Something Had Changed

Jiang You thought the ritual would begin here, but after Red-Eyes finished checking everything, he led her toward Chen Family Village.

"Why are we going to Chen Family Village?"

"The curse power in Chen Family Village repels the fire seeds. There, the fire seeds in your body won't run all over the place after leaving it.

They'll be trapped inside Chen Family Village by the curse, making them easier to gather later.

If we picked some random place, they might run off, and you'd have to search the whole world for them. That would be even more interesting than collecting the Dragon Balls." Red-Eyes spoke in a low voice.

If not for this, why would he have gone to the trouble of moving Chen Family Village to Spirit Snake Peak?

Chen Family Village served a purpose far beyond merely showing the way.

By the time they reached Chen Family Village, the sky was already bright.

Third Uncle-Grandpa sat beneath the archway at the village entrance, knocking out his tobacco pipe. When he looked up, he saw a bald man wearing a crown. Then he noticed Jiang You behind the bald man.

He let out a loud howl, stood up, and ran. Despite his age, those few steps felt like a hundred-meter sprint.

"Jiang You is here! Jiang You is here!!"

"That wicked woman is here!"

Third Uncle-Grandpa shouted as he ran. Before Jiang You even entered the village, she heard wave after wave of panicked cries.

One household after another slammed its front door shut.

The sound of doors and windows banging closed rang out everywhere.

Red-Eyes stood frozen outside the archway and asked Jiang You, "What exactly did you do to them? Why do they act like they've seen a ghost when they see you?"

"I didn't do anything."