CH 376

376: Conspiracy

Zo resisted the urge to look down and instead kept walking one foot in front of the other. He was fortunate in that, though he was a waste in the arts, he had always taken the time to train his body, so his balance was good. As long as nothing happened in the middle, he would make it across.

On the other side, Feng Wu was still fighting with the two corpses. All their attacks were being blocked by Xiao Chun.

Even though their bodies had visible deep cuts from Xiao Chun, they didn’t show any pain. They were unaffected because the air was saturated with evil miasma. It was easy for them to use the miasma to heal, so although their wounds looked scary, they were in actuality not very serious at all.

Their attacks didn’t slow.

On the other hand, though Feng Wu had Xiao Chun to protect her, she was still in danger from their attacks. The scratches on her arm had spirit leaches.

The two ancient corpses were full of evil miasma, so the wounds they inflicted were laced with miasma as well. The miasma would seep deep into the body and cut off a person’s life force if the wound wasn’t healed in time.

This wasn’t a problem for Feng Wu because she had Xiao Chun. Any kind of pollution would be purified instantly the moment it tried to enter her body.

Even if she was using a powerful art and a powerful weapon, the people on the other side had to admit, it was a testament to her strength that she managed to survive for so long.

For young geniuses like her, if they didn’t die, then they didn’t live well. There were plenty of perverts in the world who enjoyed killing geniuses before they had the chance to fully blossom into their powers and abilities.

Feng Wu nodded to herself when she saw that Zo had made it halfway across. She released a powerful sword move to distract the corpses before leaping up and jumping onto the tightrope.

She walked fast. Because her body was light and she knew how to light step, she was able to walk on the rope without jiggling it at all.

If it weren’t for the shouts from people across the cliff, Zo would never have known Feng Wu was coming up behind him.

They were afraid the corpses would chase Feng Wu across the tightrope. If the corpses did chase, then they would have to cut the rope to protect themselves.

Fortunately the two corpses did not give chase. Just as everyone was feeling relieved, the rope snapped and broke.

“Ah!” Zo had not expected Bisi to grab the opportunity and move against them. He only managed to make one scream before both he and Feng Wu fell through the swirling fog.

“What did you do?!”

None of them had expected someone would take the opportunity to attack either.

Bisi had frozen part of the rope to weaken it as Feng Wu and Zo were crossing. Unable to bear their weight, the part that was frozen collapsed and broke into icicles.

Bisi had finally gotten her revenge! Her excitement didn’t dim even in the face of the glares of the group.

“I didn’t do anything. What if those two monsters chased after us?” Bisi said arrogantly.

“Please. Don’t think we can’t see through you. You just took the opportunity to retaliate against those two.”

Their eyes were hostile. Bisi had just stabbed Feng Wu in the back. There was no telling when she would do the same to them. A despicable villain like her, it was better to kill her sooner than later.

Bisi was quick to speak when she saw their intentions. “Don’t worry. I acted against those two because I have a grudge against them. That girl, along with her teammates, killed my father. I have no grudge against the rest of you, so be assured, as long as no one treats me unfairly, I can guarantee that this will probably be the first and only time I’ll move my hand against someone.”

The group looked at each other. So that was why Bisi was so hostile toward Feng Wu and Zo. It turned out there was such a reason behind it. Surprisingly, no one questioned her or suspected her of lying. After all, who would use their father to lie?

The group’s reason for wanting to murder her dropped a lot after hearing that. They wouldn’t kill her, but they wouldn’t trust her and lower their guard around her either.

Bisi was relieved to have dispelled their murderous intentions. She wasn’t sure if she would have been able to escape from so many people. Plus, it would have been too dangerous to move through the tomb alone.

If they had insisted on trying to kill her, she would have had escape and travel alone. But fortunately the group changed their mind about killing her.

Feng Wu and Zo’s death didn’t disturb the group. None of them had extra pity to spare on strangers. It was acknowledged that adventurers faced dangers every day, with death constantly around the corner.

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Unknown poisonous small things crawled through the white hill made of bones. There was no grass, only a few poisonous flowers leaning against the wind in the blood colored ground.

Shrill screams whipped through the air while the wind cut like a knife through skin. The whole thing made you feel cold despair.

Living creatures wouldn’t survive in the white shrouded land.

Zo felt someone patting his cheek so he struggled to open his eyes. Once he did, he saw a vague figure in front of him.

“Feng Wu?” Zo called out uncertainly.

“You’re awake. Do you feel better?” Feng Wu wrinkled her button nose. The worry was clear in her black-crystalline eyes.

“Are we at the bottom of the cliff?” Zo shivered as he looked at their surroundings. “We’re still alive! I thought we were dead.” At that time, his unwillingness had been so palpable, he nearly drowned in it. He carried the life and death of all those in the future on his back.

Dying before accomplishing anything, how could he face everyone who had sent him back?

But fortunately he was still alive, and as long as he stayed alive there was always hope. He would complete his mission to save the world from destruction. Zo reaffirmed the oath in his heart.