Chapter 590: The Child Walks the Mountain_2

The bodies were dressed differently, some in coarse cloth, others in black jackets, and some in thick animal skins or quality silk robes. These must be the missing persons Ji Gen had spoken about, but Yang Xiao hadn't expected there to be so many.

Chilling, rigid... as he passed by these "people," a gripping coldness emanated from them. Because he kept his head low, Yang Xiao couldn't and didn't dare to look at their faces, but his intuition told him that their faces must be numb and carried an unnatural deathly stillness.

"Crack."

"Crack."

"Snap."

The continuous sounds of snapping twigs grew finer, and this time Yang Xiao caught a glimpse with his peripheral vision, causing his hair to stand on end. The "people's" tiptoes were slowly moving, shuffling towards him.