Chen Mo frowned slightly. Does this mean I have to search the vast mountains myself?
That seems highly improbable. Chen Mo immediately tried asking the other villagers.
Almost all the responses were identical.
Realizing that persistent questioning was futile, Chen Mo fully engaged his senses, attempting to identify any suspicious individuals in the village.
After carefully scanning the entire village with his senses, Chen Mo found no suspicious individuals.
However, a dejected-looking little boy in the village caught his attention. The boy was in his room, holding a vase and seemingly lost in thought.
Chen Mo decided to chat with him.
With a mere thought, he used Divine Flicker and appeared in the boy’s room.
Chen Mo’s sudden appearance clearly startled the boy.
The lad clutched the vase tightly and took a few wary steps backward.
"Don’t be scared. I’m an Adventurer. I heard Bandits were causing trouble around here and came to help. However, I couldn’t find any trace of the Bandit Village from the villagers I questioned, so I apologize for the intrusion. Do you have any information about this?"
Hearing that Chen Mo was here to deal with the Bandits, the boy looked at him with excitement and asked, "Really?"
"Of course. If you have any clues, tell me. I will definitely help you eliminate those Bandits."
"Yes, yes, yes! Please help us! My sister was kidnapped by Bandits. I beg you to help bring her back."
The boy put the vase aside and began kowtowing to Chen Mo, his head THUDDING against the floor.
Chen Mo quickly helped him up, saying, "There’s no need for that. Just tell me how to find the Bandit Village. I’ll definitely rescue your sister."
"When my sister was kidnapped, she was carrying a Dark-Sorcery Flower. I can track the scent of the flower to the Bandit Village."
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Chen Mo sniffed the air but couldn’t detect any odor.
With his extraordinary attributes, his sense of smell was exceptional, yet he still couldn’t detect anything.
Does this kid really have such a sharp sense of smell?
Chen Mo looked at the boy and said, "If you’re not scared, then guide me there."
"For my sister, I’m not afraid of anything! Adventurer, let’s get going right now."
Chen Mo nodded. "Walking is too slow. I’ll fly you there."
Having said that, Chen Mo picked up the boy.
Suddenly being hoisted into the air startled the boy so much that he instinctively wrapped his arms tightly around Chen Mo’s neck, his body trembling in fear.
"Don’t be nervous. I won’t let you fall," Chen Mo said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the boy relaxed a bit.
Seeing the boy relax, Chen Mo asked, "Can you smell that flower from this height?"
"Yes, Adventurer! Fly in that direction. A faint fragrance is continuously drifting from there," the boy said, stretching out his small finger to point.
"Will other flowers blooming in the mountains interfere with your sense of smell?" Chen Mo suddenly considered this.
"No, this flower is very special. It has different scents before and after being picked. And in the entire village, only our family can detect this flower’s fragrance, so we’re the only ones who pick it to keep at home."
"So, if it’s a picked flower, it must be from my sister, as no one else would have one. The scent I’m tracking is its fragrance *after* being picked," the boy explained, shaking his head.
Hearing this, Chen Mo breathed a sigh of relief. If they flew in the wrong direction and wasted time, another team might seize the opportunity for the first kill, which wouldn’t be good.
There are three first-kill opportunities, and Chen Mo didn’t want to relinquish any of them.