Chapter 17: The Temple and the Dark Cult
Yunlai was in a quiet and peaceful place, in the distance there were several young men carrying a few bloody prey on their backs, apparently just returned from hunting, there were women with babbling children walking around, and a few wisps of cyan cooking smoke slowly floating in the air, like a peach blossom spring.
As soon as the men entered the village, several women and others hurried around, smiling earnestly.
"The patriarch did not allow us to get close to the Great Wilderness, and only shot such a small amount of prey. The man in the lead sighed, his face wrapped in a hint of helplessness.
A woman comforted: "Mengzi, don't be sad, everyone can't starve to death, besides, there is still some food in the village, which is enough." ”
Then the man smiled and said, "That's right, when the Great Wilderness is settled, we will join other villages to hunt in the periphery and make up for the shortcomings during this time." ”
In the villages around the Great Wilderness, it is necessary to store food every year, and if something happens, you can rely on the storage of grain to slow down and solve the urgent need.
"Alas, why didn't I see the three of them. A man said sharply.
"Maybe it's still in the house, after all, I've just awakened the contract, so naturally I have to study it carefully!" said a woman.
Only then did everyone understand, and nodded, thinking that when they awakened the contract, they didn't eat or drink for a day and night, and they were completely addicted to the mysterious contract.
The patriarch also nodded, laughing from the bottom of his heart, and a piece of red glow appeared on his face, like a child.
The crowd went back to the house laughing and laughing, and only a few men and women were tending to the beasts, picking out what they were going to eat for the day, and stewing it on top of a large stone pot, and making the rest into jerky and slices.
In this warm and harmonious atmosphere, everyone did not know that danger was coming.
Kilometers away from Yunlai.
Several people wearing black cloaks and hideous devil masks were slowly approaching Yunlai Village.
One of them asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "This is the village in front of you, right?"
The other three all nodded, a cold smile on the corner of their mouths, exuding a chill that made people feel like falling into an ice cave.
All four of them had a knife tattooed on their chests, and around the knives were two black daggers, which were the symbol of the Temple of the Cangming Kingdom's underground organization!
The temple is an anti-imperial organization, and the Black Demon Cult is called the two great underground organizations of the Cangming Kingdom, both of which can cover the sky with one hand.
"Do you want to do it now?" one of them frowned, asking the man at the back, as if he was a little afraid of him.
The man's demeanor was calm, as if killing people was just a routine for him, and said, "Everyone guards one side, don't let one escape, there is no mercy for killing!"
The other three were all in their hearts, and the master who ordered them to do things was really ruthless, leaving no room for it.
After receiving the order, the three of them each turned into a black light and ran towards the clouds, all exuding the aura of the peak of the mortal realm.
And the last person also rushed forward, a black rainbow light appeared on the surface of his body, full of sutra, exuding a powerful aura, and he was a master of the rainbow light realm.
The four entered the village like ghosts, stopping for a moment in each room to confirm the number of people and the strength of each person.
The four of them originally studied in the dark hall of the temple, specializing in assassination activities, and received the most professional training, and their ability to conceal their aura can be described as unparalleled, even if the other party is one realm higher than them, they can't find out.
After a while, the four of them gathered in a house, and one of them whispered, "It seems that there are three people missing, it's those three children, what can I do?"
Another voice sounded, "Could it be that they knew we were coming, so they deliberately avoided it, impossible, our actions could not be leaked." ”
"Boss, what are you going to do?
"Wait, don't worry. A steady voice rang out.
Under the house, a group of children about five or six years old were playing, laughing incessantly and in perfect harmony, and one of the children accidentally tripped and fell to the ground in a fight.
The child was just about to cry, when suddenly his eyes glanced and saw four black shadows crawling on the patriarch's house, although he was small, but he knew by heart the rules of survival in the great wilderness, this is what every parent teaches their children at the beginning, after all, they do not live in a big city, and are often attacked by wild beasts.
The child's heart was cold, he covered his pale mouth and didn't exclaim, thinking that he had seen it wrong, and rubbed his eyes again, and looked at it fixedly, and now he sat on the ground with a panicked face, and couldn't even speak.
"Little cutie, what's wrong with you!" the other children laughed when they saw the appearance of the little cutie, which was the nickname of the child, and everyone used to call him that.
"Could it be that I pushed me and scared like this?" laughed a little boy who was half a head taller than the cutie.
The four of them naturally noticed the laughter of this group of children, and glanced behind them very secretly out of the corner of their eyes.
"Hmph, I just peed my pants. The boy who was called the little cute blushed and said, "I'm going home to find Grandma, and I won't play with you anymore." After saying that, he ran and jumped home.
All that was left was the laughter of the other children.
The four men were sure that they were just making a fuss and stopped paying attention, and waited with bated breath for the return of Ye Yu and the others.
