Chapter 80 Taking the Initiative
"I have reported the situation here to the nearest guild branch. They will arrange for someone to come as soon as possible."
Lu Xiaofeng contacted the Hunter Guild. But how fast is fast?
"When I was in the village before, I noticed that there are a total of 26 households in Hechang Village. Even if there are three people in each family, there are 78 people. The guild will definitely pay attention to it. But it will take at least half a day to get here from the branch office."
It's almost noon now. Half a day means the fastest we can get there is by dark .
"So what do we do now?"
I asked.
Lu Xiaofeng looked in the direction of the village and said, "We will go into the village after dark to check on the villagers."
At this time, I instinctively wanted to run away, because if I knew there was danger, why would I go? But Lu Xiaofeng, a little girl, was so brave, so I felt embarrassed to be so cowardly. I could only pray in my heart that the people sent by the Hunter Guild would arrive as soon as possible.
As soon as it got dark, Lu Xiaofeng and I went into the village again. The village became as dead silent as it had been the night before. No house had its lights on, no human voices, no barking of cats or dogs, and no chirping of insects.
We came to the door of the young man we questioned during the day. His house had a small courtyard with a two-meter-high wall made of bricks. Lu Xiaofeng kicked her legs and jumped over the wall.
Damn, with this skill, I guess even several big guys can’t be her match.
I looked up at the courtyard wall, then bent down, pushed my feet against the ground, jumped up, grabbed the wall with both hands, and then used my hands and legs to climb up.
"You really should exercise your body."
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly jumped onto the courtyard wall, grabbed my shoulders, lifted me up, and threw me into the yard.
I was startled and landed unsteadily, falling on my butt, grimacing in pain.
"Fuck, you little bitch, can't you handle it with care?"
She jumped down, glanced at me with some contempt, and then walked towards the gate that connected to the yard. I rubbed my butt and followed her.
Arriving at the door, Lu Xiaofeng took out a dagger and fiddled with it in the crack of the door. The bolt opened with a click. Then she reached out and gently pushed the door open.
"You stay here, I'll go in and take a look."
She said it, and walked into the house without caring whether I agreed or not.
There was no moonlight in the night sky, not even a trace of starlight, and the sky and earth were pitch black. This small courtyard was also pitch dark, and I couldn't see my hand in front of my face. My heart couldn't help but tense up, and I stared at the courtyard nervously.
Two minutes later, I turned around and went into the house. There was a little light in the room, so I quickly followed the wall and went into the room. Lu Xiaofeng was staring at two people on the bed. One was the young man from the daytime, and next to him was a woman of about the same age , who should be his wife.
"Didn't I ask you to guard the door?"
Lu Xiaofeng stared at me and asked in a low voice.
"There's not even a bug outside, and I saw you haven't moved for a long time. I was worried about you, so I came in to check."
She squinted her eyes and said, "So long? I think you are scared outside by yourself, right?"
I straightened my back quickly and said, "Tsk, I've practiced magic for a year, and I have the Moon Wheel in my hand, so why would I be afraid of any little ghost? If the little ghost dares to pick a fight with me, I'll kill him in a minute..."
"Shut up!"
Before I finished speaking, the girl scolded me in a low voice. I pouted, but still kept my mouth shut.
Lu Xiaofeng walked around the bed, then made a seal with her hands, chanted a spell, and stared at the two people on the bed with her eyes wide open. After a few seconds, she breathed a sigh of relief, and her nerves seemed to relax.
"How's it going? Did you find anything?"
I asked quickly.
She frowned suddenly, and I knew something was wrong. My heart started to tighten, and I stared at her nervously, waiting for her answer.
"Their souls are really not in their bodies. They are just two shells."
My heart tightened and I said, "That means your guess is correct. They were hit by the ghost tribe's soul-binding technique, and their souls were taken away."
Lu Xiaofeng frowned even more tightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, and no one knew what he was thinking.
"It's dark now, and I don't know where the people sent by the Hunter Guild are."
I muttered.
Lu Xiaofeng walked back to the bed, patted the two of them, and then said, "I'm afraid it's too late. Their bodies are already very weak."
I asked curiously, "Isn't his soul taken away? Why is his body not functioning?"
"The soul and the body are interdependent. If the soul is weak, the body will certainly be weak as well. Have you ever seen a person alive without a soul?"
I tiptoed forward to take a look. Under the light of the small flashlight in Lu Xiaofeng's hand, the faces of the two people on the bed did not look good indeed. Their brows were tightly furrowed, and their entire faces seemed a little distorted, as if they were in great pain.
"Their bodies are still responding."
I exclaimed in surprise.
Lu Xiaofeng stepped back from the bed and said, "The soul was trapped by the soul-binding technique and was taken away. What is happening to the soul is like a dream to them. The spiritual power of ordinary people is very weak, and the sensitivity of their spiritual and sensory systems is also very low, so many times they don't remember what they dreamed when they wake up in the morning. So they don't know what happened to them during the day, they just think they dreamed at night and didn't rest well."
I thought about what she said, and I didn't quite understand. Then I shook my head and didn't think about it anymore. Instead, I asked, "What should we do now? Should we wait for the people sent by the Hunter Guild to arrive, or take the initiative to attack?"
Lu Xiaofeng's brows furrowed tighter and tighter, then suddenly relaxed, with a stern look in his eyes.
“Take the initiative.”
I was stunned for a moment, and then I really wanted to slap myself. Why ask that question? Taking the initiative to attack is definitely much more dangerous than waiting for reinforcements to arrive.
“Take the flashlight.”
Lu Xiaofeng suddenly handed me a small flashlight. After I took it, she took out a talisman from her backpack and stuck it on the young man's belly. Then she quickly made a seal with her hands and said softly: "The gods are at peace and not contaminated by the six dusts. The three souls return and the seven spirits sleep peacefully. I give my order to search his soul!"
As the spell was uttered and the seal was formed, the talisman on the young man's belly suddenly melted away, emitting a faint yellow light, like a ball of faint flame, slowly swirling above the young man's body.
“Wow!”
After spinning a few times, the light suddenly fell, like a drop of water falling on the young man's belly, spreading around and seeping into his body.
"Let's go."
I was in a daze when Lu Xiaofeng suddenly spoke and walked out of the house. I hurriedly followed him and asked, "Where are you going?"
“Take the initiative.”
