Immortal Cultivation and Life-Saving Guide

Chapter 87: Taking Turns to Be Unlucky
Wei Xi thought that she might starve to death, and she also thought that she might die at the hands of hungry refugees, but she never thought that she might drown.

Not to mention that she died on the riverbank in Tangkou Town. I'm afraid Qin Feng and Lian Gou Xie wouldn't be able to find her body.

Three-meter-high river waves hit him. Wei Xi held his breath, grabbed the tall grass with his right hand, stuck the umbrella into the river bank with his left hand, turned his back to the waves, hoping that he could survive this disaster.

The river water first hit Wei Xi's back with such force that she almost fainted. She bit her tongue to avoid fainting. Then her whole body was embedded in the water, and her nose and ears were filled with water.

It was all thanks to the breath he held that Wei Xi avoided being choked to death by the muddy river water.

The tall grass that Wei Xi was holding onto was completely powerless to resist such a huge wave. It was cut off from the roots by the river water and became part of the flood.

The umbrella that Wei Xi had temporarily inserted was also pulled out and washed away by the river.

Wei Xi's heart was roaring in despair, and she cried out silently: Is my life going to end today?

The battle between life and death is just a matter of thought.

At the moment when Wei Xi's will to survive reached its peak, two red ropes quickly extended from Wei Xi's wrists. The two red ropes were not thick, but they seemed to have consciousness and were tied to the surprisingly strong umbrella.

Wei Xi, who was struggling in the waves, had no time to be surprised before he saw the umbrella stuck between two huge rocks at the bottom of the river.

Wei Xi acted decisively, grasping the glimmer of hope, and regardless of the severe pain in his arm, he stood firm and quickly walked towards the shore.

In order to save her life, Wei Xi used all her strength. Stones, branches and mud in the flood hit her body, but she didn't care. She just held on to the red rope tightly and walked to the shore with all her strength.

Wei Xi was almost at the riverbank when the umbrella stuck between the huge rocks at the bottom of the river finally gave out. Wei Xi felt the red rope on his wrist loosen, and with a desperate struggle, he rushed towards the riverbank.

Wei Xi, who was lying on the mud, did not dare to stop for a moment. He quickly crawled to a place away from the river. After crawling for a few times, he finally stood up.

Wei Xi, who escaped death, looked at the roaring and rushing Huan River and felt a surge of fear. He sat down slumpedly far away from the river bank, with Tangkou Town shrouded in heavy rain behind him.

Wei Xi raised her arms. Her hands were used to working, with a thin layer of calluses on her palms and fingers. Her wrists also had the same large skeleton as her parents, and there was nothing unusual about them.

At least that was the case before, now there were red marks on each of her wrists.

Wei Xi was not unfamiliar with this red mark. After coming out of the secret realm of Baoxiang City, she also had a red mark on her wrist. At that time, she just thought it was the mark left by the red rope in the secret realm, and then the red mark did disappear.

Now the red rope came out from his wrist and stretched and retracted like a living thing in the secret realm. Wei Xi didn't know what was going on.

But there are more important things to do right now. There was clearly a monk's skeleton buried at the bottom of the pit at the bottom of the river.

Although Wei Xi didn't understand how the skeleton could produce gold, County Magistrate Cheng had said before, "Isn't he just a cultivator..." Because of the thunder, Wei Xi didn't hear the second half of the sentence clearly, but based on the clues and Sun Ji's narration, the corpse was most likely that of the beggar cultivator, who was thrown into the Huan River by County Magistrate Cheng after his death to produce gold.

Now that the corpse that County Magistrate Cheng depended on for survival is gone, he naturally has to find another one.

Just then, two people were sent over, and Wei Xi had to rush back to the county government office to protect Qin Feng and Lian Gouqie.

Wei Xi was soaked, had two broken ribs, and was in pain all over. Fortunately, her legs were not broken, so she was able to rush back to the county government office.

Lingyin fluttered its wings and fell into Weixi's arms, who barely caught it. Just before Weixi went into the water, he had let Lingyin fly, thus saving her life.

