Lingxi was pondering how to answer this question.
The morning mist was suddenly parted, and several men dressed in tattered cloth armor emerged from it. They carried various weapons, including knives and axes, and they did not appear to be well-maintained.
"Halt." The man with a thick beard, walking at the front, said with a sinister smile.
"You should know what we brothers are up to, right? If you don't want to get hurt, then don't resist," he said, brandishing his knife with a sinister expression.
“We’re all just trying to make a living, and we don’t want to hurt anyone.”
Lingxi looked at him with a strange expression.
Pei Huan was adjusting Bai Qian's collar and didn't even glance in their direction.
Bai Qian, who was pondering what to eat later, suddenly looked at him, her eyes brightening.
Should this be considered a robbery?
Bai Qian was familiar with this. In her previous life, when she had nothing to do while lying in her sickbed, she often watched movies and short dramas. She had always been a little skeptical about this kind of thing, but now she was seeing the real thing here.
"Hand over your valuables and we'll let you pass. But if you don't..." He didn't finish his sentence.
The ground was smashed into a crater, and a hammer taller than him was smashed into the crater.
"Is this okay?" Bai Qian asked curiously, holding the [Yuanxiao].
The man looked at the taller Yuanxiao and was speechless.
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Third update! I'll continue to work hard tomorrow as well. I'm still far from meeting my initial promise this month, but I'll try my best to catch up in the next few days.
Please continue reading! The author will do anything for you!! ヾ(?????)
Volume 1: 223. I don't want to hear your explanation; you don't deserve it.
In years of famine, there is no shortage of bandits and the like. If there is no food, then there is no way to do anything else. People are starving to death, so there is no point in robbing.
Of course, even if you're robbing money, it's not as good as robbing food. The current situation is that even if you have money, you can't necessarily buy food.
Leaving aside the small area of Changcheng Prefecture, the Lian Sheng Sect controls the grain supply in many parts of Changhe County. Want grain? Then go believe in the Lotus Mother.
The man refused to believe it, so he organized a group of people to rob outside the city. In such a chaotic world, the government officials in the city had no time to deal with this matter.
Why bother with these robbers? It would be better to deal with the Lotus Sect first, but can the government do that?
As usual, they were stuck in traffic outside the city.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the silver hammer next to Bai Qian, which was taller than her.
The hammer, larger than two watermelons stacked together, is so big that it makes one feel dizzy just by looking at it.
It's like seeing a normal person carrying a huge cauldron as a weapon. Leaving aside whether anyone in the world could actually do that, the crucial question is, if such a person truly exists, and what I'm seeing isn't an illusion...
He instinctively took a step back, and it wasn't just him; the burly men behind him, all wielding weapons, did the same.
Who wouldn't be scared after seeing this? They don't even know where this thing came from.
Bai Qian stared at the group of robbers opposite her, and after a while, she saw that they had stopped talking.
Hold the hammer handle gently.
"We...we were just joking, please do as you please," the leader said with a chuckle, while giving a wink to the robbers behind him.
They all made way.
Those who dare to rob people here are all sensible; when it comes to their own lives, no one would dare to gamble.
Bai Qian was slightly disappointed as she watched them make way for her; it wasn't quite the robbery she had imagined.
Bai Qian put the [Yuanxiao] away. She didn't really intend to use it to smash their heads, mainly because there was no need for it and it was inconvenient to use.
If you really want to make a move, there's really no need to use [Yuanxiao]. Just stick out your fist; it'll only take a few punches.
They didn't even lift a finger. Killing someone doesn't grant lifespan, and as for collecting blood essence for refining, it's not worth much. Compared to demons, the blood essence in an ordinary person is negligible, probably only a few dozen or a hundred, which is definitely not as good as a normal demon that has entered the realm.
Pei Huan and Ling Xi, who were standing nearby, just glanced at each other when they heard Bai Qian's words, but did nothing. After all, they both regarded Bai Qian as their leader, so naturally they would do whatever Bai Qian said.
The group made way and watched as the donkey cart started moving.
