Chapter 167: Chapter 82 I Found a Blind Spot (Please Subscribe)_5


    But they weren’t that smart either.


    They had assumed that as long as they followed the canal and ran a little further along its tributaries, they couldpletely avoid the investigations of the Bureau of the Lamp, but what they didn’t realize was that there was someone like me, so perceptive and ahead of the curve.


    Just one nce was all it took to spot the peculiarity.


    Cheng Guang nned to follow the tributary where the Devil n had been seen to see if he could find any clues and then track them down to the canal.


    He knew that the Spacetime Rift used by the Devil n to smuggle themselves was near Crane-Crying Ind, but how far it was from the ind, he had no idea.


    With a seal in ce to iste their presence, even if he passed right over that Spacetime Rift, he might not be able to pinpoint its exact location.


    He still had to determine a rough area first, and then look for the specific spot.


    Once he found the specific location, Cheng Guang felt that what came next wouldn’t require his involvement.


    The rest could be entirely left to Cheng Zhihai.


    With that thought, Cheng Guang didn’t hesitate. He immediately wanted to take Lin Cheng and Xu Hongfei away from the Capital city and head to the ce they had mentioned.


    But before they could leave the Capital city, he sensed the troubled gaze of Song Yunqi.<div>


    This time, the ce Cheng Guang was going to was too far from the Capital city, and Song Yunqi was afraid that something might happen to him.


    Song Yunqi hesitated for a moment, ultimately saying nothing. He sighed, led several other guards, and followed behind Cheng Guang.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    The Princely Heir was now a ck Lantern Catcher of the Bureau of the Lamp, so the Director should allow the Princely Heir to leave the Capital city, right?


    Besides, with him, a Gold Lantern Catcher, following behind Cheng Guang, safety should be assured.


    One would think that nothing unexpected would happen.


    Song Yunqi reassured himself with these thoughts, but still remained highly alert, carefully watching over Cheng Guang.


    If anything were to happen to the Princely Heir, Song Yunqi felt that even a hundred heads would not be enough to atone for such a failure.


    After leaving the Capital city, they hastened on their way.


    Approximately three hourster, Cheng Guang arrived at Xiaobai Vige as Xu Hongfei had described.


    Xiaobai Vige, nestled against a mountain with water in front, had a serene environment. Walking on the vige path, one could see houses with white walls and ck tiles, ponds with rippling green waves, and brooks covered with patches of moss.


    Ten miles from Xiaobai Vige, a river flowed by.


    The river water babbled and surged,rger in volume than ordinary rivers as it emerged from the canal.


    Following the river towards Xiaobai Vige, Cheng Guang noticed that many trees along the way were broken and toppled, with signs that the Devil n had wreaked havoc here.


    Upon reaching Xiaobai Vige, the courtyard walls of every household were in disarray and mottled. The once tranquil environment appeared as if it had been ravaged by some fierce storm or hurricane,pletely devastated.


    A faint scent of blood still lingered in the air.


    As Cheng Guang entered Xiaobai Vige, it seemed that some vigers noticed their arrival and peeked out timidly.


    Upon seeing Cheng Guang and hispanions, they immediately rxed, hurried out, and bowed to them, saying,


    “We weren’t aware that officials from the Bureau of the Lamp wereing our way. We failed to wee you from afar. Please, sirs, forgive us for this oversight.”


    Cheng Guang sized up the neer.<div>


    Most of the vigers were elderly, with gray hair, dressed in simple garments, the typical image of rural farmers.


    Dozens of old people gathered at the vige entrance, curiously examining Cheng Guang.


    In the entire Xiaobai Vige, aside from these elders, no young faces were to be seen.


    Xu Hongfei saw the vigers and frowned, asking, “Elder, why are you still here? There are traces of the Devil n’s presence; if they attack again, what will you do?”<div>


    After Xu Hongfei spoke, the vige head of Xiaobai Vige grimaced and said, “Sir, we’re aware of the risk of further Devil n attacks on Xiaobai Vige, but now is the seed-sowing season of February and March. If we leave now and do not cultivate thend, there will be no harvest next year. Dozens of households in our vige will have no food to eat—we would starve to death.”


    “But please rest assured, noble officials, we have already sent the young people, women, and children of the vige into the city. Only we old folks remain here. Even if we die, we aren’t worth much, so don’t worry on our ount.”


    Having said that, the vige head of Xiaobai Vige insteadforted Cheng Guang and his party, inquiring, “Why have the officials revisited Xiaobai Vige? Could it be that Devils are afoot nearby again?”


    “s, these cursed Devils, we don’t know when they suddenly appeared, but upon their arrival, countless lives were lost. We are fortunate to have the Bureau of the Lamp; otherwise, with just us vigers, how could we stand against those ferocious Devils?”


    “However, officials should still be cautious. It would be terrible if you were injured by a Devil.”


    The vige head of Xiaobai Vige seemed to be quite a chatterbox, able to keep talking incessantly even without any response from Cheng Guang and his group.


    Hearing the words of the vige head, Xu Hongfei wanted to say more, but upon ncing again at the vigers within Xiaobai Vige, faces weathered by hardship, covered in the dust of their fields, he didn’t quite know what to say.