Chapter 24

"What's wrong?" Zheng Shu asked with concern as he saw Qiao Lang's expression suddenly change.

Qiao Lang wanted to cry to them, but when the words came to his lips, he remembered their current situation and could only swallow the words that were about to come out. He showed a smile that was uglier than crying, pretended to be calm, and handed the things in his hand to them. "I found a photo. It should be left by the original owner of the house."

As he spoke, he glanced at the photo again, his voice trembling slightly, "This little boy is, quite cute."

The others looked at the little boy in the photo, and then thought of the dream Qiao Lang had just told them. They also got goosebumps as they thought of something.

"Is the boy in this photo the one you dreamed of?" Liu Huaizhao's voice sounded in their minds, asking what they wanted to ask.

Qiao Lang nodded and was really about to cry.

"He can't maintain the formation anymore. We must find the center of the formation before he is forced to activate the killing formation." Liu Huaizhao said.

The others nodded silently, opened the door and walked out.

There are more people during the day than last night, and the streets seem bustling, but if you look closely you can find that everyone's movements are repetitive, probably because Gongsun Xuan is about to lose the ability to maintain the formation.

They took a brief walk around the safety city.

Tiancen City Safety City is much smaller than Tianhai City, and it didn't take them long to complete the circle.

The entire safe city exuded a strange feeling. Liu Huaizhao looked at the residents around him and suddenly saw a small figure.

He didn't care about anyone else and immediately chased after him.

"What's going on?" Before Qiao Lang could react, Wei Zhirong suddenly pulled him and he ran with Liu Huaizhao along with several other people.

But Liu Huaizhao could fly, and they couldn't eat the life-saving golden elixir right away, so they could only run after him desperately.

Qin Zunyue was tall, had long legs, and was very strong. He was the first to catch up with Liu Huaizhao.

When he stopped, Liu Huaizhao was squatting and talking to a little boy.

Looking closely, he realized that the little boy was the one in the photo he saw this morning, and the one who appeared in Qiao Lang's dream last night.

Qiao Lang, who had finally caught up with him, almost fainted when he saw him for the first time.

Liu Huaizhao squatted on the ground and said in a gentle tone: "Little boy, why are you here alone? Where are your parents?"

"Dad...Mom?" The little boy's eyes showed the same confusion as Fang Ce's. Then he returned to normal and chuckled, "Mom and Dad are at home."

"Where is your home? Can I take you home?"

"Home is...home is there!" He pointed to a house not far away, but then denied his statement, "No, no, it's there." He pointed to another house, which was the one Fang Ce had prepared for them.

"No, no." The boy was in a dilemma. He hugged his head in pain and burst into tears.

Liu Huaizhao gently stroked his hair and said softly, "Don't be anxious, think about it slowly, okay?"

As he spoke, he injected fresh energy into the boy's eyebrows, but the next second, his expression changed.

Immediately afterwards, a strong wind blew.

"Gongsun Xuan noticed it!" Liu Huaizhao shouted.

Their actions just now were too obvious, and Liu Huaizhao used his Qing Qi again. Gongsun Xuan realized that this was within his expectations. He picked up the boy and glanced at Qin Zunyue.

"Go ahead." Qin Zunyue raised his gun and pointed it at the turbid monster that suddenly appeared beside them. "We're fine."

So Liu Huaizhao quickly flew towards their residence.

With the help of the smoke gun, it was not difficult for them to deal with these muddy monsters, so they ran towards the residence while clearing the muddy monsters.

Gongsun Xuan still did not show up.

Liu Huaizhao knew in his heart that he was no match for Gongsun Xuan - after all, he had a lot of turbid energy in his body.

But if you can tamper with the center of the formation, maybe you can use this formation to backfire on him.

The people on the street seemed not to notice the sudden change in weather and the turbid monsters floating around, and continued with their previous actions. However, due to the instability of the formation, their movements became slow, like puppets.

