flstandardbreds Chapter 140: Inexplicably Attacked
Chapter 140: Inexplicably Attacked
At this moment, everyone was speechless, and they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts: "Hey, big sister, as a female ghost, don't you know that it's easy to get burned by the sun if you run out in broad daylight? What on earth is going on?"
Lin Xian'er stood there quietly, staring at the scene happening before her. Her eyelids twitched violently, but she quickly regained her composure. She turned around expressionlessly and led everyone from Xiaoyun Sect to walk quickly towards the direction of the main force.
Not long after, all the personnel set out on their journey again.
Along the way, people from other factions would occasionally cast curious glances in the direction of the Xiaoyun Sect, as they noticed a red mass closely following the Xiaoyun Sect's troops. This strange sight filled everyone with confusion, and they couldn't help but whisper, "Look, what on earth is that red mass flying up next to the Xiaoyun Sect?"
In this way, after continuing for a while, the group finally decided to stop and rest for a while.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, many people gathered together to inquire about the origin and identity of the mysterious red ball. After some questioning, everyone learned that it was actually a female ghost.
After learning the truth, everyone was speechless, muttering to themselves, "Is this female ghost not very smart? Why is she following us all the time? And who has the time to pay attention to her?"
However, what was unexpected was that in the following days, the female ghost did not seem to have any intention of leaving.
Instead, she gradually integrated into the entire team. Sometimes, she would lead everyone to find some precious herbs; and other times, when they encountered powerful monsters attacking, she could cleverly help everyone avoid danger.
Gradually, everyone's attitude towards this female ghost changed from initial rejection to acceptance and recognition.
However, unlike others, Lin Xian'er was indifferent and unconcerned about this female ghost from beginning to end.
Whenever the ghost girl tried to attract Lin Xian'er's attention, she was ruthlessly ignored. Therefore, every time the ghost girl looked at Lin Xian'er, her face always showed a sorrowful expression, as if she had been abandoned by a heartless man.
This strange scene attracted the attention of many people, and they all began to persuade Lin Xian'er to just keep the ghost girl. After all, she had actually become a member of the team and had helped a lot.
[Host, look at this female ghost. She is so insidious and cunning that she resorted to such means to bribe those immortal cultivators to force you to help her. This is simply too much], the system complained indignantly.
Lin Xian'er, however, remained indifferent and responded nonchalantly, "Out of sight, out of mind. Anyway, I've never seen that thing before my eyes."
Obviously, Lin Xian'er was not willing to help this female ghost at all. After all, this female ghost had nothing to do with her. Since she did not need to gain any benefits from the female ghost, she naturally had no obligation to take the risk to help her reincarnate.
At this moment, Xie Qijun was standing at a distance, emitting an icy aura. Seeing this female ghost disturbing his master to such an extent, he secretly thought that he must find the perfect opportunity to completely eliminate this abominable female ghost.
Looking at the female ghost again, she was busy handing water to Ren Ming when she suddenly shook violently.
Hey, I didn’t expect that as a ghost she could still keenly sense the changes in the weather.
However, this did not affect her enthusiasm in showing her courtesy at all. She just served some water to Ren Ming with a big smile on her face, and then immediately ran to help the girls from other forces collect herbs. She looked busy all the time, as if her life was quite comfortable and enjoyable.
However, in the subsequent journey, although Lin Xian'er always turned a blind eye to the female ghost, the ghost's experience was not optimistic.
Somehow, she was always inexplicably struck by lightning, burned by fire, and had all kinds of talismans stuck on her. After suffering one or more ordeals, the ghost became extremely haggard and looked miserable.
Everyone gathered around, their faces full of concern, asking the female ghost what had happened and whether she needed help.
However, in reality, no one present realized who was secretly behind the scenes.
The female ghost raised her hands with difficulty and tenacity, and said intermittently, "I... I... I'm fine, I... can still hold on."
Although the voice was weak, it revealed a stubbornness and indomitable spirit.
Regarding this sudden test, the female ghost thought to herself: Humph, this little trouble is nothing? I can grit my teeth and persevere in a minute.
The female ghost knew very well that Lin Xian'er, such a cruel woman, would never help her so easily, but trying to force her to retreat by using such despicable means was simply a pipe dream and impossible.
Everyone looked at each other, and the atmosphere became a little awkward for a moment.
Since the female ghost has stated so firmly that she can handle it, it seems that they don't have to say anything more.
After all, Guangzhou is not far ahead, and everyone has their own important matters to deal with, so they really have the will but not the strength.
[Ding Dong~, you have an unchecked message. ]
This was the system mall's notification tone. Lin Xian'er's heart couldn't help but tighten, because before this, she was fully expecting to receive a quick response after communicating with the dog-headed military advisor and to complete the transaction smoothly.
However, she hadn't anticipated that several days would pass. Even though she heard the notification tone, Lin Xian'er didn't rush to open the message and check it.
At this moment, Lin Xian'er and her team were gathering two hundred meters outside Yangcheng.
Normally, although their team was the first to embark on the journey, they actually traveled the longest distance. In comparison, the other two teams should have arrived here earlier.
But the current situation is that they are the only ones who arrived on time. This situation makes Ren Ming and others secretly wonder what kind of unexpected changes the other two teams have encountered.
Not only that, even the advance teams that set off early failed to leave a few people here to take charge of the reception work as planned.
Faced with this series of puzzling situations, Ren Ming made a prompt decision and decided to gather the leaders of various forces together to discuss countermeasures.
"In my opinion, the current situation is extremely unfavorable for us," Ren Ming said solemnly. "Right now, we urgently need to come up with a response plan."
He looked around at the powerful yet completely clueless team before him, and continued his analysis, "Look everyone, while our team is certainly formidable, we are completely unaware of key information like the enemy's exact numbers and true combat power. If we rashly charge in under these circumstances, we will be courting death."