Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 176 Lord

Lu Xian sorted out what the woman said——

First of all, this woman is the mistress of her current boss, so she can know some secrets from her boss and also become the leader of this outing team.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Just by looking at the way this woman posed for him just now, you can be sure that she is indeed quite capable.

In this apocalyptic world, as an ordinary person, her looks are indeed considered superior, and it is reasonable for her to become the mistress of a local boss.

Secondly, the woman said her boss told her that people had been dying in the county recently and that it was the wronged spirits who were collaborating with her boss. She speculated that this was false because the wronged spirits had never appeared.

Lu Xian thought about it carefully and tended to agree with the woman's opinion.

The woman said that the wronged spirit did not show up, which is one aspect.

On the other hand, when he and Yao Wei just entered the "First Petrochemical" gas station in Pingchuan City, they met a man who had fled from Yao County. The man said that according to rumors, when the old boss was killed, there were the laughter of old people and little girls, but when the people outside his residence were killed, there was no movement at all.

These subtle differences are indeed worthy of suspicion - after all, according to the woman, her boss wanted the wronged soul to attract attention.

Then why not make some noise clearly and let people know that it was the wronged ghost seeking revenge, but cover it up and make it seem like it was true and not true?

Again, listening to what the woman said, not to mention Lao Shu, just talking about Chai Xin - with Chai Xin's current ability, assassinating a few ordinary people should not be a big deal?

If she really was cooperating with the woman's boss, why didn't she just help get rid of the other bosses? Instead, she went around killing the other bosses' men. It was completely unnecessary.

I also checked with the resonance gene scanner before, and there are no new red spots in Yao County.

So after considering all aspects, Lu Xian confirmed the woman's guess. Chai Xin had either left or died in the city.

Of course, Lu Xian was more inclined to believe that Chai Xin and Lao Shu were already gone. After all, Chai Xin was a new human being, and Lao Shu was not an ordinary person. How could they die so easily?
If that's the case, then there's no need to go to Yao County. Just go around it.

But the problem is that all this is just speculation. After the lesson of Mengxin City, he dare not confirm it now.

——When they were in Mengxin City, he and Yao Wei also made their own judgments and one-sided understanding of Chai Xin, and felt that Chai Xin had gone to Tongzhou County and ended up taking a wasted journey.

Looking back, Chai Xin had already gone to the urban area of ​​Mengxin City, had a fight with the people in the city, and was arrested.

Now, what if my guess is wrong, and Chai Xin and Lao Shu are stuck here due to some special circumstances, then if they leave, wouldn’t they miss it?
So, based on what we know now, it is necessary to go to Yao County anyway.

It has now been basically confirmed that there are no new humans in the county, nor are there mutant monsters like Old Tree and the Fish-riding Man, so the danger is not great.

To be on the safe side, Lu Xian also asked: "How did that old boss provoke the ghost who wanted to take his life?
"From what you said, those two ghosts who came to seek revenge should not be simple. They came from Jianshan Mountain. How could that old boss provoke them and even hunt them down?"

The woman didn't answer again and asked, "What about the promise you made to me? If you don't keep your word, just kill me and let me die."

"You can do whatever you want to torture me. I won't resist. But if you ask me a question, I won't answer it."

Lu Xian: "..."

This woman is inexplicably tough.

Looking at this situation, Lu Xian knew that if he didn't clear up the confusion for the woman first, she would not answer his questions anymore, so he said:
"Your boss, relying on his reputation as a ghost-seeker, has caused panic in Yao County.

"What about you? If you were given the title of collaborating with the New Humans, what would you be able to do?"

The woman scoffed. "Cooperate with the new humans? Don't be ridiculous. How can ordinary people like us be qualified to cooperate with the new humans?"

She seemed to no longer consider the new humans to be of the same species as herself. To her, the new humans were like gods high above her who should not even look down at her.

Lu Xian said: "To put it another way, you work for the new humans and become their spokesperson?"

The woman was stunned for a moment.

Lu Xian said: "I may have to go to Yao County. If you cooperate with me, I can also cooperate with you and help you create this illusion before leaving.

“If you want to survive and have the brains to make use of this reputation, then even if you lose a leg, you should be able to gain a foothold in Yao County.

“I once saw a kid using tactics like win-wining and dividing to manipulate everyone else in a county, yet he still relied solely on himself.

"You can still rely on working for me and being my spokesperson, so you can't be inferior to him, right?"

