Chapter 91: Chapter 73: Night Traveler

The scene descended into chaos instantly, everyone panicked and backed away from the out-of-control Li Family Widow. Her mother-in-law tried to embrace the child, but the blood-covered Li Family Widow growled like a beast, lunging forward to shield the child, frightening the old woman who sat down on the ground in shock.

Then, the Li Family Widow revealed a bloodthirsty expression, pouncing towards the old woman who had fallen on the ground.

Crows took flight in fright, and a small child of about seven or eight years, with a bluish complexion, stood in front of the old woman.

“Pull her away!”

Sang Que shouted in a low voice, controlling the Yin Child to block the Li Family Widow, but before the nearby Skinny could pull the paralyzed and terrified old woman away, the Li Family Widow swung her arm ferociously, dispersing the Yin Child’s body with one hit.

Sang Que felt a powerful force slam against her, causing her blood to surge violently.

The existence of Ghost Level was something she absolutely could not contend with at this moment. If the Yin Child could reach the Third Layer of the Nine Netherworld, it might have the strength to fight instead.

“Ah!!!”

A piercing scream echoed through the woods as everyone watched helplessly as the old woman, like those roosters, had her neck bitten off by the Li Family Widow and convulsed as she fell to the ground.

The Li Family Widow twisted her head and charged towards the crowd again. The able-bodied young men of the Guard Team rushed over with farm tools but still couldn’t stop the Li Family Widow from pinning down another man, biting him on the ground.

“His father!!! Save them! You all save them!!”

Sang Que quickly took out a flint and an exorcism red candle, just about to light it, when suddenly the sound of hooves came from deep within the woods.

Three men dressed in black with ghost face masks, riding on tall horses fitted with sinister face armor, came galloping from the direction of the woods.

The frenzied Li Family Widow seemed to be intimidated by something, letting go of the severely bitten and deformed man on the ground, retreating in fear to the bamboo back basket holding the child.

“It’s the Night Travelers from the Evil Suppression Bureau!”

Liu Tianyou recognized the attire immediately and exclaimed excitedly. The Night Travelers from the Evil Suppression Bureau can wander at will around the compass at night, fearing nothing, and specialize in handling urgent deceit in various locations!

The three figures swiftly arrived. Two of them dismounted agilely, unfastening a bundle of red hemp rope from their bodies and rushing forward.

Sang Que put away the exorcism red candle and retreated to the sides with the others, making way for the two men.

“Xiao Liu, you to the left, I’ll go right.”

“Okay, Fifth Brother!”

The two of them spread the red hemp rope, charging towards the Li Family Widow.

The Li Family Widow roared angrily, lunging at them like a beast.

The red hemp rope dragged the Li Family Widow down at the waist. The two men quickly swapped positions, crossing the red hemp rope behind the Li Family Widow and pulling it tight.

The moment the Li Family Widow stood up, the two swiftly swung the red hemp rope again, wrapping it around the Li Family Widow’s swinging arms.

In a small space, the two men were at ease, working seamlessly together. In an instant, they used the red hemp rope to bind the Li Family Widow’s arms behind her back. One man kicked the back of the Li Family Widow’s knee, forcing her to kneel on the ground.

The man known as Fifth Brother, a brawny figure, quickly wrapped the red string around the Li Family Widow’s neck, pulling it tautly backward. The Li Family Widow’s head snapped up, hair falling wildly, baring her teeth, saliva flying, her face twisted and fierce, continuously emitting inhuman screeches.

Sang Que had been watching from the side, noticing that these two were quite skilled, well-trained, and undoubtedly very experienced in handling such matters, consistent with being people of the Evil Suppression Bureau.

At this time, another person dismounted. Judging by his attire and physique, he wasn’t too old. He calmly walked past the crowd toward the bound Li Family Widow.

This person wore a different mask from the other two. The ghost face masks of the other two were black as a base color; his mask’s base color was red, appearing even more terrifying and ghastly. Only his exposed eyes remained calm, exuding an oppressive aura, making people not dare to underestimate him.

The man with the red ghost face mask came before the Li Family Widow and took a palm-sized black seal from his cloak.

Sang Que’s eyes slightly widened, instinctively touching her cross-body cloth bag. The black seal’s material was very similar to the face print black seal she had found with Yan Daozi.

The man pressed the black seal onto the Li Family Widow’s forehead, and the sound of branded iron scorching flesh resonated, accompanied by billows of black smoke and a stench. The Li Family Widow’s scream pierced the sky. Overhead, the Blood Crows scattered, fleeing in a flurry.

It seemed that ever since these three men appeared, the yin wind around the camp halted, and no ghostly shadows appeared.

Is this the deterrent power of the Evil Suppression Bureau?

Fifth Brother and Xiao Liu firmly restrained the Li Family Widow. Moments later, a black shadow swiftly emerged from the Li Family Widow’s body, leaving her limp.

The man swiftly reached out, astonishingly grabbing the black shadow mid-air.

Others could not see, but Sang Que could clearly see that it was a creature resembling a mountain phantom, struggling violently in the man’s hand.

