Chapter 1474: Xenophobic villagers! The enthusiastic Kong Que!

Yang Lu took a deep breath. The kind of curse the local people spoke of might be seen as a superstitious claim in the eyes of outsiders.

It was a virus, that was true, but this thing was also referred to by them as a curse.

Kong Que's brother having inexplicably contracted the curse meant that he might have come into contact with the Tomb of King Xian, or that being in close proximity to the Muchen Bead could also bring a curse upon people.

Of course, Yang Lu didn't think in the direction of the Queen of Jingjue. The current situation was that approaching the Tomb of King Xian, or even being in the ruins of the Ancient Dian Kingdom, could very likely lead to being cursed.

This had nothing to do with the Queen of Jingjue; all of this stemmed from the matter itself!

If Kong Que's brother had truly been cursed under these circumstances, then it meant that all the effort they had put in along the way had not been in vain.

Of course, Yang Lu had already thought this through before. Since Zhang Lin had told her in their phone call last night that the Muchen Bead was in Mount Zhelong, within the Insect Valley in the Southern Frontier, then this was certain.

However, the process of heading to the Insect Valley and trying to approach the Tomb of King Xian would definitely involve thousands of hardships and dangers; it wouldn't be as easy as their time in the Longling Maze Caves.

Although she didn't know what specific arrangements were needed at the moment, all these situations might stem from an unexpected answer, and this surprise might make Yang Lu feel something else.

It was just that they didn't need to raise any doubts along this journey; as long as they continued to follow Zhang Lin's arrangements, they believed they would definitely be able to break the curse.

Yang Lu was deeply convinced of this.

The fact that Kong Que's brother had been cursed made them feel very strange, and Yang Lu said the next moment, "Can I see your brother?"

Yang Lu felt that she still needed to confirm this matter, even though it seemed to have nothing to do with them entering Mount Zhelong or the Insect Valley.

But Yang Lu always felt there was some inexplicable connection here. Logically, the matter of being cursed by coming into contact with the Muchen Bead was not a problem in itself, and they were not under the live-streaming lens now.

Yang Lu could learn about the relevant aspects of the situation. If his brother was cursed and could still lead the way for her,

then Yang Lu could help his brother out while she was at it. After all, if she didn't save him, his brother might only live to be forty or fifty years old.

With this premise, Yang Lu could offer a helping hand. Even if she only represented herself now and not the authorities, this was something that had to be done.

Having figured this out, Yang Lu proposed this idea.

Kong Que nodded subconsciously; her brother wasn't someone who couldn't be seen by others.

However, because of this curse, her brother had been ostracized by the villagers for three years, and he couldn't even get support from anyone.

Many people thought her brother was a strong contender for the next tribal leader, but after he was cursed, everyone said he was born with misfortune.

And this misfortune caused all the villagers to ostracize the siblings. Kong Que's brother had always felt inferior because he felt he had affected his sister's relationships within the village.

But his sister had never blamed him.

Kong Que led everyone to their small courtyard. In fact, one could tell how much the villagers ostracized them just by where they lived.

Kong Que's family didn't live here before, but because her brother was cursed, they had been subjected to all kinds of unfair treatment over these three years.

So they had to move to this remote place, and the tribal leader En Kuan didn't give them any good looks either; he might have been using the curse to suppress her brother.

En Kuan hoped his son would succeed as the next tribal leader.

"This is my home."

Kong Que returned to the smiling face she had just now; this was the only thing she could do.

Ada walked out of the house. He was a sturdy man with dark skin, just like Kong Que; this was a characteristic of their ethnic group.

He looked very healthy. In fact, this curse itself wouldn't affect a person's body. If it weren't for being ostracized, Kong Que wouldn't have thought about going to such a dangerous place to gather Ghost-Seeing Grass.

And after her brother was cursed, he was not allowed to enter Mount Zhelong. Mount Zhelong itself was a forbidden area for this Zhelong village.

The reason it was called a forbidden area was that they believed the things left behind in the Insect Valley of Mount Zhelong were treasures given to them by their ancestors; these were their things, and no one could claim them as their own.

Only their tribesmen could enter Mount Zhelong to gather herbs or hunt.

After being cursed, these ignorant villagers thought Ada had that ominous constitution, and that his entering Mount Zhelong was a sign of disrespect to the ancestors, so they didn't allow him to enter there again.

Kong Que didn't have the ability to enter the mountain alone; even if she had such an idea, she would be dragged back by her brother.

With her abilities, trying to enter Mount Zhelong would lead to nothing but death.

So Kong Que's brother had always kept her in check. But now, there was no need to have any concerns.

After all, Yang Lu and the others were destined to enter Mount Zhelong. When they heard about the rules of their tribe, Wang Kaixuan winked desperately at Hu Bayi.

Hu Bayi, however, shook his head. Such things couldn't stop them; representing the authorities was the answer. If they tried to stop them from entering Mount Zhelong, then everything would change.

With this premise, this group of people absolutely could not raise any objections. Even if they had other thoughts on the surface, the authorities would exert strong pressure.

This wasn't a place far from the reach of the Emperor; they could organize some things spontaneously, but once the authorities exerted pressure,

these people would have to submit. The so-called treasures left behind by the ancestors and so on,

this was entirely an ignorant and foolish claim. If they wanted to obtain these treasures, they would have already entered Mount Zhelong if they had the ability.

And the reason they hadn't done so for all these years was because they knew that miasma existed within Mount Zhelong, and the area near the Insect Valley was full of perils.

No matter how many people they sent in, they would all die there, unless they relied on modern advanced equipment. Yang Lu had already bought several sets of protective gear in the provincial capital before; although they weren't as good as those provided by the authorities, because the matter was urgent, she had to enter quickly.

Searching for the Insect Valley in the hinterlands of Mount Zhelong and keeping a distance from that group of people—if they kept the same frequency as those Wang family members, and they got too close,

or even if the Wang family members appeared again when they found the Muchen Bead, then it would be a huge trouble for Yang Lu.

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