"": 200,
"": "",
"": "Lu Xie nodded hurriedly.
He glanced over the corpses again, sweat beading on his forehead. "Go on ahead, Mr. Luo. I'll scavenge a few things. Cao Yan and the others have been hiding everywhere, living like paupers. A shortage of Fate-Suppressing Objects is a big part of it. These things might be beneath your notice, but if I get the chance, I'll take them some."
"You old rascal, you've got a heart. I like that."
"Little Luo, you go ahead. I still need a few more bites."
Fourth Master Gray squeaked, sprang off Luo Bin's shoulder, and darted toward the corpses on the ground.
The Spirit-Inviting Talisman had broken when Fourth Master Gray went down earlier.
Although Luo Bin hadn't understood the squeaks, he understood the intention when Fourth Master Gray swept over a corpse and left two holes where its eyes had been.
He turned, got his bearings, and hurried up the mountain.
Before long, Lu Xie caught up, carrying a bulging bundle fashioned from a Tang Suit on his back. He had collected quite a few Fate-Suppressing Objects.
Fourth Master Gray lay on Lu Xie's head, cheek pouches bulging and belly round, still chewing on something.
With a wet spit, Fourth Master Gray spat out a white bone. There was no telling whether it had been a finger or a toe.
Luring those people away had taken some time.
The return journey doubled that.
By the time Luo Bin returned to the Feng Family's grounds, the entire place had undergone another earth-shattering change.
Sinking ash drifted everywhere, and dark green moss covered the buildings. The decay and chilling gloom made this place seem like hell itself.
Only the lights in one spot still suggested the presence of the living.
"Don't let anything slip