by Aixia Deyu
"Master, you're being too serious. Since a guest has come, this village naturally brings honor to our humble dwelling. How could we possibly disturb you?"
Han Chen, Shen Yu and the rest, thought that the village chief knew how to speak. Li Meng politely nodded her head, and then pointed to the surrounding villagers, "Village Chief, I wonder what happened to them?"
"I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." The old elder waved his hand, and the surrounding villagers were startled for a moment. Then, they expressionlessly turned around and went back to their work. It was as if what had just happened didn't exist.
"Everyone, if you have anything to say, please go to the Frigid House first!" It's been a long time since a guest has come to my little village. Please come in, please come in. "
Seeing the village chief's warm welcome to the village, Li Meng felt too embarrassed to refuse. Immediately, he brought the disciples behind him to follow the village head to his residence.
After a while, in a relatively spacious living room, the Old Village Chief called Li Meng to sit down, his movements trembling, his steps unsteady, as though a gentle breeze could knock him down.
Han Chen, Shen Yu, Huayun City, Li Yun and the rest were standing on both sides. As for the little boy who had followed beside the old Village Head, he was curled up at the foot of a wall, seemingly unwilling to speak to anyone.
"That was my grandson. When he was young, he became seriously ill, but in the end, his mind became muddled. Now, he's scared of strangers." The old elder sighed.
A thought struck everyone, and they immediately retracted their gazes and turned back to the old elder. Li Meng heaved a sigh of relief and went straight to the point, "Village Chief, we come from the Mystical Peak, so we want to understand some things from you."
The Old Village Chief did not seem to have any concept of the Mystical Peak, so the change in his expression was not big. As long as I know, I will tell you. "
The other party's cooperation made Li Meng feel slightly happy, "Village head, recently, did something big happen in psychedelic forest?"
"Nope." The village chief shook his head, "Our village has always been peaceful."
"Are there any other weird things?"
"Hur hur, then even more so."
Just these two answers couldn't help but cause Li Meng's heart to sink a little. He slightly creased his brows, and sank into deep thought. Behind him, Huayun City suddenly spoke, "Village head, forgive me for my bluntness. Just now outside, those villagers didn't seem to welcome us. "
Everyone could hear the hidden meaning behind Huayun City's words, and focused their attention on the village chief. The latter sighed as sorrow gushed out from her murky eyes.
"Sigh, all the outsiders felt that our village was very strange. In reality, living in this place that was cut off from the rest of the world, no matter how normal people were, they would become abnormal. It is precisely because we have been isolated from the outside world for so long that their minds have become numb. That's why I'm not willing to communicate with others. "
After hearing what the Old Village Chief said, everyone present was emotionally moved. When they thought about it, they felt that their fate was really quite tragic.
In the next moment, Li Meng asked some other questions. The Village Chief also had some answers, but almost no useful information. With no other choice, Li Meng decided to stay in the village for the time being and make his next plan.
The Village Chief was very enthusiastic about the people staying here. There were a lot of empty rooms, so there wasn't a shortage of rooms.
Late at night, a crescent moon shrouded by thick dark clouds. The night in the little village was deathly silent. Not even a bark. The only thing that could be heard was the roar of the magical beasts in the depths of the forest. To live in suclace, one's mind was constantly in a state of tension.
On the sleepless night, Han Chen stood in the courtyard and raised his head to look at the dark sky.
"Han Chen, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Her gentle voice carried a trace of surprise. In the hazy night, Shen Yu appeared even more beautiful. Her long hair fell on her shoulders and she wore a white evening dress, like a fairy from the heavens.
Han Chen laughed, "Aren't you the same?"
"En!" Shen Yu pouted and said helplessly, "I don't dare to sleep, there are cockroaches and rats in the room."
Naturally, these 'evil' creatures were present in the countryside. At the start, he would occasionally hear a few female disciples screaming.
"What about you? Why didn't he sleep? Are you afraid of mice? " Shen Yu continued.
