"This…"
"Is there no shortcut?" Han Xu stared at him and asked.
"A shortcut?" Nangong Qian seemed to be recalling something.”He exclaimed," I heard Father say that there should be a place called Luo City not far from here. If we pass through Luo City and head toward Dragon City, we can probably save a day or two of travel." We had plenty of time on our way here, so I didn't choose to take the route to Luo City. Why don't we go to Luo City this time and take a look? We can also rest and recharge our batteries.”
"I'll listen to Big Brother's arrangements."
The three of them looked at each other and smiled. They quickened their pace and headed in the direction of Luo City.
Luo City was a small city near Dragon City. Because of Dragon City, Luo City had become the transportation hub to Dragon City. Therefore, compared to Great Food Town, Luo City was considered a relatively wealthy place. Luo City wasn't big, but there were many people. There were all kinds of merchants everywhere. The viburnu flowers in Luo City were the most flourishing. In this midsummer season, the flowers were even more numerous, and the fragrance of flowers filled the air.
The full moon in the sky was bright and clear. It was a good sign for a family reunion, but the merchants had closed their stalls early today. Even the pedestrians had gone home early and closed their doors. The streets had become lifeless. Only the moonlight was like water, bleak and bleak.
Three figures gradually walked into Luo City in the twilight. They were Han Xu and his group.
"What's going on? Luo City is too quiet.”Han Xu said as he looked around.
"The streets are empty. Why don't we find an inn to stay at and ask around?”
Nangong Qian suggested. The other two nodded in agreement.
" Dong dong dong…" Nangong Qian knocked on the closed door of Yuelai Inn. This was the fifth inn they had knocked on. The inns in front of him did not respond. This inn was probably the same, but he still knocked on the door with hope.
"Who is it?" A voice came from the inn.
"There's someone here. That's great!" Han Xu couldn't help but cry out in joy.
"Hello, the three of us brothers are from other places and want to stay in an inn. I wonder if the owner can open the door and accept our business.”Nangong Qian spoke humbly, afraid that the person inside would refuse to open the door.
As soon as Nangong Qian finished speaking, a figure was reflected on the door and gradually became clearer. The man opened the door a little and sized up the three of them, making Han Xu's hair stand on end. After the person finished sizing them up, he opened the door. It turned out to be an old man in his fifties. After he led the three into the inn, he quickly closed the door tightly.
"Boss, what are you doing?" Nangong Kun asked in confusion.
"The three of you may not know, but today is the night of the full moon!”As the old man spoke, his body began to tremble.
"A full moon is a good thing. Why aren't you open for business? There are also a few inns in front. They're clearly lit up, but they don't respond to us.”Han Xu finally couldn't take it anymore and blurted out the question that he had been holding back.
"Please take a seat and let me explain it to you.”The old man poured tea for the three of them and sat down to explain the reason.
"This is what happened. Although Luo City isn't big, it's still considered prosperous. In the past few years, people have been living a good life. However, since last year, a strange thing had happened in the city. Every night of the full moon, babies would go missing. At first, they thought that it was done by wild beasts, but the mountains in the city were not big, let alone fierce beasts. Later, the martial artists from the yamen in the city went up the mountain to search, but they did not find any traces of the baby. What was even more puzzling was that all the large beasts on the mountain had disappeared without a trace. The disappearance of babies would happen every month on the night of the full moon, but no one could find the culprit. Someone suggested that it was done by ghosts and demons.”
"Impossible!" Nangong Kun immediately interrupted him with a look of disbelief.
"Uncle, please continue." After Nangong Qian comforted Nangong Kun, he turned to the old man and said.
"We thought it was just a rumor, but something even stranger happened. In the recent missing cases, the babies had actually turned into young and beautiful girls. As long as she was a virgin, it would be difficult for her to escape. Therefore, everyone was in danger now. Some moved away and some got married. It was a full moon night, so people hid at home, hoping to avoid this disaster.”
"Ridiculous. If it was really done by a demon, it would be difficult to escape even if it hid at home.”Nangong Kun interrupted.
"It's strange. After we followed the Taoist nun's instructions, we hid at home on the night of the full moon and this strange thing never happened again. That's why many inns didn't dare to open their doors tonight, afraid that demons would come knocking on their doors.”
"Daoist nun? What nun?" Nangong Qian asked.
"I'm not sure either, but that Taoist nun has a kind face and a righteous aura. Besides, we were safe and sound after doing what she said, so everyone in the city respects her as a living Bodhisattva. However, she only showed her face once before she left. We don't even know her name.”At this point, the old man had a sincere expression.
"Sir, since you know the whole story, don't go out at night. Lock the door and sleep until dawn.”
"Yes, thank you for your reminder, shopkeeper. We'll go upstairs first.”Nangong Qian returned the greeting respectfully and signaled the other two with his eyes. The three of them were led upstairs by the old man.
