Sitting behind Bai Ye, Fang Yuxin had to admit that Bai Ye’s driving skills were indeed much better than hers. Compared to Ordinary People, her driving might be considered decent, but it paled in comparison to Bai Ye’s.
Along the way, they occasionally encountered roads blocked by mounds of earth or completely broken, with height differences at the fracture points. Despite all this, Bai Ye had managed to safely navigate through with her. Eight hours later, they finally arrived at the location of the inn.
However, the place had completely changed.
Looking at everything in front of her, Fang Yuxin’s face instantly turned pale. The three-story inn was gone, and including the entire parking lot, it was completely buried under the earth. Upon closer inspection, she could see traces of the building peeking out from the mud.
Fang Yuxin could barely stand steady, murmuring, "How could... how could this happen? No... It can’t be true! This isn’t real!"
Bai Ye held her from behind to prevent her from falling. He found it difficult to stay calm when looking at everything before him but, being a man and having worked as a mercenary for many years, he had to be stronger than Fang Yuxin. Suppressing the unease in his heart, he reassured Fang Yuxin, "Xinxin, don’t panic! It’s just the inn that’s been buried, they may not be in trouble." He suddenly thought of something and quickly added, "Have you forgotten? We didn’t sense them having any trouble, did we? And... and don’t we have a Blood Oath? Sense it again! They must be alright!"
Reminded by Bai Ye, Fang Yuxin finally recalled this fact. Holding back the intense panic in her heart, she sensed through the Blood Oath. Upon doing so, she immediately discovered that Chen Qiao and the others, who had sworn the Blood Oath, were still alive. At the same time, she faintly sensed that her family should be safe.
Only then did she breathe a sigh of relief, but due to the shock, she still felt too weak to muster any strength, leaning limply against Bai Ye.
The two stayed close in silence for a while. When Bai Ye saw that Fang Yuxin had regained some composure, he suggested, "Let’s look carefully, since they aren’t buried here, they must have left. There might be some clues."
Whether it was the Fang Family or his own subordinates, if they had left, they would definitely have left a mark for him. Bai Ye was very certain of this. Unless it was extremely urgent, they would not have the time to leave a mark!
He planned to search with Fang Yuxin, also hoping to gauge the situation of the others through any possible marks that existed. If there were indeed marks, then at least they wouldn’t be in too much danger.
Fang Yuxin nodded, took a deep breath, stood up straight, and quickly walked towards the ruins of the inn. Bai Ye followed by her side, keeping a distance that was neither too close to offend nor too far to prevent him from protecting Fang Yuxin should any danger arise.
Fang Yuxin had completely calmed down. She and Bai Ye hadn’t walked far before they encountered no more road ahead, just piles of mud. Judging the situation, it appeared to be the result of a mudslide.
The rain had been too heavy, and the winds were strong; with a small hill near the inn, a mudslide was not surprising.
Thinking of this, her face grew cold. Instead of blindly searching, she extended her Spiritual Sense as far out as possible, looking for any possible traces her family might have left.
Now at the Late Stage of Qi Refining, her Spiritual Sense could extend farther. Before long, she sensed a fluctuation of Spiritual Energy. Intently sensing it, she found it to be a plastic bottle buried in the ruins. Wrapped in a layer of Spiritual Energy, it was well preserved.
No one but her family could have managed this!
Hence, without hesitation, Fang Yuxin said to Bai Ye, "I’ve found a plastic bottle, the item is buried beneath, I’ll get it out."
Bai Ye asked her with confusion, "How do you plan to get it out? How deep is it buried?"
Fang Yuxin’s brow furrowed, as the plastic bottle was buried eight meters deep in the earth pile. Digging would be too slow, and it would be better to use the Earth Escape Skill directly. But, the mention of Earth Escape reminded Fang Yuxin of the Ginseng Spirit, Ah Bao.
So, she promptly summoned Ah Bao from the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion to help.
Ah Bao was playing with the Red Powder branches in the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion. Suddenly pulled out by Fang Yuxin, it paused before reacting and then glared at Fang Yuxin with dissatisfaction, arms crossed, "What do you want me for?" Afterwards, its entire bun-like face scrunched up.
Within the Qingmu Spiritual Mansion, the Spiritual Energy was thick, and the climate was temperate, making it feel very comfortable. The outside world, on the other hand, was different. Although the Spiritual Energy was dense, it was too mixed, and the air contained traces of the Zombie Virus and was filled with the stench of decay, which it greatly disliked.