Chapter 336 Chasing the murderer during the day (Part 1)
"Quiet."
In the front hall of the village main house, Wang Chen raised his hand and said in a deep voice.
His voice was not loud, but it sounded like thunder in everyone's ears. A group of villagers who came for help immediately closed their mouths, showing panic and uneasiness.
They seemed to suddenly realize that this young village chief was a member of the Purple Mansion!
The whole room was so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Wang Chen saw everyone's expressions in his eyes. He waved his sleeves and popped out a pill with his finger.
The pill was held by an invisible force and suspended in front of a villager.
"Take the healing pill first, and then tell me about the bandits in detail."
Things have priorities.
Compared to losing a cow or discovering a gopher, the two villagers being kidnapped by bandits were the top priority.
Ever since he crossed the Yulong Mountains to the West Sea Spiritual Realm and settled in Datian Village, Wang Chen has always felt that the environment here is very peaceful. People have no worries about food and clothing, live a stable life, and are even comfortable and wealthy.
There is no threat of evil spirits, and there are no evil cultivators. Although there are rivers and lakes wherever there are people, and intrigues are inevitable, overall, it is much better than the old place of Yunyang.
Especially in Wancheng, there are almost no beggars and homeless people.
But now Wang Chen realizes that there may be an undercurrent lurking under the calm surface. He has been here for too short a time, has met with few people, has very little information, and what he has learned is naturally superficial.
"Thank you, Mr. Village Chief."
The villager's face was pale, his right hand was covering his chest, and he coughed from time to time.
It was when he and his companions encountered bandits while going up the mountain to cut firewood. Although they escaped by chance, they were slapped in the air, hurting their internal organs and suffering serious internal injuries.
After taking the healing pill given by Wang Chen, the villager's injuries recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A trace of color soon appeared on his face, and his voice became much louder.
He told Wang Chen that what he and others encountered were a group of masked bandits in gray clothes. The thieves did not show their name and started robbing people very fiercely.
This villager had a chance to escape because he had practiced his body skills and ran the fastest when he noticed danger.
After hearing this, Wang Chen asked: "Have you ever encountered bandits before?"
The villagers looked at each other, and no one dared to answer.
Wang Chen's eyes flashed, and he lowered his face and said, "Don't you dare say it or don't want to say it? Could it be that you are connected with the bandits?"
This is not a malicious frame-up made by him. At least eight out of ten of the scattered cultivator cities in the outer region of Dongcangzhou have some unexplained involvement with bandits.
Some small fortresses are even dens of bandits!
Although the Xihai Lingyu is under the jurisdiction of the Xihai Sect, the largest immortal sect, as the saying goes, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It is hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Xihai Sect's mountain gate, so it is a marginal area.
The actual rulers of villages like Datian Village are local tyrants like Mr. Huang.
It's not unusual to have bandits around.
When Wang Chen's big hat was pulled off, the villagers were immediately frightened. One of them replied tremblingly: "The adults are aware of this, but the villains must not dare!"
Bandits have existed since ancient times, and there are more than one group around Datian Village.
To the south of Datian Village is the Yulong Mountain Mountains. There are many mountainous forests nearby, which have become the best hiding place for bandits.
Under normal circumstances, bandits in the mountains will not easily attack the villages down the mountain.
The prerequisite is to pay a protection fee.
But sometimes, some bandits will do evil things and rob villagers in order to replenish their manpower.
These abducted villagers have never seen anyone, dead or dead, and the possibility of returning safely is extremely slim.
In the past, when the bandits were making trouble, Wancheng had sent war cultivators to encircle and suppress them, and even Master Zifu was dispatched.
As for the outcome, no one knew, and it was settled later.
Datian Village has encountered such a thing in the past, and it has been uneventful in recent years. Unexpectedly, it happened again.
safe and sound?
Wang Chen sneered secretly.
His ex has been missing for two years!
If there is nothing fishy here, the character "王" in his surname Wang is written backwards!
"Take me to the place where the accident happened now."
Without letting the other party explain, Wang Chen directly grabbed the villagers who came to report the news: "The others will go back and wait for the news."
He walked out of the front hall, activated his magic power and flew into the air.
The villagers who were caught in Wang Chen's hand were frightened and frightened, their minds went blank, and they confusedly pointed the way to Wang Chen.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Wang Chen flew all the way over the villages and spiritual fields, and into the rolling mountains.
After flying for almost ten miles, he landed in a mountain forest.
This mountain forest is a place where villagers often come to cut firewood, and there are tree stumps growing with mushrooms everywhere.
"I remember they came from that direction."
The villagers who had just landed pointed to the northwest with trembling fingers: "I saw six or seven people."
"good."
Wang Chen nodded: "Go back by yourself, and I will chase you."
No matter what is strange about this matter, these bandits robbing the villagers of Datian Village are a blatant provocation to him.
If Wang Chen just sits back and ignores it, he will no longer have any reputation or prestige in the village!
Don’t even think about passing the Xihai Sect’s entry examination.
The villager swallowed his saliva and said, "Sir, be careful."
"Um."
Wang Chen glanced at the other person, and then suddenly disappeared.
The next moment, he appeared a hundred steps away.
In an instant, he disappeared into the dense woods.
Wang Chen did not just search in one direction, but walked around in a circle, looking for traces left by the bandits.
He soon made a discovery.
The passing geese leave their sounds, and the passing people leave their traces. Unless they are flying high and high in the sky, it is impossible for a group of people to shuttle back and forth in the mountains and forests without leaving traces.
Wang Chen found the footprints left by the bandits on the ground.
Although the footprints were very shallow, it would have been difficult to spot them if he hadn't used his spiritual sense to scan and detect them.
Wang Chen did not follow these footprints because it was too inefficient and very slow.
He concentrated his magic power on his fingertips and drew a virtual tracking talisman.
The tracking talisman is a first-level intermediate talisman. Since few people buy this kind of talisman, the usage is also very small.
Therefore, Wang Chen has never refined it before.
But he has already mastered the basic talismans, and the elementary talisman-making technique has reached the level of Dzogchen.
Drawing the void with your fingers and condensing energy into talismans, it’s just a matter of leisure!
"Duh!"
Wang Chen suddenly clapped his hands, and the tracking talisman that had just appeared suddenly exploded, and little auras of light instantly entered his eyes.
Wang Chen's eyes sparkled, and the traces on the ground suddenly became clear and vivid.
And it extends deep into the dense forest.
Wang Chen followed these traces and looked forward, his eyes became sharp!——
The first update is sent, there will be more later.