Chapter 525

"Hmm? Senior sister, you?"

"Don't forget my identity."

Ana turned her head and gently flipped her hair.

Mu En saw her emotionless eyes, and he knew that she was already angry.

"I smell pollution in these bugs."

"Evil God?"

"Maybe, I'm not sure yet, but this is already my scope of work, so let me do it. Besides, the flames of my junior are too noisy, and they might alert others."

"……Oh well."

Mu En thought for a while and handed the job to Anna.

Without much hesitation, Anna took one step forward.

She had put away the long whip as a weapon. She just stretched out a hand and pressed down lightly.

In an instant, everything fell silent.

All the noisy cries and noisy insects disappeared at this moment.

It's like the whole world has sunk into a deep dream.

The bright moon rises from her eyes, and the authority from the former evil god is manifested here, giving all things equal... deathly silence.

"squeak--"

In the silence, there was still a loud chirping of insects.

The ferocious insects buried in the boundless night screamed angrily and squirmed incessantly, trying to escape from the boundless silence.

"If you are allowed to continue to grow, there may be some trouble."

The bright moon in Anna's eyes was still high, but the night under her feet became more and more dense. Black shadows far more ferocious and terrifying than those insects were swimming in the night, whispering, and coveting the real world.

"But now... you are still just bugs."

Anna's face was expressionless, her bare hands dropped, and boundless darkness completely shrouded her.

Mu En closed her eyes again and waited for death.

…

…

"It's a little weird."

Mu En squatted down and closed her eyes for a young woman who was staring blankly. She had a bloated belly and was pregnant, but there was no trace of life in her body at this moment.

Even the baby inside her body had been eaten away by these bugs a long time ago.

"This does not look like an attack with ulterior motives at all. The intensity is too low."

Mu En shook his head:

"It seems like they are specifically here to make people sick."

"Junior, do you think the person behind the scenes is here for you?"

Anna stood quietly, looking at her hands that had just killed hundreds of people, letting the slightly cold night wind ruffle her hair, and a rare hint of weakness appeared on her slightly pale and pretty face.

Mu En held her little hand and transferred his warmth to her.

"Either I, the son of the duke, or you, the agent of the sword bearer. In short, it is too coincidental to have just met."

"That makes sense, but I didn't receive any warning. It stands to reason that there are monitors from the Silence Agency in this town. It is impossible for such a large-scale event to have no warning in advance."

Ana frowned tightly, suppressing her anger.

Hundreds of people were parasitized by strange insects and all died here. This was already a major event that attracted the attention of the empire's top officials.

But now, as an agent of the Silence Agency, she couldn't even determine the nature of the incident, let alone find out the mastermind behind it.

"Anyway... let's collect the information we can first."

Mu En comforted her, then squatted down and looked at the mayor's mother aside.

She was lying on the ground now, half of her head was still broken, but her eyes were still slightly open, with some energy.

All the bugs had been wiped out, and she should have died directly, but Anna relied on the authority of the Silent Moon to force her body to stay in the state before death.

Mu En didn't know how long this state could last, but he just hoped that he could at least answer a few of his questions.

"Madam Mayor, as someone who has experienced it, I think you should understand the situation at this moment very well, so I will not waste any nonsense and ask directly."

Mu En looked into the mayor's eyes and asked:

"Have there been any suspicious people in town recently?"

"..."

The mayor’s mother’s lips moved.

"What?"

Mu En leaned down and put his head close to her lips, and then he heard a few words squeezed out from her almost breathless throat:

"Wandering...poet."

"Wandering poet?"

Mu En's eyes flashed, and she suddenly remembered that the mayor had said before that a wandering poet would perform at this festival.

That harp sound just now...

"Ai...Emily."

While Mu En continued to listen, the mayor's mother didn't know where she got the strength to grab Mu En's wrist and begged:

"It was Emily... who first met... that wandering poet... please... please... please... save her."

62. The last supper

"Mom, I'm back."

The slightly shabby door was pushed open, and Emily jumped into the house, shouting with great energy.

