Nan Rufeng turned his gaze to the surroundings and replied in a low voice, "The human puppets come from the border. Apart from the academy and the city, all other places are susceptible to them. However, the number of human puppets in other areas is not large, posing no significant threat."
The group exchanged a few words.
Feng Ninghe stood up and looked at the people in front of her, "This place is not suitable for lingering. Let's leave quickly."
As she stood up, everyone else followed suit.
Nan Rufeng felt a sudden surge of trust towards her and followed her without a second word.
Just as when they first entered this place, only she had sensed the presence of the human puppets, while the others had not noticed anything unusual.
It was precisely because of this that Feng Ninghe had narrowly escaped and left safely.
*
Dragon Domain.
Beside a remote stream.
Si Xin Xin took off her embroidered shoes and dangled her feet in the water, "Uncle Xi, the stream water here is so cool, and it even contains a lot of spiritual energy. Are you sure you don't want to come down and play?"
Ah Xi looked around with extreme vigilance, "Miss, I always feel that this place is unusual. We must be extremely careful."
Si Xin Xin blinked her bright eyes and turned her gaze to the surroundings, "What's unusual?"
Rustle, rustle—
As the childish voice just fell, a faint sound came from the dark jungle.
Ah Xi immediately drew his long sword and stood in front of Si Xin Xin.
Hearing the sound, Si Xin Xin quickly got out of the stream, dried her feet, and put on her shoes.
"Heh heh heh... heh..."
Countless voices emerged from the darkness.
A horde of puppets, shaking their massive bodies, came from all directions, surrounding them.
Ah Xi's expression turned to shock, and he cursed in a low voice, "Damn it! There are so many human puppets."
There were already over a hundred human puppets around them.
All the way here, they had been constantly avoiding human puppets and acting cautiously.
They had been relatively successful and had not encountered any human puppets.
Ah Xi stood in front of Si Xin Xin, his eyes filled with vigilance, "Miss, it seems we cannot avoid a fierce battle..."
Si Xin Xin gritted her teeth, her chubby little hands already gripping her long whip, "These damned human puppets, bullying us with their numbers!"
The human puppets did not rush to attack. They tilted their heads, their pair of red eyes constantly falling on Si Xin Xin, with a hint of doubt in their eyes, as if pondering something.
The human puppets abandoned their violent and ferocious demeanor, standing still one by one, their gazes fixed on Si Xin Xin.
"Miss, they seem to be looking at you."
Ah Xi watched the human puppets in front of him vigilantly, "We will act according to the situation. If there's an opportunity, you escape first."
He shielded Si Xin Xin with his entire body.
Si Xin Xin poked her little head out, her bright eyes gazing at the human puppets around them, "Uncle Xi, they don't seem to intend to attack us."
These human puppets had not developed sentience.
If they were to attack humans, they would not hesitate; they would immediately rush forward and attack.
But these human puppets stood still, tilting their heads and clearly lost in thought, their ferocious faces becoming dull with this contemplation.
Ah Xi's vigilance did not waver. His gaze was fixed on the human puppets in front of him, "Regardless, we must proceed with caution."
Si Xin Xin took a step forward, and the human puppets still made no move to attack.
"Uncle Xi, let me test these human puppets."
She strode forward and approached the human puppets.
Ah Xi hurried after her, tightly holding her hand, unwilling to let go, "Miss, be careful!"
The human puppets lowered their heads, and their pair of red eyes all turned towards Si Xin Xin at this moment.
"Uncle Xi, these human puppets really aren't attacking us!"
A hint of joy appeared on Si Xin Xin's tender face. She waved her hand at the human puppets, "Hurry up and make way for this young lady, I need to pass!"
The human puppets stared at her blankly.
If these human puppets did not occasionally twitch their limbs, everyone would have thought they were dead.
Ah Xi, holding his sword, struck one of the human puppets with a palm.
This palm had no effect on the human puppet, only causing it to take a step back.
Even though Ah Xi made a move, these human puppets still did not attack, looking at Si Xin Xin with a slight apprehension.
"Are these human puppets stupid?"
Ah Xi frowned, staring at the human puppets in surprise, "Miss, these human puppets are very strange and unusual. Since they are not attacking us, we should take this opportunity to leave quickly."
Si Xin Xin had no objections and quickly left the place with Ah Xi.
Their departure was very smooth; the human puppets even actively made way for them.
The human puppets stood blankly in place, watching the direction they left.
"Miss, is there anything on you that these human puppets fear?"
Ah Xi asked the most crucial question.
These human puppets were clearly afraid of Si Xin Xin.
For ordinary people, as long as they stood there, the human puppets would rush forward, eager to tear humans apart, let alone make way.
Facing the question, Si Xin Xin shook her head vigorously, her grape-like bright eyes showing doubt, "Uncle Xi, I don't have anything special on me. Why would these human puppets make way?"
Ah Xi instinctively looked at Si Xin Xin.
The little pink ball in front of him was not tall, and her tender cheeks had soft skin, making people want to pinch them.
"Could it be because you are young and cute?"
As soon as the male voice finished, Ah Xi quickly shook his head, rejecting his own thought, "How can human puppets distinguish these things? Forget it, it's a good thing the human puppets aren't attacking us. Let's continue on our way to find the King of Hell."
Si Xin Xin no longer pondered.
Who could guess the thoughts of human puppets?
These human puppets had no sentience; they probably didn't even have thoughts. The priority was to find her father!
The two figures, one large and one small, continued their journey...
Another patch of jungle.
Feng Ninghe paused her steps and looked up not far away. A few faint lights flashed in her eyes, "There seems to be some movement over there."
As she stopped, the others also gradually halted.
"Damn human puppets!"
"Why are there so many human puppets in this jungle! We've already killed so many! These things just keep increasing, with no sign of decreasing!"
Not far away, shouts could be heard.
Nan Rufeng took the initiative to suggest, "Miss Feng, why don't we go and check the situation?"
Feng Ninghe did not refuse and nodded in agreement.
In a spacious area.
A team was huddled within a protective shield, taking medicine, bandaging wounds, and adjusting their spiritual energy.
Outside the shield, hundreds of human puppets were violently crashing against the shield with their massive bodies.
"It seems that the cultivators from other teams have also suffered heavy losses after escaping the human puppet's encirclement, and they don't have many jade slips left."
Nan Rufeng sighed softly, "Should we help?"
Bai Nian Nian's beautiful face showed a hint of anger, and a trace of displeasure flickered in her eyes, "Their shield can last for a while longer. Let's not go up."