Chapter 398: Earth Book Fragment Holder -- Xu Qi'an
# 398. Earth Book Fragment Holder -- Xu Qi'an
Jianzhou, Yue Clan Manor.
Daoist Bailian, a woman of about forty with a round face and a curvaceous figure, wore a black Daoist robe. Her dark hair was coiled into a bun, secured with a simple ebony hairpin, exuding both elegance and maturity.
Usually gentle and affable, with a perpetual smile, Bailian now bore a solemn expression as she walked silently through the outer perimeters of the manor.
A dozen disciples followed behind her, clearing debris as they attempted to reestablish the formation.
The area had just endured a bombardment—cannonballs rained down like falling meteors, leaving behind massive craters. The shockwaves ripped apart the stone slabs paving the ground, toppling houses and trees.
One Heaven and Earth Society disciple was unfortunately struck by a cannon, and was obliterated, leaving no remains, while two others were gravely wounded.
Since fleeing the Earth Sect, these disciples—who had retained their sanity and resisted falling into demonic corruption—renamed themselves the Heaven and Earth Society.
But more critically, the formation Daoist Leader Jinlian had laid within the manor had been torn open, creating a breach that could no longer repel the incoming enemies—including those weak but numerous jianghu folk.