"At that moment, when I suddenly woke up, I realized that it seemed to be just a dream."
In the dream, the incredibly realistic details made Semih so unaware that it was just a dream.
Only when he woke up did he gradually realize the difference between reality and the dream.
So even now, when recounting the dream again, Semi's tone still carries a hint of panic.
"After waking up and remembering what I dreamed about, I felt very scared."
So the next morning, I begged my father to open my mother's grave.
Then... we discovered that the body inside the coffin was indeed gone.
Later, when people in the city learned about our family's plight, they all opened the graves of their deceased relatives.
Some of them were in the exact same situation as us.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xinghe was deep in thought—
Could it be that the people of Seth discovered the body in the cemetery had been taken because of Semi's dream?
The monster that Semi saw in his dream looked exactly like the legendary ghoul.
"That's right, because I don't want the child to talk about this bizarre dream he had."
People suspected him of having some connection with those monsters.
So when Semi begged me to open her mother's grave.
My explanation to the public was that I missed my wife so much that I wanted to open her grave again to see her.
But after I learned that my wife's body in the cemetery was missing.
Many people have also followed our example and opened the graves of their deceased loved ones.
Later, some of them discovered that the bodies of their deceased relatives had also disappeared.
But when Semi recounted her bizarre dream and subsequent experiences to Gu Xinghe...
Hansen then woke up from his slumber and took over from Semi's words to continue explaining to Gu Xinghe.
"At that time, we realized—"
This situation may be caused by the legendary ghouls that roam the snow country and feed on corpses.
So we pooled our money and decided to hire an experienced bounty hunter to solve this problem.
At this moment, Hansen looked at Gu Xinghe, indicating that he was the savior they had invited.
"Because of this sudden blizzard, everyone has to go back to their homes first."
And I decided to let me, whose location is closest to the entrance of Sete City, receive Mr. Gu Xinghe first.
The investigation will commence after the blizzard subsides.
He explained the relevant matters to Gu Xinghe.
Hansen struggled to prop himself up from the table, his head throbbing in his daze.
After finally remembering the real task she was assigned to perform in entertaining Gu Xinghe, she explained it to him.
Hansen's thoughts began to drift—
When he first met Gu Xinghe, he was surprised by the latter's rather thin physique, which seemed out of place in the far north snow country.
And it's uncertain whether Gu Xinghe can properly resolve the problems they're facing.
After competing with Gu Xinghe in drinking, the other party was still able to drink so many glasses of wine with him without changing his expression, and even made him pass out.
Hansen then completely believed in Gu Xinghe's abilities.
At this moment, Sammy, who had always acted carefree, looked at his father with some guilt.
But he saw that his father seemed to have started to drift off into his own world.
He showed no remorse for casually sharing his dream.
Then, Semi boldly pressed Gu Xinghe for an answer.
"So, brother, do you know why I had such a dream?"
Semi was very curious about the reason why she had such a bizarre dream.
Because he felt that Gu Xinghe, who constantly traveled to different locations to complete missions, was definitely a well-traveled and knowledgeable person.
That's why she told Gu Xinghe about her dream shortly after they met.
"What did the places where you saw those monsters in your dream look like?"
"The scene in my dream was in a cemetery... That's right! The place in my dream was exactly the same as the cemetery in the city!"
But after thinking for a while and excitedly answering Gu Xinghe's question, Semi's expression showed some hesitation.
"Little Sammy, what's wrong?"
Seeing the hesitation on Semi's face, Hansen patiently asked.
"But then again, I feel like there's something different about that cemetery, though I can't quite put my finger on it..."
At this moment, Gu Xinghe read that scene directly from Semi's mind.
Because of the blizzard, Gu Xinghe did not go to the cemetery in the city to observe it.
It's unclear whether every detail of Semi's dream was exactly the same as reality.
But then he noticed a giant bird that flashed by at the edge of Semi's dream scene's perspective.
The giant bird was covered in scales, not feathers.
It was none other than the Shatak bird, whose model Gu Xinghe had seen at the Dawn Boarding School.
However, the Shatak bird has indeed been sighted in the far north snow country.
And it is true that this is their habitat.
However, very few people have actually witnessed the existence of this strange creature.
The few times I had witnessed it before were all in remote snowfields and canyons.
Not to mention, it would appear directly in the cities where people live, just like Semi's dream.
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