Chapter 22: An undefended village

Heifeng Mountain.

The sun was high, and Li Xiang was walking quickly on the mountain road, rushing toward Shihe Village.

The three guys in the Demon Domain Chiyang County had been settled.

When he left, Li Xiang told them to cultivate diligently, not to bring disaster to the region again, and to transform into human shapes as soon as possible.

But none of that mattered.

What mattered was that along the way, Li Xiang had been feeling vaguely that something was wrong.

If his cheap father hadn't been snatched away by the stupid bear, where exactly had he gone?

When the neighbor Yan Xiu returned, he was holding blood-stained clothes and was seriously injured.

Li Xiang remembered that at the time, Yan Xiu said they were going to the county town, and were attacked by the stupid bear on the way.

That stupid bear not only injured them but also snatched his father away, wanting someone to come back with silver money to redeem him.

But the stupid bear said it just wanted to exchange medicine for some silver money, and not only did it not succeed, but it was slashed three times by his father, and now it was still groaning and recuperating in the monastery.

The words of the two were contradictory!

Li Xiang frowned!

Someone among these two guys was lying!

But, the stupid bear had clearly already submitted to him; this was backed by the system prompt.

Especially after he displayed his divine abilities in front of it, this guy must respect him like a god.

It definitely wouldn't dare to spout nonsense!

"Then, in that case, it was Yan Xiu who was lying."

"But why would he lie? Especially the claw marks full of demonic aura on his body, how should that be explained?"

If he was lying, then when the Demon Slaying Division came, they would definitely hold him accountable.

That group of people in the Demon Slaying Division were not good people!

According to Master Qin, the Demon Slaying Division were all true desperadoes who fought demons every day, their hostility was heavier than blood, and they were decisive and used every means possible when they took ruthless action.

If Yan Xiu dared to offend them, wouldn't that be...

Wait!

Lies, demonic aura, Demon Slaying Division!

Oh no!

On the mountain road, a sharp edge suddenly flashed in Li Xiang's eyes!

Yan Xiu had a problem!

A big problem!

Shihe Village backed onto Heifeng Mountain, and its geographical location was remote.

It was several dozen miles away from the nearest county town, Chiyang County, and a round trip would take a whole day.

Usually, only the village chief had the qualifications to contact the Demon Slaying Division.

Now that this matter with his father had happened, the village chief must be going to the county town, and if he was worried about danger on the road, he might even take a few strong men with him.

With this round trip, there were fewer strong men in the village, and the internal defense of the whole village was somewhat empty.

This place was located in the Great Wilderness, and evil spirits often appeared.

Now that the internal defense of Shihe Village was empty, and Yan Xiu had a part of the demonic aura that couldn't be explained.

He had transferred the village chief away, making the internal defense of the whole village empty...

What exactly was this Yan Xiu trying to do!

A very terrifying thought began to spread in Li Xiang's mind.

"Oh no!"

"My mother is home alone!"

Li Xiang didn't dare to continue thinking.

On the mountain road, a figure over a meter tall moved like a spirit ape, tossing and turning, rushing toward Shihe Village at high speed.

An hour later.

On the outskirts of Shihe Village, Li Xiang stood panting on the small path, looking at the village.

The village was still peaceful, and everything seemed perfectly normal, as if nothing had happened.

Looking from afar, it seemed that he could even see a few village women drying the newly picked corn.

But for some reason, Li Xiang always had a very bad premonition.

Jumping into the village quickly, Li Xiang didn't disturb anyone and walked straight toward his home.

He was very worried about Yun Xiu now; Yan Xiu had a big problem, and Li Xiang was really afraid that something would happen.

Walking on the road, Li Xiang suddenly discovered a very strange thing.

There seemed to be only women in the village at this moment.

He didn't see a single man.

This shouldn't be!

Even if it was the busy farming season for autumn harvest, most of the men in the village were in the fields tidying up the crops.

But usually, there would be some herbalists, blacksmiths, and hunters walking around in the village.

But now, in the whole village, Li Xiang didn't seem to see a single male.

No!

There were a few old people with gray hair still in the village.

But as for the other young and strong men, Li Xiang didn't see a single one.

It was as if all the men in the village had gone to do something.

Soon, Li Xiang returned home.

Before he even got close to the thatched cottage, he vaguely heard the sound of a woman crying coming from the room.

Creak~

Pushing the door open, Li Xiang saw Yun Xiu lying on the wooden table in the corner of the room, sobbing distractedly.

"Mother!"

Instantly, light welled up in Yun Xiu's hollow eyes, and she looked at Li Xiang as if she were about to cry.

"You! Are you okay! Where did you go!"

"Mother was so worried about you!..."

Hearing the child's voice, she rushed over and looked at Li Xiang left and right, as if she were afraid that something had happened to the little guy.

After showing concern, Yun Xiu was so angry she wanted to hit him.

This guy had disappeared for a whole night without a word, scaring Yun Xiu to death.

"Mother! I was wrong!"

"I went to find Father!"

"Mother! Has Father come back?"

Mentioning Lao San, Yun Xiu, who was just about to beat Li Xiang, softened her heart again.

The Southern Wilderness had many demons, and bandits ran rampant.

She had long told her husband that the road was unsafe and to wait until the gathering next month to go.

Now...

It was probably ominous!

Thinking about it, tears welled up in her eyes. She held Li Xiang in her arms and touched the back of his head, saying softly: "Child, don't be afraid, don't be afraid. Your Uncle Zhang took people into the mountain to find your father. Your father will surely come back safely."

"Into the mountain?!"

Li Xiang asked in surprise.

"Didn't you and Uncle Yan say you were going to find the village chief and go to Chiyang County to find the Demon Slaying Division?"

Yun Xiu sighed, looking at the window with a worried expression: "Chiyang County is too far from us. By the time the people from the Demon Slaying Division come, your father..."

"Sigh!"

"Your Uncle Yan took the village chief's token to Chiyang County to find the people from the Demon Slaying Division. In a few days, the people from the Demon Slaying Division will come to the village."

"The village chief called half of the men in our village to go into the mountain to find your father."

"Your Uncle Zhang is a martial artist who has entered the ranks, so he should, he should be able to..."

Yun Xiu sighed; Heifeng Mountain was so big, she didn't believe Zhang Wu could take people to find Lao San.

"Half of the people?!"

"Mother, but I see that in the village, not a single man is here."

Li Xiang asked in surprise.

But before Yun Xiu could speak, a melodious bell sound suddenly rang out.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The grand bell sound rang three times, making people's scalps numb.

This was the Town Demon Bell in the center of the village, a treasure left by the Demon Slaying Division that could protect the village from demonic invasion.

If a demon approached, it would make a sound to repel the evil spirits.

One bell ring meant a demon was approaching the village.

Two bell rings meant a demon had entered the village.

Three bell rings...

In an instant, Yun Xiu's expression became very uneasy.

"Demons!"

"Demons are attacking the village!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 23 =====