"No." Han Chen shook his head, his pitch-black pupils revealing the profoundness of his thoughts, "I was thinking about that little boy I saw earlier in the day."
"Little boy? What happened to him? "
"His eyes are full of screams and cries for help."
Shen Yu could not help but be taken aback. She pursed her red lips and looked at the other party in astonishment. Han Chen's expression was somewhat complicated, "He is very pitiful, and don't you think that the village head is strange?"
"Strange? What's strange about that? "
"What he said today is truly full of holes. In a moment, he said that all the outsiders felt that the village was very strange. After a while, he said that this place was cut off from the rest of the world, and everyone's thoughts were numb. This obviously didn't make sense. For people who lived here, dealing with magical beasts every day, logically speaking, they should be very cautious and strong. But here it is the opposite. "
Hearing Han Chen's explanation, Shen Yu became silent, and the matter became complicated and confusing again. It was only the first day, yet he already encountered sucroublesome situation. Who knew what he would encounter in the future?
"Who is it?" Han Chen bellowed, his gaze sweeping across to a corner in front of him, only to see a black figure speedily running out.
"It's the child." Shen Yu said in shock.
Han Chen squinted his eyes and instantly made a decision, "Let's go take a look."
The two of them followed him into the boundless darkness. Soon, they saw a child running away in panic. He was swaying so unsteadily that they were worried that he might fall down at any moment.
However, his legs were clearly weaker than Han Chen's and Shen Yu's. In just a few blinks of an eye, Han Chen had already arrived in front of him. The boy was so scared that he retreated. Just as he turned around, he wanted to run back. Unexpectedly, he was stopped by Shen Yu again. His terrified expression covered that small pale face, and his feet accidentally slipped, causing him to fall to the ground.
"Don't, don't come over, don't come over." The boy held his head in his hands, curled up like an ugly lobster.
"Don't be afraid, we won't hurt you." Shen Yu comforted her gently and tried to help her up, but he seemed to be even more afraid now.
Han Chen crouched down and said softly, "Don't be afraid, we really won't hurt you."
The two tried to persuade each other for a long time before the other managed to regain his composure. However, his eyes were still filled with fear. It was as if Han Chen and Shen Yu were man-eating monsters that could make his shiver.
"What's your name?" Han Chen asked.
The boy didn't answer, still panicking. In this situation, Han Chen suddenly feleadache. He had originally wanted to find a way to break through from a child, but now it seemed that it was not going to work.
Just then, Shen Yu flipped her palm and took out a small paper bag. After opening it, a strong fragrance wafted out from the pastry. Han Chen couldn't help but be taken aback. Wasn't this supposed to be the snack of the "Aroma Scent Restaurant" in Linyun City?
"Little friend, do you want to eat?" Shen Yu placed the pastries in front of the boy.
The boy gulped and nodded timidly. Shen Yu smiled and picked uiece of pastries, placing it in the other party's hands. "Quick, try it."
The boy curled
up his body and put the pastries into his mouth. He first took a small sip, then stuffed all of them into his mouth and ate them in large mouthfuls.
"Is it good to eat?"
"En!"
"Do you still want to eat?" Shen Yu said with a faint smile, her big eyes curved like the adorable crescent moons. The boy nodded.
"Alright, you just need to answer a few questions for sister. I'll give you all the pastries, okay? "
It was easy for a child to be coaxed. After a brief moment of absent-mindedness, the boy nodded his head again. Shen Yu frowned, and blinked her eyes at Han Chen complacently. Han Chen was secretly amused, thinking that when Shen Yu was young, Clan Leader Pu Yuelin had probably used this move many times to coax her.
"Tell me, what's your name?"
"Shi, Shi Lei." The boy whispered back.
"Shi Lei. "Hmm, not bad. This pastry is yours now." Shen Yu encouraged him while giving him a piece of green bean cake.
Shi Lei didn't expect to get the delicious food so easily. A rare look of joy appeared on his face. His dull eyes seemed to glow a little more. Shen Yu did not ask immediately. Instead, he waited for the other party to finish eating the pastries.
