[By the way, Storm Branch posted a post on the World Forum and apologized to Su Mingan, saying that women should not be used as negotiation tools... This made me shout out for the right way.]

[Am I the only one who still cares about how Yamada Machichi is doing...Yamada Yamada, mom misses you...]

Perhaps because the festival was approaching, this group of people seemed to talk a lot. Su Mingan originally wanted to stand for a while and then go back to catch up on sleep, but found that he was not sleepy.

He stood for a moment, remembering what the old lady said to him sincerely yesterday afternoon.

Among them, the one that impressed him the most was the sentence "What people should focus on is not to gain happiness or avoid pain, but to see the meaning of life."

He took out the rice cake candy that the old lady forced on him yesterday from his backpack and ate it to regain his strength.

...has he finally seen the meaning of life?

Is everything he is doing now still considered a personal wish?

Although sometimes he talks about the coercion of the group, he is actually a member of the group himself.

In such an environment, even he himself gradually couldn't tell whether he was one of the people being kidnapped.

The old lady is a rare and sensible elder.

Even though he was living in such a difficult environment, her words still inspired him, who was already a little numb.

He was eating rice cakes and candies when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

...It seems a little too quiet.

He turned around and suddenly found that the sewing machine that always creaked in the morning was silent now.

Through the window covered by the screen, he saw that the cloth placed beside the table was gone, the sewing box was quietly placed aside, and there was no one on the chair.

There was a faint coughing sound from inside the door, but there was no sound of anyone's footsteps.

Su Ming'an got on a boat and sailed towards the Central Soul Hunting Department. Suddenly he saw a group of armored soul hunters walking through the street carrying supply boxes and heading towards Thirteenth Street.

...Why would the soul hunter responsible for distributing resources come to a place like this?

He heard the old lady say that today is obviously not the day to distribute subsidy resources...

"I heard something happened last night." The boatman in front said while rowing.

"Something happened?" Su Mingan asked.

"There was a big fire over there at night. I could see it when I opened the window at night. The fire... almost turned the sky red. I wonder if it was caused by water."

"..."

Su Ming'an had some bad premonitions in her heart.

Boats passed by in the river, and more and more people walked along the streets.

After getting off the boat, he rushed directly to the Central Soul Hunting Department, and suddenly saw that at the door of the Soul Hunting Department, there were surprisingly many people today.

In the past, only soul hunters were walking around here quickly, and there were very few people during the day. However, now it is crowded with people, and the area is almost completely surrounded by residents who are just watching the excitement.

The residents seemed to be gathered together, looking at something, and noisy conversations could be heard:

"...How could someone do such a thing? It's too scary."

"It's what those soul tribes did again. These things are really inhumane..."

"Mom, what is that? It's so scary..."

"Let's go, don't look at this kind of thing, dirty eyes..."

The bits of rice cake candy fell from his hand, and Su Mingan squeezed through the surging crowd.

"Damn it, whoever is squeezing me, stop squeezing, stop squeezing!" People complained.

"What kind of person is he? He has no quality."

"Shh... keep your voice down, maybe he is a soul hunter." Someone advised in a low voice.

"What's wrong with Soul Hunter?? I know the corpse hanging above. She is an old woman with a good temperament on Thirteenth Street. She has never offended anyone in her life. Such people have died so miserably. Can Soul Hunter protect us?

Huh??" This was a sharp female voice.

"..."

Su Mingan didn't know how she felt when she heard this.

He just squeezed forward, with an inexplicable emotion, and raised his head following people's gazes...

He looked towards the dazzling morning light.

On the building next to the Soul Hunter headquarters, iron pillars were raised high.

Like a flag, a figure in black coarse clothes with narrow sleeves hangs from the top of the iron pillar.

There were scorching flame wounds on her body, as if she had been burned by something. There was a huge hole in her chest, and the blood had dried up.

Her silver strands swayed slightly in the sea breeze, and her low-hanging hair was swaying with a layer of morning light, like solidified winter snow.

Because the height of the hanging was too high, the soul hunters below were still building ladders and discussing how to quickly take them down.

"Stop looking, stop looking! Everyone go back to their homes!"

The uniformed soul hunter yelled at the crowd, pushed them, and spat on the ground: "...It's really disgusting. These guys from the soul clan kill people as soon as they kill them, and then hang them up. How much hatred is this...

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"You have to take down the body as soon as possible, otherwise the impact will be too bad." said the soul hunter next to him.

"I know that someone above created a barrier. Generally speaking, only the person who set up the barrier can lift it. Otherwise, it can only be broken by force. If it is broken by force, the body will be torn into pieces..."

The soul hunters were discussing when they suddenly saw a young man with black hair and holding rice cakes and candies slowly walking over.

His steps were slow, but he could easily pass through the crowds of people, walking forward as if he didn't see them.

"This is a closed area. No idlers are allowed to enter..." They stood in front of the young man.

Su Ming'an didn't say anything, just stretched out his hand.

"Wow--"

There was a cracking sound.

The barrier was lifted under his control without causing any damage.

It was as if shiny glass fell from the sky, and fragments of it fell to the ground like stars.

Su Mingan raised his head and saw a fragment of light,

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Chapter completed!