Free Web NovelChapter 369: Chapter 350: Let’s Follow That Man to the Village Ahead and Check the Situation
"If you don’t believe me, you’re free to leave right now. So why aren’t you going?"
Chu He shrugged and asked nonchalantly.
"You..." The man’s face flushed red with anger. He opened his mouth to speak,
but in the end, he forced himself to swallow the harsh words on the tip of his tongue.
The estate was just too remote.
Just as Chu He had said, even in a car,
slamming the pedal to the metal and tearing down the road like a wild horse that had broken its reins,
it would still take almost an hour to reach a populated, bustling area.
Besides, the route was mostly through uninhabited wilderness and mountain forests,
dotted with a few remote villages.
Who knew what kind of trouble might crop up along the way?
You could be driving along just fine when, all of a sudden,
a sinister, terrifying face would appear on the windshield without warning.
A green face, bared fangs, blood streaming from its eyes...
Just the thought of it was enough to send a chill down their spines and break them out in a cold sweat.
At the thought of such a horrifying image, many of the people present couldn’t help but shudder.
The rich kids who had been planning to jump in their cars and flee this godforsaken place
now lost their nerve. They all huddled together in a tight group,
casting paranoid glances in every direction.
Their eyes were wide as saucers, constantly on alert for any movement in their surroundings,
as if at any moment, some unknown terror would leap from the shadows and devour them whole.
"The manor isn’t safe anymore. We should go check out the village."
As he spoke, Chu He started walking away. In the blink of an eye, he was already dozens of meters distant.
"For all we know, the Evil Spirit came from the village.
Only an idiot would follow you there!"
one of the rich kids shouted disdainfully,
his tone clearly meant to contradict Chu He.
In his eyes,
it seemed it was all Chu He’s fault they were trapped here and unable to leave;
that it was Chu He who had cut off their retreat.
"Actually, when you think about it, that makes sense. The man from the village was the first to get into trouble, and then the young woman who came for the graduation party also met with a terrible fate.
Looking at it that way,
it’s highly likely the strange Evil Spirit traveled from the village to this manor.
If there are still people in the village, we could all gather together.
Our group would be bigger, and there’s strength in numbers.
We might have a better chance of staying safe when we face this unknown danger."
Another person analyzed the situation rationally.
"But if you want to stay here, that’s your choice. It has nothing to do with me."
Chu He tossed the remark over his shoulder without breaking his stride, continuing to walk purposefully forward.
Sun Canxing knew exactly who Chu He was.
She knew full well that no matter where the bizarre Evil Spirit was hiding,
as long as she stuck with Chu He, she would be completely safe.
So, without a moment’s hesitation, she grabbed Qi Shulei and hurried after Chu He.
At this point, Qi Shulei couldn’t spare a thought for her troubles at home.
After all, in a situation like this, staying alive was the top priority.
So she clutched Sun Canxing’s arm and scurried to keep up.
Qi Shulei understood.
’This man in the black baseball cap and mask is Sun Canxing’s Martial Arts instructor.
If he’s an instructor, he must be a practitioner of Martial Arts.’
"I think we should go to the village together. There might be people there."
"If you’re not going, I am. The manor definitely isn’t safe anymore. Otherwise, why would that young woman who was with us suddenly become so terrifying?"
"If you’re going, then so am I."
Overwhelmed by extreme panic, more and more of the young men and women
had lost all ability to think for themselves, swaying like reeds in the wind.
Now that they saw someone taking the lead toward the village, they snapped out of their stupor,
deciding it was better than just waiting around in the manor, which seemed to be fraught with danger.
It was better to stick with the larger group.
And so, in a mad dash, they swarmed off in the direction Chu He had gone.
As more and more people left, those who remained behind began to grow uneasy.
They looked at one another, their eyes filled with fear and hesitation.
They had thought it might be safer to stay, but now that almost everyone was gone,
the empty manor felt even more sinister and terrifying,
as if countless pairs of eyes were watching them from the shadows.
"Miss, what should we do?"
The security guards and bodyguards immediately crowded around Lai Yu Yao,
their expressions grim and their nerves stretched to the breaking point.
After all, they were entrusted with a crucial mission:
to protect Lai Yu Yao at all costs.
If anything were to happen to Lai Yu Yao at such a critical moment,
their fate would likely be no better than dying directly at the hands of the strange Evil Spirit.
Lai Yu Yao’s brow furrowed slightly.
After a moment of thought, she said slowly, "Let’s follow that man to the village up ahead and see what the situation is."