Their residence remained unchanged. Liu Huaizhao killed the evil monsters around him and carried the boy into the house.

The boy stopped crying as soon as he entered the living room, then walked step by step to the sofa and picked up the photo that Qiao Lang had put back to its original place in the morning.

Then she looked at the photo of a family of three and began to cry.

His tears fell on the photo, and the layout of the living room began to change.

This is it.

Liu Huaizhao took out the Lieyang Sword, thrust the sword fiercely into the ground, moved his lips slightly, and chanted a few spells.

The wind outside the house listened.

Several people who had already run to the door also stopped and looked around.

Tong Le covered his mouth, looking at the corpses all over the street, unable to speak.

The same was true for the others; this scene reminded them of the forest of corpses they had seen on Fir Mountain.

Qin Zunyue took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and walked into their residence first.

The living room was in a mess. Liu Huaizhao was holding a little boy covered in blood in his arms and was using magic to heal him.

There were tears in the boy's eyes and his brows were furrowed, as if he was trapped in a nightmare and couldn't get out.

There were two more corpses in the living room, who seemed to be the boy's parents. Judging from the wounds on their bodies, it seemed that their skin was corroded by the low-level turbid demon and they died of blood loss.

Qin Zunyue closed his eyes, unable to bear to watch any longer.

The boy's wounds gradually healed, and Liu Huaizhao breathed a sigh of relief. Zheng Shu walked over, took the child in his arms, and asked, "Where's Gongsun Xuan?"

Liu Huaizhao looked outside the door. "The air outside is very foul. He is outside."

Qin Zunyue said, "Lele, you stay in the house with the child."

So Tong Le took the unconscious little boy and Zheng Shu handed the white jade to her.

"Be careful," Tong Le warned.

Gongsun Xuan was indeed outside - not only him, but there were also four men in black standing on his left and right.

Liu Huaizhao said, "I'm going to deal with Gongsun Xuan, you guys be careful."

After saying that, he raised his knife and slashed at Gongsun Xuan's neck.

Gongsun Xuan dodged sideways, staring sinisterly at the knife in Liu Huaizhao's hand, and whispered, "Give me the knife."

Liu Huaizhao ignored him, raised his hand and cast a spell, and the leaves that fell on the street flew up one after another, forming a rope to tie up Gongsun Xuan.

Gongsun Xuan would not surrender. In his eyes, Liu Huaizhao's attack was simply vulnerable. He moved slightly and shattered the dry leaf rope.

The two men were fighting fiercely in the sky, but the people on the ground were no less frightened. Those men in black, like the ones they met on Fir Mountain, could turn into a cloud of mist at any time.

The situation was very tricky, but fortunately, apart from being able to turn into mist, these people did not have any special abilities. Qin Zunyue seized the opportunity and stabbed several people, but he still had no way to catch them directly.

The few of them looked at each other, and Qin Zunyue hardened his heart. When one of the men in black showed a flaw, he stabbed him in the heart.

When the tip of the knife pierced his heart, Qin Zunyue seemed to hear the sound of flesh tearing apart. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth to give the man in black a quick death.

The man in black, who had no breath, did not disappear like the turbid monster. The blood flowing from his heart stained Qin Zunyue's hand. The warm blood reminded him that it was a human who died in his hands, not a turbid monster.

"Zunyue..." Zheng Shu called him worriedly. He wiped his face with his clean hands and straightened up again. "It's okay, just be careful."

None of them have ever killed anyone. From the end of the world to now, they have always been at war with the turbid monsters. This is the first time they have stood on the opposite side of their compatriots.

What if they were unwilling? What if they were simply controlled by Gongsun Xuan?

Qin Zunyue didn't dare to think about it too much, but he knew clearly that no matter what the truth was, if he didn't kill them today, he and his companions would be the ones to die.

