Chapter 122: Chapter 89: Either Go Up or Get Buried Here (6K Double-Length)_2

"Hmm, we really should conserve our energy. This kind of day is going to continue for another twenty days," Liou Yuan agreed with Zhao Feiyue’s suggestion.

They called to each other and began heading towards the yamen of Chouhuai City.

In the administrative system of the Jin Dynasty, the yamen is undoubtedly the core of every city, even the eye of the city protection array is located within the yamen.

Similarly, Zhao Zhuoran and another Foundation Establishment cultivator of the Jin Dynasty should also be at the core of the yamen array.

Resting there would also be the safest.

In the meantime, they could assist the two Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators as protectors, preventing any clueless Star Evil from barging in.

Just before leaving, Liou Yuan’s nose suddenly twitched twice.

It was as if he smelled something foul, causing his body to halt, a look of confusion hanging on his face.

"What’s wrong? Are you hurt?" Qiu Ming’s deep voice sounded by his ear, looking at Liou Yuan’s strange actions with a confused expression.

Zhao Feiyue meanwhile thought Liou Yuan had heard some noise again, she cautiously looked around and asked, "Mr. Liou, have you discovered something else?"

"Did none of you smell it?" Liou Yuan touched his nose, looking at the two before him.

As he spoke, he took a few strong breaths.

The air now floated with a faint exotic fragrance, somewhat resembling a floral scent, but not purely floral, mixed with a stench akin to rotting corpses.

However, the fragrance outweighed the stench, so only the fragrance could be smelled.

Zhao Feiyue and Qiu Ming saw Liou Yuan’s actions and mimicked them by taking a few strong breaths, although they didn’t have Liou Yuan’s keen sense of smell, after carefully discerning, they could still vaguely smell something.

"There is indeed a smell," Zhao Feiyue nodded.

"Of course there’s a smell, the whole city is filled with the stench of corpses," Qiu Ming said nonchalantly with a wave of his hand, giving a reasonable explanation that even Liou Yuan found plausible.

"Stop thinking about it. Find a place to rest for a while, even my Yellow Jade Axe is becoming too heavy to carry."

"Right," Liou Yuan felt for the first time that Qiu Ming’s words made sense, and decided not to delve into the cause further, since his task was just to guard the city, as long as nothing went wrong during this time.

He nodded and responded, "Let’s go!"

Chouhuai City was ravaged by the invasion of a Calamity-level Star Evil.

The yamen of Chouhuai City naturally didn’t escape destruction either.

The originally smooth and clean floor of the hall was now covered with numerous cracks, resembling a riverbed dried up on the earth.

Broken stones were scattered everywhere, stained with mottled bloodstains, and the uncleaned remnants of limbs and flesh, presenting an eerie sheen under the morning light.

Liou Yuan and the others furrowed their brows upon entering the yamen, due to the miserable scene before them.

"It seems that most of the people in this yamen have died as well."

Liou Yuan sighed softly.

Suddenly his ears twitched, he heard the sound of breathing exercises a few walls away from the hall. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

It seemed to be those Chouhuai City cultivators who had exchanged shifts with them on the city wall yesterday, most of whom were affiliated with the Chouhuai City yamen.

Liou Yuan immediately used his Evil Eyes to look in that direction, as expected, he saw a few waves of spiritual power.

"This way," Liou Yuan said to Zhao Feiyue and Qiu Ming, heading towards the location of those cultivators.

After a night of collaboration.

Zhao Feiyue and Qiu Ming already had unwavering trust in Liou Yuan’s perception, quickly catching up with him.

The trio found the five Chouhuai City cultivators, who had parted with them on the city wall, in a courtyard within the yamen that was still relatively intact.

After a night’s rest, they had recovered quite a bit of their energy and seemed much more spirited.

When Liou Yuan and the other two stepped in, the middle-aged man named Lv Jifeng, who was at the sixth layer of Qi Cultivation and was leading the group, greeted them first.

"We heard the sounds of battle in the city last night,"

"I thank you on behalf of our sacrificed comrades and the citizens of the city."

Zhao Feiyue, clearly venturing out for the first time, didn’t understand the complexities of interactions with cultivators below them, nodded and was about to utter some courteous words.

Liou Yuan spoke first.

With his eyes scanning the five led by Lv Jifeng in the field, he spoke in a tone that carried a hint of detachment, lightly stating, "No need for courtesy, we were just following orders."

As he spoke, Liou Yuan’s eyes slowly became somewhat fierce, casting an unfriendly glance over Lv Jifeng and the four cultivators behind him, indifferently stating, "Besides, you all seem to have recovered pretty well, would you be able to act tonight?"

Zhao Feiyue was still ignorant of why Mr. Liou’s attitude changed so abruptly from his previously kind demeanor.

Until she saw behind Lv Jifeng, the four lively cultivators, she more or less understood the reason behind Liou Yuan’s sudden cold attitude.

"Mr. Liou must be angry at the Chouhuai City cultivators for not showing themselves even once last night."

Qi Cultivation Realm shouldn’t take this long for recovery, they could’ve come out sooner to support, yet none came out.

As expected, after Liou Yuan spoke, Zhao Feiyue saw a forced smile on their faces.

It was clear everyone was embarrassed, but none showed any sign of shame.

"Hmph! It’s no wonder these guys managed to survive," Zhao Feiyue’s gaze also turned cold, with a silent snort in her heart.

"Those unafraid of death probably perished on the frontline."

"If not for the Jin Dynasty’s Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator seated in Chouhuai City, these five might have fled long ago."

Liou Yuan came from Yanhe City, and mixed well with the Qinghe Division.

How could he not understand the mindset of these bottom-tier cultivators, most of whom are just like Di Xi.