The man’s gaze was indifferent. He clenched his palm, and a green flame shot up instantly. The black shadow emitted a sharp scream, causing Sang Que to frown and turn aside, shielding herself from the noise and feeling like her mind was being churned by a drill.

No one else reacted, and she stood out in the crowd. Fifth Brother and Xiao Liu looked over simultaneously, and the leading man also turned slightly, casting a glance at Sang Que.

Under the scorching of the green fire, the black shadow turned to ash and vanished.

Being able to wipe out the Earth Ghost with a wave of his hand, he must be at least at the fourth layer of the Nine Netherworld, reaching Ghost Level, and that green fire was very peculiar, making Sang Que feel a sense of danger.

After dealing with the Earth Ghost, the man turned and walked toward the fallen cradle. One of the infants remained asleep. The infant who was giggling with a rattle earlier now faced this oppressive man and burst into tears.

Li Guwu, hearing the child’s cries, slowly awakened. Seeing the man wearing a red ghost face mask holding the swaddled infant aloft, she was shocked and struggled to get up and plead.

“No… don’t hurt my child… please… don’t…”

The infant cried heart-wrenchingly, yet none of the villagers, including Kou Yushan, dared to step forward to stop it. Even Xia Chan and Xuan Yu huddled beside Sang Que.

“Boss, is there something wrong with this child?” Xiao Liu, small and agile, asked.

The man remained silent, tore off the swaddling cloth enveloping the infant.

Sounds of gasping arose, and the villagers backed away in panic, eyes filled with fear.

They saw the tiny baby, its neck being gripped, struggling continually, its whole body turning green, skin below the neck shriveled like dry bark, not at all like a normal infant should be.

The man turned to the Li Family Widow, who was pleading on the ground, his voice cold, “The child has long been dead, didn’t you know?”

Li Guwu, her face full of tears, kept shaking her head, “He’s not dead, he’s just sick. As long as my wish is fulfilled, he’ll recover. He’s not dead, please, let him go…”

The man swept his gaze over everyone present and said coldly, “Keeping him will endanger everyone here, is that what you wish?”

Li Guwu shook her head relentlessly, crying so hard she couldn’t speak.

Upon hearing this, the villagers looked at Li Guwu with a hint of hatred in their eyes.

A woman, holding her husband’s corpse, furiously picked up a stone from the ground and threw it hard at Li Guwu.

“Why don’t you die, why not you? Why must you be the cause of my husband’s death, why…”

“Dad, wake up… Dad…”

Two children shook their father’s corpse, wailing incessantly.

Boom!

The green flame leapt up once more, engulfing the infant instantly, emitting a harrowing cry, its skin, flesh, and bones being consumed bit by bit, turning to ashes.

“No—” Li Guwu screamed out in agony.

Sang Que held Xia Chan in his arms, unable to bear watching, whispered a few instructions in Xia Chan’s ear, telling her no matter what happens, not to reveal the secret of her hair.

“He’s not dead, he’s just sick, why can’t you understand, he’s just sick, and you killed him, you killed him…”

Li Guwu cried in utter grief.

The man with the red ghost face mask looked at her with complex eyes for a moment, then glanced at the other sleeping child, his fingers clenched and then loosened, finally taking out a small gourd-shaped medicine bottle from his pocket.

“Boss! But that’s your…” Xiao Liu exclaimed in shock, Fifth Brother quickly nudged him.

“There are only two pills left, just enough for you and the child, otherwise you won’t survive seven days.”

After speaking, the man surveyed the crowd and shouted, “Person in charge, step forward!”

Kou Yushan immediately stepped forward from the crowd and followed the three to the side.

From the brief conversation between the two, Sang Que learnt that these three people were indeed Night Travelers of the Evil Suppression Bureau. They were in Shihe Village near Tangyuan County tonight to investigate a case. After nightfall, sensing something amiss, they quickly helped evacuate the villagers from Shihe Village, which disappeared shortly after.

They also saw the terrifying celestial phenomena earlier and guessed something significant happened, so they planned to head to Tangyuan County to investigate the situation.

The man asked Kou Yushan how he discovered the problem in Black Mountain Village, Kou Yushan did not expose Sang Que, just said he accidentally discovered Yan Daozi’s misconduct and found out by secretly investigating.

They did not say how they would arrange for these villagers, nor did they mention if anyone would come to their aid. After asking, the man and his two subordinates were about to leave.

Seeing this, everyone began to panic, especially those who witnessed the man’s method of dealing with the Earth Ghost, fearful they would encounter similar deceit again without help.

“Don’t go, you can’t just leave us!”

“Isn’t this your duty, Evil Suppression Bureau? How will we survive the night if you leave?”

“You can’t go, you can’t!”

Under the pressure of fear, a group of people rushed forward in panic, throwing themselves at Xiao Liu’s feet at the back, tugging at clothes and grabbing legs, refusing to let go.

Xiao Liu shouted angrily, “Let go, we have urgent matters. If you don’t let go, don’t blame me for being rude!”

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