Chapter 159 Missing

Zhou Rongzhang, looking at Ning Bao from the void, sighed. This girl has it tough; she's so young and she's already taking on so much responsibility.

She's such a pitiful little girl.

The little girl next to me, who was being pitied, was now feeling sorry for someone else.

"Dad, does it hurt?"

The villagers of Shanglin Village were now openly and legitimately staying in an open space beside the official road.

Many injured or even dead refugees lay scattered around them.

Those refugees who were lucky enough to survive looked at the people of Shanglin Village with fear in their eyes.

After treating his wounds, the village chief began to count the number of people. After a count, he found that there were several dozen people missing, except for Mu Chengrong and Mu Laidi.

Although the village chief had said before that if anyone got separated from the village, they would be separated by mountains and rivers and never see each other again!

But when the time really came, he couldn't just abandon his fellow villagers.

But you can't just search blindly like this...

Suddenly, the village chief had a flash of inspiration. He thought of the refugees who had been "unjustly" beaten during the fight, and Mu Chunping who was speaking into the void.

"Chunping, has Ningbao returned?"

Mu Chunping, who was talking to his youngest daughter, suddenly heard the village chief calling him and hurriedly stood up.

Upon hearing the village chief's question, Ningbao immediately chanted a spell and appeared.

"Village Chief, I'm back!"

The village chief walked over and gently rubbed Ningbao's head with his uninjured hand.

"Ningbao, we owe you a lot this time. Otherwise, we might have been stewed by those people by now."

Ning Bao quickly shook her head.

"No, no, we're all good people, we won't be stewed."

Village Chief, being stewed is very, very painful.

Last time we ate grilled fish, an uncle grilled the fish without killing it first. At that time, the fish's soul was still inside its body, and it was later burned to death.

I saw its soul roll out of its body cursing and swearing. When I sent it to be reincarnated, it complained to me that being boiled alive was the most painful and cruel thing.

So we can't let others cook us. Don't worry, Village Chief, anyone who tries to cook you will get a good beating from my fists, which are as big as sandbags, first.

The village chief wanted to thank Ning Bao, but he just couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Ningbao, I'd also like to ask you for a favor?"

Ningbao's eyes rolled around.

"Is the village chief looking for someone?"

The village chief nodded.

"Yes, it's almost dawn. After this chaotic fight in the middle of the night, we've lost dozens of people. We're all from the same village, so we should do our best to search for them."

No matter the outcome, we must do our best. I hope that all 478 people in our village will still be together when we reach the south.

Ningbao took out his little compass and fiddled with it seriously for a while. When he saw the divination result, Ningbao couldn't help but frown...

The village chief's heart skipped a beat when he saw Ning Bao's expression.

"Ningbao, how's it going? Is it easy to find? Is everyone alright?"

Before Ning Bao could answer, Zhao Juhua, supported by her daughter-in-law Wang Wencai, stumbled over and immediately knelt down before Ning Bao.

Shen Junshan and Mu Chunping quickly grabbed her.

No matter what, she is Ningbao's great-grandmother, and making her kneel before Ningbao would shorten her lifespan.

Holding Mu Chunping and Shen Junshan's arms, Zhao Juhua looked weakly at Ning Bao.

"Ningbao, I know you're capable. Chengrong and Laidi have gone missing. Can you help Grandma? Laidi was injured while saving me, and we don't know how they are now. Please help Grandma, okay?"

Ning Bao carefully examined Zhao Juhua. She had just heard that Mu Laidi and Mu Chengrong had gone missing.

She originally thought that Zhao Juhua would only tell her to find Mu Chengrong, after all, Mu Chengrong was Zhao Juhua's lifeblood. Unexpectedly, Zhao Juhua mentioned Mu Laidi more than once. It seems that her grandmother has really changed a lot.

Ningbao gave Zhao Juhua a reassuring look.

"Don't worry, Grandma. I just checked, and both Lai Di and Mu Chengrong are fine. They are not in any immediate danger."

I can only estimate their approximate location at the moment; we'll have to wait and see for more details.

But don't worry, Grandma, they're all doing well.

Ning Bao glanced around at the villagers who had lost their families and raised his voice,

"Don't worry, everyone. I just consulted the oracle, and all our loved ones are still alive..."

They're all alive... indeed, they're all alive for now, though some might not be in good condition. She could only deduce that a few people's life force was somewhat weak; she didn't know the specifics yet. Ning Bao didn't elaborate further...