Chapter 519: Fishing (2/2)
Such was the prestige of the Big Brother of the golden generation. As long as he had made his decision, they would accept it, no matter how difficult it was for them.
”… Yeah, this is Big Brother's judgment. Maybe I'm wrong.” Liu Xian inwardly thought.
”If they only saw the arm, perhaps they could still have the illusion about w.a.n.g Donghua's survival. But when Shen Yiwen was killed, if they still guessed that the two were still alive… perhaps it's just my wishful thinking. Maybe I can't just accept that, as a leader, I can only look helplessly when my two team members suffered in the hands of the enemy but can't do anything about it.
”This is exactly the att.i.tude of bas.h.i.+ng one's head against a brick wall. I'm afraid I'm not too far away from suffering fire deviation. Fortunately, there's Big Brother here that woke me up in time. It's just that… This feeling of giving up, I really can't stand it.”
After a long silence, Liu Xian finally looked up. ”Let's go.” It was a hoa.r.s.e but decisive sound
On that same day, the team began to evacuate from the Ghost Weeping Forest.
It took time for the team to withdraw. Although Ouyang Shang, w.a.n.g Lu, and w.a.n.g Wu only took more than a day for their journey here from Blessed Fountain, they were coming without any burden. Plus, they had ample supplies from Blessed Fountain. After adding Liu Xian and the others, if they wanted to return to Blessed Fountain from the Ghost Weeping Forest, they would need at least three days.
The evacuation arrangement was organized in an orderly and not in a rush fas.h.i.+on—after all, everyone knew that there was a mysterious and powerful enemy who was watching them. Their two Junior Brothers had tragically died because of it. If one of them was even slightly careless, perhaps he or she would become the third victim.
On the first day, the procession moved slowly and went on to camp at a place not far away from Ghost Weeping Forest. Each cultivator of Spirit Sword Sect had their own duty. Some used their sword qi to cut off weeds, providing s.p.a.ce for level ground, while some put magical tools around the camp to set up alarm array for surveillance. Others were responsible for refining simple medicine pill as a source material for medicinal cuisine. Those who weren't a.s.signed with a task found good position and began to meditate to maintain their power.
In the past, setting up camp was never without joy. Especially since there was a talented chef within the golden generation, Li Xi, in this team. He learned excellent medicined diets through self-study. Not only those cultivators in the same level as him, even those Yuanying Stage Elders were amazed by the food he cooked. Every time Li Xi went along, the food after setting the camp was extremely worth looking forward to.
However, today, everyone's mood was very low. The thought about the two of their brothers who completely disappeared in Ghost Weeping Forest and the thought about them abandoning the two weighed heavily in their mind, which made it difficult for them to swallow even delicious food.
In this simple camp, only the short and stout chef Li Xi could still be in a good mood.
”Big Brother, Senior Brother w.a.n.g, this is the broth that I had just made. Please taste these first two bowls.”
Li Xi happily took two bowls of fragrant broth from a small tripod and handed them each to Ouyang Shang and w.a.n.g Lu.
”Oh? The broth seems to taste more delicious than ever.” Before he had actually tasted the broth, its rich aroma had already aroused his interest.
Li Xi said with a simple and honest smile, ”Really? It's lucky that a moment ago, I caught a pearl deer in the woods, which I had only seen previously in the book. Legend has it that its meat is very delicious, such that even if it is put in the tripod stove, it will not lose its tenderness, and it will instantly melt in the mouth.”
Ouyang Shang, feeling funny, shook his head. ”Unexpectedly when we lost, we still have the blessing from the heaven in the form of this meat.”
w.a.n.g Lu, who was next to him, also laughed and nodded to Li Xiwhile holding the soup bowl with his right hand. However, the next moment, as fast as a flying sword, his left hand suddenly moved forward and grabbed Li Xi by the nect. And then, with his right hand, he poured the whole bowl of broth into Li Xi's mouth!
Almost instantly, Li Xi's whole jaw suddenly melted, as if it was a candle burned in high temperature. Blood, meat, and bone blended into a thick paste, and then dripped along with the broth toward his chest. When it touched with the defense and anti-poison spell of the gown, pungent blue smoke rose up.
”Hehe, instantly melt in the mouth indeed.”
w.a.n.g Lu sneered and threw away the soup bowl. He then summoned his Sword of Mount Kun. Beside him, Ouyang Shang had quietly put away the soup bowl on the ground. A thick quaint sword was held in his hand, and its sword intent was so thick that it enveloped Li Xi.
This change happened so suddenly that all the people present were caught off guard. However, Li Xi, as the concerned party, at this time, actually appeared extremely serious.
”How… did you know?”
The dull voice came from Li Xi's belly—his jaw and throat had completely melted away, so he could not speak at all.
w.a.n.g Lu sneered. ”Red blood poison. Colorless and tasteless, melting blood and rotting bone. Do you think only the demon race knows this poison?”
Not long ago, when he received special training at the mountain, Elder Lu Li focused on training how to counter this red blood poison...
Li Xi narrowed his eyes. At this time, the originally honest eyes of their master had become cold and sharp.
”Did you already plan this?”
”Of course we did. We have long calculated it that, as long as we decide to withdraw, you would definitely appear along the way! Because you won't let us go back to the mountain to request for reinforcement! This day, we pretended to feel dejected, and we finally caught you this big fish… What a joke, you have killed two of the disciples of Spirit Sword Sect, how could we tolerate you to continue hiding in the dark! For each day I don't kill you, my heart will never feel calm!”
”You want to kill me? That depends if you have…”
”Die, you b.a.s.t.a.r.d!”
Along with his exclamation, w.a.n.g Lu's primal chaos heaven splitting sword qi directly blew Li Xi's head.
At the same time, an exceptionally miserable scream rang in a far distance.