0p0 Chapter 235 9 people
Chapter 235 9 people
“My cousin is an official under Lord Tianjie. He has heard of Lady Ning’s deeds, so he knows a little about her.” Jing Lei seemed to realize this as well and stopped referring to her as an official.
"Tianjie," Ning Xiaoxi remembered, "that Lord Tiangang with the long spear is very familiar with Tianwei. Then he's no outsider. Let's go!" Ning Xiaoxi turned and walked south.
Jing Lei followed, with Bai Yizhi behind him, and Jing Lei and Shi Tianyi on the left and right at the back. The two of them did not relax and kept a close eye on the surrounding movements.
Ning Xiaoxi checked the four people. The Jing Lei brothers were both at the mid-level level 5, Shi Tianyi was at the mid-level level 4, and Bai Yizhi was only at the mid-level level 3. This group had survived until now because they were very cautious.
But those four blackened faces were really unbearable to look at. Ning Xiaoxi flicked four cleaning talismans onto their faces, "Don't you guys know what you look like right now?"
The four of them didn't even have a chance to dodge before they felt a cool sensation on their faces. They looked at each other and realized, "Oh, we've all revealed our true forms."
Jing Lei and his brother Jing Lei look very alike, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, square faces, and full lips, giving them an upright appearance. Shi Tianyi has narrow eyes, a high nose bridge, dark skin, and a simple and honest look. Bai Yizhi is not fair-skinned at all; his skin is chapped from being exposed to the scorching sun, his lips are dry, and he has a childlike appearance when he smiles.
"Miss Ning's talisman is really useful; we haven't had time to tidy ourselves up these past few days." She was too embarrassed to say that she had been running for her life, which was why she was in such a disheveled state.
"A cleansing talisman, essential for home and travel." Ning Xiaoxi said casually, at least there were no demons within a hundred miles now.
In fact, the two sides are only about 20 miles apart, but the directions are hard to discern in the desert, and since everyone had no destination, they did not communicate with each other.
Soon, Ning Xiaoxi and the others saw the campfire in the distance. When they were about a mile away, a figure appeared, looked around for a few moments, and then disappeared into a hole in the ground.
Ning Xiaoxi glanced at the cave; it was well hidden, but why were there no warning talismans around? Could there not be any? Thinking this, she waved her hand and placed a few warning talismans nearby, then deliberately stepped on one of them, and with a loud "bang!"
"Who!" Two people darted over from the campfire.
The head that had poked out of the hole retreated back inside.
When Yun Ge and Xing Zhi appeared, they were silent for a moment when they saw Ning Xiaoxi and the four people behind her.
The two exchanged a glance, and Brother Yun walked over. "Was that the lady's arrangement?"
Ning Xiaoxi thought for a moment, then asked, "You didn't set up any warning talismans?"
"Warning symbol?" Brother Yun frowned. So that's what the girl really said when she left. He thought he had misheard.
Ning Xiaoxi squatted down, and Xingzhi cleverly took out talisman paper and ink from his spatial talisman.
Ning Xiaoxi looked up at him; he was quite handsome. She took the talisman paper, and without using a brush or ink, she directly used her finger, smeared with the juice of the Spirit Gathering Grass, to draw on the talisman paper. In one go, the light flowed, and among the smooth lines of the talisman, there were several highlighted points. "It can cover an area of ten zhang in radius when cast; it will explode upon touching a highlight."
Xingzhi stared at the talisman, unable to look away.
Yun Ge could tell from his appearance that his dementia had flared up again. "Thank you, young lady. My name is Jian Xingyun, and this is my cousin Jian Xingzhi. Let's go over and talk."
Jane? Ning Xiaoxi took a closer look at the two brothers. Perhaps it was just a difference in weight, but she really couldn't tell if they looked alike.
Ning Xiaoxi glanced at Jing Lei; she wasn't familiar with either side.
Perhaps understanding Ning Xiaoxi's meaning, Jing Lei quickly stepped to Jian Xingyun's side and introduced himself and the other three.
Seeing that Jing Lei was somewhat sensible, Ning Xiaoxi deliberately lagged behind, watching Jian Xingzhi as he walked and studied the runes. She wondered if Uncle Jian would look somewhat like Jian Xingzhi if he lost weight.
A large tent was set up around the campfire. Ning Xiaoxi could sense four underground caves about a mile away, with seven people inside each tent, making a total of thirteen people here. She remembered that two scouts had been sent out, meaning there were fifteen people in total.
Jing Lei and his group of four, and the fifteen people here, not counting her, there are only nineteen people left in total. Out of ninety-one people, only these are left, and it's only been three days!
Ning Xiaoxi took out her tent and a flatbread, which she placed by the fire to roast.
Putting aside the two Jian brothers, even Jing Lei and his group seemed to have family backing. How come their elders didn't notice their lack of strength? Were they just thrown over here to die, all pretty young and fresh? Or did they have ulterior motives?
Feeling a bit of a headache, Ning Xiaoxi didn't want to think about it anymore, so she picked up the warmed flatbread and went back to her tent.
"Boom!"
The warning talisman made a sound that wasn't very loud, but it was very penetrating, and people popped out of the four holes outside to watch.
Ning Xiaoxi smiled, thinking that Jian Xingzhi was quite studious and had figured it out so quickly.
The senses were released, and the demons were also quiet, with nearly a hundred demons gathered together.
Huh, there are two fake female demons too? This is a pleasant surprise!
She was planning to find the remaining nine fake female demons after things were settled here, but two of them came to her doorstep.
Looking at the others, the most powerful was actually a tree spirit, because they gathered in an oasis, a very large oasis. The tree spirit was perched on the shore of a lake in the middle of the oasis, its canopy so thick it blocked out the sun, not a single withered leaf remaining. It was completely full of energy.
Inside the cave on the edge of the oasis was the den of the sand lizard demons. A nest of four large sand lizard demons and seven small sand lizard demons came out to hunt under the cover of night. It seems they were the native inhabitants of this place, but they were suppressed by the tree demons and had no choice but to cede their territory to the demons.
Oh, there's a cat demon too. A cat demon! I remember that general store owner, that three-tailed cat demon. Is the cat demon's neighbor a sand fox? Oh, it's a rare sand shadow fox, already at mid-level seven, why is it hiding? Did it think it was safe just because it put away its tail?
Suddenly, Ning Xiaoxi frowned and sat up straight. The Sand Shadow Fox was pregnant! Did the elders who captured demons know? With a gloomy expression, Ning Xiaoxi sat back down, feeling very uncomfortable.
He took a few deep breaths, sensing the Sand Shadow Fox that was trying to minimize its presence. This single mother fox, if it was protecting her unborn cubs, wouldn't be able to kill any of the dozen or so people in front of him.
My senses swept over the sand shadow fox, and a few wind wolves lingering on the outer edge. Several sand worms hid deep within the sand dunes. There was also a nest of sand ants, the queen leading a small number of worker ants, huddled in a corner, trying to minimize their presence.
Hmm? There are even some in the lake, not even the newly formed water sprites! They've got quite a variety.
Which demon is trying to destroy the formation within the trial grounds? Let's find out who has the power to do so. Or perhaps, it doesn't actually require high strength; just knowing this secret technique is enough.