Chapter 1040: Returning to Camp to Lay Plans! "No need."
Su Ming shook his head. He had only saved these people in passing and wanted nothing in return.
"Leave as soon as you can. The Black Baleful Church has other sub-altars. If their people arrive, you won't be able to get away."
Zhou Hu's expression changed, and he hurriedly replied.
"Yes, yes, we'll leave right away."
He understood the gravity of the situation too. Not daring to delay, he quickly called everyone together to gather their belongings.
Fortunately, they had no luggage to speak of. They had all been brought here as captives, so there was little to pack.
Soon, all 137 survivors from the two woodsheds had gathered in the clearing in the rear courtyard.
Zhou Hu counted them. Once he confirmed that everyone was there, he thanked Su Ming again.
"Benefactor, we'll be going now. Please take care of yourself."
Su Ming nodded slightly without speaking.
Zhou Hu led the others out of the Ancestral Hall at a brisk pace, heading east.
Watching them leave, Su Ming withdrew his gaze and returned to the main chamber of the Ancestral Hall.
Next, he needed to clean up the battlefield and destroy the bodies to erase all traces.
He did not want to leave anything that would let the Black Baleful Church trace this back to him.
Of course, even if they did, he had nothing to fear.
Su Ming cast a flame spell onto a wooden beam of the Ancestral Hall.
A roaring blaze sprang up instantly, engulfing the entire Ancestral Hall.
Every corpse and the altar's wreckage burned to ashes, and the lingering sinister yin energy was purged as well.
Once he had finished, Su Ming walked out of the Desolate Village.
Standing at the village entrance, he