As Lu Qiqi was about to leave the house, she passed by a room and smelled a strong aroma of smoked meat. She guessed it must be the kitchen.

She glanced to the side of the kitchen, and the scene before her completely shattered her worldview.

Strings of smoked meat hung from the rafters.

There was so much smoked meat that it filled the entire kitchen, and these disfigured pieces of meat were actually the dismembered limbs of passersby they had mutilated!

Shocked, Lu Qiqi felt her stomach churn suddenly, and the spasmodic pain made her unable to hold back any longer. She leaned against the wall and vomited.

He vomited up everything he had eaten that night.

This place will likely become her nightmare haunting her every midnight dream from now on!

After vomiting everything out of her stomach, Lu Qiqi's eyes flickered as she turned her head to look at the person who had fainted on the ground.

I feel their crimes are unforgivable!

The elderly, weak, women and children left in the village were all taken into Lu Qiqi's space and locked in the house where they had previously stayed.

After dealing with these people, Lu Qiqi went to check on the caravan.

When she returned, the villagers had already been captured by the caravan.

The surviving villagers were tied up with ropes and held in the left corner of the courtyard.

The dead villagers were piled up like rags in the right corner of the courtyard.

The smell of blood filled the air. When Lu Qiqi smelled it, she leaned against the door frame in the yard, trying her best to stop herself from vomiting.

An Shi was the first to see Lu Qiqi and reminded An Jiu, "Ninth Brother."

An Jiu had just finished dealing with the villagers, and bloodstains were still visible on his knife wound. He sheathed his knife and walked towards Lu Qiqi.

He bowed and said, "Thank you for the reminder, young lady."

Lu Qiqi leaned against the door frame, her fingernails digging into the wooden pillars, and gently exhaled to regain her balance and stand up straight.

She said, "I just don't want so many innocent people to die tragically at their hands. I acted from my heart, so you don't need to thank me."

After speaking, Lu Qiqi pinched the web of her hand hard.

She felt a little better about her stomach and asked, "What are the team leader's plans for dealing with the villagers of Ruanjia Village?"

An Jiu noticed a slight change in Lu Qiqi's expression and assumed she was afraid of the bloody battle taking place in the courtyard and the corpses lying on the ground.

He then shifted his body slightly, blocking the pile of corpses behind him.

He said, "These people are all suffering from cannibalism; they kill the living and burn the dead."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi nodded without objection.

After a moment, she said, "In the neighboring yard, I tied up all the old people, women, and children, and I poisoned all the dogs. As for what to do next, I hope the team leader can decide."

These dogs are only alive today thanks to their 'good owners' who haven't eaten them!

An Jiu clearly did not expect that Lu Qiqi had not just hidden away, but had instead tied everyone up and locked them up.

He was somewhat surprised, but even more so, he admired it.

Regardless of whether Lu Qiqi did it all by herself, the fact that she could do such a thing in such a short time is enough to prove that she is no ordinary person.

After informing An Jiu about the imprisonment, Lu Qiqi quickly left.

She didn't want to stay in Ruanjia Village for even a moment longer.

The air and the land here only remind her of that sensory-stimulating scene.

Compared to the corpses strewn across the old forest, this is far worse!

Lu Qiqi ran out of the courtyard, walked to the corner, and released the horse from her spatial storage.

She grabbed the saddle with one hand, mounted the horse, and walked towards the village entrance, holding the reins tightly.

She rode her horse at breakneck speed, venting her emotions.

After riding for about fifteen minutes, Lu Qiqi tightened the reins and shouted, "Whoa!"

The horse galloped forward a few steps and then slowly came to a stop.

Lu Qiqi rode a tall horse, looking towards the direction of Ruanjia Village in the distance, where raging fires were burning.

It seemed as if it wanted to dye half the sky red.

It turns out that the caravan leader ended up burning Ruanjia Village down.

However, it's better that it was burned. These villagers all carry prions, and if they are eaten by wild animals nearby, they might become infected and cause a lot of trouble.

The road is difficult to travel at night. Just outside Ruanjia Village, it used to be a main road, but now it's only wide enough for a horse-drawn carriage to pass.

Therefore, Lu Qiqi slowed down her pace.

As dawn approached, Lu Qiqi finally caught up with her group.

"I'm back!"

"She's back! Miss Lu is back!"

Upon hearing the bodyguard's voice, Li Changlong and Zhou Yi immediately jumped off the carriage and ran towards Lu Qiqi.

Li Changlong, in particular, was so frightened by the red light that he almost snatched the bodyguard's horse and rode back.

He even regretted stopping Gu Shaoqing from going to help Lu Qiqi.

Fortunately, Lu Qiqi returned safely.

As dawn broke, Li Changlong stepped forward and noticed that Lu Qiqi's expression was off.

He had never seen her look so pale during their long journey.

"What happened?"

"Second brother, I'm a little tired. I'll tell you about this later."

Lu Qiqi gritted her teeth and dismounted.

As soon as her legs touched the ground, she felt her legs go weak.

Fortunately, Li Changlong reacted quickly and helped her walk towards the carriage.

With Li Changlong's help, Lu Qiqi climbed onto the carriage.

Gu Shaoqing searched around and realized that they had been traveling all night, and Ruanjia Village had been burned to the ground.

This place is deserted, so there shouldn't be any trouble here.

It's time for both people and horses to take a break.

They simply called a stop, rested on the spot, and continued their journey when it was fully light.

Lu Qiqi woke up at 9:00 AM, having slept soundly and was covered in sweat.

She felt sticky all over, which made her extremely uncomfortable.

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