Chapter 80: The cruelty of the gray-eyed man and…

Lin Jianguo’s “don’t” made me turn my head slightly, and I just happened to see Lin Jianguo stretch out his hand and run towards Ji Qing.

But was it too late? Ji Qing’s first bolt of lightning had already fallen, slamming into a gray-eyed man who was throwing something at them. The gray-eyed man let out a scream and then fell to the ground without a doubt…

“Forget it, you’re dead, there’s no hope.” Lin Jianguo withdrew his hand at this time, and his eyes revealed a hint of sympathy for Ji Qing.

However, Ji Qing didn’t know what he was thinking, and he suddenly screamed wildly. The thunder and lightning in the sky became even more intense. The lightning tore through the dark clouds, and then one after another, the lightning struck the gray-eyed people who were rushing forward.

“Why don’t you leave?” Lin Jianguo turned and looked at me, his eyes becoming somewhat fierce. Obviously, my repeated hesitation had made him very angry.

The so-called great witch on the other side had finished her spell, and suddenly… a roar came from the dense forest, which I could only see as a gray shadow rushing out of the forest, and then suddenly disappearing.

I didn’t think that gray shadow was something that could be easily dealt with. I didn’t have time to explain to Lin Jianguo, who was already a little annoyed, but turned around without warning and quickly ran towards Ji Qing.

“Ah…” Before I could reach Ji Qing, Ji Qing suddenly screamed in a frenzy, then his whole body began to tremble, his mouth began to twitch, and he spit out some white foam… I could see that he was trying to control the lightning strike, but with his whole body trembling, even his fingers were out of control, so how could he maintain the state of the spell?

Without this layer of control, the lightning in the sky began to fall indiscriminately.

If it weren’t for Ji Qing’s stubborn desire to maintain the thunder spell, the thunderclouds in the sky would have dispersed… and naturally he would have suffered the backlash.

“Chen Chengyi, what are you doing?” Lin Jianguo’s anger towards me had reached a certain level, so much so that the so-called ship guardian, the water monster, also turned and looked at me coldly.

I dragged Ji Qing over, then slapped him hard to wake him up from some kind of communication power, and then kicked him hard, kicking him far away from the ship’s side.

I saw the stubbornness of Ji Qing, and I had no choice but to use this method. As for why I used such a violent method, it was because Chen Chengyi was not a saint, and he had to vent.

“Peng,” Ji Qing fell heavily onto the deck. Due to the backlash of forcibly interrupting the spell, he spat out a mouthful of blood. But that wasn’t the worst of it. The worst part was that his whole body was already twitching and twisting, and his ten fingers were already in a strange position, like ten strange branches. His body was also twisted and trembling, and his mouth was constantly spitting out foam mixed with blood. His eyes had already started to turn white…

Anyone would think that this was a man who was about to die. He really couldn’t survive in this environment.

I didn’t turn back, but rushed over and dragged Ji Qing by the collar, saying to Lin Jianguo, who was furious behind me, “I know that this kind of Chen Chengyi is annoying, a woman’s mercy, and unable to see the big picture! But if it weren’t for Chen Chengyi’s woman’s mercy, then it wouldn’t be Chen Chengyi. Moreover, whether or not there was a subjective reason for me, I once shattered this kid’s hope and robbed him of the master he had longed for.”

As I spoke, I had already dragged Ji Qing to the edge of the boat and thrown him overboard without hesitation. Then I stood on the edge of the boat and, still without turning around, said to Lin Jianguo, “I’m sorry to have given you hope. But while I bear these responsibilities, I cannot lose my heart. I must remain myself.”

After saying that, I also jumped into the seemingly calm, fog-covered river, and Ji Qing, who was sinking, just floated up at this time. I grabbed him again, and then I struggled to go down the river and rowed as hard as I could towards the opposite bank of the river.

“Chen Chengyi, the river is very dangerous. After avoiding these gray-eyed people, get out of the water as soon as possible. At least on the shore you still have a fighting chance! This kid probably won’t survive. The curse of the great witch has already fallen upon him… If you really can’t make it, remember to give up.” Lin Jianguo’s voice sounded behind me.

I could hear the sound of water splashing, and with a person who was constantly twisting and trembling, I had no energy to respond to his words.

“Chen Chengyi, I am a sinner. Although I didn’t think it myself, and although I was trying to stop the poison from spreading in the town, I still brought a group of innocent lives here. Chen Chengyi, save me from my sins, save me from my long life. Do you know? I…” Lin Jianguo’s voice suddenly stopped.

