Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 19 The Cycle of Heaven's Retribution

Lin Xiu glanced back south and said, "You mean that other person, was he captured and eaten?"

Yao Rongrong said, "Who knows? Maybe. Looking at them, they don't have anything valuable. In this day and age, the only thing of value is probably their flesh."

Her tone was calm, yet subtly contained a hint of emotion, which made Lin Xiu feel a little uneasy.

It felt strangely as if this female warrior in front of me had also eaten too many people, which was why she could talk about this so easily and casually.

He couldn't help but glance at Yao Rongrong.

Yao Rongrong sensed the meaning in Lin Xiu's gaze, lightly licked her red lips, and looked at Lin Xiu with a light laugh: "What, does sir think I've eaten people? Are you afraid I'll eat you too?"

Lin Xiu shook his head and said, "Good and evil will be rewarded in the end; karma is a cycle. Let's run quickly. What if there are pursuers behind this person?"

Yao Rongrong then looked away and said, "Sir is right."

She thought for a moment, then picked up the body from the ground and threw it far away into a patch of weeds, so that the body would be completely hidden by the weeds and would be impossible to spot unless one looked closely.

After doing all that, she clapped her hands and said, "Let's go."

"it is good."

Lin Xiu nodded, turned around and patted Brother Donkey's rump, saying, "Let's go, Brother Donkey."

The two people and the donkey quickly continued on their way.

Lin Xiu walked briskly, continuing to use the method taught by Yao Rongrong.

In just a day or two, this kind of cultivation seemed to have become an instinct for Lin Xiu. As long as he was not sleeping or eating, he would maintain this breathing and movement rhythm wherever he went.

At the same time, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, this alluring female knight-errant didn't throw the middle-aged man's corpse onto the donkey cart as food. It seems she's not a cannibal...

Otherwise, Lin Xiu was afraid that one day he wouldn't have enough to eat, and that the woman might take advantage of him while he was asleep to suddenly attack and kill and eat him.

Speaking of which, this enchantress appears to be bewitching on the surface, but sometimes she also seems to have a touch of innocence. She's quite complex, and it's hard to tell which one is her true nature.

After walking for a while, the two saw another fork in the road. After a brief discussion, they chose the straight road to continue.

The two thought that if the middle-aged man was being pursued by soldiers, he was more likely to take a side road.

If there are pursuers, you should definitely think from the perspective of a strong, able-bodied man.

The likelihood of a middle-aged man escaping by continuing to run along the main road is, of course, much smaller.

Taking a side road or even deviating from the main road is more likely to lead to this.

If they are pursuers, they will naturally search in more secluded places.

Unexpectedly, their judgment was wrong.

Or rather, it wasn't exactly a mistake...

After walking along the main road for a short while, Yao Rongrong suddenly turned around alertly and drew her thin sword from her waist, clearly having heard some noise.

Lin Xiu immediately drew the knife he had just obtained from the strong man and placed his hand on the donkey's back.

Before he could even see a single person, he suddenly heard a whooshing sound, a sharp "whoosh."

It's a bow and arrow!

He immediately realized this, and looking in the direction of the sound, he saw an arrow flying towards him from afar.

This was the result of him taking two Qi-boosting and spirit-nourishing pills and cultivating for such a long time. If it were before, he would never have been able to hear such a subtle sound so clearly.

It's impossible to hear it early enough or react in advance.

"Be careful!"

He quickly called out and loosened the straps from the donkey's back.

The arrow was aimed directly at the donkey, making it the primary target.

However, the arrow did not hit the donkey.

As the arrow flew close, it made a "ding" sound.

Yao Rongrong acted quickly, flicking her slender sword to deflect the arrow off course.

"Sir, you should take Brother Donkey and leave first. We're unlucky; they chose this road."

Yao Rongrong said in a solemn voice.

"Shh-"

A whistle suddenly rang out, followed by another arrow, but this time from a different direction.

Clearly, the person in the shadows had fired an arrow and was not staying in one place, or perhaps there was more than one person chasing after them.

"Shh-"

"Shh-"

"Shh-"

Whistles also sounded from other directions, some near, some far, some to the south, some to the north, one after another, in a chaotic manner, sounding as if they were approaching one by one.

Lin Xiu took a deep breath and said, "We can't escape. It seems we weren't just unlucky; they split into several groups to chase us. They've surrounded us."

"Um."

Yao Rongrong nodded, knowing that there was no point in saying anything now. She suddenly sprang up, blocking the second arrow that was shot at her, and darted away. It seemed that she had already locked onto the person in the shadows.

She went to defend against the enemy, while Lin Xiu completely unloaded the donkey cart from Brother Donkey's back, freeing Brother Donkey from its predicament.

"Clang—"

The sound of weapons clashing rang out not far away, and even some sparks flew out, which caught Lin Xiu's eye.

Lin Xiu then heard a muffled groan, which seemed to come from Yao Rongrong's opponent.

After a muffled groan, the man shouted, "Don't let them get away!"

"Don't worry, he can't escape! Haha, he's down!"

A voice suddenly appeared nearby, startling Lin Xiu. He then realized that someone had unknowingly crept up to him, holding a weapon that resembled a hook-and-sickle spear.

With a shout, the man suddenly darted out, intending to use the curved blade of his weapon to hook the donkey's hoof.

The man was on the other side of Brother Donkey, while Lin Xiu was on this side, holding a weapon, but he was unable to help for the time being.

"Brother Donkey!"

He yelled and simply flung the knife in his hand away.

The knife flew out of his hand, narrowly missing the donkey's belly, and then slammed into the ground.

The man's hook-and-sickle spear came at him, but was momentarily blocked by the knife, slightly hindering his advance.

But the donkey was quick-witted. Taking advantage of the opportunity, it leaped forward and its hooves immediately escaped the attack range of the "hook and sickle spear".

The man seemed to grow even more excited, shouting, "You beast! You think you can escape? Watch me hook you again!"

With a flick of his wrist, he flipped the "hook-and-sickle spear" over, turning the hook blade in another direction, and took a big step forward, hooking it again at the donkey's hoof.

But he didn't notice that when the donkey hopped forward, it had already turned its rear end towards him.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

"What a black donkey!" he exclaimed disdainfully. With a flick of his rump, he raised his two hind legs and kicked backward with incredible speed, comparable to a martial arts master.

The donkey's hooves flew up, and the man's "hook-and-sickle spear" instantly missed its target.

At this moment, he had already used up his move and had no time to adjust his movements. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he saw a huge donkey hoof kicking down and slamming into his face.