The sickly girl is killing her way through the weird world

After Pei Huan entered the room, he glanced at the surroundings and then turned his gaze to Bai Qian.

Only after receiving Bai Qian's permission did he sit on the stool next to the table.

Bai Yao served her a bowl of dumplings.

"Master, I've prepared some gifts for you and...your sister. You can go and take a look later," Pei Huan said to Bai Qian after taking the chopsticks from Bai Yao.

"I did ask the blacksmith to forge the hammer you mentioned, but I estimate it will take many days to get my hands on it."

Bai Qian, biting into a dumpling, didn't react to Pei Huan's words.

Bai Yao, standing beside him, frowned as she listened to Pei Huan and Bai Qian's conversation. She looked at Pei Huan as if she had suddenly realized something.

"Are you from the Pei Lin Chamber of Commerce?" She suddenly remembered this, because Bai Qian had told her about it last night, that this person's surname was Pei.

Upon hearing this, Pei Huan blinked and nodded.

Knowing that Bai Yao didn't recognize her, she introduced herself properly.

She didn't seem to have any dissatisfaction with Bai Yao's attitude towards her just now.

It should be said that what just happened was just a test.

After listening to Pei Huan's introduction, Bai Yao looked at Pei Huan very carefully.

Thinking about Pei Huan's performance just now, her eyes narrowed slightly. A team leader shouldn't be so naive; he was probably just faking it.

"Speaking of which... if your convoy is in Baifeng City, when do you plan to leave?" Bai Yao asked after a moment's hesitation.

Upon hearing Bai Yao's question, Pei Huan's pretty face showed a hint of distress.

"Because of what happened yesterday, the convoy is now under the watchful eye of the authorities. Even if they plan to leave in the next few days, they probably won't be able to." To be honest, Pei Huan was also somewhat worried about this matter.

According to the government, the caravan would not be allowed to leave unless Bai Qian was handed over, but Pei Huan would not do such a thing.

"Let's not talk about that for now. I've already investigated the matter of Tong Hui, which you asked me to find before. If we set off this morning, we might be able to reach that village this afternoon." Pei Huan brought up something Bai Yao didn't know.

However, because of what Bai Qian had told her yesterday, Bai Yao roughly understood that this should be the purpose of the two of them leaving the city.

Tong Hui... Bai Yao muttered the name, but she didn't recognize it.

"Let's go after we finish eating. Otherwise, if we go too late, it might be dark by the time we get there, and we might encounter some evil spirits," Pei Huan suggested.

Upon hearing this, Bai Qian turned her gaze to Bai Yao. Bai Yao, who was deep in thought, sensed Bai Qian's gaze and knew that Bai Qian wanted to ask for her opinion.

After hesitating for a moment, she nodded.

"Xiaoqian, you can decide for yourself." This kind of thing is not up to you to decide.

"Then let's leave it at that." Bai Qian didn't seem to mind.

"Then I'll have someone move the things from the carriage outside over later."

"We can just take the carriage there. I've arranged the guards. Once we get there, we can ask the villagers for lodging."

Bai Qian listened to Pei Huan's arrangement without any particular thought and remained in a daze. Bai Yao listened to Pei Huan's arrangement, narrowed her eyes slightly, and glanced at Pei Huan.

She suddenly felt a little scared.

She didn't ask how Bai Qian knew she was going to Liangdu last night.

This is something I should have kept to myself.

Xiaoqian has things she doesn't know.

This is quite normal. After all, it's normal for him to have secrets he's keeping from Bai Qian, and for Bai Qian to have things he doesn't know.

What are you afraid of...?

Bai Yao glanced at Bai Qian, and after listening to Pei Huan's words, she let out a soft sigh.

Isn't this good enough? Even without myself.

Volume 1: Chapter 42, Child Ash

In the dirty, murky air, a monstrous sound slowly echoed.

It was the cry of a wild beast, but more so it represented a terrifying thud.

If there were words to describe this place...

pigpen.

It's a very simple word, but it's also the most appropriate word to describe this place.

However, what lives in this filthy pigsty is not a pig.

People live here, in a crowded place, packed with people.

"Completely lacking dignity" doesn't even begin to describe this place, but living here is essentially no different from being treated like livestock.

The beast's panting grew closer, and the ground trembled twice.

Inside the pigsty, the people who had been silent suddenly seemed restless and anxious.

Its massive body blocked out the only light coming in from the doorway.

It should be said that the positions of the two sides have been reversed.

The creature that walked in was a pig. It was enormous, with a body as tall as three people. Ripples spread across its body, and fat jiggled on its bloated flesh.

It was dressed in tattered clothes, as if it had just picked them up from somewhere and put them on, and its body was covered in bloodstains that had been there for who knows how long.

Its yellowish-black skin was dotted with black spots. It stared at the people in the pigpen with its blood-red eyes, then stretched out its fat paws and pulled a girl out of the pigpen.

The girl seemed stunned, her eyes fixed on the pig's silhouette, as she was grabbed by the arm and led into the pigpen.

Pigs have no inhibitions; they bite right in front of the people in the pigpen, right on the outside, taking a bite first of the arm, then the leg, the body, and the heart, their mouths dripping with human blood.

In just half a minute, the girl who was just alive was reduced to a head and some bones. Perhaps it didn't want to eat her anymore, so it casually threw her back into the pigpen.

Even so, the people in the pigsty still did not react. The blood-stained head rolled twice on the ground, leaving a trail of blood as it touched the dust. Such skeletons were not uncommon in pigsties.

