Chapter 365: Chapter 241: Thrilling Conspiracy
Translator: 549690339
When Chu Mu arrived at the Soul Pet Palace, the enthusiastic merchant had already set a price to sell Lingyin Qie. Chu Mu ultimately, and tragically, ended up buying Lingyin Qie back himself, giving the remaining hundreds of thousands of gold coins to the merchant as well.
The merchant was very efficient and quickly found a buyer for Chu Mu. Chu Mu only had to wait there for about an hour before the items were sold. To his disappointment, the total selling price was only 28 million gold coins, which was less than what he had anticipated.
“I’m still short by 2 million gold coins for the Ran Wood Blood Crystal…” Chu Mu felt rather helpless.
All the money still wasn’t enough to strengthen the Demon Tree Warrior, let alone the condensed crystal of the Ghost Dome King.
After receiving the 28 million gold coins, Chu Mu returned to the trading place where Ye Qingzi had already begun buying the spirit items and medicinal herbs she needed at the auction.
“I’ve already bought the Ran Wood Blood Crystal you need for 29 million gold coins,” Ye Qingzi informed Chu Mu.
Chu Mu had worried that he would miss the Ran Wood Blood Crystal, and now this was an unexpected surprise. He gave all of his 28 million gold coins to Ye Qingzi, and also handed Lingyin Qie over to her.
After accepting Chu Mu’s 28 million gold coins, Ye Qingzi paid Chu Mu 4 million gold coins, claiming it was the price she bought Lingyin Qie from him. Chu Mu was in desperate need of money at the moment, so he didn’t refuse.
“Do you still need to purchase condensed Ghost and Rock Soul Crystals of level 6? I may not be able to help you with that. I only have a few million gold coins left. I bought some medicinal herbs and strengthened my brother’s soul pet with spirit items a few days ago,” said Ye Qingzi.
Chu Mu forced a smile. Now even tens of millions of funds could hardly meet Chu Mu’s needs, let alone putting Soul Armor on all of his soul pets.
“How about accepting that bounty? The reward should be high, and I’ll help you,” suggested Ye Qingzi.
“Yeah, I have no other choice,” said Chu Mu, shaking his head in resignation, knowing that he would have to take this bounty eventually.
Since Ye Qingzi was still waiting for the next batch of spirit items, Chu Mu accompanied her until the second auction ended. They left the trading place after purchasing all the detoxification materials.
By the time they left the trading place, it was already late at night. Chu Mu and Ye Qingzi both rode on their Dream Beasts towards Central City West Street.
“Why not choose a spirit medicine shop closer to the central square? It’s more convenient for you to buy spirit medicines, isn’t it?” Chu Mu asked, confused.
“It’s just…” Ye Qingzi hesitated for a moment, seemingly unable to come up with a reasonable explanation.
Chu Mu looked even more puzzled, but seeing Ye Qingzi didn’t answer, he didn’t press further.
It was quite a distance from the central square to West Street. Chu Mu and Ye Qingzi could clearly feel the surroundings becoming very quiet as they entered West Street. Presumably, the residents who used to live here had also temporarily moved to other places to hide.
“Don’t you find the atmosphere a bit strange?” Ye Qingzi asked Chu Mu in a low voice.
“A little, maybe those things are back. Let’s be careful,” Chu Mu replied.
“Don’t summon soul pets randomly. The more soul pets there are, the more it will probably arouse their appetite,” advised Ye Qingzi.
Chu Mu nodded, letting the Night Thunder Dream Beast conceal its presence while releasing his soul sense to search the surrounding area.
The empty streets were shrouded in a strange mist, with occasional weird cries coming from a dark courtyard, adding a touch of horror to the gloomy street atmosphere.
“Didn’t the deputy captain of the Sky Guards say that they would increase the manpower today? Why haven’t we seen a single city guard or Sky Guard after walking for so long?” Ye Qingzi inquired.
Chu Mu had been feeling strange since before, but couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong. Upon Ye Qingzi’s mentioning this, he suddenly realized that they hadn’t seen any city guards in West Street at all.
In a situation where a series of murders occurred in a block, it was impossible for the city guard to ignore it. Yet, as they walked for such a long time, Chu Mu and Ye Qingzi hadn’t seen a single city guard; this was simply too strange.
“Qingzi, how long have those things been around in this area?” asked Chu Mu.
“For more than a week now. In fact, I think they’ve been in the city for a long time. They were in hibernation before, and only started showing up recently,” answered Ye Qingzi.
“How certain are you that they won’t attack the common people?” Chu Mu continued to inquire.
“At least 90 percent. These things need soul cores and soul crystals to sustain their lives, and only the flesh and blood of powerful soul pets can satisfy their appetite. Indiscriminate killing brings no benefit to them; on the contrary, it may expose their whereabouts. So I concluded that they are not like wild beasts, but predators specifically targeting certain soul pets,” explained Ye Qingzi.