As soon as the little cutie came home, she began to cry, her face turned pale, as if she had encountered something extremely terrible.
"Yo, which kid is bullying you again and crying so much?" said a man who looked at the little cutie dotingly.
After crying for a while, the child stopped, with a look of panic on his young face, big eyes blinking, and a hint of fear.
It was only at this moment that the man realized that something was wrong and asked, "Baby, what is going on?
A woman also came up, and when she saw her child like this, she was also a little worried.
The child wiped his tears and stammered in a childish voice with a hint of fear, "I, I, I saw four men in black robes on the roof of the patriarch's grandfather's house, well, so terrible. ”
Hearing this, the man was shocked, as if he couldn't believe it, they Yunlai has always had no quarrel with the world, what kind of enemies can they have? The woman was also in a trance, and hurriedly held her child in her arms, kept rubbing it, and comforted her: "Fortunately, nothing happened." ”
When the man came back to his senses, he asked solemnly, "What you said is true?"
The little cutie nodded heavily, and said with a hint of anxiety: "Abba and Grandma, Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Wei and Xiao Bin are still playing over there!"
The woman, who is also a master of the six gods, looks at her husband: "What can I do?"
"I'll go to the patriarch first to explain the situation, and then you take the opportunity to send food to talk to other families, and bring their respective children home first. The man said calmly.
"Okay, then be careful. After saying that, the woman put the child at home and went out with the jerky, and said to the child: "Little cutie, you are at home, don't move around, I will be back in a while, don't be afraid, there is Abba and Grandma!"
"Little cutie is not afraid, grandma, go quickly!" said the little cutie in a trembling voice.
The woman reluctantly left the house.
The originally peaceful village also showed a hint of busyness and anxiety at this moment.
In the village chief's house, a man sat at a wooden table with the village chief, and the man's voice was like a fly and a mosquito: "Village chief, no matter what I say to you, don't show surprise!"
The patriarch nodded, realizing that something was wrong.
"My baby said that he saw four people in black robes in your house. ”
"Oh, you said you hunted last time! After all, the patriarch is old and has a strong ability to adapt to changes, and he took the man's words at once, and his face was ruddy, making people unable to see the clue at all.
"You go and tell Ye Yu and the others about this, let them seize the opportunity and run, it's inconvenient for me to leave. Although the village chief was relaxed on the surface, he was actually worried about the turbulent waves in his heart, not because he was worried about himself, but about Ye Yu and the others.
Immediately, the two chatted normally, giggling and laughing, as if old friends were talking.
After a while, the man retreated again, quietly came to Ye Yu's door, and knocked on the door, but there was no response from the door.
"Xiaoyu, are you there?" the man had a bad premonition and began to shout, but there was still no response, and then he forcibly pushed the door in.
There was no one, could it be that they had been taken away by those black-robed people, the man was immediately furious, and wanted to find those black-robed people for revenge, but when he took a closer look, he found that the room was still clean and orderly, not like being killed or intercepted, and his heart calmed down.
Could it be that Xiaoyu and they went out?
Just as he was thinking carefully, the man's back was suddenly soaked with cold sweat, could it be that this is the reason why the four black-robed men didn't make a move?
They want to wipe out Yunlai Village!
The man had an ominous premonition and a strong fear in his heart, this is to kill them all!
On the stone roof, a man seemed to be a little impatient, a cold light flashed in his eyes, he licked his lips and said, "Boss, why don't we kill all the people in this village first, and then wait for those three boys!"
The fierceness in the eyes of the leader was revealed, obviously in his opinion, there was no need to be so cautious in dealing with this weak village, nodded and said: "Okay, but don't let go of any of them, they are approaching inward from four directions!"
After saying that, he jumped down first.
Four dark shadows weaved through the village, like messengers from hell, with bloodthirsty smiles on their lips.
"Poof!" A sharp blade suddenly appeared behind a walking Yunlai villager, piercing through the heart, blood gushing out, but he didn't even let out a roar, his eyes were dull, and his pupils suddenly contracted, obviously the strength and timing of the assassin were extremely well controlled, and the killed person did not have the slightest room for reaction and help.
At the last moment of death, the man's mind was full of images of his own children, and he also wanted to see the children grow up carefree, like other children, awaken the contract, and then send them to study in the big city.
"I'm sorry, Xiaobin, Dad, it seems that you can't keep your promise, the road ahead, you may need to go alone!" This is a dying man, as the father's most sincere monologue.
Father's love is like a mountain, and it is deep until the last moment that he smiles and hits his heart, but the child who is still playing has unknowingly lost the most precious thing.
The blade was drawn, dripping with blood, spilled on the ground, shedding a trail of blood, and the man fell straight to the ground, his face was not bitter, but full of smiles, and at the last moment, he only had his own child in his mind.