After the old man opened the room for the three of them, he hurriedly returned to his room and locked the door tightly. After a while, even the candlelight in the room was extinguished.
"Brother, don't you find it strange? Why are there monsters here?" Nangong Kun stared at Nangong Qian in confusion, hoping that he could give him an answer.
"I'm not sure. It might not be a demon, but someone from the Demon Sect. I heard Master say that the fiend sects have an evil technique called the Seven Star Devil Infant. This kind of demonic baby used the pure soul of an infant to cultivate. After it succeeded, its baleful aura would be extremely strong and its power would be extremely great. And the girl's disappearance might also be because she was practicing some demonic technique.”
"How cruel!" Han Xu gritted his teeth." But why does Second Brother Kun think that it's definitely not a demon's doing?”
" That's because Senior Long Shang 'e imprisoned the monsters and fierce beasts in the Primeval Graveyard, the White Spirit Mountain, and the Ten Thousand Beasts Valley. Under the protection of Dragon City, the Shu Dao Sacred Mountain, the Kunlun Sacred Mountain, and the Ancient Temple of Silence, the monsters and fierce beasts couldn't escape and harm the mortals. Our martial arts were taught by the Sacred Mountain of Shu, and our culinary skills were taught by Master Wan Tianqiu of Longyin House.”Nangong Qian's explanation was very clear, and Han Xu finally understood.
"Oh, since it's not done by a spiritual monster, it must be done by someone from the Demon Sect. This damned demon dweller actually did such a heartless thing. I, Han Xu, will definitely not let them off.”Han Xu scolded angrily again.
"Xiao Xu, don't be agitated. We'll investigate who's behind this tonight.”
"Good! That's exactly what I want." A layer of confidence appeared on Han Xu's face, and his heart was filled with inexplicable excitement and anticipation. He did not expect to encounter such an exciting thing as soon as he left the house. This time, he must perform well and win glory for his mother.
The full moon had already risen to the highest sky, and it was already midnight. There wasn't even a night watchman tonight. The surroundings were quiet and there was no movement.
Three figures were hiding on the roof of the highest point in the city. Their six eyes were desperately looking around, not letting go of any clues. These three people were Han Xu and his group.
"Why hasn't there been any movement yet? We've been waiting for so long, it seems like he won't appear tonight.”Han Xu looked a little disappointed.
"Maybe. It seems that the Taoist nun was right. But why can we avoid this calamity by closing the door and not going out on the streets?”Nangong Kun was puzzled.
"Shh!"
Nangong Qian seemed to have noticed something and signaled for the two to be quiet. The two then shut their mouths and concealed their auras. As expected, a figure appeared on the path Nangong Qian was looking at. The shadow was light, fast, and gentle. It should be a woman.
" Why is there a woman walking on the street so late at night? Isn't she afraid…" Han Xu said telepathically.
"Heh, he's not an ordinary woman.”Nangong Qian replied.
Han Xu took a look. As expected, the extinguished lanterns at the doors of the houses that the woman passed by actually lit up on their own. It was not candlelight, but bursts of white light. The entire street instantly lit up. The woman's face gradually became clearer under the white light. She was wearing a white silk dress with a pink silk ribbon tied into a bow behind her, swaying in the wind. Her clear and pleasant face was faintly discernible under the white light. A pile of long hair on the right side hung down on her chest. She looked like a fairy descending to the mortal world.
Han Xu and Nangong Kun were completely captivated by the beautiful woman in front of them.
"You guys don't have enough willpower. Stop looking. Be careful not to be bewitched!”Nangong Qian reminded them with a voice transmission technique. Only then did the two of them come back to their senses.
"It seems that this woman is not an ordinary person!" As he spoke, a yellow talisman in Nangong Qian's hand emitted a faint yellow light.
"What is this?" Han Xu asked telepathically.
"It's the Demon Detection Talisman of our Shu Dao Sacred Mountain. It seems that she is the murderer behind this.”Nangong Qian said.
"Ah, it's really a demon. How is that possible?”Nangong Kun said in disbelief.
At this moment, the woman seemed to have sensed something and turned into a white shadow and disappeared into another street.
"Not good, don't let her escape. Let's chase after her!”
With Nangong Qian's order, the three of them jumped onto another roof and chased after the white shadow.
The white shadow moved left and right in the dark street, while the three black shadows moved quickly on the roof, following closely behind the white shadow. The moonlight poured down, reflecting the four figures, making it seem noisy and broken. The tranquility of the night was instantly broken by them.
The white shadow was extremely fast, maintaining the same distance from the three people chasing after it. However, Han Xu and the other two did not want to fall behind. They condensed their true essence under their feet and chased at full speed, not giving the white shadow a chance to catch its breath.
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