Chapter 131 Xinghua Village

Under Zhou Chen's shocked gaze, the middle-aged man was penetrated by the golden light and his body instantly turned into nothingness.

The Demon-Suppressing Guards who were caught in the whirlwind were lying on the ground with wounds all over their bodies. Although they looked miserable, they were still alive.

At this time, a simple old man stood on a house in the distance. He waved his hand and a golden light shone on several people, and their injuries were instantly healed.

"The external injuries are not serious, but the internal injuries will require some time to rest."

The old man glanced in the direction where the middle-aged man had been and said, "He doesn't have what you are looking for. He must have come out on purpose to attract your attention. The real thief should have escaped from Wu'an County." After that, the old man left.

Zhou Chen did not know this old man, but after asking the Demon-Suppressing Guards around him, Zhou Chen got the answer. This man was the prefect of Wu'an County.

At this time, a man appeared in front of everyone. This man was wearing an official uniform of the Demon Suppression Bureau. His official uniform was different from Zhou Chen and the others. There was a Vermillion Bird pattern on his clothes. This man was the master of the Vermillion Bird Hall.

He looked up into the distance and said, "Now that you're awake, go back," and then his figure disappeared. This was the first time Zhou Chen saw the hall master, and he couldn't help but activate his skills to see his attributes, but when he looked at it, it turned out to be a question mark.

On the third day, Zhou Chen received an order. Since Team 19 had not completed the mission this month, Qinglong forced them to perform a mission.

As the mission was quite difficult, Qinglong asked Zhou Chen to complete it with them. The mission was to capture a monster on the wanted list of Daxia monsters, which had now appeared in Xinghua Village outside the city. Their mission was to capture the monster, regardless of life or death.

Xinghua Village is far away from Wu'an County. Zhou Chen and his two companions rode on horseback for four days before they reached Xinghua Village. Xinghua Village is a very large village, but their life is very hard. Most of the villagers' houses are covered with thatch.

The villagers sitting at the entrance of the village and chatting looked curiously at the three people in gorgeous clothes. To them, the clothes they were wearing were very ordinary, but to the poor villagers, they were already very luxurious.

Seeing the three people looking in that direction, the villagers were so scared that they immediately withdrew their gazes, fearing to offend the three people in front of them. According to the news, the monster was hiding in this village.

Although he is a sixth-grade monster, his actual combat capability is not strong. What is strong is his camouflage ability. It is with this ability that he has escaped countless pursuits.

Zhou Chen reached out and touched the jade pendant around his waist, injecting a trace of internal energy into it. With the nourishment of true energy, the jade pendant instantly emitted a hint of warmth.

This is another function of the jade pendant. When you inject true energy into it, if there is a monster nearby, it will react. Now the warmth on the jade pendant means that there is a monster nearby, but no one knows where it is exactly.

Zhou Chen dismounted and handed the reins to Leng Ningshuang, then walked forward and asked, "Auntie, do you know if there is a place to stay in the village?"
"We are all poor people here, and we don't have any inns or anything like that. But if you don't mind, you can stay at my house. However, my house is small and I can only spare one room."

Zhou Chen took out a tael of silver and handed it over, saying, "Thank you for your help, Auntie. I wonder if you can help us find a room in other villagers' homes. I will definitely not pay less for the rent."

When the old lady saw the silver in her hand, she immediately couldn't stop smiling. The villagers who were chatting nearby saw that there was money to be taken, and they immediately started to say, "Sir, please live in my house."

The others also invited each other, and Zhou Chen finally chose a house that was close by to stay in. As it was getting late, the old lady took the three of them to her residence, and the other room was in the house next door to hers.

Their homes were not far from the entrance of the village, and soon the three of them arrived at the aunt's house. The aunt also enthusiastically prepared dinner for the three of them. Although it was all vegetarian, the three of them did not care much. In addition to the old couple, there was only a six-year-old child in the aunt's house. At first, Zhou Chen did not notice it until they were halfway through the meal. The little guy was actually standing in the distance and staring at the three of them.

To be precise, looking at the food in the three people's bowls, Zhou Chen put down his bowl and chopsticks and said with a smile, "Come here, little guy." After that, Zhou Chen took out a bag of peach blossom cakes from his storage bag. This was bought when he and Leng Yiyao were shopping before, but he forgot to take it out after returning home. Now it's just the right time to give it to this little guy.

The children were afraid of strangers and did not dare to go forward to take it, but they were greedy and reluctant to leave.

When the old lady saw this scene, she said, "Sir, there's no need for that. Hu Zi doesn't like to eat this."

After hearing this, Zhou Chen stood up and walked to Hu Zi with a smile. When Hu Zi saw Zhou Chen coming, he was so scared that he stood still and didn't dare to move. Zhou Chen directly picked up a peach blossom cake and placed it in front of him, "Eat it."

Hu Zi glanced at his mother beside him, and only when he saw her nod did he open his mouth and take a bite. When Zhou Chen saw him eat it, the expression on his face changed, and then he smiled and stuffed the thing into his arms. The little guy took the thing and ran into the house.

Watching Aunt Huzi leave with a helpless smile, Zhou Chen returned to his seat and asked, "By the way, Auntie, have there been any strangers visiting our village recently?"
The old lady thought about it carefully and then shook her head and said, "No, except for you three, there haven't been any strangers coming to our village for less than ten months." Zhou Chen nodded without saying anything else. After dinner, the old lady began to clean up the dishes.

Zhou Chen and the other two returned to the room to discuss their mission. Leng Ningshuang wondered, "Could the intelligence be wrong? No strangers have come to this village for almost a year. How could the monster be here? Could it have already left?"

Zhou Chen touched the jade pendant on his waist and said, "No, the information should not be wrong. There is indeed evil spirit in this village." Although the two did not have the jade pendant, they knew the existence and function of this thing.

"Huanli's ability is disguise. Maybe he disguised himself as a villager and entered the village"?
In the next few days, the three of them wandered around the village, but they did not find any suspicious people. If the jade pendant had not reacted, Zhou Chen would have thought that Huanli had left here long ago.

Helplessly, everyone could only live here temporarily. Fortunately, there was no time limit for this mission, so they were not in a hurry.

One night five days later, Zhou Chen was sleeping soundly when he suddenly heard a scream. Then Zhou Chen quickly rushed towards the direction where the sound came from.

When he rushed over, the place was already surrounded by villagers. Zhou Chen squeezed in and saw that an entire family had been killed. The killing method was quite brutal, and Zhou Chen discovered that all the blood had been drained from their bodies.

At this time, Leng Ningshuang and the other person had already rushed over. Listening to the discussions of the surrounding villagers, Wang Yong stepped forward and took a look at their wounds, "It was done by a monster."

His voice was not loud, but some villagers with sharp ears still heard what he said, "What kind of monster?" It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but as soon as he said it, the surrounding villagers were immediately frightened and fled in all directions.

Zhou Chen ignored them and continued to look at the bodies, hoping to find clues on them.

Wang Yong said directly, "Sir, let me do it."

After hearing his words, Zhou Chen took a few steps back. Then he saw Wang Yong take out a talisman, recite a few mantras, and then throw the talisman at the five people on the ground.

(End of this chapter)