Chapter 180: Turmoil in the Fishing Village on the Magic Continent 2
“Then how did you recognize him?”
Since he was a completely new person, he should have been difficult to recognize, but judging by Sai Yue and Qing Xiao’s expressions, they seemed to have discovered his new identity directly.
Sai Yue: “I recognized him because of the aura of the hell mark on him.”
Sai Yue is a witch, sensitive to the aura of hell, so she recognized early on that he was not an ordinary person. There are very few who use such evil arts, and even fewer with high magic levels, so she quickly narrowed down the suspect.
Qing Xiao, standing beside her, simply touched his ear and said with some embarrassment, “I, I’m also an undead mage, just not as high a level as him, but I can sense a little.”
Sang Chu: “How many magic users of this level are there in your base camp?”
Sai Yue: “Not many, but each one is very strong. That’s why we found a way to summon more hellhounds and not feed them, just waiting for them to come out and have their fill.”
Sang Chu: “Then that’s settled. You two leave first and help me investigate Wu Qi’s situation. I need to confirm if he’s alive or dead. Take these, one for each of you for self-defense. I need you to bring my hellhounds back safely. Can you do it?”
Sai Yue/Qing Xiao: “Yes, Master!”
The two left, each holding a card. Mu Xue watched their retreating figures, looking a little dazed and somewhat tragic, “Sang Sang, I, I always feel like they…”
“What is it?”
Sang Chu turned to look at Mu Xue, who was hesitating to speak. She felt that Mu Xue had become a bit timid lately, afraid to say many things. “Xiao Xue, no matter what it is, you can tell me, tell us. Don’t forget, we are family. Even if it’s something absurd, even if you think it’s insignificant, it’s okay. You don’t have to keep all these things to yourself.”
Sang Jing Wen: “Xiao Xue, speak up, it’s alright, your brothers are all here.”
Lin Mu Xue was afraid of being a jinx, but seeing everyone’s trusting gazes, she smiled and, with reddened eyes, linked her arm with Sang Chu’s.
“I think they are very dangerous. I, I saw a strange black shadow beside them. I thought I was mistaken just now, so I didn’t dare to say anything. That black shadow kept floating around them, holding a very large sickle in its hand. It looked a bit like the Grim Reaper from the movies.”
“Grim Reaper?”
Seeing everyone’s surprised expressions, Mu Xue bit her lip and said, “I don’t know if it was, it just looked like it. I think they will be in danger, but it shouldn’t be fatal. It’s just that I don’t know what that thing is. It kept staring at me just now, and I, I didn’t dare to say it, fearing it was my own hallucination.”
Mu Xue’s lack of confidence made Sang Chu feel a little helpless. She gently patted Mu Xue’s back, “You did the right thing. When facing the unknown, we should protect ourselves. However, if you encounter this situation again next time, it doesn’t matter if you think it’s an illusion or a hallucination, you can tell me. If it’s truly an illusion, then everything will be fine. If it’s a warning, we can prepare in advance, right?”
“But what if it’s an illusion?”
She still knew the story of “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and was afraid that she had seen too many hallucinations and caused everyone to run around for nothing, only for nothing to happen. She feared this the most.
Her supernatural ability was so useless, it couldn’t help with anything, yet she still caused trouble. She didn’t want this.
Sang Jing Wen: “Xiao Xue, if it’s an illusion and nothing has happened, it’s only because we knew everything in advance and avoided the danger.”
Xiao Yi Fei looked at him with surprise, could it be said like that?
Lu Min Feng: “Xiao Xue, people fear the ‘crow’s mouth’ because what it says, though unpleasant, is often true. But we are not afraid. On the contrary, knowing in advance and preparing in advance is the best. Thinking about it this way, isn’t the ‘crow’s mouth’ quite good? At least it allows us to know and prepare in advance?”
“Okay, I guess so.”
Sang Chu looked at Mu Xue’s bewildered expression, wanting to retort but not knowing what to say, and couldn’t help but laugh, “Alright, next time, tell us directly whatever you need to. You have to believe that no matter what you say, we won’t disbelieve you, understand?”
“Mhm.” Mu Xue nodded, but then remembered her previous suspicion of Sang Chu and hugged her gently, “I’m sorry, I suspected you last time.”
“It’s okay. If you truly suspected me, you wouldn’t be telling me these things. You were just afraid of choosing between your conscience and me. This matter is over, let’s not bring it up again. Let’s find a place to stay first. If not, we’ll find a place to spend the night in the carriage.”
The carriage could provide warmth, but if given a choice, an inn would be better.
After searching around, they found only one inn. At this moment, they encountered the old man who sold fish again, Shi Feng.
Sang Chu: “Elder, we meet again, what a coincidence!”
Shi Feng walked towards Sang Chu with a kind smile, noticing there were only five of them, and the other two witches were nowhere to be seen.
“I came specifically to find this Lord. If you can’t find a place to stay, why not come to my home to take shelter? The sun is about to set, and the cold attack is about to begin. If you still can’t find a place, that won’t do.”
“Alright, thank you, elder.”
“You’re welcome, you’re welcome, this way please!”
Following behind Shi Feng, Lin Mu Xue, somewhat scared, held onto Sang Chu: 【A Chu, he’s so scary. There are four or five black figures holding sickles around him. 】
Sang Chu: 【Are they the same kind as the ones you said were around Sai Yue and Qing Xiao? 】
【Yes, but the ones around Shi Feng don’t seem to have any ill will towards him. Instead, they look like they want to kill us at any moment, it’s terrifying. 】
【Brother, Brother Yi, Min Feng, can you see the figures Xiao Xue is talking about? 】
Sang Jing Wen and the others replied one after another: 【We can’t see them. 】
Just as Mu Xue began to doubt herself again, Sang Chu said: 【Everyone concentrate your mental power on your eyes and try again? 】
Lu Min Feng immediately tried after hearing this: 【There is a trace of a shadow, but it flashes by too quickly to see clearly! 】
Sang Jing Wen: 【I can see a little, it’s very blurry, but Xiao Xue is amazing. If it weren’t for you, we wouldn’t have noticed. This thing can only be seen by using mental power. It seems Xiao Xue’s mental power level is above ours! 】
Mu Xue’s face turned red upon hearing this, and she buried her head on Sang Chu’s shoulder: 【No, it’s good that it’s not fake. 】
While they were discussing what this thing was, Xiao Yi Fei suddenly interjected: 【So I’m the only one who can’t see it! 】
Sang Jing Wen was stunned for a moment, then looked at his dejected expression and laughed: 【Yes, you’re the only one who can’t see it. Let’s see if you still think mental power is useless. 】
【I never said it was useless! Who knew it was the strongest support? I will definitely practice diligently from now on! Little Xue sister, you’ll have to help your brother in the future. 】
Mu Xue: 【Well, I’ll have to think about it~ 】
Arrogant Xue was back online. Sang Chu and Lu Min Feng exchanged a smile. This was the Mu Xue they were familiar with.
