Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 17 Avoiding the Edge

Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong quickly hid themselves and secretly followed the sound to look.

The donkey was also peeking out curiously, but Lin Xiu slapped it on the forehead, and it finally calmed down.

Two robust middle-aged men walked along the desolate road, dressed in fine clothes, but they were worn so badly that their original color was no longer discernible, and there were several tears in their clothes that had not been repaired.

Both men carried knives at their waists, and more than one at that. They also carried bundles on their backs. One of the men, with a broad face, had a long, forked strip of flesh hanging from his back, revealing white bone, which looked rather eerie.

This is?!

Lin Xiu was filled with doubt and surprise. The white bones seemed to be human ribs, because there was not much flesh in the chest area, so they were exposed and protruding from the chest.

The exposed area below also appears to be a leg bone joint.

As for why it stops below that, I feel there's no need to think about it anymore.

Lin Xiu turned to look at Yao Rongrong and saw that the heroine Yao's brows were furrowed and she looked somewhat serious, so he lowered his body even further.

He listened intently and heard someone on the road say, "This village is nice; there are so many well-preserved houses. If there's no danger, we'll just stay here."

The other said, "Okay, okay! Hurry up! We've walked so far, I'm starving. We should eat the rest of the meat, or it'll rot."

Lin Xiu felt nauseous listening to this.

One of them said, "Be careful, let's check first. It wouldn't be good if there were people inside."

Another said, "Absolutely, absolutely."

However, despite saying that, they didn't seem as cautious as Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong. They didn't hide their presence and sneak around the side of the village to investigate like Lin Xiu and Yao Rongrong did.

Whether these two were overconfident in their abilities or simply careless and reckless, they only peered into the village from the entrance for a short while before brazenly entering.

Lin Xiu felt that they had been cautiously waiting for nothing.

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this could actually be considered a good thing for him.

The two who entered the village were so careless that it was unlikely they would notice them. Once they went deeper into the village, he estimated that he, the heroine, and the donkey brother could safely take a detour and leave.

And indeed, that was the case.

After waiting a while with Yao Rongrong and Brother Donkey, he set off and left without disturbing the two who entered the village.

Even though the donkey cart was creaking and groaning, the two people in the village didn't notice.

"That's just how the world is these days. Haven't you seen it yet, sir?"

As they left their hiding place, Yao Rongrong said this to Lin Xiu.

It seems that Lady Yao has already noticed that Lin Xiu's expression is not right.

Lin Xiu said, "Of course I have seen it. When the disaster first broke out, the city was in chaos and there were no supplies."

I fled the city with some living people, and things were fine at first. But after we went up Wolong Mountain and were frightened by the living dead of the Guanxing Sect, we fled back down, and that's when things started to go wrong.

I followed the crowd for a few days, and then some people went missing.

Another day passed, and another person went missing. I sensed something was wrong and became alert. On the third night, I discovered that someone had been kidnapped by a group of people, killed and eaten, and their flesh was divided up.

That's why I left them and fled back to Mengzhou City, where I lived alone from then on, with no intention of having any further entanglements with anyone.

If you hadn't insisted I travel with you, I doubt I would have gone the same way.

"..."

Yao Rongrong was silent for a moment, but then suddenly revealed a charming and alluring smile.

Lin Xiu added, "As for just now, it was just that I was thinking about that scene."

If I hadn't been alert and quickly escaped, I don't know when I would have become someone else's meal.

"Um……"

Yao Rongrong stopped laughing and remained silent.

Neither of them felt like talking anymore and focused on continuing their journey.

They walked around the mountain, which was neither particularly large nor small. It took them half a day to finally reach the other side of the mountain, which was opposite to the village.

There's a narrow path along the mountainside here, not as wide and flat as the other side. The donkey brother, pulling the cart, had to be more careful to avoid disturbing any living or dead creatures.

Therefore, after nightfall, the two stopped and did not intend to travel under the cover of night.

There was a forest where they stopped, and the donkey cart could go in. After looking around, Yao Rongrong said, "Let's rest here tonight, it's too dark, and if we encounter any danger, it won't be easy to deal with it."

Lin Xiu said, "What you say is true, heroine."

He glanced at the dark forest, its outline barely visible in the darkness, and sighed, "If only there were a secluded cave here, a place to shelter from the wind and rain, a place to hide."

Yao Rongrong said excitedly, "Let me take a look. If it contains the Lingbo Weibu or Beiming Divine Skill that you mentioned, that would be even better."

"Hmm... no need for the Northern Darkness Divine Art. Nobody in this world has martial arts or internal energy cultivation; if I learn it, there's no one to absorb it from, so wouldn't it be a waste?"

Lin Xiu: "..."

This woman has gone mad...

I was just mentioning it casually, but she actually became interested because of my previous talk about "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and wanted to go find the mysterious cave.

To Lin Xiu's surprise, this female knight-errant Yao actually found a cave.

The entrance to the cave is quite large, large enough for people to pass through, and even a donkey cart could easily enter. The overgrown weeds inside indicate that it has been uninhabited for a long time and there are no animals there, making it a suitable place to rest.

The two went into the cave, ate, and slept, but they didn't unload their luggage from the donkey cart and made do for the night.

After waking up early the next morning, the two ate something simple and then continued their journey.

I walked north along the mountain path for a while, and by noon, the mountain came to an end. The path continued to extend forward, parting ways with the mountains.

The two men and the donkey continued along the road, and as they walked, the path merged into a wide road.

The two didn't know if the road intersected on the other side of the mountain, and they didn't have a map. They were completely unfamiliar with the area, so they could only continue forward.

But as they walked, Yao Rongrong suddenly became alert and turned around. The donkey also brayed and turned its head away.

Lin Xiu: "..."

Both the man and the donkey had better hearing than he did.

Regardless of whether they can hear it or not, just observe their reactions and be alert when necessary.

He placed his hands on the donkey's back, ready to unload the donkey from the oxcart if anything went wrong.

Immediately afterwards, following Yao Rongrong and Brother Donkey's gaze, he saw someone running wildly towards them from behind.

There was only one person.

But his appearance and figure were very familiar. He had no luggage, two bloody marks on his face and shoulders, was carrying a knife, and looked somewhat panicked. He was one of the strong men he had seen outside that deserted village yesterday.

Upon seeing Lin Xiu, Yao Rongrong, and Brother Donkey, the man's expression suddenly changed, overwhelmed by resentment and madness.