Chapter 1541: Witch and Traitor

The old lord's snoring sounded one after another. Being tortured by the parasitic eggs, plus the continuous day and night hard work for several days, made him physically and mentally exhausted. Even if the parasitic eggs in his body had been removed, he would not live for too long. Short as one month, long as half a year, the old lord would die of life force depletion.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Su Xiao had saved the old lord's life. The several attendants who had surrounded him were full of embarrassment.

"Cough, this way please, lord."

An attendant bowed to express his apology.

"The lord has worked hard all the way, why not rest first..."

"No need, take me to that water source."

"Yes."

An attendant who was the old lord's confidant gave a look to a servant beside him, signaling the other party to prepare guest rooms, meals, etc.

"This way please, lord."

Following the confidant attendant out of the castle, a burnt smell hit his face. Half of the city had turned into charcoal, and the smell in the city could be imagined.

Half of the civilians were displaced, and the streets were filled with wailing. Civilians tortured by parasitic eggs wailed loudly, and not everyone had the endurance of the old lord.

Just arriving at the street, Su Xiao saw several shriveled corpses. According to his perception, the parasitic eggs were still in the corpses. If the witches wanted to get this thing, it was not a simple process.

"How are these corpses handled?"

"Unified burning."

"Who is responsible."

"Responsible by Lord Awajin."

The confidant attendant lowered his head while speaking, his eyes dodging.

"Bring him to see me."

"This..." The confidant attendant looked embarrassed: "Lord, it is like this, there are too many corpses in the city, and I haven't seen Lord Awajin for a long time."

"Is that so? Then forget it, take me to the water source."

"Obey."

The confidant attendant quickened his pace. His name was Kan. In this world, a single-character name is both a name and a surname.

Kan's figure was relatively thin. Although he looked weak, as the old king's confidant, his combat power should not be too weak.

Under Kan's guidance, Su Xiao, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, and Melodie walked toward the water source. Because Amu was too conspicuous, he was responsible for watching the carriage. Unless it was a bitter battle, there was no need to dispatch Amu, the great general.

Just as Su Xiao was walking, Melodie reached out and grabbed the clothing on Su Xiao's lower back, pulling it gently and letting go.

Su Xiao ignored Melodie. Melodie rolled her eyes in anger. Seeing this scene, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang sighed, meaning: "Don't worry about it, just ensure you don't die yourself."

Half an hour later, Su Xiao arrived at the water source on the east side of the city. This was an artificial river about five meters wide and more than ten meters deep. Rock steps were built on both sides of the river to facilitate civilians to collect water.

From the depth, this was originally a natural river, and after artificial construction, it had such a neat appearance.

Several fishing boats drifted in the river. This river was not only for daily use, but civilians could also catch fish here. Moreover, this river connected to a large river outside the city, which could also be used for water transport of goods, etc. It could be said that it was precisely because of the existence of this river that Nikedodo City once had its prosperity.

"Lord, it is here..."

Before the confidant attendant finished speaking, Su Xiao had already jumped into the river with a splash. Not long after, Su Xiao, soaked all over, walked ashore.

"No other problems, take me to rest."

"Already prepared for the lord."

Kan led the way in front, and the group returned toward the castle. The group didn't walk long before two women in black robes walked out of an abandoned residential house.

"The witch hunter has arrived."

One of the women spoke.

"Just a White Tier witch hunter. This is a good thing. Deal with him secretly to avoid attracting the attention of other witch hunters. Having a witch hunter arrive here and die here can at least help us win 10 days of time, which is enough."

"As you like, but it's the first time seeing a witch hunter actually cooperating with a White Witch."

About a few minutes later, a sneaky figure arrived at the riverside. He seemed a bit nervous.

"Put the things down, and then disappear before my eyes."

"Yes, yes."

The person who came was a man. After he put down the cloth bag in his hand, he left quickly.

The old lord's castle, in the bedroom on the third floor.

