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Once a person had no spiritual energy, they would instinctively absorb the surrounding spiritual energy. All the people in the village were like dried up wells that could not be filled, and over a hundred dried wells had consumed almost all of the spiritual energy within a radius of tens of miles.

"My god, this atmosphere is really strange." His name is Zhao Xuewen, one of the few first-rate personnel in the department. Right now, we are in an era where talent is scarce, and there are not many young people as capable as him and Senior Brother Ju Yi in the department, even though there are still over a hundred people in the department, they are mostly support personnel. The mission this time was only a cleaning mission, so the higher ups only sent him as a cultivator to assist Group Leader Gao.

Even though he was young, he had some background and his master was once an elder of a department, the composition of the department was mostly like this: Master bringing his disciple, there were benefits and disadvantages to it, the good thing was that there were very few opportunities for people with ulterior motives to enter the department, to establish themselves in the department, and also to come into contact with people like Pei Hongdu who were well-versed in secrets. There were also a few people like him who took the initiative to join the department, and only after a long period of investigation, would they be able to gain the trust of the department.

The village had an uncomfortable feeling. Even in broad daylight, the lifeless feeling of desolation lingered, the closer they got to the center of the village, the more they felt. It was like an isolated island abandoned by the world, and every second they entered this place they clearly felt out of place with the village.

"Senior brother Ju Yi, didn't you come here because the higher-ups are saying you can't come? Didn't you have another mission, why did you suddenly come here? Is it because the people from the Longevity Hall value this place highly, it's not like you can't come …." When I saw this Senior Brother Ju Yi, he was like a little fan seeing her idol, constantly asking questions. I was getting more and more confused about Senior Brother Ju Yi's position in the department, I never thought that there would be so many people worshipping me at his age.

However, looking at how calm Senior Brother Ju Yi is, without a single ripple on his face, this made me even more impressed, and if it's said that there's really a difference between a person and a person, then if someone were to ask me all sorts of questions with an expression of admiration, I would have already floated up. Senior Brother Ju Yi continued to calmly answer his questions, looking like an expert who had left the world.

"Senior brother Ju Yi, can this be the home of the Longevity Hall? You don't know, a few days ago, it was here that Senior brother Ju E was injured by the mysterious person. Let me tell you in secret, the higher ups said that the Longevity Hall might have a mining site here, and furthermore, those who mine are not human …" When Zhao Xuewen said till here, he mysteriously lay next to Senior Brother Ju Yi's ear and said: "It's a half human half beast monster. That kind of monster's strength is extremely great, I heard that it's a experiment made with Longevity Hall, they specially made it for them to work hard, just thinking about it makes me scared. Senior Brother Ju Yi, are you afraid?"

However, seeing his serious expression, Senior Brother Ju Yi did not have the heart to refute him. He faintly smiled and said: "If there really is that kind of monster, there's no need to be afraid. If it could be controlled by Longevity Hall, why can't we control it?" This is such a good idea. If we let those monsters work for us, that would be great, think about it … "

Just as he was about to start a conversation, Group Leader Gao walked over and said, "Xuwen, pay close attention to your surroundings. Don't let any mishaps happen here, okay?" He only stopped talking after being told by Group Leader Gao. I looked at Group Leader Gao in gratitude, it was all thanks to him, otherwise my ears would have been grinded by this nagging Zhao Xuewen.

This village was relatively backward, there were basically no modern farm tools, and not a single person could be seen. Maybe it was moved, or maybe it was even killed, or maybe it was dug a hole and buried, there was no trace of it at all. This village was located deep in the mountains far away from the city, and would only be discovered after who knows how many years had passed.

It's a pity that after wandering around the village for a while, they couldn't find even a trace of human life. They have been here twice, and both times, they were still somewhat popular, although we didn't find where the human life came from, and we didn't see any living people, but at least there was some hope. But now, we all think that the entire village has died by accident, and when we think of those corpses with their skulls opened, my heart starts to churn.

"Chief, what should we do next?" We sat down to rest and discuss what to do next. Everyone was discussing, and only Zhao Xuewen remained silent. After a while, he walked over to Group Leader Gao and said: "Group Leader, do you realize that the road here is a little different from the last time we came in."

