The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3302 The Night Ends
Hearing the anxious roars of the dark figure outside, Qian Ying immediately gave Qian Wantong and Zhou Ke a task: "Quickly bring over all the furniture in the house, add it to the fire, and intensify the burning. We can't leave any gaps so that the dark figure can break in."

"Yes!" the two replied and immediately got to work.

They gathered all the house furniture, chopped it into firewood with weapons, and piled it on the wood fire. As the wood was piled up, the flames suddenly shot up more than half a meter, and then the whole room was lit up.

The house was bright, but everyone looked terrible. They could only numb themselves by working hard to keep themselves from being frightened by the roaring outside.

Chen Mo and his four companions, however, fared much better than the other martial artists. The three women, in particular, remained calm, sitting beside Chen Mo and diligently cultivating. Even last-minute preparations can be effective. Especially now that their strength had improved, they could be of help to Chen Mo when the shadowy figure stormed in.

Even if I can't help, as long as I protect myself, I won't be a burden to Chen Mo.

The flames inside the house burned very high, and outside the house, even in the main hall, it was filled with shadows.

The shadowy figure was afraid of fire, so it could only crawl around outside the house, roaring incessantly. It tried several times to charge into the flames, but as soon as it got close, its body burst into flames.

The only option is to retreat into the darkness and heal the fire damage.

So, having no other option, the shadowy figure could only keep roaring and getting closer, probing little by little, trying to find a loophole in the house.

At the same time, some shadowy figures managed to dart into the room through the defenses on the walls. However, because the flames were burning right against the wall, the shadowy figures were instantly engulfed in flames as they entered. Before they could even fully penetrate the room, they were already reduced to ashes and vanished into thin air.

Therefore, the many martial artists inside the house saw flames bursting and shooting high on the walls around the house from time to time. These were the consequences of dark figures rushing in from the outside but being ignited by the flames.

Fortunately, these shadowy figures didn't seem to intend to enter the room from the roof. Even when they attacked the group from the rafters before, they only climbed up after entering the room. If the shadowy figures were to leap into the room from the roof, these people really wouldn't be able to defend themselves against them from outside.

Time passed slowly, and the furniture and other items in the house were all consumed in the process.

"What time is it?" Qian Ying turned her head and asked.

"It's already seven o'clock. It's morning." Qian Ying felt a pang of anxiety when she saw the time.

"It's not dawn yet outside. Is the time wrong?" Zhou Zixing looked at the night sky outside, listening to the sounds of dark shadows crawling past the doorways of houses, and the occasional sharp claws flashing from the darkness. He asked uncertainly.

"This..." For a moment, Qian Wantong didn't know how to answer.

After all, once inside the valley, all electronic devices were damaged, and the digital watch and some cell phones I was carrying had long been discarded. They were useless in the valley and just took up space.

Even the drones and other devices he carried with him had been discarded. The electronic components were damaged, they couldn't fly, so what was the point of keeping them?
Fortunately, the team had prepared some mechanical items before setting off. These included temperature sensors, a rudder, and a timer, all of which were mechanical. They could not only be used to measure temperature and check direction, but also to keep track of time.

However, since we spend a long time in the valley and there is no standard time reference, we can only wind the mechanical watch every day, but whether the time is accurate or not is really uncertain.

However, even if the time is not accurate, it won't be too far off.

Normally, it gets light in the valley after 6:30.

But it's already seven o'clock, and it still hasn't gotten light. What's going on? Yesterday, they came to this plaza at the top. It should have been morning, but something was triggered, and the daytime turned into night.

Everyone eventually went into the house to hide from the shadow, hoping that it would disappear during the day.

But to my surprise, a whole day and night have passed, and it's already the next morning, but the sky hasn't brightened; it's still dark.

"Wait a little longer!" Qian Ying clenched her fist slightly, looked at the pitch black outside, and said something that no one could be sure about.

No one answered; they simply continued to wait, exhausted.

Several hours later, the sky had changed color, and Qian Wantong walked to Qian Ying's side: "Elder, there's no more wood. Everything else has been added to the fire."

Qian Ying turned her head and saw that the house was empty, with only two groups of people around, besides the burning wood.

One group was his team, and the other was Ouyang Nan and his five companions.

"Elder Zhou, help me work with the wood," Qian Ying said to Zhou Zixing beside her.

“Where are you going to put it? There are already shadowy figures outside. If we move even a tiny piece of wood, a shadowy figure might dart in.” Zhou Zixing frowned, somewhat hesitant.

He and Qian Ying weren't in too much trouble; they could avoid the sneak attack if the shadowy figure broke in. However, other martial artists might not be able to dodge it.

“Never mind, let’s break down this side of the wall and collect the wood. As for the flames against the wall, move them back two meters. That way, we’ll have enough space to break down the wall.” Qian Ying pointed to one side of the wall and continued, “There’s another small room next door. Once we break it down, we’ll find furniture and other wood that we can burn.”

"As for the risks, we have no choice but to take them. If we continue to wait, no one can guarantee whether it will get light or not, but after the fire goes out, both of us may be in danger."

In the darkness, if they were surrounded by shadowy figures and relentlessly attacked, even if they worked themselves to death, they still wouldn't be able to kill all the shadowy figures outside.

After all, there are already several thousand shadowy figures outside, though the reason for such a large number is unknown, and they have been shrouded in darkness. Therefore, the only option is to risk everything to save ourselves; even if more shadowy figures intrude, we can only passively defend ourselves.

After listening, Zhou Zixing could only nod and agree to Qian Ying's decision.

"Manager Qian, did you hear what I just said? Get moving and move this wall of flames back two meters," Qian Ying instructed Qian Wantong beside her.

Qian Wantong nodded and went to arrange the work.

After all, Qian Ying was right. If the fire inside the house went out, then all these martial artists would be left to die.

While the many martial artists were busy, Zhou Zixing glanced sideways at Chen Mo, who was sitting cross-legged in the corner of the house, with a cryptic expression.

Actually, if this person had intervened, the wood, or rather the shadowy figure outside, might have been dealt with. However, judging from the situation, this person showed no desire to intervene whatsoever, so he could only sigh helplessly and wait to break through the wall's defenses with Qian Ying, then dismantle it and turn it into wood.