Bai Qian sat back in the carriage, gazing at the morning mist beside her.
The man stood by the roadside, watching the three people about to leave, and felt a little more at ease.
If we don't take any action, that's fine. If this attempt fails, we'll wait for the next one.
Thinking this, he turned to look at the people behind him, and suddenly smiled when he saw the one-armed man behind him.
He frowned, about to open his mouth to scold him for laughing, saying that if he couldn't handle this girl, he could handle him, when, at the very moment he opened his mouth, blood-red vines suddenly sprouted from beneath the ground.
It wasn't just targeting him; almost instantly, all the robbers were caught in the crossfire. The vines, like a slippery snake, bit their throats and then burrowed into their bodies.
In the blink of an eye, all the robbers on the roadside turned into emaciated corpses lying on the ground.
Sitting in the carriage with her feet dangling in mid-air, Bai Qian noticed this scene and tilted her head to look at the people lying on the ground.
Blood-red vines formed a large net, and at the center of the net was the one-armed man.
"The Lotus Cult?" Pei Huan, standing nearby, asked in confusion. This scene was almost identical to the one in the village earlier.
Bai Qian also looked over curiously when she saw this scene.
Several corpses lay on the ground like dry twigs. Only then did the one-armed man raise his head to look at Bai Qian. Ripples of emotion rippled in his eyes, which had transformed into scarlet.
Looking at Bai Qian, it hesitated for a moment.
The instructions above are to ask me to invite them over, but it seems like I don't necessarily need to ask them.
It hasn't been long since it acquired these powers, but it has certainly expanded somewhat.
The instructions say that if you encounter them, you should respectfully invite them back.
But why? Just because of that hammer? Although it looked intimidating, it was at most a weapon used by ordinary people. He had already received the blessing of the Lotus Mother. Not to mention ordinary people, he might not even be afraid of the priests and deacons in the church.
With that thought in mind, it didn't bother with any more words. Instead, it began to manipulate the vines around it, pulling them out from the corpses of the men around it. Just as it was about to control them to pounce on the three people not far away...
Before the vines arrived, a figure in green robes appeared silently. Bai Qian, who had been sitting in the carriage, had somehow appeared in front of it. The vines that had gathered around it, which looked like a net, were in fear and involuntarily avoided the figure in green robes.
Without the slightest sound, she appeared before it like a female ghost, her slender hand slowly extending towards it.
The palm moved very slowly, as it felt it should have enough time to block the attack and then retaliate.
The vines densely wrapped around it, intertwining to form a seemingly sturdy wall.
The one-armed man breathed a slight sigh of relief, thinking that he should be able to stop it. His white, jade-like fingers pierced through the vines and gripped its throat.
The vines coiled up, trying to block Bai Qian's movements, but Bai Qian remained unmoved and stretched out her palm. The vines didn't touch anything, but they broke off one after another. The only remaining arm also tried to stretch out at this moment.
Like those arms, it fell to the ground.
His throat was being tightly gripped, and a flicker of unfocus appeared in his blood-red pupils.
The turbulent power within him was now like a stagnant pool of still water, without even a ripple. His body went limp, just like the stagnant water within him.
I'm scared.
It was still trying to beg for mercy, but it couldn't even breathe, let alone speak; it could only feel the force gripping its throat getting stronger and stronger.
"Where are the people behind you? Tell me and I'll let you go." A girl's quiet voice came from beside him.
It was overjoyed.
"Really?"
"It's fake," she replied quietly.
Her surprised face froze.
As he pressed down, an immense shock erupted from the one-armed man's body, splattering blood onto his pristine white shoes. Drops of blood trickled from his fingertips onto the pool of flesh on the ground, indistinguishable between minced meat and blood.
The surrounding vines withered and died.
Looking at the shoes, Bai Qian wondered if she could try refining them sometime in the future. Weapons could be refined using the [Blood Refining Method], so shoes and clothes should be able to as well.
“There are also people from the Lotus Life Sect here, so it seems our previous guess was correct.” Lingxi walked over and frowned as she looked at the pile of minced meat on the ground.
