dognovel Chapter 230 Infiltrating a Mysterious Village, Villagers' Minds Controlled
Chapter 230 Infiltrating a Mysterious Village, Villagers' Minds Controlled
"Go ten miles east, there's a cave. I'll take you there."
The cave wasn't big; it could barely squeeze in more than sixty people.
They also carried a lot of supplies, which made the space even smaller.
Su Yunhai simply let the women, children, and elderly rest in the cave.
The others were all looking for places to hide outside.
Su Yunhai, Shen Shuli, and Xuan Guang secretly returned to the village entrance.
“We don’t really need to hide. Those constables know we’re here, and if they really want to do something, they’ll definitely be on guard,” Xuan Guang said.
Shen Shuli agreed: "That makes sense."
"So, shall we just go in like this?" Su Yunhai asked.
“Yes, if we want to go in from this side, we will definitely alert the guards at the village entrance, unless we deal with them first,” Xuan Guang said.
"Then I'll leave it to the three of you," Shen Shuli said.
Xuan Guang nodded, then waved to his two companions who were hiding in the shadows, and together they crept towards the entrance.
All three were skilled assassins, and they took care of the seven or eight people with almost no effort.
The five of them worked together to hide the eight people who had been knocked unconscious.
They were not prepared to kill these people until they determined whether they were good or evil.
The entrance to the village appears to have been carved out of the mountain into a very long hole.
After passing through a long, dark cave, the view finally opened up.
The five people stopped at the exit and observed carefully.
Villagers were also found guarding the exit.
There are also eight people.
Shen Shuli glanced at Xuan Guang, who nodded slightly and then led the three of them slowly out, with the father and daughter following closely behind.
Xuan Guang and his two companions quickly dealt with eight people, while Shen Shuli and her father each took down one.
After hiding the villagers, the five people carefully observed the village from the cave entrance.
Outside the cave was a flat area overgrown with wild grass, and the village was about a mile ahead.
Listen carefully, and you'll find the village is very quiet.
"Something's not right. If the exile team entered the village, why is there no movement inside?" Su Yunhai asked warily.
Shen Shuli wanted to take out a drone to investigate, but with three Silver Armor Guards present, she couldn't just take out such a thing and expose her secret.
"No matter what, we have to go over and take a look," Shen Shuli said.
The five of them stealthily approached the village.
The village wasn't completely silent; you could still hear some noises coming from inside the houses as you got closer.
This indicates that someone is active.
Xuan Guang pointed to the rooftops, and the group each chose a rooftop to leap onto.
The higher you stand, the more people can see.
No one expected that such a secluded mountain village would be so large.
The houses were arranged in a neat row, and all were the same size.
Looking around, it was a densely packed mass; all you could see were rooftops, not people.
Shen Shuli and the others could only continue walking forward on the rooftops.
Finally, an open space appeared in the center of the village.
To be precise, it's a square or something like that.
The exiled troops and their yamen runners stayed there.
Shen Shuli breathed a sigh of relief upon finally seeing the person.
The exiled prisoners sat silently on the ground, staring blankly at the half-person-high platform in front of them, and very few of them made a sound.
The atmosphere was better for the yamen runners nearby, with some chatting and laughing.
"Something's off with these prisoners. They seem a bit dazed," Xuan Guang whispered a reminder.
Shen Shuli and Su Yunhai had solemn expressions.
The two of them were looking for the location of the Mu family.
Mu Wanjun was eating when she felt the small walkie-talkie in her arms vibrate slightly, and her eyes lit up instantly.
But she dared not make a sound, nor did she dare let the walkie-talkie make a sound, carefully turning the volume down to the lowest setting.
Shen Shuli knew that her best friend was currently restricted in her movements and could not speak easily, so she lowered her voice and said into the walkie-talkie, "I'm here, don't be afraid."
Upon hearing this, Mu Wanjun's tense expression relaxed considerably.
I arrived in this village last night.
Mu Wanjun noticed that something had been added to their food and drinks.
It is the kind of neurological drug that can gradually control a person's consciousness.
The prisoner has only eaten two meals so far and has already begun to lose his senses.
She didn't dare let her family eat these things, and after observing the condition of the other prisoners, they also pretended to be infected.
Mu Wanjun was anxious.
She had no cure for this condition.
They also dared not openly use silver needles to treat the prisoners.
They were worried that if they were discovered, their whole family would be taken into custody, leaving them in a completely passive position.
We can only remain inactive and observe the situation.
Xue Bufan originally thought that the Su family's team would continue to follow them.
But to his surprise, the Su family did not follow suit, and he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Upon arriving at this mysterious village, he immediately became vigilant, but he had no idea when he had fallen into a trap.
However, his internal strength was so great that he could force back some of the drug's effects and keep himself conscious.
At this moment.
He desperately hoped that the Su family members were here; perhaps they could find a way to break this deadlock.
Not long after.
A group of villagers walked towards this side.
These people walked to the high platform in the middle of the square. One of them was twirling a bell the size of a palm and loudly proclaiming something.
The prisoners who had been in a daze below the stage seemed to be instantly drawn in, their eyes fixed on the people on the platform.
In contrast, the constables immediately covered their ears and turned away to avoid looking at those people the moment they appeared.
It is clear that these yamen runners were extremely familiar with this village.
Who would believe there was no connection between them?
After the bell and those people spoke, Xue Bufan could feel his mind trying to obey them, almost beyond his control.
A sense of fear rose in his heart.
Shen Shuli had never seen anything so bizarre before, and her heart couldn't help but tighten.
This is far more insidious and unpredictable than the brainwashing methods used in modern pyramid schemes.
Fortunately, the five of them were not under control, in order to avoid being unknowingly infected.
Shen Shuli took out a small medicine bottle, about the size of a palm, from her bosom and had each of the four of them drink a sip of the spiritual spring medicinal wine.
She secretly drank a large mouthful of level-four spiritual spring water to clear away the negative buffs.
soon.
Under the villagers' rule, the prisoners all slowly rose and followed him away in one direction.
The constables followed behind the prisoners, guarding them.
Shen Shuli and her four companions quietly followed the group until they reached a road on the west side of the village.
This road is clearly a route frequently used by villagers, and it is very wide and flat.
To avoid being discovered, the five dared not get too close and kept a great distance from the group in front.
Fortunately, there's only one road, so you can't lose your way no matter what.
The road ahead became narrower and narrower, and continued uphill.
From the moment we started climbing the mountain, soldiers in armor suddenly appeared guarding both sides of the road.
Xie Chengyuan was still pretending to be unconscious; he was being pulled onto a cart.
Perhaps because he was still unconscious and his injuries were severe, the villagers did not feed him any food with added ingredients.
He was the only one who could remain sober, besides Mu Wanjun's family and Xue Bufan.
He peeked through a crack in his eye and, upon seeing the soldiers by the roadside, his heart sank to the bottom.