Chapter 115: Another Disappearance Case

When they were still thirty li from Blackstone Town, Li Si took out his treasured Thousand-Eyes Mask. The thing seemed unwilling, trembling nonstop. Really, would I eat you?

With a sacred mindset, he put on the Thousand-Eyes Mask. Instantly, Li Si felt as if he had countless extra eyes. Within a hundred-li radius, he could look wherever he wanted.

Even his Hundred-League Law Seal controlled area was no exception.

No wonder this thing had been able to spy on him without leaving a trace before.

“I want to know information related to Blackstone Town.”

Li Si spoke in a low voice. He had to be cautious. After he had taken Kaoshan Town using the same method, if the Evil God Cult still failed to adapt, then they didn’t deserve to have beaten the remaining cultivators until they cried.

And as the town closest to Kaoshan Town, Blackstone Town was surely on high alert.

As Li Si gave the command, countless bizarre eyes quickly moved and directed their gazes toward Blackstone Town and its surroundings.

It really was the high-end version of the Thousand-Eyes Mask. Li Si was quite satisfied. Then, his expression changed.

Because just as he had expected, Blackstone Town had indeed become a dragon’s den and tiger’s lair.

First, a fleet was stationed there with about three thousand troops. There was an Evil God Idol on the fleet.

Second, there was also an army stationed inside Blackstone Town with about five thousand troops. There were two Evil God Idols in the military camp, placed separately. Without a doubt, if Li Si dared to seize control of one of the idols, he would immediately be attacked by the others. Full marks for that tactic.

Third, there were three more Evil God Idols in Blackstone Town, one large and two small. Wow, copying me? The Evil God Cult’s proactive attitude to keep up with the times deserved praise.

Fourth, there were also three Bloodline Divine Emissaries in Blackstone Town. The number was a bit small, but considering this was no longer Li Si’s own territory, even one Bloodline Divine Emissary could beat him badly.

Anyway, after assessing the situation, Li Si promptly decided to back off. This was not something to mess with.

He took off the Thousand-Eyes Mask. One round of transaction ended. He said gently, “Senior sister, come out to receive your interest.”

The Thousand-Eyes Mask showed no reaction.

“Don’t worry, our transaction is fair. We don’t cheat anyone, young or old. I don’t take without paying.”

The Thousand-Eyes Mask became even quieter.

“Ah, let’s put it on the tab then. I’ll pay interest, compound interest. I really won’t take, use, or play for free.”

Li Si was extremely sincere, but the thing inside the Thousand-Eyes Mask refused to come out.

He checked the attributes again. The usage count that should have become 2/3 was still 3/3.

Indeed, the most conscientious of the year!

“Senior sister whose name I don’t know, you’ve really misunderstood me. Ah, how to put it? I want a long-term cooperation. Look at you now, not eating or drinking. How can you work for me? How can you do a good job? There’s no point in doing this. Come on, do you want to suck blood, devour souls, or absorb energy? I promise to cooperate.”

Li Si spoke from his conscience because the Thousand-Eyes Mask’s scouting effect was incredibly good. It was the best scouting tool when leaving his own territory. How could he bear to kill it?

These were the most sincere words of the year.

This time, the Thousand-Eyes Mask finally showed a reaction. A voice said, trembling, “You overlay the other mask onto this one. Merge the two…”

Li Si complied readily. He was that open and aboveboard, that kind and honest, and willing to believe in others, to believe the world is good. Even an Evil Spirit could surely repent and become a Pikachu, kawaii, little sister.

As the two Thousand-Eyes Masks merged, a sharp cry came from inside. A cold, sinister aura spread out but soon returned to normal. Checking the information again, the usage count had become 10/10.

He really liked those who were super proactive, who arranged everything clearly without needing to be told.

So Li Si put on the Thousand-Eyes Mask again. The texture felt quite good, smooth, cool, and elastic. VIP treatment.

“Sorry to trouble you, senior sister. I can’t handle Blackstone Town, so please find me a small town, or village, or any place that I can manage. Of course, there should be some gains.”

The Thousand-Eyes Mask didn’t speak, but countless eyes instantly turned toward the depths of the mountains to the east. There should be a towering mountain there, but now it was split into a slit sky.

Faint traces of some building ruins were visible on the mountain. These buildings didn’t look like ordinary ones but more like those of a cultivator sect.

At the foot of the mountain, thousands of Fallen Demons roamed. But the most surprising thing was an extra-large, roughly three-hundred-meter-tall Evil God Idol—ah, carved directly from the mountain. Looked quite magnificent from afar.

“What place is this?”

“It’s… it’s the headquarters of the Spirit Cultivator great sect, Taiyin Sect. Three thousand years ago, all members of the Taiyin Sect disappeared overnight. Later, this place became a stronghold of the Strange Tribe. After the Evil Gods invaded, many True Cultivator sects sent people to search, hoping to find some Spirit Cultivator techniques and texts. Later, the Evil God Cult occupied this place.”

“Big sister, do you think I can handle this?”

“No…”

“Don’t rush, keep looking.” Li Si comforted gently. The Thousand-Eyes Mask trembled, and countless eyes turned toward a spot about a hundred and fifty li upstream from Kaoshan City. There was actually a small city here, with warships on the river, mountains of supplies, various weapons, but no people. Not only no people, but not even any Evil God Idols.