At this moment, Shi Lei understood that the two of them weren't bad people and weren't as scared as before.
"Alright, Shi Lei, let's continue asking. After answering the question, there's something to eat. "How about it?"
"Alright."
Han Chen was impressed, and secretly gavhumbs up. Shen Yu smiled and said to Shi Lei: "Xiao Shi Lei, did something happen in the village? Why did everyone else become like that? "
Hearing this, Shi Lei's face was filled with terror once again. Han Chen immediately patted his back softly and comforted him, "It's alright, with big brother and big sister here, we will protect you."
Under the encouragement of the two, Shi Lei's lips moved slightly and he finally spoke the truth. The village, the village's aunts and uncles, all of them were dead. I saw them all die with my own eyes. "
Dead? Han Chen, Shen Yu's face changed, then what about the villagers she saw earlier in the day?
Shi Lei continued, "Later, for some reason. They were alive, alive, alive again. "Scared, I'm so scared."
Dead, alive again? These words confused the two. Did someone use some kind of method to make the dead become like that?
"Who did it? Who killed them? " Han Chen asked nervously.
"Weird, monster." "A scary monster." Shi Lei was so shocked that he grabbed onto Han Chen's arm tightly, his nails almost digging into Han Chen's flesh. Han Chen could clearly feel the fear in the other party's body.
"The monster killed everyone in the village. Grandfather and I hid under the bed. Grandfather told me that the monster will come back, and it can only stay in the village. Don't tell anyone else about this, and the monster won't kill us. "
Little Shi Lei's words were slightly incoherent, but their general meaning was still discernible. It was likely that the Old Village Chief was afraid of the monster and did not dare to speak of it.
But what kind of monster could it be, bringing a devastating disaster to a village! In the outer regions of psychedelic forest, the highest level demonic beast should not be above rank 3.
Furthermore, there were no obvious wounds on the bodies of the villagers during the day. The reason for their deaths was not because they had been bitten and killed by fierce beasts.
"What did that monster look like?"
"Very, very frightening. I, I can't remember, I can't remember. " Shi Lei hugged his head witained look on his face.
"Alright, alright, Shi Lei is good. Don't be scared, with your elder brother and sister here, it's fine." Shen Yu gave all the pastries to the other party, "These are all for you."
Seeing the colorful pastries in front of him, Shi Lei relaxed a little, "Thank you, thank you sister. I, I want to leave it for grandpa to eat. "
and Han Chen both felt their noses ache from the child's most sincere feelings. The villagers were truly pitiful. Just what kind of monster would cause slaughter?
Chapter 47 - Fury
As the first rays of the morning sun began to rise, a ray of light sprinkled onto the ground. On the surface, it seemed likeaceful village welcomed a new morning.
In Li Meng's room, Han Chen and Shen Yu were sitting in front of each other. Both of them had serious expressions on their faces. Li Meng's brows tightly knitted together, an indescribably heavy expression on his face. Han Chen and Shen Yu had already told each other everything they knew from Shi Lei last night in detail.
After some thought, Li Meng raised his head and said, "Looks like we need to prepare to enter the inside of psychedelic forest."
"Shall we leave the village? What about the old elder and Shi Lei? " Han Chen asked.
"That's right! What if the monster goes and comes back? "
Li Meng shook his head, "Aime like this, we can't be bothered with them. At least, we can't bring them along with us right now. "We can wait until the things here are investigated before we can go and get them settled."
"But …"
"There is nothing but this, as you say. If they were the only ones who managed to escape this calamity, then the fate of this young and old was already decided. If we are lucky, we might be able to help them after we find out the truth! But not at the moment. "
Li Meng had the rich experience of going out on missions many times, so he knew when to give up and when to make a move. But to throw this one old and one young master here, Shen Yu and Han Chen really could not bear to.
"Alright." Han Chen held Shen Yu's small hand, and said with a smile. "We'll leave more food for them, and when we return, we'll help them."
