"Xing Jue, there is a village not far in front of us. I believe that there must be a boat in the village. Why don't we go there and take a look?" Uncle Pan came to Xing Jue's side and said as he looked at the empty port.
Uncle Pan had been here before, so he still remembered that there was indeed a village above the port. At that time, most of the villagers in the village relied on the port's boat business for a living.
"Yes, that is the only way." Xing Jue nodded in agreement. The distance from the port to the "Sky Pond Island" was less than a hundred miles. If Xing Jue used his Imperial Wind Technique, he would be able to arrive in less than two hours.
However, Uncle Pan could not do so. Therefore, they had to find a boat and row there.
Immediately, the two of them walked towards the village in Uncle Pan's memory. However, along the way, Xing Jue felt a little strange.
If there was a village nearby, it was impossible that there was not a single person in the surroundings. However, there was not a single person in sight.
However, after walking for about ten miles, a village indeed appeared in front of Xing Jue. However, what made Xing Jue puzzled was that the village was actually surrounded by a high wall made of rocks. Even the entrance of the village was tightly sealed by two huge iron gates.
Looking at the village in front of him, Xing Jue was even more certain that something must have happened in the village. In order to dispel the doubts in his heart, Xing Jue quickened his pace.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh"
However, just as Xing Jue approached the village, suddenly, several arrows flew out from within the manor and rained down on Xing Jue and Uncle Pan.
Seeing this, Xing Jue hurriedly retreated in front of Uncle Pan. Immediately after, he waved his sleeve and a powerful martial energy quickly spread out. In the end, it blocked all the arrows that filled the sky.
"Humph!"
After blocking the rain of arrows, Xing Jue coldly snorted. He clenched his fist and punched at the tall metal door. As he punched out, a stream of Martial Qi rushed towards the metal door like a ferocious tiger.
Bang!
With a loud bang, the seemingly sturdy metal door was shattered by Xing Jue's punch.
"Run!"
After the huge iron gate collapsed, the silhouettes of several villagers appeared behind it. When these villagers saw the execution, it was as if they had seen a devil and they quickly fled.
Upon seeing this, Xing Jue's figure flashed, transforming into a black line that pierced into the crowd. He extended his hand and firmly grabbed a panicking villager.
"Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
Being caught in an instant, the villager begged loudly. At the same time, he cried bitterly with snot and tears running down his face. Obviously, he was frightened by Xing Jue. After taking a closer look, Xing Jue was even more shocked to find that the villager's pants were wet at this moment. This guy had actually peed.
"Speak, why did you attack us for no reason?"
Seeing this, Xing Jue helplessly shook his head. This villager was at least thirty years old, but he was actually so timid.
"Sir, are you human?"
Seeing that Xing Jue actually spoke to him, that villager widened his eyes and asked in surprise.
"Of course, is there a need to ask?" Xing Jue rebuked angrily. Because Xing Jue felt that his question was simply too idiotic.
"Sir, please save us!" But what made Xing Jue speechless was that after seeing that Xing Jue did not want to hurt him, that villager suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xing Jue.
Seeing that Xing Jue did not hurt that villager, the surrounding villagers also felt that Xing Jue did not seem to be a bad person. Not only did they stop, but they also ran back. Just like that villager, they all knelt in front of Xing Jue and begged.
"What's going on? Tell me! "Facing such exaggerated behavior of the villagers, Xing Jue also realized that something must have happened in this village. So he hurriedly asked.
"Sirs, please come to the village. I will explain it to you in detail." At this moment, an old man walked out from the crowd and spoke respectfully to Xing Jue. From the looks of it, he should be the village chief of this village.
In a relatively decent thatched hut in the village, Xing Jue and Uncle Pan sat on the main seat while the village chief sat beside them, looking at Xing Jue and Uncle Pan with anticipation.
"Such a thing actually happened? Uncle Pan, what do you think?" Xing Jue took a sip of the fragrant tea in his cup and looked at Uncle Pan as he slowly asked.
After entering the village, the old man had already told Xing Jue and Ling Xian about the strange things that had happened in the village …
Actually, after the Sky Pond Island had become an island of ice, there had been no one living on the island, so there had been a lot of fish in the nearby waters.
Although the villagers here couldn't do the boat business, they relied on fishing to make a living. Moreover, this area of the sea was a diving area, so they didn't have to worry about sea beasts. Therefore, these villagers chose to continue living here.
Moreover, as time passed, the number of people in the village increased and the living conditions became better. However, half a year ago, a villager who went fishing suddenly disappeared. Since then, a villager would disappear every other week.
With the continuous disappearance of a large number of villagers, the people in the village began to panic. Some people even wanted to leave the village. However, at this time, the first villager who disappeared suddenly returned.
