CHAPTER 342: CHAPTER 342: SUDDEN CHANGE

"Jianghu people?"

Although the shopkeeper’s words expressed this meaning.

But when Baiyu really heard it, he still felt a strong sense of dissonance.

Many vocabularies.

They don’t have them in their language.

It’s up to Baiyu himself to guess what they really mean.

"Yes, they came to our village a while back, supposedly because there was a Jianghu treasure from our village.

But us ordinary folks, how dare we meddle in such affairs.

They stayed in the village for several days.

Then they went there, I’m not sure where."

The shopkeeper shook his head.

Baiyu nodded, dismissed him, then turned his gaze to Qianren: "What do you think?"

Qianren pondered for a moment: "Brother Yu, I find this matter quite suspicious.

We should first secretly gather information to gauge their true strength."

"Hmm, though I suspect those gathered here might have the same goal as us."

Baiyu pointed to the official uniform on his body.

Qianren immediately understood his meaning.

These Jianghu people might also be here for Long Ji.

After all, there are many vendettas in the Jianghu, and Long Ji’s crimes are clearly written on the bulletin.

He’s offended quite a few people.

Being the head of Kunling Blade Village also entangles him in many interests and relationships.

The two of them sat in the inn’s lobby eating, not drinking.

They listened to the surrounding discussions of various strange events with curiosity.

Yet, the people here probably don’t know.

The world they are in is just a story in a book.

This feeling was really odd.

Both Qianren and Baiyu felt it was a real, flesh-and-blood world.

...

Night.

Qiong Xue walked in, drank a bowl of water, and said softly: "Outside in the wilderness, there are traces of Martial Artists fighting.

As for Long Ji.

I didn’t gather much information.

But I heard another news, that a long-lost knife master of the Jianghu left behind a legacy here.

Martial Artists from hundreds of miles around are rushing over here.

Even some from further away."

Knife users...

Long Ji was also a knife user.

"Let’s go have a look."

Baiyu felt that if he were to gain benefits from this world, he should see what level these Jianghu people were at.

...

Night, silent and quiet.

Five people walked early on the mountain path.

Qiong Xue followed the information gathered during the day, leading the way forward to the so-called knife master’s legacy place.

However.

Halfway through, Qiong Xue became somewhat unsure of the direction.

Baiyu’s map was no longer of use.

In the forested mountains, there were no points of reference, so they were essentially groping blindly.

"There’s a bloody smell."

At that moment.

Jiang Xi sniffed, her face serious: "It’s very strong, a lot of people died up ahead."

Because of her extraordinary ability, she was sensitive to the scent of blood.

So the bloody smell in the air, which was detectable only by her, was very intense.

"Let’s go have a look."

Baiyu didn’t hesitate and immediately said.

Soon.

Jiang Xi led the group through the dense forest, turning left and right for twenty minutes, and then the scenery suddenly opened up.

It was a valley.

Birds chirped and flowers blossomed all around.

But the ground was drenched in blood, staining vast patches of grass.

Bodies lay scattered on the roadside, some barely alive, some already dead.

The five of them stopped in their tracks.

They discovered a very familiar person lying on the ground.

A member of the Exploration Club, a student from Celestial South Martial Arts University!

His abdomen had a gaping wound, blood flowing incessantly.

This person was a Tier Eight Martial Artist.

Even at worst, he would’ve reached the stages of Bone Tempering, Forged Skin; ordinary blades would struggle to hurt him.

Let alone his Blood Qi.

The five of them, though not acquainted with him, had seen him earlier in the yard.

Baiyu stepped forward quickly, took a blood-replenishing medicinal pill from his pocket, and placed it into the mouth of the wounded man.

The man was in critical condition.

He had lost too much blood, injuring his internal organs. Unless he was immediately hospitalized, he wouldn’t survive.

Choosing to replenish his Blood Qi with the medicinal pill.

Was indeed the best way to stabilize his breathing.

"Baiyu... you better leave now, hide for a while, there are demons." The man’s chest rose sharply, and when he spoke, a wave of blood spurted out.

Even the pill he swallowed was spat out.

"Demons, real demons.

We encountered several.

Remember.

Beware of other clubs.

Among them, there are demon spies... Luo Hou, President Luo Hou is injured, he likely won’t last much longer."

The man gripped Baiyu’s sleeve tightly with great force.

With each breath.

It felt like he was fighting death.

After saying a few words, he was barely alive, holding on with his last breath.

"What about the deans’ rescue?

Didn’t they say before entering that they would intervene if danger arose?"

Baiyu hurriedly asked.

"No, no one cares for us... maybe the deans cannot interfere with things inside now."

The man gasped heavily, clearly agonized.

"Ning Qian, can he be saved?"

After a moment of silence, Baiyu turned his head and asked.

Ning Qian shook her head.

"Brother, farewell."

Baiyu sighed, laid him down, and ended his life with a knife strike.

Prolonged pain is worse than short-term pain.

Watching the person finally find peace and close his eyes, a dark cloud loomed over all five minds.

Big trouble has occurred!

The deans might have lost control over the Endless World.

There’s a spy among the students!

Demons and the spy are hunting Celestial South Martial Arts University students!

Each point placed them in an extremely unfavorable situation now.

"What should we do now?"

Qianren’s face turned grim.

Though they had heard of demons, they’d never fought such creatures, leaving them utterly unprepared.

The Exploration Club was not weak.

Luo Hou was even a Tier Six Martial Artist.

The five moved together, yet ended in such a fate. The enemies’ strength mightily daunting.

"We continue, students have died, yet Lin Qingsong and the others haven’t reacted at all.

This suggests the situation inside might indeed have spiraled out of control.

The current plan.

The best choice is to find other club experts and act together."

Baiyu had no intention of retreating.

Moreover.

There was no retreat.

If what this student said was true, the demons and spy in this world likely had a plan; escaping might just lead to traps, eventually being picked off one by one.

Now.

Finding and rescuing Luo Hou was priority.

This way they would add another battle force on their side.

...

At this moment.

Celestial South Martial Arts University, four deans looked at the tightly closed book on the table, their expressions dark.

Beside them.

The Black Cat extended its paw to try prying open the pages,

but the book emitted a radiant light, harshly bouncing back its paw.

"No... something changed inside, it can’t be opened."

The tone of Black Cat Pachis was grave.

"What do we do next?

The ninety people inside are all elite students of the university.

If they fall within.

The Martial Arts University this time, will indeed suffer a massive blow."

Ye Sheng gritted his teeth: "These bastards, taking advantage of our focus on the Spirit Realm, choose this very moment to stir trouble!"