Signal

Seeing that the others remained silent, Zixia said again, "Of course we can't just hole up here and wait for death. That would only leave us surrounded by even more ferocious beasts. I wonder whether our signals can include other messages. It would be best to tell them our route, so they can move closer to it according to their own circumstances."

"Besides, if any other disciples are still alive and can join up with us inner sect disciples, they should have a few more chances of surviving."

Chen Chen thought for a moment and said, "Other than Zixia, each of us has a signaling firework that can carry a few simple words. How about this? We send out a signal here first, then another at a different location, and continue like that. So long as the other junior sisters use their heads a little, they should be able to figure out our route, right?"

Zixia said nothing. She turned to look at the other senior sisters. The disciples looked at Zixia, seeming as though they had something to say, but when Chen Chen spoke again, they frowned slightly instead. One of them muttered, "What Junior Sister Zixia said is true enough, but with our martial arts and lightness skills, escaping danger on our own is no great problem. Once we send out a signal, though, quite a few outer sect disciples and ordinary disciples will come over. Their martial arts are mediocre, or they may not know any martial arts at all. They will only become a burden to us. If something happens to them, tell me, do we save them or not?"

At that point, Zixia spoke up. "Whether they are inner sect disciples, outer sect disciples, or ordinary disciples, we are all disciples of the Incense-Passing Cult.