106 Lingyun Town (2/2)

Even back then, some of the houses in the village had been worn down due to the villagers being poor. He remembered people looking poor, wearing tattered and patched up clothes, but even when that was the case, the faces that floated in Xue Wei's mind were all happy.

The further into town they got, the more faces surfaced in Xue Wei's mind. However, there were still a lot of questions in Xue Wei's mind that remained unanswered. What he remembered was the everyday life in the village, but he had no memories of his own life.

He could not remember his relationship with those people he remembered. He could not remember what exactly his father looked like, nor could he remember what he was doing.

While Xue Wei was deep in thought, Hei Gou was constantly on alert by his side.

Hei Gou had long since realized that there were plenty of human experts in the village. He was also aware that they were only there for the sake of capturing Xue Wei, and since he had decided to become Xue Wei's brother, he would truly give his life to keep him safe.

Sometimes, Xue Wei would awaken from a stupor and move towards certain houses. He would place his hand on the house and mutter a few words in a voice so low that Hei Gou could not hear it, and then he would move to another house.

Hei Gou had ordered the Fierce Beasts with a strength equivalent to a Heavenly Warrior to stay by their side all the time, alongside a group of beasts with strength similar to Sky Warriors.

Although Xue Wei and the beast horde had a lot fewer beasts at the Heavenly Warrior rank, their beasts were all willing to sacrifice their lives if need be. They would fight desperately, while the humans, although eager to get their hands on Xue Wei, were not willing to sacrifice their lives.

At the same time, one has to remember that beasts were stronger than humans. Beasts that fought with reckless abandon were a force to be reckoned with.

The group of beasts and Xue Wei went further and further into the village. The more houses they came across, the more solemn Xue Wei became. He stopped listening to anything that was going on around him and was completely caught up in the thoughts of the faces and names that appeared in his mind.

They had entered the village through what used to be the main street, and soon they arrived at what used to be the center of the village.

It was a small square, and it was here the shops were located. Xue Wei looked on at all these shops and was reminded of the faces and names of whoever lived in the houses.

He saw the blacksmith and the inn. There was the tailor and the bakery. Finally, Xue Wei's eyes landed on a house that made him frown. No matter how much he thought about this house, he could not remember it.

There were no faces that came to mind, no names. It was as if it was a big hole in his memories as if someone had completely blacked out everything that had to do with this house and those who lived within it.

Sensing this, Xue Wei decided to go towards this house. He and Hei Gou entered it together, side by side.

Hei Gou's senses were high on alert, Xue Wei was still deep in thought.

Xue Wei looked around the room. It seemed to be the shop of an old apothecary. One could see old withered plants randomly spread in the shop; nothing had been taken by others as they feared to gain a curse from the Primordial Beast who had attacked the village in the first place.

As Xue Wei looked around, he saw stains on the floor and the wall. These were bloodstains, but there was no corpse or a skeleton left behind anywhere on the ground.

Someone had to have buried all the dead people, but from looking around this shop, Xue Wei could feel something very familiar but also completely foreign.

At the same time, Xue Wei felt danger lurking in every corner. His head started throbbing in pain the more he looked into the room. Even so, nothing came to mind.

This was a headache that Xue Wei was very familiar with. He had experienced it when he was younger every time he tried to remember his past, but in the past few years, he had not tried to recall those memories that often as he had been satisfied with his life.

Xue Wei walked further into the store. He felt as if he knew the layout of the house by heart, but no memories came to mind despite that.

Hei Gou and Xue Wei made their way to the residential area. Here, they managed to find two bedrooms. The interior of one of the rooms seemed like it had belonged to a child, while the other had a more solemn, mature air to it, a child and a parent's room respectively.

Everything felt so familiar. However, although it felt familiar, Xue Wei had no memories of this place.

The frown on Xue Wei's face turned deeper, and sweat started beading on his brow. He was uncomfortable. The headache was raving, and his lack of memories was starting to puzzle him.

For the first time, Xue Wei suddenly felt something strange. It was as if something within his mind was trying its best to burst out, but another power was holding it back. The sudden emotion caused Xue Wei to feel his head throb in excruciating pain.

Hei Gou was looking on with worry in his eyes. It was clear that Xue Wei was in pain, but he could do nothing about it. At the same time, both of them were the target of dozens of Primordial Beast Hunters. If the slightest mishap happened, then they were likely to die.