The rain was still falling, and the Qiankun bag in Wei Xi's arms was still intact. Wei Xi took out another umbrella from it. Her eyelashes were wet by the rain, and it stung her eyes.

But now she felt uncomfortable all over, and her nose was choked with sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty flavors. Wei Xi took Ling Yin to Tangkou Town. Because the county government office was on fire and there was a heavy rain, the gate of Tangkou Town was unmanned. Wei Xi returned to the town smoothly.

The county government office was difficult to enter. Wei Xi couldn't force his way in, so he could only endure the severe pain in his ribs and use his flying claws to climb over the wall.

It was almost dawn at this time, and people were tired. Most of the guards were there cleaning up the ruins left by Wei Xi's fire. Wei Xi was lucky and avoided the soldiers and guards from the county government.

Wei Xi found the guest room according to the approximate location Qin Feng had told her. She straightened her clothes and pushed open a door, hearing thunderous snoring from inside.

Although she entered the wrong room, Wei Xi didn't use the rhetoric she had prepared. She closed the door and continued to push the button for the next one.

He happened to run into Qin Feng who was running around in circles.

"Wei Xi!" Qin Feng was as if she had been pardoned. She pointed at a puddle of water beside the table and said anxiously, "Lian Gouwei is gone!"

"Lian Gou-wei got caught in the rain, so I asked him to take care of it in the guest room while I went to get information. When I came back, there was no trace of him in the room. All that was left was the spilled tea set and this puddle of water."

Wei Xi thought to himself that he was too late. Cheng County Magistrate had indeed come for Qin Feng and Lian Gou Xie. Perhaps he didn't dare to provoke Qin Feng, but happened to see Lian Gou Xie, who was wet in the rain and weak, unable to resist.

Damn it, they finally got the upper hand.

No matter how worried Wei Xi was, he had to remain calm, otherwise Qin Feng would only become more panicked.

"Lian Gou-he was caught in the rain, and Ruhua couldn't use her skills. She must have been taken away by County Magistrate Cheng and his men." Wei Xi calmed Qin Feng's mind.

"The monk's body has disappeared from the Huan River. County Magistrate Cheng must be trying to capture Lian Gou and fill the hole."

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng grabbed Gao Han and was about to go find County Magistrate Cheng. Wei Xi grabbed her sleeve and said, "I just came back from Huanhe and didn't see County Magistrate Cheng. We have to find another way to save Lian Gou."

Qin Feng was anxious and regretful. She had no idea what to do, so she subconsciously asked Wei Xi, "What should we do then?"

"They must have taken another route." Since it was certain that Lian Gouqie had been taken away by County Magistrate Cheng's men, Wei Xi, who was lagging behind them, could only go to Huan River to intercept them.

In a moment of desperation, Qin Feng suddenly had an idea. She shouted, "That old official! He was invited by County Magistrate Cheng to accompany him. He used to work as a clerk in the government office. He might know County Magistrate Cheng's background!"

After saying that, Qin Feng took Wei Xi to the next door to find the old official. Wei Xi saw that it was the wrong guest room he had found.

Wei Xi didn't have time to waste. She poured the cold tea in the teapot on the face of the old official who was snoring loudly on the bed, and stopped Qin Feng who subconsciously wanted to wipe the water.

The old official suddenly woke up and was about to curse when he saw a gloomy-looking child throw the teapot aside and pick up a dagger.
The old official was sober as to not be able to wake up again. Just as he was about to beg for mercy, he heard Wei Xi say, "The government office has learned of your affairs. People from the Wanjian Sect and the government office will be here soon. Now County Magistrate Cheng has taken a path we don't know about. Do you want to live or die?"

Thinking of the false accounts he had made for County Magistrate Cheng, the old official turned pale. Wei Xi also took advantage of the old official being drunk, otherwise he might not be able to catch the old official with this intimidation, and he would have to use some unacceptable means.

The old official trembled and said, "Master, spare my life! I choose life! I know the secret passage to County Magistrate Cheng!"

　Thanks to: Jugendjoj, Yeyuqinglin, JUCK0, Robinhong, Flying Red Scarf, catherinaqy, Jinyulinmu, and book friend 399412 for their recommendations!

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