Chapter 160 – The Lurker (1/2)

Translated by Joycelyn

“What’s the matter?” Chen Jia, however, did not immediately walk out. He stood there without moving and asked.

“Chief wanted me to bring you guys over. This time there are too many from the Martyr tribe, we most likely won’t be able to hold them back. You guys won’t be safe here.” The other replied.

Seeing that Chen Jia was still doubtful, the man then brought out a square token made of bone. There were Drumming tribe’s totem patterns on it. This was the sign of the chief, an identity token.

Looking at it, Chen Jia felt slightly relieved

“Then what about my house’s Water Moonstones? Chen Jia once again asked.

“Bring them along then, they will be found if we left them here.” That man said.

“Okay.” Chen Jia felt that the chief and the rest would not lust over his house’s Water Moonstone. Being able to bring the Water Moonstones over to the central area would also be a lot more safer.

Pressing down his heart’s suspicions, Chen Jia pried open the wooden boards, pulled out his house’s Water-Moonstone-filled rattan basket. He then held it tightly and walked towards the window. Meanwhile, he asked: “Have Tail and the rest gone over already?”

Tail was a kid around Chen Jia’s age living nearby, who frequently played with him. Because his hair was always tied up to a pony tail and it was also slightly stiff it looked like a real crocodile’s tail. This is why everyone gave him the nickname ‘Tail’.

“En, they are waiting for you at the edge of the forest. You will see them soon.” That man said, then looked around. The rest of the houses all had people looking over, he faced them and waved, beckoning them over to him. “You guys should come out too. Let’s leave together.”

“Okay!” One of them replied.

Hearing that most of his friends were there, Chen Jia felt joyous for a moment. He hugged his rattan basket, planning to climb out from the window. However, at this time, he remembered Shao Xuan’s warning. He had told him not to open the window no matter who came. So, to go out or not?

With half a step already taken, Chen Jia halted and looked at the man outside.

Due to the moonlight, the man was almost hidden in the shadows. He had yellowish-brown eyes. The eyes of a Drumming tribe member. However, they seemed weird. Why did it feel like the more he looked at his face, the blurrier it was to him?

Blurry face?

For a moment, Chen Jia stood there stunned. Then he looked at the man outside with a shocked expression.

“What’s wrong, come out quick. Everyone’s waiting.” That man urged him.

Seeing that Chen Jia had not moved for a while, the man waiting outside the window changed his tone for the worse and gave a warning. But Chen Jia still did not move. It looked like that kid was still hesitating. He was tightly holding on to the rattan basket, sporting a face like there was a thief in front of him.

After the warnings proved ineffective, the man started to lose his patience. He lifted his foot up, eyes flashing with the desire to kill.

At the moment the other looked at him, Chen Jia was somehow reminded of the day he was pushed into the river.

It’s him! It is the guy in front!

Chen Jia’s heart felt like it was suddenly filled with ice. He wanted to flee, but could not. Just when he planned to scream, the man who was exposed dashed forward. The ensuing scene stunned him.

The man jumped up and stepped on the window frame. Just one more jump and he could go into the house. But the moment he set foot on the window frame, a sudden clamping sound rang out.

The silhouette outside the window halted. His legs and arms were tied to his body by very thin threads.

What’s going on?

Why does the window have this sort of thing?!

Not giving the guy any chance to react, a stone knife came down from behind, stabbing into his chest.

Shua!

Dark stains of blood could be seen dripping from the tip of the knife under the moonlight.

“You… you…”

He twisted his head to the back and saw that the guy he originally thought had already left was standing soundlessly behind him.

When he was sneaking over a while back, he had seen Chen Jia and Shao Xuan, who was living together with Chen Jia’s family. He, however, did not know of Shao Xuan’s abilities; therefore, he was wondering if he should continue on with his plan. So after seeing that Shao Xuan had left, he made his way over here.

He originally thought that Chen Jia was dumb enough to be easily tricked to come out. Who would have thought that everything would become such a mess!

Shao Xuan threw the man, whose ability to move had already been stripped away, aside and turned to look at Chen Jia, who was standing inside the room and staring absent-mindedly.

“No, no… no problem, can I now…?” Chen Jia looked at the window frame. His mind was still playing off that scene. The man was trapped in just a split second! No wonder Shao Xuan did not let him touch the window.

“It’s okay now.” Shao Xuan informed.

Chen Jia put down the rattan basket, climbed out from the window, and looked at the guy who was thrown aside.

After being tangled with a very thin string and even stabbed with a knife, he was no longer threatening, although not dead yet.

“You knew someone would come?” Chen Jia asked Shao Xuan.

“Guessed it.”

At this time, the people were still excitedly packing and planning to leave. They looked at the situation before them, each of them scared stiff.

“What happened!? Chen Jia, you guys killed one of our own?!”