The room was a little dark, and Emily was groping on the cabinet nearby. She wanted to light a candle, but she suddenly remembered that the mayor's mother had told her not to have an open flame today, so she had no choice but to give up.

Although she didn't know why there was no such requirement in previous years, Emily felt that since the mayor's mother, who knew everything, said it, there must be nothing wrong.

The goddess must hate flames. In previous years, it was because of the fire that I did not receive the goddess's blessing.

You must abide by it this year, because mother's health is getting worse day by day.

Fortunately, Emily had long been accustomed to the dark nights. After all, in order to save money, her house was not illuminated by candlelight every night.

Emily closed the door and carefully fastened three explosion-proof chains. After making sure that the door was locked, she slowed down her footsteps and tiptoed to the inner room.

She was so excited just now that she didn't think about what to do if her mother had fallen asleep.

"Is Emily back?"

But at this time, a gentle voice suddenly came from the innermost room, causing Emily to slow down her pace. She stuck out her tongue playfully and scratched her head awkwardly:

"Did I wake up my mother?"

"No, I haven't slept yet. Tonight is a big day in town. How could I go to bed so early?" The person in the room chuckled.

Emily turned her head and looked. Although it was completely dark, the old antique clock on the wall only pointed to about eight o'clock, which was not too late.

Although her mother's sleep has always been irregular due to her long-term bedridden illness.

"Then I'll go make the medicine!"

Emily jumped up happily again, and a sweet smile appeared on her little face, which was pale with cheap powder.

She walked to the kitchen, put today's medicinal materials into the medicine pot with nimble hands and feet, scooped out the appropriate amount of water from the water tank, and then put the medicine pot on the stove with great effort.

After doing all this, Emily let out a long sigh and wiped the sweat from her forehead proudly.

But just as she was about to continue, she was in trouble again.

I can't make a fire today, so how can I make medicine for my mother?

Don't make it?

It won't work either. My mother must take medicine before going to bed every night, otherwise she will definitely wake up in the middle of the night.

This is why she had to come back specially even though the festival was at its most lively time. My mother needs to take medicine regularly every day.

"What should I do?"

Emily was in distress.

But just as she was hesitating, a figure appeared at the door.

"No need to boil the medicine."

The faint starlight outside the window reflected the pale face of the woman:

"I have already boiled it in advance and drank it. It will not offend the goddess."

"Huh? Mom?"

Looking at the figure leaning against the door, Emily widened her eyes in surprise:

"Can you get up?"

"Yeah."

The woman smiled:

"Maybe the medicine is more effective this time. I feel much better."

The woman walked out of the darkness and stood in front of Emily.

Emily looked up and down and found that her mother could actually stand up and move around well. At least she didn't need help from others to walk around like usual.

So Emily was even happier. She felt that her efforts had worked. While making the festival the most lively and lively, the goddess's eyes might have really fallen on her dear mother.

"Mom, do you want something to eat? I'll make it for you!"

After being excited for a long time, Emily suddenly remembered that her mother didn't seem to have dinner yet. Emily wanted to bring her mother delicious food at the festival, but now that her mother had gotten up, she didn't care about that.

She remembered that there should be some food at home.

"No need."

But the woman shook her head and touched Emily's head lovingly:

"Let me do it. I suddenly remembered that I haven't made food for Emily for a long time."

"Hey, but..."

"No buts, doesn't little Emily miss her mother's cooking?"

"I...I want to eat!"

Emily blinked. In her memory, she really hadn't eaten her mother's cooking for a long time.

That taste had long been forgotten. She just vaguely remembered that every time she ate her mother's cooking, she would feel extra at ease.

"But...but, we can't make a fire today."

Emily thought of this important thing and her mood became lost again.

"It's okay."

But the woman's smile was still gentle, as if she didn't want to be disturbed by such a small problem when cooking for a woman.

"I have a way."

"Really..."

The last bit of doubt also disappeared, Emily's eyes sparkled: "That's great!"

"Go play first, I'll call you when it's done."

The woman was like an ordinary mother, driving Emily to play, and she walked into the dark kitchen.