794: Chapter 517 794: Chapter 517 “Jiang Tang, could you help me find snow lotuses later?”
Tang Yanran looked at the snow-covered ground below.
It was too difficult for her to search on her own.
She didn’t want to leave this man or the team.
It would be different with Jiang Tang’s help.
“Jiang Tang, could you help me find a type of insect?” Dugu Yan’er also made a request and described the shape of the insect to Jiang Tang.
Jiang Tang still had things to do and nodded in agreement to their requests, but he couldn’t help them right away.
First, he went to observe the protected village.
The village was still serene, perhaps because Ye Tian’s protection was so swift that the opposition couldn’t even enter the village.
As Ye Tian had said, those dozen demon people, they had transported boxes into the country, but it was unknown what was inside those boxes.
He suspected it was certainly some dangerous articles or a scheme by those demon people.
Jiang Tang expanded his Divine Sense to investigate the entire north; he needed to know where the anomalies were.
For the time being, he hadn’t found those dozen demon people or those so-called wooden boxes.
Jiang Tang could only first ride the Flying Treasure and find Ye Tian.
During the flight, he also observed the neighboring country and discovered that their border was even poorer than his own country’s.
Moreover, it was quite underdeveloped; the people wore tattered clothes, and their faces were gaunt.
And their hair was golden, with high noses and blue eyes.
Jiang Tang changed his mind and steered the Flying Artifact towards another neighboring country.
Now that he had arrived, he naturally informed Ye Tian, asking them to wait.
He wanted to check for any new discoveries in the neighboring country first.
Ye Tian responded too, saying that they would stay above that village, controlling the departures and arrivals of the villagers.
Inside his Flying Artifact, he also controlled a demon person.
He knew they were demon people but didn’t know what kind they were.
He also had no idea how they had assumed the appearance of the villagers, nor could he find the original villagers.
Cai Xiangxiang’s parents, relatives, and fellow villagers—where had they been controlled and taken to by the human demon people since a few months ago?
The one demon person in the Flying Artifact couldn’t be interrogated for more information.
After hearing what Ye Tian had said, Jiang Tang couldn’t find the answer himself; he could only try his best to look for it, starting with observing and investigating those people of the neighboring country.
The Arrow Flying Artifact had ascended high into the sky and was now above the neighbor country.
Using his Divine Sense, Jiang Tang looked down and, combined with the ladies’ requests, broadcast the situation below onto the Video Wall, allowing the ladies to see the scenery here without strain.
From the Video Wall, the ladies saw that the neighboring country was just like this northern region: whether mountains or land, and even the houses within the villages, everything was covered in a vast expanse of snow.
Jiang Tang already knew through his Divine Sense that the naked villagers seemed to be going about normal activities, capable of eating and drinking.
Only their figures and faces were thin, with sallow skin, looking malnourished to the point of being just skin and bones, which was somewhat startling.
Whether old or young, no one in the village was spared—they seemed like wooden figures without souls.
Jiang Tang found it very strange; these were clearly ordinary residents, so why did they seem like people without souls?
Could they be puppets?
Or was their souls controlled by someone, or even taken away?
Jiang Tang speculated and used his formidable power to observe the villagers.
He extended his Divine Sense into the village, enveloping everyone to watch their every move and to search for any demon people among them.
Jiang Tang noticed that these people were like puppets; they had no issues with eating or living, and even the matters of men and women posed no problem.
However, there was a defect in their souls.
Their eyes were vacant, controlled by some spell—perhaps a demon spell—that made these ordinary people become puppets, seemingly posing no threat of harm to others.
Jiang Tang observed that these were just ordinary people, some who hadn’t even practiced cultivation, without any combat abilities.
Why were such ordinary people being controlled and turned into puppets?
Jiang Tang also considered the possibility that they could be ghosts or puppets made by humans, or perhaps even transformed by a demon.
Yet from their vacant gaze, he didn’t see the green light in their eyes as Ye Tian had described.
Jiang Tang observed that these people were only missing their souls, which had turned them into puppets without life.
Although they were people from the neighboring country, Jiang Tang couldn’t bear to see these ordinary people live like this.
They would be without any thoughts, turning into fools, indistinct from silly people.
The loss of souls had caused their physical condition to deteriorate greatly; from children to the elderly, all were likely to have short lives.
Jiang Tang wanted to attempt using his own methods to save these people, starting by casting a light ring to protect all the people in the village.
It prevented them from going out and kept the bad people from coming in; it was an excellent protection for the villagers.
Jiang Tang took out some Nourishing Soul Flowers from his space, which were enough to help these people with missing souls regain what was lost.
He sent out the flowers without choosing to send out any precious Pills, feeling it unnecessary for these ordinary people to consume such expensive medications.
After all, they were just people from a neighboring country, not his own compatriots.
Helping them was already an act of his good will, and he didn’t immediately disperse the protective light ring, keeping a good safeguard over the village people.