Outside Lucky Cave, danger lurks, yet it cannot make the people inside completely quiet, as many are whispering to each other.
Occasionally, so cultivators bring in so scattered citizens, which causes no small amount of commotion.
After all, these are ordinary people. Conversation is their best way to comfort each other. Most of them have never actually witnessed the horrors of evil spirits; they were led here by the cultivators as a place to hide.
In their hearts, this is far from a desperate situation. They even think, perhaps fortunately, that this is no different from natural disasters like earthquakes and floods — just wait it out here until the disaster passes.
As a result, in quite a few groups, people quietly gamble away their saved food, playing a ga of odds. The managing cultivators tolerate such relaxing behaviors because continuously suppressing the emotions of the populace is not beneficial.
There is an old man in a long robe holding a folding fan, who, astonishingly, starts telling stories softly.
His position is not far, right beside the group where You Su is, drawing Liu, Huang, and others over. As for You Su and Ji Lingruo, being cultivators with sharp hearing, they don’t need to sit so close to hear clearly.
You Su is very familiar with the old man’s story; it’s the second part of "The Legend of the White Snake," which he co-authored with his junior sister.
The old man is speaking animatedly, and the audience listens with relish, but the more You Su listens, the more sothing feels off...
Since when did Xu Xian get involved with Xiaoqing? And when did Ms. Bai beco the victim?
Xiaoqing played a savior-like role, rescuing her sister and brother-in-law from under Leifeng Pagoda, but how did it end with Xiaoqing and her brother-in-law becoming a loving couple while the sister is left to care for the children?
This awkward and bizarre romance left You Su bewildered, and he couldn’t help but quietly ask Ji Lingruo:
"Junior sister, why is the storyteller’s ’Legend of the White Snake’ so different from what I told you?"
Ji Lingruo, who was listening enraptured by the story, froze for a mont when she heard You Su’s question:
"Huh? Is that so?"
"I distinctly rember telling you that Xu Xian and Ms. Bai were a couple. How did it arbitrarily beco about the brother-in-law and the sister-in-law being truly in love?"
"Maybe... maybe I rembered it wrong?"
Ji Lingruo laughed awkwardly.
You Su thought about it and found nothing strange. His junior sister was not very bright, and he only told her each story once before she wrote and sold them, so it was normal for her to rember or adapt them incorrectly.
He hadn’t expected such incoherent plots to be praised by bookstore owners for selling well. Surely, the spiritual entertainnt of the Five Continents’ populace wasn’t this barren?
The storyteller closed his folding fan, sipped so water with regret to maintain his scholar’s elegance, and announced loudly:
"To find out what happens next, please listen to the next part."
At this mont, soone in the crowd laughed and said, "Mr. Xue, why is your version different from the one I read? Surely, Mr. Xue just skipped to the good parts?"
Mr. Xue’s face stiffened slightly, turning red. He forced a calm reply:
"I am a scholar; debauched affairs are not sothing I pay attention to. I only see the dramatic romance between humans and demons in the book, not the passion you seek."
Those who first bought the latest edition of "The Legend of the White Snake" and enjoyed it nodded, smiling teasingly at Mr. Xue, internally mocking:
Why the pretense? This author, with the pen na ’Junior Sister Is the Best in the World,’ surely weaves intricate and profound tales. But the real reason for the book’s success is its vivid and explicit descriptions, is it not?
However, these seasoned readers didn’t make a big scene with Mr. Xue, as they still depended on him to tell stories for entertainnt later.
You Su raised an eyebrow, as he had never read, nor could he read, those books Ji Lingruo wrote based on his stories, so he was completely ignorant of their actual contents.
He always assud that the books being sold were not far off from what he recounted. Hearing Mr. Xue’s explanation made him question how stories of debauchery ca from his tales. Even if there were so inappropriate scenes, he and his junior sister would automatically harmonize them during the retelling.
He was about to ask Ji Lingruo for more details when a scream echoed throughout the cave, capturing everyone’s attention.
Responding to the sound, You Su looked over, only to see that in her previously dull eyes appeared the image of a woman, her head adorned with a blood-red octopus-like spirit that made her appear frenzied and eerie. Her body shrank rapidly, drained by the spirit.
It wasn’t only You Su who saw her; everyone in the cave did. They all scread loudly, the sounds of frantic footsteps overlapped, with so people unfortunately falling and being trampled painfully beneath others.
Just a mont ago, the Lucky Cave was considered a safe haven by everyone, but the next, it was invaded by terrifying spirits, instantly turning into chaos.
Reluctantly, You Su protected Ji Lingruo, both hiding in a corner. The sudden change caught him off guard, leaving him only to nervously watch the octopus’s movents.
Ji Lingruo frowned slightly, looking at the spirit.
The cultivators reacted quickly, imdiately surrounding the spirit. Two stationed sect leaders hurried over, leaving the suddenly appearing spirit with no escape.
In You Su’s eyes, this spirit inexplicably grew several tis larger, forcibly withstanding the powerful skills. You Su furrowed his brows deeply, filled with doubt.
The asures to protect Lucky Cave were ticulous, with the mist inside so thin as to be nearly invisible. So how did this spirit manage to appear here without the mist?
You Su could only think of one possibility: this spirit didn’t co from the mist at all!
He turned his head to look at Ji Lingruo, a speculation flashing through his mind like a bolt of lightning: it’s the Dream-eating Ghost!
Taisui and Dream-eating Ghosts are not spirits born from this mist; this blood-red octopus is likely the doing of a Dream-eating Ghost!
The battle in the field intensified; this spirit’s strength differed from those low-level spirits hidden in the mist, capable of matching the two sect leaders evenly.
Suddenly, more blood-curdling screams erupted from the fleeing crowds, as two identical spirits, just like the one seen earlier, erged from two separate throngs of people!
The crowd, like waves bouncing back after hitting rocks, fled once more.
These spirits, like beasts setting upon humans, devoured the cultivators, and tossed common folks to their deaths without care.
For Chuyun City’s main base of operations, the Lucky Cave, to be invaded by spirits without a trace, turning it into a scene from hell, was astonishing.
No! Not without a trace!
You Su suddenly grasped Ji Lingruo’s hand, angrily thinking that they brazenly followed Wu Cheng right in!
But these foolish cultivators underestimated the risks Wu Cheng posed after defeating the seemingly invincible Qi Daodong in their eyes!
At this mont, soone exclaid in surprise:
"The cave door is open! Run now!"
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