Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 351 The White Ghost
The eldest daughter of the Qi family was a low-grade Iron Bone cultivator. Although her magic weapon needle, after being mixed with Blazing Sun Profound Gold, reached the level of a Profound Treasure, it could only pierce flesh and blood, but could not penetrate through.

She was startled by a muffled groan of pain.

After all, being in Qinzhou, she had considered that Pei Xia might disregard their camaraderie and make a move.

But no one expected him to act so decisively.

Moreover, the female cultivator did not dodge or evade at all, and even seemed to be cooperating with him!
Before she could make another move, Feng Yao, whom she had been using as a shield, made another unexpected move—Feng Yao grabbed the long needle that was still halfway in her chest, forcibly pulled out flesh, and stabbed it into her opponent!

madman!

Even though I've seen all sorts of crazy people in town over the years, I've never seen anyone as reckless as Feng Yao.

The woman could only throw Feng Yao away and take several steps back.

The courtyard gate was opened, but Pei Xia didn't move. Instead, she glanced at Jiang Shu behind her and said, "You go first!"

Jiang Shu was carrying the little girl from Beishi City on his back, which made it difficult for him to move around. In addition, his magic weapon, the short sword, was only at the level of a rare item, and it was very likely that it would not be able to break through the opponent's iron bones. It would be better to let him leave first.

Jiang Shu was straightforward; carrying the person, she leaped and, taking advantage of the moment the other person retreated, slipped through the courtyard gate.

The opponent tried to stop him, but saw a figure flash by, and Pei Xia blocked his way again.

With a clang of steel, she raised her knee and delivered a powerful whip kick towards Pei Xia.

Without spiritual power, Pei Xia's martial arts physique is only at the foundational level, which is not enough to contend with the Iron Bone Refining Head.

But Feng Yao once again risked her life to stand in front of him.

As the copper and iron clashed, with a metallic clang, Feng Yao was kicked away again. The arm he used to block the blow clearly bent outward, indicating that his bones and flesh had broken.

But even with this brief obstruction, Pei Xia felt a gust of wind from her sleeve.

The Sea Patrol Sword fell into his hand!
Although the decayed wood grain doesn't look intimidating, the pure blood of the Returning Void within still retains pure spiritual power. When the sword blade cuts through, the chilling sword light makes the woman's heart tremble!
Wait, could this kid be a bastard?!

He doesn't have a body of copper or iron, but he is agile, possesses many magical artifacts, and is even showing obvious traces of spiritual power at this moment.

The woman dared not confront the patrol officer head-on. Despite having her right arm slashed, she dodged twice and retreated.

His gaze was fixed on Pei Xia: "I've never seen such a young and virtuous man before."

In Qinzhou, Guo Han was also called the ferryman. This was usually because he was born in a chaotic era and had never seen a good life.

People like the eldest daughter of the Qi family, who came from peaceful times, are better able to understand its essence, and they address it as if it were from another state.

Even when Guo Han entered Qinzhou, he was not exempt from the dangers. The depletion of spiritual energy was still the norm, and even with a large amount of supplies, there was still considerable risk. Therefore, those who could succeed in this line of work, in addition to having superb cultivation, usually had extremely rich experience in the martial world and were generally older.

Pei Xia didn't explain, but instead sneered: "You know about Guo Han, so it seems you have some knowledge of other states. Do you know what kind of people you've stewed this time?"

The woman's expression remained unchanged as she calmly said, "If the people of other states treat the Qin people like fresh fruit, then isn't it fair that I use them to make meat soup?"

It sounds like that's really the case.

But Pei Xia wasn't there to argue with her. Seeing that Jiang Shu was no longer outside the door, Pei Xia drew her sword and charged forward again.

He needed to think of a way to force the woman back for a while longer before he and Feng Yao could escape.

Unexpectedly, Tie Gu did not fight Pei Xia this time. Instead, he followed the sword's edge and was swept backward.

