Apocalyptic Beastworld: A Farming Space Dimension to Another World-Chapter 49: Clearing Lu Qingtang’s Innocence

Lu Qingtang was digesting the pill given by Ma Yongcheng, who had gotten it from Xie Ziyuan. Of course, they didn’t receive the pill for nothing. Ma Yongcheng had promised to pay it back to him.

Xie Ziyuan didn’t mind. The pill he gave to them was of the lowest quality, but it was enough to heal Lu Qingtang’s bruised feet.

At this moment, she had taken her kids back from Lin Yu’an’s arms. The throbbing in her feet had dissipated, her energy also slowly recovering.

In order to make the pill appear less conspicuous, Leng Chuan was full of tricks. He put the pill in his water pouch. To be honest, when they found out Xie Ziyuan had pills, they were surprised, but they controlled their expressions well.

Not to mention about the scarce food, pills were like a myth to them, only existing in legends. It was the first time they had seen one. Yet, they didn’t hesitate about its authenticity.

After Lu Qingtang recovered, they followed Ma Yongcheng and Leng Chuan to catch the villains.

"Are you trying to run?" Zhao Chunmei used this chance while Ma Yongcheng wasn’t present to lunge at Lu Qingtang.

Unfortunately, although she had a delicate appearance, Lu Qingtang wasn’t a pushover. She pulled her kids out of harm’s way and kicked Zhao Chunmei away.

The female beastman fell a few meters away, bruises covering her skin. The stinging wound immediately made Zhai Chunmei start to wail again, sounding incredibly tragic.

Lu Qingtang snorted and hurriedly walked away holding her two kids. The relief from her husband’s safe return made her shed away all the despondency, going back to her spirited self.

The crowd of beastmen followed them. Xie Ziyuan was leading in the front, somewhat relaxed but his steps were surprisingly fast. They almost couldn’t catch up if not for occasional sprinting.

Soon, they arrived.

Ma Yongcheng and Leng Chuan were grabbing two thin beastmen each, grabbing two agile monkey beastmen. The two were letting out wronged screeches.

"Let go of me, you dog. Why are you capturing innocent people?!" The beastman shrieked indignantly. When he saw a crowd of people, he acted like he had seen a savior. "Help, help! This feral dog is indiscriminately hurting people!"

Ma Yongcheng’s grip was very strong, almost breaking the monkey’s hairy hands. The pain nearly made him pass out. No matter how the monkey beastman thrashed or kicked, he didn’t budge in the slightest.

The monkey beastman in Leng Chuan’s grip didn’t fare much better either. His arms were already broken. He had a terrified look on his face, much smarter than his loud companion. Clearly, he understood why people had gathered.

"All the beastmen already present, huh?" Ma Yongcheng raised his eyebrows, his gaze sweeping over to his mortal enemy and Zhao Chunmei.

"Elder Peng and all the beastmen present. I will present you with proof that Tang’er is absolutely innocent." His voice was loud and firm. He locked his eyes with Lu Qingtang in a fleeting gaze, which seemed to speak countless words in a split second.

"These people are trying to wash the dark bloodstains from their hands. You all surely understand the implication, right?" Ma Yongcheng dragged the monkey beastman toward the nearest bushes and parted it.

In an instant, the people closest smelled a nauseating stench. They also saw some dark stains on the ground, coating the grass.

"The culprit of the fallen beasts’ cases are them." Leng Chuan announced loudly. "If you had punished Lu Qingtang, you would have gotten the wrong person while the true mastermind remains free."

"If the true mastermind isn’t captured, what are you going to do if you become the next target?" Leng Chuan added.

His words struck a chord with everyone present. The pollution from unknown substances was a pressing matter for anyone living in an area with a high contamination level.

There was no lack of fallen beasts in the past few years. Every few months, there was always someone turning into a fallen beast. They had no choice but to kill the fallen beasts...

Everyone was scared they would wake up as a fallen beast the next day. But... What if someone deliberately plotted against them? It was something that was hard to guard against.

"You are lying!" Zhao Chunmei wasn’t about to let her plan fail. She dragged her bruised body through the crowd, pointing at Leng Chuan. "What an outsider like you would know? Maybe it’s you who is deliberately framing people."

Leng Chuan, who was still feeling sullen over his missing siblings, sneered at Zhao Chunmei’s words. "Where did we get such zombie blood? Do you think we already know that you are going to frame people before we enter the village? If we have such an item, why don’t you smell it from us?"

He explained it so logically that Zhao Chunmeu didn’t know how to refute it for the time being.

Luckily, although he had gotten smeared by zombie blood, he had cleaned it thoroughly thanks to his water ability. The smell was very faint, unlike the monkey beastmen who still had an obvious smell on them. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Even Zhao Chunmei had a faint smell on her, showing just how potent the zombie blood was. She was probably ignorant that she could get infected, still protecting the wooden box as she fell earlier.

The beastmen were swayed by Leng Chuan’s words.

"This is a serious matter." Elder Peng suddenly spoke, his face grave. "We should investigate this."

"Right, we should investigate the source," Xie Ziyuan just said casually, but his words gave Leng Chuan an idea.

"Where is the source of the zombie blood?" Ma Yongcheng asked thoughtfully. He shifted his gaze to Zhao Chunmei. "Oh, holding a wooden box filled with zombie blood might turn you into a fallen beast too. Look at its outer part. There are faint black spots..."

At this moment, Zhao Chunmei could no longer hold the box steadily. She staggered and the box fell into the ground. A bottle of black blood fell out and shattered.

The nearby beastmen hurriedly retreated away from her.

Leng Chuan ignored Zhao Chunmei’s pale and horrified expression. He analyzed the blood. "It’s still fresh. Most likely just recently drawn from the zombie."

His eyes swept over everyone present. "How about we check that place over there?" He pointed to a house. There was some presence there...

"Let’s go there." Ma Yongcheng immediately agreed.

It was the place where they held the fallen beasts before they were killed in a few days as the last consideration, an act of mercy.

However, Zhao Chunmei didn’t agree. She shrieked. "No, don’t go there!"

"So, there is really something there." Ma Yongcheng smirked cunningly.