Upon hearing Ye Qingzi’s words, Chu Mu furrowed his brows, and his heart began to beat uneasily.
“Ah”
A scream suddenly broke out, sending chills down the spine as it echoed through the already terrifying street!
Chu Mu and Ye Qingzi were both stunned.
“Over there, let’s hurry!” Chu Mu took the lead and rode the Night Thunder Dream Beast towards the direction where the sound came from.
Ye Qingzi quickly caught up with Chu Mu, and her careful observation revealed that Chu Mu was extremely anxious, which made her very puzzled. Even if innocent people were killed, Chu Mu’s character should not be so impatient and nervous.
At this moment, Chu Mu could hardly remain calm. Considering the current situation, he guessed a terrible possibility.
“What’s going on?” Ye Qingzi noticed Chu Mu’s mood and asked.
“Let’s go there first.” Chu Mu didn’t have time to answer Ye Qingzi, so he let the Night Thunder Dream Beast use Chasing Wind and Moon, continuously increasing its speed.
The Night Thunder Dream Beast ran under the bleak moonlight, faster and faster, until its figure could no longer be seen. Only the messy streets, as if ravaged by a storm, proved that the Night Thunder Dream Beast had rushed past here.
Arriving at the same spot as yesterday, the Night Thunder Dream Beast quickly reached the Ancient Tung District.
Ye Qingzi had been following Chu Mu, but after turning into a street, she suddenly found Chu Mu stopped at a narrow crossroad. His whole figure shrouded in shadow, exuding a frightening killing intent.
Ye Qingzi stopped the Purple Robe Dream Beast by Chu Mu’s side and was about to ask Chu Mu when she suddenly discovered that besides the street she had just run from, fresh blood flowed from the other three directions of the crossroad!
The moonlight penetrated the night fog, casting a hazy glow on the blood slowly flowing into the underground drains, making it appear even more terrifying and striking.
Looking around, there were several corpses of Soul Pets in every direction. These corpses had been gnawed to the bone, leaving only some hard-to-swallow limbs. From the bloody flesh and spilled body fluids, it could be seen that these Soul Pets died not too long ago.
There were a total of fourteen corpses, and nearly every few corpses had a Soul Pet Master lying in the same outfit beside them, who were the city guards of Li City!
Seeing such horrific scenes in the city, Ye Qingzi also felt uneasy, and her terrified eyes stared at Chu Mu’s cold face.
Chu Mu did not speak, but let the Night Thunder Dream Beast continue walking straight along the street.
Stepping past those corpses, Chu Mu and Ye Qingzi arrived at another block soon.
“Hoo hoo hoo hoo”
A cold wind blew from the depth of the street, carrying a strong stench of blood. The fog of death was lingering low above this neighborhood.
The surrounding area was eerily quiet. The pale moonlight shone on the corpses lying in the street and alley, highlighting the disgusting and bone-chilling scene.
More Soul Pet corpses appeared in front of Chu Mu. All these belonged to the city guards’ Soul Pets, including those who were supposed to patrol here. They had already lost their lives in this terrible city area, not knowing when…
“How could this happen…” Seeing the bodies on both sides, Ye Qingzi’s face turned paler.
This was a human-occupied city, but it felt more terrible than the dark and frightening caves and forests outside. What had turned this residential area into such a terrifying scene?!
“Let’s go back, they should all be dead…” Chu Mu continued walking forward, knowing that if they went further, he might end up like those city guards lying all over the streets, being killed and having his Soul Pets’ flesh eaten.
“What exactly happened?” Ye Qingzi, who always had a calm demeanor, was also somewhat panic-stricken.
“It’s a conspiracy, a trap laid deliberately by those predators,” Chu Mu said calmly.
At first, Chu Mu was just guessing, but after seeing the corpses of more than a dozen city guards and dozens of Soul Pets in this district, his guess was confirmed.
“Conspiracy? Was it done on purpose?” Ye Qingzi still didn’t understand.
Chu Mu shook his head and said, “It’s not clear yet if it was done on purpose…”
When he looked back at the bloody alleys, Chu Mu let the Night Thunder Dream Beast increase its speed slightly, also urging Ye Qingzi to keep up with him.
“Didn’t you say it’s meaningless for these predators to attack civilians?”
“Yeah, I thought so, at least.”
“They knew that once there were deaths, there would be a large number of city guards appearing in a certain area. The reason they killed more than thirty civilians yesterday was for this purpose…” Chu Mu explained.
As Chu Mu pointed this out, Ye Qingzi suddenly realized the truth and her face was filled with unimaginable shock. This was all too terrifying!!
These predators lured the city guards, who could summon Soul Pets, to serve as their food!!
“If we had thought of this yesterday, they wouldn’t have died…” Chu Mu’s face showed a bitter expression. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian (). Your support is my biggest motivation.)