Rats Should Stay Underground

Xia Tian and Su Beibei were naturally safe and sound.

"Master, Master, save me..." The scene Xu Zhenzhen saw was just an illusion. It was she who was drowned by tens of thousands of rats. Unfortunately, when she realized something was wrong, it was too late. Her voice, her fear, her doubts... were all annihilated. Even if she expressed them, it was meaningless.

Su Beibei did not sympathize with Xu Zhenzhen, because it was all her own fault and she deserved this outcome.

After a while, Su Beibei found that Xia Tian was still hugging her waist tightly, and she couldn't help but say, "You can let me go now."

"Girl Bei, don't be impatient. It's not over yet." Xia Tian shook his head and said seriously.

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Su Beibei couldn't help but be stunned. She didn't find any sign on Xia Tian's face that he was deliberately taking advantage of her. She could only look at the mice that seemed to be gradually retreating, and wondered if Xu Zhenzhen had any other tricks up her sleeve?

However, when looking around, there was no trace of Xu Zhenzhen on the meadow, and her friends were also gone.

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The huge meadow was so quiet except for the chirping of mice that it was a little eerie.

For a moment, Su Beibei even suspected that this tent festival was a trap specifically targeting her and Xia Tian. Otherwise, why was it so strange that the rest of the people had such regular schedules and all went to bed before midnight. The weirdest thing was that there were thousands of tents lined up here, but there was not a single human touch. It was really terrifying to think about it. However, her and Xia Tian's appearance here at the same time was clearly a very accidental thing, and it was impossible for someone to have planned it in advance.

"Nothing. Are you looking for an excuse to take advantage of me?" Su Beibei waited until all the rats had burrowed back underground and didn't find anything unusual. She couldn't help but look at Xia Tian in confusion.

Xia Tian curled his lips and said unhappily, "Since you idiots don't want to come out, then don't come out forever."

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As he spoke, Xia Tian lazily lifted his foot and stomped lightly on the grass.

"ah--"

There were screams coming from under the meadow. Although they were muffled and low, they still fell clearly into Su Beibei's ears.

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Immediately afterwards, the ground was seen exploding in several places, and several corpses were dug out of the ground by rats.

"How is this possible? There are people hiding underground?" Su Beibei felt that this scene was beyond her common sense. "How did they do it?"

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Xia Tian smiled and said to Su Beibei: "Girl Bei, there's nothing strange about this. If you want to live underground, you can do it, and you can be much more powerful than them."

"Why should I live underground?" Su Beibei rolled her eyes at Xia Tian and asked, "Who are these people? Are they in the same group as Xu Zhenzhen?"

Xia Tian replied: "Yes and no."

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"Speak human language." Su Beibei said.

Xia Tian explained with a smile: "These idiots are indeed accomplices of Xu Zhenzhen, but their goals are different."

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"Different targets?" Su Beibei was still full of doubts, but she thought about it carefully. First of all, Xu Zhenzhen's target was undoubtedly her, and it was very likely that she was targeted when she arrived here. If her accomplices were not targeting her, then it could only be Xia Tian. But how could those people be sure that Xia Tian would show up? This was what she couldn't figure out the most.

In fact, it was no wonder that she couldn't figure it out, because she didn't know that Xia Tian and Yi Xiaoyin came to Wugong Mountain to explore the ancient tomb, and she thought Xia Tian was looking for her.

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"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, the power of that kick is so terrifying." At this time, a rather old figure walked out of a tent, clapped his hands and laughed: "You are a hundred times more powerful than that ghost doctor Zhang Mingtuo, you are indeed better than your master."

Xia Tian yawned lazily and glanced at the old man: "Who are you, old man?"

The old man was short, probably less than 1.5 meters tall, but his beard almost reached the ground. His face was full of wrinkles, and he always laughed: "I am Zhang Xushun, the leader of the Twin Candles Sect. Xu Zhenzhen, whom you just killed, was my disciple. But he was useless. It's better for him to die so as not to waste food."

"The Twin Candle Cult?" Xia Tian curled his lips. "It's the evil cult that was tricked by the master forty years ago. That cult should have been destroyed long ago. Where did you come from?"

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"When you walk in the rivers and lakes, how can you not get your shoes wet?" The old man with a long beard chuckled and said to Xia Tian: "So, having more ways to retreat is the truth for long-term prosperity."

Xia Tian said impatiently: "Since you have saved your life, you should just live a good life. Why do you have to run out and seek death again?"

"Haha." The old man with a long beard laughed slowly, and looked at Xia Tian carefully with his turbid eyes: "Over the years, I have been investigating the whereabouts of the ghost doctor Zhang Mingtuo, and then I knew you. But you are too powerful, and you are too sharp. If I want to take action against you, the price I pay will exceed my expectations. I just didn't expect that after twelve years, you finally fell into my trap."

