"Lǎoyézi, kěshì wēixiàng"
In Qingsong Town, amidst the crowded crowd, Su Keke finally treated Zheng Ze, who had fainted.
The old man was already quite old, and with such a sudden blow, he might have perished if it had not been for Su Keke's timely intervention.
However, even though he had been saved from certain death, the old man was unable to overcome his pessimistic mood and cried pathetically.
"How could he be dead? How could he leave me, an old man, behind...?"
"By the way, Zheng Liang, where is Zheng Liang? He's the only heir in our Zheng village. We can't afford any more trouble for him."
Zheng Ze suddenly remembered, as the only surviving young person in Zheng village, he was supporting his sickly body and frantically searching for it.
"Lǎoyèzi, you don't need to worry, Zheng Liang has gone to Zheng village with our captain for an investigation. With the captain and the senior there, he will definitely be fine."
Su Keke confidently patted his chest, then pointed to the cracked ground ahead and said, "See there, that's the senior's handiwork. With him around, it's absolutely safe."
Just now, a violent earthquake occurred here, and the ground suddenly collapsed. This frightened everyone present, but thankfully Zhao Wen noticed that this was Chen Mo's masterpiece and informed everyone of it, thereby calming the panicked crowd.
However, hearing this, Zheng Ze was still somewhat uneasy. He pushed away the crowd supporting him and anxiously said, "No, no, that's the only heir in our Zheng village. I can't afford for anything to happen to him. I must ensure his safe return..."
"Halt!"
Suddenly, a cold and stern voice echoed, Zhao Wen pulled out her sword, exuding an intimidating aura.
Zheng Ze's face turned pale, assuming the other party did not want him to cause trouble. However, before he could say anything, Zhao Wen roared, "All of you hide back inside the house! Don't come out!"
Although Zhao Wen did not say it explicitly, the tone and the demeanor were enough to make everyone understand. Without a moment to think, the crowd scattered and quickly retreated back into their houses, closing and locking the doors and windows.
The movement was quick, but there were many people. Not everyone could make it back to the house in time. Those who did not make it back felt a softness under their feet, as if they were sinking into a muddy swamp bit by bit.
In an instant, from the ground shot out palm-sized black shadows, swift as the wind, flying towards the bodies of the crowd.
"Never!"
Just now, Zhao Wen had heard Zheng Liang mention that the Blood Demon was summoned from the ground. At this moment, she was already prepared and immediately swung her sword, slicing each Blood Demon that emerged, blood staining the ground.
"Hmph, a stray piece of the Suspended Mirror Bureau, quite skilled. However, do you think you alone can stop us?"
A cold voice emerged from beneath the ground, and as the words fell, the ground around Zhao Wen and Su Keke began to surge with waves of mud, as if it was trying to engulf the two of them.
"Bad"
Zhao Wen screamed and raised her sword to strike, but saw the mist around her suddenly congeal into a lump, trapping her tightly and preventing any movement.
At this moment, Zhao Wen's heart was as cold as ashes, realizing she had encountered a skilled opponent this time.
Su Keke was just a fragile milkmaid without any combat skills, Zhao Wen had no chance to turn the tide, and she was even too scared to speak.
Just as the two were almost hopeless, a yellow talisman flew over and hung several zhangs away from them in the air.
"This is..."
Su Keke widened her eyes in amazement and said, "Sun Qian's talismans? How could they be here?"
Before she could understand, Chen Mo descended from the sky and delivered a fierce punch directly into the ground.
Boom
A loud boom echoed, and the entire ground shook violently. Then, the cracks began to appear on the surroundings, which were smaller and less powerful than the previous tremor.
Even so, it affected the people underground. The thick mist dissipated instantly, and the mud waves returned to the ground.
The people beneath the ground finally realized only after the fact that reinforcements from the Suspended Mirror Bureau had arrived. The fear that had enveloped the civilians had not disappeared, but now it had shifted to the people underground.
"Run, quickly!"
Suddenly, urgent calls were heard from underground.
"Run? Do you think you can escape?"
Chen Mo coldly snorted, then delivered another punch. The first punch after his revival wasn't heavy or light, and it consumed all his energy in one blow. However, this time it wouldn't be like that. He had already mastered the force and could not waste it all at once. Instead, he put it all into the blade.
A punch shook the people underground, and the second punch, while not seemingly powerful, perfectly crushed all of the several individuals underground.
To ensure there were no survivors, Chen Mo also specially cleared the path leading to the underground cave and descended to inspect. There were five people inside, and they had all turned into a pool of meat sludge by now.
"All settled."
Chen Mo jumped out of the cave.
"Wow, Senior, you're so powerful. Such a tough opponent was dealt with so quickly."
Su Keke said with a face full of admiration.
Zhao Wen was a high-class, emotionless person, but she couldn't help but look up to Chen Mo at this moment.
"Don't flatter me anymore, let's save your captain first."
Chen Mo shook his head and then looked towards the distance, where he saw the fragile support, Sun Qian, rushing over with a hurt Song Qiang in his arms.
Seeing this scene, Su Keke had no time to flatter Chen Mo and immediately rushed over to treat Song Qiang's injuries.
Zhao Wen's high-cold, emotionless face immediately showed concern and worry. She quickly approached, checked on Song Qiang's injuries, and then helped Su Keke.
Although Su Keke is a fragile character, she is still a qualified mother of the team. Song Qiang's injuries were quickly controlled, and his consciousness returned somewhat. Although his arms were still unable to exert force, he had improved.
"The affairs here have been settled, and I should also leave now."
Seeing Song Qiang waking up, Chen Mo directly expressed his intention.
Song Qiang's face was pale with a sense of reluctance as he looked at Chen Mo. "Brother Chen, you have done me great favors, and I haven't had the chance to repay... But seeing your demeanor, it seems like you have important matters to attend to, so I won't stop you."
Chen Mo nodded slightly. "Today's incident was caused by rogue wizards and those who specialize in serpents. If you want to investigate the origin, it may be difficult to find... However, I also happened to deal with this matter during my visit. You don't need to worry."
By the way, there are still accomplices behind those people. If they discover their accomplices have died in Qingsong Town, those people should send someone to investigate. How to handle things next, I think the Suspended Mirror Bureau should be more aware than me."
"This matter will not trouble Brother Chen. The Suspended Mirror Bureau knows what to do."
Song Qiang nodded slightly.
"Alright... Sun Qian, before I leave, please make me a few more enemy-detecting talismans. This way, I will have an easier time finding those people in the future."
Chen Mo thought for a moment. He was bound to encounter those wizards and serpent masters again during his trip to the Tianlong Empire, so having extra enemy-detecting talismans would be beneficial.
