Chapter 2444: Are you the artifact spirit of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner?

This child looked very well-behaved, standing there silently without a word, giving people a very obedient impression.

Ye Zhangqing, smiling, handed him the bowl and chopsticks full of food; the child took them without hesitation, then walked alone to a corner and began eating with relish.

He ate with great enjoyment, continuously chewing food, oil stains at the corners of his mouth, making people feel affection.

Seeing this, the people around also showed knowing smiles.

Perhaps because they were in the gloomy and terrifying Ten Thousand Souls Banner, seeing such an innocent child made everyone's mood improve involuntarily.

Compared to the countless resentful spirits and vicious ghosts around, this child was practically a breath of fresh air, forming a stark contrast.

At that moment, everyone was busy eating, so they quickly put the child's matter aside temporarily.

They thought, after finishing their meal, they would slowly ask him some questions.

After all, how could such a young child appear in a place like the Ten Thousand Souls Banner?

This is hardly a place for a child to stay; could he also be a victim taken into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner by Extreme Bliss Palace?

People lined up one after another to get food, temporarily casting the child's matter to the winds, for filling their stomachs was now the most important thing.

In this scene, everyone lowered their heads, fully focused, enjoying the food in their bowls, quickly sending it to their mouths, as if it were a feast racing against time.

However, among this group, there was a special presence—the child.

Don't let his young age fool you; his eating speed was not inferior to an adult's.

He swiftly and skillfully scooped up the food in his bowl; even before others had finished, he already held an empty bowl, like an agile little monkey, cheerfully walking up to Ye Zhangqing.

The child stood there silently, fixing his big, round eyes on Ye Zhangqing, his eyes full of longing and anticipation.

This silent expression let Ye Zhangqing immediately understand his meaning.

Ye Zhangqing smiled faintly and asked gently.

"Do you want more?"

The child nodded without hesitation; his cute appearance made people feel affection.

So Ye Zhangqing served him another full bowl of rice.

Surprisingly, this tiny child had such a huge appetite.

After two big bowls of rice, he seemed completely unfull, as if it were just an ordinary snack.

Watching him finish his meal contentedly, the people finally came to their senses, recalling the child who had suddenly appeared in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Everyone began to wonder how he had come here and how long he had stayed in this strange place.

Just as they were about to ask, they discovered the child had already vanished without a trace.

The people looked at each other, began searching everywhere, but no matter how they searched, they could find no trace of the child.

He seemed to have evaporated into thin air, disappearing from this place without any sign.

A living person just vanished into thin air without any sign, as if he had never existed.

The people looked at each other, their hearts filled with doubt and incomprehension.

"Where is he? He was clearly here just a moment ago."

Someone exclaimed.

"Right, did anyone see where that child went?"

Another person asked anxiously.

"I didn't see him."

Everyone shook their heads, indicating they also didn't know where the child had gone.

No one noticed exactly when or where the child suddenly disappeared; even the ever-vigilant Ye Zhangqing detected nothing unusual.

It was as if the child's earlier appearance had merely been an illusion, or a shared dream of everyone.

However, this strange situation did not make people easily give up searching.

Some even voluntarily went to more distant places, daring to enter the area where resentful spirits and vicious ghosts roamed, hoping to find the child's trace.

Unfortunately, no matter how hard they tried, they ultimately found nothing.

The child was like evaporated into thin air, completely losing any trace.

This is really too strange; how could a living person just disappear like that?

Originally everyone hoped to get some useful information from the child's mouth, but now they couldn't even find a trace of him.

Unable to find the child, the people could only reluctantly give up the search.

An entire day passed, and the child never appeared again.

Until the next day, when Ye Zhangqing began cooking as usual and everyone lined up as they always did, something unexpected happened—the child appeared again in the line for no apparent reason.

Just like before, the child seemed to descend from the heavens, suddenly appearing before everyone, then vanishing like a ghost without any sign.

Everyone was filled with curiosity and puzzlement about this mysterious child, having no idea where he came from.

However, when the child appeared again in the line, the people's gazes underwent a noticeable change.

This time, their looks at the child held not only curiosity but also a hint of scrutiny.

Obviously, after the previous events, everyone had realized that something was off about the child.

Someone secretly tried to probe the child's cultivation level, but to their astonishment, they felt not a trace of energy fluctuation on him.

This meant they could not judge the depth of his strength at all.

Nevertheless, the child still acted as before, carelessly serving himself a big bowl of food and then eating heartily without regard for others.

However, this time the people would not remain indifferent as before.

Before the child could finish his meal, as he lowered his head and wolfed down his food, three Heavenly Family disciples and one Wushen Palace disciple quietly approached him.

One of the Heavenly Family disciples spoke first.

"Little one, how did you get here?"

His tone was fairly gentle, but his eyes revealed a scrutinizing attitude.

Immediately after, another Heavenly Family disciple also echoed.

"Yeah, how long have you been here? Have you seen anyone besides us?"

His question was obviously more direct, as if he wanted to find some clues from the child's answer.

But faced with the three's questioning, the child just kept his head down eating, only looking up after finishing a big bowl of rice, and simply replied.

"Me? I've been here since I can remember."

Huh???