Chapter 244: Soul Beast
Chapter 244: Soul Beast
"What the Great Elder said is correct. You should know that our purpose this time is to go to the East Sea."
After hearing this, even though they were unwilling, they calmed down and walked toward the top of the mountain.
The journey was long and bumpy. Before reaching the top of the mountain, the sky was filled with fiery clouds and the setting sun was stunning. The sunset coated Wufeng Mountain with a layer of gold. The dusk gradually thickened and slowly covered the sky and the earth. Soon, the sky was dark.
"It's getting late, let's find a place to spend the night." Feng Che said.
They found a flat spot on the mountainside to rest, built a fire and roasted the wild boars and rabbits they had hunted. Half a quarter of an hour later, the aroma wafted in the air.
After eating, everyone leaned against the rocks to rest. Feng Che and Wen Chuyu patrolled in the first and second half of the night respectively. Ji Jiuying leaned against a tree, half asleep and half awake.
"Miss, ma'am."
Qing Ling sat quietly on Ji Jiuying's left side and called softly.
"What's wrong, Qingling?" Ji Jiuying asked with her eyes closed.
"Miss, Lord Yingyue, will he come too?" Qing Ling paused and looked at Ji Jiuying's profile expectantly.
Ji Jiuying opened her eyes and looked at Qing Ling with a half-smile, "What? Do you miss him?"
Qing Ling blushed and stammered, "I...I didn't. I just felt that the East China Sea was so dangerous, and he should come to protect you, young lady."
Ji Jiuying looked at her guilty look. There was nothing she didn't understand, but... after all, they were not from the same world. Looking at Qingling's appearance, she really couldn't bear to tell her those things.
But Qingling was like a younger sister to her, and she couldn't bear to let her down and feel sad, but she also respected her. If Yingyue didn't think that way at the last moment, she would have advised her to stop the loss in time.
"Don't worry, he will come." Ji Jiuying answered affirmatively.
Qing Ling was delighted and did not disturb Ji Jiuying, but rested quietly beside her. However, the joy on her face betrayed her, and the corners of Ji Jiuying's mouth rose slightly.
Thinking of the ancient magic harp that he got from Ye Zhengxiong's ring last time, he would ask his second uncle to improve it after returning and then give it to Qingling to see if she could make any sound.
This time when she returns from the East China Sea, she has to create a force of her own. Last time, Yingyue reported to her about the cultivation results of Leng Shuang and the others, which was very good. There were ten people, not more, not less, and the tasks she assigned to them were also completed. Under Yingyue's training, they have advanced from spiritual masters to great spiritual masters and spiritual generals!
In the middle of the night, Ji Jiuying suddenly opened her eyes and looked coldly in another place. Others also noticed something and were awakened from their sleep.
"Everyone, pay attention! There's movement over there." Wen Chuyu reminded quietly.
Everyone quickly found a hiding place and hid themselves. Then, under the moonlight, everyone saw clearly what was approaching them. They saw four human-shaped skeletons walking towards them step by step, with flesh and blood hanging from the skeletons' hands and mouths. Everyone's pupils shrank, and Qing Ling was so scared that she almost screamed. Ji Jiuying quickly covered her mouth.
"Everyone, cover your mouth and nose!" Ji Jiuying reminded softly. Everyone had never seen such a thing, so they had to listen to Ji Jiuying's words. But because she spoke, several skeletons also discovered Ji Jiuying, and they sped up and walked towards her step by step. Seeing this, Qingling's whole body was shaking.
As the skeleton got closer and closer, its empty eyes swept over the two of them, and Qingling's legs began to go weak, and she had to rely on Ji Jiuying to support herself.
"Cough cough~"
The skeleton heard the sound and instantly turned in another direction. Feng Che saw this and flew away. The skeletons followed closely behind Feng Che.
Everyone was not brave enough to be careless, and they only let go of their hands when their figures disappeared from sight. They breathed deeply, and Qing Ling's tears flowed down her face. Ji Jiuying patted her big back.
"Xiao Jiujiu, what the hell was that just now? I was really scared." Jun Lintian, who was not far from Ji Jiuying, was also frightened and asked, and everyone turned to look at her.
"They are a kind of corpse soul beast. This kind of soul beast will invade human skeletons and use the skeletons to walk around in search of food. Once bitten by it, the person's whole body will rot until all the flesh on the body is eaten up, and he will become the next corpse soul beast." Ji Jiuying explained. In fact, she didn't know it at first, but the evil fire reminded her.
"Xiao Jiu is right, it is indeed a corpse soul beast." The Great Elder recalled that they had encountered it twenty years ago, but they still couldn't figure out why there was no corpse soul beast anywhere else but only in Wufeng Mountain.
"Can't they see us?" Qing Ling asked with lingering fear. Just now she clearly felt the blood hole sliding across her and Xiao Jiu's bodies without stopping, so she wondered if they couldn't see it.
"That's right. They don't have eyes and can't see. They can only rely on their sense of smell to find food. They will only come out to look for food late at night when people let down their guard. So next time if you meet them, don't panic or run. Just cover your mouth and nose so that they can't smell the human scent, and they will naturally leave on their own." The great elder explained.
"Will Teacher Feng be in trouble?" Shen Miaoqing looked worriedly in the direction where Feng Che disappeared.
"Miaoqing, don't worry, Teacher Feng is very powerful." Ji Jiuying said with a smile, but this smile was so dazzling in the eyes of some people.
"If you hadn't spoken out, Teacher Feng wouldn't have been chased by the Soul Beast because of you." Duan Tianliang muttered softly.
Ji Jiu looked at Duan Tianliang who was standing beside Liu Piaopiao and sneered, "You mean it's my fault?"
"Good intentions never get rewarded!" Wen Longting snorted coldly.
"If it weren't for her reminder, would you be able to sit here and talk nonsense so easily?" Han Shaoting waved the fan in his hand and said as he took a few steps forward.
"The eldest prince is right." Bai Mengfan reiterated.
"Duan Tianliang, have you thought before you speak? Don't let others use you as a gun." Cheng Yue, who had been silent, spoke, and his eyes stayed on Liu Piaopiao for half a second while speaking.
"Cheng Yue, what do you mean?" Liu Piaopiao stood up suddenly.
"What, what do you mean? Why are you so anxious to find your place?" Cheng Yue laughed.
"you!"
"Okay, everyone, stop talking. Even though those corpse soul beasts were led away by Feng Che, there will inevitably be others. Everyone should be careful." The Great Elder stopped them.
Everyone became tense again upon hearing this. At this moment, they heard tiny noises coming from the bushes. Everyone sank and hid immediately, staring at the direction of the noise.
A figure appeared in everyone's sight, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief after seeing who it was.
"Teacher Feng, how are you?" Cheng Yue was the first to jump forward and ask.
"I'm fine. I killed those corpse soul beasts. I will keep watch in the second half of the night. Everyone can rest assured and have a good rest." After Feng Che said this, he set up a formation around them so that any disturbance would be discovered in advance.
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