The shop owner told them that the gods arrived in their village a very long time ago, about a hundred years.

And when those deities arrived, they displayed many divine abilities!

For example, bring down the sweet rain to the parched earth!

For example, moving mountains and filling seas!

For example, increase food production!

In conclusion, these deities are practically omnipotent!

But these deities are not always present, they almost come once in a while.

And every time we come, it will bring great benefits to everyone!

Moreover, those deities are almost all immortal beings, forever maintaining a youthful appearance!

That's also why everyone trusts them even more!

And a decade or so ago, these long-lost deities reappeared, causing the reigning emperor to immediately issue a wanted order!

The warrant listed twenty people, and in the mouths of the gods, these twenty were demons who would destroy heaven and earth!

If these twenty people are not captured and killed, it will be a catastrophe for the common people!

Because of this, the common people were very worried that these demons would really bring disaster, so they paid close attention to all those who appeared inexplicably.

And over these past ten years, quite a few demons have been captured! And before the eyes of all the people, they were directly killed as sacrifices to Heaven!

It is said that only seven people are still missing!

And these seven people... I'm afraid three of them are just them!

"I guess there's someone manipulating things behind the scenes."

"Well, those twenty people on the wanted list must be contestants like us! But why only twenty?"

The remaining five people are likely the ones pulling the strings behind the scenes, and those five might even be among the contestants!

"Of course! There were twenty-five contestants, but only twenty of them are wanted. That means the remaining five who aren't on the list must be the murderer!"

Meng Chao and Yun Jin, as they analyzed the situation, became increasingly serious.

If that's the case, then this final isn't a competition at all!

This is a massacre!

A massacre of the new generation in the occult world!

You know, to be able to participate in this competition, and even to make it to the final round, everyone here must have some skill!

And these people are now trapped in this small world. If they truly die, the corresponding countries of theirs will probably be unable to have new born practitioners of Xuanxue for a hundred years!

Now that all countries have acknowledged the existence of metaphysics, it means that the future strength of each nation will depend on the abilities of its own metaphysical practitioners!

In such a situation, every new generation of arcane artists would be given the highest level of protection by the state!

Therefore, those people had already made up their minds to slaughter all the newly-born mages!

"Who is it?" Yun Jin asked, frowning.

"Could it be anyone? Five people... all five who advanced to the finals this time, there's only one family."

Meng Chao sneered, his eyes narrowed slightly, his gaze filled with brutality.

"You're saying... a wizard?"

After Yunjin reacted, she was also shocked beyond words.

Only the Mage managed to get all five people promoted!

Even those Yin-Yang masters, because of Zheng Zhong, could only take away at most four people directly.

"Nine out of ten."

"What shall we do?"

Whatever they say, since those people want to get all of us in one go, we certainly can't let them succeed! And didn't the shopkeeper say there are still seven people left?

As Meng Chao spoke, he also began to formulate some ideas in his mind.

Besides the three of them, there are four other people.

The four of them were able to hide for so long, they must have some skills.

If we can find those four people, we can totally team up with them to deal with those mages!

"Alright! Find someone! Find those four people and go take care of those wizards!!"

Yun Jin reacted and nodded hurriedly, agreeing.

In any case, the fact that those mages have already killed so many people in this small world is enough to prove how black-hearted they are!

But even now, they still haven't figured out why the mages, who came with them, appeared to have been around for centuries in the eyes of the common people!

Moreover, the incident happened yesterday, yet the shopkeeper claimed it occurred over a decade ago. This is truly peculiar!

They were somewhat suspicious that there might be something wrong with the time frame of this world.

However, this also proves one thing...

That is to say, the reason why the village where Tie Niu lived suddenly became deserted was probably also because time had some loopholes.

However, no matter how much they think about it, none of it will be useful!

The most important thing now is to find the remaining four people. Maybe we can exchange information and be more confident in eliminating the mages!

However, finding these people isn't easy. At the very least, they would have to know who is still alive.

Meng Chao thought for a moment, then directly took some gold beans from An Bao and went out.

According to Meng Chao, if you want to see those demon paintings, it's very simple, just buy them with money...

According to the shopkeeper, many people kept these demonic paintings at home because of the walking money. They hoped that one day when luck came their way, they could catch those demons and present them to the court in exchange for rewards, becoming rich overnight!

Anbao and the others were quite helpless.

In the blink of an eye, they had become walking "scratch-and-wins"?

In no time, Meng Chao returned to the inn with a heap of stuff.

"Why are you buying so many things?"

Seeing the things Meng Chao brought back, Yun Jin couldn't help but look at him reproachfully, as if he were spending money recklessly.

"You know what? I'm here to gather intel! If you don't spend money, how can people gossip with you?"

"Of course, you can't just ask one person for information! That would be too obvious. So, it's best to spread things out."

"What matters most is that these clothes are a torment to wear! Look at An Bao, her tender white skin has already been rubbed red by those ragged garments in just this short time! You don't feel sorry for her, but I do."

Yun Jin, upon hearing this, instinctively glanced at Anbao and noticed a faint redness on Anbao's neck.

"Alright, alright, you're right, An Bao, go change your clothes and we can talk."

The baby's skin is so delicate, it can't even touch anything rough.

"Okay, thank you Meng Chao gege, thank you Yun Jin gege," An Bao blinked her eyes and smiled sweetly.

After Anbao changed her clothes, Yun Jin and Meng Chao also changed into new ones.

The three of them were dressed much better than the rough hemp clothes they had been wearing before. They were all in fine silk, looking as if they had transformed from commoners into wealthy people.

Meng Chao saw An Bao come out after changing his clothes, and his eyes lit up, praising, "An Bao looks really good in this."

"It's truly beautiful, just like a New Year painting doll!" Yun Jin couldn't help but agree.

At this time, An Bao wore a red cheongsam and replaced the grass rope ponytail on her head with a red ribbon. This made An Bao's skin look fair and translucent, absolutely beautiful.

An Bao turned around and was very satisfied. Then, she seriously said to Meng Chao: "Meng Chao brother, please also bring An Bao to the clothing store again when the time comes?"