72 Flying Serpent Insignia (1/2)

Xue'er leaned in to lift a flap of the tattered clothes. That had been stuck to the skin from congealed blood. Beneath, there was a strange insignia that looked somewhat like the curvature of a snake slithering from the bird's eye view. The mark was a wound that had been made after the man's death.

Xue'er's eyes blanked, as though of the time that she had been in the forest, and they had encountered this on the corpses of the five people. Gan Tian Chi had said it was called the Serpent's Shadow, he seemingly has an unspoken enmity for it.

Yet… Why had they come across the bodies, and now this here?

Xue'er could hear a small squeak, and from the corner of her eye, she saw a little rat crawling around the corpse, its small shadow emerged and started nibbling on the foot of the corpse.

The echo of the crunch was clearly heard as the rat's powerful jaws completely bit off the large toe, which did not let out any blood, only the mess of congealed blood that had become dark.

Xue'er's eyes were blankly staring at the happily eating rat before a rhythmic sound of running that snapped her from her daze.

She immediately hid behind the rotting wooden panels and dawned her dark green cloak, melding herself with the darkness.

Not far away, she could hear the sounds of vicious dogs coming closer and closer, as though they had smelled the scent of rotting meat and flesh.

Xue'er was somewhat dissatisfied, as a frown appeared on her face, her shadow disappeared in a flash. The shadow was formless as it disappeared into the rooftops. A person would at most feel a breeze pass by as she went past them.

The shadow landed on a rooftop quietly and soundlessly. Xue'er's fingers curled around the edge of the roof tiles, and she perched to see what was happening below.

She saw the two large dogs with dark, messy fur were running quickly as though they knew precisely where they were heading. Behind them was a few men on horseback, chasing after the dogs like they were searching for a type of treasure. The hooves splattering in the downpour of the rain.

Since it was so late at night and in a season of heavy rain, there would not be a many on the streets. Their horses galloped freely on the city streets without any hinder. The men were dressed in the servants' uniform, and seemingly searching for something.

The men on their horses mounted chased after the barking dogs. Xue'er watched as they entered the little desiccating store that she had just recently.

There was nothing much she could do, except silently looking at their figures as they entered.

It was not long before the smell of bile permeated the air and made its way to her nose that she turned around to leave.

She took off her cloak, before resuming her lonely walk under the rain. For a while, her world was filled with nothingness, but the calming sound of falling rain. Walking here, one would feel the urge to fall asleep so quickly. In the cool waters that were descending from the heavens.

Yet at the same time, it was not nourishing anything, only drowning everything in sight.

She had not yet been able to foresee the future like Gan Tian Chi, but she could tell that such rains were not stopping soon, like many of the wishful souls of the town wanted.