Chapter 269
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"Mistress, the stench in here is horrible." A cloud of black mist rose from Jun Wu Xie's body and morphed into a nimble little black cat. It leapt onto the soft bed and waved its furry tail, as if trying to dispel the stench in the air.
"Just too many people have died." Jun Wu Xie said dismissively. She was all too familiar with the stench. Rotting corpses, death blooming bit by bit. The Hidden Cloud Peak may have seemed like a place of honor, but it was actually a living hell.
"That ugly monster is definitely not a good person." The little black cat had seen Ke Cang Ju's face clearly from within Jun Wu Xie's body. Ke Cang Ju's face was hideous.
Jun Wu Xie did not say anything, but just sat there quietly.
They had just entered the Hidden Cloud Peak, and besides the disciple who had first appeared to lead them to their lodgings, no one else paid any attention to the newly arrived youths. Filled with excitement and anxiety, the dozens of youths squatted in the yard for the entire afternoon. None of them dared to move without prior notice, and they treasured this opportunity very much.
When night fell, some of the Hidden Cloud Peak disciples who had just returned from outside the courtyard had already returned. The new disciples who had been starving for the entire afternoon could only stare at their Senior Brothers. Some of them mustered the courage to approach their Senior Brothers to ask about the situation, but they were stopped by a few cold glares.
It was not until late into the night, when everyone's stomachs were rumbling with hunger. The disciple who had led them into the Hidden Cloud Peak in the morning then walked slowly into the yard, and called out all the new disciples.
Jun Wu Xie and Qiao Chu walked out as well. The two of them looked at each other, and did not seem to see any trace of hunger in each other's eyes.
"Senior, this ….. this late at night ….. when are we going to eat?" The starving youth asked as he clutched his stomach.
The disciple glanced at them, and smiled sarcastically: "Want to eat?"
The youths nodded.
The disciple pointed outside the yard. "Look carefully. There are a hundred large vats outside the yard, and there is a mountain spring five miles east of here. No one among you has to fill three vats with water tonight. If you do not fill them up, don't even think about having breakfast tomorrow, don't even think about having dinner today."
"What?" The group of youths were dumbfounded. When they arrived, they had indeed seen the large vat placed outside the courtyard, but the mouth of the vat was wider than a person's arm, and the depth reached the chest of an adult man. Five miles didn't seem far, but this round trip was five miles. They had been starving for an entire day and hadn't had a drop of water. Moreover, it was late at night, so how could they have the strength to carry water back and forth? It was such a big water tank, and there were three of them. It would be impossible to fill it up without dozens of trips.
Not to mention that the Hidden Cloud Peak was steep, even if they were on flat ground, they would not be able to withstand it.
"What? Trying to be lazy? Let me tell you, the water in those vats is to be used to water the herb garden tomorrow. If you can't do it, then get the hell out of here. The Hidden Cloud Peak does not want useless trash! "The disciple sneered, scolding everyone in one breath.
The group of youths, who thought they were having a beautiful dream, was suddenly awoken by a ladle of cold water.
How was this a beautiful dream? It was simply the beginning of a nightmare!
But they had finally made it to the Hidden Cloud Peak, how could they give up such an opportunity so easily? Even if they knew it was impossible, they could only grit their teeth and face the challenge.
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