Chapter 75 Finding the Trapped Cultivator
Chapter 75 Finding the Trapped Cultivator
"Alright, now the skeleton is one of ours."
"Gao Huohuo, you're so inconsiderate! You want something so dirty and ugly?"
Upon receiving Zi Ying's telepathic message, Gao Huohuo dismissed it with disdain. So what if it's dirty? It's not like he's eating with her.
Ugliness is no big deal; just ignore him. If that doesn't work, look at Third Senior Sister's face more often; that should ease the pain a bit.
Ma Jian, panting heavily, stopped and asked after hearing this:
"Bai Qiang, what do you mean by that?"
"It means exactly what it says! As long as this talisman is still there, it won't chase after you."
"Why didn't you take it out sooner? It's exhausting."
"Ma Jian, I'm giving you a chance to show everyone the strength of your Wind and Thunder Sect. Look at how everyone looks at you now, aren't they impressed?"
They looked at him with newfound respect, but the problem was, they weren't looking at him! They were all looking at Bai Qiang.
Now that the skeleton has been given a puppet talisman, Gao Huohuo feels much more at ease and leads the group out of the barrier.
Not far from where they walked, they saw a group of cultivators lying or sitting, all looking pale and miserable.
Gao Huohuo was still checking how many people had been infected by the mist when he heard Ma Jian's exclamation.
"Senior brothers, how are you? I'm here to save you."
When Ma Jian saw several cultivators lying on the ground, he rushed over in a gust of wind, helped his fellow disciples up, took out spirit-replenishing pills from his storage bag, and fed one to each of them.
The five cultivators lying on the ground finally began to recover and looked up at Gao Huohuo and his group.
However, they saw Li Kaide and the skeletons following behind him looking at them with fear.
If they hadn't seen that Ma Jian had run over on his own instead of being tied up, they would have almost mistaken Gao Huohuo and his group for the masterminds behind it all.
"Gentlemen, were you all arrested while investigating the monster attack at Purple Mist Peak?"
Most of the cultivators nodded, with only a very few remaining unresponsive.
"Junior brother, what kind of pill did you just feed me? I felt my spiritual energy recover as soon as I swallowed it."
"Senior brother, I bought these pills from Bai Qiang and the others. Their sect's products are all exceptionally powerful."
Upon hearing this, Ma Jian's senior brother glanced in Gao Huohuo's direction, his eyes revealing undisguised wariness and hostility.
Is this person crazy? After taking their pills, they still act all high and mighty?
I won't sell him any more pills. Let him get infected; I can still take him down by myself anyway.
At worst, we can send out skeletons to fight him; that way, the two ugly things can have a contest.
Just as Gao Huohuo finished mentally adjusting herself, she noticed that there was a new name on the list: Cheng Peng.
Turning his head, he heard another of Ma Jian's fellow disciples calling out to Senior Brother Cheng Peng. Looking up, he saw that it was the same person from before.
Fine, she hasn't even done anything yet, and this ungrateful bastard Cheng Peng actually wants to kill her?
"Zi Ying, this time I'll let you drink to your heart's content. You worked hard just now."
After saying that, he turned off everyone else's names and only turned on Cheng Peng's. Then, he made a cut on the wrist where he wore a bracelet.
The bracelet that Zi Ying had transformed into blocked the view, allowing her to drink her fill.
Gao Huohuo was actually a little confused. Zi Ying clearly possessed the power of lightning and had a natural deterrent effect on evil beings.
But she has a particular fondness for drinking human blood, as if she herself is an evil being?
Is this the law of big fish eating small fish and small fish eating shrimp in the world of evil creatures?
Before long, Cheng Peng found himself becoming weaker and weaker. It felt as if the spirit-replenishing pill he had just taken was being rapidly consumed.
Startled, he quickly asked others if they had experienced the same thing. The people around him shook their heads, and these people clearly looked much more energetic.
Cheng Peng glanced at Gao Huohuo with some confusion. Although he was very suspicious of her, she had never contacted him.
Even the pills Ma Jian gave him were clearly given randomly.
When the others saw that Ma Jian's fellow disciples had visibly recovered after taking the pills, they all begged Gao Huohuo to sell them some pills.
"Gentlemen, we can sell the pills, but we also need to keep some for ourselves."
Moreover, under the current circumstances, having one more pill means having one more guarantee, so it costs fifty low-grade spirit stones per pill.
If someone thinks it's too expensive and doesn't want to buy it, we won't force them, since the quantity is limited and it's first come, first served.
After Gao Huohuo finished speaking, almost every remaining cultivator bought one, hoping to recover at least a little bit.
As for those who had already been infected by the mist, Gao Huohuo called Li Kaide to the front and demonstrated the effect of the suppression talisman to them.
It's also 50 low-grade spirit stones per ticket, limited quantity, first come first served.
Seeing Gao Huohuo's behavior, Cheng Peng hated her even more.
In his view, the spirit stones that Ma Jian gave to Gao Huohuo should have belonged to him, but Gao Huohuo had tricked him out of them all.
Now that she has earned such a large sum of spirit stones, Cheng Peng is even more furious.
"Gao Huohuo, who is this person?"
"I could feel his murderous intent towards you. Did you dig up his ancestral graves? Have you been caught now?"
While continuously sucking blood, Zi Ying transmitted her voice to Gao Huohuo.
"It's not that they dug up his ancestral graves, but they sucked his blood."
"Hey, Gao Huohuo, why are you becoming more and more unscrupulous? How can you bring yourself to eat someone who looks like that?"
"Weren't you enjoying your drug use? How dare you criticize me?"
"What do you know? I'm not absorbing blood, but the essence within it. That's what I need."
So it all came down to essence! She said that Zi Ying, a semi-divine artifact, couldn't possibly be an evil object, could it?
"Junior brother, since you've come looking for us, come with us from now on!"
After saying this, Cheng Peng glanced at Gao Huohuo provocatively, as if showing off to her that Ma Jian still listened to his senior brother.
But Ma Jian didn't think that way. His senior brothers had all been captured, and only Bai Qiang had brought him safely to where he is now.
Isn't it obvious who to follow? But Ma Jian clearly didn't understand Cheng Peng's meaning and even tried to persuade his fellow disciples.
"I paid spirit stones to hire Bai Qiang to protect me. If you come with me, she can protect you too."
Gao Huohuo smiled but didn't say anything; she knew Cheng Peng wouldn't agree.
But Ye Lingyu had no idea; she wouldn't let her junior sister suffer in such a matter.
He patted Ma Jian on the shoulder and said solemnly:
"Fellow Daoist Ma, the spirit stones you paid are only enough to protect yourself, not your fellow disciples!"
"We don't need your protection. Stop pretending. Who knows if you're in cahoots with the people behind this?"
Otherwise, why are you few the only ones unharmed, and why do you have such a fast-acting recovery pill?
And why is this skeleton so obediently following behind you? Also, this person is clearly infected as well.
The moment Cheng Peng said that, the previously harmonious atmosphere instantly became somewhat tense.
Everyone gripped their weapons tightly, staring at Gao Huohuo and his companions with hostile eyes.
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