It was around seven o'clock when I took a detour to Shaxian Snacks. I ordered two baskets of steamed dumplings and finished them, then went to the supermarket next door and bought a pile of dry rations, preparing a portion for my senior brother as well.
It seemed that the Huo Sha Association wouldn't make a move in crowded places either.
I continued driving toward Dragon-Carrying Village. By then, night had fallen completely.
The weather was good today, with stars filling the sky and moonlight shining down on everything.
The mountain road was still gloomy and eerie. Signs had gradually been put up along the entire road to Dragon-Carrying Village, claiming that a resort was going to be built inside.
Even beyond the inhabited areas, there were already construction sites belonging to building companies. In reality, though, they were merely checkpoints set up by the Xuan Police.
When I reached the checkpoint, several Xuan Police officers dressed as construction-site security guards came out and sized me up.
One of them, with a particularly ferocious face, was even preparing to frighten me away before asking what I wanted inside.
But after I canceled Daytime Vanishing, I immediately scared them so badly that they barely had time to open the gate.
The mountain road was bumpy once again, but the Huo Sha Association's killers still hadn't appeared.
Just as I had guessed, they generally wouldn't act without knowing where I was staying, so there wouldn't be many ambushes like the time they had stopped my car halfway.
While there was still a faint signal on the road, I called Elder Mo and told him that I was going to Dragon-Carrying Village to handle something.
I also told him that the Huo Sha Association had decided to kill me that night.
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