activa-t Chapter 163 Anning Village
Chapter 163 Anning Village
Chapter 163 Anning Village
Three hours later, the group arrived at the Kingdom of Moyun. As soon as they reached the city gate, they saw that someone was already waiting there.
When the envoy from Moyun Kingdom saw a group of people dressed in the Taoist robes of Tiance Palace walking towards them, he quickly stepped forward to greet them.
"May I ask if you are envoys from the Tian Ce Palace?"
“That’s right! Who are you?” Bai Ke asked.
"Hehe, I am Qin Zhen, the Prime Minister of Moyun Kingdom. I have come to welcome you all on the orders of my king."
"Oh, in that case, I'll trouble the Prime Minister to lead the way. Let's go and pay our respects to the King of Moyun Kingdom first."
"Yes! Everyone, please follow me this way," Qin Zhen replied.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the group arrived at the royal palace of the Mo Yun Kingdom. Qin Zhen led them to a hall and bowed to the anxious figure pacing back and forth in the center of the hall, saying:
"Your Majesty, the envoys from Tian Ce Palace have arrived."
Upon hearing Qin Zhen's report, the man immediately turned around, walked to Bai Ke and the others, and, with shining eyes, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Bai Ke, saying:
"You envoys have come from afar, which is truly arduous. Because the matter is so difficult, I have no choice but to seek help from Tian Ce Palace. I hope you can help me overcome this difficulty."
"Your Majesty is too kind. It is our duty to rid the people of this scourge. Please tell us what exactly is going on with this zombie transformation!"
"Yes, yes, please take a seat. I'll have someone bring tea and then I'll explain everything to you in detail."
The ambergris incense continuously emanated from the gilded sandalwood incense burner, permeating the entire hall.
The graceful palace maids served tea to the distinguished guests and then withdrew one by one. One maid secretly glanced up at the man in front of her while pouring tea. Upon seeing him, she blushed crimson and lowered her head even further.
"Sir, please have some tea!"
"Hmm, leave it there." The man being spied on is, of course, our Bai Ke.
Seeing that the man was so indifferent and didn't even look at her, the palace maid was annoyed and took the tray and retreated.
"To be honest, this incident happened in a small village on the border of our country, a village called Anning Village. But this Anning Village is anything but peaceful!"
“Nanning Village is located on the western border of my Moyun Kingdom, and has always been a major gateway to resist the invasion of ferocious beasts in the Netherworld Beast Forest.”
But for some reason, about a week ago, large numbers of ferocious beasts started running and fleeing from the forest to the outer areas.
Although the warriors of my Moyun Kingdom are not as powerful as the envoys, they are not lacking in chivalry to rid the people of evil. So they went together to the Beast Forest to investigate the truth.
But this trip... brought back disaster..." King Moyun was in tears, sighing repeatedly.
After repeated questioning, everyone learned that only one of the warriors had returned alive, barely making it to Anning Village before perishing.
News of the warriors' deaths quickly spread throughout Anning Village. To commemorate the fallen warriors, the old village chief erected a cenotaph for them and buried the warrior who had been brought back from the dead in it as well.
After that, strange things began to happen in Anning Village: livestock were inexplicably bitten to death, and there were always jumping and hopping sounds heard in the middle of the night...
The villagers of Anning Village had sought help from the government, but with the intervention of the yamen runners, they somehow angered the monster that never harmed anyone.
For three days, no news came from Anning Village. Those brave enough to investigate found it had become a ghost town, and no one in the village, young or old, had survived…
After hearing the detailed information about the case of the zombie transformation in Anning Village, Bai Ke led his junior brothers and sisters to the inn arranged for them by Mo Yun Kingdom.
As night fell, Bai Ke summoned his disciples for a meeting. The group gathered around a round table in a room, the candlelight casting long shadows. The candles occasionally crackled as they burned, making the night exceptionally quiet.
"Me, Xiaoyu, and Dachuan, the three of us formed a group and sneaked into Anning Village to investigate after nightfall."
Old Pang, Qingfeng, and Grape, you three form a group, the same thing, we'll split up. The remaining three, you stay outside Anning Village, keep watch for us, and provide backup!
"If you are discovered or there is any emergency, evacuate immediately. Do not linger! Everyone is equipped with a signal flare. Firing it immediately if you encounter any trouble."
"If you see a signal flare being fired, no matter what you are doing, you must leave as soon as possible. We will meet at the village entrance and evacuate together."
If we haven't come out by the time the signal flare is fired, then the three of you assigned to provide backup need to come in immediately.
"Did everyone understand? Remember, tonight is just an investigation. Don't alert them! Most importantly, don't get bitten by them!" Bai Ke said, looking at them.
"Understood!" the disciples answered in unison.
"Okay! Let's go!"
For some reason, the moon is exceptionally large and round tonight. Cicadas are buzzing haphazardly deep in the woods, as if sensing that tonight is destined to be an eventful night.
Suddenly, several dark figures appeared outside Anning Village. Those figures were none other than Bai Ke and his group. Bai Ke made a few hand gestures, and the group began to move in an orderly manner.
After they infiltrated the village, they split up and began to act separately.
Bai Ke and his two companions first arrived at a thatched hut and noticed that the light inside was on. Becoming even more cautious, they quietly slipped to the window, and Bai Ke used his divine sense to probe inside.
After a while, Bai Ke couldn't help but feel strange. It was late at night, and the house was lit up, yet there was no one in it! At first, he thought he had made a mistake, but after checking again, he was certain that there was really no one in the house.
So they checked the next house. Even more strangely, no one was home. "Where did everyone go so late at night?" Bai Ke wondered to himself.
After circling the village, they found no one in any of the houses! After the two teams reunited, the man called Old Pang couldn't help but say to Bai Ke, "Senior Brother, it's really strange, there's not a single person here. Do you think they might have received advance notice, knew we were coming, and then moved away?"
"No, they made such a big commotion, how could they just disappear like that? Let's check the area again and see if there's anything suspicious!"
"Yes!"
Just as they were about to set off to search the surroundings again, Bai Ke suddenly stopped them, and everyone looked at Bai Ke with curiosity.
Bai Ke looked around, then turned to them and said, "Shh! Did you hear anything?"
"A sound?" "Huh? There really seems to be some noise! It seems... it seems to be coming from the direction of the woods behind the village!" Old Pang said.
"Let's go take a look. Watch your step, don't disturb them!"
"it is good!"
So the group headed back towards the woods.