Chapter 64: Girl Tongtong

Most martial artists gradually dispersed; the few who remained also hesitated.

In the end, some martial artists chose to give up again, while only over a dozen chose to continue the pursuit.

Before the waterfall, Fang Xu plucked an unknown vine leaf, scooped some sweet spring water from the clear river and drank it, glanced around, then rose and headed toward the place where he had been ambushed the previous day.

That place was clearly where the Southern Shaman and her clanspeople gathered; thanks to his master's connection, these shamans from the Duskcloud Kingdom were relatively friendly toward him.

Fang Xu knew that as long as he could find a shaman, he would be safe.

At the end of the Si hour, Fang Xu moved through the dense forest and soon discovered some chaotic footprints.

"Who goes there!?"

Suddenly, a figure wearing a bronze mask leapt down from the large tree beside him, and at the same time, a huge wolf with silver fur burst out from the nearby thicket!

The person and the wolf surrounded Fang Xu in the middle.

"Young man Fang Xu, are you here to find the Southern Shaman senior?" Fang Xu spoke to the person before him.

"Looking for the Southern Shaman lord?" The shaman slowly removed the bronze mask from his face, revealing a somewhat youthful pretty face.

She appeared not yet of age for the hairpin ceremony.

"Are you the one chosen by the God-Servant?" the girl asked, curiously sizing up Fang Xu.

Fang Xu nodded.

"The Southern Shaman lord is preparing to lead the clan in evacuation; come with me." After confirming Fang Xu's identity, the young girl waved her hand, and the silver giant wolf leapt to her side, lowering itself respectfully.

The young girl grabbed its mane, flipped onto its back, and rode the giant wolf.

"What is your name?"

Following the giant wolf at a leisurely pace, Fang Xu casually asked.

"Tongtong."

"And you?"

"Fang Xu."

"Tongtong, are all you shamans female?"

By today, he had seen a total of three shamans: one dead, its corpse cleanly devoured by ferocious beasts, but from the size of the skeleton one could roughly tell it was a woman.

The other two are the Southern Shaman and Tongtong.

"Shamans are definitely all female."

"The males are called xi."

Toward Fang Xu, Tongtong seemed utterly without caution, completely treating him as one of her own people.

"What position does Master Lu hold in your tribe?" Fang Xu asked again.

Tongtong shook her head: "The Southern Shaman lord said we cannot tell you yet."

Fang Xu pursed his lips.

How does this Southern Shaman know I would inquire about these matters?

"The God-Servant Pill has gone a thousand years without acknowledging a master; I truly don't understand how it suddenly acknowledged an outsider." Curiously examining Fang Xu, Tongtong spoke.

"Is it difficult for the God-Servant Pill to acknowledge a master?" Fang Xu wondered.

He only remembered that Lu Zhiyuan handed him the pill; after swallowing it, he felt nothing special, and those little creatures simply surrounded his five viscera and six bowels on their own.

Upon hearing this, Tongtong gave him a sideways glance and said: "That was cultivated by the clan's ancient great shaman; even the Holy Maiden could not obtain this inheritance."

"Is the Holy Maiden you're referring to Senior Sister Qingluo?" Fang Xu wondered.

"I didn't say that!"

As his words fell, Tongtong's face tightened with anxiety, and she hurriedly denied it outright.

Seeing this, Fang Xu couldn't help but laugh helplessly.

This little girl seems a bit dim-witted.

"We're almost there, stay close!"

Apparently knowing that if she continued chatting with Fang Xu, her little secret would be exposed, Tongtong immediately patted the wolf beneath her and suddenly sped up.

Seeing this, Fang Xu could only hurry after her.

After passing through a dense thicket of shrubs, more than ten exquisite wooden cabins suddenly came into view.

In front of the cabins, many men and women dressed like Tongtong and the Southern Shaman were busy packing up belongings.

"Southern Shaman lord, Fang Xu has arrived." Jumping down from the wolf's back, Tongtong came to the Southern Shaman's side and spoke respectfully.

The Southern Shaman turned, looked at Fang Xu, and frowned: "Why have you come back again?"

Fang Xu gave a bitter smile: "I was ambushed and can't get down the mountain."

"Senior Southern Shaman, did you kill Li Xun?" Fang Xu asked.

If Li Xun were killed, the Great Yu Dynasty would surely be shaken, and the upcoming Maple Forest Town would likely become even more chaotic.

