It turned out that this pillar didn't want to help her at all. Instead, he wanted to treat her like livestock, fatten her up and then make her into food!
She had known this city was strange. Even a grandfather and grandson here could be at odds with each other. Why had she trusted a child she'd only met once?
It was no use regretting now!
The room was filled with the smell of that spice. Yaohua tightened her fingers. By now, she had no strength to resist at all.
What was in that clay pot wasn't any kind of grass root. It was clearly a kind of mind - numbing incense that made her lose the ability to resist!
"There's nothing left at home to feed her. We'll slaughter her when your father comes back. Let's go and boil some water first."
The woman smiled as she tied Yaohua's hands and feet with a rope.
It was noon at this moment. There were still several hours until nightfall. Yaohua simply closed her eyes and slowly circulated the fragmented spiritual power in her body.
Night fell as promised.
The sound of unlocking woke Yaohua up.
A ferocious - looking man walked over slowly, holding a butcher's knife.
The woman was following behind the man, carrying two buckets.
Both of them were rotting to varying degrees. Just like the grandfather and grandson of the stone family, they had become mindless living corpses.
"If we slaughter this little girl, we can at least eat for half a month."
How nice they were thinking! Yaohua curled her lips.
Master, if you don't come out to save me soon, you'll lose your lovely disciple forever!
The man smiled as he wiped his knife and measured it against Yaohua's neck, as if thinking about how to make the cut so as not to waste Yaohua's blood.
It stank so much!
Yaohua held her breath and stared straight at the rotten flesh on the man's face, afraid that if he exerted too much force, it would fall directly on her.
As the blade moved across her neck, a cold sensation landed on it, and her hair stood on end bit by bit.
"Dear, stop dawdling. If you delay any longer, the neighbors will smell the scent and come over."
Yaohua nervously clenched her fists.
Her spiritual power showed no sign of recovery. Was she really going to let this man's knife fall on her neck?
Throughout the tens of thousands of years of the Phoenix Clan's history, no phoenix had ever died so miserably!
Just as the shiny knife was about to fall, Yaohua suddenly found two round objects in her hand.
"Wait!"
Yaohua suddenly gained a burst of strength. She kicked the table opposite her and then smashed the objects in her hand hard at the man.
Bang—
She heard a dull sound. Then Yaohua saw the man, his face all lumpy, pouncing towards her.
Yaohua quickly dodged. Well, that planting system had only given her two potatoes.
What good were two potatoes?
Unexpectedly, the woman suddenly let out a surprised voice, "Dear, it's potatoes!"
"Potatoes?"
The man stopped his action and looked down at the ground hesitantly.
Yaohua quietly grabbed a chair. If this man attacked again, she would smash his leg with this chair!
"Sure enough, they're potatoes!"
"We haven't tasted potatoes for so long! This little girl has potatoes on her. She must have something else!" The woman looked over with ill - intent.
Why didn't the system give her two big iron balls?
If they were two big iron balls, she might have been able to smash this guy to pieces!
"Right. We'll keep her in captivity. Then we'll always have fresh potatoes to eat." The man echoed and walked forward. "But this girl is too naughty. Let's chop off her legs tonight."
Yaohua stepped back step by step.
This man was so vicious! Not only did he want to keep her like a livestock, but he also wanted to cripple her!
System, system, hurry up and come up with a reliable way! I really can't hold on anymore!
The butcher's knife was raised high, making a beautiful arc in the air, and then it was about to fall on Yaohua's legs.
Clang—
Yaohua stared with wide eyes. Looking closely, for some unknown reason, the machete in the man's hand suddenly fell to the ground. And the man and woman seemed to have had their vitality suddenly drained. They slumped to the ground and instantly turned into white bones.
Yaohua quickly realized that it must be her master who had found her!
"Master!"
As she called out, Chongming's figure gradually appeared in front of her.
A bright moon rose outside the window. The silver moonlight slanted on his body, outlining his cold and handsome silhouette.
Who else could this be but her handsome master?
Yaohua didn't care that she was dirty. She quickly rushed over. "Master, Yaoyao misses you so much!"
Although they had only been apart for a single day, it seemed like several years had passed.
Just now, she even suspected that she would never see her master again in this lifetime.
The tears that hadn't appeared when she was caught by the living corpses or stabbed by the black - clothed men were swirling in her eyes. Yaohua was both excited and relieved. Fortunately, her master had appeared in time. Otherwise, she would have died with regret!
Chongming's cold gaze had originally been on the two skeletons. Hearing this, his eyes, like a deep pool, suddenly rippled with a doting smile.
"It seems you've learned a lot during this training?"
"Humph, of course I have! But if you had come out a bit later, Master, I would have been chopped by these two villains!" Yaohua wiped away her tears, puffed up her cheeks, let go of her hands, folded her arms, and turned around with a little twist. "Do you have other little disciples? That's why you left me in danger and ignored me?"
After saying that, without waiting for Chongming to speak, she pursed her lips and glanced at him out of the corner of her eye. "But Master is always very busy. I'm not angry with you at all."
She was so cute and innocent. Even when she threw a little tantrum, she was extremely adorable.
Chongming smiled with the corners of his mouth and leaned down slightly, using his spiritual power to heal her injuries. "It's my fault."
Who would have thought that the high - and - mighty God Chongming would one day be so doting on a young girl and even apologize nicely?
If this scene were seen by others, their eyes would probably pop out.
Since her master had directly apologized to her, it meant that this matter was unexpected. Her master hadn't thought such a situation would occur either.
Yaohua raised her little face. "Master, what exactly happened?"
In such a short period of time, she had only given a few fruits to others, and then her master had disappeared. It was obvious that this matter must be very urgent.
Moreover, her master would never have put her in danger on purpose. So he must have thought this matter was easy to solve and that he could come back quickly.
Putting these two situations together, Yaohua suddenly had an idea. "Is it news about Immortal Lord Xingye?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Chongming lower his eyes. "Yesterday, I received a reply suspected to be from Immortal Lord Xingye. But when I rushed there, I found the long - dead body of Immortal Lord Xingye."
He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something else, but Yaohua waited for a long time and didn't hear him continue.
"Immortal Lord Xingye is extremely powerful. I've heard about him when I was in the Phoenix Clan." Her little eyebrows suddenly frowned. Seeing Chongming's dejected expression, Yaohua had a vague guess. "Do you already have a clue, Master?"