Two faint streaks of light shot across the sky like meteors, vanishing beyond the horizon in the blink of an eye.
Flying beside Xiao Yan, Dugu Bo turned to study him in the moonlight. After a long silence, his brows creased slightly. "Xiao Yan, are you really planning to go to Slaughter City alone? That is no pleasant place."
"Yes. Even if I didn't want to go, I'd still have to." Dugu Bo's unexpected question made Xiao Yan slow slightly. Turning to glance at him, he smiled faintly. "Qian Daoliu told me there were traces of heavenly flames near Slaughter City. With Evil Soul Masters running rampant now, I suspect that has something to do with them."
"All right." Dugu Bo nodded at his words and said calmly, "Then let's go. We should try to get back to Heaven Dou City before dawn."
As his words fell, a breeze drifted past, carrying the stench of blood to Dugu Bo.
"Xiao Yan, something seems wrong with that village ahead. It's strangely quiet. Night has only just fallen, so why isn't a single lamp lit?" Dugu Bo glanced at the small village nearby, his brows drawing together.
About half a kilometer away stood a small mountain village roughly the same size as Holy Soul Village. It appeared to hold only a hundred or so households. Yet it was eerily silent, without a single light burning in the darkness.
Looking at the little village standing dark in the mountain hollow, Xiao Yan also frowned slightly. He gestured to Dugu Bo to investigate with him, and their speed suddenly surged.
Two streaks of light flashed through the night sky.
After landing, Xiao Yan and Dugu Bo followed a country road into the village. But as soon as they reached its entrance, the overpowering stench