Hide in the world of gods and demons

Chapter 94 The Journey (Part 2)
Sobbing could be heard from the Yu family's ranks. Someone cried out and tried to collect the bodies, but was scolded by the Yu family patriarch and gave up.

After a short pause, the group set off again.

The atmosphere just became even more somber.

However, misfortunes never come singly, and a delayed boat is met with a headwind.

It wasn't even dawn yet.

Suddenly it started to rain.

In this late autumn season, the rain is icy cold.

Even a cultivator would fall seriously ill if they were soaked in the rain for too long.

Even a Qi Refining stage cultivator isn't much stronger than an ordinary person, and is far from being immune to heat and cold.

Seeing that the group could no longer move forward, they had no choice but to rest on the spot.

……

There were hardly any caves in the plains forests to shelter from the rain, but fortunately there were plenty of large trees, so everyone dug holes in the trees to make a place to live.

Before the ground became completely soaked, Chen Li gathered a lot of dry firewood and carried it into the tree hollow.

Light a bonfire at the cave entrance.

The damp and cold tree hollow quickly warmed up.

The rain was falling softly, making a pattering sound that made one feel drowsy.

"After you finish eating, get a good night's sleep to recharge. You probably won't be able to leave during the day," Chen Li said as he handed the food and water to Zhou Hong.

"Luckily, this rain came. Otherwise, if we had walked for two days and two nights, Shuniang probably wouldn't have been able to hold on. She's so young but very sensible. She didn't complain of being tired once on the way and just gritted her teeth and persevered," Zhou Hong said worriedly.

"I'll go deliver some second-tier monster meat over there later," Chen Li said.

The flesh of a second-tier demon beast is comparable to a Blood Qi Pill.
This highly nutritious food is extremely effective in relieving fatigue.

Chen Li ate ten pieces of dried meat in a row to fill his stomach, then drank some water before getting up, jumping down from the tree hole, and walking into the rain.

……

"Dad, look, the blisters on my feet have all burst."

Zhang Shuniang took off her shoes, looked at her feet, and found that the soles of her feet were covered in blood and flesh.

"What's a little pain? You have to grit your teeth and persevere. No one's waiting for you here. You've seen how dangerous it is. This is only the first day. Just hang in there. It'll be fine once your calluses wear off." Zhang Yan sighed and encouraged him.

"But I'm so tired!" Zhang Shuniang said weakly, swaying her numb feet and leaning against the cave wall. "My legs are about to break from walking."

Her eyelids drooped, and she no longer had her usual lively spirit; she looked exhausted.

"Just hang in there a little longer, you'll get used to it in a few days," Zhang Yan said with concern.

At that moment, a figure appeared at the cave entrance.

Zhang Shuniang perked up immediately: "Uncle, what brings you here!"

"I came to see you." Chen Li said with a smile, "You must be exhausted."

"A little bit!"

Chen Li's gaze fell on her fair and tender feet.

Zhang Shuniang felt embarrassed by his gaze and quickly pulled her feet back.

"You're bleeding!" Chen Li glanced at it and then looked away. "Wait, I'll use a hemostatic treatment on you, and you'll be fine soon."

He said he would quickly cast a spell.

The next moment, a healing spell was cast on Zhang Shuniang.

"Thank you, uncle!"

Chen Li handed a large bag of dried meat to Zhang Yan: "Shuniang is weak. This is meat from a second-tier demon beast. You can help her recover."

Zhang Yan said gratefully, "Sigh, I'll probably never be able to repay the debt I owe you in my lifetime."

"Why say all this? It's not worth much money, and besides, it's for Shuniang, not for you. Alright, I'm leaving."

After Chen Li left.

"Uncle, you're such a kind person!" Zhang Shuniang felt a warmth in her heart, looking at her feet. "This spell is amazing! I feel almost healed; my feet don't hurt much anymore." "The Hemostasis and Healing Spell is a Level 6, Tier 1 spell. As long as it's not a fatal injury, it can heal quickly. Yours isn't even a flesh wound; you're using a sledgehammer to crack a nut." Zhang Yan couldn't help but laugh, inexplicably recalling the last time he was beaten black and blue, his face almost unrecognizable, and he was too embarrassed to go out for days because the other party hadn't used this spell on him.

I suppose I only learned it recently...

……

The autumn rain was falling softly.

Although Chen Li didn't feel very tired, he didn't push himself. After returning, he quickly took the time to rest. After such a long journey, if you don't get enough rest, you'll only get more and more tired. Even the strongest body can't withstand that.

Fortunately, even monsters won't choose to come out to hunt for food in this kind of weather.

During this time, apart from a few wild animals occasionally visiting the area to seek shelter from the rain in caves, causing a slight disturbance to the group, they did not encounter any significant danger.

I slept soundly all day, and the continuous autumn rain finally stopped as night fell the next day.

The group did not delay any longer and continued their journey.

The forest, freshly rained upon, made the night even colder and damper. Fortunately, the thick layer of humus on the ground perfectly absorbed the moisture from the autumn rain, making the path underfoot relatively easy to walk on.

One day, two days, three days... day after day.

Except for the occasional day off, most of the time was spent traveling day and night.

The number of cultivators dying along the way is increasing, ranging from one or two to more than ten almost every day. Many others have fallen behind due to various injuries, poisoning, or old age and lack of strength.

The team won't stop for any one person; every extra day spent here increases the danger.

There were many dangers, which even the patriarch of the Yu family could only avoid, and he was extremely cautious and careful along the way.

The bird-shaped magical artifact, which appeared to be used for reconnaissance, was released almost every half day to explore the area ahead. Several times, the team deliberately deviated from the road, taking a day or two to make a large detour before finally returning to the original route.

Clearly, some formidable danger has been discovered.

As for those who were left behind, if they were lucky, they might be able to return to Green River Village alive along the way.

But for most of them, it's probably impossible to go back.

Even Chen Li had become numb from walking, his face weathered and worn.

The crowd became increasingly quiet.

Sometimes, they wouldn't say a word for most of the day, everyone was just rushing on their way with their heads down.

Even Zhao Lin, who was usually very talkative, became taciturn.

It was the twelfth day since we set off.

"thump!"

Zhang Shuniang tripped over a vine and fell to the ground.

His already strained body could no longer hold on, and his vision went black as he promptly and decisively fainted.

"Shuniang, wake up quickly." Zhang Yan hurriedly helped her up. Seeing her pale face and haggard appearance, he felt guilty and his eyes reddened.

"Let me see!"

Zhou Hong quickly stopped and went over to check on him: "Don't worry, he looks like he's just too tired and has fallen asleep. He'll be fine after a while."

The meat of a second-tier demon beast is not some kind of panacea.

It's already the limit for a young girl who's only at the second level of Qi Refining and has never suffered much hardship to endure for so many days.

Seeing this, Chen Li looked at Yu Fanzhen:
"Fellow Daoist Yu, could you perhaps discuss with your family the possibility of letting Shuniang rest on the camel for a while?"

“Okay, it should be fine.” Yu Fanzhen didn’t refuse and said readily.

She ran to the front of the line, said something, and quickly returned: "It's all agreed, come with me and carry me over there."

Zhang Yan said gratefully, "Thank you, thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Yu."

Yu Fanzhen smiled slightly: "Fellow Daoist Zhang, there's no need for such formalities. It was just a small favor."

This is naturally because of Fellow Daoist Chen.

How could an ordinary rogue cultivator do that?

P.S.: This chapter is from yesterday.

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