The power of the real Samadhi True Fire did not disappoint Ji Yuan. In fact, this giant corpse was not very profound in terms of Taoism, but zombies and the like were indeed aliens, and their strength often far exceeded their own Taoism. If there were no sufficient means of restraint, ordinary cultivators would most likely fail when encountering them.
'Luckily you met me.'
At present, without having to face too many stressful goals, Ji Yuan is indeed qualified to think about such words in his heart. He glanced at the ashes on the ground, which have become inseparable from the soil under the heavy rain.
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust."
After saying that, Ji Yuan turned around and walked into the deserted house step by step. The golden-armored warrior outside the house just stood at the door and did not go in. After Ji Yuan entered the house, he turned into a thin piece of yellow paper in the powdery light and flew back into Ji Yuan's hand.
Ji Yuan put the yellow paper into his sleeve, glanced at the end of the beam, and then looked at Huang Zhixian, Han Ming and other quiet people in the room. The tension on their faces had not yet faded.
"It's all right now."
After hearing Ji Yuan say this, many people breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone seemed relieved.
"Thank you Mr. Ji for rescuing us!" "Yes, thank you sir for rescuing us!"
"Thank you sir for saving my life!"
"Thank you, sir!"
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Everyone bowed towards Ji Yuan, even the little girl was imitating her elders and doing the same.
Ji Yuan did not hide or evade. He accepted the greetings from everyone, then turned around and closed the broken doors.
"Everyone, get some rest. The night is still long and everyone has to travel tomorrow. Don't worry, there will be no danger at night."
After saying this, Ji Yuan walked to a corner, picked up the stool that was blown over by the strong wind, sat on it and leaned against the wall, took out "The Biography of the Heretics" and started reading it again. This was mainly to show his attitude of not wanting to say more.
Han Ming and Huang Zhixian brought hot water and food respectively, and Ji Yuan thanked him and said he didn't need them.
Even though they were curious and had a lot to say, when they saw Mr. Ji's expression, they looked at each other and didn't dare to disturb him.
The fire at the door had gone out and was soaked, but Accountant Yuan had quietly melted away all the moisture in the house, so when Huang Zhixian took the firewood from the fire inside to reignite it, it ignited easily.
A group of people gathered around the two fires to keep warm. When the warmth of the fires burned away the tension and fear in their hearts, many people began to get excited again. This time it was not because of fear, but pure excitement.
Everyone has curiosity and desire, and now there is a divine figure sitting in the room, any normal person can't help but be tempted. However, Mr. Ji is reading a book attentively and it is not easy to disturb him, so he had to settle for the second best option. After all, there was a remnant of a thief who went out with Mr. Ji before.
Huang Zhixian looked at the bandits huddled in the corner of the door. Everyone here was full of excitement and joy. Even the two old horses of Han Ming and others were fine, but Bazi was the only one who was not. He was glad that he survived, but maybe it was only temporary. While others were drinking hot water and eating biscuits, he could only huddle in the corner alone.
If Ji Yuan hadn't drained the moisture from his clothes long ago, he would probably still be shivering with cold.
"Hey, your name is Bazi, right?"
"Uh... yeah, yes!"
Bazi subconsciously looked at Ji Yuan who was sitting not far away, and seeing that the other party had no reaction, he could only answer nervously.
"Here, some hot, soft pancakes."
When Bazi saw the pancake handed over by Huang Zhixian, he was stunned for a moment. He swallowed his saliva, then hesitated to take it, took a bite, and then couldn't stop eating. He kept stuffing it into his mouth. He only started chewing when his mouth was full.
Tonight, he was the most frightened and had consumed a lot of energy. He hadn't eaten anything from the fight before nightfall until now, and was already starving.
He chewed for a while and swallowed the biscuit in his mouth, then started to gnaw on the rest.
At this time, Han Ming also came over and handed over a bamboo tube.
"Have some hot water."
"Uh...thank you..."
After Bazi took the bamboo tube and tested the temperature, he gulped the liquid into his mouth and started to eat the pancake again.
This kind of pancake with a little salt is dry and hard when it is not baked. Although one pancake may not seem big, it is definitely very filling. Usually you need to tear it into pieces and chew it repeatedly, and it takes a while to finish one, but for Bazi, it will be eaten up in a moment.
