In the deep and gloomy woods, there are only dim candlelights and pale moonlight silhouettes.
The sound of a sobbing woman came from not far ahead.
"Woooooo~~~"
The woman's cries were mixed with the miserable howling mountain wind, which was so pitiful and terrifying that it made people shudder.
"It's strange, why is there still a woman crying in the middle of the night?" Lao Huang couldn't help but frowned.
However, Lao Huang, who was honest and kind-hearted by nature, didn't think too much, thinking that it might be a traveler who got lost in the mountains.
After all, the terrain and environment here are complex, and if you are not a local, it is indeed easy to get lost.
In addition, in the middle of the night, in the wilderness, not to mention a woman, even a grown man like myself was a little timid, and it was easy to understand why she was scared to tears.
Lao Huang held a lantern and walked forward.
Passing through a dense jungle.
I saw a thin woman wearing white clothes half-kneeling on the ground, covering her face and crying.
The cry was so plaintive that one couldn't help but feel pity in his heart.
"Miss, are you lost?" Lao Huang kindly stepped forward and asked.
The woman turned her back to Lao Huang and stopped crying when she heard his voice, murmuring: "My child is dead... My child is dead..."
When Lao Huang heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
It seems that this woman's child may have died unexpectedly, which she couldn't accept, so she ran into the wilderness in the middle of the night.
"People cannot be resurrected after death, so please show your condolences and obey me. Do you want me to take you down the mountain?" Old Huang said warmly.
"My child is dead...My child is dead..."
However, Lao Huang's kindness did not receive any response. The woman seemed to be losing her mind and kept repeating this sentence.
Lao Huang tried to persuade her a few more times, but the woman still kept repeating that her child was dead.
There are differences between men and women, so Lao Huang couldn't force her away, so he had no choice but to leave.
It didn't take long to leave.
His steps suddenly stopped.
Ahead, there was another burst of sobbing female cries.
Lao Huang felt a little nervous. The crying should have come from behind him. Why did it appear in front of him again?
He took a deep breath and walked cautiously towards the cry.
This time, Lao Huang finally realized that something was wrong.
This forest is too quiet~
There was no sound of insects or birds, only the woman's sobbing cries kept echoing in the dark and gloomy forest, mixed with the mountain wind that sounded like the wail of an evil ghost.
Cold.
Depressed.
It seems breathless.
The seeds of fear sprouted in Lao Huang's heart and continued to grow.
He passed through a jungle again.
A scalp-numbing scene appeared in Lao Huang's eyes.
The woman in white clothes turned her back to him and kept crying...
All of this made Lao Huang feel extremely creepy.
"Ahh!!!"
He couldn't help but scream in fear, turned around and ran away!
There is something wrong with this woman!
However, in his panic, Lao Huang didn't pay attention to his feet, and a dark branch severely tripped him to the ground.
"Damn it!"
Lao Huang endured the severe pain and got up. The terror in his heart made him temporarily forget the pain, and he was just about to get up!
!!!!
A woman's face, as pale as frost, like a white paper, appeared in his eyes.
The woman's eyes were full of tenderness, as if she were looking at her own child.
"Child...it turns out you are here..."
"This time, I won't let you leave~"
The woman's voice was so gentle and kind, but in Old Huang's ears, it was like the whisper of an evil ghost.
"No... don't!!!!"
Lao Huang's screams suddenly stopped.
The forest returned to deathly silence.
In addition to the eerie howling mountain wind, there were also sounds of chewing bones, echoing in the forest.
........
Three days later.
The Tianshui government office hall was solemn and quiet.
The prefect, Fang Zhongzheng, was an extraordinary-looking man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his brows furrowed as he sat on the main seat.
On either side sat a demon slayer.
They are the only two intermediate demon slayers left in Tianshui Mansion, Zhao Changkong and Lu Yu.
Originally, even though there were no senior demon slayers, there were still six intermediate demon slayers.
But two years later, only these two were left.
Among them, Lu Yu was promoted from a low-level demon slayer later on.
In the past few years, the Huangzhou Demon Slayer Division has only sent over a dozen low-level demon slayers, and now they are all dead.
"Brother Zhao, Brother Lu, the water monster issue has just been resolved, but something happened at the Tianshui Mine." Fang Zhongzheng sighed slightly.
Frowning for a long time caused deep nasolabial wrinkles on his forehead.
Zhao Changkong had already expected it and said softly: "What's going on?"
"In recent days, dozens of miners have mysteriously disappeared when they returned."
"On the first night, only two or three miners disappeared, but it didn't attract any attention."
"But on the second night, more than a dozen miners suddenly disappeared. The mine supervisor suppressed the news in order to continue the operation of the mine."
"But on the third night, that is, last night, more than 30 miners disappeared. Now even the supervisor panicked and fled back to the city. Those villages composed of miners were also frightened and were not willing to go.
The mine is working."
"Just now, in order to prevent another accident from happening, I have sent people to evacuate these miner villages and place them in the open space south of the city first."
"But the mine is the main source of Tianshui Prefecture's economy. If the work is stopped for one day, the losses will be heavy. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible."
After Fang Zhongzheng finished speaking so many words in one breath, he was slightly out of breath.
The Tianshui mine is rich in iron ore, and the quality is excellent.
Zhao Changkong muttered: "Lu Yu was seriously injured by the water monster and has not recovered yet. Leave this matter to me."
Lu Yu's face was pale and he had a strong smell of medicine. He said, "Brother Zhao, don't be careless. This monster swallowed dozens of lives in one night. It is at least a Yin-level existence."
Zhao Changkong also understood this truth and nodded: "Don't worry, I'm just going to check the situation first. If there is any danger, I will retreat immediately. I will make plans after your injury improves."
Lu Yu felt relieved now.
that day.
Zhao Changkong went to the mine alone.
But the next day he still didn't come back.
Lu Yu felt something was wrong, so regardless of the extent of his injuries, he personally led people to search for him, and finally found Zhao Changkong, who was unconscious and seriously injured in a village.
After being brought back to the government office and treated by doctors, Zhao Changkong was finally no longer in fear of his life, but there was no sign of waking up.
Fang Zhongzheng, who came to visit after questioning, heard the news and felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his expression dull.
Originally there were fewer demon slayers.
Now one of the two main players is seriously injured and the other is unconscious...
The matter at the mine needs to be resolved urgently.
He found Lu Yu, and the two came to a secret room to discuss countermeasures.