Knock, knock, knock...

The wooden door was knocked. Su Xiao, who was drawing a sketch, looked up at the wooden door and signaled Melodie to open the door.

"Several lords, lunch has arrived."

A maid pushed a dining cart into the room. The dining cart stopped in front of Su Xiao.

Su Xiao picked up a piece of bread at will. Just as he was about to put it into his mouth, he seemed to suddenly think of something. He bit the piece of bread and started writing and drawing on the drawing paper.

Just after drawing two strokes, Su Xiao looked up at the maid beside the dining cart. The maid bowed and saluted before exiting the room.

"Pfft."

Su Xiao spat out the bread in his mouth and took out a test tube, gargling with the light green solution in the test tube.

After preliminary observation, Su Xiao could be sure that there were not only witches in the city, but many people around the old lord also had problems. For example, the confidant attendant Kan, Awajin who was responsible for handling corpses, etc., might all have problems.

Internal and external troubles, it was normal for Nikedodo City to become what it was today. Of course, Su Xiao was not here to help Nikedodo City rebuild the city-state. As for those traitors, he was not interested at all. All he needed to do was find the witches and kill them.

This was the essential difference between Su Xiao and those righteous heroes. If those righteous heroes arrived in Nikedodo City, they would save the civilians first, causing a bunch of trouble during the period, and then investigate the traitors. If there was a brain-dead female teammate, they would also need to collect evidence to solve the traitors, which would cause another bunch of trouble.

Only then could they solve the witches. By that time, the witches might even know the color of that hero's pants. The originally overwhelming battle would require a bitter fight to win, and then it would be a happy ending.

Su Xiao's plan was simple and crude: find the witch's location directly and kill her. As for the problems of civilians and traitors, this required the old lord to deal with it himself. Although the old lord looked like he could kick the bucket at any time, he was an expert in this aspect, having spent his whole life dealing with power and civilians.

However, finding the witch was not simple. Su Xiao suspected that there were at least three witches in the city, otherwise they wouldn't have the guts to harm such a large city.

Just as Su Xiao was thinking, the door was pushed open. The old lord's confidant attendant Kan walked into the room. His peripheral vision glanced at the piece of bread on the ground, and he walked toward Su Xiao with a calm face.

"Lord, Awajin has been found, but..."

"He died?"

"Yes, when Lord Awajin was found, he had already passed away for more than three days."

"Oh."

Su Xiao threw down the quill in his hand and turned his head to look at Kan.

"In other words, those witches found a more suitable candidate and no longer need Awajin, the one who collects corpses?"

"Eh~"

Kan looked at Su Xiao in confusion, seemingly not understanding what Su Xiao was saying.

"If I were those witches, having destroyed 'Nikedodo City' to this extent, the people around the local lord would also have to be bought off or have their handles caught. Compared to those leaky residential houses filled with a burnt smell, the old lord's castle is clearly more suitable for living."

While speaking, Su Xiao was observing Kan's expression changes. Kan became more confused the more he listened. From his expression, there seemed to be no problem at all.

Was it really like this? Only after doing something guilty would one deliberately disguise oneself as calm. If Kan was on the old lord's side, although his expression would not be shocked, he would also start to be suspicious and worry about the old lord's safety, etc.

"So, you are useless."

"Hmm?"

This time Kan was indeed confused; he didn't hear the meaning of Su Xiao's sentence.

A short knife generated by Steel Shadow energy appeared in Su Xiao's hand. This thing was basically the same structure as an energy shield.

With a swoosh, Su Xiao threw the energy short knife in his hand. Kan just wanted to dodge sideways, but the energy short knife had already passed through his head. This guy had all kinds of flashy operations in his head, but unfortunately, his strength couldn't keep up.

With a clatter, Kan was nailed to the wall.

Just as Kan died, the wooden door was pushed open. The wooden door was pitch black. You know, it was one o'clock in the afternoon. ===== CHAPTER 1542 =====