Chapter 192 - Unease

Chapter 192: Unease
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After the three teams parted ways at the memorial arch, they each went to investigate their own assigned region.
They were unaware of the great misfortune that befell Qiao Wenjuan and her husband, but they would not care too much even if they did know.
Xu Shanshan was walking at the front of the team while holding the child; however, Xue Xiao was a step behind the group. Her previous playfulness was gone, and her expression was extraordinarily serious.
“Gurgle…” A young body cultivator in the group kicked something and stopped walking, his expression shifting.
Everyone tightened their hold on their weapons and looked down. A ferocious-looking head was silently laying by their feet, making everyone’s breathing stutter, but their expressions remained calm.
Xu Shanshan looked up at the rows of residences around them. “There’re probably at least 100 or more households living here. Let’s divide into three groups and search.”
“Xiaoxiao, you’ll lead one team. Junior Sister Yu Gui, you’ll lead the other team. We will divide into three paths so that we can be faster. If anything happens, remember to use the sect’s messenger talisman as communication.”
“Yes.” Yu Gui and Xue Xiao each appointed six people and led them away swiftly.
As for Xu Shanshan’s group, there were six people on top of her and Little Junior Sister.
The unshakeable Duan Yue, Junior Sister Li Ling from the Third Peak, Yang Shu who was a young mystic cultivator, Ah-Jin who was a middle-aged body cultivator, and two superhumans who were siblings.
Xiong Yan, the 17-year-old elder brother, was a strength-type superhuman.
Xiong Li, the 15-year-old younger sister, was a speed-type superhuman. After an introduction, everyone learned that Xiong Li not only had extraordinary speed but also extraordinary hearing.
Before Xu Shanshan started searching the residences, she had Xiong Li listen to the surroundings and made sure there were no problems before leading the group inside the houses to search for supplies.
The group of eight entered five or six houses in a row but did not find anything, and they could not help but look at each other with bitter smiles.
“Continue searching!” Xu Shanshan ordered and the group of eight left the house, heading for the next house.
Although the houses here did not suffer a lot of damage, they did not encounter a single zombie the entire time.
This stirred the worry in Qiao Mu’s heart, and a shadow enveloped her heart, spreading continuously.
When they exited the house, Qiao Mu looked up at the sky—it seemed to have gotten grayer and dimmer.
Duan Yue poked the child’s back. “Qiaoqiao, did you discover something?”
“It’s too quiet here.” The child’s words tightened everyone’s hearts.
Xiong Li automatically stopped walking and held her breath to focus on listening to their surroundings.
However—
“I really can’t hear anything. Zombie footsteps sound different from ours, so I would definitely hear it as soon as one shows up nearby,” Xiong Li explained anxiously.
Xu Shanshan nodded. “Everyone, be more careful. We’ll search the next house.”
Everyone automatically quickened their steps. However, although each house remained intact and undamaged, there wasn’t any food inside.
“Could the news be erroneous? Did the people of Qinghe Town actually escape outside with their food?” the young mystic cultivator, Yang Shu, asked with a frown.
“No. They didn’t escape,” the middle-aged body cultivator, Ah-Jin said with a pained expression.
“How do you know?”
“My wife’s family lives in Qinghe Town. After my wife brought the two children back to her family, she hasn’t returned.” Ah-Jin closed his eyes.
He kept waiting for his family at Xijiu City, but they did not come.
“Then are you… familiar with this town?”