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Chapter 492 - 492: Evil Ancient Town (2)

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

On the third day, the entire sect attacked.

However, now that he had seen the incident, Xiao Shi realized that his previous guess was not accurate. From the beginning, the Gen Mountain Sect had already sensed that something was wrong with this ancient town. This was valued by the higher-ups of the Gen Mountain Sect.

Now that something had happened to the disciple they had sent out, it was very likely that the entire sect would attack. Perhaps next time, he would have to face the entire Gen Mountain Sect.

This put a lot of pressure on Xiao Shi.

Although he had the Moon Covering Ring now, he definitely could not fight against the entire Gen Mountain Sect with just the Moon Covering Ring and Moon Sealing Dagger.

“The key now is this ancient town. The Gen Mountain Sect didn’t come for me. They came for the evil and secrets in this ancient town. No matter how much 1 improve, it’s impossible for me to increase my strength to the point where 1 can fight against the entire Gen Mountain Sect in a short period of time. If I want to break out of this situation, I can’t think about how to face the entire Gen Mountain Sect head-on. Instead, I have to find out the secrets of this ancient town.” Xiao Shi quickly made an adjustment in his train of thought.

But he also knew that the most troublesome thing here was that he could not move freely with his own will. It was as if he had learned that there was something strange about the mayor’s residence through the secret report he had obtained.

However, he could not go straight to the mayor’s residence.

“According to the development of the third incident, 1 should be investigating the mayor’s residence at this time.” Xiao Shi was deep in thought. Following his thoughts, his body returned to the town.

“Well done.” The mayor’s face broke into a smile. “The safety of our town is in your hands.”

“Don’t worry.” Xiao Shi nodded. After returning to the courtyard where he lived, he began to silently count down the time.

Four hours later, Xiao Shi moved and left the courtyard. The moment he left the courtyard, he realized that he had the right to control his body. He was no longer moving according to the control of this place.

The entire scroll of the Evil Ancient Town of Youyue’s Secret also trembled.

Xiao Shi took it out and looked at it. He discovered that there was an additional event on the scroll.

[Incident 4: After deciding to investigate the mayor’s residence, Gu Siyu began to pay attention to the mayor’s actions. After his observation, he summarized a few patterns. First, during the day, the mayor was in a state of patrolling the town. He would not return to his residence, but he would pass by his residence from time to time. Second, the mayor’s residence was located in the south of the town. It was relatively quiet and there were no other townspeople living nearby. Third, there was an old locust tree growing in the courtyard where the mayor lived. This locust tree was suspected to be an evil spirit. If one wanted to enter his residence, they had to think of a way to avoid this locust tree. Fourth, this matter could not alarm the mayor, let alone let him notice it. Otherwise, there would be serious consequences.]

Xiao Shi narrowed his eyes. He could feel that the scroll that fell this time could change all his actions in this town. If he had not dropped the scroll, he would not have seen the information on the scroll. Then he would definitely not investigate the mayor’s residence. He would only wait obediently for the Gen Mountain Sect to attack. To a certain extent, the information on the scroll was also a guide for future actions.

To Xiao Shi, this was like two different branches. If he did not drop any scrolls, he would be working on the first branch, which was mainly to fight against the Gen Mountain Sect. The key to this branch was to resist the three-day attack of the Gen Mountain Sect and protect the ancient town.

The drop of the scroll allowed him to enter the second branch.

Investigate the secrets of this ancient town!

Therefore, after the investigation began, Xiao Shi obtained control of his body. The rest of the operation would be completed by him. From the current information of Incident 4,

The most important thing in the investigation was not to alarm the mayor and let him notice. Although the incident did not clearly state what serious consequences there would be if the mayor discovered it, Xiao Shi thought of the punishment he had received previously. He knew the severity of this outcome. It would most likely endanger his life.

No matter what, he could not be discovered. Otherwise, he might have died.

Thinking of this, Xiao Shi immediately stopped hesitating. His figure flashed and immediately began to carefully head to the mayor’s residence. With his current speed, it was not difficult for him to avoid the townspeople in town and not be noticed by them.

After a while, he successfully found an independent and quiet courtyard in the south of the town. From afar, he saw the locust tree in the courtyard. From the surface, this locust tree looked no different from ordinary locust trees.

However, according to the information in the incident, this locust tree was suspected to be evil. If he directly infiltrated the courtyard, he would definitely alarm this locust tree.

And the most troublesome thing was the size of this locust tree. Its branches and leaves had already covered the entire courtyard. Even if he sneaked in from the back of the courtyard, he would still be within its range.

Xiao Shi was not in a hurry to take action immediately. Instead, he walked around the courtyard from afar and observed more carefully. After observing for a while, he could not find a suitable place for him to sneak in.

However, he discovered the existence of the Moon Seal on the locust tree. This made him even more certain that there was something wrong with this locust tree.

“If I can’t sneak in, I can only kill it. But once I attack it, the commotion will easily alarm the others in town. Besides, even if 1 can kill it silently, when the mayor passes by here and sees the abnormality of this locust tree, 1 will be directly exposed.”

Xiao Shi fell into deep thought. After thinking about it, he felt that there was only one way. Immediately, he hid not far from the courtyard and waited quietly. He waited until the mayor was on patrol. He passed by the courtyard and silently calculated the approximate time for the mayor to patrol.

“Move out!” Xiao Shi directly activated the Moon Covering Ring on his finger and used it on the locust tree in the courtyard.

Buzz!

As the Moon Covering Ring shook, an invisible membrane isolated the entire locust tree, preventing the moonlight from shining on the locust tree.

Hiss…

Black smoke immediately rose from the entire locust tree. The power in the locust tree began to rapidly drain. As a result, the locust tree withered at a visible speed. The moon seal on the locust tree became even more blurry.

Xiao Shi knew that time was tight. The effect of the Moon Covering Ring could only last for a minute at most. Taking advantage of the fact that the locust tree was not covered by Youyue, its abilities were greatly weakened, and its strength was continuously lost.

Xiao Shi immediately sneaked into the house where the mayor lived as quickly as possible. With the locust tree’s current state, it did not notice him and was successfully infiltrated by him. This was a rather dilapidated house.

The biggest feeling was that it was dark and gloomy. Coupled with the fact that it was ancient and the pure wood structure was covered in gray marks, it looked even more sinister. In the middle of the room, there was a shrine with incense and candles. There were fruits that looked like flesh on the tribute table.

These fruits seemed to be fruit grown from the locust tree outside. What was enshrined in the shrine was not Buddhism or Daoism, but a pocket-sized coffin that was 20 centimeters long. The entire coffin was pitch-black and emitted a cold and evil aura.

The moment he saw this pocket-sized coffin, Xiao Shi’s eyes suddenly turned cold. It was not that the house where the mayor lived did not have coffins, but it was different from the coffins in the houses of other townspeople.

Xiao Shi could feel it. The reason why the townspeople prepared coffins at home and lay in them in the evening was closely related to the coffin that the mayor worshiped. Coincidentally, the time when these townspeople lay in the coffin was the time when the mayor returned to the house every day.

Xiao Shi spread his spiritual sense. It swept towards the coffin in the shrine. Although his spiritual sense could not be used to attack here, it would not affect him much if he investigated..