Chapter 1156: Corn

Chapter 1156: Corn

Two voices, one real and one illusory, echoed simultaneously in Bai Jiu’s ears without the slightest delay. It was like a scene from a TV drama unfolding in reality, creating an unprecedented sense of disorientation.

Bai Jiu knew they had truly found Xuanwu’s ultimate weakness, but how to analyze the current situation?

"No... just me alone is still not enough..."

Bai Jiu quickly extended two fingers to pinch his lower lip and let out a sharp whistle, summoning all nearby available Zhi Jiang to come for support. Ning Shiba of "Feng Zhang," Cui Shisi of "Chuan Suo," Qiu Ershi of "Jing Feng," and Feng Shiqi of "Bao Shan" immediately rushed towards Bai Jiu from various corners of the battlefield. Song Qi, observing from a high vantage point, thought for a moment before deciding to split off and join them.

Before leaving, he assessed the situation and temporarily handed command of the battlefield to Su Shan, choosing to bring the experienced Li Jingguan with him. After all, the signal Bai Jiu had sent was too strange—it seemed like he had found the ultimate breakthrough method, yet at the same time, he seemed to be in immense trouble. Song Qi sensed something was amiss and had to go personally resolve it.

The various combat-type "Hui Xiang" began to fully block Xuanwu’s attacks, but for some reason, Xuanwu was no longer using "Tan Nang" and was only resorting to basic hand-to-hand combat and "Yue Qian" for one-sided slaughter.

Fortunately, the "Mao" team had extremely rich combat experience and quickly established a solid defensive line. Although it resulted in several injuries, so far, only Luo Shiwu had fallen.

The battle with Xuanwu had been ongoing for a considerable time, and even Yun Shijiu, who had been maintaining "Jian Mo," was starting to sweat profusely. Standing on the roof of another building, he vigilantly observed the surroundings and noticed that figures were starting to appear and move on the streets.

The influence of "Ji Dao" was beginning to spread throughout the city. They had chosen an inconspicuous small square among the many low buildings to attack Xuanwu, a place that didn't connect to major roads and was concealed by the surrounding structures, plus the effect of "Jian Mo," so it shouldn't attract attention in the short term.

But one stone stirs up a thousand waves—even after a while, the various participants and the "Sheng Xiao" would inevitably notice that people were gathering here to assassinate Xuanwu. After all, "Jian Mo" wasn't a protective barrier; it only blocked sound, not people entering and leaving.

Just then, Song Qi and Li Jingguan hurried past the base of Yun Shijiu's building.

"Qi Ge!" Yun Shijiu called down from the rooftop. "Time is running out... we might need to move faster."

Song Qi simply nodded gravely in response. After all, the Xuanwu they were fighting had completely transformed into a non-human entity, and after prolonged combat, they still hadn't found any way to kill it. He could only hope that Bai Jiu's strategy would work this time.

Soon, numerous "Mao" team Zhi Jiang gathered around Bai Jiu, and Song Qi pushed through the crowd to the front.

Bai Jiu looked up, his face grim, and said, "What I'm about to tell you all about what just happened might be hard to accept, but please believe me and use it as the basis for our strategy."

...

Qiu Shiliu hid behind the dry grass in the corner of the wall, watching the wild girl in front of him trembling as she tried to start a fire. He didn't dare make a sound or move.

She clearly had a face identical to Xuanwu's, but she was younger, and her age was impossible to determine.

So, what was the situation now...?

He had been shuttling through this strange space, and if the space he had just been in was connected to all spaces in the world, that was somewhat understandable. It was like a massive "Chuan Suo" machine, allowing him to travel to any existing or unknown corner of the world.

But why could it also connect to "time"?

If the girl in front of him was truly Xuanwu, she would have to be from another age segment. At this point, she shouldn't exist in any other space.

"Jiu Jie..." Qiu Shiliu held the "Men" to his mouth and whispered in a voice even he couldn't hear, "Can you hear me...?"

There was no immediate response from the other end, only a faint rustling sound.

After a while, a weak voice came through: "I can hear you... they've all gone to the meeting."

"Shi Ge?" Qiu Shiliu said in a strained voice. "I'm in a bit of a passive situation right now and don't know what to do..."

"Then you've really asked the right person..." Jiang Shi chuckled bitterly. "I can't see anything; I can only hear the sounds coming from your brain. How about I tell you a story to pass the time?"

"Shi Ge, I appreciate the offer." Qiu Shiliu replied, but then trailed off: "Qiu Shi..."

"Or maybe you should go talk to her?" Jiang Shi changed the subject. "We're at this point already—what's the use of hiding?"

"Talk...?" Qiu Shiliu was stunned. "Like, just walk right out, pat her on the shoulder, and say, 'Hello, little girl,' or something like that?"

Jiang Shi thought for a moment and replied seriously: "Well, you could also start with 'Hey, you demon!'..."

"Alright, alright... Shi Ge, you just rest."

Qiu Shiliu put the "Men" back in his pocket and continued observing the strange little Xuanwu. He watched as she busied herself at the stove for a while, then pulled out a dirty box of matches. After striking it a few times, she sparked a flame and used a pile of dry grass to light the fire.

As the flames grew, the little Xuanwu reached into her backpack and pulled out something like a stick, throwing it into the fire. Then she squatted by the stove and waited quietly.

Qiu Shiliu leaned out a bit to get a better view.

Soon, he noticed something odd—the little Xuanwu seemed to be roasting something. After a short time, she picked up a wooden stick from the side and used it to pull the item out of the fire. It rolled onto the ground with a clatter.

Only then did Qiu Shiliu see clearly that it was a corn cob.

More precisely, it was just the core of a corn cob, with no kernels left. The core was charred black and still sparking. The little Xuanwu stepped forward, patted off the sparks, and in Qiu Shiliu's baffled gaze, popped it into her mouth.

It instantly burned her, so she pulled it out, blew on it, and after half a second, put it back in and bit off a large chunk.

The corn core was hard and hot, turning her mouth black as she chewed, but she swallowed it down anyway.

"What the hell..." Qiu Shiliu couldn't help but frown.

Seeming to think it tasted good, the little Xuanwu pulled out the remaining corn cores from her backpack and threw them all into the fire.

As the cores went into the stove, the flames were fiercely suppressed.

Seeing the fire about to go out, the little Xuanwu quickly turned around and headed toward the haystack where Qiu Shiliu was hiding.