Chapter 146: It’s Raining Again
As soon as Ren Tongjin finished speaking, Xuan Xia looked incredulous. “No way, they’ve been hiding inside for so long and haven’t come up with any solution at all? Is it that staying inside has been too comfortable, so getting out or not doesn’t make any difference to them?”
This remark of hers was blatant mockery.
But Ren Tongjin, who was being mocked, had no way to retort.
Those few inside the house really did have the idea of just holing up and waiting for the elders to come rescue them.
Especially after seeing him and asking about the outside situation, they became even more fearless, convinced that their elders would soon come to save them.
However, Ren Tongjin still wanted to persuade Xuan Xia and the other one.
He said, “After it rains, this place will become unsafe. Based on their previous experiences, Evil Spirits only appear when it starts raining.”
Afraid Xuan Xia wouldn’t believe him, Ren Tongjin also reminded her, “We encountered the Summer Insect Fungus before, and it was during the rain.”
“Mm.” Xuan Xia said, “I just found out.”
Ren Tongjin glanced at Qu Xingxuan. It seemed Yuan Zhongshu’s disciple wasn’t as useless as others said.
Qu Xingxuan was puzzled why Ren Tongjin was looking at him and subconsciously moved a few steps toward Xuan Xia, his safe harbor.
Ren Tongjin’s line of sight shifted away from Qu Xingxuan. After thinking for a moment, he still tried to persuade Xuan Xia and the other to go into the house to take shelter.
If calculated by the performance chart ranking, Ren Tongjin was certain these two in front of him were weaker than those in the house, so he really didn’t want them to stay in the unsafe outdoors.
As for the grievances between those in the house and Qu Xingxuan, Ren Tongjin said he would do his best to mediate. Whatever the grievances were, the elders could judge them after they got out.
In short, preserving their lives to get out was the priority at hand.
After expressing his thoughts, Ren Tongjin looked at the two, waiting for their answers.
Ren Tongjin looked at the two, then Xuan Xia also turned her head to look at Qu Xingxuan.
Qu Xingxuan: “……”
Now the pressure was on him, huh?
……
Qu Xingxuan was timid most of the time, but at this moment, he wasn’t timid.
“I’m not going!”
After saying it firmly, less than a second later, Qu Xingxuan immediately changed his tune. “Unless they come out, then I’ll go in and stay.”
Staying in the same house was impossible anyway.
“Mm.” Xuan Xia agreed with a hum.
Ren Tongjin: “……”
Xuan Xia said to Qu Xingxuan, “Don’t just stand there, keep doing your work.”
“Ah?” Qu Xingxuan looked at Ren Tongjin, then at Xuan Xia, said “oh,” chose to listen to Xuan Xia, and continued lowering his head to find the materials he needed for setting up formation.
Xuan Xia glanced at Qu Xingxuan who had resumed work, then asked Ren Tongjin, “Do you plan to go into the house or stay? If you go into the house, can you leave the raincoat for him to wear?”
Ren Tongjin: “……”
Soon, Ren Tongjin silently took off his raincoat.
“Thanks.” Xuan Xia came forward to take the raincoat, then handed it to Qu Xingxuan to put on.
Although she didn’t know if getting rained on here was dangerous, better to have protection.
After that, neither of them paid any more attention to Ren Tongjin.
When Qu Xingxuan finally collected everything he needed, he looked up and saw Ren Tongjin standing quietly nearby, startling him so much he almost threw the small stone in his hand.
Qu Xingxuan looked at Xuan Xia resentfully, as if to say why was he still here.
Xuan Xia seemed to just then notice that Ren Tongjin hadn’t gone back to the house, so she asked, “Do you want to join us?”
Qu Xingxuan immediately coughed, as if reminding her of something.
But Xuan Xia had a different idea.
If she had to choose, compared to those in the house, Ren Tongjin who had come in with her was somewhat trustworthy and could appropriately participate in her plan.
Ren Tongjin had been watching for a while and didn’t know what their plan was. Seeing Qu Xingxuan picking stones and tree branches, he guessed he might be setting up formation, but couldn’t be completely sure.
Now that Xuan Xia had asked directly, he also took the opportunity to voice his curiosity. “What do you plan to do?”
Xuan Xia said, “Lure out the main fiend of this Illusionary Scenery.”
Ren Tongjin was stunned, then incredulous. “You want to dispel the fiend?”
Dispel? Qu Xingxuan thought silently, she wants to force it open.
Xuan Xia: “Right.”
Ren Tongjin’s face tightened. “You two…” Are you crazy?
If they weren’t too familiar with each other, he would have said it outright.
But Xuan Xia knew what he wanted to say and said flatly, “Let’s give it a try.”
Then she calmly asked him, “Don’t you want to give it a try?” Just like asking if he wanted to play a game where winning or losing didn’t matter.
Ren Tongjin furrowed his brow deeply. Dispelling the Illusionary Scenery was exactly the method for their cultivation training, wasn’t it?
And cultivation training not only improved the ranking on the performance chart but also accumulated merit.
Of course he wanted to give it a try.
Even knowing this was a Mountain Mirage Fiend, different from ordinary Illusionary Scenery.
Even knowing his own strength wasn’t that great.
After a moment of silence, Ren Tongjin nodded very slightly.
“Good.” Xuan Xia clapped her hands in satisfaction.
She first directed Qu Xingxuan not to just stand there but to hurry up and work, then turned her attention to Ren Tongjin and asked him, “Do you have any life-saving skills? If so, use them all later.”
In case he didn’t understand, she specially pointed at the three of them. “To protect us three.”
Ren Tongjin: “……”
Qu Xingxuan, hearing this, spoke up first. “Then I can also set up a Spirit Protection Formation.”
Xuan Xia turned to look at him. “How come you know so much now?” Last time he couldn’t do anything, didn’t know anything.
Qu Xingxuan pouted, knowing the implication in her words, and defended himself quietly. “I knew how originally. And it’s not like I can set up formations anywhere.”
Just like last time, that Illusionary Scenery had no suitable terrain or conditions, no materials inside for him to set up properly, right?
Besides, practice makes perfect, and he wasn’t allowed to grow?
“Then set it up.” Xuan Xia was especially curious about what formation Qu Xingxuan could set up since she couldn’t.
“Yeah.” Qu Xingxuan thought for a moment and decided to set up the Spirit Protection Formation first.
Xuan Xia was really curious about how to set up formation and stopped talking to Ren Tongjin, focusing on watching Qu Xingxuan operate.
Although Qu Xingxuan said he could do it and talked about setting up this formation and that one, when it came time to actually do it, he became timid again, and it wasn’t as smooth as when he practiced normally.
It made Xuan Xia and Ren Tongjin feel varying degrees of anxiety watching.
Finally, after setting up the Spirit Protection Formation, as he started on another one, a raindrop suddenly hit the back of Qu Xingxuan’s hand.
Qu Xingxuan said “eh,” raised his head, “It’s raining again.”
Xuan Xia and Ren Tongjin also felt it.
It was raining again.
The Evil Spirits were about to come out again.
Ren Tongjin couldn’t help but think of Ren Tongli and the others still holed up in the house, turning back to look toward the end of the narrow path.
In the next second as he turned his head, he suddenly heard a whistling sound, like a wild beast’s shrill cry.
Followed by a crashing sound.
Just as he thought the house should be safe, Qu Xingxuan also shouted in a hushed voice, “Holy crap!”
He turned around and saw not far away, a Summer Insect Fungus standing tall, a whole row of human faces staring straight at them.
If he wasn’t mistaken, that was the same one from before.
