He sincerely complimented, then turned to the main topic, saying, "Master, I went to investigate again, and it seems that most of the missing refugees disappeared on the mountain, with a relatively smaller proportion being eaten. Some even said they saw with their own eyes a cloud of black energy sweeping people away."
Clang.
The spoon in Shen Wang's hand accidentally collided with the pot lid. He frowned and asked, "When did that happen?"
"It should be seven days ago, and it was at night. The survivor is a little kid, who said they saw the black energy carry people away. I don't know if they were lying."
"The child probably wasn't lying; that kind of fear can't be faked."
Hongping added that it was something she had discovered during her investigation after descending the mountain.
"I see,"
Shen Wang didn't say much more and asked Hongping to start preparing dinner.