After seeing the blood, Qin Zunyue clearly felt that the remaining men in black became more cautious in their actions. If he failed to hurt them, they would immediately turn into black mist to dodge their counterattacks and would never fight to the end.

Their attacks gradually failed, and just as Qin Zunyue was thinking about what to do next, the earth suddenly shook.

Although Liu Huaizhao could not feel the earth shaking, he clearly saw Gongsun Xuan's face change, and the next second he slapped Liu Huaizhao with a palm - but this palm was not for attack. While Liu Huaizhao was dodging, he turned into black mist and floated towards the northwest.

Liu Huaizhao immediately chased after him, but Gongsun Xuan seemed to have made plans long ago. He used the shrinking technique and left first.

Liu Huaizhao rarely wanted to imitate Qiao Lang and swear, but his lips moved and he couldn't say anything. He turned around angrily and flew towards Qin Zunyue and others.

The three people left behind seemed to know that they had been abandoned by Gongsun Xuan, but they did not seem surprised. They just turned into black mist and fled in all directions.

But how could Liu Huaizhao let them have their wish? With a wave of his wide sleeves, several people were tied up with a rope of dead leaves. Because there was fresh air on the rope of dead leaves, they could no longer turn into black mist.

Liu Huaizhao placed his long knife across one of the men's necks and asked, "Tell me! Where did Gongsun Xuan go?"

The man's eyes were blazing, even a little crazy, "Who do you think you are! How dare you address Lord Gongsun by his name!"

Tong Le came out of the house, holding the unconscious boy in his arms, and just heard these words, "Gongsun... Sir? What the hell is that?"

Qin Zunyue squatted down and looked him in the eye. "Are you guys volunteering to help him?"

Liu Huaizhao glanced at him, then glanced at the figure next to him. He understood and answered for the man, "Of course it's voluntary. Those people in the safe city have no way to control their own actions. They can't even speak, but they are very free and can become whatever they want."

As he spoke, Liu Huaizhao exerted a little force in his hand. The sharp blade immediately cut the neck of the man under the knife, drawing blood.

"It is our honor to work for Lord Gongsun!" The man shouted loudly, as if he could not feel the pain.

After hearing this, the others looked at him angrily.

Tong Le kicked him, knocking him to the ground, and cursed: "What are you talking about? Gongsun Xuan killed so many people, you are helping the tyrant!"

"No way!" the people nearby started shouting, "They're all inferior beings who can't absorb the foul air! They'll all die sooner or later. Only those chosen by Lord Gongsun are worthy of living in this world!"

After saying this, he even puffed out his chest proudly.

"Screening? What do you mean?" Qin Zunyue asked in a deep voice, stopping the angry Tong Le.

"You people don't deserve to know." The man looked at Qin Zunyue with contempt and shut up.

Qin Zunyue didn't ask any more questions. If Gongsun Xuan wanted them to voluntarily become his puppets, he would definitely have to use coercion, inducement, or brainwashing.

He knocked a few people unconscious, stood up and said, "I'll tell Yan Ming about the situation here first. As for these people..."

Liu Huaizhao interrupted him, "Take them back to the safe city."

Qin Zunyue looked at Liu Huaizhao in surprise, then agreed.

"But..." Qiao Lang wanted to say something, but Zheng Shu pulled his sleeve and he shut up obediently.

They contacted Yan Ming through the communicator. After listening, Yan Ming was silent for a long time and then reported to the headquarters in the capital again.

Qin Zunyue and his companions prepared to return to the safe city again. One purpose was to send the only surviving boy to the shelter, and the other was to take these people to the safe city and lock them up.

When locking the man in the trunk, Qin Zunyue looked around the Tiancen City Safety City again. The scenery inside the city was no different from when the formation was activated. The only change was that there was no bustling crowd. Instead, there was blood all over the ground and people who could never open their eyes again.

Qin Zunyue sighed, turned around and got into the car. The two off-road vehicles returned to the safe city in a depressing atmosphere.