"I noticed it too, but I don't know how to explain it. I've been here three times already, and every time there's a difference. This village is really weird." The first time they entered the village, Chief Gao said, the road was very flat. The second time they entered, the road was a bit rough, but this time, there were bulging bags on every road, as if something was about to dig out from the ground.

"Why does it look so strange? Ju Yi, what do you think?" The senior brother said, "I once heard from Master that a place where spiritual energy is scarce will cause nature to protect itself, and that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will be coordinated and unified is an iron law. If one place's spiritual energy is depleted and lost its protection, an irreversible disaster will occur, such as a flood or a mudslide, which are all related to the depletion of spiritual energy.

Just as everyone was listening to Senior Brother Ju Yi speak, a green light suddenly lit up on one of the instruments in the probing machine's hand. Just as he finished speaking, the door of a house not far away opened and a person walked out.

Seeing that someone had appeared, all of us stood up. That person walked out unsteadily, and upon seeing so many people, he stumbled and closed the door, then entered. Group Leader Gao shouted: "Hurry up, don't let him escape, it might even be someone from Longevity Hall." We all ran toward the house.

Zhao Xuewen took the lead and ran at the front, he then smashed the broken wooden door with a kick, we followed closely behind him, only to see a person crawling under the bed, his butt was exposed, and his entire body was trembling. Zhao Xuewen pulled one of his legs out and pulled him out, that person was so scared that he shouted loudly, Zhao Xuewen laughed and said: Group Leader Gao, I have caught the remnants of this Longevity Hall.

When he came back a few days ago, he had discovered the changes in the village, especially his own parents, who could not even remember his name. Just when he thought that his parents were sick and had lost their memories, just as he was about to bring his parents out to see a lot of black-clothed people, they caught a lot of people from door to door. His parents, who were already close to dementia, tried their best to hide him in the cellar at home and only then did he manage to avoid the calamity.

We gave him food to eat, and he wolfed it down. He rested for a while, and just as we were getting impatient from waiting, he suddenly burst into tears. It was really hard to understand, and it took him a while to stop crying.

Just as we were about to take him out, the moment we opened the door, the ground suddenly shook. Could it be an earthquake? Before I could react, countless cracks suddenly appeared on the ground and our entire party along with this fellow who was crying out loud fell to the ground.

Just as I was about to stand up, I heard the sound of ghosts wailing and wolves howling behind me. Soon after, two people rolled down from above, and moaned for a while before standing up again, they were Zhao Xuewen and the university student, the two of them were in a very sorry state, the originally clean and tidy Zhao Xuewen was now covered in mud, the university students were as well, their eyes had long since disappeared, and their pretty faces were also covered with a black and purple color. They were groping around on the ground, not knowing what they were touching.

I helped Zhao Xuewen up, while touching his glasses, the university student yelled out, "Where are my glasses? How are my glasses going? I helped him up and said, "Stop looking for him. It's good enough that you're still alive." He felt around like a blind man and I quickly handed him my hand. He grabbed my hand and said in a sobbing tone, "Don't leave me behind. I can't see anything without my glasses."

I waved my hand in front of his face and he said, "You. What are you doing? " I said, "You can see it." He said, "I saw something moving. I'm not lying to you. Why would I lie to you …" Seeing that his eyes were red, I said in my heart that I was going to cry again. I quickly held his hand, and he grabbed me with both of his hands. He looked as nervous as a man who has fallen into the water.

However, looking at his pitiful appearance, I could only suppress the discomfort in my heart. I tried to persuade him, "Don't worry, I won't leave you behind. Besides, there's still Brother Zhao. I don't care if you, Brother Zhao, will care about you, right?" After hearing my words, the university student grabbed onto me even more tightly, causing my hand to ache. He said in a sobbing tone, "I don't believe it, he …." "When he fell down earlier, he used his foot to kick me non-stop. Look at my face, isn't it broken? How many times has he kicked my face …"

I then realised that the lines on his face looked really like shoe prints. I looked at Zhao Xuewen and he said indifferently, "I didn't do it on purpose, how scared I am when I'm around. I just wanted to step on something.