85 Day 84: The Scum Is Unfathomable (2/2)

”I hope not.”

They immediately lit up the fire and burned the corpses one by one.

”Are you fine now?” Yu Sheng asked, worried, as he rubbed ZuZhe's back, sending spiritual energy. But, he immediately stopped when he saw it has not effect.

Right. He thought. ZuZhe's not like them. He thought, remembered ZuZhe's body is different from theirs since ZuZhe's not from their world.

”Mo-er...” Wu Bai called.

Feng Mo raised his hand, telling Wu Bai he's fine.

Fei Yin sighed and glanced at Chen Sheng. He doesn't need to ask that the other is fine since the other even stepped on the leg and broke the bone of the corpse.

”We could only continue to follow the river.” Chen Sheng said and looked at the river beside them.

The slaughter house earlier is not far from the river.

”Can't we fly again?” ZuZhe asked, wiping his pale lips, as pale as his face.

”We can't.” Fei Yin answered. ”Xia Di's not here to carry you and Wu Bai.” He told him.

Silence fell on them and they looked at Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng saw them looking at him. ”I still haven't heard from Xia Di.” He told them.

Silence fell once again.

”I'll carry you.” Yu Sheng told ZuZhe.

ZuZhe nodded and smiled at him as Yu Sheng carried him on his arms. Since his physiological functions seemed like hasn't changed, it affects his entire body thus making him feel weak right now.

Wu Bai glanced at Feng Mo, his eyes asking. Feng Mo shook his head and smiled. His body is much stronger than ZuZhe, so Wu Bai doesn't need to carry him.

Their group silently continued following the river. None dared to talk about the slaughter house since one, ZuZhe and Feng Mo are shaken. Two, it's really disturbing. And three, they knew that the forest isn't as peaceful as they thought it be.

They proceeded with great vigilance after that.

South Region ofBaiLong.

”Leader!” a member of the Black Forest Gang called running. He fell on his hands and knees, catching his breath, as he stopped in front of their leader.

”What?” the leader asked, his face frowning as he looked at the member.

The member took a deep breath and bowed. ”Two of our comrades are lost.” He reported.

The frown of their leader's face went deeper and he stood up, his eyebrows knit. ”Is it them again...?” he muttered, mad.

Missing corpses is a rampant problem in whole ofBaiLong. But, sometimes, the missing ones can be people, too.

West Region of BaiLong.

”Damn it!” the man swung his arm, mad.

The candle stand behind him shook and fell, cluttering on the floor.

”Boss!” the servants immediately knelt seeing their boss angry.

The man gritted his teeth and punched the table in front of him. He just heard that the group of the merchants he sent are missing.

More of his people and goodswere gone again.

”Boss...” the servant who brought this news called.

The man took a deep breath to calm himself. For 100 years, ever since the masses overthrew the royalties, the long peace the BaiLong lived under the reign of the royalties they overthrew went with the king and queen to the deathbed.

For 100 years, the BaiLong is plagued with continuous problems... is it too late to regret now?

East Region of BaiLong.

”Young master.” A servant called and knelt as she raised a scroll containing a message.

The young man turned and immediately took the scroll. He slowly opened it. A second after he unrolled it and he dropped the scroll.

”Young master!” the people inside the big mansion called, worried, as they ran towards the young man.

The young man, age 17, his face is pale after seeing the bright red and still wet blood on the scroll. He doesn't need to guess that it was a message written with his people's blood.

”Young master!” the messenger said and immediately kowtowed. ”I deeply apologize! It's my fault for not checking the contents and not noticing the blood!” she said, crying.

”N – no...” the young man said and immediately held the table when his shaking body almost fell because of his weakened knees. He's scared to death, seeing the blood.

Just the fishy and rustic smell of it makes his head spin around. Just what is happening why there're so many missing people and corpses lately?

Missing people... he thought, his face went serious.

Was his father among them, too?

North Region of BaiLong.

The priests' face went ashen when they heard what the messenger said. ”A divine retribution!” these old men exclaimed as they fell on their knees.

The messenger frowned at them. He immediately lowered his head when he saw the high priest is looking at him. ”Your Eminence.” He said and respectfully bowed.

The high priest smiled and dismissed him. Just as the messenger is leaving he heard what the dubious geezers said.

”Your Eminence! God is forsaking us - !” they said.

The messenger snorted and reached the door. He was about to leave when he heard what the high priest said.

”If we've sinned, then we should punish ourselves. We don't need to be afraid, since it's us ourselves who are wrong.” He said.

The messenger's eyes went wide as he looked at the young but already a high priest man sitting in the high chair.

He is the true messenger of god, not these geezers. He thought.

He immediately left and headed straight to the Central Point, the mainland of BaiLong.

Central Region of BaiLong.

”Sir.” The attendant called and bowed. He's handing him a letter.

The high-ranking official turned and took the letter. He immediately opened it. His handsome face went dark when he read the letter.

It's from the prime minister. He's ordering him to investigate the missing people and corpses. This is nothing to be surprised, since the high-ranking official already knew this order will be coming sooner than later.

It's just that, this problem is too big he doesn't know where to start.

He burned the letter in the candle. He dismissed the attendant and looked outside the window. His face went serious as he looked around the whole of the mainland of the BaiLong – the Central Point where the Imperial City is.

He just hopes solving this problem is within his power, but he knew that's impossible. He called the attendant once again and told him to make a letter.

After hearing the content that he's going to write, the attendant's face went pale. ”S – sir...” he called, his hand holding the brush shaking.

But, the high-ranking official didn't speak and continued watching the mainland that they're bound to protect.

Having a hard time swallowing his saliva, a drop of sweat fell on the parchment. The attendant's hand is shaking as he tried to write.

The high-ranking official remembered the contents of the letter he received earlier. ”Do as you wish on how you deal with this problem.” was what said on the letter from the prime minister.

Then I'll gladly do as I wish. The high-ranking official thought as a grin formed on his lips. He's excited to see how are they doing.

”Ling Dao/Lao Ban/Shao Ye/Da Jisi, I call your attention to discuss the problem at hand.”

The five major forces responsible for the five regions of BaiLong will be gathering.

The author has something to say:

Xi Tong: I just appeared two times. After that, there's nothing more. T.T I didn't even appear here –

Gray Dragon: because you're just the opening act for a new arc. You're just for to call the group (CS's group) here (BaiLong) –

Xi Tong: you're so honest, apathetic author -_-+++

Gray Dragon: I'd like to be called 'straightforward'.

Xi Tong: ... are you even straight?

Gray Dragon: ... I am, even though what I write isn't straight. (referring to both the characters and her handwriting XD)