Chapter 299: The Mili People

The two dwarves ultimately died.

No matter how resilient their life force, it could not withstand the accumulating attributes continuously added by Da Bao.

During this process, Chu Danqing was also calculating what to do next.

If he wanted to proceed smoothly from here, relying solely on his own strength would be difficult—he would need to leverage external forces.

“Xiao Chu, people, people.” Da Bao suddenly spoke.

Chu Danqing immediately understood that Da Bao meant many people were approaching.

He would say “one person” for a single individual, and “people” implied a larger number.

Soon, a beam of light swept over them, though its intensity paled beside Chu Danqing’s hundred-thousand-lumen flashlight.

With the aid of this light, Chu Danqing saw who was coming.

Through William’s memories, Chu Danqing recognized them—they were his legal team.

But he keenly noticed a problem: the number of people had decreased significantly.

The legal team had originally included both men and women, but now only men remained.

Of course, even the number of men had dwindled—they must have died along the way.

Behind them, a group of dwarves were chasing them, swords in hand.

Logically, the legal team’s speed could never match the dwarves’, so escape was impossible.

Chu Danqing also deduced from the dwarves’ demeanor that they were playing with his legal team like cats with mice.

“Run, William!” the lead lawyer spotted Chu Danqing and shouted.

Chu Danqing naturally did not stand idle—he began having Da Gu recite Bei Hui Feng.

The ancient incantation drifted through the cave, its echoes making the dwarves vaguely uneasy.

When the recitation ended, Bei Hui Feng struck the last dwarf.

The dwarf died instantly; then, area damage combined with chain effects wiped them all out in an instant.

How could Da Bao’s attack power compare to Da Gu’s?

He struggled to kill, but for Da Gu, it was merely one move—even with excess damage.

The entire legal team stared, frozen in shock.

“William, you—you practice witchcraft???” their leader, Rudolf Ely, stammered.

"Of course not," Chu Danqing immediately denied. "These are just some exorcism incantations left by my family—I only tried them out, and I never expected they'd actually work."

Chu Danqing possessed William’s memories and knew that being labeled a wizard was closely tied to devils and cults.

If confirmed, the best outcome was expulsion.

The worst? Immediate execution by fire.

Of course, this was William’s memory—regarding the supernatural or mysterious matters, they knew nothing.

This trial world was divided with absolute clarity.

“That’s right—witchcraft couldn’t possibly repel the Mili People; only exorcism incantations can.” Rudolf breathed a sigh of relief.

He feared Chu Danqing might be a wizard.

Not just because of the identity issue, but because their case was ruined.

“Where are the others? What’s the situation?” Chu Danqing asked, then added: “What do you know about the Mili People?”

“Right—we must rescue Phila and the others,” Rudolf hurriedly said. “They’ve been captured by the Mili People to be used as sacrifices.”

“William, your inheritance documents are in Phila’s care. Without them, claiming your inheritance will be a nightmare.”

Rudolf was helpless—if the documents were in his hands, his first thought wouldn’t be rescue but flight.

Without this case’s fee, he couldn’t pay the compensation, and he’d end up bankrupt and in prison.

“As for the others, they’re all dead. The Mili People only need women as sacrifices—we must rescue them before they’re offered up.” Rudolf continued.

To Chu Danqing, this was barely half good news.

After all, they were still alive.

“Mr. Rudolf, lead the way. The rest of you, hurry out and wait for us outside the cave,” Chu Danqing said, scanning the battered remaining lawyers.

This made Rudolf’s face turn pale.

He’d just escaped—how could he possibly follow you back in?

Chu Danqing saw through Rudolf’s thoughts and said: “Mr. Rudolf, you’re the only one here who knows anything about the Mili People. If you don’t come with me, how will we rescue them?”

“You don’t want to be sued—or hanged—for failing to pay bonuses and compensation, do you?”

The moment he spoke, Rudolf’s face turned green.

He’d forgotten to consider Chu Danqing.

Without the inheritance documents, Chu Danqing’s claim to the title and estate would be troublesome—but if another legal team took over, the problem wasn’t unsolvable.

Once Chu Danqing inherited the title, he could easily crush them—prison? Forget it. They’d be swinging from the gallows.