After all, whether it was the Human Butcher Zhao Wují or Li Xingchao, both placed great hopes in Li Xun.

"No, he fled together with that Martial Venerable."

"Therefore I must immediately lead the clan away from here."

The Southern Shaman said somewhat unwillingly.

Upon learning that Li Xun had become Zhao Wují's disciple, she set about arranging this trap, making thorough preparations, thinking it could deal a heavy blow to the Great Yu Dynasty.

She never expected that in the end, Li Xun and Xu Liang would still manage a lucky breakout and escape.

"I cannot send you down the mountain." Gazing at Fang Xu, the Southern Shaman said in a deep voice: "Your master didn't tell you his identity precisely because he didn't want you to get involved with us."

"After all, in the whole Yu Kingdom, we people are like street rats, only able to hide in the dark."

The Southern Shaman gave a self-mocking glance at the people behind her, took out a letter from beneath her wide robe, and handed it to Fang Xu: "Read it after you go down the mountain; it should help you get through this immediate crisis."

Having said that, she glanced at Tongtong beside her and said: "You take him out via another route."

Go quickly and come back quickly; I'll leave a mark for you.

Tong Tong nodded, waved at the giant wolf lying not far away, and the obedient giant wolf came over and lowered its body.

"Senior Nan Wu, my master was taken away by the Ascension Immortal Society." Fang Xu thought it over and still decided to tell her.

"I know." Nan Wu sighed and said, "The Ascension Immortal Society is not someone we can provoke; saving him can only rely on you."

"Let's go; if fate wills, we'll meet again."

Under Nan Wu's urging, Fang Xu followed Tong Tong to another part of the forest.

Gazing at Fang Xu's back, Nan Wu looked somewhat worried: "Can this little brat really bring hope to the tribe?"

……

Clear River County, Liu Family Fortress.

Both belong to Clear River County; Liu Family Fortress is a town next to Maple Forest Town.

On the outskirts of Ti Lan Shan, in the direction toward Liu Family Fortress, Tong Tong rode the giant wolf and looked at Fang Xu, saying, "I can't go on."

As she said that, her gaze remained fixed on the distant town, and Fang Xu saw in her eyes a hint of longing for the world beyond the mountains.

"Thank you; if there's a chance, I'll take you to town to play." Fang Xu said with a slight bow.

"Who… who would want to go to that broken town!" Tong Tong said stubbornly, gently stroking the giant wolf's silver-white mane and said, "There are tribespeople in the mountains, plus Xiao Yin and many little companions."

"Alright, I'm leaving; you go back on your own." Saying that, she patted the giant wolf's head and waved at Fang Xu.

The giant wolf turned its head, leapt a few times, and ran deeper into Ti Lan Shan.

Late at night, a figure appeared at the foot of Ti Lan Shan, and Fang Xu finally made it out safely.

The martial artists chasing him never imagined he could escape so quickly and safely from deep within Ti Lan Shan, nor did they expect Fang Xu to circle around to the direction of Liu Family Fortress.

After confirming that no one was blocking the surroundings, he sneaked toward Maple Forest Town.

A small courtyard.

Fang Xu cautiously checked around; seeing no one guarding his home, he quickly leapt into the courtyard.

Chu Mu's room had no light lit; Fang Xu felt a bit worried and hurriedly pushed the door open.

"Mu?"

In the darkness, he struck a match, and by its light saw Chu Mu still lying on the bed, whereupon he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fang Xu big brother…" Chu Mu weakly sat up, her face full of worry and excitement.

"How can you be so weak?" He lit the oil lamp, quickly supported her, and said with heartache.

"Big brother doesn't let Mu go out." Chu Mu said softly.

Hearing that, Fang Xu felt even more heartache.

Chu Mu's weakness was entirely from hunger; she hadn't stepped out of her room for two days and two nights, evidently not having drunk anything.

"You silly girl, wait."

Soothing Chu Mu, Fang Xu went to the kitchen, stewed a bowl of meat soup for her to drink, and also heated water for her to soak her feet.

Under the dim glow of the oil lamp, enjoying Fang Xu's massage, Chu Mu worriedly asked, "Big brother, what happened to you?"

Fang Xu smiled and shook his head, saying nothing.

He was now thinking about one thing: Li Xun had escaped, and he wondered how he should explain it to him.

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