ASTNovels Chapter 766 Secret Investigation
Chapter 766 Secret Investigation
Shen Nian and An Si Nian walked around the village several times, but still found nothing.
Finally, they went to the abandoned warehouse.
When they arrived, the door of the warehouse had been re-locked. In order not to alert others, the two of them did not rush in, but just observed outside.
"Why haven't you found it? Is it possible that what you are looking for is not here?"
An Sinian frowned and said.
Shen Nian also had some doubts, so he asked Qi Ling Tiantian in his mind, and the latter swore that he was here.
For a moment, he was in trouble.
As time went by, he could clearly feel that his cultivation level was gradually declining.
Although the rate of decline is relatively slow, at this rate, he will become an ordinary person in less than half a year.
At the end, the two returned to the room.
An Sinian asked, "Are you still ready to look for it?"
Shen Nian nodded, "I plan to look for it again. If it doesn't work anymore, I have no choice but to give up."
An Sinian frowned and said, "Don't you find it strange? Why has our cultivation level declined?"
Shen Nian glanced at her and said, "What are your guesses?"
An Sinian hesitated for a moment and said, "Tell me, is there an imperial weapon similar to the Soul-Eating Umbrella here?"
Shen Nian was startled.
He thought for a moment and shook his head slightly, "Every imperial weapon is unique."
An Si thought: "Then tell me, what happened?"
Shen Nian shook his head, "I don't know the specifics, but I'm more curious about where our disappeared cultivation went."
Having said this, he paused and said softly: "In the past 700 years, we must not be the only ones who have strayed into this place. If those people have also been swallowed up..."
He didn't say anything else, but An Si Nian's expression changed.
She opened her mouth and said, "You mean that all our disappeared cultivations were swallowed up by the existence in the dark?"
Shen Nian nodded, "Other than that, I can't think of any other possibilities."
An Si Nian's face turned a little pale, "If it is true as you said, 700 years have passed and that guy has devoured the cultivation of countless people. How strong must he be now? Even if we find out, can we really deal with him? "
Shen Nian was silent for a moment and said calmly: "No matter what, I have to give it a try until the last minute."
An Si thought: "But didn't you find nothing today? What are you going to do next?"
Shen Nian muttered: "Since we can't find any clues, let's go look for clues. Aren't there many people in the village? Maybe they can provide us with some useful information."
An Si Nian's eyes lit up, "Yeah, why did I forget this? Before, they all believed the village chief's words, but is the truth necessarily what he said?"
Shen Nian stood up and said, "It's still some time before dark. I'll go out to find someone to investigate."
An Si thought: "I'll go with you. I always feel like it's not safe here. It's safer to stay with you."
Hearing this, Shen Nian was a little bit dumbfounded, but he didn't refuse.
This village is indeed a bit dangerous, and An Si Nian's cultivation level is too low, so it is very likely that something will happen if they are separated.
Shen Nian had already paid attention to it when he was wandering around the village just now.
So, after going out, they went straight to the blacksmith's house at the entrance of the village.
The blacksmith is an old man, he looks to be 70 years old, and he is the only blacksmith in the village.
Because you can't get out of this village, most of the villages are mainly farming, and the tools used for farming are all made by blacksmiths.
There is a reason for choosing a blacksmith.
In addition to being at home often, the other person also has the fact that he is the oldest person in the village besides the village chief.
The older you are, the more you know.
When they came to the door, the blacksmith was still working.
"Grandpa Blacksmith, we want to come to you to inquire about something."
An Sinian spoke first.
This is also the strategy of the two. After all, girls asking questions can lower people's psychological defenses to a certain extent.
Especially, she is a beautiful girl.
The blacksmith stopped what he was doing and said in surprise: "You want to ask me about something? For this kind of thing, you can just ask the village chief. There is nothing in the whole village that he doesn't know about."
An Sinian smiled and said: "We have contacted the village chief, but we felt that it would not be good to trouble him all the time, so we thought of asking you for advice! You are the only blacksmith in the village, so you should know a lot, right?"
The blacksmith was not suspicious and asked: "What do you want to know?"
Shen Nian asked softly: "Grandpa Blacksmith, do you know that abandoned warehouse in the village?"
The blacksmith was startled, "Why do you ask this?"
Shen Nian explained: "We were just a little curious. Yesterday the village chief took us to see it, but it was empty and there was nothing inside. There was a lock on the outside of the door."
The blacksmith was a little surprised, "The village chief actually took you in?"
Shen Nian pretended to be confused, "Is there any problem?"
The blacksmith hesitated for a moment and then said: "That warehouse has existed since I can remember it, and in the village, except for the village chief, no one else is allowed to approach it."
Shen Nian asked: "Why is this?"
The blacksmith shook his head, "I don't know very well, but according to the village chief, that is a rule passed down from the village a long time ago. That warehouse is a forbidden area."
Shen Nian thought for a while and then asked, "Then do you know what happened 700 years ago?"
"700 years ago?"
The blacksmith was confused, "What happened?"
Shen Nian frowned, "Don't you know? Didn't anyone mention such a big thing to you?"
The blacksmith shook his head slightly, "Sorry, I really don't know what happened. Can you tell me about it?"
Shen Nian briefly recounted what he heard from the village chief about what happened 700 years ago.
After listening to his story, the blacksmith shook his head, "I have never heard of these things you are talking about, and I have never heard anyone mention them."
Shen Nian and An Si Nian looked at each other and felt something was wrong.
Even if 700 years have passed, some things should not be unclear at all if they are passed down through word of mouth.
Shen Nian asked: "Have you ever been out of the village?"
The blacksmith shook his head, "Not only me, but also everyone else in the village has never left the village."
Shen Nian was a little curious, "Aren't you curious about the outside world?"
The blacksmith was puzzled, "What are you curious about? We live very well here!"
……
After coming out of the blacksmith's house, Shen Nian and An Si Nian frowned.
Their intuition told them that something was wrong with the blacksmith.
But unfortunately, they couldn't come up with any clues, let alone what was wrong with the blacksmith.
Suddenly, they noticed something and subconsciously stopped and looked forward.
At some point, the village chief appeared in front of them, looking at them expressionlessly.
An Si Nian's pretty face changed and she hid behind Shen Nian.
……