nownovels Chapter 55 Qingfeng
Chapter 55 Qingfeng
From the very first word, he immediately positioned himself on the moral high ground, putting Wu Heng on a pedestal.
Chen Ran stood aside, simply watching.
He would intervene if Wu Heng and his sister could not hold on any longer.
"What Qin Shou did was witnessed by everyone in the village, and it was almost an outrage from both heaven and man."
Besides, he wanted to defile my sister, but he didn't meet me. If he had, I would have killed him too.
Whether you report it to the authorities or not is up to you, but you should carefully consider the consequences.
Wu Heng spoke calmly, but his internal energy suddenly erupted, giving people a strong sense of pressure.
Sensing the imposing aura emanating from Wu Heng, the few wicked servants who were helping him dared not step forward and could only stand still.
"What are you all doing?!"
Fortunately, this stalemate was soon broken by a voice.
An old man with a full head of white hair and calloused hands walked in.
This is Zhou Qian, the village chief of Zhoujia Village.
He was highly respected in Zhoujia Village, and people would come to him for mediation whenever there was a problem in the village.
"Village chief, it's Wu Heng's sister, this witch, who killed my son Qin Shou. My poor son was only twenty-two years old when she poisoned him to death."
As the village chief, you can't show favoritism towards those two.
Upon seeing the village chief, Qin Ming's momentum, which had been weakening, instantly surged back into ferocity.
"village head."
Upon seeing Zhou Qian arrive, Wu Heng's imposing aura relaxed, and he quickly stepped forward respectfully.
Back then, if Zhou Qian hadn't given Wu Heng and his sister a house and hadn't defied public opinion to keep them here, Wu Heng and his sister would never have been able to get on the right track so quickly.
Wu Heng held Zhou Qian in the highest esteem.
"I understand about this matter. Everyone, please disperse. I will have Wu Heng give you an explanation regarding your son Qin Shou's situation."
Spring is coming, and if we can't cultivate enough wasteland...
How many more people will die in the village next year?! How many will leave? Hurry up and start cultivating the fields!
"Village chief, you..."
"Um?!!"
"I hope you, village chief, will keep your promise."
My eldest son is a steward of the Fire Cloud Gang.
Seeing Zhou Qian so protective of Wu Heng and his sister, Qin Da's face was full of ugliness. Before leaving, he didn't forget to threaten Zhou Qian.
After saying that, he walked out of the courtyard.
This village chief is indeed highly respected; he can even resolve such a situation.
"Girl, you acted impulsively this time."
The village chief looked helpless as he spoke to Wu Nianchu inside the house.
Wu Nianchu didn't speak, but kept her head down, seemingly lost in thought.
"Go do whatever you need to do. I know the whole story. Go, go."
After saying that, Zhou Qian sighed and slowly walked towards the door.
"Brother Chen, let's go. We agreed that I would take you to find the silverback snake's nest today. Little sister, take all the valuables you have at home and let's go together."
Wu Nianchu nodded and began tidying up the room.
The village chief's meaning is already quite clear.
If they offend Qin Da, they will definitely not be able to survive in Zhoujia Village.
"Do you need any help?"
Chen Ran, who had been acting as an invisible figure, spoke up calmly from the side.
"Brother Chen, you have already helped me a lot. Before I leave, I want to rid the village of this scourge."
A resolute glint flashed in Wu Heng's eyes.
Seeing this, Chen Ran didn't say anything, he just nodded.
Soon, Wu Nianchu had packed all her bags.
This place is just on the edge of the village. Just a step forward, and dozens of miles away, lies Qingfeng Mountain.
As soon as Chen Ran stepped out of the courtyard, he keenly sensed that someone was spying on them.
He didn't speak, but followed Wu Heng towards Qingfeng Mountain.
Because of Wu Nianchu, who was a little burden, the three of them were not very fast.
"Giggle~"
The cawing of crows echoed through the withered trees.
The desolate wilderness, like a desert, stretched out before you.
Half an hour later, Zhoujia Village had been reduced to a black dot.
In the southeast direction, several streaks of fire shot into the sky.
I learned from Wu Heng and his sister that the place was made up of several refugee camps, who had fled from Dong'an County.
A plague outbreak occurred in Dong'an County, and those who contracted the disease had their bodies covered in red spots.
No village would accept this group of people.
They could only form refugee camps in the wilderness, where they rotted away.
Of course, it wasn't that no one had considered killing the village and taking it for themselves, but ever since Qinghe County mobilized its forces to sweep through the surrounding area, these people no longer dared to do such things.
The three sat under a dead tree and took out some dry food to fill their stomachs.
Halfway through the journey, Chen Ran discovered that the spying gaze was still there.
This made him frown.
He stood up, activated his Ghost Eye, and all the surrounding scenery appeared before Chen Ran.
Unfortunately, Chen Ran did not see any trace of anyone.
"Brother Chen, what happened?"
Wu Nianchu, who was about to take out snake meat pies for Chen Ran, looked at Chen Ran who had stood up and asked him a question.
"Someone is spying on us in the dark, but I don't know where that person is."
Without hesitation, Chen Ran told him what he knew.
Hiding this situation now is practically suicide.
"Brother Chen, do you think it's possible that Qin Da arranged for someone to ambush us?"
"No, he doesn't have that ability yet, unless he has someone backing him up."
"Never mind, let's get going."
Chen Ran spoke calmly.
The three of them headed towards Qingfeng Mountain again.
We arrived in the dense forest.
Chen Ran clearly felt that the sense of being spied on had become almost imperceptible.
He looked up at the sky and, through the gaps between the leaves, saw a strange-looking bird circling in mid-air.
If they hadn't entered the dense forest and the bird hadn't lowered its altitude to observe clearly, Chen Ran might not have been able to spot it.
Unfortunately, the altitude was still beyond his attack range.
Otherwise, Chen Ran wouldn't mind killing him.
"Walk towards the denser wooded areas."
"understood."
Sunlight streamed through the gaps in the leaves, illuminating the ground.
The dark, dense forest gave off a chilly feeling.
"Chen Ran, there's a bear's den beyond this forest. How about we spend the night here?"
"Can."
"Sparse and scattered~"
After passing through a dense thicket of bushes, a steaming cave appeared before Chen Ran.
"Hooray~"
Roars echoed from inside the cave.
Around it, weeds grew rampant, and occasionally some bones could be seen exposed.
"Brother Chen, I'm going."
Let's go together.
Upon reaching the cave entrance, a steaming opening appeared before the two.
"Click~ Click~"
As Chen Ran stepped into the cave and onto the white bones that had been there for who knows how long, he was somewhat surprised.
Among the white bones on the ground, some were animal bones, some were human bones, and many of them were abnormal.
"roar!!!!"
Sensing the presence of humans, a pair of lantern-sized, scarlet eyes suddenly lit up.
An oppressive aura emanated from his scarlet eyes.
I could feel the oppressive atmosphere in the air.
"It's... a demonic beast?!"