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Chapter 27: The Villain Appears?

The old man both hit and scolded him, but the chief didn't lose his temper at all. He even gave in to the old man, like a child who had made a mistake, and argued:

"No... Uncle Wu... please stop hitting me... I beg you... what are you doing... this... this... so many people are watching... I... I'm the head of a village... a village chief..."

But the old man was furious and continued to beat and scold her:

"I think this village will be ruined by you sooner or later!"

"Your father's lifelong reputation will be ruined by you!"

"Alright, Uncle Wu!"

The chief couldn't take it anymore. Just as the old man raised his cane to smash it down again, he grabbed the cane and stopped him.

"Let's talk this out! What happened?!"

The old man was panting heavily, his breathing uneven, clearly very angry. Although his cane was being grabbed, he didn't struggle. After catching his breath, he said:

Before you speak, think it over carefully.

This beast was barely clinging to life when you brought it back yesterday, and now it's hanging on by a thread, ready to die at any moment.

Tell me, how did a beast covered in wounds, with several broken bones, unable to even stand up, escape from this deep pit?

And since it was able to escape, why did it drag the person back into the pit after injuring them?

Wouldn't it be better if it just carried the person out of the village?

Have you even used your poor brain to think carefully about these questions?

Behind the crowd, where no one had seen anything, Xu Lun breathed a sigh of relief: "Wow, so there are still people with normal intelligence in this village after all..."

He had wanted to criticize the burly chieftain's statement for a long time, assuming that everyone in the village shared the chieftain's opinion. But it turned out that someone had discovered the flaw.

But this old man... the chief seemed to have called him "Uncle Wu" earlier, not Lu Yao? Is he not from this village?

In Zulu Village, at least all the names Xu Lun has heard so far are surnamed Lu, except for this old man, who is referred to as Uncle Wu.

After being scolded and analyzed by the old man, the chief seemed to understand what he meant, but he was also somewhat frustrated and said helplessly:

"Then what do you suggest we do? Ruhr is missing, and someone found a lot of blood at the east end of the village."

Moreover, the bloodstains were all along the way, right up to here.

We just saw a human arm in the dungeon where that beast was kept. The family has already identified it, and it should be Ruhr's!

The old man listened silently to the other person's analysis, then pondered:

"Could it have been done by another wild animal? Are there any footprints? Have you compared the size and shape of the footprints to see what kind of animal left them?"

"Forehead..."

The chief was speechless for a moment; it seemed these questions were completely beyond his capabilities.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward, but just then, someone suddenly shouted from afar:

"Celestial beings... Celestial beings! Celestial beings are here! Celestial beings are here!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment. Xu Lun, who was standing at the back of the crowd, looked in the direction of the sound:

A young man who looked like a villager rushed over. He wanted to squeeze into the crowd to get to the chief, but there were too many people, so he had to give up and stand on the periphery shouting loudly:

"The Celestials are here! The chief is waiting at the village entrance! Hurry! Hurry!"

Celestial beings?

Everyone still looked confused. Xu Lun observed for a while and realized that the people here didn't seem to be familiar with the concept of "celestial beings". This was normal, after all, it was a remote and poor place with limited access to information and a lack of communication with the outside world.

The chief, seeing the man's hurried manner and displeased, pointed at him and shouted:

"What are you doing! You're always so impulsive! Can't you talk things out properly? Let's start over!"

The young man swallowed hard, paused for a moment, and then spoke again:

"Reporting to the village chief..."

"Huh?!" The chieftain glared at him.

"No...no...Reporting to the chieftain, there are three cultivators claiming to be from Yundu waiting at the village entrance. Would you like to go and take a look, or...have them come over?"

"Cloud Capital... Cloud Capital..."

The chieftain's eyes darted around, as if he was thinking about something, but Xu Lun felt that this guy didn't look very smart and probably didn't even know what Yundu was.

Although Xu Lun himself was not sure, since "celestial beings" and "cultivators" were mentioned, Yundu must be somewhat famous, or at least a civilized city-state where cultivation is prevalent.

Seeing that the chief had been thinking for a long time without coming to a conclusion, the old man next to him couldn't help himself. He picked up his cane again, but this time he didn't smash it directly. Instead, he poked the other man hard in the waist!

The chief couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, then whispered a command:

"Enough! Uncle Wu! What's wrong with you now!"

The old man was furious and began to berate him:

"You idiot! What are you still thinking about? Do you even know what a Celestial is? Do you know where Yundu is? Hurry up and go to the village entrance to greet these esteemed guests. Stop talking nonsense and go!"

After saying that, he pointed his cane at the chief's waist. Although the chief didn't say anything more, his brows were furrowed, and he was almost dragged away by the old man towards the outside of the crowd.

Seeing this, everyone followed the chief and the old man and walked towards the village entrance.

"Let's go take a look."

Lu Men patted Xu Lun on the shoulder, signaling him to follow the crowd.

But Xu Lun waved his hand and chuckled, "You go first, I have something to do, I'll come over later."

Lumen was slightly taken aback, but didn't think much of it, nodded, and left.

The crowd quickly dispersed, leaving Xu Lun standing there alone.

He glanced at the thatched hut, then walked over to the dungeon where wild animals were kept.

Xu Lun leaned out and glanced down:

The wounded beast lay at the bottom of the pit, its eyes closed, its heaving belly indicating that it was still breathing, though very weakly.

Xu Lun noticed a human arm lying not far from its mouth; it must be the arm of the village watchman.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Lun tried to ask, "Did you kill the person?"

He was speaking his own language, and he wasn't sure if the other person could understand him. But after what happened yesterday, Xu Lun speculated that since the bracelet allowed him to understand the language of wild animals, it might also allow the other person to understand his own language.

After waiting for a while, the beast did not react. Perhaps it did not understand, or perhaps it was too weak and its consciousness was already somewhat blurred.

Xu Lun sighed slightly. Although he had no hope, he was still somewhat disappointed.

So he prepared to turn around and leave.