Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 54 Digging Tunnels to Store Grain
Food is not something to be rushed.

The two were still somewhat unsettled by the previous danger.

No one knows whether the monster is dead or alive, whether it holds a grudge, or when it will return.
Moving to a different house?

It's freezing cold outside, with snow up to chest-deep. How can we find it in such a short time? Besides, changing locations doesn't necessarily guarantee safety.

It would be better to dig a deeper and more complete tunnel on the original site.

Chen Liyi made the suggestion, and the two of them disregarded their fatigue at the moment.

Continue to work.

……

The two left the basement and searched the surrounding ruins.

Pick up anything that's still usable and put it aside.

Bowls, pots, firewood...

These are all necessities of life.

Otherwise, we won't be able to get by in the days to come.

Chen Li avoided eye contact with the pile of vomit made up of corpses.

Even though he had killed quite a few people, he still couldn't look at this pile of stuff directly and felt a slight nausea.

"What should we do with these bodies?" Chen Li asked.

"Let's just throw it in the yard, it smells awful. We can just bury it with the dirt we dug out," Zhou Hong said, covering her nose.

That's quite a casual remark!
In the dead of night, Chen Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and move the bodies with Zhou Hong.

The corpses were so corroded that they were unrecognizable; apart from the fact that they could still be identified as male or female, it was impossible to tell who was who.

Fortunately, it was freezing cold outside, and in just a short while, the corpses were almost frozen solid, their bodies stiff. After wrapping their hands with rags, they didn't get much of the vomit sticky on them.

After moving the body, he immediately 'tapped' himself and Zhou Hong with a cleansing talisman.

I couldn't resist smelling my hands again.

I don't know if it's just psychological.

A strange smell lingered around my nose.

"Let me smell it!" Zhou Hong knew his temperament, and with a charming smile, she grabbed his hand and sniffed it: "Don't worry, it smells amazing, it's already lost its scent!"

Chen Li feigned anger and snorted, shaking off his hand.

"You're really bored. Get to work!"

……

Three days later, at noon.

Chen Li trudged forward through chest-deep snow.

Although he could use a lightness talisman, burning one that was now worth four low-grade spirit stones just to save effort while traveling was undoubtedly too extravagant. He would rather walk slowly on his own.

It's a walk that usually takes about ten minutes at a leisurely pace.

He walked for nearly an hour, and even with his physical condition, he was panting heavily and covered in sweat.

"Bang bang bang!"

Chen Li stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, are you there?"

Before long, the door opened.

He revealed a face full of smiles, yet prematurely aged.

"Oh dear, Fellow Daoist Chen, what brings you here in this weather? We're running out of talisman skins! Come on in, it's freezing outside!" Zhang Yan turned and called into the house.

"Shuniang, quickly brew some tea, and remember to use the finest spiritual tea."

"Yes, Father!" Zhang Shuniang showed herself briefly, then went to the kitchen with light steps.

This fiery passion made Chen Li feel somewhat uncomfortable.

He shook the snow off his robe, stamped his feet, stepped inside, and said with a smile, "We do need to buy some talisman skins..."

"Then you've come at the right time. I've been idle lately, so I've made quite a few good talisman skins. Let me show them to you!" Zhang Yan's smile became even more enthusiastic upon hearing this.

"No rush!" Chen Li said helplessly.

“Yes, yes, yes! Look at my impatient nature, Fellow Daoist Chen, please have a seat!” “It’s not convenient to travel in the dead of winter. This time I plan to buy four hundred and fifty tickets at once, but I don’t know if you have enough in stock?” Chen Li said after sitting down.

The number is actually not that many.

He is now at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and his spiritual power is now vastly different from before.

If you're drawing an 'evil-repelling talisman,' you can draw three in a row.

You can draw two 'arrow-avoiding talismans' consecutively.

Under normal circumstances, I draw one talisman at noon and another before going to sleep at night, which is enough to draw five talismans a day.

Four hundred and fifty sheets is enough for three months.

Moreover, in the time to come, he will begin to study the 'Lightness Talisman', and with a lot of trial and error, the consumption of talisman skins will obviously be considerable.

"Don't worry, we have enough stock this time!" Zhang Yan said quickly.

Chen Li hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should ask Zhang Yan for the secrets to making the 'Lightness Talisman', but considering that they still had to discuss the food issue, he decided against it and put the bigger picture first.

It's better to avoid anything too stimulating.

Zhang Shuniang quickly brought over tea.

Chen Li thanked her, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and put it down. He didn't chat any further and began to talk about his recent experiences and the main purpose of his visit.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan was immediately shocked and lost his composure. He stood up and said...

"You actually encountered a monster... This is truly... How did you manage to escape?"

Chen Li sighed and said, "Besides digging deeper, what other options are there? Although we are safe, our house was destroyed by the monster. Now my wife and I can only live in the cave, and we live in darkness every day. Fortunately, we are safe."

“That’s definitely a good and safe method…” Zhang Yan’s eyes lit up, then he thought for a moment and said, “I have a surplus of grain here, I can share some with you, but what about the price?”

"I'll add 50% to whatever price you originally paid, fellow Daoist!"

"Okay! Deal."

……

As long as you're not learning talismans from him, Zhang Yan's attitude is always good.

They even helped with home delivery.

At Chen Li's invitation, he visited the semi-finished tunnel and then became restless, hurrying home.

"The food we bought this time will only last for half a month!" Zhou Hong said, taking stock of the food she had purchased.

"We should have plenty of food stored up for winter. I'll ask the neighbors in the neighborhood again tomorrow," Chen Li said.

……

For several days.

Chen Li frequently visited the surrounding neighborhood.

With a generous lavish use of spirit stones, the process of buying grain at a high price went very smoothly.

There's not much to elaborate on.

During this period, the expansion of the tunnels did not stop, but it was no longer as continuous as it had been at the beginning.

Ten days later, the entire project was completely completed.

The new cavern is twenty meters deep underground.

An additional 50-meter-long tunnel extends from the interior, with two exits. The first is obvious, but the second exit is located on another street and is now covered by thick snow.

If danger is encountered, you can quickly escape in this direction.

The place where they lived remained below the original exit.

Chen Li and Zhou Hong had created a 50-square-meter basement.

Since we still need to cook, we have to be near the exit.

……

During this time, the monster did not reappear, but Chen Li felt that such a powerful creature would not die so easily.

After all, it was a second-tier demonic beast, a terrifying existence comparable to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Perhaps they learned their lesson and dare not come to this area again, or perhaps they are hiding in some corner, silently licking their wounds.

Meanwhile, Chen Li finally had time to study new spells and talismans.

(End of this chapter)