Seeing that Chi Ya and the others were dead, the two survivors scrambled away in a panic and rushed to the residence of Chi Ya's brother.
Upon hearing their description, Chi Ya's brother's face instantly contorted, his anger flaring to the heavens.
He slammed his hands on his desk and stood up, his body radiating a murderous aura. “I want to see who has the audacity to kill my younger brother!”
With a flash of his body, the Golden Core stage elder brother of Chi Ya dashed ahead, arriving first at Zhu Wuneng's courtyard.
The moment he landed, he conjured a spiritual shield around himself to guard against any hidden dangers.
Though his mind was consumed by hatred, he still maintained a baseline level of vigilance.
Just as he set foot in the courtyard, he saw several corpses sprawled outside the entrance to Zhu Wuneng's room.
“Brother...” His eyes turned bloodshot. He hastily extended his divine sense to search for his younger brother among the bodies. After all, all of these corpses were wearing hoods!
Once he located Chi Ya's body, his brother quickly flicked his wrist and sent out a Gu worm to drag the corpse over.
He had already heard from the two survivors that there was something wrong with the room, so he did not dare approach it recklessly.
Yet, the moment the Gu worm dragged Chi Ya's corpse back to him, its legs twitched and it kicked the bucket.
His brother's eyes narrowed as he warily scanned his surroundings. What could be so incredibly potent?
He swept the area with his divine sense, but found absolutely nothing.
He then turned his attention to his younger brother's condition. “A soul attack?”
He noticed that Chi Ya's corpse bore no external injuries whatsoever.
Right at that moment, Chi Ya's brother suddenly felt a violent jolt shake his soul.
Oh no! I've been hit too! It's poison, and it specifically targets the soul!
How is this possible?
Before he could even react, his consciousness plunged into absolute darkness.
Following his demise, the hidden Gu worms on his person died one after another...
When the two Foundation Establishment cultivators finally caught up and reached the outside of Zhu Wuneng's courtyard, they found the entire place deathly quiet.
Their hearts began to thump wildly. Could Chi Ya's brother have met with an accident as well?
He was a Golden Core stage powerhouse, and his body was packed with countless formidable Gu worms!
But why was it so incredibly quiet?
As they stared at Zhu Wuneng's courtyard, it felt like a man-eating demon lurking in the dark...
Anyone who went in never came out. It was far too bizarre.
“Let's get out of here. Let's just forget about this...” one of them whispered, his voice trembling.
“Fine...” The other agreed without the slightest hesitation.
After all, it was better for others to die than themselves; staying alive was the only thing that truly mattered.
As for the rest, they could no longer care.
At worst, they would just inherit their estates and Dao companions.
If all else failed, they could just burn a bit more paper money for them.
“Do you smell something?” Just as they were about to make a run for it, one of them asked in confusion.
Before the other could even respond, both of them collapsed directly onto the ground, their breaths ceasing instantly...
After their deaths, the small courtyard fell into absolute silence, save for the thunderous snoring of Zhu Wuneng.
As the fragrant aroma drifted outward, the small animals around Zhu Wuneng's courtyard were the first to die. As time went on, the people residing near the courtyard also began to drop dead.
Some of them were in the middle of cultivation, some were refining Gu, and others were enjoying their nightlife...
Not a single soul was spared. Every one of them died silently and without warning.
...
“Ah!” The next morning, a sharp cry of terror shattered the silence.
“People are dead... So many people are dead!”
When the Gu King heard this news, his face filled with shock.
How could so many people suddenly die for no reason?
By the time he and the Saint rushed to the scene with their entourage, they saw that within a hundred miles, every single human and animal had died... Not a single living creature was left breathing...
Well, that wasn't entirely accurate. There was still a pig and a bird fast asleep.
Not only was the pig snoring, but he was also grinding his teeth...
The Gu King examined the corpses of the victims and found that every single one of them had died from a soul attack.
“Are the causes of death all the same?” the Gu King asked the Saint beside him.
“Yes... Their souls were all suddenly attacked, resulting in instant death...”
Hearing the Saint's words, the Gu King's expression turned grim. “Did they all die at the same time?”
“No. The people in that silly pig's courtyard died first, and then it spread outward...”
The Gu King's eyes flickered upon hearing this.
He swept his divine sense over the area once more, but detected nothing out of the ordinary.
He looked at Zhu Wuneng, who was sleeping soundly.
This guy didn't look like someone who was playing the pig to eat the tiger! He really didn't seem like the type.
The people in the courtyard were clearly here to rob him. Yet they all died. Does their death have anything to do with him at all?
With that thought, he stepped forward and stood by Zhu Wuneng's bed.
“Wake up... Wake up...” The Gu King shook Zhu Wuneng and called out.
“Hmph, hmph... Smack, smack...” Zhu Wuneng let out a couple of grunts, rolled over, and went back to sleep.
Meanwhile, Xiao Huihui woke up, her eyes still hazy with sleep.
When she saw the crowd gathered in the room, she shuddered in fright. Oh my goodness, you scared the feathers off me! Wait, how did I fall asleep?
Seeing Zhu Wuneng's reaction, the Gu King instantly felt that this matter likely had nothing to do with him.
Could a pig like this really have the ability to silently kill so many people?
“Ow, ow, ow! It hurts, it hurts!” Just then, the Saint reached out, grabbed Zhu Wuneng by the ear, and yanked him up.
When Zhu Wuneng opened his eyes and saw the crowd in his room, he looked thoroughly astonished. “My god, what kind of customs do you have here in the Southern Frontier? Barging into a guest's room just to wake them up?”
The Gu King and the Saint's faces stiffened. “...” Who the hell was waking him up!
“Zhu Wuneng, why are there so many dead people here?” Unwilling to waste any more time, the Gu King asked him directly.
“What? People died?” Zhu Wuneng's eyes widened in shock upon hearing the question.
The Gu King then had Zhu Wuneng look at the corpses lying outside his door, as well as Chi Ya and his brother in the courtyard.
Seeing the bodies, Zhu Wuneng's face filled with terror. “My god, how did so many people die? No way, this Southern Frontier is too terrifying... I want to go home...”
Observing Zhu Wuneng's frightened state, the Gu King frowned even deeper and asked once more, “Zhu Wuneng, do you know how these people died?”
The Saint and the rest of the onlookers all stared intently at Zhu Wuneng.
Zhu Wuneng shook his head repeatedly. “How could I possibly know? Nobody notified me when they died...”
Everyone: “...” Well, that actually made a twisted kind of sense!
Right then, Zhu Wuneng's eyes flickered. He noticed that the people who died at his doorstep were wearing hoods.
Seeing their attire, Zhu Wuneng immediately spoke up, “Gu King, these people don't look like good guys. Just look at how they're dressed; they were clearly up to no good.”
The Gu King had noticed their outfits the moment he arrived. Without even needing to think, he could guess that these people had probably come to rob Zhu Wuneng, only to end up dying from some bizarre accident the moment they reached the door.
Right at that moment, Zhu Wuneng's eyes widened in sheer terror. “Could they... have been here to kill me?”
Yes, you guessed right! However, neither the Gu King nor the Saint would ever admit to it. After all, this was hardly something to boast about, and it would tarnish the reputation of their Southern Frontier.
“Oh... I think I know how they died!”
“What?”
“How did they die?”
The moment Zhu Wuneng spoke, both the Gu King and the Saint blurted out in unison.
Xiao Huihui stared at Zhu Wuneng in utter shock. You silly piggy, you aren't actually going to confess, are you? It's so obvious that these people were poisoned to death by your poison!
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