Chapter 484: Night Fell (2)

The darkness of the night had quietly fallen.

Shen Yanxiao sat in the room as she waited for her opportunity to arrive.

The Vermilion Bird obediently stayed with her, too, as he waited for his master to make a move.

Shen Yanxiao was about to take action when noises outside the window surprised her. Suddenly, Uncle Nine pushed the door open and stepped into the room.

Uncle Nine had a blank expression on his aged face. When he looked at the two children in the room, he said, “Something is happening out there, and I need to take care of it. Stay in the room, and do not step outside. The night is unsafe.”

Shen Yanxiao nodded obediently.

Uncle Nine immediately left after that.

As he turned to leave, Shen Yanxiao could smell a faint blood scent off him.

Shen Yanxiao squinted. As soon as Uncle Nine was out of the door, she cracked open the door.

“Vermilion Bird, did you smell that?” Shen Yanxiao asked.

The Vermilion Bird sniffed.

“A scent of herbs and a trace of blood?” Mythical beasts had an acute sense of smell. He had managed to capture that hint of blood amid such a potent scent of herbs.

Shen Yanxiao frowned. There was something strange about the village, indeed. She moved to the window and attempted to look through it.

Under the moonlight’s cover, she saw black shadows rushed along the streets in the village. Those black shadows moved so fast that she could not tell what they were.

“Let’s go and take a look.” Shen Yanxiao had a feeling that something was wrong with Uncle Nine. She did not feel any viciousness in him. However, it did not seem right that he would interrupt Old Ba’s words previously, and then she smelled that hint of blood on him.

Shen Yanxiao took advantage of Uncle Nine’s departure and followed the scent of blood further into the house.

Eventually, she found the source of the bloodied smell. It seemed like it had originated from a slab stone at the corner of the kitchen.

The Vermilion Bird moved his finger, and the slab stone lifted. A dark, paved path appeared in front of them.

“Wait here and tell me if someone comes back.” The moment the slab stone was lifted, the smell of blood became increasingly potent. Shen Yanxiao decided to go down there and check it out herself. Perhaps she would be able to learn why the village was so odd.

The Vermilion Bird nodded.

Shen Yanxiao took a piece of light crystal from her interspatial ring. With that light, she descended onto the paved path.

The narrow staircase led straight to the underground. As she ventured downward, the smell of blood got stronger. It was mixed with the fragrance of herbs.

She went downward until she came to a small stone chamber. It was less than 20 square meters, and it had four plank beds. Four unconscious men laid on those beds, respectively.

There were countless of gallipots of various sizes on both sides of the chambers. Shen Yanxiao could tell from the smell of the herbs that there were medicinal ingredients in them that were used to treat wounds.

She walked toward the four beds, and thanks to the light crystal, she could clearly see the four men.

The men looked to be in their twenties, and they all had cuts on their faces. From the state of the wound, Shen Yanxiao deduced that they were wounded about half a month ago. According to the medicinal stains on injuries, it looked as if those people had been treated for quite some time.

Shen Yanxiao thought it was rather strange to see four unconscious young men in Uncle Nine’s bas.e.m.e.nt.

She was even more shocked when she found the Cave Wolves Mercenary Group’s badges on them!