Capítulo 18: The Spy

"Liar!"

"Elder Qiang, Don't believe him! That oldie just wants to mess with you."

"YEAH! If someone has the power to defeat you without using qi then his cultivation must be high enough to conceal his true face!"

The crowd was roaring, making complaining remarks, mostly stating that Zhu Long was a fraud. This time, everyone felt an intense anger and was mentally agitated when they heard Zhu Long's remarks. Soon, hatred grew within their hearts mostly due to in disbelief of what's unfolding in front of them.

"ENOUGH!"

A cold and loud voice echoed causing the crowd to turn mute and statued.

"Little Qiang, you have grown stronger. It seems like you made a small breakthrough while fighting with Little Brother Lin. Go to your house to contemplate it." Elder Kong smiled as he looked at Qiang Tian Kuang.

"Little Brother Lin, you are truly powerful! The next time Demon Captain Mo comes and attacks the village, we won't need to worry about our wounded village head to fight along with us." Elder Kong exclaimed

He then looked into Zhu Long's eyes deeply and smiled. Proud that he met someone like him in his life.

Zhu Long noticed Elder Kong smiling at him and returned the same gentle expression. "Elder Kong is exaggerating. It may not look like it, but I did try my hardest when sparring with Brother Qiang."

"Hah! Don't bullsh...*Cough* I mean Little Brother Lin is too humble. Please follow me to my residence. Little Qiang will be in his residence for some time, so why not get to know each other?" There was a slight aggression in Elder Kong's manner, but soon fade away, merely caught Qiang Tian Kuang and some of the crowd's attention. Nonetheless, Zhu Long still caught a glimpse of it and was not sure as to why his impression towards him seems cold.

'This... Hmm. It seems like Elder Kong doesn't believe me. Well, I wouldn't blame him, even I don't believe in myself, that I can fight a Nivara Stage cultivator equally without using qi. Hell, I can't even use qi!' Zhu Long thought to himself with a wryly smile written all over his face.

"Sure, I would love to join Elder Kong!" Zhu Long responded.

"Brother Lin, I'll accompany you as soon as I can. I don't know why, but I have a good feeling!" Qiang Tian Kuang bid his farewells to Zhu Long. He looked to be in a really good mood.

"Be careful!" Qiang Tian Kuang mumble in a lower voice as he leaped towards the south of the Village.

"I will." Zhu Long replied.

"Elder Kong, Let's get going" Zhu Long added as he faces Elder Kong.

"Hmm, Follow me. I believe you are as fast as me!" Elder Kong said and he jumped towards the North side of the village.

Slowly, The crowd started to disperse, some in disbelief, some depressed and some utterly confused.

...

'Let's see how fast he is then...' Elder Kong though, as he slowly increased his pace as Zhu Long followed him.

Zhu Long taciturnly followed Elder Kong without a problem. No matter how fast Elder Kong leaped, Zhu Long followed without breaking a sweat. Seeing that, Elder Kong's eyebrows slightly frowned. Confidently, Zhu Long followed Elder Kong towards the edge of the village. Elder Kong's residence seemed more like a fortress than a mansion.

'It seems like the Residences are made like fortresses so that all sides of the Village is covered. That would mean that the third elder and the Village Head's residence would be at the east and west.' Zhu Long thought as he observed his surroundings.

Whilst he continued to examine his surrounding something struck him, 'It seems that I probably wasn't in Brother Qiang's Residence when I woke up.'

There was a long wall in front of Elder Kong's residence made up of unknown material but it still looked durable.

"This might not look like a mansion, but since my residence is towards the Demon region, mine is more fortified. The other residences are not as much fortified." Elder Kong explained to Zhu Long as he leaped towards his residence.

Zhu long looked towards the fortress, more specifically, to the ground, which was filled with blood. There was also a thick smell of blood, which increased the more Zhu Long got closer to the Fortress. It seemed like there was a massacre here not long ago.

When the two finally got closer to the fortress, Zhu Long felt something familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was.

"Elder Kong, why does this Fortress look so empty? It seems like there is hardly any guards around."Zhu Long curiously asked Elder Kong.

"Hmm, that is a sad story little brother Lin. There was a recent attack towards the Fortress. Damn demons killed off so many of my troops and those left behind are badly wounded. As a result, only those capable to keep up stay here, the rest are either dead or being treated." Elder Kong answered with a dark expression on his face.

"It was such a sudden attack, what's worse is the attack was perfectly laid out. I'm starting to think that there is an intruder amongst us. If I had to truly guess, I would say that it would have to be Ku Wang, third elder! Our village head was extremely injured in that unexpected attack. No one else but Ku Wang and I know about it. To be frank, I only know about the head being injured because I was beside him that time. Ku Wang wasn't even there, but still knew about it. He MUST be working for the demons as a spy. I'm only saying this to Little Brother Lin because I have faith in you, so I hope you can help me in confronting the truth." Elder Kong explained carefully trying not to miss any details.

"Hmm, this seems to be quite a tricky situation. Don't worry Elder Kong, I will not disappoint you! Whomever the spy is, I will help you confront them for the sake of The Village!"Zhu Long spoke firmly and confidently.

"Thank you Little Brother Lin, Little Qiang was right to introduce you to our village and recruit you as a helper," said Elder Kong gratefully.

"Come, we have reached my residence. We shall drink until Little Qiang arrives!" Elder Kong said to Zhu Long as they walked towards the fortress's door.

Zhu Long silently followed Elder Kong, but a sudden feeling hits him. Zhu Long looks around carefully searching for anything that might have given him this familiar feeling.

'This feeling... I know this feeling. How come I can't remember it?'

'Wait! I know, This feeling, it can't be....'