What a little cutie!
It had only been about half a month since Ye Jing left Hundred Rivers City.
But it has turned a once incredibly prosperous metropolis into what it is today.
Soon.
Ye Jing then brought Qiuyue to the Glow Pill Pavilion!
This place is deserted; apart from things that can't be taken away, there's nothing left!
"Young Master, should we grab someone to question them?" Qiuyue Yue frowned, this was too strange!
Where did everyone go?
They had just stopped passersby to ask what was going on.
But the other party didn't say a word and just turned and left.
It was as if the young master and she were some kind of monster.
"No rush, let's go check the City Lord's Mansion." Ye Jing shook his head. Since those passersby were unwilling to talk just now, they probably wouldn't talk unless forced.
As the center of a city, the City Lord's Mansion must hold clues.
Soon.
The two then arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.
Like Glow Pill Pavilion, it was deserted, with not a single person to be seen.
"Young Master, this is too strange. This is an extremely prosperous city. Are you just going to abandon it like this?" Qiuyue glanced at the luxurious and magnificent City Lord's Mansion with her big eyes. Just this City Lord's Mansion probably costs at least a huge amount of High-grade Spirit Stone.
"Indeed, I remember the city lord is a very stingy person!" Ye Jing nodded. He had sold pills to the city lord before, and the other party had been haggling and pestering him relentlessly, just wanting the pills to be cheaper.
Extremely stingy!
How could someone like that possibly abandon such a huge fortune and just walk away?
Furthermore, Hundred Rivers City suffered no damage whatsoever; everything remained intact.
"Let's go in and take a look!"
Ye Jing's figure disappeared, and when he reappeared, he was inside the City Lord's Mansion.
The furniture and decorations inside were all intact.
However, he did take some of his easily portable valuables with him!
Based on what we've seen along the way, it's safe to say that this wasn't a sudden turn of events.
People in the city have time to react and pack their belongings.
What exactly happened that made them leave the city they had lived in for so long?
After searching the inside of the City Lord's Mansion, no clues were found.
They then visited the mansions of several other prominent Lineage, but all of them ended up with the same fate.
"No wonder the Qu Family didn't come to the docks to block us!" Ye Jing and Qiuyue sat in an empty teahouse, looking at the deserted streets.
"It seems I have no choice but to use a more forceful approach!" Ye Jing had no other option but to resort to this last resort!
His figure disappeared, then suddenly reappeared, only this time with a middle-aged man in coarse linen clothes beside him.
"What exactly happened in this city?" Ye Jing asked.
The middle-aged man glanced at Ye Jing, his pupils trembling, but he said nothing.
"I don't have that much patience. I advise you to be sensible." Ye Jing's eyes were as cold as swords, and his aura exploded as he pressed down on the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man instantly knelt on the ground, trembling all over, cold sweat pouring down his forehead!
But he just wouldn't speak.
Ye Jing frowned. "Don't think I wouldn't dare kill you!"
A beam of sword light shot out, aimed straight at the middle-aged man's neck!
Sizzle!
A shallow bloodstain appeared on the middle-aged man's neck, with blood flowing downwards.
The middle-aged man lowered his head even further, and his body trembled terribly.
You can tell he's really scared!
Ye Jing's murderous aura and oppressive presence were almost impossible for an ordinary person to withstand.
"Can't you speak?" Ye Jing asked, frowning.
The middle-aged man shook his head.
"Can't you speak?" Ye Jing asked again.
The middle-aged man nodded, his voice trembling.
"Okay. That's settled then. I'll ask you a question, and you just need to nod or shake your head!" Ye Jing's brows relaxed slightly; as long as the other party responded, that was fine.
"Has everyone in this city left?"
The middle-aged man nodded, then shook his head.
What's the meaning?
Ye Jing frowned again.
"Did they leave because of danger?"
The middle-aged man shook his head.
"Did they leave here voluntarily?"
The middle-aged man nodded, then shook his head.
Can you write?
The middle-aged man shook his head.
"You cannot speak, and you cannot reveal in any way why these people disappeared?"
The middle-aged man nodded.
How can I find out what happened here?
Ye Jing felt increasingly uneasy. What on earth had happened in this city?
"Are they in danger?"
The middle-aged man paused for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
"You mean you don't understand?"
The middle-aged man nodded.
"Young Master, why don't we just forget about it and leave? Let's not concern ourselves with this anymore!" Qiuyue said, frowning as well.
Since these people left voluntarily and were not in danger, why bother with them?
"Okay!" Ye Jing nodded; there was indeed no need.
It started out of curiosity, but since I can't find out anything about it now, I'll just leave it at that!
With the Heaven and Earth Cataclysm, anything can happen.
"You can leave now!" Ye Jing stopped releasing his oppressive aura.
But the person remained lying on the ground, trembling uncontrollably!
I said you can leave now!
Ye Jing slowly spoke, and with a burst of Spiritual Qi, he struck the middle-aged man's neck, healing the bloodstains on his neck. At the same time, he tossed a High-grade Spirit Stone into the middle-aged man's pocket.
Then she got up, ready to escort the middle-aged man back to his original position, just as she had brought him there!
"Hey-hey!"
But suddenly, a strange, hoarse laugh came from the middle-aged man.
Ye Jing and Qiuyue instantly went on alert.
"Hey-hey!"
Another eerie, hoarse laugh rang out.
The middle-aged man trembled even more violently, as if his body had a motor installed!
"Hey-hey!"
Another burst of laughter rang out.
"What's wrong with you?" Ye Jing's Xuanyuan Sword appeared in his hand, and he sensed a trace of evil mechanical aura emanating from the middle-aged man.
Sudden!
The middle-aged man suddenly lifted his head off the ground!
His skin flushed red, his eyes turned bloodshot, and his eyeballs bulged out as if they were about to burst, with countless drops of blood flowing from them.
It was soaked all over his face; it was absolutely terrifying!
"Hehe, you can't get out, nobody can get out, hehehehe!"
After the middle-aged man finished speaking, he tilted his head and smiled at Ye Jing and Qiuyue, revealing his black, rotten teeth and tongue.
Damn, you're such a cutie!
Ye Jing suddenly thrust out the Xuanyuan Sword.
Before it even touched the middle-aged man, the man's body suddenly swelled up and then exploded!
"Bang!"
Blood, chunks of flesh, and entrails spurted out, splattering everywhere in the teahouse.
Ye Jing activated a Spiritual Qi shield to protect Qiuyue from the splashes.
"Young Master, this..." Qiuyue was somewhat confused. What was going on?
He suddenly exploded and died in that bizarre state.
Ye Jing shook his head. "I don't know, but what I do know is that this place is definitely caught in some kind of strange situation, and the people in the city are probably in grave danger!"