Chapter 380: The Boy with the Nether Eye

The tiger demon at the Spirit Platform realm was decisive; seeing its physical body already consumed by flames, it unhesitatingly abandoned the flesh, its demon soul transforming into a streak of white spiritual light that shot out from within, attempting to flee.

The cultivating onlookers who saw this intended to seize it, but alas, the demon soul's speed was too great, making it impossible to catch up.

Just as the demon soul was about to escape far away, suddenly, a firebird the size of a fist descended from the sky.

"Ah~"

The firebird pierced through the demon soul, and with a 'boom', it was engulfed by flames.

After a few breaths, the demon soul was burned to ashes, and the firebird dispersed along with it.

The cultivating onlookers watched this scene, their pupils trembling violently once again.

"That firebird is..."

"Zhu Que?"

The Zhu Que soldiers, who had just escaped danger from the tiger's mouth, bowed toward the direction where the firebird appeared.

Seeing this, the cultivating onlookers realized something and shivered in unison.

They suddenly became aware that the Hall Master of the Lingguang Hall should, apparently, and seemingly be nearby!

Did they not engage in chaotic fighting today, nor harm any innocents, right?

The cultivators reflected on their recent behavior, confirmed they had not violated the taboos of the Lingguang Hall's Hall Master, and only then secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

High in the sky, Hua Changxi, whose form was completely concealed by spiritual clouds, saw the patrolling Zhu Que soldiers collect the tiger demon's charred corpse and depart; she swept a glance at the onlooking cultivators, then followed the lingering aura of the Zhu Que spiritual shadow, flying toward a nearby mass grave.

The moment her feet touched the ground, a nauseating, pungent odor rushed at her face, causing Hua Changxi's nose to immediately wrinkle.

In order to find clues, she could only endure this foul smell and began investigating around the mass grave.

She had arrived somewhat late, witnessing only the tiger demon attacking the Zhu Que soldiers; as for whoever had attacked the Zhu Que soldiers prior to that, she had not seen them.

However, judging from the lingering aura of the Zhu Que spiritual shadow, this mass grave should be the location where the Zhu Que soldiers were first attacked.

From its appearance, this mass grave had been abandoned for many years, yet the gloomy aura of this area was quite astonishing; merely walking along the perimeter, one could feel gusts of yin wind.

The mass grave was not large in area; Hua Changxi spent less than an hour touring the entire place.

Nothing was found!

However, a few li away from the mass grave, she discovered a mortuary hall, inside of which lived a skinny, emaciated little boy who appeared to be only twelve or thirteen years old.

A small child living in such a gloomy and remote place looked strange no matter how one viewed it.

Since Hua Changxi also wished to inquire about matters concerning the mass grave, she walked into the mortuary hall: "Little brother."

The little boy sat in the courtyard, grinding yellowed, moldy rice with a stone mill; he did not respond, nor did he even lift his head, as if he did not know someone had entered the mortuary hall.

Hua Changxi raised her voice and called out again: "Little brother."

The little boy still showed no reaction, continuing to bow his head and grind the rice.

Hua Changxi carefully examined the little boy, only then discovering that his pupils were white and devoid of any light.

He was actually blind!

Hua Changxi created some noise again, but the little boy still showed no reaction.

No reaction to sound either; could he be deaf as well?

A child who was both blind and deaf, living alone in a mortuary hall not far from a gloomy mass grave, made Hua Changxi find it even stranger.

Immediately, she activated her Eye of Truth, intending to probe the little boy's condition.

Who would have expected that the moment the Eye of Truth activated, the little boy, who had been bowing his head to grind rice, suddenly lifted his head, staring 'ferociously' at her with his white pupils.

Yes, ferociously.

Even though the little boy's pupils were lifeless, Hua Changxi still perceived the rage bursting forth from his eyes.

However, at this moment, she had no time to worry about the little boy's hostility.

For no other reason than that, using the Eye of Truth, she saw the little boy's bloodline totem, which was actually a blood-red chain!

That blood-red chain emitted a powerful restraining force; merely looking at it made Hua Changxi feel as though she was about to be judged and sanctioned.

This was the first time she had ever seen such a strange bloodline totem, leaving her somewhat stunned for a moment.

When she regained her senses, she saw that the rice-grinding little boy had already stood up, guarding against her with full hostility while 'looking' at her; his right hand was behind his back, where bloodline power was condensing, in a posture ready to lash out with the blood-red chain at any moment.

Hua Changxi looked at him: "You can 'see' me, and you can 'hear' what I say, correct?"

The little boy did not respond.

Hua Changxi looked into his eyes: "Are your eyes unusual eyes?"

The little boy still remained silent.

