Why Did You Provoke Her? She Can Tell Fortunes!-Chapter 82 - 55: Drought Demon
When the three of them vanished one after another, everything around seemed to quiet down.
The villagers, who had been incessantly bowing and praying, now looked at each other.
"Is it the Mountain God? Wasn’t that the Mountain God who has always protected us?"
"It must be!"
"Great, the Mountain God has manifested, and he will surely punish those who disturb the peace in our village severely!"
...
Mu Yunchu took a couple of light steps, landing steadily. She looked at Li Shang, who was sitting on the ground, complaining of pain.
"Are you alright?"
The latter wore a grievance-ridden expression.
Looking like she was about to cry.
"What on earth is this thing?"
"Why is it so strong?"
As a ghost for hundreds of years, she had never been subjected to such grievances.
Mu Yunchu pondered for a moment and heard the sound approaching from behind, "It should be a drought demon."
Li Shang: ???
"That ancient zombie?"
Mu Yunchu neither confirmed nor denied.
In earlier legends, the drought demon was a Heavenly God, a divine general called upon by the Yellow Emperor to deal with Chi You. After Chi You’s death, she could no longer return to the heavens, and wherever she went, no rain would fall.
In later times, the term drought demon referred to an uncorrupted corpse caused by a drought, which precisely matched the current situation in Tianbao Village.
Recovering her thoughts, she asked softly, "Can you still move?"
However, before Li Shang could answer, the drought demon was already striding towards them.
Pushing Li Shang aside, Mu Yunchu took a few steps back using the momentum. She evaded its attack while quickly forming seals with her hands.
Chanting a spell.
In an instant, mysterious runes lit up on the ground with her at the center, the light reaching straight into the sky, attempting to build a defensive barrier in front of her and Li Shang.
But seeing this, the drought demon’s pace did not slow, charging forward relentlessly.
After several attempts, the powerful evil force, like a storm sweeping away leaves, shattered the light of the runes into pieces.
The light shattered in Mu Yunchu’s eyes, and she seldom showed a troubled expression.
"This guy..."
It’s quite strong.
Especially its impenetrable skin, which was particularly thick.
If someone were observing Mu Yunchu closely at this moment, they would notice an almost undetectable excitement flashing in her eyes.
She realized that the opponent’s attacks were chaotic, relying purely on its thick hide.
The drought demon, having missed its target, gave her no time to rest, instead continuing to accelerate towards her.
Mu Yunchu lightly tapped her feet, her figure agilely weaving through the cracked land, searching for its weakness amidst the attacks.
She wasn’t exactly at ease, but she wasn’t at a disadvantage either.
From time to time, Li Shang would jump out to inflict damage on it, then disappear into the darkness before the opponent could react.
For a moment, none of the three could claim to have an absolute upper hand.
*
In a small house not far away, Wen Xu, who had been in a deep sleep one second ago, suddenly opened his eyes the next.
His thoughts returning, he gradually became aware of the current situation.
Flexing his somewhat numb wrists, he lowered his gaze with some relief.
This watch had been modified to release an electric current if it detected him sleeping continuously for over an hour.
The current is mild enough not to harm the human body, but just right to wake him from nightmares.
To prevent him from being trapped in nightmares and unable to wake up.
He hadn’t expected it to come in handy in such a place today.
Recalling the scene before he fainted, Wen Xu couldn’t quite grasp Mu Yunchu’s intentions.
Nor did he know what she had done to make him faint.
In his peripheral vision, a shadow paced continually; he looked up towards Qin Heng, who seemed to be entranced, murmuring something incessantly.
"Qin Heng, where did the two people traveling with me go?"
Qin Heng didn’t lift his head: "They said they were going to find the village chief."
Wen Xu: ???
"What?"
The phone rang again, showing dozens of missed calls.
He remembered sending a distress message to Zhou Zhicheng before Mu Yunchu left.
Without further hesitation, he quickly answered the call.
"Hello?"
Zhou Zhicheng’s anxious voice came through, but he was immediately interrupted.
"Captain Zhou, listen to me first."
"The situation is critical. I’m in Tianbao Village, which is involved in human trafficking activities. We need to dispatch personnel quickly, and the two women traveling with me may already be in danger."
He had to plan for the worst-case scenario.
Wen Xu used the briefest words to describe the situation he was facing.
Not a single wasted word.
In the end, he didn’t forget to add, "At least apply for assistance from nearby municipal units, although I would recommend you come personally, but time might be too tight."
Zhou Zhicheng rarely saw Wen Xu in such a state.
So, even if he was restrained over the phone, he could feel how dire the situation was.
After pondered for only a few seconds, he responded.
"Understood."
"Within at most two hours, and before then, I hope you can ensure your safety as much as possible."
Wen Xu: "I’ll handle it myself."
Zhou Zhicheng wasn’t particularly surprised by his response.
But he didn’t say much else.
Because every minute and every second now might involve a living human life.
*
The underground noises gradually subsided, and the village chief was the first to stand up, slowly approaching, daring to look down after gathering his courage.
It was pitch-black below; physically, nothing could be seen by an ordinary person’s eyes.
Yet, his tone was very certain.
"It seems the Mountain God has surely taken care of those two ’intruders’."
"Although there’s been some delay, we should hurry and throw down the remaining ’offerings.’
"The excitement of witnessing the Mountain God firsthand hadn’t entirely faded from the village chief’s heart. From now on, he thought that starting next year, he must double the ’offerings’! As long as he wished, that person had an endless supply of goods.
Thinking of this, he waved his hand to have the remaining villagers throw down the just-captured ’tributes’ first.
"There shouldn’t be anyone to stop this time."
Yet, before he could completely relax, a figure suddenly ran out from the darkness.
The person in white stood out starkly at night.
But since everyone’s attention was focused elsewhere, it never occurred to them that another change would occur.
In a flash, Wen Xu crossed several feet, going straight to stand behind the village chief, holding him restrained.
"Don’t move!"
"If you don’t want your village chief to lose his life, let those children go!"
He shouted angrily, pressing the small knife into the village chief’s neck with a subtle force, causing blood to flow.
"This is your artery; if I gently slice it open, you’ll go into shock from excessive bleeding and then die."
Wen Xu’s Adam’s apple moved, eyes darkened.
"So you know what you should let them do."
This sudden event scared the village chief senseless.
No matter how many evil deeds done, when one’s life is under threat, they become especially fearful.
Quickly raising his hands, "What are you standing there for?"
"Hurry up and let them down!"
Yet those villagers exchanged looks and had no such intention.
"Could it be that you want to see me die here?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺
One of the villagers clenched his teeth, "Sorry, chief, you said nothing is more important than the sacrifice to the Mountain God."
Another followed up, "Indeed, plus you’ve been the chief for so many years, taking most of the profit, with beautiful women at your disposal first... We’ve had enough of such a life."
The village chief was completely dumbfounded.
Having been abandoned by his villagers, he cursed them furiously.
"You bastards! Without me, could you earn any money?"
But those villagers turned a deaf ear, only speeding up their movements.
Wen Xu hadn’t anticipated things turning out this way.
He thought capturing the leader first would work, but instead these people were having an internal conflict.
At his distance with his skills, even if he let go of the chief and tried to save those girls now, it was simply impossible...
*
Mu Yunchu had been entangled with the drought demon for a long time; the already injured Li Shang seemed affected by its yin energy. Coupled with injuries taken earlier, her figure was visibly slowing.
"Back off!"
She shouted lightly.
Li Shang heard and did not pretend to be strong, being quite sensible about her own strength. She quickly turned around, ran back several steps, giving Mu Yunchu enough space to perform her skills.
