Chapter 253 - The Scum Is A Mysophobe

Dongfang City, Dongfang, East. 

"Why didn't you go see Zuo Zhe? He's innocent." Cheng Sheng asked when they appeared on the Dongfang City and killed the demonic cultivators that jumped on them to kill them.

It must be Ming Ye who leaked there's an array on the Dongfang Sect and Cheng Sheng, with his group, is most likely to appear there to attempt save Wu Yuan and Luo Shi. Thus, these demonic cultivators must have been staring at the Dongfang City, waiting for Cheng Sheng and his group to appear. 

Yu Sheng didn't answer and just threw a knife over and hit a demonic cultivator that was hiding. 

Cheng Sheng sighed and patted his back before they looked around. "Shifu said this is the third day my brother…" he paused and looked at Yu Sheng who coughed. 

Yu Sheng: I am your brother. 

Cheng Sheng. "…" 

Fei Yin who knows the truth. "…" this is awkward, and would be even more awkward if Chen Han is present. The soul is Yu Sheng's brother, but the body is Chen Han's brother. Ai. "Yes. Chen Han, Li Tian, Feng Mo and Sun Yi have been travelling for three days since they left Xinfaxian." He said and paused. He looked at Cheng Sheng, then Yu Sheng. 

Yu Sheng's brows raised, indicating he understood Fei Yin's meaning. "After I blown Chen Han, Sun Yi, Li Tian and Feng Mo into the Spring of Life, my younger brother kicked you not long after." He told him. 

What they meant is – "There is a one-day difference between their return and mine." Fei Yin said. 

Cheng Sheng nodded. "It's one day after you return that we also returned." He said. There is something fishy happening between the two worlds. 

They all looked at each other before Fei Yin spoke, unrelated to the matter. "After here, it'll be the Central Plains." He said. They decided to drop this matter for now. 

Cheng Sheng nodded as they continued to fly out of the Dongfang City. "If only I know where they are… I could draw an array and appear before them." He said. "That way, we can save time and energy." He added as he sighed in pity. 

Fei Yin. "…" … it's just your laziness kicking again. That's the truth, isn't it? However, since Cheng Sheng is his lover and he doesn't want to expose him, thus saving his face, he chose to ignore what he just said. He looked down the ground and saw the barren land beneath them. They can't take the risk of sending messages to Chen Han's group since the Message Talisman might be found by the demonic cultivators, or worse, it might lead to the exposure of Chen Han's group. "Let's fly faster." He said. They can only blindly search Chen Han's group. 

"En." Three streaks of light can be seen crossing in the sky. 

Zhongji Village, Ji County, Central Region. 

"How did Chen-shixiong know?" Feng Mo asked as they checked each one of the houses, hoping against hope there's still something, or someone, they could save. 

However, even if there would be a survivor, but it is very depressing to know that your whole family was killed. But! At least, you could still live, and live your life for them? 

"There are many chicken coops around. The villagers in this area, which is near the border of the Central Region, are simple-minded. So, they named their village 'Zhongji'." Chen Han explained. "Even their last name has the character 'ji' on it, since they raise chickens." He added. 

"Chickens are the best among the livestock to raise." Sun Yi said. "You can eat their meat after you've raised them, or you can directly sell them, alive or well-prepared. You can also keep them and sell the eggs they lay. There's also their chicks…" he looked at the broken chicken coops which are splattered by blood. 

Poultry business had always been profitable. It is just such a pity that this happened to the Ji Country. 

"It's no longer…" Feng Mo said as they looked at the broken coops and the blood splattered on the walls of the houses they passed. The blood on the ground they walk on was already dried and some mixed with the dust. 

"The air is too foul." Li Tian said as he covered his nose. 

They all covered their nose as they wandered around, continuing to look for any survivors. "This had turned to a ghost village." Feng Mo commented as they looked at the broken windows creaking. 

"Be sure to not scare yourself." Sun Yi told him. 

