On both sides of the road was a large piece of farmland. Most of the crops had been harvested, leaving only dried stalks. There were also a couple of hunchbacked women holding small bags as they plucked rice from the fields.
The scattered houses gradually came into view. When the children playing on the roadside saw the convoy, they curiously followed behind them. Soon, the convoy was filled with laughter.
Finally, the last stop of the journey – Sen Luo Village.
However, the situation here was different from what the Demon King had imagined. He had thought that this place would be a wasteland that had been invaded by demons, or that there would be a plague that would turn this place into a village of the dead.
Obviously, it was neither of those. Sen Luo Village looked very normal.
The convoy stopped in the village, and several old men with crutches slowly walked over.
"I am a second-class official of the Imperial Logistics Department. May I ask who the village chief is?"
Nona asked the old men.
"I am." A hunchbacked old man stepped forward and nodded to the crowd.
"Thank you for your hard work, officers. Come in and have some tea."
The village chief said.
Nona and Lucia looked at each other and nodded. "Okay."
After that, the convoy followed the old man into a house. Only the Demon King was still standing there.
"Are you not going in?"
Ling Yi asked.
The Demon King shook his head. "No, I still have work to do."
"Okay, if you need our help, we will do our best to help you." Ling Yi said and entered the house.
The Demon King took the staff and turned around to walk into the village.
Just like the other villages on the road, this was a farming village. The population was mainly old people and children. There were very few young people.
As he walked past the wooden houses, the Demon King was observing the village's environment. Suddenly, he turned around and saw a group of children silently looking at him.
"Hey, I have something to ask you."
The Demon King said to them.
It was unknown whether these children were afraid of strangers or what, but they maintained a distance of six to seven meters, not daring to get too close. Whenever the Demon King took a step towards them, they would take a step back. Their faces were expressionless as they stared at him.
"Did a stranger like me come to the village some time ago?" the Demon King asked.
The group of children were still blinking their eyes at him. For some reason, their black and white eyes sent chills down his spine.
Forget it.
The Demon King gave up on asking the children and turned around to continue strolling around the village.
They continued to follow behind him in silence.
Eyes everywhere.
This was the Demon King's first impression of this village. Wherever he went, he always felt like he was being watched. He stopped again, and the child behind him stopped as well.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew on the Demon King's body, causing the tail of his clothes to flutter. His entire body rushed out as if he was flying, raising a cloud of dust.
The group of children were dumbfounded. They ran a few steps, but found that the other party had already disappeared. Then, they turned around and ran back into the village.
There was indeed something wrong with this village.
The Demon King frowned. He stood on the eaves and watched their departing figures. He couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
The group of children left in the same direction and went around the eaves to a courtyard. They saw an old man sitting in front of the door smoking a cigarette.
"Grandpa Luo! Grandpa Luo! He's gone! That person is gone! "
The leading child said anxiously.
The old man put down his pipe and asked with a frown: "What's gone?"
"It's, it's the people in the car that came to the village. Someone entered the village and disappeared."
"He disappeared after a search."
"He was wearing black clothes."
The children spoke one after another, and the quiet courtyard suddenly became noisy.
"I know, you guys split up and look for him. If you find him, come back and tell me. If you can't find him, come back and tell me." After Old Man Luo finished speaking, the group of children obediently listened to him and scattered into the village.
Not long after the children left, the Demon King suddenly came to the courtyard. When Old Man Luo saw this stranger, he seemed a little surprised, but he quickly concealed the panic on his face.
"Hello."
The Demon King nodded at him. The other party squinted his eyes and smiled at him.
"Old mister, I want to ask you something."
"What is it? I'm old and rarely go out, so I might not know." The other party said.
The smell of lies.
The Demon King's expression didn't change, but he already had his eyes on the other party.
There was something wrong with this old man.
"Has anything strange happened in the village recently?"
The Demon King asked.
The old man frowned.
"Strange things? No, the village has been very peaceful recently. "He shook his head and said.
The Demon King smiled and nodded, saying: "Okay, thank you. Uh, one last thing I want to ask, there seem to be very few young men in the village, do you know why?"
"They've all been taken away by the Empire, leaving behind only children, women, and the elderly."
The old man sighed and continued: "You also know the current situation, who knows when this place will become a ruin."
The Demon King didn't say anything and just stood there quietly.
"You're an outsider, right? Why did you come to our village?" The old man suddenly asked.
"Nothing, just passing by." The Demon King said indifferently.
"So it's like that, recently young people like you are rarely seen. In a few years, maybe even an old man like me will have to go to the battlefield."
The old man suddenly said. The Demon King didn't respond and turned to leave.
Then the Demon King walked around the village. Some of the villagers were working in the fields, some were gathered together and chatting. Similarly, every time he passed by, they would put down what they were doing, or shut up and look at him with a smile.
"How was it? Did you find anything today? "
Ling Yi sat next to the Demon King and asked.
They had just finished eating dinner in the house arranged by the village to receive the Empire's soldiers.
"Nothing."
The Demon King shook his head and said.
"Hmph! Useless. "
Suddenly a disdainful voice came from behind. The Demon King turned around to look, and sure enough it was the most annoying person in the team, Nona.
The Demon King rolled his eyes at her and ignored her.
"Good evening." Lucia greeted the two of them.
"Good evening."
Ling Yi replied, and the two of them sat down.
"So, do you have anything you want to say?"
The Demon King said indifferently.
"You didn't tell him?" Nona asked Ling Yi.
"I was just about to tell him when you came."
The Demon King was a bit confused, but then he heard Lucia say: "We also want to stay here for a few days, so if we run into any trouble, we can look after each other."
Nona turned her head and said coldly: "I'm afraid only a certain someone is being looked after."
The Demon King's face fell, and he didn't respond to her.
Why would the team stay at a time like this?
Seeing that the other party didn't ignore her, Nona was a bit angry. She pretended to be careless and said: "I heard that a few months ago there were demon beasts around the village. I don't know if a certain someone knows about this. Also, I heard about the adventurers who went missing …"
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