Chapter 225: Mudslide

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Chapter 225: Chapter 225: MudslideThe storm was ferocious and showed no signs of stopping anytime soon. Fang Bai, having nothing better to do, sat cross-legged next to Dongfang Ruhua, circulating his Cultivation Technique, and tried to recover his cultivation. Before long, Dongfang Ruhua woke up again. After a brief sleep, her spirit had visibly improved, and her body didn’t feel as weak as before. This time, Dongfang Ruhua did not cry, but sat there with reddened eyes and clenched fists, listening as Fang Bai recounted the events that took place while she was unconscious. When she learned that Fang Bai had killed the Lingnan Poison Venerable, who had murdered her two bodyguards, Dongfang Ruhua’s tightly clenched fists slowly relaxed, but her little face still wore an expression of deep sorrow. "Alright, you should eat something first. Once the rain stops, we’ll leave the mountain!" Fang Bai comforted Dongfang Ruhua with a few words, took out some stored food and water from his Spatial Ring, and placed them in front of her. Seeing Fang Bai produce a pile of food and water seemingly out of thin air, Dongfang Ruhua was amazed, but she was too saddened by the death of the two bodyguards to inquire about it. "Big brother, thank you. You not only avenged Uncle Zhang and Uncle Wang by killing that Lingnan Poison Venerable, but you also saved me once again!" After eating something and drinking a few sips of water, Dongfang Ruhua felt strength return to her body, stood up, and said to Fang Bai gratefully. Fang Bai waved his hand and said, "That Lingnan Poison Venerable seemed to be targeting you specifically. Think about it, have you offended anyone recently?" "Ah? Me... I haven’t!" Although Dongfang Ruhua came from a noble family, she was as innocent as a blank sheet of paper. Whether at home or at school, she was obedient and never caused trouble. Even when she was wronged, she seldom complained or cried to others. When Fang Bai asked her if she had offended anyone, she truly couldn’t think of anyone. "Then it must be your Dongfang Family that has offended someone. Otherwise, why would someone spend a fortune to hire an expert like the Lingnan Poison Venerable to kill you!" Fang Bai guessed that this incident might involve a feud between noble families. He wondered if intervening this time could bring trouble upon him, but he did not regret his actions and would do the same if he were to face a similar situation again. seaʀᴄh thё NôᴠeFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Boom— Just then, a loud noise came from outside the cave, followed by something that seemed to pour down suddenly, completely blocking the entrance. Fang Bai was startled and, with his left hand, he wrapped around Dongfang Ruhua’s soft waist, swiftly whisking her deeper into the cave. After rushing for several dozens of meters, Fang Bai stopped and looked back, only to see that the place where they had been standing was now completely covered by the mudslide. "That was close!" Seeing the massive amount of mudflow pouring into the cave, Fang Bai couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat. Although Fang Bai was powerful, he was not yet capable of contending with the might of nature. Facing a mudslide, he had no choice but to flee. If Fang Bai had reacted even a bit slower, both he and Dongfang Ruhua could have been swallowed by the torrential mudflow. If they had been swallowed by the mudslide, even if Fang Bai could have used his special powers to escape, Dongfang Ruhua would have undoubtedly perished. The light inside the cave was already poor, and now that the entrance was completely blocked off, the interior was pitch-black; to an ordinary person, it was as if one couldn’t see their own fingers. Dongfang Ruhua clutched Fang Bai’s arm tightly, like a startled rabbit, and said with a trembling voice, "Big brother, what happened? I... I can’t see anything! I... I’m so scared..." "It might be because the rainstorm triggered a mudslide that blocked the cave entrance... Don’t worry, with big brother here, everything will definitely be alright!" Fang Bai felt Dongfang Ruhua’s body shivering intensely and knew that, as an ordinary girl in such an environment, it was impossible for her not to be afraid. Feeling a sense of pity, he wrapped one arm around her, gently patted her back, and comforted her with a soft voice. Dongfang Ruhua held an almost blind worship and trust in Fang Bai, and hearing him say this, she also felt much more at ease. Her little head nestled against Fang Bai’s chest, her arms tightly wrapped around his waist, breathing in the scent coming off of him. Whether it was nervousness or shyness, her heart thudded rapidly, a sound she could hear clearly herself. Dongfang Ruhua firmly believed Fang Bai could lead her safely out of there, but Fang Bai’s heart was filled with bitterness. If the cave had been blocked by rubble, Fang Bai could have used his robust True Yuan to clear the stones little by little, but a mudslide was highly fluid. If you cleared a bit away, more might just pour in, making it impossible to clear. Now, the two of them had only two ways to get out: the first was to wait for someone to clear all the mudslide from outside; the second was to find another way out. Given that they were already deep in the mountains, where large machinery couldn’t reach, the first method was out of the question; that left them with finding another way out. But did this cave have another exit? Fang Bai glanced into the deeper parts of the cave and then, taking Dongfang Ruhua’s small hand, slowly groped forward, all the while praying silently in his heart. If they couldn’t find a way out, he and Dongfang Ruhua could only wait to die in this cave. Fang Bai wasn’t afraid of death, but he couldn’t bear the thought of a girl in the flower of her youth like Dongfang Ruhua withering away. Dongfang Ruhua followed closely by Fang Bai’s side, her hands gripping his left hand tightly, afraid that if she let go even for a second, Fang Bai would vanish into the darkness. The cave was a blanket of darkness, she could not even make out Fang Bai’s silhouette. Her heart suspended in trepidation, every few steps she would call out "Big brother," and only after receiving Fang Bai’s response would she feel assured. The cave seemed to have no end; they turned left, right and walked for more than an hour without seeing the exit. Outside was the peak of summer, unbearably hot, but the cave was exceptionally cold, and the deeper they went, the more unbearable it became, as if reaching deep into the earth’s core. At first, Dongfang Ruhua didn’t feel very cold, but later on, she felt the chill penetrating her, and she couldn’t help but shiver uncontrollably. Fang Bai transferred a strand of his Chaos Origin Energy into Dongfang Ruhua, which contained the Fire System of the Five Elements True Essence, effectively driving away the cold. Dongfang Ruhua felt a stream flow through her palm and into her body, warming her thoroughly, an indescribably comfortable feeling. She guessed that this must be Fang Bai helping her in secret, and her admiration for him deepened. Another few hundred meters ahead, Fang Bai’s ears perked up as he faintly heard the "gurgling" sound of water flow. Heaven hadn’t abandoned them after all! Overjoyed, Fang Bai once again wrapped his arms around Dongfang Ruhua’s waist and rushed forward with her. Where there’s water flow, there’s an exit. As long as they followed the direction of the water, there was a chance they could escape to the outside world. 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Chapter 225: Mudslide

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