bdsm-fiction Chapter 41 Better to Die for Your Fellow Daoist Than for Yourself
Chapter 41 Better to Die for Your Fellow Daoist Than for Yourself
Xu Si did not make a move for two reasons.
Firstly, it's better to sacrifice a friend than oneself; this giant bird is clearly beyond the capabilities of someone of their low level.
Secondly, even if he breaks through to Sequence 2, he is not confident of killing the bird with one blow. The bird is so big that it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as covering the sky.
If they anger this bird, it will chase after their convoy, and then they're finished.
Moreover, he had an immature idea.
If the Magical Circus were in a hurry to replenish their vehicles and were to attack them, they would have just revealed all their trump cards. He had to save his best move for entertaining his guests.
However, when their convoy passed the Magic Circus, they remained on guard and did not attack.
Even after the convoy had gone far away, they still hadn't made a move, leaving Xu Si, who was gripping the hilt of his sword, feeling a sense of disappointment.
"Alright, alright, the convoy is safe for now!" After driving for another half hour, Fu Xiaojian's voice finally rang out.
Damn, that bird was putting too much pressure on me.
"Old Fu, isn't your sequence supposed to be able to sense danger? How come there's no warning at all!" Xu Si couldn't help but complain.
This has happened several times already. Can't you just do your job properly?!
"How fast was that bird moving? Did I have time to warn it? Did it give me any warning time?"
Fu Xiaojian, unusually, couldn't control his young master temper, completely losing his composure, and was almost scared to death.
"It's not the captain's fault, it's also my responsibility. I didn't notice it either!" Xiao Luo took the initiative to take responsibility. As the team leader, he felt he had failed in his duty.
"I wonder how Xiaoxiao and the others are doing?" Xiao Luo couldn't hide his concern.
"You still have the nerve to care about them? We almost got double-crossed. Let me teach you, stay away from these girls in the future. They're the best at lying." The little girl has now recovered.
"Sister Jiaojiao, you're a woman too!" Xiao Luo said weakly.
"Sister Jiaojiao, have I ever lied to you? Answer me!"
"Brother Dao said: 'He who does not seek small gains must have a grand plan!'" Xiao Luo added.
"Red-haired monster, get out of the car! I want to fight you one-on-one!" The little girl's voice almost blew up Xu Si's walkie-talkie.
"Brother Dao said: ..."
"Shut up." Xiao Luo was about to reply when the little girl angrily interrupted him. She couldn't stand hearing the name "Brother Dao" right now; she was allergic to it.
"..." There was a deathly silence on the convoy's walkie-talkie, and Xiao Luo obediently muted his microphone.
Xu Si completely ignored Jiao Jiao's clamor on the radio. Looking through the rearview mirror at the magical circus that had long since disappeared into the mist, he felt a pang of regret.
"They didn't follow." Su Su's cool voice came through the walkie-talkie; she had also been keeping an eye on the rear.
"With the loss of two elephants, the Magic Circus is having difficulty moving around, and it looks like they're doomed," Fu Xiaojian said.
It's not that they're unwilling to help, but rather that people's hearts are most vulnerable to the test in the apocalypse, and none of them dare to gamble.
"What a pity! I quite liked that little girl, and I hope to see her again." The little girl seemed to have let Xu Si off the hook.
"Attention everyone, maintain speed, we should be close to the water source." Fu Xiaojian's voice rang out again, carrying a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.
"Once we arrive, let's take a good rest."
The convoy fell silent again.
As Xu Si drove, he was distracted by the thin barrier inside his body.
Sequence 2 seemed within reach, yet he couldn't seem to break through that barrier.
After driving for about two more hours, the scenery ahead suddenly opened up.
"Didn't you say it would take a day or two to drive?" Xu Si asked over the walkie-talkie, wondering if he had remembered it wrong.
"They are powered by animals, we are cars, so their speed is naturally incomparable!"
That's reasonable, no problem.
"It's a river! It's a river!" the little girl exclaimed excitedly. The convoy stopped by the river, and as everyone looked at the wide river, their first feeling was more melancholy.
The blood-red sun's rays shone on the river's surface, reflecting shimmering waves, yet they could not dispel the vitality and life force the river brought.
"Ah, the river! It's the river!" Jiao Jiao was the first to jump off the pickup truck, her face almost in tears. She couldn't even remember the last time she had taken a bath.
"I want to take a shower! Nobody stop me!"
Hope also appeared on the faces of the survivors. It seemed that the hardships, battles, and gloom of losing their companions over the past few days could be washed away in this river.
Fu Xiaojian remained vigilant, standing beside the Mengshi vehicle, his sharp gaze sweeping across the river and the opposite bank.
"Xiao Luo activates the psionic barrier; let's rest here for two days."
"Understood, Brother Fu!"
"Everyone, make sure you have enough water before you start your activities. Be careful when swimming in the river, and don't stray too far from the convoy!"
Everyone did as instructed.
Tashan walked heavily along the riverbank, his rocky feet crunching on the gravel.
Su Su walked to the water's edge, squatted down, and gently touched the murky river water with her fingertips, feeling its flow;
Xiao Luo closed his eyes, and invisible psychic energy ripples spread out.
Xu Si then leaped onto the roof of the car, his scarlet star-like eyes scanning the river and mudflats like the most sophisticated detectors, but he found nothing. He then took out the bottles he had collected along the way, as well as a few smelly takeout uniforms that he had kept at the bottom of his car.
I'll definitely take a shower, and I'll just wear that black windbreaker as my new clothes.
"Brother Shan, could you help us build a small bay?" The little girl, carrying a bottle of beer, eagerly approached Tashan for help.
Girls need privacy, after all.
With Tashan's skills, he could make a living as a builder.
"A piece of cake!" Tashan was also getting ready to take a bath.
"Thank you, Brother Shan, this is it. It's a bit bigger. There are a lot of girls in the car team!" The little girl said, taking full responsibility.
Under Jiao Jiao's command, Tashan solidified several stone walls on a shallow beach upstream that was partially surrounded by several large rocks, just like an enclosed swimming pool.
"This won't last long, maybe four or five hours at most. Please be careful."
"Thank you, Brother Shan!" The little girl jumped down without even taking off her clothes, overjoyed.
The other women in the convoy also thanked them repeatedly.
Xu Si and the others didn't care so much; they stripped down to just their underwear and jumped into the cool river.
Dirty clothes should be weighed down with stones and soaked first.
The water washed over his body, carrying away the fatigue and grime of the past few days. He looked up at the blood-stained sky and let out a long sigh of relief.
Not far away, Tashan sank into the water like a giant rock, with only its bald head showing.
Fu Xiaojian, who was loading the cargo, actually started grinding coffee again.
"Brother Dao, shall I rub your back?" Xiao Luo asked.
"Sure! Too bad there's no bath towel either, I'll wait..."
He remembered that the curtain was quite rough, perfect for use as a bath towel; it was a versatile piece of furniture.
Xu Si rummaged through the car and found the old curtain whose original color was no longer discernible. He tore off a relatively clean corner and threw it to Xiao Luo.
The boy took it and vigorously scrubbed his back. The grime that had accumulated for who knows how long fell off, spreading murky marks on the water's surface before being washed away by the current.
"Brother Dao, you'll look incredibly handsome if you get a haircut..." Xiao Luo slowed down, his voice filled with surprise.
"Don't be lazy, hurry up and rub it! It's tough on me! I'll rub it for you later, so don't complain about the pain!"
"Oh," Xiao Luo replied earnestly, but unfortunately there were no toiletries. He should have just extorted some from the little girl.