klisemfg Chapter 225 Danger
Chapter 225 Danger
Xu Feng did not sleep all night. The sense of danger lingered in his mind, making him uneasy, but he could not find the source of the danger.
On the ninth day, Xu Feng got up early at dawn. He frowned and thought, wandering back and forth near the camp, attracting the attention of many monks who woke up early.
"Brother Xu, what's wrong with you? Did you sense any danger nearby?" The person asking the question was one of the five remaining members of the exploration team. Because of Xu Feng's repeated warnings, they did not lose any more people on the third day and completed the exploration mission safely. The other four were grateful to Xu Feng and trusted him. If Xu Feng was not interested, they would definitely follow his lead.
"I feel a little uneasy, but..." Xu Feng looked around. No matter which direction he went, the danger was there, neither weakening nor increasing. It was like being surrounded by a group of strange beasts, with no way to escape.
But a night passed and nothing happened. I also looked around carefully several times and found nothing unusual.
"Brother Xu, please don't scare me." The other party immediately said nervously.
Yesterday, the tiger-like monster killed two people instantly. Most of the people present had no power to fight back. Their life and death depended entirely on luck. They had finally managed to calm down after a night, but now seeing Xu Feng's appearance, they suddenly became panicked again.
Xu Feng didn't care about the other person's mentality, staring into the distance with his sharp eyes. After a moment, he closed his eyes, emptied his mind of all thoughts, and felt it quietly. If he didn't figure out the source of the danger, he would feel uneasy and unbearable.
Seeing this, the man looked anxious, but did not dare to disturb him. He just hoped that Xu Feng's premonition was wrong and that the rest of them could leave the Blood Mist Forest alive.
"What is this guy doing so early in the morning?" Xu Feng's unusual behavior had already attracted some people's attention. Although his strength was not a big deal, when they were exploring the way, the other party repeatedly gave early warnings and cleared dangers, so they couldn't help but look up to him. Even from the fourth day, Xu Feng only did some unimportant tasks and became inconspicuous again.
"It seems like he sensed danger." Someone frowned and watched.
"A mere third-level Yuan Realm cultivator pretending to be a god. Does he really think he's a big shot? So many fourth- and fifth-level Yuan Realm cultivators took turns to keep watch at night and didn't notice any danger. Could it be that they are not as good as him alone?" There were also people who couldn't stand Xu Feng and spoke with disdain. The cultivators in the battle team felt a sense of superiority towards the pathfinders who were like cannon fodder, even though Xu Feng had already shown some extraordinary qualities.
However, it was still early at this time, and although some people were paying attention to Xu Feng's abnormal behavior, no one came forward to disturb him. They just wanted to know what he was trying to do.
A flash of lightning streaked across the dark night sky. Xu Feng suddenly opened his eyes and his expression became gloomy. He finally understood where the danger came from.
Not daring to delay for a moment, Xu Feng rushed straight to the center of the base.
"Hey! Stop, what are you doing?" Xu Feng was immediately stopped by members of the combat team.
"I need to see the fourth young lady, urgently." Xu Feng said in a deep voice.
Seeing Xu Feng's serious expression, the two people who stopped Xu Feng looked at each other, and one of them said to him: "Wait a moment, I will go and inform them first."
Xu Feng nodded, and the other person stayed there to watch over Xu Feng.
After a while, the informant came back: "Follow me, the fourth lady agrees to see you."
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Entering the center of the camp, in a huge tent, Xu Feng saw Sikong Hongyu with a lazy look. She sat on the upper chair, and four confidants stood on both sides, with sharp eyes falling on Xu Feng, with an inexplicable sense of oppression.
In addition to them, Elder He and others were also present.
"Greetings, Fourth Miss." Xu Feng bowed.
"I heard that you have something urgent to do. Tell me." Sikong Hongyu's voice was cold and casual.
"Fourth Miss, we have to finish the land reclamation mission ahead of schedule. Something is wrong with the Blood Mist Forest this year. The blood mist will come back soon. We must leave as soon as possible." Xu Feng said seriously.
The source of danger comes from the entire Blood Mist Forest.
As soon as Xu Feng said this, the expressions of the people present changed. Sikong Hongyu's expression also became more serious. She slowly stood up and asked, "Since you said this, what evidence do you have?"
If the blood mist returns prematurely, they will face the danger of being wiped out if they do not exit the blood mist forest.
"There is no evidence, but I trust my intuition. I have always been sensitive to danger." Xu Feng answered honestly.
"What a joke! The land reclamation mission concerns the family's development for the entire year. You want us to interrupt the mission and give up a lot of cultivation resources just based on an unfounded intuition. Aren't you taking yourself too seriously?" A hot-tempered fifth-level Human Yuan Realm cultivator stood up and questioned.
Sikong Hongyu also frowned slightly.
"I know that my words are not taken seriously and I also know that it is difficult to convince others without evidence. But this is my intuition and I have to speak out. It is normal for Miss Four not to believe me.
In this case, please let me leave the pioneering team, Miss Fourth. I am willing to leave alone and give up all the rewards for this mission. "Xu Feng said neither humbly nor arrogantly. Xu Feng replaced Qi Lin to join the pioneering team. He did not receive any resettlement allowance beforehand, but if he could return alive afterwards, he would certainly receive a generous reward.
Anyone who returns alive, even if their performance is mediocre, will be rewarded by the Sikong family. This is for outsiders to see. High risk and high return coexist, so as to continuously attract ambitious monks who are unwilling to be mediocre to join the pioneering team.
Besides, Xu Feng’s performance this time was pretty good. At least the Fourth Miss noticed him early on.
Xu Feng's decision to give up the reward and leave the Blood Mist Forest shocked all the core cultivators present, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.
Sikong Hongyu stared at Xu Feng with his phoenix eyes, and Xu Feng looked at him without any fear. After a long while, Sikong Hongyu spoke again: "Today is only the ninth day since we entered the Blood Mist Forest. According to the half-month safety time in previous years, excluding the two days we left, we still have five days to continue searching for resources.
"If you let us interrupt the mission and leave early because of your intuition, and the blood mist does not come back early as you said, do you know that you will be cut into pieces? Not only will you die, but your relatives and friends will also be implicated and die. With such serious consequences, will you still insist on your so-called intuition?"
If it weren't for Xu Feng's previous performance, no one would care about his words. But this is indeed of great importance. On the one hand, it is the development of the family in the next year, and on the other hand, it is everyone's life and property.
Xu Feng was slightly startled, but after hesitating for a moment, he still nodded firmly.
Seeing Xu Feng's persistence, Sikong Hongyu remained silent for a long time. It must be said that Xu Feng had given her a difficult problem.
Suddenly, she asked a middle-aged man, "Uncle Shi, is there any precedent of blood mist appearing in advance in the Blood Mist Forest?"
The middle-aged man was one of the trump cards prepared for this land reclamation mission. His realm was higher than Sikong Hongyu and he was Sikong Hongyu's cousin. But now he was exposed because of Xu Feng's words.
He didn't look dissatisfied. After a moment's silence, he said uncertainly, "More than 20 years ago, I heard that the blood mist disappeared less than half a month ago and then reappeared earlier, but it was only one or two days earlier. At that time, the three pioneering teams didn't go as deep into the blood mist forest as they do now, so after noticing the abnormality, they evacuated urgently. Although they lost some people, it didn't cause extremely serious consequences."