However, a terrifying thing happened. After entering the village, the villager actually started to bite other villagers. Moreover, his strength was extremely great. Ordinary villagers were not his opponent at all. In the end, ten villagers who were trained in martial arts joined hands to subdue him.
However, what made them helpless was that the villager had completely lost his mind. In the end, after the villagers unanimously agreed, they could only kill him.
However, the most unexpected thing was that after that, the missing villagers all returned one after another. Like the first villager, they entered the village and began to harm the villagers.
Moreover, each of them was stronger than the previous one. Helpless, the villagers could only surround the village with rocks and ordered that no one was allowed to go fishing.
However, even so, the villagers still disappeared for no reason. After disappearing for a few months, they would attack the village. Helpless, the village chief sent the villagers to ask for help from some forces.
However, the most terrifying thing was that when the villagers who went out to ask for help came back, they actually became the same.
And today, it was the day when the villagers would mysteriously disappear again.
"I don't think this is a prank. Instead, it seems like some evil force is doing some kind of experiment." Uncle Pan said slowly after a moment of silence.
"Evil force's experiment?" After hearing Uncle Pan's words, Xing Jue was also stunned. He didn't think that there would actually be people doing experiments on people. This was really too cruel.
"That's right. If I'm not wrong, those people's base should be on Tian Chi Island. The place where the villagers first disappeared was near Tian Chi Island. After that, the villagers didn't go out to sea, so they expanded to the village."
"Moreover, Tian Chi Island can only be inhabited by experts who are above the Martial Master level. Since it has become a deserted island, it means that no one will disturb them while they are doing experiments. Therefore, that is their best choice." Uncle Pan analyzed word by word.
After hearing Uncle Pan's words, Xing Jue also nodded in agreement.
"Sir, please help us!" At that moment, the village chief suddenly knelt on the ground and begged Xing Jue.
"Old man, please get up." Seeing this, Xing Jue hurriedly helped the old man up. He couldn't bear to see such an old man kneeling to him.
"Don't worry, we will definitely take care of this matter." After helping the old man up, Xing Jue said solemnly.
Not to mention that this matter was related to Tian Chi Island, even if it was not related to Xing Jue, as long as it was Xing Jue who encountered it, he would definitely intervene. Because what Xing Jue hated the most were these bastards who bullied ordinary people.
Seeing that Xing Jue actually agreed to help him, the old man hurriedly opened the door and shouted excitedly, "Sir, you agreed to help us!"
At this moment, Xing Jue discovered that all the villagers were actually standing outside the door. After hearing the old man's words, the villagers uniformly knelt on the ground and continuously thanked Xing Jue.
Seeing this, Xing Jue hurriedly went forward to stop them, because this was what he hated the most. Especially when those elders who were older than him knelt to him, Xing Jue would feel very embarrassed.
After that, the villagers specially took out the best food stored in their houses and made a delicious meal for Xing Jue and Uncle Pan. Actually, the food in Xing Jue's storage bracelet was much better than this, but seeing that it was the villagers' kind intentions, Xing Jue still ate happily.
"Uncle Pan, tonight, I think those people will come to capture people again. At that time, I will go back with them."
After dinner, Xing Jue cautiously said to Uncle Pan, "When my senior brother Xu comes, you can go with him. If I don't come back, you must not go and rescue me on your own."
Because he did not know the strength of that mysterious force, Xing Jue deliberately crushed the communication talisman that Xu Changqing had given to him. However, Xing Jue estimated that even if Xu Changqing came, it would at least be a few days later. So in order to avoid alerting the enemy, Xing Jue decided to go and take a look by himself first.
"Alright, then you have to be careful."
Uncle Pan slowly said to Xing Jue. In fact, he did not agree with Xing Jue's decision. What he wanted was for Xing Jue to wait here until Xu Changqing came. After all, with Xu Changqing's strength, Xing Jue would be safer. However, Xing Jue insisted on his own idea, which made Uncle Pan feel very helpless.
"Don't worry, Uncle Pan. I will definitely help you break the seal."
Xing Jue suddenly stood up and said to Uncle Pan with a smile. Then he slowly walked out of the house.
Looking at Xing Jue's gradually disappearing figure, Uncle Pan's face had a gratified smile.
As time passed, the red clouds that filled the sky were soon completely shrouded by the night sky. The dark clouds danced in the night sky, and from time to time, they would cover the round moon. The flickering moonlight shone on the quiet village, giving it a somewhat gloomy feeling.
At this moment, in the village, the doors of the houses were already closed, and there was not even a trace of light. Only Xing Jue sat on the roof of a thatched hut, quietly waiting for the arrival of the evil force.
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