plumnovel Chapter 33 Waiting for a Rabbit to Run into a Tree Stump
Chapter 33 Waiting for a Rabbit to Run into a Tree Stump
Upon hearing the sect leader's words, Chen Changming's pupils contracted: "Sect leader, do you mean that at most fifty-three years will pass before the spiritual energy is completely cut off?"
"Indeed, similarly, the fate of the sect is about to be completely thrown into chaos. In fact, not only Lin Chao and the other two, but all the other disciples of the sect will more or less gain some opportunities and make great progress." The sect master said slowly, "This is a celebration for everyone."
"It sounds like a good thing," Chen Changming said with a wry smile.
"Yes, it sounds and looks like a good thing, but if we can't get through the era of spiritual annihilation, it's all in vain. No matter how many opportunities we get, without the Lesser Immortal Realm, we'll just be a pile of bones in the end." The sect leader sighed. "It seems I need to make a move too. Luck doesn't just favor the young."
"Sect Master, things are in chaos right now, you..."
The sect leader interrupted Chen Changming, saying, "No need to say more. If we rely entirely on the young disciples, the Sword Sect will no longer be the Sword Sect."
Recruiting unpredictable individuals is simply to offer one more glimmer of hope.
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Li Yuan possessed a Dao Seed, granting him extremely powerful recovery abilities. He covered a distance of over 5,000 li in just two days.
His first destination was a city where a mortal sect under the Sword Sect was stationed, named Dragon Mountain City, which was named after a dragon-shaped mountain range.
The scenery here is beautiful, with mountains and water interspersed, making it a rare and wonderful place.
The Dragon-shaped Mountain Range is not a sacred mountain rich in spiritual energy; otherwise, it wouldn't need their Sword Sect's attention.
Within Longshan City, there exists a subordinate mortal force of the Sword Sect called the Sword Pavilion.
However, Lin Yuan did not enter Longshan City at all, but went directly to the place where the problem occurred, a place called Qingshui Village.
This is a large village with a population of one or two thousand.
After Lin Yuan entered the village, he found that there was not a single person in the village even in broad daylight.
This is the busy season for farming; it shouldn't be like this.
He had a bad feeling and quickened his pace, wanting to find someone to ask about the situation.
He hadn't walked far when he was stopped by a middle-aged man dressed in a light blue outfit with a small sword embroidered on the chest.
The small sword was exactly the same as the one embroidered on his chest, only it wasn't quite as realistic.
He immediately guessed the man's identity.
The middle-aged man clearly recognized Lin Yuan's identity from his clothing and immediately bowed respectfully: "Elder Liang Ce of the Sword Pavilion of Dragon Mountain City greets the Immortal Master of the Upper Sect."
"No need for formalities. My name is Lin Yuan. I came here after receiving a request for help. This is my identity token." Lin Yuan nodded slightly, not deliberately trying to appear approachable.
The gap between mortals and cultivators is too great. Even if he pretends, the person in front of him will not dare to accept it, which will only make things more troublesome.
Liang Ce didn't find this strange at all; on the contrary, he thought it was quite normal.
Immediately, he also produced a token, placed it near Lin Yuan's identity token, and said, "Please forgive me."
The moment the two tokens touched, they emitted a white light.
This is a fixed process for verifying identity.
Seeing this, Liang Ce breathed a sigh of relief.
Lin Yuan put away his identity token and, without beating around the bush, asked directly, "Tell me about the current situation. Why is there no one in Qingshui Village?"
This wasn't Liang Ce's first encounter with disciples of the Sword Sect. Knowing their style, he was prepared and immediately replied, "Imperial Master, ten days ago, a villager surnamed Qian from Qingshui Town died near the village. His life force was completely drained, and his death was extremely tragic."
"This immediately caused panic among the villagers, who reported it to the imperial court. The court sent people to handle the situation, but during the inspection, two more constables died, in the same manner."
"The imperial court immediately noticed something was wrong and informed Jian Ge."
"Our Sword Pavilion immediately realized something was wrong and immediately reported it to the upper sect. As a result, eight more people died in Qingshui Village in the past three or four days. Now the entire Qingshui Village is in a state of panic, so no one dares to go out. Those with connections have even left."
"That's why you can't see a single person in the village."
"Has the death toll exceeded ten?" Lin Yuan frowned; that number was not small.
"Yes, and those eight people died right under my nose." Liang Ce said with a helpless tone. "After receiving the imperial court's notice, Jian Ge immediately sent its subordinates to guard this place. As a result, not only did they find nothing, but even more people died. Some were even killed yesterday."
Lin Yuan looked at Liang Ce with some surprise.
Is it not only the Sword Sect that has such a righteous atmosphere, but even the members of its affiliated forces are so upright?
Knowing that it might be a danger they couldn't handle, they still tried to hold on, and felt guilty when they failed.
If the upper beam is straight, the lower beam will also be straight!
So he said, "Thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me."
"Yes, Master Lin, with you here, we'll definitely be able to quickly find the ferocious beast." Liang Ce seemed to have perked up a bit. "What do you plan to do?"
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and asked, "Didn't you find any clues?"
Liang Ce became dejected again and said, "Yes, Immortal Master Lin, I am incompetent."
"Is the body still there?" Lin Yuan continued to ask.
"It's still there."
"Take me to see it, and also take me to investigate the place where the body died," Lin Yuan instructed.
There are no clues, and things are getting complicated.
"Yes."
Subsequently, led by Liang Ce, Lin Yuan went to see the body of the deceased.
The families of these corpses dared not take them home, fearing they would turn into zombies.
The manner of its death was the same as Liang Ce had described: its life force had been drained, its body was deathly pale, and it resembled a dried-up corpse. It seemed that it had not decomposed even after several days.
Unfortunately, we still can't see anything.
As for the place where the body died, that was even more true.
Lin Yuan knew he wasn't cut out for solving cases.
Therefore, he came up with a clumsy solution.
"Is there anywhere in Qingshui Village where two thousand people can stay for a period of time?"
Liang Ce was taken aback, and subconsciously said, "Yes, near the ancestral hall in Qingshui Village, as long as people bring their own dry rations, it's enough for two or three thousand people to stay for a while. They might just feel a little uncomfortable. Sir, are you planning to gather all the villagers together?"
"That's right, I want to see what exactly is causing this trouble." Lin Yuan nodded.
After hesitating for a moment, Liang Ce said, "Some villagers might not be willing."
"Whether they choose to die or choose to be uncomfortable is up to them," Lin Yuan said somewhat indifferently.
Having no clues whatsoever, this is the most brutal, and also the best, approach.
"I understand, Immortal Master." Liang Ce nodded, and then went to persuade him.
Things went more smoothly than expected; the deaths of about ten people truly terrified the people of Qingshui Village.
It's a bit of a hassle, but it's nothing compared to my life.
In less than a day, everyone had gathered at the open space near the ancestral hall.
The village chief also brought people to greet Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan gave a brief response and then began to wait patiently.
And this vigil lasted for ten days.
No one in the village died.