Chapter 75 (2/2)

Gongye Zi thundered and attacked in a flash. Xiao Chen ran all his energy and cast out the Cyan Dragon Roar. Suddenly, the dragon roar shook the sky, spreading five kilometers away.

“Pow!” The two palm strength met as their bodies shook. They both took several steps back. Gongye Zi had dealt with many zombies before, so he now seemed to be insufficient of True Energy. That was the reason why Xiao Chen could evenly trade the blow with him.

“Brother Xiao, watch out!” At this point, Li Muxue suddenly exclaimed.

Xiao Chen had yet to react, only to see a black shadow flashed in front of him. At the next moment, he was in the air, and the sharp pain in his left rib almost made him faint.

After falling on the ground, Xiao Chen spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at the black shadow nearby in horror. It was a zombie with surging evil Qi and was much stronger than the zombies before. His body was invulnerable against swords and spears, but this zombie directly broke three or four of his ribs with only one punch.

“Brother Xiao!” Li Muxue was panicked and hurriedly pushed True Energy into his body to heal the injury.

“Go… Go…” Xiao Chen looked pale as cold sweat burst out. He struggled to mutter, regardless of the pain.

The zombie’s eyes were all red, and its face looked extremely horrifying. It suddenly turned its head and shot out two beams of red radiance. Gongye Zi trembled and immediately dodged aside. But the disciple beside him failed to move. He was directly cut into three pieces by the red radiance before he could even scream.

Gongye Zi looked horrified. He hurriedly took out a seal from his chest, immediately bit the tip of his tongue and spat the blood essence to the seal. The seal burst out dazzling golden light and instantly made him disappeared into the ground to escape.

“Roar!”

The zombie roared, turned around, and walked to Xiao Chen. Li Muxue trembled and almost cried in horror. She stood in front of Xiao Chen, saying, “You… Don’t come here!”

“Go… Now…” Xiao Chen was as feeble as ever. Obviously, his internal organs were all broken under the blow. This zombie might be as formidable as a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator.

When the zombie’s eyes were about to shoot out another two beams of red radiance, a woman in white descended from the sky. She gathered her True Energy at her fingertip and instantly cast out a barrier that blocked the red radiance.

She then chanted a spell as a white light hit the zombie. “Boom!” The zombie’s body burned in a golden fire and was instantly burnt into a pile of black ash.

Xiao Chen was too heavily injured as his consciousness gradually became vague. In a blurred vision, he saw two people walking to him. They seemed to be the man and a woman in the tavern of Lingtai Town when he, Xiao Wan’er, and Xiao Han sneaked down the mountain.

Xiao Chen wanted to make a sound, but he just blacked out completely. When he woke up, he found himself lying in a small room with Li Muxue beside him, her eyes red.

“Muxue…”

Li Muxue heard the noise and looked up. “Brother Xiao, you’re awake!”

Xiao Chen was still pale at the moment, but his pain had eased a lot. The broken bones seemed to have been re-connected by some magic. He struggled to sit up on the bed. “Where is this?”

“This is Falling-jade Glow. Sister Bai saved us. Don’t move. I’ll pour you a glass of water.”

A moment later, a clear voice sounded outside the house. “Brother Xiao. Are you awake?”

It sounded familiar. Li Muxue went to open the door and saw a man in a purple and white gown standing outside. The man was handsome. His pupils were like fire, and his skin was white as if it was make-up. A purple-gold gourd was hung at his waist.

“We’ve met before, remember?” The man smiled gently.

Xiao Chen recalled for a moment and remembered that it was the man called Yi Tong they met in the tavern in Lingtai Town when he, Xiao Han, and Xiao Wan’er sneaked down the mountain. He smiled and said, “Brother Yi.”

Yi Tong smiled and entered the room, saying, “Your injury is fine. Sister Bai said it would take two days to recover. So, in these days, you might need to stay in this shabby room.”

“Sister Bai? Is she the white woman he saw before he fainted? Casually destroying a zombie with the strength equals to that of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator, this kind of strength is so remarkable. It seems that my injury was also healed by her.”

“I haven’t thanked her yet. Where is she now?” Xiao Chen felt a little strange. They had never met before, so why did she save him?

Yi Tong smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter. Sister Bai said that she would come to you when are recovered. As for the monster that attacked you, it’s a Corpse Puppet with more than 100 years’ hatred.”

“100 years Corpse Puppet?”

“Correct. The Corpse Puppet is the cruelest one in the Puppet-refining Technique, and it must be refined by a living human. A Corpse Puppet with 10 years’ hatred was basically invincible in the Human World, not to mention one with 100-year-hatred. We also don’t know why they appeared in our Falling-jade Glow recently.”