Chapter 211 - Chapter 211: Chapter 206: Calamity Beginsi (1/2)

Chapter 211: Chapter 206: Calamity Beginsi

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“Housekeeper Yan Qi, please come inside and have a seat!”

Qin Niu unlocked the door and invited Yan Qi into the house.

Xiao Qing was meanwhile boiling water, preparing a pickled vegetable feast to entertain the guest.

“Master Qin, I came over to warn you to be extra careful these days. Master Mo Sang suddenly died violently today, bleeding from all seven orifices. Master Shi is nowhere to be found. Our Yan Family has already reported to the authorities. “However, we received information from the officials that recently a string of Insect Masters have been killed.

“You must be on your guard.

“If possible, it would be safer for you to reside within the city. Old Master Yan also said that if you don’t own a property in the city, our Yan Family can provide you with a temporary residence.”

The Yan Family knows how to behave.

Upon receiving the news, they were the first to offer a warning, and were even willing to provide Qin Niu with a place to stay in the city.

“Thank you for your master’s kind intention, but I can handle it for the moment. I will be extra vigilant.”

Qin Niu was well aware that living in the city might seem safe, but the waters there were much deeper.

Old Master Huang, who is an Executor of the Nine Insect Gang, had been lurking within Black Tiger City without his true identity being discovered. This alone indicated a major problem with the Black Tiger Gang.

Living in the countryside, Qin Niu was familiar with the terrain and could use the labyrinth of the Ancient Banyan Tree to fend off enemies if overpowered. After sending Yan Qi away, he sank into deep thought.

The sudden death of Master Mo Sang had come too unexpectedly.

Just two days ago, as the locusts were receding, he thought that the insect plague was coming to an end.

Now it seemed that things were far more complicated than imagined.

The next morning, a fast horse galloped into the village.

This was a middle-aged man dressed in a black robe, riding a dark brown horse.

Not really a superior steed, but it was a lot better than an average horse.

Traveling three hundred li in a day was nothing remarkable.

“Excuse me, where does Insect Master Qin Niu live?”

The middle-aged man asked a villager passing by.

“Hmm hmm hmm…”

The villager gestured with his hands and then pointed to his mouth.

Qin Niu watched this scene from a distance, almost bursting into laughter.

The villager being questioned was none other than his neighbor, Wu Si.

Wu Si, who usually seemed afraid of his wife and quite timid, was surprisingly quick-witted. In this critical moment, he feigned being a mute.

Since he didn’t know the stranger’s intent, he dared not openly reveal Qin Niu’s address.

“Damn, why did I run into a mute!”

The middle-aged man cursed and rode on, noticing that the villagers would dodge at the sight of him.

“Who is the head of your village?”

The middle-aged man dismounted swiftly, grabbing another villager and demanding directly.

This villager was Wu San, who didn’t see very well, and was just about to check on his crops when the middle-aged man seized him.

It was too late to run.

Those brothers were really unlucky today.

Just their luck to encounter such a thing early in the morning.

“Hmyahmya…”

Wu San was not as sharp as his younger brother; seeing him evade questioning by pretending to be mute, he followed suit.

“Damn it, why are both of them mute? Show me the way, lead me to Qin Niu or your village head.”

The middle-aged man glared, frightening Wu San into struggling to escape.

But it was in vain; Wu San was already old, and the middle-aged man clearly possessed considerable skills, making it impossible for Wu San to get away. “Do you believe I’ll hit you?”

The middle-aged man raised his fist, pretending to threaten Wu San.

Wu San’s eyes rolled back, his head tilted, and he fainted on the spot.

The two brothers were well-known troublemakers in the village, often bickering. If Wu San could be so easily scared into fainting, he wouldn’t have lasted to his current age.

He was simply feigning unconsciousness.

Both the village head and Qin Niu had already acquired considerable prestige in the village, and everyone respected them, naturally refusing to reveal information about either one to strangers.