"Okay, let's stop talking about this nonsense." Xia Tian yawned lazily. He had heard this kind of words too many times. It was meaningless.

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The old man with a long beard smiled and clapped his hands, saying, "Even when you are in danger, you are still so arrogant and domineering. This is a quality that your master Zhang Mingtuo never possessed. In fact, with your aptitude, I would like to accept you as my disciple. If so, your achievements would definitely not be limited to what you have today. It's a pity."

"Why is his face so big?" Su Beibei couldn't stand it anymore.

Xia Tian said with a smile: "Bei girl, he doesn't have a big face, he has no face at all."

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"Ah, there is no point in talking any more. I'll just send you off." The old man with a long beard suddenly changed his expression and took out a jade flute from his arms. "Today I will refine you into red and white candles. This will barely extend my life span by another thirty to fifty years."

The melodious sound of the flute spread far into the distance over the empty meadow.

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Thousands of tents suddenly moved, and men and women of all kinds walked out of them. They looked alive, and their eyes were no different from those of living people, but their behavior was like zombies.

"This, this is..." Su Beibei originally thought that she would not be surprised anymore, but unexpectedly she was still shocked. There were at least thousands of people here. Could they all be controlled by this bearded old man? His strength was really terrifying.

Xia Tian looked at the scene without any emotion, and said lazily: "You have been hiding for decades, but you have not made any progress. It is not an exaggeration to call you an old waste."

The old man with a long beard was playing the jade flute and had no time to refute, but the murderous intent in his eyes became more and more fierce.

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Countless people rushed towards Xia Tian and Su Beibei from all directions. Soon they reached the front, but they did not attack them directly. Instead, they surrounded the two of them tightly in the middle.

"Catch the leader first. Let's rush over and take care of that old man first." Su Beibei frowned slightly, but did not back down. She was afraid of mice but not people, and she quickly made the most correct judgment.

Xia Tian said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's not time for us to take action yet. This old man will suffer the consequences."

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"Do you have a solution already?" Su Beibei asked.

Before Xia Tian could answer, the ground suddenly exploded with "bang, bang, bang", and countless rats poured out like a tide again.

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The old man with the long beard continued to play the flute, but the music was no longer melodious. It became inexplicably sharp and hurt people's eardrums.

The rats that rushed out suddenly became manic, and their eyes instantly turned red, revealing an ominous aura.

"Go, tear off their skin and flesh first!" The old man with a long beard put away the jade flute and pointed at Xia Tian and Su Beibei. "I will work all night to refine them into my red and white candles and life-extending sky lanterns."

Strangely, after hearing the order, the rats hesitated and just stood there in a daze.

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"Hmm? What's going on?" The old man with a long beard also showed a puzzled look and ordered again: "Go!"

At this moment, the ground beneath the bearded old man's feet suddenly loosened, and a head popped out, shouting at him: "Master, why didn't you save me!"

The old man with a long beard was startled and fell to the ground in shock: "You are not dead?"

"It seems like you wish I were dead?" Xu Zhenzhen's face, which was covered with dirt and grass roots, showed a resentful expression. "You said you would cover for me, but in the end you used me as bait to satisfy your own intentions."

"When my life span increases, I will naturally help you. Don't make trouble now." The old man with a long beard immediately comforted him, "As long as you refine those two into red and white candles, then I will give you twenty years of my life span first."

"You are lying!" Xu Zhenzhen didn't believe the old man with long beard's words at all. She grabbed the old man's legs with her hands like claws and dragged him underground.

The old man with a long beard struggled desperately, but unfortunately he was too old and weak to shake off Xu Zhenzhen's hands. At this time, the rats rushed towards the two of them again.

"You traitor, I'm going to kill you first!" The old man with a long beard was furious. He picked up the jade flute in his hand and stabbed it towards Xu Zhenzhen's throat.

Xu Zhenzhen had gone mad. She didn't dodge or avoid the attack. She opened her mouth and bit the beard old man's heel: "If you want to die, let's die together. If you want to leave me behind, you can't do that."

"ah--"

The old man with a long beard screamed and the jade flute in his hand fell to the ground.

At this time, the rats arrived, quickly submerged the two of them, and then dragged them into the endless underground.

Su Beibei looked at this scene and couldn't help but ask Xia Tian: "Did you plan this long ago?"

"Rats should stay underground and never come out in their lifetime." Xia Tian did not answer, but just said it with a smile.

At this time, the people controlled by the jade flute regained their senses instantly. They all had confused looks in their eyes, and had no idea why they were here, let alone why they were surrounding a young couple.

Xia Tian suddenly kissed Su Beibei on the face.

"What are you doing?" Su Beibei was stunned.

The group of people nearby seemed to have suddenly awakened some attribute. They inexplicably began to applaud and shouted in unison: "Kiss, kiss..."