The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 333 - 199: Saving Lives
As the youth just opened his eyes, Ning Xiaoxian was placing a warm towel on his forehead. This little fellow was about the same age as Dahu from Shallow Water Village, which made her take one look at him and feel compassion. No sooner had she let go than the youth’s eyes moved, and with a swiftness he shouldn’t have possessed, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her arm, hoarsely saying: "Save my father!"
His palm was both icy and cold. This action was like a drowning person grabbing at a log, Ning Xiaoxian was taken aback and unexpectedly failed to dodge.
She saved a person and then trouble followed...
Such a familiar scenario. Changtian let out a heavy humph.
Indeed, how could such a young boy venture out alone? He must have stayed by the side of his family. It was only natural that the first thing he mentioned upon awakening was to ask for help!
To save or not to save?
"It’s up to you," came Changtian’s voice. The decision was hers to make; he would not intervene too much.
So, the next thing she asked was: "Where is your father?"
The youth looked lost, thought for a moment, and then said: "It seems to be on the road to the east, I can take you there!" After finishing his words, he propped himself up with one hand on the bed, intending to get up.
Ning Xiaoxian did not stop him, but instead handed him the porridge: "Drink this, you’ll need energy to search for people later. Then tell me the details of what happened."
The vigor of a young person’s yang energy quickly dispelled the chill. This youth was quite articulate, probably knowing that time was precious, so he quickly explained the situation in a few words.
His surname was Fu, and he set out with his father to seek refuge with relatives. In about ten more days, the sealed road of Kunlong Mountain would be clear, by which time they could follow the merchant caravans over Snow Mountain and reach Ping State. Nearly three months had passed since the grand celebration of Emperor’s Fluid, and the demons’ disturbances had gradually subsided; their journey had been quite smooth.
Who could have expected that shortly after dinner last night, he began to feel dizzy and his vision went black. Before he closed his eyes to sleep, he saw the entire caravan, about sixty to seventy people, gradually collapsing on the ground.
When he awoke, he found himself in complete darkness. His father had already woken up, was stroking his hair and comforting him. Meanwhile, there was the sound of many people walking about and the faint cries of women. It seemed that the whole group had been captured.
In this world, the sudden disappearance of dozens of mortals from a wilderness road is hardly unusual, and almost no one would come to search and rescue.
The place was too dark, and after he had been confused for a while, a bright light suddenly shone above him, and only then did he realize he had been squatting in a large cellar. The cellar’s entrance was above, and two expressionless people had glanced down at them. When others were about to cry for help, the two figures jumped down and grabbed a merchant to take him up. This action caused everyone to close their mouths tightly, trying to curl up even tighter.
That merchant never came back. Before tonight, three more people were also dragged up, and just like that, their whereabouts became unknown. The cellar was suddenly filled with an odor of fear.
Some were timid and cowardly, while others were unwilling to wait for death. The youth surnamed Fu almost touched every groove on the earthen walls in the cellar and finally realized that a small section was concealed by wood. With everyone’s help, the wooden plank was removed, revealing a black hole behind it.
Perhaps that was the escape route left by predecessors? At that moment, everyone almost cried tears of joy. But the hole was too small, only children could squeeze through. The youth surnamed Fu and another thin girl took off their thick outerwear and squeezed into the hole, hoping to find rescue.
After crawling in the hole for a short while, they finally saw light. However, upon crawling out, the two were at a loss: where was this place?
They discussed briefly and then went in different directions. Not long after the youth surnamed Fu had left, a scream came from behind him—it was the girl, obviously she had been found. He didn’t dare to look back and ran forward in a hurry.
It was his good fortune that in less than an hour, he stumbled upon this small village hidden in the hollows of the mountains and encountered Ning Xiaoxian.
Taking advantage of the youth surnamed Fu’s distraction, she used her Demon Eye ability to transmit a message: "Changtian?" Having acquired Divine Skills, she could now use her Demon Eye’s ability, and her mom no longer had to worry about her conversations with Changtian being overheard.
Dozens of lives at stake, had she not known, it would have been one thing, but now that she had heard the news, how could she not go and save them?
"Alas, you really are a troublemaker. If you’re not looking for trouble, trouble finds you," he sighed deeply, knowing that if she didn’t take care of this matter, she might brood over it later and it might even become her Heart Demon, "Go on then. After saving them, pull back and don’t stir up more trouble."
