Chapter 15 The Taste of Bread

What… happened…?

Tian Erjun’s brain buzzed, staring blankly at the long-haired girl in front of him, and behind her, the walls and floor of the hall were splattered with blood, almost like graffiti. His mind went blank.

“Coffin… Pulling… Ghoul?”

“Hmm?”

The long-haired girl glanced at Tian Erjun, who looked half-dead. It was obvious he didn't have much nourishment.

Originally, she was too lazy to absorb him, but since this guy dared to speak, there was no need to keep him around.

She raised her arm, about to finish off Tian Erjun, when suddenly an excited voice rang out.

“Lord Jun! Lord You! Ye Baiyi is back! I just saw him vault over the wall from outside and rush straight in. I immediately ran over to report… report…”

The white-clothed man who came to report gradually lowered his voice.

He stared blankly at the completely destroyed hall and room, and the blood-stained walls and floor, shivering in the night rain.

“Bai, Bai Daya? No, just looks a bit like her… You, what are you going to do to Lord Jun?”

*Someone* human looks like me?

The long-haired girl mused. With a wave of her hand, an iron chain directly exploded the messenger’s head. When she retracted the chain, she licked the blood on it, then quickly frowned and spat.

“Disgusting.”

“You, you…” Blood splattered on Tian Erjun’s face.

The long-haired girl casually wrapped the iron chain around Tian Erjun’s neck.

“Tell me, where is the Bai Daya he just mentioned?”

“…”

“Speak, or die.”

Tian Erjun’s trembling body gradually calmed down.

He wasn’t afraid of death.

Although he hadn’t thought about sacrificing himself for Bai Daya, there was no reason to yield to the enemy!

“Oh? It seems you’re an interesting piece of bread. Too bad… your subconscious gaze just betrayed Bai Daya’s location. Sure enough, it’s in the same direction as the aura I sensed.”

Retracting the iron chain, the long-haired girl moved closer to Tian Erjun’s face, smiling as she gently patted his cheek.

“I’ll come back and personally savor the taste of this piece of bread later.”

Almost as soon as the words fell, with a bang, the long-haired girl disappeared from the spot, creating a sonic boom. Her speed was so fast that Tian Erjun could barely react.

“Hoo…”

Tian Erjun collapsed, his forehead and back drenched in cold sweat.

“Just who is she…”

Thinking of the madwoman just now, Tian Erjun was filled with doubt.

That woman did resemble Bai Daya in some ways, but the floating iron chain vaguely seemed connected to the Coffin Pulling Ghoul.

And… since Ye Baiyi had returned, why didn’t he come directly to the hall to find them? Instead, he disappeared. Could he have escaped…?

As soon as this thought popped up, Tian Erjun threw it out of his mind.

For no other reason than that, based on Tian Erjun’s understanding of Fang Yue, Fang Yue was clearly not the type to desert.

Having experienced the destruction of the village, most people would only become more afraid of ghouls, even becoming completely unable to face them, their martial arts rendered useless.

However, a small portion of people would become braver and fight harder, seeking to kill ghouls madly, even risking their lives.

As far as Tian Erjun knew, although Fang Yue hadn’t reached the latter stage, his enthusiasm for killing ghouls had always been very strong. One would think he would receive some great benefit from killing ghouls.

“Bai Daya, Captain Wu… Lord Han…”

Forcing himself to stand, Tian Erjun began to rush towards Lord Han.

Whether it was Bai Daya, Lin Ling, Captain Wu, or Lord Han, they were all in those few small houses.

If this ghoul went over there and started killing… then what face would he have to face Ye Baiyi!

He had to get over there, he had to protect them!

…

When You Sisi came to find Qing Chen, she was stopped outside by Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu.

“…I don’t need to go in, but at least tell me how Lord Han is doing? If he can’t recover his combat strength, I’ll go and support Ye Se myself!”

“I don’t know either.” Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu spread out her hands.

She was only pulled over by Qing Chen to help.

As a result, after helping deliver things and doing some dispensable tasks, she was taken over by Captain Wu.

Compared to her, who didn’t understand much, Captain Wu at least had internal energy, which could help with some buffering and adjustment.

According to Qing Chen, Lord Han’s condition had gradually become stable. It was hard to say whether he could immediately recover his combat strength, but waking up shouldn’t be a problem.

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu naturally felt relieved and left the matter to Captain Wu and the others after hearing what Qing Chen said.

Next to Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was Bai Daya, who was studying ants moving on the ground.

“Then let me go in. I’ll ask about the situation myself!” You Sisi was anxious, but as soon as the words left her mouth, she felt they were inappropriate.

Qing Chen was still inside treating Lord Han. What if something went wrong because of her, wouldn’t she be harming Lord Han?

After thinking about it, she changed her words and said, “Never mind, if Qing Chen and Lord Han come out later, tell them that I’ve gone to the front lines to support Ye Se. If Lord Han has recovered his combat strength, then come quickly. If Lord Han is unwell, then don’t mention it again.”

“Ah? You want to go help Brother Ye alone?”

“Yes.”

“But… it’s still raining outside.”

“…” You Sisi didn’t speak, she just walked out.

In fact, she knew she was useless, her strength was low, and she couldn’t help Fang Yue much.

But when she thought of Fang Yue possibly dying in the hands of the [Coffin Pulling Ghoul], when she imagined Fang Yue’s tragic death, she couldn’t calm down.

However, before she could take two steps, Bai Daya suddenly screamed behind her.

“Scary! Scary! Scary!!”

Scary? Afraid?

Turning back in confusion, she saw Bai Daya trembling while hugging Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, her face full of horror.

“Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, it’s You Sisi, Sister You!”

“Sister You?”

Bai Daya looked at Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, then looked at You Sisi, and immediately screamed in terror again.

“Not Sister You, not You…”

Bang!!

Before she could finish her words, her head suddenly exploded.

Blood splattered on You Sisi and Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu. The headless corpse, gripping Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu’s clothes, lost strength in its hands, dragging bloodstains as it slowly fell.

“Ah… ah ah… ah ah ah ah ah!!!”

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was stunned. After a long while, she screamed, her face pale with fright, and she fell to the ground, frantically pounding on the door as she crawled.

“Lord Han, save me! Lord Han, save me!!”

Tears and snot streamed down her face, looking as wretched as possible.

After all, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu had rarely experienced such a thing.

She was too well protected by Fang Yue. Usually, even when killing a ghoul, she was being watched over. Where had she directly faced such life and death, not to mention that Bai Daya was still a little sister she knew and had interacted with.

Seeing someone so familiar die in front of her was too shocking. It frightened her directly, frightened her so much that she trembled. So she didn’t notice that a long-haired girl had been standing beside her for a while.

The long-haired girl grabbed Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu’s hair and tossed her outside.