I was afraid that something had happened to him, so I couldn’t help but look back at him. But I saw him holding his head in pain, then he put his hands down and suddenly shouted at me, “I can’t stand the stench of my own corpse anymore. I’m not a person who should be alive. The people in the village are also corpses.”

In a daze, I turned my head and a mouthful of cold river water poured into my mouth. I couldn’t help but choke on a mouthful of water, but my thoughts in my head wouldn’t stop. Is this how it is? Enjoying the longevity of others, in fact, one’s own life is already dead… I thought of Master Liu’s daughter, and I remembered the decaying body I had seen before… it’s all the same! The so-called gods can’t change this outcome!

Nothing comes without a price. Either you die without regret, or you live in decay… The meaning of life is not about time.

I waved my arms and tried to paddle in the water. Even with the help of the current, I couldn’t go too fast. I had just paddled less than ten meters away from the boat when I heard the witch’s chanting stop again.

I was afraid that Ji Qing would suffer again, so I couldn’t help but take a look at him, but I saw that he had already run over there, avoiding the fire and trying to sneak into the dense forest. The cultivator who had cast a spell on himself fell down with his head in pain.

He let out a long cry and then began to show the same symptoms as Ji Qing. The gray-eyed men who had already begun to chase him immediately surrounded him… The cultivator also realized the danger and endured it, fighting like a madman with the gray-eyed men who had rushed over at first.

I knew that he had some kind of divine power, and that close-quarter combat was his advantage. But these gray-eyed people were short and fierce, and their strength was beyond my estimation.

Even with the so-called curse interfering, such a cultivator was only barely able to hold back one of the gray-eyed men, and was immediately surrounded by the gray-eyed men who had rushed forward!

The gray-eyed people let out a strange, excited, and what I can only describe as a cheer, and then they all rushed at the cultivator. Then I heard the most miserable scream I have ever heard in my life.

Because the cultivator was surrounded, I couldn’t see clearly for a while, but after less than five seconds, I saw a gray-eyed person jump out, excitedly holding a bloody piece of intestine, jumping and yelling, and then shoving the piece of intestine into his mouth…

“Ugh!” Even though I was soaking in the cold river water, I couldn’t help but dry heave. What was even more cruel was that I finally saw that the cultivator was not dead. He had been disemboweled and was still alive. The gray-eyed people seemed to know what they were doing and didn’t touch the most fatal part of the cultivator.

Moreover, some of the gray-eyed people rushed at the cultivator, who had completely lost the ability to resist, and began to gnaw at him as they lay on top of him.

Is this how the skeleton frames are formed?

“Cough… cough…” I started to choke on water. No wonder Lin Jianguo hated these gray-eyed people so much. They were even crueler than animals. Animals hunt by biting the throat and other vital parts as much as possible, and then swallow after killing. No animal has the habit of eating live things. Listening to the prey’s screams of agony while enjoying it… No wonder Lin Jianguo said that they didn’t even have respect for food!

At the same time, the big witch spell of the so-called gray-eyed people was still ringing. What was even worse was that this time, not just one big witch was casting the spell, but three voices were ringing at the same time.

My forehead was covered in cold sweat… I was afraid that I would be one of the people who had been cursed. For the first time, I felt so scared that I couldn’t help but use all my strength to swim, because I saw one of the gray-eyed people already roaring at me in the water, but for some reason, he didn’t come after me right away.

Nevertheless, I held Ji Qing’s hand even tighter, not showing any sign of letting go.

If I let go of Ji Qing at this moment, it would be even more frightening and terrifying.

My mind was numb, but Ji Qing, who had been trembling, had a slight reaction. His twisted hand gently touched the arm I was holding.

I didn’t pay attention at first. I just wanted to escape from the terrible gray-eyed people, but I heard this voice in my ear.

“Chen… Chen Cheng… Chengyi, and… you… are… fighting… magic… You… look… down on… me, and… I… will… just… like this… fight… magic… with… you… You… are… my… my… my master… is… my… my…”

My heart tightened. He was so persistent just now, and he actually wanted to fight me in a battle of wits? In this way? His master? This person… how…

I don’t know whether to say he’s stupid or what. I asked myself, do I really look down on him? Maybe, I suddenly felt a little heat in my eyes…

Ji Qing suddenly began to struggle violently, spitting out large mouthfuls of foam, and then emitting a strange sound from his mouth that sounded like an animal, but very close to a cat’s meow—a piercing sound!

The situation was so bad that I didn’t notice at all that a black shadow had silently followed me into the water.