CH 25

"Clang~" The collision between the long sword and the Tian Shu produced an extremely piercing friction sound, causing the others in the room to subconsciously cover their ears and take two steps back.

"He didn't even leave a mark. Changming's sword is no good. Isn't he a swordsman? This sword shouldn't be an ordinary product." Li Huowang held the sword and pondered for a few seconds, then grabbed the hilt with both hands and swung it round before heavily chopping down again.

Gritting his teeth, he chopped several times in a row, and finally there was a change, but it wasn't from the so-called Tian Shu, but from Li Huowang's sword in his hand.

With a "clang," the blade split in two from the impact, turning the good sword into a broken one.

Looking at the broken sword in his hand, Li Huowang was a little confused. He had just obtained the weapon and now it was gone.

Looking around, Li Huowang quickly walked a few steps and snatched Changren's sword from his dead hand. "Luckily, there's a spare."

With a "swish," the long sword was sheathed, and Li Huowang thought about what to do next around the Tian Shu.

He had originally planned to destroy this so-called Tian Shu, but now it seemed that this Tian Shu was really something, and it was hard to say it wasn't a treasure.

Since he had already made up his mind not to give up on himself, such a valuable thing could not be discarded at will. "Anyway, let's take it first. If all else fails, we can take it to the pawnshop for some money."

As for the unrealistic idea of becoming immortal with this thing, Li Huowang completely abandoned it. He had already seen the fate of those who had tried before, and he didn't want to be the next one.

Li Huowang struggled to pick it up and weighed it. The weight of the stone tablet was much heavier than he had imagined, but it was within his range.

After wrapping the stone tablet in cloth and carrying it on his back, he said to the others waiting beside him, "Let's go, let's leave here."

The lamp oil was thrown into Danyang Zi's smelly cave, and the tongue of fire spread along the lamp oil on the ground, igniting everything that could be ignited in the room, including Changming, Changren, and Xuan Yuan on the ground.

The fire was fierce. Li Huowang saw the scene in front of him and realized that human bodies were natural combustibles.

As they walked back along the original path, they gradually ignited all the rooms. The hot flames swayed and began to unite, burning everything that could be burned in Qingfeng View, blackening everything that couldn't be burned.

"Cough, cough~" The thick smoke began to make the others cough, and everyone's pace quickened.

After three sticks of incense, everyone stood under the sun, silently watching the thick smoke rising from the entrance of Qingfeng View.

The thick smoke rolled and swayed straight up, enveloping all the darkness and evil in Qingfeng View, disappearing into the bright sky.

Li Huowang looked up and smiled again, carrying his sword and stone tablet, turning around and walking towards the distant path in the woods. "Let's go."

The others carrying food followed suit, and unconsciously, Li Huowang had become their leader.

Looking at the gradually approaching path in the distance, Li Huowang's mood was no longer low.

"Ah, this place looks so unique. I wonder what kind of people and things we'll encounter in the future. Suddenly, I'm so looking forward to it."

With the sun shining on his face and inhaling the fresh air, his mood began to turn for the better.

"Senior Li, please slow down. My eyes hurt." Li Huowang turned his head and saw Bai Lingmiao covering her eyes under the sunlight.He walked over, holding her face and observing carefully. He was surprised to find that he could see the blood vessels behind her eyeballs from the center of her pupils, with pink being the color of the blood vessels illuminated by the light.

"This...should be some kind of defect, right?" Li Huowang guessed in his heart.

He wasn't a doctor and didn't understand these things, but he could guess some things because Li Huowang remembered that most of the elderly albinos who did fortune-telling and massage were blind.

It seemed that Bai Lingmiao's disease would cause defects in her eyes, making them much more fragile than those of ordinary people.

This wouldn't do. Li Huowang cut off a strip of cloth from the hem of his green Taoist robe and gently covered Bai Lingmiao's eyes. "Just cover them whenever the sun is out."

"But...then I won't be able to see."

"It's okay, I'll lead you." Li Huowang grabbed Bai Lingmiao's soft right hand and led the others into the woods.

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After stumbling a few times, Bai Lingmiao ran after Li Huowang.

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"Dododo~" Lv Zhuangyuan, with a face full of wrinkles, knocked hard on the box with his pipe stem.

After knocking out the stuck black tobacco, he took out new tobacco from his tobacco pouch and lit it with a firebox.

After taking a nice puff, he shouted towards the direction of the horse's head in the woods, "Xiwazi, are you done yet?"

"It's almost done!" came the response of a young boy from over there.

"You lazy ass, you have a lot of shit and pee, but you're so slow to take a shit. If I didn't know better, I'd think I was mistreating you and making you eat dirt." Lv Zhuangyuan grumbled while smoking his pipe and arranging his son.

His gaze shifted to the entire troupe belonging to him on the path in the woods behind him. In addition to a carriage carrying costumes and musical instruments, there was his eldest son's family of three and two distant nephews brought from the village. Although the troupe was small, it was the family's hard-earned property during these difficult times, which allowed them to eat their fill.

"Father, have some water and bread." Lv Juren handed his father some food and a gourd of water.

"What are you eating? It's not mealtime yet. Do you think the grain is picked up for free? Do you know how much grain costs now? Your daughter is already two years old, and you still treat her like a child! Why are you so clueless!" He was scolded from top to bottom, but Lv Juren wasn't angry. He just smiled foolishly and retreated, handing the things to his wife.

"How did it go? Did you tell your father about what we talked about last night?"

"Let's wait a while longer. He's been busy lately, and his finances are tight." When it came to this topic, Lv Juren's face became bitter.

"Tsk! Are you so tight on money that you can't even afford to buy cloth to make clothes for your granddaughter? She's wearing costumes now."

"Costumes...can actually..."

"Ah ah ah! Ghosts!!!" A scream of terror interrupted the couple's conversation and made the atmosphere of the entire troupe tense.

Soon, the others saw a naked young man crying out and rushing out of the woods, throwing himself into Lv Zhuangyuan's arms."What ghost! Where did the ghost come from in broad daylight! Hurry up and put on your pants!"

Although Lv Zhuangyuan scolded his son, he still stood in front of Lv Xiucai, holding the cigarette rod tightly and looking towards the direction of the woods with vigilance.

The figure inside was shaking, it seemed that someone was coming.