I shook my head and said, "I've considered this problem."

"We don't have enough manpower right now, and we don't know the exact location of Wang Qing. Rushing in rashly would be like headless flies, running around aimlessly in several villages."

"It would be easy for them to separate us and take us out one by one."

"If we're going to fight, we can only do it after we see Wang Qing."

As I spoke, I walked to the gate of the Second Village, grabbed the door knocker, and pounded it a few times: "I want to solve the puzzle and pass the level."

The messenger who had just been leading people out quickly opened the door and sized me up: "You want to solve the puzzle?"

I looked at the other person squarely and nodded, "Yes!"

The messenger nodded, "Come with me!"

I followed the messenger into the Second Village. As expected, the living conditions there were much better than in the Lower Village. More people had intact bodies. I even suspected that the higher up the village you went, the less people needed to sell their bodies to earn Divine Connection Coins.

What kind of existence was the Great Dream Township?

While I was pondering, Ye Yang suddenly transmitted his voice to me, "That person is up to no good!"

I glanced around and saw that the man was leading us to a remote place.

Logically, the Village Chief should live in the very center of the village, but he was leading us to a place with few people. Clearly, he wasn't taking us to see the Village Chief.

I said without batting an eye, "Friend, why are we going further and further off course?"

The man didn't even turn his head as he said, "The Village Chief likes quiet. Keep your voices down. If you anger the Village Chief, those people outside will be your fate."

I sneered at the man's back and distanced myself from Ye Yang and the others.

The messenger led us to the edge of the village, to a desolate courtyard, before turning around and saying, "Tell me how you're going to solve the puzzle, and I'll examine it."

I said blandly, "Friend, do you take us for three-year-olds?"

"Why don't you try using this trick to fool a child and see if it works, then come back and talk to me?"

The messenger didn't bother to hide it anymore, "Then I'll tell you the truth. I just want your method for solving the puzzle. Hand it over, and it'll be good for everyone. I'll make sure you get your share of the benefits."

"If you don't hand it over, I guarantee you'll be worse off than those people in the wooden cages outside!"

I gently flicked my right hand, and the Soul-Chasing Chain hung down like a whip.

"Ghost weapon?" The messenger had only just shouted when I swung my right hand in the opposite direction. The Soul-Chasing Chain lashed out with a whistling sound and struck the other person's neck.

I didn't use a killing move. After the chain wrapped around the other person's neck several times, I reached out and pulled him closer, then raised my hand and slapped him.

The loud slap echoed for several meters, and the messenger cried out sharply, "You dare hit me? Just you wait, someone come!"

Before anyone could enter, Ye Yang flicked out several strands of Wandering Soul Silk, placing them horizontally at the door. The next moment, someone burst through the door.

The other person didn't see the Wandering Soul Silk at the door and lunged towards the messenger, only to have the Wandering Soul Silk sweep across his neck from below.

The head of the first person to rush in fell to the ground. The people behind him wanted to stop, but it was too late. They could only watch helplessly as they rushed towards the dripping Wandering Soul Silk.

Although that person lowered his head in desperation, the Wandering Soul Silk ripped off the top of his head.

Blood dripped from the three strands of Wandering Soul Silk stretched across the doorway. The people behind didn't dare to rush through the door again and instead began to leap over the wall.

What they didn't expect was that there was more Wandering Soul Silk waiting for them there.

I watched as one person jumped in and landed squarely on the Wandering Soul Silk, being instantly torn in half.

Ye Yang said to me, "Watch him!" and simultaneously fired eight strands of Wandering Soul Silk from both hands.

It was the first time I had seen Ye Yang use Wandering Soul Silk to fight. The silk threads danced lightly in his hands like the gentle hands of a lover, brushing lightly across his opponent's body again and again. By the time Ye Yang turned around, his opponent had been reduced to bloody pieces of flesh.

In just a moment, the people who had rushed up were lying dead on the ground, none with intact bodies.

The messenger, who had been arrogant and domineering just now, was now trembling with fear, kneeling at my feet, afraid to move.

More and more people rushed over from outside. Looking out from the courtyard, there were people everywhere.

Qin Xin opened her oil-paper umbrella, "I'll go help Ye Yang!"

"No need! The main character is here!" I tightened the chain in my hand, dragged the messenger, and strode towards the door.

Sure enough, a voice came from outside the door, "Stop!"

Everyone stopped moving at the same time. The people of the Second Village began to retreat one after another, and Ye Yang also stood by my side.

I looked at the burly middle-aged man with a full beard who walked out from the crowd and said, "You are the Village Chief of the Second Village?"

The other person nodded, "I am Lu Peng."

"You're here to compete for the position of Village Chief? Follow me to the Life and Death Arena!"

Lu Peng turned to leave after speaking, but I said, "I'm here to solve the puzzle."

Lu Peng suddenly turned around and said, "What did you say? You want to solve the puzzle?"

"Why didn't you come to see me directly?"

I yanked my right hand forward and threw the messenger in front of me, "He brought me here to force me to reveal the answer. So, we fought."

Lu Peng's eyes flashed with a cold light as he said, "Is what he's saying true?"

The messenger said慌忙, "These people came from the Lower Village. This subordinate suspected that they were here to cause trouble and wanted to bring them in for questioning."