Through William’s memories, Chu Danqing saw Rudolf was a pure litigious shark.

He helped Chu Danqing not out of justice or law, but because the client paid well.

He spoke eloquently but had countless tricks to twist truth and falsehood.

That’s why William’s distant relative hired Rudolf’s legal team.

“But… the Mili People…” Rudolf wanted to protest, but finally bowed his head: “Fine, William. I’ll go with you.”

He saw the cold stares of the others in the team.

The entire legal team was made up of brilliant litigious sharks—they worked together only because they could share the spoils.

Now that interests clashed, even if they escaped, they wouldn’t let this go.

The ones who’d send him to prison? Definitely these men.

“Good. Let’s go,” Chu Danqing said, then raised his flashlight for light.

The other lawyers continued fleeing outward.

Chu Danqing did not tell them about the white-furred monster.

The monster held no malice toward humans, so there was no need to fear it.

The so-called Mili People, however, were clearly no ordinary beings.

“Tell me about the Mili People,” Chu Danqing said.

Da Bao led the way; Chu Danqing and Rudolf walked beside him.

“Before I saw them, I thought they were just fictional creatures from fairy tales,” Rudolf said with a bitter smile.

Then he added: “My grandmother once told me a story…”

The core of the tale was a kind farmer who wandered into the mountains and encountered evil dwarves.

He defeated them with courage and wit, stopped the evil sacrifice, rescued the princess, and lived happily ever after.

Rudolf recognized them because his grandmother’s story described the Mili People’s folk appearance.

Round heads, small eyes, no body hair.

Carrying swords, wrapped in sackcloth, killing and eating flesh with grinning teeth.

After hearing it, Chu Danqing noted that while the overall structure fit a fairy tale, it did mention details about the Mili People.

As for why Rudolf remembered this fairy tale so vividly, it was because his grandmother told only this one story—she had no others.

“Anything else?” Chu Danqing asked.

“No, that’s all I know,” Rudolf admitted. He knew little.

Later, he left his grandmother and moved with his parents to study—he never heard the story again.

As for the Mili People, with schooling and work, the memory faded entirely.

If not for seeing them in person now, he might not have told the tale again until his own grandson was born.

Chu Danqing’s expression showed slight regret.

Rudolf’s grandmother likely knew something about spirits or monsters, but Rudolf and William were merely ordinary people with distant ties to such matters.

As for his grandmother, she was surely long dead.

Even if she were alive, distant water couldn’t quench immediate thirst.

“Tell me about what happened before—starting from when we got separated, until you escaped,” Chu Danqing said, changing the subject.

Rudolf gave Chu Danqing a strange look, silently marveling at how much he’d changed.

Once just an ordinary office worker, now he carried such presence—no wonder he was nobility.

“We…” Rudolf recalled the events as he spoke.

They were captured the moment they surfaced.

At first, the entire legal team was bold, thinking dwarves barely a meter tall, wielding toy-like stone knives, posed no threat.

Then several lawyers were slaughtered like chopping vegetables, and before their eyes, the victims were devoured within minutes.

It shattered their psychological defenses instantly.

Female lawyers were taken as sacrifices; male lawyers were kept as playthings and food—eaten once they grew bored.

That’s precisely why Rudolf and the others escaped and encountered Chu Danqing.

Rudolf also mentioned a Mili Person among them who carried a staff-like object—a priest, an ancient Mili Person with sagging, wrinkled skin.

They hadn’t seen him at first, but when the female lawyers were taken, it was this old Mili Person who appeared.

“Truly, that old Mili Priest was different—his eyes were full of wisdom,” Rudolf emphasized again. “Even now, recalling his gaze fills me with fear.”

“Even facing those cannibal dwarves, I only felt fear.”

Chu Danqing nodded but said nothing.

He wondered to himself: if the other was a priest, then was there still a leader?

Seeing Chu Danqing did not answer, Rudolf could only ask outright: “William, are you certain you can save them?”

Chu Danqing replied: “Of course I can—you’ve seen my exorcism incantation.”

In truth, he had no confidence, but he could not say so—it would shatter morale.

(End of Chapter)