Shen Luo had originally thought he would need to remain in the village for some time, but an unexpected incident occurred that morning.
Shen Luo had been cultivating in his room when he soon heard someone calling his name.
When he came outside, before he could say anything, Liu Feixu grabbed his sleeve and dragged him all the way to a council hall in the east of the village.
The sky was gloomy along the way, as though a pitch-black pot lid had been clamped over their heads, leaving the air so oppressive it was hard to breathe.
Shen Luo asked Liu Feixu what had happened, but she refused to say anything and simply kept pulling him along.
As soon as he entered the council hall, Shen Luo saw that quite a few people had already gathered inside.
Sun Granny sat alone at the head of a wooden table in the hall. Two cloaked figures sat beside her, while everyone else stood respectfully to one side.
Sweeping his gaze around, Shen Luo noticed a girl in a pink dress crouched in the middle of the area surrounded by the crowd.
Her clothes were somewhat tattered, her hair disheveled, and her face pale, with slightly sunken eye sockets. She was crouching on the ground with her arms wrapped around her knees, trembling faintly.
"Sun Granny, this is..." Shen Luo asked with a frown.
"Lili'er, lift your head and take a look. Was this the person who abducted you that day?" Sun Granny ignored him and looked at the girl instead.
Lili'er? So this was the missing girl?
How had she returned?
The moment the girl saw Shen Luo, she cried out in alarm and hurriedly moved closer to Sun Granny.
At once, everyone glared furiously at Shen Luo.
Liu Feixu, standing