NABC Chapter 74 Hu Kou Village
Chapter 74 Hu Kou Village
"Go away! I don't want to see anyone!" Tan Rui shouted and threw some things at the door.
Thud!
A loud thud was then heard.
The young woman in the familiar dark blue inner disciple robes didn't leave and ignored Tan Rui's warning.
She pushed the door open, and when Tan Rui wanted to throw things at her again, he froze.@@@@
He couldn't move.
The young woman was much stronger than he was.
"Young lord Tan, just hear me out," she entered the room, closed the door, and lit up the candles in the room.
As she went about picking up the things on the floor, tidying up the room, she kept speaking.
"It's not over yet. With your talents and right cultivation techniques, you can beat Ho Ming and Lin Fan easily."
She came over and caressed Tan Rui's neck.
"Hmph. What are you getting at? You're trying to have Dual Cultivation with me?" Tan Rui said with a smug look.
His background as a young lord from the Tan family was above that.
Indulge in Dual Cultivation? Never!
"Dual Cultivation? I'm afraid you are mistaken, young lord. There is a much faster way to gain powers."
The young woman smirked and held up a pill bottle.
Black colored and with a red stopper.
"Is that what my uncle took and caused his death in An Xiang village? You think I'm dumb or what?"
Tan Rui had heard about what had happened to Master Tan and Tan Fei.
He wasn't about to step into the same mistake as them.
"Ah, your uncles. They were just unfortunate accidents, I assure you. These are enhanced Nine Turn Qi Concentration pills, altered to make you temporarily have powers of the next level."
She opened the bottle, took one pill out of it, and popped it into her mouth.
Her Qi immediately started to feel much stronger.
The aura that was keeping him immobile felt more powerful.
He wanted to puke from all the pressure put on him.
"See, no side effects whatsoever. Here, I shall leave the bottle here, and if you need more, just let me know."
She left the pill bottle on Tan Rui's lap, bowed to him, and exited the room.
Tan Rui picked up the pill bottle, looked at it, and hesitated.
These members from the Dark Lotus sect certainly weren't up to anything good.
Sun Hai smiled approvingly at Lin Fan.
This junior martial brother was as compassionate as ever.
Lin Fan nodded at what Sun Hai said.
He was, however, suspicious that it had something to do with the Dark Lotus sect.
It took them a day's travel on horseback to reach the village.
The village was called Hu Kou village, somewhat like An Xiang village.
Rural, and far away from the nearest town.
When they arrived at the village, they could hear cries and wailing from the small huts.
These must have been the family members of the missing kids.
"Stop right there!" the adults guarding the village shouted and armed their bows.
"We are from the Qing Feng sect to help. Constable Leong should know."
Sun Hai took out his jade pendant with the words Qing Feng sect carved on it.
A man in black and red constable uniform came over, took the jade pendant, and inspected it.
When he confirmed Lin Fan and Sun Hai were from Qing Feng sect, he quickly bowed and put on a wide smile.
"I'm constable Leong, so sorry for the rudeness. Hope you don't mind," he said apologetically and waved at the villagers to stand down.
"Come, let's have a good meal at the village head's house and I'll brief you on the details."
When the villagers knew they were from Qing Feng sect, they ran toward them, begging for them to help.
Some even went on the ground, holding onto Lin Fan and Sun Hai's legs, asking to help find their kids first.
Lin Fan didn't know what to say, but Sun Hai was no stranger to this type of scene.
He smiled and assured the villagers that they would do their best to rescue the kids.
With Sun Hai's assurance, they felt safer and let them go.
The village head's house wasn't far away, and soon they reached it after a minute's walk.
A middle-aged man was comforting a young woman sobbing uncontrollably, presumably his wife.
Constable Leong introduced them to Sun Hai and Lin Fan.
"This is the village head, Low Fang Bai, and his wife, Lee Mei."
"Please excuse my wife. Our son went missing an hour ago when he went outside..."
Low Fang Bai stood up but couldn't finish the sentence.
Everyone went silent.
Sun Hai quickly introduced themselves and said, "Don't worry, village head. We will get the criminal as soon as possible."