CFSMS -Chapter 228 It Turns Out That Throwing Things from High Places Is Not a Good Idea

Ye Chi gritted his teeth and pulled Qi Jing to her feet.

“Damn, that was brutal,” he muttered.

He felt like he had been flying for ages, even thinking he might just keep flying like that. Who knew that once they reached the sky above this island, they would start descending instead.

When he noticed people on the island below, he tried to predict his landing trajectory in mid-air and realized he was probably going to crash right into them.

So he had shouted early, warning them to dodge.

Everyone else had moved out of the way—except the guy in white, who stood completely still. Ye Chi even thought the man must be some powerful expert.

And then…

Ye Chi looked down at the unfortunate victim whose face was planted into the ground, twitching all over, foaming at the mouth, eyes rolled back into his head. A subtle expression appeared on his face.

Brother… rest in peace.

“We didn’t do it on purpose,” he said.

They really couldn’t control where they landed.

“Yeah, yeah, we even told you all to dodge,” Qi Jing added, straightening her clothes and emphasizing their innocence. They were not taking the blame for this.

On the ground, the man who had been perfectly hit by the “aerial object” had already lost consciousness—Lin Hao could no longer hear anything.

His vision had gone completely dark, as if he had already met his ancestors.

“Hey, why aren’t you responding?” Ye Chi poked him with his foot.

Still no reaction.

“Is he deaf or something?” Qi Jing guessed reasonably.

“Could be,” Ye Chi nodded. Otherwise, how could a cultivator possibly fail to dodge that?

At that moment, a nearby figure spoke up sharply.

“What are you two people?!”

“No—what did you do to Senior Brother Lin Hao?!”

The one speaking was Wang Xiaowu, who had witnessed everything.

He immediately panicked internally. His “thigh” (reliable backing) had just collapsed before it even got firm. Without the protagonist aura, he felt like he was about to become cannon fodder.

His expression was full of anger as he glared at them like they were his father’s killer.

“Now what?” Qi Jing asked, tugging Ye Chi’s sleeve.

Ye Chi blinked.

Their eyes met—and, with the silent understanding of professional survivors, everything was decided without words.

Whoosh!

While Wang Xiaowu was still waiting for an explanation, Ye Chi and Qi Jing both bolted.

“Run!”

Their speed was so fast that Wang Xiaowu was stunned.

“Murderers! Don’t even think about escaping!”

He gritted his teeth and chased after them.

If a cannon fodder didn’t want to die, he had to actively seek plot relevance. These two were clearly suspicious—following them was the only way to stay in the storyline.

He used his movement technique and pursued them.

“Should we go too?” someone else asked.

“Of course! We’re going to avenge Senior Brother Lin Hao!” another replied.

“Right, hurry up!”

A group of lackeys followed suit.

They couldn’t afford to fall behind.

On the ground, Lin Hao—still chatting peacefully with the underworld ancestors—was completely ignored.

With his control gone and spiritual energy depleted, the fire ring he had created scattered.

The others who had been trapped regained their freedom—and their faces turned dark.

“Not good! They’re trying to frame us!”

“I recognize that guy—it’s Ye Chi! That brat is cunning and never does anything good! He injured someone and ran to shift blame!”

“Chase them! Don’t let them get away with it!”

Several figures rose into the air.

The once lively island instantly became quiet again, leaving only Lin Hao lying in the crater, sleeping peacefully.

“I—what?! They’re catching up?” Ye Chi said, completely exasperated as he ran.

He was great at escaping, but terrible at direct combat. Now that they were being relentlessly pursued, he couldn’t find any chance to hide.

“This won’t work,” he said quickly. “I’ll lure them away. You find a place to hide.”

“No! I will never abandon you!” Qi Jing shook her head firmly.

“I…”

Ye Chi was deeply moved. After glancing at the pursuers behind them, he took her hand.

“If we survive this… would you travel the world with me?”

“I would,” Qi Jing said tearfully.

“Ye Lang.”

“Jing’er!”

They locked eyes, as if facing a life-and-death separation.

Then Qi Jing suddenly wiped her tears.

“Ye Lang, I have an idea—we should go find that ‘Boss Lu’ over there.”

She had thought it through. Whether it was the mysterious “Boss Lu” or those strange little beings, all of them seemed powerful. If they could get protection from them, they might survive this crisis.

“Alright, let’s go there,” Ye Chi agreed.

Good escape instinct meant good memory for routes. He quickly recalled the way they came, and the two of them ran off hand in hand.

“Damn it, they’re getting away!”

“Chase them! Don’t lose them!”

The two pursuing groups accelerated again, refusing to give up. It had become a test of endurance.

And with so much commotion, many trial disciples nearby became alert. As the three groups flew overhead, they all noticed.

“What are they chasing?” one asked.

“Don’t know.”

“We’re all sect disciples—there can’t be any life-and-death feud… so there’s only one truth!”

“The Rainbow Stone is with them!”

“Bro, you stole my line.”

“Sorry, bro. I’ll still do it next time.”

And just like that, more people joined in.

The crowd grew bigger and the chaos intensified.

They ran, they chased, and none of them could escape.

A classic scene was unfolding.

……

“Sigh…”

“Annoying.”

On the island, Lu Wu sat with a worried expression.

Even though Xiao Hong had just spent more money at her stall, two little customers weren’t nearly enough. The mission progress barely moved.

It was already the second day of her stall-running, and she was still far from the 500-target milestone. She started doubting whether she could complete the task this time.

“Is there no penalty for failing the mission?” Lu Wu asked the system again, worried.

In many novels she had read before, failing missions meant electric shocks or even being locked in a dark room by the system.

【This system is official and proper. No electric shocks, no illegal confinement. There are no penalties for mission failure. Please rest assured.】

Hearing this, Lu Wu relaxed.

She flopped down on the beach and began enjoying the night sky.

Look at the moon—so big and round.
Look at the stars—so small and bright.
Look at the meteors…

“Wow! Meteors! Quick, make a wish!”

Lu Wu suddenly sat up as streaks of light crossed the sky in the distance, dragging long tails behind them.

She clasped her hands together and prayed sincerely:

“Dear heavens, please grant me a few customers.”

After finishing her wish, she opened her eyes—and froze.

Wait… what?!

Even if the heavens didn’t help her fulfill her wish, they didn’t need to get this angry and drop meteors on her, right?!

As the “meteors” grew closer at terrifying speed, Lu Wu quickly prepared to pack up and run.