Chapter 42
The New Leader
Campsite south of the village.
Liao Ning rushed back from outside.
Upon entering the house, they saw their father, Liao Shi'an, lying on the bed groaning in pain, his back a bloody mess.
Sun Wen carefully treated the arrow wound, applying medicine to it.
Liu Cuiniang, the mother, sat to one side.
"I almost didn't make it back then; Shen Yi and his men really went all out!"
Liao Shi'an said to Liu Cuiniang with a gloomy face.
Sun Wen then used too much force, causing him to scream in pain.
"Pharmacist Sun, be gentle!"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Sun Wen trembled in fright and kept forcing a smile.
Upon hearing this, Liu Cuiniang said:
"I told you not to go! But you insisted on going with those people to harm Shen Yi and his two friends!"
Liao Shi'an retorted, "What's the point of saying all this now? Aren't I doing this for the good of the family?"
"Luckily we survived. Let's find a chance to ask for their forgiveness as soon as possible," Liu Cuiniang sighed.
"Forgive them? Do you think they can forgive us? Besides, they hurt me like this, and I haven't even settled the score with them yet!"
Liao Shi'an cursed and swore.
But recalling what had just happened still terrified him, and his heart trembled with fear.
Sun Wen then spoke up: "Yes, Cui Niang, that brat Shen Yi is no longer on our side. He's terrifying. We should seize the opportunity to kill him."
"that is!"
Liao Shi'an nodded affirmatively.
"Speaking of which, their arrows are like steel, heavy and sharp, impossible to cut or block!"
"Our arrows are like limp noodles; they fall apart as soon as they touch them and have no effect whatsoever on them."
It felt like being attacked from a lower dimension; everyone who was slow to run was wiped out.
His arrow wound was from the first arrow that Wang Tieming had blocked with his heavy sword at the very beginning.
The arrow flew backward and, by sheer coincidence, pierced right into the flesh of his back.
Liao Shi'an was lucky to survive.
The pain was so intense that I immediately ran backward, narrowly avoiding the tragedy that was about to unfold.
"Father, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing his daughter Liao Ning's voice.
Liao Shi'an quickly turned his head and said:
"Ah Ning, you're finally back! That arrow wound was inflicted by that brat Shen Yi. You need to quickly think of a way to get rid of him."
Liao Ning could see that her father was all bark and no bite at the moment.
She had already heard from others about what happened in the village today.
"Could it be that Shen Yi is truly completely different from before...?"
At this moment, Liao Ning pursed her lips, her heart wavering slightly.
"Ah Ning, Ah Ning!"
Liu Yu pushed the door open and came in from the outside, his face grave: "Brother Tieming is dead. Now the camp is in a state of panic, leaderless."
He looked at Liao Ning and suggested:
"Ah Ning, now that you've broken through to the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm, we've all discussed it and decided that you'll take charge and lead everyone to continue surviving in the camp!"
Hearing Liu Yu's sudden suggestion.
Liao Ning's mind began to stir, and an unnamed ambition quietly began to grow.
Should I... lead everyone?
"Ah Ning, you've already reached the third level of the Qi and Blood Realm!?"
Liao Shi'an and Liu Cuiniang looked over in surprise.
"That's right." Liao Ning nodded in acknowledgment.
"Hahaha! My daughter is really amazing!"
Liao Shi'an was overjoyed and immediately said, "Xiao Yu's suggestion is excellent; you should be the leader of this camp!"
"Once you become the camp leader, we'll figure out a way to get rid of Shen Yi."
Sun Wen nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Aning, Shen Yi is not a stabilizing factor; he must be eliminated!"
Now that Shen Yi's fearsome reputation has spread, Sun Wen is actually the most worried.
He swallowed all of the Shen family's grain, leaving only five healing pills, clearly intending to wipe them out completely.
Sun Wen is now terrified that Shen Yi and his group will come to settle this score, or he'll be finished.
Therefore, he has always wholeheartedly supported the elimination of Shen Yi.
Wang Tieming was planning to make a move against Shen Yi, and he was also fanning the flames from the sidelines.
Liu Cuiniang immediately became anxious and said:
"Honey, don't tell Ah Ning anything. Once wasn't enough, are you going to go after that kid Shen Yi too?"
"Ah Ning, don't listen to your father's nonsense! You absolutely mustn't fight with Shen Yi! You two were such good friends when you were little, have you forgotten?"
"Damn it, who gave you the right to say that?"
Liao Shi'an glared at him fiercely and raised his leg to kick him.
However, an iron rod suddenly reached out and pinned him down.
He looked up in astonishment at Liao Ning's cold eyes, his lips moved slightly, but he didn't dare to utter a sound for a moment.
"I will try to lead the camp forward, but it's no longer Wang Tieming's responsibility. I have no grudge against Shen Yi, so there's no need to say anything more."
Liao Ning spoke slowly.
She loosened her grip on the iron bar, her eyes flashing with sharpness.
"We are all from the same village, and we should support each other. Moreover, there are no able-bodied people in the village at the late stage of the Qi and Blood Realm right now, so we should work together to make the village strong again as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this...
Liao Shi'an dared not say anything more.
He sensed that his daughter's gaze was completely different from before, now carrying a strange sense of oppression.
Upon seeing this, Sun was extremely anxious, but dared not say anything and silently began to devise a countermeasure.
……
Shen Yi examined the Zhangyu Stone Eye for a while, then tried to upgrade it by incorporating Yin Soul Wood.
[The folk materials do not match!]
Not every folk material can upgrade a certain item.
The Zhangyu Stone Eye is clearly incompatible with Yin Soul Wood.
Shen Yi had no choice but to give up.
He then took out the black donkey talisman skin to try it out, but it still couldn't be upgraded using the Yin Soul Wood.
"It seems I need to explore more folk materials," Shen Yi thought to himself.
yard.
After the four finished eating, they seized the time to cultivate.
Guan Yue looked at Shen Yi with surprise.
The three of them ate seven pounds of the twelve-pound pot of monster meat and were still stuffed.
Shen Yi ate more than five jin by himself!
His body was surging with heat and energy, which gave her a sense of pressure even from several meters away.
"Such solidified Qi and blood!"
Guan Yue was amazed.
Her eyes softened; it seemed that following Shen Yi was a wise choice.
Time passed, and another night quickly fell.
The eerie hissing of spirits echoed outside, growing louder and closer.
Shortly thereafter.
The sound of chopping wood could be heard outside the Shen family's courtyard.
The wooden golems are putting their purpose to use!
Judging from the noise, it seems to be the lantern ghost again.
Soon after, countless lantern ghosts ravaged the entire village.
Several lantern demons broke through the wooden golem soldiers' defenses and rushed in through the deliberately open gate.
Shen Yi casually picked up the Yin Wood Spear from the side and tossed it to Guan Yue, indicating:
"Go, kill them."