The Scum is A ***

15: The Scum Is Awakened

The man wearing the black robes turned when he heard the leaves rustled. He saw the leaves are swaying but there's no one on the spot. He ignored it and continued walking away.

Xinfaxian Sect, Bamboo Pavilion.

"You said he saved Xiao Sheng?!" Xie Lan exclaimed as he rose from his seat in shock, only to yelp in pain and hold his chest where that mysterious man kicked him.

"Careful – " Fan Wen told Xie Lan and helped him sat back.

Everyone felt their eyes were going blind. "Yes." Fei Yin respectfully answered. Li Tian and Feng Mo were inside Cheng Sheng's room along with Chen Han and Chen Qing, who went with Chen Jing and Wu Fan after they received Sun Yi's message. They used the teleportation array and took the Xinfaxian residents with them.

"Disciple Fei. Can you tell us in details of what had happened?" Wu Fan said. Even though he went here, but it's only for a short time. He won't leave the sect unless it is an urgent matter.

Fei Yin turned to him and respectfully bowed. "When we left the Youxiwang Sect, we were teleported to the Dongxin Town." He started. "We saw that everyone in the Dongxin Town were dead. The strange corpses roamed the town, and the demonic qi is present in the air." He explained.

"The Dongxin Town..." Wu Fan said, his eyes narrowed.

"Continue." Chen Jing told him. Sun Yi and Wu Yuan were sitting beside Luo Shi and Ming Ye who were on the side, listening.

Fei Yin nodded and bowed. "We were reserving our power in case we faced off against the enemy later. After killing some corpses, we rested our body. Then – " he said. " – the demonic qi that disappeared appeared again while we were resting. Cheng-shidi was on the guard at that time. He noticed the demonic qi's presence with the use of the Cleansing Talisman. Then, he realized that it can make us muddle-headed. So, he used this to protect us – " he said and showed them the sachet containing the powdered Qi Absorbing jade talisman. " – Cheng-shidi has a low-level of cultivation, and he was affected. So, after creating a barrier around us, he gave this to Li-shidi to protect Li-shidi who has the weakest constitution among us. And this served as his clue to us." He explained. "Then, Cheng-shidi disappeared after that. We figured he'd be in Xinfaxian, and so we hastily followed. We heard him screamed." He took a deep breath, calming his emotions. "I – " he balled his fists that're resting on his lap. " – I used my sword to fly and aid Cheng-shidi faster. Then, I saw him falling." He raised his head and looked at them. "The man told me, if I didn't arrive in time, Cheng-shidi might've died from that fall." He said, his voice low.

Silence. "You spoke with the man?" Xie Lan said.

Fei Yin nodded. "He said he isn't a demonic cultivator. I didn't sense malicious intent on him." He said. "I figured that Cheng-shidi really might be unconscious after the time he screamed. If the man didn't protect him from the strange corpses..." he said. "The man then broke the barrier trapping the Xinfaxian, and the demonic qi disappeared. Then, he also disappeared." He finished.

There was a long silence. "What is his intention of taking away Xiao Sheng?" Fan Wen asked, puzzled.

Fei Yin turned to him. "I asked him. He didn't answer." He said.

"Why do you know that that man wants to take away Sheng-er?" Wu Fan asked, his eyes narrowed in suspicion.

Fei Yin turnd to him and respectfully bowed. "He has been protecting Cheng-shidi. I think he has other intentions." He explained. "Fortunately, he isn't sinister." He added.

"Then – " Chen Qing spoke from behind them. "How did Sheng-er have a golden core?" she asked. Then, her eyes fell on Fei Yin. They also looked at Fei Yin, who haven't mentioned about Cheng Sheng gaining a golden core.