Chapter 134 A Trip to Penglai (27)
Chapter 134 A Trip to Penglai (27)
Luo Zai Shui's soul followed Su Wu Si, wandering around.
The little girl who was once too thin and afraid to kill the floating corpses has now become a wandering knight-errant.
"Junior Sister Su, where do you want to go next?"
Ye Xiao accompanied her throughout the journey, which made her feel less lonely.
Su Wusi's gaze lingered on the distant Xianyun Peak, unwilling to look away for a long time.
"I think……"
Su Wusi paused for a moment. In front of her was a child begging. She took out a steamed bun from her storage bag and gave it to him.
"Thank you, thank you..."
Afraid that his food would be snatched away, the child stuffed the entire steamed bun into his mouth in a few bites.
Su Wusi was afraid he would choke, so she gently patted his back and handed him the water bag.
"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you."
After drinking his fill of water, the child casually wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Thank you, thank you, fairy sister, you will surely be rewarded for your good deeds..."
This was already the umpteenth beggar Luo had encountered in the water.
Since Su Wusi and his group had no way to take the beggars away, they could only try to help them along the way.
Su Wusi rubbed the child's dirty head: "I used to beg like this too, and that's how I met my master."
Ye Xiao naturally knew who the master she was talking about was. Even though Su Wusi had already become his disciple, in her heart, she only had one master.
"At that time, I only thought that as long as I could eat my fill by following my master, I would do anything he asked. I never thought about cultivating the Tao. Who knew that my master would take my hand and lead me step by step up Xianyun Peak, where I met my senior sisters and the others..."
A layer of sadness gradually settled in Su Wusi's eyes. Ye Xiao was exceptionally sensitive to her emotions. Over the years, she had been numb, cultivating day after day, as if that would allow her to forget the pain. But in reality, the sorrow weighing on her heart grew heavier with each passing day.
Especially after meeting Ji Tinghan, Su Wusi felt even more pain in her heart and didn't know how to get relief.
Ye Xiao didn't understand what to call the strange emotion that was rising in her heart. Perhaps it was sympathy, but more likely it was heartache.
Of course, Ye Xiao was entrusted by Luo Zai Shui to take care of her junior sister only because of their friendship. However, after spending so many years together, Ye Xiao had to admit that his feelings for Su Wu Si were different from those for others.
He felt stupid and didn't know how to comfort her. He could only silently stay by her side, watching her process her emotions on her own before continuing forward with her sword.
Su Wusi was silent for a moment, then said, "Senior Brother Ye, I want to go to the human realm."
What are you going there for?
Ye Xiao asked instinctively.
"I've heard that the ghost race is rampant over there, and the cultivation world hasn't sent anyone to suppress them. I think we should go."
Now everyone in the sects and families is in danger, worried that they will become the next Xianyun Peak or Qian family. Naturally, they will not act easily. Some chivalrous people have gone there, but most of them have returned empty-handed or never returned.
Some people speculated that this matter was related to the Wen family, but now the entire cultivation world is in turmoil, so no one is investigating the truth.
But Su Wusi had to go. She had to seize every opportunity to bring down the Wen family. She had to tear the flesh and blood of the Wen family step by step, smash their bones, and step on their corpses to redress all the injustices suffered by Xianyun Peak.
Ye Xiao replied without hesitation, "I'll go with you."
Su Wusi's eyelashes trembled, but she still subconsciously refused: "No need, Senior Brother Ye, you have already helped me a lot. You are the chief disciple of the Ten Thousand Swords Sect, you can't afford to have any more mishaps. The rest is my own business, and I want to finish it alone."
Ye Xiao stepped forward: "This is not just your business, it is our business, it is the business of the world. If I let the safety of the people of the world be ignored, I am not a righteous cultivator. I will not turn a blind eye."
Knowing that she couldn't persuade him, Su Wusi let Ye Xiao go with her.
When they arrived in the human world, the first thing they encountered was not people, but ghosts.
Under the clear sky, demons and ghosts roam freely.
Su Wusi and the others practically fought their way out.
There were no living people on the streets; the air was thick with death.
Is this still the human world?
One of the wandering cultivators in the group couldn't believe his eyes. Countless corpses lay exposed in the wilderness, and ghosts roamed the streets, wantonly harming living beings. This place was like a purgatory.
Luo Zai Shui couldn't believe that what she was seeing was real. The world she remembered was bustling, lively, and full of life, not lifeless like this.
"Ye Xiao? What brings you here?"
Chu Yeli was somewhat surprised. When she saw Su Wusi next to Ye Xiao, she was stunned for a moment: "Why did you bring her along too?"
Su Wusi said calmly, "I wanted to come here. Senior Brother Ye came with me."
For some reason, Luo Zai Shui felt that Su Wu Si's tone and manner of speaking were somewhat similar to hers.
Chu Yeli instinctively wanted to shoo them away: "What are you doing here? You can't help at all. Go, go, go back quickly, don't delay my business."
"Can you really solve this by yourself?"
Su Wusi was certain that he couldn't handle it alone; not to mention anything else, the ghosts on the streets alone would keep him busy.
"Setting up an array is nothing major."
The man was still being stubborn.
"Then why are you alone?"
Chu Yeli was getting annoyed by the persistent questioning: "Can you stop imitating your senior sister all the time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Yeli regretted it. He said dejectedly, "Alright, you guys don't need to worry about this. I can handle it."
Su Wusi's expression was unreadable: "If we help you, it will make things easier for you. There will always be times when we are needed."
Ye Xiao proved their worth with action, drawing his Cloud-Holding Sword and taking down three ghosts in a row.
Chu Yeli was somewhat speechless: "Never mind, it's good that you're here to help, saving me the trouble."
Su Wusi nodded: "What do you need us to do?"
Chu Yeli scratched his head: "Well, it's a bit of a waste to just have you kill ghosts, so how about this..."
He handed a compass to everyone: "While you're killing the ghosts, help me find a key point in the formation. Also, the barrier between the human and ghost races has been broken. Help me find the breach so I can repair the barrier."
Su Wusi hesitated for a moment: "You're going to do it all by yourself?"
Chu Yeli shrugged: "What else? I'm the only living array genius left. The other array masters are either dead or in seclusion. So I'm the only one left to fill the gap. If only your senior sister were here, at least she..."
This was the second time he had said something wrong today, and he subconsciously looked at Su Wusi's expression.
Su Wusi remained calm: "Yes, indeed. If Senior Sister were here, it would be much simpler. How do you use this?"
Chu Yeli followed the steps Su Wusi offered and began to instruct her on how to use the compass. After the group assigned tasks, they dispersed.
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