Early the next morning, Qian Renyue woke from her deep sleep. Thinking about everything she had impulsively done last night, she scratched her head in irritation. She had exposed her identity and outright slaughtered nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire, and they were even Prince Xue Xing's men. It seemed like she had caused trouble for Mom and the others.
Qian Renyue walked out of the sleeping quarters with her head drooping dejectedly. Seeing Chen Xin sitting in the courtyard drinking tea, she called out aggrievedly:"Master."
"Awake?Aunt Su made breakfast, come have some first."Chen Xin smiled and beckoned to Qian Renyue.
"Master, I think I've caused trouble."Qian Renyue picked up a pastry and popped it into her mouth, speaking to Chen Xin without much enthusiasm.
"Regret it?"Chen Xin asked with a smile.
Qian Renyue shook her head and said seriously:"There's no way I'd regret it. I just blame myself for not acting more carefully. I should have contacted the Spirit Hall branch here first, had them send people to cooperate with me, block the news and so on."Then she laughed self-deprecatingly,"By now it's probably spread everywhere, right, topics like the Spirit Hall Saintess brutally slaughtering Heaven Dou nobles, whether Spirit Hall is directly declaring war on Heaven Dou and so on. Sis is probably insanely busy."After saying that, Qian Renyue let out a long sigh.
"You don't need to worry about that."Chen Xin patted Qian Renyue on the head,"After you passed out last night, I already sent people to clean things up for you. This was delivered by someone from Spirit Hall early this morning, a letter your mother wrote to you. She wants you to rest assured, they'll take care of everything for you."
Looking at the letter Bibi Dong had written to her, tears faintly welled in the corners of Qian Renyue's eyes as she murmured softly in a choked voice:"Thank you for supporting me, Pretty Mom and Sis."
Bibi Dong told Qian Renyue in the letter that they had already taken care of everything. As for the rescued children and villagers, Spirit Hall would arrange what came next for them. If necessary, they would need them to come forward and testify for Qian Renyue.
Bibi Dong also said that Qian Renyue should continue traveling properly with Chen Xin and temper the Dao heart she had found. Boldly do what she wanted to do, and leave the rest to the adults.
"Finished reading?Pack up, we're getting ready to leave."Seeing Qian Renyue's touched little expression after she finished reading the letter, Chen Xin hurriedly said.
"We're getting ready to leave?Where are we going?"Qian Renyue hurriedly asked.
"The villagers have already gone to settle in a place under Spirit Hall's jurisdiction, and they've already set off. In a little while, the duke's residence will be taken over by people arranged by the Spirit Hall branch. It's time for us to set out on our journey too."Chen Xin lightly tapped Qian Renyue on the head.
"Got it!"Qian Renyue covered her little head and hurriedly ran off.
A mountain path outside the city.
Qian Renyue and Chen Xin flew in midair, looking at the villagers below who were in the process of moving.
"Master, they'll be safe, right?"Qian Renyue asked worriedly.
"Of course, His Holiness the Pope personally sent people to protect them on their way to Hillside Town. Although it's still under Heaven Dou City's jurisdiction, it isn't far from Spirit City. You trust her more than anyone, don't you?"Chen Xin said to Qian Renyue.
Only after hearing Chen Xin's words did Qian Renyue finally put her mind at ease.
"Master, where are we going next?"Qian Renyue flew to Chen Xin's side and asked.
"To see the world you've never seen before. To strengthen the Dao in your heart."After Chen Xin finished speaking, he flew off in another direction. Qian Renyue looked back at the villagers she had spent two months with, then turned and followed Chen Xin.
One month later.
Qian Renyue and Chen Xin had traveled for a month, with no fixed abode. Every day, the two of them discussed swordsmanship while traveling during the day. At night, Qian Renyue meditated and cultivated her soul power. Three months had already passed since the competitive Soul Douluo battle and her absorption of the God-bestowed soul ring. Over those three months, Qian Renyue stabilized her soul power at rank 82.
That evening, Qian Renyue and Chen Xin entered a small town before dark. But the two discovered that although it was clearly quite a lively little town, everyone was hurriedly packing up their stalls and heading home, with absolutely no intention of setting up for a night market.
Curious, Qian Renyue stopped a rather kindly-looking auntie and sweetly asked:"Pretty Auntie, doesn't this little town have a night market?Why are all of you hurriedly packing up your stalls and going home?"
The auntie, who was busy packing up her stall, had originally been somewhat impatient, but seeing how adorable Qian Renyue looked, she patiently answered:"You're from out of town, aren't you?"
Qian Renyue nodded.
"Then you need to be careful, hurry and find an inn to stay at, and whatever you do, don't go out at night, especially a cute and pretty little girl like you, whatever you do, don't go out at night!"The auntie said seriously to Qian Renyue.
Qian Renyue asked in confusion:"Why?"
The auntie mysteriously looked around, then whispered to Qian Renyue:"In our town, there's a vampire!"
"What?A vampire?"Qian Renyue blinked in confusion. Had she wandered into the wrong script?
"That's right, starting half a year ago, whenever people got up in the morning, the dried corpses of young girls drained of blood would always be found by the roadside. Ever since then, no one has dared to go out at night."The auntie whispered to Qian Renyue.
"The dried corpses of young girls drained of blood?Then why do the men have to hide too?"
"Because at first, only the dried corpses of young girls drained of blood were found, so the men didn't take it seriously and continued going out as usual. But the next day, many corpses of men who had died horribly would appear on the streets. The worst was a week ago, a pregnant woman's belly was ripped straight open, but the child inside was nowhere to be found."
"Then why don't you run away?Leave this town and go somewhere safe."
"You can't escape, everyone who runs away during the day will return to this place again at night."
"Then why, when something so dangerous and bizarre is happening, do you still set up your stalls here as usual?"Qian Renyue asked in confusion.
"Because we can only survive safely by living normally during the day and hiding at home at night."The auntie suddenly slapped her forehead and said in annoyance,"I got so caught up talking to a little thing like you that I haven't finished packing my things yet!Remember, whatever you do, don't go out at night!"After saying that, the auntie continued packing her things.
Seeing that the auntie was no longer paying attention to her, Qian Renyue returned to Chen Xin and asked:"Master, a vampire!What do you think?"
"What do you think?"Chen Xin asked in return.
"It's probably another evil soul master. Are they making them maintain their normal way of life because they're afraid Spirit Hall will discover them?Or is there some other reason?"Qian Renyue tilted her head and fell into thought.
"It's about to get dark, let's find somewhere to rest first. We don't understand the situation, so it's better not to act rashly."Chen Xin said.
"Got it, Master. I'm coming."Qian Renyue waved her hand and hurriedly ran toward Chen Xin.
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