If that's really the case, she's not quite sure what to do. Logically speaking, this kind of thing should be something that the Lord of Mount Tai or the gods of this country should consider, but it seems that neither side is willing to get involved.
Surely the King of Hell won't remember to intervene until the entire Changhe County has become a place of worship for the Lotus Mother? But by then, it will probably be too late.
Bai Qian quietly brushed against Ling Xi's clothes next to her and wiped her hands.
“Their habitat is nearby.” Bai Qian tilted her head slightly, her eyes narrowing as she looked into the depths of the morning mist.
"Then...?" Lingxi hesitated for a moment, not understanding Bai Qian's meaning.
Bai Qian stepped over the pool of blood and flesh on the ground, and walked into the thick fog with her sleeves folded down.
"I'll be back in a bit."
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In the dimly lit Temple of Earth, only a few candles glowed with a bright red light. A person in red sat on a wooden chair, watching the oil lamp in front of them, which had been burning with a blood-red light, go out. A look of annoyance appeared on their face, which was painted with bright red makeup.
"Useless." He muttered to himself, looking at the simple map drawn beside him, and pondering his next plan.
The lotus cultivation site near Tianhe Lake is gone; according to the route, we should indeed be here.
The lotus pickers sent over have also disappeared without a trace, which suggests they are indeed not simple people.
We need to ask the headquarters. If it's true...
I heard soft footsteps.
She was suddenly startled and picked up the candle beside her to light up the entire dark room.
The flickering bright red flame illuminated the girl's delicate profile. The moment the man in red saw her, he picked up the candle and was about to throw it at her.
Before he could throw it away, his wrist was grabbed, and his deep eyes reflected her figure.
The firelight still illuminated several figures that seemed to be slowly getting up, but before these figures could get up, lightning flashed from the dark room, and a hammer swept across.
"Name?" the person opposite asked.
"Never mind, I don't want to know," she added immediately.
There was no time to explain anything. The moon-white mist appeared in the firelight, slowly drifting in the air and enveloping everything in sight.
They encountered the stiff body and skin, and then began to devour its own body bit by bit, nibbling away at it, first the outermost layer of skin, then the flesh and bones.
Having completely lost all sensation in his body, he could only feel as if an invisible monster was slowly gnawing at his body, like a hamster.
Until finally, consciousness was completely lost in the darkness.
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I've been struggling to write this for so long, and it's only now that I'm posting it. I'm so sorry (bowing).
Please continue reading!
Volume 1: 224. After finding them, kill them all.
Bai Yao rubbed her sleepy eyes and opened the door with her white feet in her shoes.
Upon seeing the young woman in blue standing at the door, she stood gracefully, holding a bag of steamed buns, and was currently stuffing them into her mouth with her cheeks puffed out.
Upon seeing Bai Yao open the door for her, Bai Qian handed over a steamed bun in a flattering manner.
Bai Yao pinched her fair and rosy cheeks hard.
"So you do know to come back," she said with a hint of reproach, but a look of relief appeared on her face.
Bai Qian didn't come home last night. Although I know that Bai Qian probably doesn't need me to worry, and she can definitely take care of herself, even if I knew where Bai Qian went, there's nothing I can do to help.
At most, it would be a few words of advice to her to pay attention to safety, but even if Bai Yao herself heard such advice, she probably wouldn't care much.
He took the steamed bun Bai Qian handed him, looked her over, and breathed a slight sigh of relief after seeing that she was indeed unharmed.
"Let's go inside first."
"Oh." Bai Qian answered honestly, taking small steps as she followed Bai Yao into the house, placing the remaining steamed buns from the bag on the table—these were for Bai Yao.
After dealing with the man in red, she took Pei Huan and Ling Xi back to Changcheng Mansion. Since the furnace fire had been restored, they could fly directly.
Otherwise, at Pei Huan's current driving speed, it would probably take him more than half a day to get back to Changcheng Prefecture, meaning he wouldn't be able to return until evening.
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