106 Stealing Xie Tians Plot Armor 1 (2/2)

In most stories, protagonists were protected by invincible barriers called [Plot Armor]. It came in various forms, such as overprotective parent-figures, grandpas in rings, OP items, god-like spirits in artifacts, stupid villains, unreasonable luck, supreme intelligence, system cheats, future knowledge, and etc. It was Xu Miao's job to peel these plot armors, one layer at a time, before he could downgrade Xie Tian's existence to a local cultivator, who he could kill.

'I don't believe your luck can save you forever, Xie Tian. Let's see how long you can rely on this girlfriend of yours. Hell, if this girl shows an opening, I'll fucking brainwash her!'

…

Xiong Zhenzhen gazed at the leaving group while she bit her lower lips. She regretted that she had chosen the wrong words.

'What was I thinking!? Why did I have to say that!? I didn't want to look down on them, but I ended up offending them. ARHG! WTF BRAIN!?'

After days of recuperating, Xiong Zhenzhen's strength recovered back to her prime, but the mental illness relapsed. She had difficulties coming up with the right sentences during a conversation. Sometimes, she had dark thoughts and said something without thinking.

During the previous conversation, Xiong Zhenzhen wanted to give an excuse to tag along with them so that they could work together. Unfortunately, her arrogant side took over and annoyed Xu Miao.

Xiong Zhenzhen facepalmed and sighed. She carried Xie Tian on her shoulder and walked away from Xu Miao.

'I'm not in the condition to help Xie Tian or anyone. If my fucking brain acts up again, I might do something stupid and jeopardize everybody.'

The heroine followed the sewer way northeast, heading toward the Sky Duck City, where Yao Lan and others had gone. She planned to rejoin them and leave this place as soon as possible.

…

The dark sewer maze led Xu Miao to another roadblock. It was not a dead-end since the remaining path became a vertical way. From this point, only one person could squeeze into the pipe and climb upward.

Brown water and traces of fecal dropped down from the sewer way and made the tunnel slippery. Xu Miao's face distorted as he imagined himself climbing this shit hole.

Jiang Lan and others also had the same thought. They looked at their master, praying that they wouldn't have to use the tunnel.

”Girls, wait for me here. I'm going alone.”

Kang Yan, Jiang Lan, and the slaves heaved a sigh of relief. Walking through the dirty dark water was already torturous. If they had to climb the hole, they would rather die. Everybody but Xu Miao backed away from the hole.

Xu Miao jumped up. He pressed his palms and his feet to the tunnel surface as if he were a contestant in the American Ninja Warrior show.

The slimy surface almost sent Xu Miao back to the ground several times as he pressed himself upward. The path was 300 meters long since it was the main sewer pipe from the sect, which was located a couple of kilometers above the sea level.

Had Xu Miao never known Qi or a body strengthening technique, he would have gotten tired and dropped to the ground. He circulated his Qi to boost his muscle strength and got himself to the upper level of the sewer system.

*Zaaa*

As Xu Miao was crawling into the small tunnel, a wave of wastewater and several pieces of feces hit his face. Someone might have just flushed down a toilet.

Xu Miao closed his eyes and covered his mouth as he braced the shitty things. He kept crawling and reached an exit.

The sewer space got wider and Xu Miao could get back on his feet again. He wiped unknown pieces and dirt from his face and took off the wet wedding clothes.

With only wet pants, Xu Miao looked around and proceeded forward.

After another hour, he ran into similar passageways. He kept climbing upward and questioning himself why he had to use this path.

But at long last, he reached a dead end. The waterway was too small for him to access. If he had to proceed further, he had to start digging his own path.

Xu Miao had been counting how high he had climbed. From a brief calculation, he guessed that he had climbed at least a kilometer upward.

'Where should I go next? Should I start digging myself upward?'

Xu Miao took out his smartphone from his spatial ring to light the way. As he was looking around, he heard someone's voice.

”Who's down there?”

Xu Miao immediately closed his smartphone. He was scared that one of the Wei clansmen might have noticed him.

However, the voice was weak and hoarse. Xu Miao had heard it before, and he remembered this iconic voice.

Xu Miao reopened his phone flashlight and tried to search for the source of the voice.

”Senior Jia Shan?”