Fantasy: I Am the Villain.

Chapter 174 Wake up

Chapter 174 Awakening

Bai Ke, carrying Xiao Lei on his back, chanted an incantation to cast a protective shield to prevent falling objects from injuring them. Then, he quickly headed towards the exit of the secret room.

Just as the two men escaped the secret chamber, the main hall's supporting pillars finally gave way and began to collapse to the ground. The ancient cultivation cave was utterly destroyed.

"Senior Brother! Are you alright?" The disciples rushed forward to help and ask when they saw Bai Ke bring Xiao Lei out.

"No, it's nothing. He was hit on the leg by something when I went in. You guys check on him first..." Before he could finish speaking, he collapsed from exhaustion.

Everyone was shocked to see this and quickly helped Bai Ke up to prevent him from falling to the ground. The disciple closest to Bai Ke supported him, carefully checked his pulse, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He said to the others, "Don't worry, Senior Brother is just too tired. He suddenly lost his strength and fainted after rescuing Xiao Lei. He's fine and just needs to rest."

The disciples breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"Senior Brother Lin Xiu, what should we do next?" a disciple asked worriedly, looking at the scene before him.

Bai Ke took a deep breath, his gaze fixed on some distant direction, and replied, "Let's go to Mo Yun Kingdom first. We can all rest there for a while, and Xiao Lei and Bai Ke can also recover properly!"

"Yes!" the disciple accepted the order. He then instructed the people behind him, "Everyone, pack your things and don't forget anything. We'll go to Moyun Kingdom to rest for a while."

"You guys, help Xiao Lei up. You guys, take good care of our senior brother. Everyone must be exhausted. Let's set off immediately and get to Moyun Kingdom as soon as possible so we can rest properly."

"Okay!" Everyone happily agreed in unison.

The next day, in a room at the Moyun Kingdom post station, a calming incense burner was quietly burning. The scent was neither too strong nor too weak, with a moderate fragrance that was refreshing to the senses.

Birds chirped and twittered in the branches outside the window, occasionally flitting about. Sunlight streamed through the half-open window, casting its rays onto a pearwood bed near the window.

The person lying on the bed trembled slightly. Indeed, this person was Bai Ke.

When Bai Ke rescued Xiao Lei, he saw everyone rushing to greet him and suddenly had a plan.

Since they had already saved the person, they couldn't let this opportunity slip by. So he pretended to faint from exhaustion, making everyone even more grateful to him and feel guilty.

Hmph, it's not Bai Ke's style to leave someone behind after offering them a free ride. Since he's already made the investment, he should use this opportunity to maximize his own benefits.

But then someone helped him up and carried him on their back, so he didn't have to exert any effort at all. It was so comfortable that he actually fell asleep. Thinking about this, Bai Ke couldn't help but blush and touch his nose. Well, let's not talk about that.

However, the elder who was secretly investigating was too ruthless. He didn't take action even in that situation. If no one had rescued Xiao Lei at that time, the consequences would have been unpredictable.

Just then, with a creak, a disciple pushed open the door and entered. Seeing Bai Ke awake, he stepped forward with delight and asked, "Senior Brother, you're awake! Are you feeling unwell?"

"I'm fine, I'm just tired from not resting for the past few days, I'm not that delicate!"

"Senior brother, you don't know how scared we were when you collapsed. We were completely disoriented. Luckily, you're alright."

"Don't worry, I'm fine. By the way, what happened that you came to see me?"

"It's alright, don't worry, there's no need to worry about anything. It's just that you haven't had a drop of water since you arrived in Anning Village."

I just finished cooking some porridge in the kitchen, and I brought it up to you, intending to wake you, but you were already awake.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ke looked over and, sure enough, saw that the disciple was holding a small bowl filled with steaming white porridge. He couldn't help but say, "I was just about to get hungry, this is very timely, thank you!" He then took the small bowl from the disciple.

"Senior brother, you're too kind. This is nothing. We've been so grateful for your care along the way. Now, you should rest well. Everything else has been taken care of." The disciple said, handing Bai Ke a steaming bowl of white porridge.

Bai Ke was taken aback and couldn't help but ask, "Someone has already done it? Lin Xiu?"

"I suppose so, but there's also the elder who monitored our every move during this training. He appeared as soon as we arrived in Moyun Kingdom and told the king that we needed to recuperate here."

Then, under the king's watchful eye, he led Senior Brother Lin Xiu and some disciples into the Netherworld Beast Forest to deal with the remaining wolf demons and any that had escaped.

Bai Ke listened with an "I see" expression and nodded.

"Ah! Right, and Senior Brother Ling Feng too!"

"Ling Feng? What happened to him again?" Bai Ke asked, puzzled.

"At that time, just as we were about to leave the Beast Forest and head to the Moyun Kingdom, Senior Brother Lingfeng suddenly ran out of the secret chamber from a small path next to the exit in a disheveled state. We were quite surprised."

Upon further inquiry, it was discovered that the disciple who was counting heads had inadvertently forgotten about Senior Brother Ling Feng, and no one remembered him at the time, so they almost left him behind.

Fortunately, Senior Brother Ling Feng was incredibly lucky and escaped from that ancient cultivator's cave. Otherwise, it would have been a real sin.

However, when we met Senior Brother Ling Feng, he seemed to have fully recovered, regained his senses and recognized us, and his words and actions were not abnormal at all.

Furthermore, after arriving in Moyun Kingdom, the elder checked on Ling Feng and confirmed that he was alright, which put our minds at ease.

The elder said, "Presumably, after the ancient cultivator's cave was destroyed, all the magical power and spells disappeared along with it, which is why Senior Brother Ling Feng was able to return to normal."

"So that's how it is... Now that Ling Feng has recovered, it saves everyone the trouble of watching over him all the way back to Tian Ce Palace to ask the sect leader and elders to treat him."

"Yes, yes, that's why I told you, senior brother, to rest well. The elders will take care of the demon-slaying, so what are you worried about?"

However, this experience has truly impressed your fellow disciples. Now, everyone gives you a thumbs up when they mention you, and they all look up to you as a role model!

Upon hearing this, Bai Ke couldn't help but smirk and said, "Where did you learn such flattering skills? You should use that time to improve your cultivation."

There will be many more challenges and tasks awaiting you in the future, and I can't be with you every time. Therefore, diligent practice is the most important thing, so that you can stand on your own two feet when you graduate!