Feng Mo shut up. He nodded and warily looked around. It's not that he is afraid of ghosts. He is a cultivator that deals with 'ghosts' – the walking corpses. And, after dealing such monsters that are worse than ghosts in the Feng Hua Palace, he is no longer scared to such creepy things – 

THUNK! A sudden sound of something being bumped against reached their ears. Their eyes widened and they subconsciously looked at each other, before turning to the direction of the source of noise. They didn't dare assume that it might be a demonic cultivator since, given how ruthless they are, how can they be clumsy? Exposing their self and alerting the enemy? 

Feng Mo, the one nearest to the source of sound, moved. 

"Careful!" Li Tian reminded him. 

Feng Mo nodded. Even if he is aggressive, but his aggressiveness is paired with his agility which made him still alive until now. The sound came from behind the bushes, which its leaves have darkened because of the blood that dried. 

"Ha!" he yelled and cut the surface of the bush with the tip of his sword, not intending to injure whoever that is hiding. 

"AAAH!" a scream was heard, as if the person behind the bush was startled. The bush shook because the person hiding behind it moved. Then, they saw the top of the head of the person. His hair was messy. 

Feng Mo immediately fished out the person behind the bush with a sleight of hand, before eh dropped them on the grasses. 

"AAAAAH! AAARRRHH!!!" the person screamed. He is very dirty from head to feet, and his hair is very messy like a mad person. His face was also covered in grime, so they can't clearly see his facial features. 

Fortunately, Feng Mo isn't a germaphobe. If it was Cheng Sheng, that mysophobe, was here and happened to fish the person, his face would've already turned green in disgust. 

"This is…" they all said as they watched the person freaked out like he had lost his sanity. Maybe, he did. 

"Must be a beggar who witnessed the slaughter of demonic cultivators to the villagers." Chen Han said as they all gathered. 

Sun Yi frowned. "How can we get some information from him?" he asked. This is the other reason they tried to look for survivors in the places they passed. 

Chen Han knew Sun Yi is worrying over Wu Yuan's situation. There's also their shifu… his gaze lowered and he became downcast when he remembered Ming Ye. "Sun-shidi." He called as he forced down the agitation in his heart. "Don't worry. Wu-shidi will be fine. Luo-shishu is there, right?" he said as he forced a smile. 

Sun Yi is sensitive to others' feelings, so he knew Chen Han is also in a distress. After all, there's the Chen Patriarch, Chen Jing, who is missing with Wu Fan. "Yes." He answered. 

Li Tian saw the two fell silent. He doesn't know how to comfort them, and so he placed a hand on their back. "Everything will be fine. We can solve this. Let's believe in ourselves, and – " he said as he smiled. " – I believe Cheng-shidi will return." He told them. 

Hearing Cheng Sheng's name, their face brightened. "Yes! There's Cheng-shidi!" Feng Mo said. 

It wasn't known whether something stimulated the beggar and he suddenly shrieked. He pushed Feng Mo, who was nearest to him, and ran away from them. 

They were all taken aback. "Run after him!" Feng Mo said and immediately rode on his sword. 

The others also reacted and ran after the beggar who, surprisingly, is very fast in running. 

"This bastard - !" Feng Mo cursed as he sped up, taking the lead. 

It's not as if he is seeking death. He still has Wu Bai, as well as his parents waiting for him to come back. His mother has also had given birth to a baby boy, his little brother. With a fulfilling life waiting for him to return to, he doesn't need to participate in fighting against the demonic cultivators. There's Li Tian. There's also Fei Yin. And then there's Cheng Sheng. 

However, he did. He didn't participate because he felt responsible. It is also not because of his oath. But because he wanted his parents, and more especially Wu Bai, to be proud of him. Thus, he went with his friends to save Wu Yuan and Luo Shi, as well as this world. 

"Hah!" he yelled as he jumped off of his sword and fell on the beggar.