Chapter 648 - The Scum Is Tricky

It took them a while before they could react. "WHAT?!" they exclaimed, shocked, as they looked at Wu Lian and the others who were similarly injured.

Cui Xiang has no time to do a guessing game with them right now. She, along with the still confused Cui Xiao and Chen Yu, went to take care of the wounded first and had Tang Li and Li Yan, who were in a better condition, bring Qian Meng and Ling Yun to the infirmary where Qi Lan is currently resting, replacing the former patients Shanliangde Sect disciples and Wu Tie. Qian Jue, Jing De and Chen Su followed since they also

Su Yi remained since he still has to keep the cage imprisoning Wen Wen and He Shun. He didn't have that much wounds since Su Mi, his elder sister, protected him well. Chen Wu and Wu Lian also stayed behind since they have to interrogate Wen Wen and He Shun. After all, albeit they have guessed what had happened, they still arrived late.

Ling Yun… they needed his eyes to look for the foreign talisman. Fortunately, Ling Yun has already rested his eyes earlier and didn't use it again until they returned in the camp. As for Jin Yu…

"Wu Tie." Jin Yu called as he approached Wu Tie.

Wu Tie turned, then smiled when he saw his partner. "I am glad that you are still alive." He said.

Jin Yu just smiled. But, his eyes are red as he held back his tears. He held Wu Tie's hand tight with his trembling hand. Although he went with Chen Wu's group to avenge Wu Tie, he still felt fear inside when they were faced by countless demons earlier.

Whose knees wouldn't weakened at the sight of countless pairs of glowing eyes glaring coldly and hungrily at you?

"Don't… don't kid me! What does this got to do with He Shun and I?" Wen Wen asked after he heard what Wu Lian said.

He Shun nodded with his face pale in horror. "No… that talisman?" he muttered as his body trembled in horror.

"Er Zi was chasing it." Chen Wu spoke, then he looked at Fei Yinzi, indicating for Fei Yinzi to explain.

Fei Yinzi took a deep breath. "Wen Wen. He Shun." He called. "I saw that talisman escaped and followed it. I was surprised to see that it flew in the camp's direction." He looked at them.

The more that he speak, the more Wen Wen's and He Shun's faces paled. They aren't stupid. They understood what Fei Yinzi is trying to say.

"I was close to catching it, but you two…" Fei Yinzi apologetically looked at them.

"So, that was that spell earlier?" Wen Wen asked. He now calmed down since he already heard Fei Yinzi's explanation. He doesn't feel panicked like earlier since he knows that his friends are doing the right thing to isolate him and He Shun, who are the unlucky ones.

He Shun's eyes turned red. "I – I understand. You are afraid that the foreign talisman stuck to us." he said.

Everyone sighed in relief. If the ones going to be isolated are narrow-minded, there would definitely be internal conflicts now.

Fei Yinzi's gaze is full of guilt. "I am sorry… I was too careless." He said and apologetically smiled before he lowered his head in self-blame.

"No… no… it was the two of us who were too careless." Wen Wen shook his head. His face still looked pale in horror, but he has already calmed his mind.

"En…" He Shun nodded in agreement. "We already know that the current situation is too dangerous, yet we still left the camp's protected area. It was us who were stupid." He said and sighed in lament. He is really just unlucky.

The others also sighed, looking at Wen Wen and He Shun with pity in their eyes.

"We will search their clothes first." Xiao Ling said.

But, unexpectedly, xiao Bao shook his head. "No. This is too dangerous." He said. "What if we beat the grass and startle the snake?" he asked.

They all fell silent. Xiao Bao has a point. The foreign talisman has its consciousness to look for a new master, or target. It is very tricky to even go towards their camp. If Wen Wen and He Shun didn't coincidentally came out that time, this talisman would have hid and lie in wait until someone would come out of the camp's protected area. It also just happened that Fei Yinzi doesn't have special eyes like Ling Yun to search for the talisman. So, this talisman would be able to hide from Fei Yinzi for a long time, long enough until someone would arrive for it to cling onto.

