Chapter 201: Good Fertilizer

"I can see you do not enjoy eating people." Xu Yuan rang the carriage bell once, then lowered it, his voice softening: "Our offense was unintentional; why let those who truly intend to offend you reap the benefits?"

That face slowly retreated.

Xu Yuan pointed at the hands of his subordinates still screaming and struggling in the bloodwater, saying, "Is such a painful punishment not enough?"

"Hmph!" A cold snort, and that face vanished completely from the wall of flesh and blood.

Xu Yuan did not dare relax even a fraction.

He even took out the last dog-skin plaster.

Although this thing seemed capable of communication, it was after all a genuine monstrosity.

As long as it is an evil spirit or a monstrosity, it possesses its own madness.

After a moment, this enclosed space suddenly began to tremble violently.

The bloodwater on the ground rose in layers of waves, but the aura of fear leaked away from somewhere unknown.

Fu Jingyu and the others, rubbing their throbbing heads, stood up from the bloodwater, soaked through.

Everyone looked miserable and wretched, their eyes vacant.

Immediately after, Xu Yuan felt his sword pill suddenly re-establish contact with him, so he immediately pulled it back with the beast-tendon rope.

Whoosh!

The sword pill flew back; Xu Yuan guided it directly with his hand, suspending it in the air above his head.

Splash!

Splash!

The bloodwater suddenly began to flow in one direction.

The enclosed wall of flesh and blood opened; the exit appeared!

"Go quickly!" Xu Yuan shouted.

But most of his subordinates still had not recovered from the terror just experienced, like soulless living corpses, swaying dully in place.

Xu Yuan simply threw out the beast-tendon rope, threaded everyone onto it, and pulled the rope, leading everyone charging toward the exit.

These people then stumbled along behind him.

The exit was also pitch black, the surroundings filled with a strong stench.

Moreover, this stench grew stronger and stronger.

Xu Yuan realized something and couldn't help but curse silently.

But now there was no time for that; first, they had to escape!

Xu Yuan wrapped himself in the leather pill; as for the others... there was no time to care.

After walking about a hundred zhang, a small bright spot suddenly appeared ahead.

As they approached, this bright spot gradually expanded, finally becoming a hole large enough for a person to climb out of.

Xu Yuan rushed out first, followed by Fu Jingyu and the others who had already recovered.

Then Xu Yuan gave the rope a tug, and everyone rushed out in turn.

"Awooo!"

Qin Ze howled at the sky, then fell backward, breathing great mouthfuls of fresh air.

"Ugh—"

Qin Ze almost vomited: "Why is it still so stinky?"

Xu Yuan stood on a protruding rock, ignoring the others; the fire wheel whooshed under his feet, the fire in his belly was activated, and he soared into the air, flying hundreds of zhang away.

"What the hell kind of place is this?" Qin Ze cursed, only then realizing he was lying in filth.

He turned his head to look at the hole they had come out of.

The hole was already gone; over there was a misty black fog, and something massive was slowly retreating into the depths of the black fog.

This place was a valley.

The stench was overwhelming.

The Patrol Captain had already run breathlessly to the top of a distant Shanfeng...

Fu Jingyu thought over the entire process, his face suddenly changing as he understood something; looking down at his feet... he almost vomited too.

He pulled Song Lu, who was covering his nose nearby: "Do you still have the calligraphy copies given by Fifth Aunt?"

"Yes."

Song Lu took out several calligraphy copies; Fu Jingyu selected two, pasting one on his own thigh and one on Song Lu's: "Let's go quickly."

The two took a step and soared into the air, walking on the wind.

Song Lu still didn't quite understand: "Walking over would suffice; why waste two calligraphy copies..."

Di Youzhi also figured it out, cursing loudly: "Did that ghost thing pull us out?!

This ghost place is its daily latrine!"

Everyone, looking at the filth covering the ground, couldn't help but feel like vomiting.

Song Lu, in mid-air, let out a scream that shook the heavens, on the verge of tears...

Besides her, there were still over a dozen female Captains in the group, equally suffering and humiliated... constantly cursing that detestable monstrosity.

Xu Yuan had already reached the top of a nearby Shanfeng; the air here finally became fresh.

He retracted the leather pill, placing it aside for the time being.

In a moment, find a water source and wash thoroughly.

That monstrosity has such a huge body, yet such a small mind!

Xu Yuan was very certain that this monstrosity possessed some sinister technique for locking and seizing empty space.

Therefore, it was able to swallow us directly from the village into its belly.

The sword pellet lost its connection with me; it must have been sealed away in another space.

It could have used this trick to dump us anywhere, yet it went out of its way to disgust us.

Xu Yuan stood atop the peak, scanning the surroundings for water.

Below, in the valley, the members of the Purification Office scrambled to escape.

Few had flight techniques; the few who did became lifelines.

"Brother, pull me up!"

Who to pull and who to leave?

So they simply pulled no one, ignoring every plea for help and flying off themselves.

With no other choice, everyone had to "trudge" their way out.

Di Youzhi cursed nonstop along the way; after emerging, he counted his men and found one missing.

"Where's Zhou Leizi?"

"Leizi! Where the hell are you?"

He turned and saw Zhou Leizi standing in the center of the valley, eyes greedy: "All this is prime fertilizer…"

The affliction of a cultivation farmer had struck again.

Di Youzhi flew into a rage: "If you don't get out now, don't come back!"

Zhou Leizi reluctantly emerged, walking slowly and sowing seeds along the way.

Xu Yuan had already found the water source and pointed in one direction: "Follow me."

All around here is that anomaly's territory; within ten miles, there are no other evils.

The group reached a small river without incident and jumped in one after another.

Song Lu led the female Captains to a hidden spot upstream to wash.

Xu Yuan also washed his hide dantian clean.

Fu Jingyu walked over and asked: "That thing… what exactly is it?"

"It's a jiao," Xu Yuan said. "A corpse jiao that's been dead for countless years."

The anomaly's state reminded Xu Yuan of Lin Shuyu.

The corpse jiao seemed to have only recently resealed its soul into its body.

Hence, the soul and corpse still don't harmonize.

And such a massive anomaly possesses immense power.

If it hadn't just recently revived, it would have caused a major uproar long ago.

Fu Jingyu exclaimed: "A jiao! A jiao! Now I know what Lady Fu Shuanghui wants to do!"

…

In Yujing Village, the ancient well had been fully excavated.

Well water spilled out and flowed everywhere.

Liang Yan was urging his men: "Faster! Faster!"

The main diggers were over a dozen strong Wu Xiu; suddenly, one struck something with his hoe, producing a metallic chime.

"Stand back!" Liang Yan shoved the crowd aside, grabbed a iron spade, and carefully dug away the surrounding soil.

Beneath emerged a tangle of roots, wrapped around a rusted sword.

Clinging to the sides were seven or eight clots of blood—congealed yet still crimson!

(End of Chapter)