Hua Changxi took a deep breath and asked again: "Was it you who attacked the Zhu Que soldiers today?"

Seeing the little boy still not speaking, Hua Changxi no longer cared that he was a child; with a 'boom', a ball of flame appeared in her hand.

In an instant, the originally chilly mortuary hall was immediately plunged into scorching heat.

Sensing the danger of the flames, the little boy retreated several steps in fear, and then... shook his head.

Seeing this, Hua Changxi frowned: "Do you mean it was not you who attacked the Zhu Que soldiers?"

The little boy, wary as he 'stared' at the flames in Hua Changxi's hand, nodded.

Seeing that he could communicate, Hua Changxi first withdrew the flames, then continued to ask: "Although it was not you who acted, you know who did, correct?"

The little boy fell silent again.

Hua Changxi felt helpless; through the Eye of Truth, she saw that the little boy's flesh and blood had not been tainted by gloomy qi, and instead, the blood throughout his body surged violently due to the blood-red chain.

This child was not the person who attacked the Zhu Que soldiers!

After hesitating for a moment, Hua Changxi took out the Zhu Que token: "I am a Zhu Que soldier; the Zhu Que soldiers maintain order in Nanxiang County. If we do not capture the villains hiding in the shadows, Nanxiang County will never know peace."

Upon hearing these words, the little boy finally reacted, though this reaction made Hua Changxi somewhat want to hit someone.

The little boy was sneering, his face filled with thick mockery.

Hua Changxi instantly understood his meaning; the Zhu Que soldiers had first been impersonated, and then disappearances occurred, which indeed damaged their prestige quite badly.

Hua Changxi took a deep breath: "Has the mass grave been abandoned for many years?"

The little boy gave no reaction.

Hua Changxi asked again: "Is someone using the mass grave to carry out some conspiracy?"

Although the little boy still showed little reaction, his lips pressed together slightly.

Hua Changxi noticed this and fell into thought.

She had scanned the underground of the mass grave with her divine sense, but the yin cold energy beneath was too dense; the deeper her divine sense went, the more her soul body felt the chill, forcing her to withdraw it.

Judging from the little boy's reaction, the mass grave was only superficially abandoned; secretly, someone must be conducting something here.

Afterwards, Hua Changxi asked the little boy several more questions, but he gave no response to any of them.

She could not coerce the little boy, so she could only leave, planning to return to Lingguang Hall and dispatch the Zhu Que Army to watch over this mortuary.

As Hua Changxi turned to walk out, she suddenly recalled the high regard the people of Nanxiang County held for Song Weimin; with a mindset of giving it a try, she looked back at the little boy.

"Even the Zhu Que Army could not escape the harm inflicted by the villains hidden beneath the mass grave; the common people within Nanxiang County would be even less able to escape."

"If Lord Song knew that the people of Nanxiang County would fall into danger because of the mass grave, one wonders how worried he would be."

Seeing the little boy still had no reaction, Hua Changxi was at a loss; she stepped outward, and just as one foot crossed the threshold of the mortuary gate, a hoarse, childish voice rang out in her mind.

"Do you know Lord Song?"

Hua Changxi's eyes brightened; it was divine sense transmission!

As she had guessed, although the little boy's physical body was weak, his soul body was powerful.

In her heart, Hua Changxi thanked Song Weimin hundreds of times, then turned around with feigned calm: "Of course; to be honest, the Zhu Que Army has always admired Lord Song."

The little boy 'looked' at Hua Changxi and used divine sense transmission again: "Your soul body is very pure; I believe you."

Hua Changxi had not expected to hear such words; she paused for a moment: "Your eyes can see through a person's soul body?"

The little boy nodded: "Grandfather said I was born with a pair of Nether Eyes capable of seeing through soul bodies." He paused, then added, "There is danger underground; it was ghost hands that attacked the Zhu Que Army."

Hua Changxi: "Ghost hands? What ghost hands?"

The little boy shook his head: "I do not know, but Grandfather did; unfortunately, Grandfather is dead."

Hua Changxi asked again: "Since you say the underground is dangerous, have you been down there?"

The little boy nodded.

Hua Changxi: "How does one go down?"

The little boy: "You are very strong; your physical body is full of vital energy. If you go down, you will be discovered immediately; it is very dangerous. When Grandfather died, he also instructed me not to go down."

Hua Changxi fell silent, suddenly recalling certain matters.

This mass grave was located in the southeast of Nanxiang County; its gloomy and cold environment corresponded perfectly with one of the Twelve Cavernous Blessed Lands, the Ghost Fire Well.

Hua Changxi looked at the little boy: "Beneath the mass grave, is there a Ghost Fire Well?"

Hearing this, the little boy's pupils trembled; he was surprised that this person actually knew the name of the deep well underground!