"Gurgle gurgle gurgle gurgle..."
The hot water in the bamboo tube was also drunk in one breath.
"Huh..."
Bazi felt like he was truly alive again and he felt much better.
Ji Yuan watched this scene out of the corner of his eye, then glanced at the paper crane on the beam staring at this corner, smiled and shook his head slightly, then continued reading.
"Bazi, you went out with Mr. Ji before, what happened outside?"
"Yes, tell us about it. We will tell you what happened here later. The golden armored general left by Mr. Ji is really powerful!"
Bazi subconsciously looked at Ji Yuan, and seeing that he didn't seem to care, and now that his body was warm and his stomach was full, he plucked up the courage to start talking.
"Nanwang Village is where I was before, a den of bandits. Mr. Ji and I went there, and we were as fast as flying... When we arrived, there was no one alive in the whole village. Hundreds of people and hundreds of horses were all dead..."
Bazi showed a look of fear, and then began to narrate what happened afterwards with excitement.
"You know, Mr. Ji's sword is extremely powerful. The sword light swept across and flattened the big and small peaks of Ainan Mountain... And, when I came back, I flew back..."
Listening to Bazi's exaggerated narration, Ji Yuan couldn't help but think in his heart.
'Boasting is indeed a human nature.'
On the beam, the paper crane looked at this place intently, and amid the crowd's exclamations of "oh" and "ah", it also learned to lean forward and backward, and look up and nod.
Tonight was a great stimulation for all these people. After the excitement in the first half of the night, fatigue hit them in the second half. Almost everyone, including the night watchers, fell asleep. Some leaned against the wall, while others just lay down and slept without caring about anything.
Originally, Ji Yuan thought about leaving after they fell asleep and before dawn, but considering that this group of people had been scared enough today, he decided to send them to a populated area first.
So for the next period of time, Ji Yuan traveled together with the warriors led by Huang Zhixian and Han Ming and others. About ten days later, in the morning, they finally walked out of Nanyuan Road and saw a fairly lively small town with other pedestrians around.
Looking at the town appearing ahead on the road, Huang Zhixian walked a few steps closer to Ji Yuan and whispered.
"Mr. Ji, there is a town ahead. I want to ask you, what should we do with it?"
Ji Yuan had already told everyone that he would leave after arriving at the first town. Huang Zhixian could have waited until he left before considering Bazi's matter, but saying this now showed that the choice was in Ji Yuan's hands.
Ji Yuan had no opinion on how to deal with Bazi, and just let Huang Zhixian and others discuss it on their own.
So after walking for a while and arriving outside the town, Bazi, who had no prior knowledge of the matter, suddenly realized that everyone was planning to send him to the authorities.
Upon hearing the news, Bazi, who thought he was familiar with everyone, found it hard to accept. In his panic, he suddenly remembered something and knelt down facing Ji Yuan, crying and begging for mercy.
"Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji, please save me! They are going to hand me over to the authorities! Sir, please say something. If you speak up, they will definitely let me go!"
Bazi was crying and wanted to kowtow to the ground, but before he could do that, his head was supported by a hand. He looked up and saw Mr. Ji looking at him indifferently.
Ji Yuanzhong's calm voice rang in my ears again.
"Bazi, people must take responsibility for their mistakes. Some people take responsibility when they are alive, and some people take responsibility after they die. I think it's better to take responsibility when they are alive, and it can also help you remember it. Don't worry, if you keep the same attitude you have been through, you won't die young. Crying and making a fuss and refusing to take responsibility is not what a real man does!"
After saying that, Ji Yuan also stood up, bowed and smiled towards everyone.
"Everyone, let's say goodbye now. I hope we'll meet again in the future!"
"Take care, Mr. Ji!" "See you later!"
"Thank you for your care along the way!" "Thank you for saving my life!"
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Almost everyone along the way has tried various ways to seek immortality, and since none of them worked, now they can only say goodbye and express gratitude sincerely.
This was a busy place with people coming and going. Bazi's kneeling and begging and farewell to everyone naturally attracted a lot of attention. Some people also talked about what had happened while walking.
But in the end it was none of their business, so most people watched but few stopped.
After Ji Yuan entered the city and disappeared from sight, Bazi, who was kneeling on the ground, muttered something dejectedly.
"But I'm not a real man..."