783: Chapter 511 783: Chapter 511 She saw from these people’s faces that her mother had aged into middle years yet still looked quite youthful; her grandparents had silver hair but few wrinkles on their faces, and no age spots.
She also saw a man and a woman she did not recognize, who were accompanied by several children.
Cai Xiangxiang was unfamiliar with the identities of this man and woman—indeed, she harbored suspicions about the identities of the man, woman, and children!
The person who resembled her mother opened the door tensely with her grandparents, joining those inside in a silent attack on Ye Tian with their gazes.
They could only rely on their sense of smell to pinpoint the location of this human entering the house.
Ye Tian had been waiting for this moment—all the people were gathered, and regardless of the strength of their attack, it was time for him to make a move.
He had previously used the Heaven-Earth Net Magical Treasure to catch those who had escaped but failed to do so; this time, he intended to use the same Magical Treasure to capture these people.
Only by taking control of them could he uncover the truth about this village.
As Ye Tian deployed the Heaven-Earth Net Magical Treasure, the people in the house, the courtyard, and those outside sensed danger and began alertly to flee.
They scattered in all directions, crying out, “Lai Lai…!”
Ye Tian leaped into the sky from the room, and as these people fled, his Heaven-Earth Net Magical Treasure expanded even further.
It enveloped not just a single house but the entire village.
The people on the Flying Artifact only saw on the Video Wall that whatever Magical Treasure Ye Tian was using terrified those attacking him and the people outside the village.
Their escape was like Sun Wukong unable to flee from the Buddha Tathagata’s palm, or like rabbits unable to escape from the encompassing giant net.
These humans were merely scampering within the village, as if they were stuck behind an invisible wall that prevented them from leaving the village.
They hopped around like panicked rabbits, forever trapped within a cage.
Cai Xiangxiang wanted to speak out, asking Ye Tian not to harm the villagers, but the green light in their eyes gave her pause!
Ye Tian observed from the sky, seeking to prove whether these humans had been possessed or were Demonic Beasts that had transformed into human forms.
The luxurious houses in the village seemed unreal as well.
He used his Magical Treasure to unravel the mysteries behind the human facades and the houses.
However, his Heaven-Earth Net was only able to control these people, preventing their escape, without revealing their true faces.
For the time being, Ye Tian could do nothing further; he briefed Jiang Tang and important figures from the General’s Mansion about the situation here.
It was not his intention to interrupt Jiang Tang’s mission or family visit.
Feeling that a series of strange occurrences were unfolding, he wanted to share them with Jiang Tang, believing that only Jiang Tang might understand the enigma they faced!
Having taken control of the entire village, Ye Tian returned to the Flying Artifact from the air.
Upon his return, Cai Xiangxiang watched him nervously and said, “Son-in-law, my family…!”
“I’ve only used the Magical Treasure to restrain them, to prevent them from going outside.
There is no danger within the Magical Treasure, but are you sure they are truly your family and the villagers?
Would people from your village attack with their gazes?
Besides, why do their eyes emit green light like wild beasts?”
Ye Tian’s questions were on everyone’s mind, as they had been closely observing the Video Wall until now.
Cai Xiangxiang shook her head, “My family members and the people in the village are all ordinary farmers; they are mortals without any special skills!”
“Then the people here are too strange; they seem to attack with their eyes just like those dozen or so people we encountered before.
They appear to be of the same group.
I can’t unravel it now, but how about I bring one of them up here for you to question?”
Upon hearing Ye Tian’s suggestion, Cai Xiangxiang nodded; throughout the entire incident, she had not heard a single human word from the villagers.
“Bring that person here; they won’t pose a threat to us, will they?”
Yan Weiwei glanced at her family, who were all novices in the Cultivation World, and some children had not even begun to cultivate.
If the other party posed a danger, they would target the weak.
“No worries, I will protect them, and you all will be here for protection.
No one can overpower anyone if they come,” Ye Tian assured.
With such assurances from Ye Tian, they had no objections.
