Chapter 456: Insidious Villagers (1/2)

Xue Wei's eyes roamed across the distant horizon. Here, the lush green grass and the gentle breeze reminded him that he had indeed left the forest.

They found a small animal trail that they followed. The path soon became a wider road, and the lush green grass that surrounded them changed to farmed fields.

There were no traces of the war in this land, and when they came across farmers, they were greeted warmly. It was clear that they did not know that Xue Wei and his group were a group of infiltrating soldiers.

They reached a village, and looked at one another with doubts; they were ushered into the village by the farmers, who began chatting with them about where they were from and how they had arrived at this place.

Xue Wei was glossing over most details. He said that they had come through the forest, and when the farmers heard this, they were even more enthusiastic.

Xue Wei looked at the food and drinks that they were offered, but he did not consume any of it, and seeing his narrowed eyes, his friends also refrained from trying it out.

The villagers did not seem to notice that Xue Wei and his friends were not tasting their food and drinks, but they continued to find more and more food and drinks to them, but soon their smiles became slightly condensed, as they saw Xue Wei looking at them with his soulful eyes, as if waiting to see them eat and drink.

But none of them touched the food or the drinks, so naturally, he would not do so either.

”Please taste our delicacies,” the village chief said as he smiled at Xue Wei, and Xue Wei lifted his glass. He looked at the red wine, which was swirling in the glass, and a smile broke out on his lips as he handed the glass over to the village chief.

Xue Wei's smile became even more brilliant as he said, ”Why don't you drink this glass first, to show me your sincerity?”

The village chief felt his heart racing in his chest, and his hands became sweaty.

”This can't be done,” he said with a smile. ”This feast was prepared for you and your friends to celebrate your arrival in our small village.”

”You either drink it, or I pour it down your throat,” Xue Wei said, the smile on his face as gentle as before, but a chilling coldness swept over the village chief as he was not sure of what to do.

Seeing that the village chief tried to push the wine away, Xue Wei released the glass, and the cup fell to the ground where it shattered, wine and glass shards spread all over the ground.