Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 837 - : The Threat from Outside

Chapter 837: 837 Chapter: The Threat from Outside

The sun rose as usual, and under the sunlight, Old Jia’s body slowly burned. He struggled in agony, but he was nailed to the wall and unable to escape. Looking at the shady spots, his eyes were filled with despair and with a howl, he turned to ash.

"It really is like the rumors," Lin Xi sighed, while Jian Shen asked, "What’s wrong, have you heard of such people?"

Lin Xi nodded, "There is a creature in Western legend that appears to be human, but in fact, they feed on humans. Not like cannibals, rather they are known as vampires, feasting on human blood."

Tie Butou was confused, "But Old Jia was born and raised here, he’s not some vampire."

"There’s another rumor, that a regular person who drinks the blood of a vampire will become a vampire, and those vampires have long lifespans, living for thousands of years or even achieving eternal life." When she said eternal life, something clicked in Lin Xi’s heart, feeling that things related to eternal life were never simple.

Jian Shen and Tie Butou couldn’t believe what Lin Xi said; vampires were already strange enough, and now there was even talk of immortality.

To avoid unnecessary panic, Tie Butou ordered people to deal with Old Jia’s remains and instructed all the constables to keep silent about the matter.

With that, the matter here concluded. Jian Shen and Lin Xi planned to leave. Jian Shen still wished to search for Shennv Xuanhui and confront Qian Feng, his persistent attitude causing Lin Xi quite a headache.

However, Tie Butou was worried, "Jian Shen, for the sake of your beloved woman, you have already become an enemy of the Martial Arts world. If you return to the central plains, you’re likely to invite deadly trouble."

"No matter, the grudges and conflicts of the world, the fighting and killing, I am accustomed to it. No matter how many come, I’ll kill them all," Jian Shen said decisively, as if it were a trivial matter.

Tie Butou, genuinely concerned, pulled Lin Xi aside and whispered, "I can’t persuade him, but his most beloved is you. Tell him not to go back. Even if he is Jian Shen, it’s hard to fight against multiple attackers."

"I know, I’ve already tried to persuade him a thousand times, but he won’t listen," Lin Xi was also distressed. If she resisted, Jian Shen would surely think it was a curse from Qian Feng at work.

Lin Xi didn’t blame anyone, except perhaps Qian Ye from her past life. Back then, Qian Ye told Jian Shen that if a day came when Qian Ye left him, it would be for an unavoidable sorrow. If Qian Ye became heartless, it would surely be Qian Feng’s doing, and Jian Shen utterly trusted Qian Ye.

Lin Xi knew Jian Shen wasn’t a fool and had judgment, but too much love often robbed one of that judgment.

After a brief rest, having regained their energy, Jian Shen and Lin Xi set off again. They spurred their horses on, hoping to reach the next stop before nightfall.

Jian Shen was worried about one thing. Since those vampires moved at night, it meant they would appear in the dark. Therefore, to avoid encountering them, it was best to reach the next city before dark.

Lin Xi was considering another issue, that being what Old Jia had mentioned. These vampires from the West seemed to be experimenting to see if Easterners could become vampires, but why would that be?

"Could it be? They want to establish a legion," Lin Xi’s heart chilled. Beyond this possibility, she could think of no other.

Lin Xi glanced at Jian Shen. If even Jian Shen was having some trouble dealing with Old Jia, then could other martial arts experts resist? What would happen if a martial arts master became a vampire?

Vampires were already powerful, coupled with being martial arts experts, my goodness, the thought made Lin Xi’s heart turn cold.

Lin Xi made up her mind about something and immediately halted her advance, which puzzled Jian Shen, "What’s wrong, Qian Ye? Did you discover something?"

To this, Lin Xi’s expression grew grave, "That’s right. If we can’t figure out from where those Westerners are entering the Central Plains, what they are up to, their movements, and their current location, then our homeland will constantly be under threat. Moreover, currently, everyone knows very little about these Westerners. If we were to warn them, they simply wouldn’t believe us."

Hearing this, Jian Shen first paused, then burst into laughter, "I’m the public enemy of the martial world, and you are the enchantress. Yet, we’re considering the whole world."

"I just don’t want the homeland I love to become a place where those bastards can do whatever they want," Lin Xi said with resolute eyes, "This is not about personal grudges, but about justice."

"Alright, I’ll listen to you. Let’s eradicate the treacherous evil together," Jian Shen laughed, his ambition burning bright.

Seeing Jian Shen’s imposing aura, Lin Xi immediately felt a surge of admiration. It was this very Jian Shen who Qian Ye had fallen in love with. Once he made up his mind, it seemed nothing could stop him.

Lin Xi then voiced her concerns, feeling it very likely that the Westerners were recruiting, and martial arts experts could become their targets.

Jian Shen nodded, "The characteristics of those Westerners are quite distinct. It won’t be hard to track their movements; we’ll just have to inquire city by city. Moreover, once someone is turned into a vampire by them, they won’t be able to resist drinking blood, and that will certainly cause a stir."

"Exactly. When I was in the foreign regions, I heard about incidents happening in the Central Plains. I thought the vampires had traveled from the Central Plains to the foreign regions. However, after hearing what Old Jia said, the time he encountered vampires and when a certain event happened in a village in the foreign regions was almost simultaneous. This means it’s very likely that the vampires are divided into two groups—one group entered the Central Plains by sea and another entered the foreign regions by land," Lin Xi shared her hypothesis, indicating the urgency of the situation.

"Good, we must act without delay," Jian Shen realized the situation might be worse than he imagined. He set aside his intention to find Qian Feng and decided to follow Lin Xi’s plan to track down the vampires first.

Jian Shen stealthily peeked at Lin Xi, noticing that her erstwhile ice-cold demeanor and formidable presence, which seemed to disown all emotions as the Empress, had vanished, almost as if the person he had deeply loved had returned.

At that moment, Lin Xi was deep in thought. The current situation was not optimistic, but there wasn’t a need to be too pessimistic either. She believed that the vampires’ experiments using Eastern people were not going well; otherwise, there wouldn’t be only one successful transformation like that of Old Jia.

Moreover, Lin Xi didn’t think the vampires could control those martial arts masters. There was even a possibility they could be overpowered by the martial arts masters.

Regardless, they had to quickly eliminate these foreigners and let them know that this was not a place where they could run amok.