The woman's heart surged when she heard this, as if she had already thought of the future. Her face, which was pale due to excessive blood loss, even showed a little blush. She said: "You...you didn't lie to me?!" Lu Xian said: "What good would it do me to lie to you?"

The woman said excitedly, "Okay! That's settled then! I can serve you as my master—I heard that over in Jiangbei, that's what we're called the New Humans."

"I can do anything you ask me to do, even sleeping is fine. Master, I will definitely serve you well!"

Lu Xian was unmoved. He glanced at the woman and said, "Take care of your legs and answer my questions."

The broken part of the woman's leg has stopped bleeding. This is probably the effect of the D-1 type new human. If it were an ordinary person, they would not be able to bear such an injury and such a large amount of blood loss.

She ignored the short leg and sat on the ground and said, "Yes, the Lord has better women. How could he look down on someone like me? Only a loser like the boss would take me seriously.

"Don't worry, please take me back there later. I'll just take off the half of my pants and bandage the wound."

Her attitude changed really quickly. She kept calling him "master" and flattering Lu Xian, which made Lu Xian feel uncomfortable.

Lu Xian wondered if the new humans in Jiangbei City were really that good at playing around. They were like Trisolarans, letting everyone call them "master" all the time...

Seeing that the woman didn't care about the injury on his leg, he simply ignored it and said, "Now tell me, how did the old boss hunt down the ghost who took his life?
"Regarding the current situation in the city, besides your boss, there are other bosses. How many people does each boss have under him? Who are they?

"Hmm...Also, how did you know those two souls came down from Sword Mountain?"

The woman smiled sweetly and asked, "It seems that you, my Lord, are acquainted with those two ghosts who are seeking revenge."

Lu Xian narrowed his eyes and glanced at the woman.

The woman quickly apologized, saying she didn't dare to talk any more nonsense, and said, "About a month ago, we went through a long cold winter here, which led to a food shortage.

“We…um…it was the old boss in our county who gave the order, asking everyone to go out and find food, including himself, and he also took people out.

“I didn’t follow him at that time, so I didn’t see what happened.

"But later I heard that he saw the old man and the little girl drawing water from the Qin River in the south of the city, so he took the opportunity to shoot the little girl.

"Then the two men ran away, and the old boss led his men to chase them for a while, chasing the old man and the young man until they fell into the river. The old boss and his men followed the blood in the river and searched for a while along the river, but in the end they couldn't find them.

"Everyone who went with them at the time speculated that they were washed away by the water. It was a pity. They said they were carrying a lot of things, and if they could get them, it would be a big haul. Unfortunately, they didn't get them, and those things were washed away with them.

"Anyway, the next day, we all returned to the city, and the old boss called everyone together to sit down and discuss the harvest. The people who went with the old boss were still discussing this matter when the old boss was suddenly killed, and the scene became chaotic.

“I’ve heard all this, but I’m not qualified to be called over by the old boss to sit down and talk.

"But if I have the Lord's support, I won't be interested in such qualifications in the future."

As she spoke, she seemed to be thinking of the good days in the future, and the blush on her face became even more pronounced.

After Lu Xian heard what she said, he understood in his heart——

It turned out that Chai Xin and Lao Shu were fetching water and were not paying attention, so they were ambushed by the old boss of Yao County and were shot.

Chai Xin must have been injured at the time and didn't want to get entangled with those people. But he also thought that with blood on his body, even if he turned invisible and left, he would leave bloodstains on the ground. So he found a place with a suitable water level, jumped into the water, and then turned invisible.

Lu Xian estimated that Chai Xin climbed ashore after he became invisible, but the people in Yao County were all focused on the river, so they didn't notice whether there was blood on the shore. This allowed Chai Xin and Lao Shu to escape, and they made a comeback after resting.

"What about the second question? How do you know they came from Jianshan?"

Lu Xian asked again.

The woman said, "It's a legend here. There are people on Jian Mountain who don't look like humans. Their bodies are covered with festering wounds. Legend has it that they came down from the mountain a long time ago.

“Those people in the legend looked strange, like rotten people. They had some abilities of the new humans, but only a little bit, and they all died very quickly.

"But we used to think it was just a legend, but we didn't expect that the old boss actually saw it, and they are still your people."

She didn't think Lao Shu and Chai Xin were Lu Xian's friends at all. From what she had heard, those two weren't new humans at all.

If you are not a new human, how can you be a friend of the new human?
If you are not a friend of the new humans, then you can only do the same as those people in Jiangbei City and serve the new humans as your main focus.

It seems the master really cares about his servants. I'm following him today, so it shouldn't be any different...

(End of this chapter)