“What happened here?”

“I don’t know, but everything was normal here this morning.”

“Mm, well done!”

Li Si took off the Thousand-Eyes Mask and checked the usage count: 10/10. Such an understanding and well-behaved little thing—master likes you.

Next, Li Si rushed back to the edge of his territory. With one teleportation, he appeared two hundred li away, only fifty li from that unmanned small city, and issued a Divine Decree.

“Divine Decree: The Temple Walking Knights, Temple Warrior Group, and Temple Priest Group must immediately board all warships and head north along the Blackwater River.”

“Divine Decree: The Lanshan Sect and Kaoshan Alliance stay behind to defend. Request the Floating Cloud Sect to assist in defense. If possible, send people north by ship to move supplies.”

Whatever had happened here before, he wanted all those piled-up supplies.

Then, Li Si put on the Thousand-Eyes Mask again. This small city before him seemed a bit strange. He wasn’t sure if the Thousand-Eyes Mask harbored ill intentions…

No, he was quite sure. That little bitch Thousand-Eyes definitely harbored ill intentions. The Taiyin Sect headquarters and this unmanned small city ahead were definitely connected.

However, the people of the Taiyin Sect had all disappeared overnight three thousand years ago.

This small city had all its people disappear overnight this morning.

Senior sister Jiang Ying guessed that those great Spirit Cultivator sects had all gone to the Land of Infinitesimal. Could it be that the people of this small city had also gone to the Land of Infinitesimal?

So there might be another hidden story here.

Anyway, it was ill-intentioned.

But it was also strange. The little bitch Thousand-Eyes clearly knew he wasn’t afraid of Evil Gods or the Evil God Cult. So by luring him here, she was sure that the mastermind behind this disappearance case could kill him?

“Let’s wait and see.”

Li Si cautiously approached the small city. This place was more like a city than Kaoshan City. Located on a plain, it had tall inner walls, outer walls, and luxurious docks and ports. The fifteen warships lined up in a row looked fierce, with the flags of the Evil God Cult and the Sacred Raven Kingdom fluttering in the wind.

This was clearly the army of the Evil God Cult and the Sacred Raven Kingdom. They had gathered here, preparing to launch a fatal strike against Kaoshan City.

So things got interesting.

The one who did this was definitely not the Devil Mushroom!

Could it be reinforcements for me, Li?

Li Si himself didn’t believe it.

Considering that the little bitch Thousand-Eyes had deliberately lured him here, this was definitely not his ally. It might be something even more terrifying and cruel than the Evil Gods.

Right, wasn’t it the Phantom Bride Xiaowan who said that she guessed there was a mastermind behind the scenes.

“It couldn’t be that Unknown Deity/Demon I killed this morning, could it? Impossible, that guy was so weak, worthless except for being rich.”

Li Si didn’t really believe it, mainly because that Unknown Deity/Demon had come to his turf this morning to cause trouble, desecrated his four Statue Avatars, and then died.

Based on all the seasons of Sherlock Holmes, all the seasons of Conan’s diary, and all of Agatha’s detective collections he had watched, he could clearly and correctly conclude that the other party didn’t have the time to commit the crime.

After all, if that Unknown Deity/Demon had the ability to make tens of thousands of people disappear without a sound, had even one person disappeared from Kaoshan Town? Before and after, it only desecrated four idols.

Never mind what would happen if the Floating Cloud Sect was stationed there; this small city had at least five Evil God Idols, much stronger than the Floating Cloud Sect.

As for what kind of mysterious and unfathomable power Li Si’s four Statue Avatars had… heh, Li Si himself didn’t believe it.

Anyway, this was definitely a coincidence.

He had encountered a pervert Deity/Demon.

And this small city had unfortunately also encountered a pervert Deity/Demon.

Now, he was about to enter the crime scene left by this pervert Deity/Demon. Ah, so nervous.

Li Si glanced at his Disaster Warding Aura, looked at the Peace Mantra, and the Fetal Breathing Dao Body, and instantly gained 0.1 points of confidence…

Not daring to enter the small city, Li Si first circled around the outer wall. The city was extremely quiet, though he occasionally saw a few mindless Mist Demons wandering.

As long as there were no living people, they wouldn’t howl.

Suddenly, through the Thousand-Eyes Mask, Li Si saw a monster appear in the small city. It seemed to pop out of nowhere, round like a ball, weightless. It bounced and jumped along the quiet streets. Whenever it passed a courtyard or house, it would extend a trumpet-like mouth and suck hard. Who knew what it sucked in, but it looked satisfied.

“That’s a member of the Strange Tribe. They are best at hiding. If they don’t show themselves, even I can’t find them. They basically don’t actively invade Human Race territories, but they like to suck the human aura and the aura of life left behind by humans. So if a place is uninhabited for a long time, originally sturdy houses will quickly age and collapse. That’s all done by the Strange Tribe.”

“Also, places where the Strange Tribe appear are proven to be the safest because they are the most timid.”

The little bitch Thousand-Eyes proactively explained to Li Si, clearly noticing his hesitation and hoping he would enter the small city, so he would be targeted by that unknown pervert Deity/Demon?

Heh, you’re going to be disappointed. I’m not afraid of being deduced. As long as the city is truly safe, nothing can stop me.