"Hmm?"
Lu Xuan glanced at the City Gate Guards stationed at the gate, finding it exceedingly strange.
When he had entered through the gate, these guards had not checked his identity.
Moreover, the gates of Lanshan County Town seemed to be closing a little too early.
"Move it, Xiao Liu. What are you still dawdling for?"
"It'll be dark soon. I'm not waiting for you."
"Don't leave, Brother Chen! Wait for me, I'm coming right away."
"Damn it, forget it!"
In the distance, those City Gate Guards hurried away, followed by a young guard with hurried steps.
"Young master, why are you still standing here? It'll be dark soon. You should head home early."
"Filthy Things have been appearing in the city lately. Steward Ren's entire family has died!"
As several middle-aged men passed Lu Xuan, they said a few words to him before leaving together without looking back.
In no time at all, the gate area became deserted and deathly silent!
Seeing this, Lu Xuan sat motionless atop his horse, his brows tightly furrowed.
The entire county town was gripped by fear and terror.
Filthy Things appearing?
Could it be because of the Bloodthirsty Corpse Fiend?
How was this county magistrate of Lanshan County doing his job? How had news of the Bloodthirsty Corpse Fiend spread so far that everyone knew about it?
Lu Xuan had already learned the Bloodthirsty Corpse Fiend's details on his way here.
It was a Dire-Level Eerie Entity, nearing the level of a Calamity-Level Eerie Entity.
Thus, four years ago, two Yellow Rank Blackbird Guards at Blood Refinement Realm completion, along with three who had just entered the Blood Refinement Realm, had come to eliminate the Bloodthirsty Corpse Fiend.
The Bloodthirsty Corpse Fiend was also a somewhat special Dire-Level Eerie Entity. Its power, close