Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 415: Getting Stuck in the Terrain
Outside the dungeon, buried deep in the soil, Feng Yao slowly opened her eyes.

A faint telepathic connection allowed her to understand Pei Xia's meaning precisely.

She began to twist her shoulders and push her legs upwards, slowly pulling herself out of the soil.

Outside the dungeon of Jiangcheng Mountain, there was no one else around. It was said that the White Ghosts had passed through, but at first glance, it seemed that not much had changed.

Aside from the large clumps of grass that were flattened a little further away, the small plants that were broken, and the inhuman scratches left on the tree trunks.

Feng Yao paid no attention to these things. She walked to the dungeon door that she had blocked a few days ago, and smashed the stone with her palm as a knife.

With both hands pulling open the stone door, as light seeped in, Pei Xia's face slowly appeared before Feng Yao.

Compared to the dungeon that had been locked up for several days, the air on the mountain was much fresher.

You can only vaguely smell a faint fishy odor when you smell it.

Perhaps it's a trace left by the white ghosts passing through.

"Let's go check out the situation at Wangjiang Tower first. Everyone, be careful not to get separated."

As Pei Xia spoke, she looked at Feng Yao and whispered, "Go to the palace and see if my stinky water is still there."

Feng Yao nodded and quickly left.

The dungeon is located in the North Mountain. Because few people pass by on weekdays, the road is somewhat deserted.

The trees and bushes intertwined, creating an atmosphere that made one feel a little nervous, as if a monster might leap out of the shadows at any moment.

Fortunately, seeing Pei Xia walking at the front made them feel much more at ease.

Especially those who have already succeeded in the industry, stroking the small piece of copper on their bellies, feel a bit more confident.

But when they returned to the outside of Wangjiang Tower and saw the scene before them, their expressions darkened again.

Damage is ultimately inevitable.

The doors and windows of the row houses where people lived had been smashed, and the roofs were full of large holes, clearly indicating that some kind of creature had barbarically entered and exited.

The school was in even worse condition, as it was entirely made of wood, and apart from a few thick wall panels and beams, it was almost completely destroyed.

Yin Shan stood in the line, tiptoeing to look at the farmland he had been guarding for so long. The red rice that had just sprouted ears was trampled on the messy field.

The home that everyone worked so hard to build over such a long period of time was almost completely destroyed in just a few days.

Well-fed, warmly clothed, and with a roof over their heads.

The joy I felt when my new house was built is now matched by the sorrow I feel now.

Just when everyone was feeling dejected, Pei Xia's voice rang out from the crowd: "It's alright."

He glanced at it and said, "The main structure of the row house is still there. We can fix the doors, windows, roof, and the like first, and make do with it for a while. It won't be long before it's repaired."

That's a very pragmatic statement.

But a discordant voice broke out from the crowd: "Even if it's fixed... won't it just get vandalized again?"

Even without Bai Gui, there's still Li Xu; and even without Li Xu, there are many, many others.

In Qinzhou, this is the way of the world. It's not that if you want to live a good life, you can be rewarded by heaven and achieve success step by step.

Cao Hua and Guo Gai glanced around and immediately began searching the crowd to see who was so reckless as to speak to the mountain lord like that.

However, Pei Xia pressed his hand down, showing no intention of pursuing the matter: "So, what can best cover things up is not the roof tiles, but yourself and the strength of our sect itself."

"The White Ghost is gone, but there are still many challenges ahead. Li Xu will definitely not give up on the two rivers. Those bandits, mountain thieves, river bandits, and other sects will all come towards us one by one."

“If you want to go back to the past and live the life of those refugees, you can come down the mountain now. If you all leave, then I can leave too, and I’ll be happy to have an easy time.”

"But if you still feel that being a human is worse than being an animal, and that the mountain is your home and you are unwilling to leave, then in order not to be driven away, we must become stronger every day. Cultivation is, after all, the sect's duty."

It takes time for people to hear, process, understand, and empathize with what they hear. After a moment of silence, someone raised their hand: "We'll listen to the mountain lord."

"I'll listen to the mountain lord."

"I'll listen to the mountain lord!"

This isn't about listening to me, it's about listening to yourselves... Never mind, let's take it slow.

Pei Xia sighed. Reality is ultimately more real; some things cannot be changed by a single, profound speech.

He gave the order to tidy up the living quarters first. Cao Hua, Guo Gai, and Jiang Shu each led their people. Considering that there might be remnants of the White Ghost, these disciples who had not yet completed their cultivation were not allowed to act alone for the time being.

As it turns out, Pei Xia's precautions were absolutely necessary.

Each team leader found lone white ghosts in the warehouse and the back mountain. Fortunately, there were not many, and Cao Hua and Guo Gai were able to handle them.

The same goes for the row houses. Several white ghosts couldn't get out and are still trapped inside. Fortunately, Jiang Shu opened the door to check first and found four or five of them intermittently.

While his disciples were busy with their own affairs, Pei Xia went into Wangjiang Tower alone.

The Wangjiang Tower is indeed made of extraordinary materials, and its foundation was not damaged during the great disaster caused by the passage of the White Ghosts.

The furnishings in the building, which had just been restored not long ago, have now become a pile of rubble and debris again.

Pei Xia, carrying her sword, searched inside and out and found seven or eight white ghosts who hadn't caught up with the main group.

When Pei Xia reached the second floor, she noticed the guest room in the corner and suddenly remembered something.

Before Su Yan's uprising, Zhou Tian went to the boat company for sightseeing after descending the mountain, and never returned.

Now that the White Devils are crossing the border, will he take the opportunity to go to Hebei with Li Qing?

Speaking of which, the old man is a guest elder of the sect, so why didn't he stand with the sect in this critical moment?
As expected, guest advisors are unreliable.

And then there's Ma Shilin, whose newly established business with the shipping company has been completely destroyed.

There's no need to worry about this person. The speed at which she knelt before Pei Xia shows her strong will to survive. Plus, she has the cultivation of the Iron Bone Realm. It's not easy for a scoundrel to die.

With snake breeders around, she'll have to come back sooner or later.

Just past noon, around 1-3 PM, Feng Yao returned.

The little insect brought back a bunch of loquats.

Pei Xia stared blankly for a moment, then asked, "Huh?"

"I saw some ripe ones on the way, so I picked some for you to eat." She looked at Pei Xia expressionlessly and answered in a formal manner.

Pei Xia picked one up, peeled it open, tasted it, then smacked her lips and said earnestly, "Girl, this isn't ripe, it's rotten."

Feng Yao has both good news and bad news.

"Your filth is safe and sound, and the entire palace is safe and sound."

Pei Xia did not remove the barrier before leaving, probably because the barrier talisman was effective.

Of course, it's more likely that the stinky water was just too smelly, and Pei Xia's unfounded explanation of "sensitive sense of smell" seems plausible as well.

“That’s good news,” Pei Xia asked. “And the bad news?”

Feng Yao pointed and said, "Do you remember the stream along the way?"

"hold head high?"

"I saw more than a hundred white ghosts fall in and get stuck inside."

"……what?"

(End of this chapter)