202 Ghosts (2/2)

After walking for a distance, Yu Jian pointed to a red forest not far from them and exclaimed with envy.

As Fang Yuan looked over, his expression was weird.

”Wait a moment!”

Li Hu's face started to appear serious as well. ”We'll stop here temporarily. Follow me, and we'll check it out!”

”What happened?”

Yu Jian let out a curious look on his face.

”I'm afraid Red Leaf Village has run into some trouble...”

Fang Yuan shook his head. ”Look... There's no one attending to the surrounding farms and this Red Leaf Forest... Don't you think it's too peaceful?

”You're right!”

Yu Jian nodded his head and was stunned. ”What... what about the villagers? Where have they gone to?”

”Let's take a look for ourselves and we'll know the answer!”

Fang Yuan walked up and looked at Li Hu. ”Let's go!”

”Alright!”

Li Hu nodded his head and was excited.

Although it was mysterious and felt ominous, the fact that this mysterious and highly skilled lord was willing to go with him reassured him.

He called for to other villagers, both of which were martial artists who had obtained inner force, and ordered them to follow Fang Yuan as they walked towards Red Leaf Village.

”Lord, wait for me!”

Yu Jian clenched his teeth and followed them as well.

...

”This is...”

As they approached Red Leaf Village, Li Hu gave an unpleasant look.

Red Leaf Village was originally filled with energy and life, but now, all they could see was blood! There were huge patches of blood everywhere! A rotting stench filled the air and Yu Jian immediately became pale and turned over; he did not dare to look at the mess.

”Human blood?”

Lu Hu bent over and smeared some blood on his finger. There was fear in his voice.

This scene was too horrendous.

”Furthermore... This would mean that there are a lot of people who died. Where are their corpses? Where did their corpses go?”

Quickly, he arrived at the boundary of the village.

The stone walls were covered in moss and there were a few spiritual inscriptions glowing; it was obvious that it had been here for over a year. There was nothing wrong with the protective array.

However, there was no one behind the village!

”I'm Li Hu from Rock Village! Is the village head here?”

Looking at the village which was partially covered with a thin layer of fog, Li Hu clenched his teeth and exclaimed forcefully, but there was no response.

Seeing this, he remained silent. Clenching his teeth, he turned around and left.

”Let's go, don't look back!”

He instructed Yu Jian and the other two villagers as he headed back to where they came from. ”Let's continue our journey without any more breaks!”

As he returned to the caravan, Li Hu quickly chased the Black Peak Boar as though it was a crazy dog and they journeyed on.

”What happened?”

Fang Yuan only caught a glimpse of the village and was unsure of many things. The most crucial thing was that there were no signs or clues of murder.

Li Hu's face stoned. After a long while, he finally spoke, and his voice was hoarse. ”Death without a corpse, and coupled with the fact that the protective array is still intact, I'm afraid that they have encountered ghosts!”

”Ghosts?!”

Fang Yuan was astonished.

Even though his cultivation had already reached an extreme level, and that he had seen many things before, it was the first time he had heard of the existence of ghosts.

”Lord, you're unaware?”

Li Hu was utterly shocked. ”The place which you come from! Are there are no ghosts? That's not possible... Almost every year, there would be a village that would experience such a thing...”

”I've heard of it before but I'm not too sure about it. Tell me more...”

Fang Yuan rubbed his nose and his eyes were filled with curiosity.

”Oh!”

Li Hu was confused and did not bother to press Fang Yuan any further. Instead, he obediently explained it to Fang Yuan. ”Ghosts leave no trace as they come and go, and they do not have a physical body. There is a type of... curse!”

”We don't know where it comes from, or where it wants to go. We only know that every time it appears, many people would disappear and it would leave behind many weird things...”

”No matter how strong the martial artists were, or even spiritual array masters, everyone was defenceless against it. However, the weird thing is that it had never happened to Descending Star City before. That is the only place we can take shelter...”