"Divine Spirits hold authority, suppress..."

The girl gently shook her head, a look of disappointment on her face, "Divine authority is not so easily obtained... Who are you?"

"I go by Mu."

Xiao Mu smiled and greeted her. "Are you from Twilight Forest Village?"

The girl was startled and shook her head again. "No."

Not from there?

Xiao Mu felt disappointed, thinking his earlier words had been in vain. He casually asked further, "Do you know about the recent murder case in Twilight Forest Village?"

The girl shook her head again, but just as Xiao Mu felt disappointed, she suddenly spoke up again, "Wait a moment; I'll call my friend over to help you inquire."

"Thank you!" Xiao Mu did not expect this turn of events; he thanked the girl while concealing his excitement.

"You're welcome." The girl took out her cellphone, opened a chat software, and typed some text into it. After a few minutes, a man rapidly approached amidst the sound of breaking air.

"Tian Ling, did you call me?"

The man greeted the girl before he arrived. He looked to be about thirty years old with a somewhat honest face. His height and build made Xiao Mu feel vaguely familiar.

Tian Ling?

Hearing the man addressing the girl, Xiao Mu took another good look at the girl. Her round face bore a slight resemblance to that of Tian Zhen, leading Xiao Mu to believe his guess was correct.

"Zhu Feng, this friend wants to know about your village's murder case. Talk to him about it."

Tian Ling responded to the man.

"The murder case in Twilight Forest Village, that's a taboo." Zhu Feng was reluctant, but after the girl glared at him, he hastily corrected himself. "Alright, I'll talk, but I can only tell you what I know."

Saying this, Zhu Feng looked towards Xiao Mu. "Friend, ah—it's you!"

Upon seeing Xiao Mu clearly, Zhu Feng suddenly shivered all over, as if he had been jolted by electricity.

"Do you know me?" Xiao Mu was surprised, as he had no memory of Zhu Feng.

"Zhu Feng, you know him?" Tian Ling also froze, puzzled as to how Zhu Feng could know Xiao Mu.

"Cough, friend, it's me. We met briefly at the village entrance not long ago when I was about to pick up my friend."

Zhu Feng quickly explained, though his face turned somewhat embarrassed.

"It's you!"

Xiao Mu examined Zhu Feng closely and finally recognized him. No wonder he felt the man's height and build were familiar—it was the guy he had thrown out of the village gate with a wave of his sleeve.

"Cough, cough! Fortunate to meet you, friend."

Zhu Feng greeted Xiao Mu with a bow, deeply impressed by Xiao Mu's formidable strength, which made him involuntarily respect Xiao Mu. "Friend, the murder case you want to know about is actually a taboo in our Twilight Forest Village because it might involve powerful entities from the Divine Spirit Realm, so nobody dares to speak of it casually. Asking ordinary people won't yield any results."

Xiao Mu nodded; he had already experienced what Zhu Feng described.

"Regarding the specific details of the murder case, I also don't know much."

Zhu Feng added, "However, in our Twilight Forest Village, especially in the past year, such murder cases occur almost every month. The victims are at least at the Early Stage of the Yin God Realm, where the vast majority are either from the Village Protection Team or the patrol team, only a rare few are outsiders."

"If you want to know the specifics, perhaps you should investigate the scene. A Mutated Being who died recently lived at number 13 on the east side of the village. He was a Mutated Being at the Mid Yin God Realm and was once a patrol team member, named Yang Muzhen. If you're interested, I can take you to his home to have a look."

At the end, Zhu Feng volunteered eagerly, deciding to take Xiao Mu to the scene.

"Much obliged!" Xiao Mu was delighted.

"I will join you!" Tian Ling, who had been standing quietly to the side listening all along, suddenly spoke up.

"This…" Zhu Feng hesitated, glanced at Xiao Mu, then said, "This friend is powerful and should be able to ensure our safety. Alright then, let's go together."

"Rest assured, with me here, no one can harm you."

Xiao Mu confidently waved his hand, asking Zhu Feng and Tian Ling to lead the way.

Tian Ling was a Variant in the Mortal Realm and had not yet mastered the Escape Art; the three of them could only use their agility to rush to the home of Yang Muzhen at number 13 in the village east.

"Yang's house is just up ahead."

After more than an hour, near a crossroad at the village entrance, Zhu Feng pointed towards the left front.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

A Green Light suddenly swept from the Road up ahead, moving from west to east, escaping towards the west.

Seeing this Escape Light, Zhu Feng immediately stopped, showing respect, "Brother Mu, Tian Ling, let's wait to proceed after Senior Yu goes ahead."

The Escape Light arrived swiftly and disappeared just as quickly into the western horizon.

"Who is this 'Senior Yu'?"

Xiao Mu curiously looked at Zhu Feng, his evident respect for 'Senior Yu' piquing his interest.

"Senior Yu is our village's protector, a legend. He protects the villagers from harm and resists foreign Mutated Beings. His strength even ascended from the Mortal Realm to the Divine Spirit Realm within just a year."

Zhu Feng clearly looked up to this Senior Yu.

"From the Mortal Realm to the Divine Spirit Realm in one year, what a rapid speed in cultivation!"

This shocked Tian Ling the most, as her mouth hung open in disbelief.

"Otherwise, how could he be called a legend? Let's go, Brother Mu, Tian Ling, I'll take you to the Yang family."

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