EBE Chapter 208 The catastrophe is coming
Chapter 208 The catastrophe is coming
While Qin Shuxue and Xie Mingce were struggling over whether to help, the monsters were obviously not satisfied yet. They let out a few long and sharp howls and then summoned more monsters.
Qin Shuxue was shocked: "Are they going to massacre the village? Why are there so many monsters? What is the demon world going to do? Even if the village was harassed before, it would not be to this extent. Are they going to completely break off relations with the immortal cultivation world now?"
Xie Mingce was also very angry: "What are these monsters doing? If this continues, the whole village will cease to exist."
Although if the whole village was massacred, the two of them hiding would lose some meaning - the whole village died, and only the two of you survived, which would make people more suspicious. But Xie Mingce had no choice. With so many monsters, even if he and Qin Shuxue took action together, they might not be able to save many people. What's more, Qin Shuxue was no longer the same Qin Shuxue before. Her spiritual power declined a lot and could not be compared with her before.
Now the two of them couldn't do anything even if they wanted to, and could only hide in the house. However, these monsters broke into people's houses and ate them wantonly, screaming incessantly, and blood was everywhere, spilling all over the ground. Although Xie Mingce and Qin Shuxue didn't see the villagers being killed directly, they knew that something extremely tragic had happened outside. Not only that, they also deliberately destroyed the villagers' houses and broke all the things that could cover them.
Qin Shuxue was really frightened when she heard this. The roof where she and Xie Mingce were was also blown away. The monster was sniffing everywhere, looking for the traces of the two of them. Although Qin Shuxue knew there was a formation, she couldn't help but shrink. Now she didn't have the confidence to say that she could beat the monster. She could only grab Xie Mingce's sleeve and curb her trembling. Seeing that the monster was about to invade them and scratch all the formations on the ground, Xie Mingce suddenly attacked and cut off a piece of the monster's foot. Immediately, a painful cry came out of the monster's mouth.
"No, you hide here. I will at least get rid of this one. We are hiding deep and the villagers can't find us. It would be best if we can drive it back. If not, just kill it. I will take all the blame!" Xie Mingce jumped out of the range of the formation, raised the sword in his hand and was about to take action.
Seeing that he didn't even bother to discuss the matter with her, Qin Shuxue was so anxious that she jumped out of the formation with one foot, and was about to catch him: "Don't be impulsive, Xie Mingce, if you kill this monster, other monsters will be attracted. Let's run away. Although my kung fu is not very good, my Qinggong is not bad. We can definitely run away!"
The monster really was a master of looking at people and trying to figure out what to do. It raised its claws and attacked Qin Shuxue, knowing that she was not very capable. Qin Shuxue didn't need to make a move, as Xie Mingce stood in front of her and blocked the monster. Xie Mingce had been in Chongyun Sect for six years, and had spent some time in other sects before that. His kung fu was solid enough. While the monster was distracted, he immediately grabbed Qin Shuxue's waist and lifted her up to jump out of the shabby courtyard. The two didn't dare to use their light kung fu to go too high, so they could only move quickly on the ground, weaving in and out of the shabby courtyard. The road was full of monsters, so they could only avoid them as much as possible.
Xie Mingce wanted to ask this question from a while ago: "Don't you think that the recent frequent activities of monsters, coupled with the actions of these monsters, seem to be looking for something, or someone?"
Qin Shuxue really couldn't think of anything that was easy for a monster to find: "What's so easy to find? They even slaughtered a whole village to find such a big thing. I think they are just bored and just want to kill some people for fun. It would be strange if a monster didn't do this."
Xie Mingce continued, "Do you know why you were killed? Why is it taboo to learn formations? It's because formations can ignore the difference in cultivation and kill monsters directly. So many years ago, there was a rule in the contract that cultivators cannot practice formations. This is so that monsters can live without threats. Although you have been executed openly, is there anyone who still suspects that you are not dead and comes to look for you on purpose?"
Qin Shuxue looked suspicious: "Then how do you know about the past?"
"Master, no, Uncle Ju told me." Xie Mingce still habitually called Ju Jifeng the master, because it was Ju Jifeng who accepted him, did not ask for anything in return, and entrusted him with important tasks. If something really happened one day, he could not be loyal to Chongyun Sect, but he would definitely be loyal to Ju Jifeng.
Qin Shuxue sighed: "If this is the case, then the people in the demon world are really hateful. Why did they make it to this point? Doesn't their wanton killing count as breaking the agreement? We can just fight back, right?"
The two of them found a secluded corner, and Qin Shuxue drew a formation to hide in for the time being. It was too risky to keep running around like this, as there was still a possibility of being discovered by monsters.
Xie Mingce shook his head: "This is all our speculation, and this kind of low-level monster killing people is not included in the agreement. You also know that monsters are transformed from the evil thoughts in people's hearts. The demon world cannot stop the evil thoughts of humans. In the final analysis, humans are just swallowed by their own evil thoughts. The demon world is willing to sign this agreement, which is considered to be the most benevolent to the human world. These low-level monsters without their own thoughts can naturally kill people at will, and cultivators can also kill these low-level monsters at will. The main thing is that you can't prove whether their actions are driven by people. Do you dare to guarantee that you will report it?"
Qin Shuxue was shocked. It was such a small and broken world, but there were so many rules. It was inexplicable. She really didn't want to think about these things. She kept looking at the movements outside, praying that she could get away with it.
If she accepted Xie Mingce's theory, it would mean that she admitted that the monster slaughtered the people just for her, and her guilt would only be heavier. But she also admitted that Xie Mingce made sense. Whether it was from the perspective of the person who let her go before or from the perspective of formation training, it seemed that finding her was the correct answer. Moreover, considering the time, it was just an ordinary monster movement during the sect competition. Once the sect competition ended, the monster became even more rampant.
She didn't want to admit it, but the fact seemed to be so. She trembled and grabbed Xie Mingce's sleeve and asked, "Master, if they really came to find me, if I took the initiative to show up, can I save these innocent people?"
Xie Mingce looked at her, and seemed to be having a fierce ideological struggle. If they took action, it would definitely not be as simple as becoming famous in this village. Although not every village would have information exchanged, there would be risks after all. He did not want to disobey Ju Jifeng's orders, nor did he want to go against his own conscience.