Those extremely beautiful heterochromatic eyes began to lose their luster. A young and promising man had, in just a moment, turned into an octogenarian!
How could this happen!
Yaohua channeled her spiritual energy into him, but it was just a drop in the bucket, far from making up for the rapid loss.
Thinking of the black qi on Xie Ling, a flash of inspiration struck Yaohua. With a determined heart, she immediately placed her hand on him.
There must be many more clues on Xie Ling. Even if he was guilty, he shouldn't die at this moment!
Suddenly, that familiar red light emerged from her palm, like a fleeting spark. In just an instant, Yaohua lost her strength and leaned backward. Chongming, quick - eyed and quick - handed, quickly supported her.
Thank goodness. It had only drained her spiritual energy and didn't make her faint like last time.
Looking at Xie Ling's face again, it had indeed improved a lot.
Xie Ling gratefully glanced at Yaohua. "Thank you. Could I trouble you with something? The ashes of Xiuxiu and my parents are in the secret chamber under that cellar. Could you bury me with them?"
"Okay." It was a piece of cake, so Yaohua readily agreed. She glanced at the silent Chongming. Thinking that Xie Ling didn't have much time left, she directly asked the most crucial question. "Xie Ling, where did the black fog on you come from?"
Xie Ling shook his head and only said, "Be careful..."
Before he could finish his words, his eyes suddenly widened. Blood gushed out of his mouth and nose, and he couldn't utter a single word.
Yaohua's heart tightened. She reached out her hand to check and said dejectedly, "He's dead!"
Chongming reached out his hand and probed around Xie Ling's spiritual platform. His lips tightened slightly, showing a look of displeasure.
"His soul has scattered."
"What!" Yaohua's eyes suddenly widened.
She had clearly dispelled some of the black fog. Why did Xie Ling still die? And even die so miserably with his soul scattered?
Both of them fell silent. After a while, the black fog around them quickly dissipated. Finally, Jincheng revealed its original dilapidated appearance. Standing on the hill, Yaohua saw that the living corpses in the city had also turned into white bones.
She tried to summon back the evil - repelling sword given by her elder brother and heard a sigh from behind.
With a wave of his long sleeve, Chongming took them and Xie Ling's body to the cellar full of bones.
As Xie Ling wished, they buried him with his parents and Xiuxiu.
However, to Yaohua's surprise, in the place where the ashes of the Xie couple and Xiuxiu were stored, she actually saw a lot of strangely - shaped grains.
"I thought no crops could grow here. Why are there so many..." Yaohua couldn't think of how to put it for a moment. After all, she had never seen red wheat or vegetable leaves shaped like human faces.
The more she looked, the more curious she became. She simply squatted down and reached out her hand to touch them, but was intercepted by Chongming halfway.
"Don't touch." Chongming showed a look of disgust. "They're dirty."
"But Master, it's been a long time since plants have grown like this in Shenzhou." Yaohua was reluctant to give up. Her eyes were fixed on those seedlings.
"These are all seeds that Xie Ling forced to grow by using the vitality of the common people in the city." Chongming gathered spiritual energy in his palm and made those plants disappear. "The red color and the human - face shapes are because of the deep resentment of the common people in the city."
I see, Yaohua realized. It occurred to her that the other day when Master said the potatoes she hit the living corpse with were dirty, it wasn't because those potatoes had touched the living corpse, but because they were stained with the blood of countless people.
Finally, she felt relieved.
"Then was the death of Immortal Lord Xingye... also caused by Xie Ling?"
Chongming didn't say yes or no. "The matter in Jincheng is over. You did a great job, Yaoyao."
Over? Xie Ling had said "be careful" at the end but didn't say who to be careful of. There might still be more to this matter.
Yaohua's eyes rolled around. "Then Master, you must still take me with you for such experiences in the future!"
She was going to advance and retreat together with her master!
"Okay."
"Beep—Congratulations on obtaining 1 piece of Xirang and unlocking 1 plot of land. You can plant vegetables: potatoes. May the host continue to work hard!"
The listless voice of the system suddenly sounded in her mind.
The smile on Yaohua's face froze.
What?
What did she just hear?
Xirang?
The Xirang that could grow by itself infinitely and was used to stop the flood?
Oh my god!
She didn't expect this system to have such a precious item!
Yaohua was overjoyed. In just an instant, she had already thought about how to use this piece of Xirang, how to change the soil in Shenzhou, and plant all kinds of food crops all over the continent!
[Please note that the current host can only use one plot of land and can only plant one kind of vegetable.]
The corners of Yaohua's mouth that had been rising wildly stiffened. "What did you say?"
One plot of land?
She had such a precious item as Xirang, but she could only plant on one plot of land!
"System brother, did you make a mistake somewhere?" She pitifully called out to the system in her mind.
This Xirang was quite different from what she had read about in the books.
"System brother, please pay attention to me?"
The system was so quiet as if it had never appeared.
Yaohua felt like swearing. She gritted her teeth and forced a smile. "Then you should at least tell me where the potato seeds are."
As soon as she finished speaking, she found a few potatoes in her waist bag. While her master wasn't paying attention, she quickly lowered her head to check.
There were several familiar potatoes lying quietly in her small bag. They were exactly the potatoes that the system had given her for emergency use before!
System, you're really something!
So stingy!
"Why aren't you moving?" There was no movement behind him for a long time. Chongming turned around curiously. Seeing Yaohua pinching her waist bag with a dejected look, he couldn't help but ask.
Yaohua had just been condemning the system in her mind. The system had remained silent, making her feel like she had punched cotton. She was extremely annoyed. But when she looked up and saw Chongming's pleasing face, most of her anger immediately dissipated.
She showed a smile again. "Master, I'm coming!"
Chongming was suspicious. "Are you feeling unwell?"
"What do you mean, Master?" Yaohua was puzzled. Although being toyed with by the system made her very unhappy, she was really happy to be with her master.
"It's normal to encounter such things during the first experience. In the past, some immortal lords were also like this. The world is full of different states. You'll get used to it gradually in the future."
It turned out that Master thought she was sad about the matter in Jincheng and was deliberately comforting her.
Oh my god, Master is so kind!
Yaohua nodded. "Master is absolutely right. I've gained a lot from this trip. In the future, I'll share your worries, Master. Don't be sad anymore!"
[Please note that only thirty potato seedlings can be planted on one plot of land. May the host plant them carefully!]
The system that had been pretending to be dead suddenly jumped out again. Yaohua's mouth twitched, and she couldn't wait to beat it up on the spot.