"En!" Although Shen Yu couldn't bear it, she still nodded her head.
At this moment, a vague sound of fighting could be heard from far away. The expressions of the three of them changed. They looked at each other and rushed out of the room.
At the same time, Huayun City, Li Yun and the other disciples were also awakened, all of them looked at each other, revealing confused expressions.
"Who's fighting?"
"Not our people." Huayun City looked around, "Outside."
Everyone quickly rushed out, and Li Meng was the one to bear the brunt of it as he walked forward. Han Chen felt a bit of unease in his heart, so he hurriedly followed behind everyone.
When everyone came out, what entered their eyes was a chaotic battle! More than twenty young men and women were fighting with the villagers from yesterday. Although it was a confrontation, how could the villagers be their match?
Hiss! A sharp sword light flashed past, directly chopping a middle-aged man into two. Scarlet blood and internal organs flew everywhere. The one who created this bloody scene was a cold-looking young man.
With every swing of the man's sword, a villager would fall. However, as if possessed by a devil, the villagers were fearless of death as they rushed towards them.
"Bastard, you are so cruel? I'm going to kill them. " The furious Li Yun took out his sword and was about to attack. She had only taken a few steps before she stopped.
Not only Li Yun, Li Meng, the Huayun City, Han Chen, and the others were all stunned. This was because they had witnessed an astonishing scene. No matter how severely injured the villagers were, there was no sign of pain on their faces, nor were there any screams of pain. He was like a doll. His arms and legs were broken and half of his body was cut off, but his expression didn't change at all.
"How could this be?"
"Th-can't they feel pain?"
Other than Han Chen, Shen Yu and Li Meng knew a little more about the inside information. The others were all puzzled. Those people were still ruthlessly harvesting the 'lives' of the villagers.
Especially that cold-looking young man; the longsword in his hand was like the scythe of the god of death. It was as if no matter how many people he killed, he would not show any mercy. One by one, the villagers fell to the ground, as if
they were harvesting rice.
"Stop, all of you stop."
The old and hoarse voice was filled with anger as the old elder ran toward the battlefield with a face full of hatred. He was swaying back and forth likoddler who had just learned how to walk. "Let my villagers go."
The cold-looking man squinted his eyes and moved his wrist. Whoosh! A substantial sword ray pierced through the air with the force of the wind, accurately hitting the old elder's heart.
The faces of Han Chen, Shen Yu and Li Meng all changed. The village chief was a living person! The village chief was already old and frail. This strike had forcefully cut off his anger. Bang! He fell to the ground and didn't get up again.
"Grandfather, grandfather."
Shi Lei, who was hiding in the corner, ran out with red eyes and ran towards the Village Head's corpse. A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the cold-looking young man as he raised his sword high up in the air.
Han Chen's eyes were about to crack from shock, he quickly rushed out and cursed: "Bastard, stop right now, he's really alive."
Shen Yu and Li Meng also reacted at the first moment. But in the end, they were still a step too late. An incomparably swift and fierce sword qi hacked onto Little Shi Lei's thin body as expected.
"Chi!" The sound of his flesh being cut was so ear-piercing that Shi Lei fell heavily onto the ground like a butterfly with its wings cut off.
Han Chen's mind buzzed as if there was a clap of thunder, and his ears buzzed. He stood at the side in a daze. Shen Yu flashed to Shi Lei's side and carried him up in panic, "Shi Lei, Shi Lei."
A bone-deep wound appeared on Shi Lei's chest. His pale face even revealed a faint smile: "Sister, sister, thank you, thank you so much for your cake and pastries." That's me, the most delicious thing I've ever eaten. "
Shi Lei closed his eyes as his hands hung down powerlessly. Shen Yu's vision blurred as tears welled up in his eyes.
The group that had killed the Old Village Chief earlier all stopped, their faces filled with confusion.
Han Chen trembled from head to toe, his reddened eyes stared angrily at the young man with the cold expression, "Why did you want to kill them? Why don't you even spare a child? "