What does that mean? Does he think the kidnapped girl is more important and doesn't want to fight with Pei Xia? Pei Xia raised her hand to beckon Feng Yao, who then rushed out of the courtyard.

As Pei Xia left the Qi family's house, she saw the low earthen houses in the town again. She hadn't run far when she looked up and saw Jiang Shu carrying people.

He was not able to escape from the town.

Three hunched, sparse-haired, bulging-eyed, and menacing-toothed figures were taking turns attacking him!
These thin, gray-white figures were not particularly skillful, but they were agile. They had sharp claws on their fingertips, and judging from Jiang Shu's evasive maneuvers, they seemed to pose a threat to Tongpizi's body.

Because he was carrying someone, his movements were restricted. Although Jiang Shu managed to dodge and weave without getting injured, he was unable to escape for the time being.

Meanwhile, the Qi family woman who had retreated was also approaching Jiang Shu!

"Watch out!" Pei Xia shouted.

Jiang Shu hurriedly turned his head and saw a genuine Iron Bone cultivator rushing towards him. Unable to find an opening, he could only turn to the side, allowing the grayish-white hunchbacked figure to tear open the flesh of his left chest with a claw. At the same time, he lunged forward and fell to the ground, finally avoiding a more fatal attack.

The young lady from Beishi City, whom he was carrying on his shoulder, was naturally unable to escape unscathed. She slipped from his grasp and rolled to the side, hitting her head and bleeding.

However, at this moment, there was no time to worry about this young lady.

Pei Xia's most pressing need was for those pills. As for saving people, it was only because of Qi Erlang's entrustment. He couldn't just take the key, find the items, and accept the favor without doing anything in return.

However, at present, they are somewhat struggling to protect themselves.

The tall, slender woman from the Qi family didn't rush to make a move. She stood on the main street of the town, raised her hand, and dozens more hunched white figures, like ghosts, slowly emerged from the shadows of the houses.

One of them was wearing a rather familiar tattered garment.

These are clearly villagers from Sishui Town.

Pei Xia tightened her grip on the sword: "So, you had already used evil magic to turn your fellow villager into a monster."

These emaciated, gray-white figures, so thin you could see their bones, had eyes that showed almost no life or emotion, like some kind of lowly monster.

Judging from Jiang Shu's actions just now, they were swift and had sharp claws. Although they had no cultivation, they were still able to injure the flesh of the copper-skinned creature.

With dozens of such monsters surrounding Pei Xia and her companions, and with Tie Gu in charge, it would be very difficult for them to escape unscathed.

The woman from the Qi family sneered, "Don't flatter me. How could I possibly have such methods? Besides, they weren't forced to become white ghosts; they all did it voluntarily."

Their jaws trembled stiffly, and with a low "hoarse" sound, these so-called white ghosts kept drooling. Their lifeless eyes reflected the figures of Pei Xia and the others, showing neither joy nor sorrow.

“Once you become a white ghost,” the woman sighed, her eyes lowered, “you’ll never feel hungry again.”

No wonder Jiang Shu mentioned that famine was rare in Sishui Town.

At the wedding banquet, they all had happy faces, and although they were thin, they seemed to have never suffered from hunger.

It turns out that there were hardly any living people left in this town.

With a wave of her hand, the woman from the Qi family sent dozens of white figures rushing towards Pei Xia and the other two with a roar.

It is sometimes very difficult to defeat a strong enemy with a weaker force, or to fight outnumbered opponents with more people. In particular, in hand-to-hand combat, the space to get close to the enemy is very limited. Sometimes, rushing in together can actually hinder each other.

But the white ghosts don't have this problem. In some ways, they are similar to Feng Yao. They don't feel pain and aren't afraid of getting hurt. Even if they are being trampled by their companions, as long as they can grab one of Pei Xia's toes, they can consider it a success.

(End of this chapter)