"Let's go in and take a look; this smell of blood isn't right."
Qian Renxue's brows furrowed slightly, her expression becoming serious.
Upon entering the village, the first thing that came into view was a large patch of dark red blood on the ground.
Ghost Leopard arrived in front of the bloodstains, looking at them with a serious expression.
"Young Lord, Young Miss, it seems there is no one alive in this village."
Ghost Leopard's voice was full of gravity as his gaze swept across the surroundings; within the range covered by his mental force, he did not detect the presence of anyone else.
Hearing Ghost Leopard's words, Qian Renxue nodded gently without speaking, but her expression also became grave.
The group walked deeper into the village. As they went further in, they could see corpses lying on the ground, and the blood within the corpses seemed to have been absorbed by some strange thing, leaving the bodies shriveled.
"What kind of person could be so deranged as to kill all the living people in the entire village?"
Tian Yue looked at the surroundings, her voice filled with a hint of disbelief.
Qian Renxue and Ye Xi scanned the surroundings with their eyes, their expressions becoming extremely grave.
Ghost Leopard and Ling Yuan exchanged glances, a thoughtful look appearing in their eyes, as if they had thought of something.
"Young Lord, Young Miss."
"This subordinate has a guess, but I cannot be certain."
Ling Yuan took a deep breath and said tentatively.
"What guess?"
Qian Renxue and Ye Xi asked in unison.
"This subordinate suspects that this looks very much like the handiwork of an Evil Soul Master."
"Among Evil Soul Masters, there is a method of cultivation that uses fresh blood to Cultivate."
Ling Yuan's eyes were serious, and her voice carried a deep sense of gravity.
"But after the last great purge by our Spirit Hall, Evil Soul Masters were basically driven into Slaughter City. Only a very small number escaped to the lawless places in the Far North; they shouldn't be appearing here."
Ghost Leopard rubbed his chin and said tentatively.
Hearing this, Qian Renxue and Ye Xi exchanged glances, their eyes filled with seriousness.
"Can you be sure?"
Ye Xi looked at Ling Yuan and Ghost Leopard, asking seriously.
Hearing Ye Xi's question, Ling Yuan and Ghost Leopard did not answer immediately, but instead carefully observed the surrounding situation.
After a long while, Ling Yuan and Ghost Leopard shook their heads gently.
"Young Lord, Young Miss."
"We cannot confirm it right now. Judging from the bloodstains on the ground, the slaughter here happened at least a dozen hours ago."
Ling Yuan shook her head gently, indicating she could not be sure.
"Let's search the village and see if we can find any clues."
Qian Renxue said, and then walked in one direction.
"Ling Yuan, you come with us."
"Ghost Leopard, you go check the other side."
After Ye Xi pointed out a direction for Ghost Leopard Douluo, she quickly caught up with Qian Renxue's pace.
Ling Yuan and Tian Yue followed Qian Renxue and Ye Xi's pace, while Ghost Leopard headed to the other side alone to investigate the surrounding situation.
As they investigated, the expressions of Qian Renxue, Ye Xi, and Tian Yue became increasingly ugly.
Although Ling Yuan's expression didn't change much, the gravity in her eyes grew increasingly intense.
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