Perhaps there were, but at this moment, in front of those blood-red beast eyes, in front of those beast eyes full of mockery, no one dared to show the slightest thought.

I was just relieved that I wasn't chosen.

Perhaps satisfied, it turned and left, closing the pigpen door behind it. The area that had just been somewhat lit was now completely obscured by darkness.

----

"Cough cough." The old man woke up from his bed, his cloudy eyes filled with anger.

I had another nightmare.

Although that's what he thought, he kept thinking about what he had just dreamed about.

Whether it's the heart or the lungs, there's a fire burning inside the five internal organs, threatening to set a person on fire.

These beasts.

He stood up, walked to the mirror, and looked at his aged figure with white hair and missing right arm. His anger was extinguished.

He stared silently at his reflection in the mirror for a long time before slowly standing up.

"Almost ready, almost ready."

"Nian'er, wait for Grandpa." He muttered to himself as he stood up and walked towards the door.

The old man was stunned when he opened the door.

He met the gaze of the black-haired girl at the door, her eyes filled with clear, dark black pupils.

----

"This is it. Tong Hui should live in this village," Pei Huan said, looking at the desolate appearance of the surrounding villages.

Bai Qian walked behind the two, her slender white fingers pinching the osmanthus cake and eating it in small bites.

Bai Yao and Pei Huan walked side by side, glancing at the surrounding villages before shaking their heads.

"It doesn't look much better than the situation inside the city."

"It should be said that it's even worse. I heard that the neighboring villages are openly raising some demons, otherwise they can't survive. There are many more demons outside the city than inside the city."

"The Huang family in the city said they were going to hold a ceremony to appease the White Phoenix Goddess and alleviate the drought, but there have been two heavy rains in the past few days. Where is the drought coming from?" Pei Huan had wanted to say this for a long time.

Even if you're going to make up an excuse, at least make one that's plausible.

Bai Yao didn't speak. Of course she knew something was wrong with the Huang family, and it wasn't just the Huang family, but there was nothing she could do. In this world, normal people probably couldn't survive.

“This should be where that old man Tong Hui lives.” Pei Huan said, standing in front of the black and red wooden door. Just as he was about to say something, he saw that Bai Qian had arrived at the door at some point.

The fingers, still covered with crumbs of pastry, had barely lifted before the door opened by itself, revealing the distant, wary, aged face of the one-armed old man.

He did not invite Bai Qian and the others into the house. He stood inside, watching them warily.

"Hello, Elder Tong, we're from Bai Fengcheng. We've come to see you because we have some things we'd like to discuss with you..." Pei Huan said, taking the initiative to speak.

Tong Hui glanced at Pei Huan with his cloudy eyes, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.

"come in."

Bai Qian came with four people.

Besides Pei Huan and Bai Yao, Zhao Lin also came along.

The main reason is that the area outside the city is not peaceful, and there is a high probability of encountering some demons. Having more warriors can be considered as having more protection.

Upon entering the house, you can smell a sandalwood-like fragrance throughout.

"There's nothing much to offer you all at home, so I won't waste any more words with you," the old man said in a hoarse voice.

"Why are you all looking for me, a half-disabled, lonely old man?"

Pei Huan glanced at Bai Qian beside her. After seeing Bai Qian sit obediently after entering the room, she helplessly took the initiative to explain, "It's related to meridian opening."

Upon hearing this, Tong Hui nodded knowingly, not at all surprised, after all, he was a half-crippled person, and his value was only so much.

His gaze swept over the group of people before settling on Zhao Lin, who was standing to the side.

Of these people, only this one seems to have the ability to open the meridians.

The other three seemed to have never practiced martial arts before. At least from Tong Hui's perspective, they didn't look like they had practiced martial arts for even a few days. Although he hadn't been in contact with other martial artists for a long time, his eyesight hadn't deteriorated much.

The remaining one... looks like he's only at the entry level, still quite a distance from reaching the Qi Refining stage.

Although he could tell the four people's background at a glance, Tong Hui didn't say anything.

“If this were in the past, I definitely wouldn’t have given you the method to break through to the Meridian Opening stage.” He didn’t intend to beat around the bush with the four of them.

"This is a unique method of our Mountain Tiger Fist. Although I am not a core direct descendant, I swore before that I would not pass on this kind of thing even if you offered me money."

None of the four spoke. Tong Hui said this, but there was a clear hint of a change in his words.

“But now it’s a little different. I once swore that I would not pass this method on to outsiders. If it were to be passed on, I would die immediately.”

He looked at Zhao Lin, a hint of seriousness appearing in his cloudy eyes.

"I can teach you this method, but you need to agree to one condition."

"Help me hold them off for a while."

Volume 1: Chapter 43, Mountain Tiger Fist

Facing Tong Hui's serious gaze, Zhao Lin silently pointed to himself with his finger.

I?

He came all this way just to see Bai Qian.

I saw how terrifying this girl was when I was in the yard before.

Pei Huan told him that the girl was still looking for a way to break through to the next level of her meridians, which surprised him somewhat.

After all, judging from this girl's behavior...

It's hard to say about Zhao Lin. Anyway, maybe it's because geniuses always have privileges, and God is inherently unfair.

He came here just to keep an eye on his young mistress. If she really encountered danger, even if Bai Qianteng didn't intervene, he could still play a role.

Just as he was about to say something with a strange expression, he saw Pei Huan secretly wink at him.

Knowing what his young mistress was thinking, he could only nod helplessly.