Or, it would wait until Fei Yinzi would lower his guard or catch him off-guard for it to cling onto Fei Yinzi. Either way, it doesn't bode well. And this makes them feel more alarmed.

"Ling Yun. We are bothering you to look into Wen Wen and He Shun's body, and see if the talisman is on them." Chen Wu said.

Ling Yun nodded. "I will try." He said and took a deep breath. Then, he closed his eyes before he opened them again. His pupils glowed.

Everyone held their breaths as they watched Wen Wen came forward for Ling Yun to check him. Then, He Shun. Suddenly, they saw Ling Yun's face paled. "What's wrong?" they immediately asked.

"I… didn't see any talisman on them!" Ling Yun answered.

Everyone sharply inhaled.

"Could it be that the talisman wasn't on them?" Jing Xu asked.

"Then… we can release them?" Zhu Xi asked as he sighed in relief.

Fei Yinzi bit his lower lip and clenched his fists.

"No." it was Wen Yan. "That talisman is a foreign talisman, thus it is strange to us. Including Ling Yun." He said. "We can't release them yet. We have to be more careful." He told them.

Their eyes widened as they looked at Wen Yan in shock. What does Wen Yan mean? He believes that the talisman is either on Wen Wen or He Shun?! They thought. But, Wen Wen isn't his brother? Shouldn't be happy of Ling Yun's finding? Yet… their faces turned solemn. Wen Yan… is really rational. Even if it is his younger brother, he wouldn't let relationship affect his judgement.

This, they admire.

Fei Yinzi sharply raised his head and he looked at Wen Yan in surprise. "Wen Yan-shixiong…" he called in a trembling voice.

Wen Yan coldly looked at him. "I believe that you wouldn't lie to us." he said before he turned and marched away.

Wen Wen smiled. "Er Zi… really, we will be fine. I also believe in you." He told Fei Yinzi. "If you really had seen the talisman flew towards me and He Shun, then it should be it is." He said.

Fei Yinzi swallowed his saliva as he looked at Wen Wen with reddened eyes. "I am sorry." He said in a hoarse voice. "I will definitely find a way…!" he said before he stormed off.

Everyone sighed.

"Why are they too dramatic?" xiao Ling asked as he rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Xiao Bao didn't answer and just watched Wen Wen and He Shun inside the cage. The others Wu Lian and Chen Wu also took out a tent for the cage so that Wen Wen and He Shun won't be cold later.

"Hey!" xiao Ling called and hit xiao Bao.

Xiao Bao turned to him. "My master said that your master is currently asleep, resting. So, we have to keep an eye out on the participants." he told xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling's expression changed when he heard that something happened to Cheng Sheng. Then, he forced a laugh. "Why is my master always asleep? Is he pregnant?" he joked.

"… it is possible." Xiao Bao answered with a pensive look on his face.

Xiao Ling almost spat out his saliva. He looked at xiao Bao in disbelief.

…

Night.

The Shanliangde Sect disciples and Wu Tie returned for Cui Xiang to record their progress in recuperation before they returned to their respective tents to continue to rest. Qian Meng, who was the one grievously injured, his condition now stabilized and his complexion turned better. As for Qian Jue, Chen Wu, Wu Lian, Chen Su, Jin Yu, Jing De, Jing Xu and Su Mi, their wounds were now also wrapped. Meanwhile, Su Yi and Ling Yun only need to recover their spirits so they only ate magic pills and drank potion.

For now, it looked like the storm has passed. But, they know that this is actually just the calm before the storm. After all, the foreign talisman is still in hiding, just like a ticking time bomb for them. And since it has latched onto Wen Wen or He Shun, they don't know what will happen to the two.

Would they be also controlled like that demon? Or… they thought and closed their eyes. They didn't dare think the worst.