Chapter 2926 Mystic Curse


    Little did we know that the Old Vige Chief was the very same vine monster!


    Could he really put on such a convincing act?


    He had duped each and every one of us with his sanctimonious and kind facade, only to reveal his true nature in the end…


    The vigers'' emotions surged with anger and indignation. Particrly the families who had lost their children; they couldn''t contain their rage and began to kick and punch the Old Vige Chief.


    Lu Zheng intervened and pushed the ordinary vigers away, cautioning, "Stay back. This old man is no ordinary foe. Beware of his ghostly ws."


    Finally, the vigers could see the Old Vige Chief''s true form. The countless vine-like ghost ws on his body had been severed, leaving only one long ghostly w sprouting from his neck, struggling desperately.


    "He''s a Physical Master," Qiao Mu stated indifferently. "Now, can someone please exin why he was in this underground vige?"


    An elderly man stepped forward, his expression fluctuating as he implored, "Celestial being, please save us."


    "A few years ago, our once peaceful vige was terrorized by humanoid monsters that preyed on anyone in their path."


    "Many vigers fled, leaving only about a hundred impoverished families behind, too destitute to escape."


    "It was then that the Old Vige Chief proposed relocating our vige underground."


    "This n had two primary objectives: Firstly, it would effectively protect us from the man-eating monsters. Secondly, it would ensure the vige''s safety."


    "At the time, we all believed the Vige Chief had the best interests of ourmunity at heart and were immensely grateful to him."


    "Who would have guessed? He''s nothing but a monster!"


    A woman by her side chimed in, "I had thought that once we moved underground, we would no longer provoke those monsters."


    "But good times didn''tst long. It''s only been a few months since our relocation to the underground vige, and for the past four years, we''ve seen several boys from our vige vanish every year. All taken by that vine monster."


    Anger began to simmer among the vigers. "This old man has been deceiving us for years! We treated him as a kind-hearted phnthropist."


    Qiao Mu sneered, "His deceptions run deeper than you can imagine."


    With that, she moved forward and caught Hu Erhua''s gaze. "Lead the way to your hideout."


    Hu Erhua trembled and stared at Qiao Mu in disbelief. How did this young girl know about his secret headquarters here?


    "It should be near the Icicle Flower Tree," Qiao Mu stated with confidence, having noticed it when she arrived.


    The area around the ice tree exuded the densest malevolent energy, so thick that it seemed almost unmeltable.


    Qiao Mu nced at the vigers, who were still wearing their supposed protective talismans. "Remove those charms from your necks."


    She usually disliked exnations, but seeing the vigers'' ignorant and confused expressions, she pitied their naivety.


    Did they think they could blindly trust anyone without question?


    Theycked critical thinking, never even suspecting a thing.


    "These aren''t protective talismans at all," Qiao Mu said matter-of-factly. "They''re cursed talismans."


    "Wearing them year-round allows harmful yin to infiltrate your bodies, making it easy for you to be controlled."


    "Even if your willpower is strong, your body will continue to deteriorate year after year."


    In other words, this mystic curse wouldn''t benefit an ordinary person at all.


    Everyone turned pale with fright upon hearing this. They promptly removed the mystic curse from their necks and threw them onto the ground.