Chapter 794

But since the host had already said that, Ning Chen and the others had no choice but to leave.

Brought into the room by Bai Lei, Ning Chen and Lin Yi could only put down their things and rest for a while.

"Wait for me a moment—I'll bring you the food and drink soon."

Without waiting for Ning Chen's reply, he dashed out.

"This kid is impulsive, too impulsive."

Lin Yi couldn't help but say this, then immediately lay down on the bed.

After days of travel, he was utterly exhausted.

He didn't even want to move a muscle.

"What do you think is really wrong here?"

Facing Lin Yi's question, Ning Chen didn't know how to answer.

For some reason, he always felt the situation here wasn't as simple as it appeared.

Something was hidden in the middle—only careful observation could reveal it.

Before the two had spoken many words, Bai Lei had already run back.

"It's just plain tea and simple food—I don't know if you can stomach it."

He set the tray down before them: four dishes and one soup, with fish and meat—truthfully, it was already quite good.

After all, their village had been through so much lately; being able to spare energy to cook for them was already impressive.

"You haven't eaten either—come eat with us!"

Ning Chen instinctively called out to Bai Lei, but the boy reacted as if struck by great shock.

He hastily waved his hands.

"You eat—you don't need to wait. I still have to help Grandpa sort through things he's going to throw away."

Ning Chen nodded. Since they'd said that, there was no point pressing further.

The two quickly finished eating, then prepared to step outside for a walk.

After all, having lived in the city so long, suddenly arriving in the countryside filled them with refreshing ease.

But the moment Ning Chen pushed open the door before him, the scene ahead stirred a sense of danger.

Outside the opposite house sat four or five men and women, their eyes fixed straight toward this direction.

When Ning Chen stepped out, those hostile gazes hadn't even withdrawn.

One woman suddenly snapped to attention, then rushed to Ning Chen and grabbed him.

"Young brother, do you need something? What do you want? I can go get it for you."

Everything happening now—even Lin Yi—had sensed something off.

Both froze, standing there unsure how to react.

Faced with the woman's sudden approach, Ning Chen couldn't help but frown.

【Where did this auntie come from, daring to get close to Brother Shiguang!】

【I suddenly have a hunch—the events in this village are tied to them directly.】

【Prophet here!】

【This village clearly has problems—otherwise, such bizarre situations wouldn't arise.】

【We can't tell Brother Shiguang—otherwise, he'd leave right away.】

【Come on, Brother Shiguang's intellect is far superior to ours—we've noticed it, he must've realized too.】

For a moment, the live stream fell utterly silent.

Ning Chen instinctively stepped away from the woman before him, then glanced toward the group across the way.

"We're here for the first time—we just wanted to go out and take a look."

Upon hearing Ning Chen's words, the people before him clearly changed expression.

"It's almost evening, and our village isn't safe—once night falls, no one goes out."

Hm?

Ning Chen's suspicion deepened—what did that mean?

Were they going to imprison them?

Thinking this, Ning Chen looked again—their expressions had returned to normal.

No longer as menacing as before.

"It's fine—we'll just walk around nearby, to help digestion."

Since they'd said that, they probably wouldn't refuse anymore.

But Ning Chen hadn't expected them to come right up to him.

Then they blocked the doorway.

"Young brother, listen to me—it's far too dangerous to go out now."

Faced with their action, Ning Chen didn't know how to respond.

Maybe they really were just worried about them.

Seeing their firm stance, Ning Chen could only return to the room.

Lin Yi now stepped beside Ning Chen and looked toward him.

"Brother, haven't you felt something's off?"

The situation was far too obvious.

Before Ning Chen could answer, Lin Yi spoke again.

"Could it be they're afraid you'll run off? After all, only you can solve that mantis man thing."

Lin Yi's words did hold some truth, but that was no reason for them to detain people.

Moreover, after delivering the meal, Bai Lei never appeared again.

Normally, since they were brought by Bai Lei, the proper hospitality would not be to simply leave them here!

Although it was strange, there was no need to dwell on so much.

After all, they were only here to help solve the problem, and once it was truly resolved, they would leave this place.

By then, everyone here would have no connection to them whatsoever.

Based on this, Did Ning Chen stopped suspecting other things.

His daily tasks were already annoying enough; worrying over such bizarre situations would only be asking for trouble.

After thinking it over, the two lay back down on the bed once more.

Night arrived as promised.

Soon, the entire room was shrouded in blackness, so dark one could not see a finger.

Such conditions were even more suitable for sleeping.

Therefore, Did Ning Chen stopped thinking about other problems and fell straight into dreamland.

Creak, creak~

A strange sound suddenly came from the surroundings; Did Ning Chen thought he was having a nightmare.

For so long, every day had basically been like this.

So he had already grown somewhat accustomed to it.

However, the sounds around him were intermittent, seeming not to be in a dream, but in the real world.

Did Ning Chen instinctively opened his eyes, and just then, a shadow of a person hung on the window before him, having appeared at some unknown time.

If it were not for the darkness, Did Ning Chen even felt as though the two of them were staring into each other's eyes.

Alertness surged up in an instant.

Did Ning Chen frowned and began to recall whose figure this shadow belonged to.

However, no matter how he thought, he could not match this figure with anyone.

But the appearance of this situation was definitely not right.

So what he needed most now was to ascertain this person's identity and why they were crouching before his bed in the middle of the night.

Just as Did Ning Chen was preparing to rise, the situation before his eyes changed.