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"": "We have to find those spirit patrons first," another old man murmured.
The short-haired woman, Hu Xing, hurried off in one direction.
Before long, their group reached the shack at the foot of the mountain.
Snake soup remained in the pot, along with curled chunks of snake meat, firm and richly fragrant.
Hu Xing's face went white.
All three old men stared with their eyes wide open. Behind them, a dozen or so people bristled with rage.
Hu Xing strode into the tent.
A scream pierced the sky, sending the birds nearby scattering in panic.
Luo Bin and the others passed through Cabinet Mountain Town without stopping.
Luo Bin wanted to leave and head straight back to the village.
He suggested that Yu Hao come along. There was no need to return to town.
Yu Hao merely smiled and politely declined Luo Bin's offer.
He returned to town alone.
Their party of seven became six, and they continued toward Cabinet Mountain Village.
Luo Bin couldn't explain it, but he kept feeling uneasy, as though something was about to happen.
Shangguan Xingyue had been trailing Luo Bin, waiting for a chance to finish off Gu Yiren, but no opportunity had presented itself.
She had a vague sense that someone was behind her. It was strange. By rights, she should have been able to detect anyone following her, yet she had discovered nothing.
Luo Bin had been reunited with his family.
She was happy for him.
But Gu Yiren was standing in what should have been her place, and that only deepened her resentment.
Still, all she could do was wait.
She knew Huang Ying's death continued to weigh on Luo Bin.
If Gu Yiren died, Luo Bin couldn't be allowed to see it.
Yet