Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 2257

Don immediately asked her, “Nelly, tell me. Other than these, what else have you noticed?”

Nelly pondered on the question and replied, “There's something else too. During the day, the sound of a flute can be heard. The moment the flute is being played, all of you will get up and act strangely.”

The villagers exchanged nervous glances.

As far as they could vaguely remember, they had been hearing the strange sounds of the flute.

Can it be true?

Someone has controlled us using dark magic. At the crucial moment, the Great Marshal has come and saved us!

Can the warrior in the forest be the Great Marshal himself?

The Great Marshal was someone of a high and influential position. He was of a sacred status and not to be offended.

Most importantly, he was the savior of the entire village on more than one occasion.

Yet, they had treated him with enmity!

A wave of mixed feeling washed over them.

Don suddenly turned around and started jogging away.

The villagers shouted, “Chief, where are you going?”

“I'm going to find the Great Marshal and ask for his forgiveness!”

After a moment of hesitation, the villagers hurried after Don.

They knew that it was an unforgivable sin to offend the Great Marshal, and as a punishment, their entire families would be wiped out.

If they could atone for their sins with their lives, they would do it willingly.

However, when they arrived at the forest, the Great Marshal was long gone.

Don ordered his men to search for him but to no avail.

The villagers looked at their chief in fear. “It looks like the Great Marshal has left. But, do you think he will send his troops to annihilate all of us?”

“Since we are the ones who have mistreated the Great Marshal, we deserve to die. But, the children are innocent. Let's hope that the Great Marshal will spare the children.”

“Chief, why don't we go personally and ask for forgiveness? We can ask for leniency. At least, we can beg the Great Marshal to let the children off.”

Don said, “Don't worry. The Great Marshal won't do anything to us.”

Why not?

The villagers looked at Don weirdly. They could not understand why he was so sure about that.

Don explained, “If you have been bitten by an ant, are you going to look for that particular ant for revenge?”

The villagers were speechless.

That's right. In the eyes of the Great Marshal, we are nothing but ants.

Why will the Great Marshal waste another minute on us?

Don waved his hand and said, “All right. Time to go back.”

However, after a while, the villagers realized that they had another problem. “Chief, it's still not safe for us.”

“Now, we are sure that the warrior is indeed the Great Marshal. That also means that the group of people who were with the Great Marshal were right.”

“There are worms in our bodies. In the whole world, they are the only ones who can save us. What should we do now? I'm sure they are angry with us and won't help us now.”

Don responded, “It's our fault. We should have seized the opportunity.”

However, the villagers were unhappy. “How can this be our fault? It's all because of the old priest.”

“It's true. He was the one who poisoned our minds. That was why we didn't believe the Great Marshal and his group. In fact, we nearly have a falling out with the Great Marshal!”

“We have to sentence the old priest to death!”

“That's right. Let's go and find that old priest. D*mn it! I'm going to kill that old b*stard!”

“Let's get moving and keep your eyes open. Don't let the old priest get away.”

The villagers rushed to Don's house like a tidal wave. Before that, Don had arranged for two villagers to stay back to attend to the old priest.

By the time they got to the village chief's house, they found the two attendants of the old priest lying near the door, unconscious.