, we’re bound to lose our lives sooner or later," someone from the Refiners Guild said.

The members of the Alchemist Guild and the Refiners Guild didn’t have a high level of spiritual power and few had reached the strength of a Divine King. Fighting these creatures was even more exhausting. A member of the Beast Trainer Guild was carelessly pulled into the shadows, swarmed by the encroaching darkness, and soon turned into a mummified corpse.

"Ah..."

Everyone was frightened. A perfectly healthy person had been drained to such a state. Some of the more faint-hearted were shaking so badly that they couldn’t even summon their spiritual power. This made the shadows even more rampant.

"Cackle, just become our food quietly!" A shadow emitted a harsh, grating voice, like a saw tearing through wood, tormenting the ears of all present.

"Quick, fire spiritual beasts, surround us!" another person from the Beast Trainer Guild shouted at the spiritual beasts.

Only fire spiritual beasts and fire spiritual masters were effective, a discovery made during the battle.

"Bang..." The Beast Trainer who had just spoken was dragged away, left lying on the ground, his heart consumed by instant fear.

"Save me, save me!" He cried out incessantly, but the members of the Alchemist Guild and the Refiners Guild acted as if they hadn’t heard, continuing to fight against the shadows. The disciples from the aristocratic families wanted to help, but seeing that neither the Alchemists nor the Refiners Guild members moved, they abandoned the idea.

The people from the Beast Trainer Guild had only encountered them two days prior, and since their arrival, they always seemed to consider themselves above the others, constantly bossing everyone around. Their haughty demeanor made them extremely unpopular! If it weren’t for the fact that several mummified corpses had been discovered consecutively, alerting everyone to the peculiarity of this Spirit Void Secret Realm and the need to unite their strength, the rest would have barely agreed to cooperate with them.

The current scene was clear to all: stepping out meant certain death, and no one would risk their lives for someone they disliked. Thus, no one acknowledged his desperate cries.