That night, Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao stayed in the village.
The living conditions here are naturally inferior to Earth, but at least it provides shelter from the wind and rain.
In the middle of the night, a rumbling sound startled Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao from their cultivation. The Village Chief's house consisted of only two rooms, one for himself and one for Qin Yi and Yun Mengyao.
Being children of the martial world, sharing a room wasn't an issue. After all, Qi Refiners spend most of their time cultivating, so a small space is sufficient.
The reason Qin Yi stayed was to solve the village's troubles.
It was he who killed those soldiers, and he couldn't let the villagers be implicated.
Although Qin Yi is decisive in killing, he never harms innocent people, nor does he implicate them.
The rumbling continued, and the ground trembled slightly.
"What's going on? Is it an earthquake?"
Yun Mengyao shook her head, she was also just awakened, if Qin Yi doesn't know, she knows even less.
Just then, hurried footsteps sounded outside, followed by a banging on the door.
"Benefactor, Benefactor…"
Qin Yi got up and opened the door, outside was a villager with a panicked expression.
Seeing Qin Yi, the villager anxiously grabbed his arm to drag him outside, but Qin Yi was not someone he could move.
"What's going on outside?" Qin Yi asked curiously.
The villager said in panic, "Benefactor, you should leave quickly, the City Lord's people have come."
Qin Yi was slightly stunned, seems the ones he killed didn't return, the City Lord's people have come looking.
He stayed here just to wait for these people.
"If I leave, what about you all?"
The villager looked desolate, "It's okay, we've been driven to the brink, doomed to die sooner or later. I just regret being born in this Moon Desolate Domain."
Qin Yi smiled, patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Even ants cling to life, a bad life is better than a good death, as long as we're alive there's hope. Come on, let's meet the City Lord's people. Since I promised to help you solve the trouble, I'll keep my word."
Without further ado, Qin Yi raised his hand, the Purple Light enveloped the villager, streaking toward the village entrance like a stream of light.
Yun Mengyao followed suit.
At the entrance, hundreds of torches burned, illuminating the surroundings.
This time, there were a hundred soldiers, clearly well-trained elites, riding Chasing Wind Horses, clad in armor, holding silver spears.
The leader was a young man, handsome, wearing golden armor, looking courageous and distinguished. However, his aloof demeanor and disdainful look were very unpleasant.
Besides this, many villagers gathered at the entrance.
The Village Chief was also there, worried, standing vigil with the village's robust men through the night.
The thing he worried about still happened, these people came after all.
Qin Yi appeared behind the villagers, unnoticed by anyone. He placed the dizzy villager down, examining the soldiers opposite with interest.
"Tell us, where are the people we sent to collect grain?"
An armored warrior pointed his silver spear at the Village Chief and asked sternly.
The young leader looked up at the sky, his mind elsewhere, the pinnacle of arrogance, as if these villagers were unworthy of speaking to him.
The Village Chief gritted his teeth, "Who is the Lord talking about?"
"Today, our men came to your village to collect grain and haven't returned, didn't you see them?"
The Village Chief was full of trepidation, "No Lord came to our village for grain collection today."
Praying in his heart, hoping to bluff through.
"Are you telling the truth?"
The Village Chief hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare deceive the Lords."
The questioning soldier looked at the nearby young man in gold armor, "Young Master, it seems our men didn't come here, these lowly folks don't dare deceive us."
The young man in golden armor was Mi Tianzheng, the City Lord of Miluo City's son, at twenty-seven already in the Golden Core late stage, known as Miluo City's number one young expert.
Mi Tianzheng sneered coldly, "Our men surely came here, these lowly folks are lying."
The soldier showed confusion.
Mi Tianzheng sneered maliciously, pointing at the villagers, "Their eyes are evasive, guilty like thieves, proving they aren't telling the truth."
"Young Master is wise." The soldier flattered.
Despite the flattery, internally he thought it was normal for these lowly folks to be afraid.
Of course, since the Young Master said so, he must uphold the Young Master's image. His spear pointed at the old Village Chief, "Tell us, did our people really come here? I warn you, lying in front of our Young Master is a foolish act."
The villagers were horrified.
The Village Chief was also terrified but knew confessing would mean the entire village wouldn't survive. Not saying might leave a slim chance.
"Lords, I speak the truth. Apart from you, I truly haven't seen other Lords."
The questioning soldier was about to speak when Mi Tianzheng sneered, "Enough, these lowly folks aren't worth our words, bring a Blood Wolf over, its scent will tell if they've been here."
The soldier disdainfully addressed the villagers, "I tell you, if we find out you're lying, by dawn, your village will be ashes, none left alive."
All villagers shivered uncontrollably.
"No need for such trouble, I know where those you seek are."
A calm voice with a hint of impatience sounded from behind the villagers.
Everyone instinctively turned toward the sound.
The Village Chief was anxious, having sent someone to alert Qin Yi to run, why did he appear here quietly?
However, other villagers showed a hopeful gaze. Though they weren't afraid to die, who truly wants to die?
Mi Tianzheng and his people eyed Qin Yi peculiarly because his attire was odd.
"Young Master, this person's attire is strange, not sure where he's from, perhaps a spy from another Deserted Domain." The questioning soldier whispered.
But his words received no response from Mi Tianzheng.
Following Mi Tianzheng's gaze, his eyes widened, for beside the barbarian stood a goddess-like woman, her unblemished beauty and perfect form stunning them completely, never had they seen such a beautiful woman.
As Mi Tianzheng's confidant, the questioning soldier knew his master's mind well. His silver spear pointed at Qin Yi, "You two, step forward and speak."
Qin Yi glanced back at Yun Mengyao, teased, "Truly femme fatale."
Yun Mengyao's eyes grew colder, disliking the soldiers' gaze on her.
Qin Yi strode forward, amusedly eyeing Mi Tianzheng. But Mi Tianzheng, captivated by Yun Mengyao, stared without blinking.
Curious, Qin Yi thought, hasn't this guy seen a woman before? Is Yun Mengyao really that beautiful?
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