The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3209 How He Died
Qian Ying's face turned ashen upon seeing the result.

He cursed inwardly, "Damn it, I'm going to find you!"

He swiftly moved to Qian Wantong's side, grabbed his arm, and pulled him up, leading him outside the house.

"Elder Zhou, let's step back a little! Don't stand at the door." What if the enemy rushes out from another direction? It's better to get away from this doorway first.

As for the three martial artists in the room, since they are confirmed to be dead, there is no need to bring them out. It is fine to leave them in the room for now.

Since he's already dead, let's just leave him there for now.

"Okay!" Zhou Zixing nodded upon hearing this, reached out to support Qian Wantong on the other side, and together they pulled him back quickly to the entrance of the mountain path.

They shouldn't linger near that room. The room was eerie, the enemy was strange, and there was a mysterious shadow. No matter how they looked at it, neither of them had any chance of winning. It was best to stay away and be in the light.

"Put him down," Qian Ying said to Zhou Zixing, and slowly lowered Qian Wantong.

He had almost suffocated because his neck had been gripped so tightly. After a while of coughing and relief, his breathing finally became easier.

"Qian Wantong, tell me everything that happened when you were locked in the room. Don't leave anything out. Tell me everything in detail. I need to know everything about that shadowy figure."

Qian Wantong nodded quickly and began to recount his experience with lingering fear.

What happened today was truly devastating. If Elder Qian hadn't rushed in in time, he would have really died at the hands of that dark figure.

Witnessing a black shadow commit murder firsthand, especially a brutal killing, with such immense power and overwhelming ferocity, is truly rare.

"He's very fast?"

"Yes, Elder, he was very fast. Before we could even react, he was already in front of us. When the two of them were killed by the shadowy figure, they didn't even have time to escape."

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing exchanged glances. They were actually somewhat aware of the shadowy figure's speed. When they broke down the door earlier, they had seen the shadowy figure flash by, which told them that the figure was very fast.

However, no one expected that the speed of this dark figure would make it impossible for a martial artist at the ninth level of the Acquired Realm to escape.

"Is there anything else that needs to be added?"

"Yes, the shadowy figure's body was extremely cold. When I was being choked by the shadowy figure and struggling, I touched the shadowy figure's arm. Now that I think about it, that arm was extremely cold, unlike the arm of a normal human."

"What, it doesn't look like a normal human arm?"

"Yes, and the shadowy figure's hands are also strange, much larger than normal human hands, and even his fingernails seem to be black."

As Qian Wantong recounted his memories, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing occasionally exchanged glances. They were also whispering to each other, discussing the dark figure.

It has no face, is completely dark, has icy skin, unlike a normal human, and its hands are also different from those of a normal human. It is powerful, incredibly fast, and can hide in the dark!
How are they supposed to deal with such an enemy?

Especially now, they don't understand how that shadowy figure could freely enter and exit the room when there were no hidden doors. If they can't figure out why he can come and go, how are they supposed to deal with this enemy?

Damn, this is a bit difficult to deal with. Especially when they recalled those strange events and their first encounter with the shadowy figure, a trace of fear arose in their hearts. But now, thinking back, the source of their fear was still a worry about the unknown. If they were really face to face with the shadowy figure, they really wouldn't feel any fear anymore.

Unless, of course, this shadowy figure is beyond the capabilities of the two of them. However, the shadowy figure prefers to hide in the shadows and has never attacked them before, suggesting that its strength is roughly equal to, or perhaps slightly inferior to, theirs.

No, if we don't find and eliminate this shadowy figure, they will be slowly killed by it.

Or, they could have the martial artists leave the barrier first, and then the two of them could enter and find and eliminate the enemy.

Although I didn't want to do it, given the enemy's methods—hiding in the shadows and striking to kill when they weren't looking—it was just like being an assassin.

I had originally thought that if there were enemies, then gathering all the martial artists to besiege them would naturally alleviate some of the pressure.

But with enemies like this, even if they know the enemy is hiding in the shadows, the martial artists are useless and can only wait to be ambushed.

"Elder Zhou, let's go back first, then have them leave this barrier and wait outside. The two of us will come in and find this dark figure, okay?"

"Alright! We'll do as you say." Although Zhou Zixing was a little nervous, he thought that the two of them were the strongest in the team, and if they didn't take action, everyone would just wait to die.

"Alright, let's go, let's go down!" Qian Ying said, and then walked towards the large square.

Zhou Zixing followed behind, and Qian Wantong quickly got up and followed as well.

Although the three of them were not moving very fast, it did not take them long to reach the square.

However, when all the martial artists saw that only three people had returned, a sense of unease arose in their hearts.

Since leaving the lake and entering this barrier, we have suffered considerable losses.

When they entered the barrier, there were still forty-three people in the group, but with Elders Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing, Qian Wantong led four people up to explore the building complex, and only three people returned.

Seeing the expressions of the two elders and Qian Wantong's deathly pale face, they knew in their hearts that the four people who followed might not be able to return.

As expected, after Qian Ying summoned the leaders of each family, he briefly explained the situation. He also instructed Qian Wantong to arrange all the martial artists in a circle, facing outwards, to constantly monitor their surroundings and be wary of enemy ambushes.

After these incidents, Qian Ying still needed to be careful and wary of this shadowy enemy.

"We didn't find the five-person reconnaissance team that entered here before. I estimate that those five people are probably dead."

When Qian Ying said this, the group of people looked at each other, their expressions turning grim.

"Then, the four people who went to investigate with us all died in that building. Although we know where the four died, only three of them can be found, and the other one cannot be found."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned even more grim.

"Elder, how exactly did those four people die?"

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing only mentioned that the four people who followed them were killed by the enemy, but they did not say who the enemy was. Moreover, they saw that the two innate elders did not show any signs of fighting with the enemy, so they were both curious about how the four martial artists died.