Regardless of how Ye Tian chose to protect them, they trusted this man.
Ye Tian activated the Flying Artifact’s protection mode, securing himself and everyone inside the Artifact within a protective space.
Fearing that opening the hatch might allow one of the people fleeing within the Heaven-Earth Net to be snatched up by an invisible hand, he then brought the person up into the sky and onto their Flying Artifact.
The doors of the spaceship automatically closed, and the eyes of everyone on board were fixed on the face of the person who had just entered.
Cai Xiangxiang’s eyes showed the most excitement, for this person was indeed her mother, the woman she had been longing for over a decade.
Seeing her mother on the video wall of the spaceship was not as thrilling as seeing her in person now.
“Mother…!”
The people on the ship had seen the face of the person who had entered, a woman who had emerged from the house that Cai Xiangxiang had mentioned.
This middle-aged woman still retained hints of her youthful beauty despite her age.
Her charm was intact, her skin soft and fair, nothing like the sunburnt, dark complexion commonly seen on rural women.
She resembled a well-maintained wealthy lady, except for the green glint in her eyes.
Cai Xiangxiang’s call seemed to go unheard, as the woman’s green eyes flashed with shock, betraying her terror at an unknown enemy’s ability to control the entire village’s population.
She was also able to be captured and brought into this Magical Treasure, which was the source of her fear.
The woman made no sound, and Ye Tian could only see fear in her green eyes, still uncertain of her origins.
This closer observation only reinforced Ye Tian’s belief that this was definitely not human, nor was it a case of possession by another entity.
He had a feeling that this was some kind of shape-shifting demon.
Cai Xiangxiang called “mother” again, but the woman seemed not to hear; there was no response.
“Son-in-law, may I speak a few words with my mother?”
The pain of not being able to personally meet her kin, and her fear of acknowledging them in person, made Cai Xiangxiang unable to believe that her mother was some demon or monster.
“No, it’s too dangerous for you to go out there, the person is not human!”
Ye Tian refused to let Cai Xiangxiang take the risk.
“Son-in-law, can you make her speak?”
Cai Xiangxiang did not know that the soundproofing inside the Magical Treasure was so effective; neither her words nor theirs had been heard by the person.
“I’ll do it!”
Ye Tian decided to use a method of sound transmission that could be heard by the woman but not by others.
Cai Xiangxiang, not aware of what Ye Tian was actually saying to the woman, focused on their exchange.
“Madam, what is your name, and what is this village called?”
The woman, having heard the sound transmission, had already guessed that the other party must be a powerful individual from the Cultivation World, someone they could not resist.
She just didn’t know their intentions.
Now she tried to deduce from their language and demeanor whether they were just passing by or if they were from the Cultivation World and intended to annihilate their Human Immortals.
“This place is called Cai Family Village, and everyone in the village has the surname Cai.
People call me Lady Cai!”
Ye Tian wasn’t sure if what the woman said was correct but recorded her words regardless.
“Do you have sons or daughters?”
“At home, I have two elders.
My spouse and I have a son who is married and has a grandson and a granddaughter.”
Ye Tian.., the woman’s words did not add up!
“You have no daughters?”
Lady Cai shook her head, “All my family are below, please let us go, we are good citizens!”
Ye Tian said nothing further and played the recorded voice for Cai Xiangxiang, Yan Weiwei, and their family to hear.
When Cai Xiangxiang heard the woman mention the village, she mumbled to herself, “Mother is my mother!”
Then when she heard the woman say she had no daughters, she was stunned.
A mother wouldn’t forget her daughter unless she thought her dead, or this really wasn’t a human, but an imposter.
“Wuu wuu…
she’s not right!”
Cai Xiangxiang couldn’t help but cry, and Yan Weiwei stepped forward to pat her shoulder.
Anyone would be emotional and heartbroken in such a situation.
“Cai Xiangxiang, this being is not human.
We’ll figure out where your family and the villagers have been taken.
Now, let’s interrogate her.”