Wu Gen stepped on the wet lichen and walked carefully towards the bottom of the valley. From time to time, mice scurry past my feet, catching flying insects in the valley.
When he reached the bottom of the valley, a fishy smell hit his face. In a hazy state, Wu Gen carefully groped along the bottom of the valley. Many of these garrison soldiers who have been poisoned by adverse energy have lost their minds and must be careful.
There was the sound of rapid running in front, heading straight towards this side, Wu Gen gently held the handle of the knife. A black mist rushed over, and a monster appeared in the mist. It has six or seven arms, a conch on its back, and a human head on the front of its body. It has a huge mouth, revealing the sharp teeth in it.
"Ah Duo." Wu Gen asked tentatively.
The monster was also stunned for a moment, ran around Wu Gen a few times, and then jumped up with joy, making strange incoherent screams from its mouth.
Wu Gen patted A Duo on the head, "Let's go, take me to see your elders."
A Duo pointed to his body and motioned for Wu Gen to sit on it. With a long roar, Wu Gen ran wildly along the valley. When they reached a place full of caves, they didn't stop, but quickly climbed up the cliff.
Wu Gen carefully looked at the caves he passed. Many of them were empty. It was obvious that the people living in them had died. In two years, so many soldiers had left, and Wu Gen felt a little heavy in his heart.
When he arrived at the place where he had discussed with the four elders that day, Wu Gen's heart skipped a beat. Under the dim light, there was a person lying quietly among them.
"Elder. I am Wu Gen. I am here to keep my promise." Wu Gen jumped into the cave and walked up to this man. It can be vaguely recognized that this is the old man who was chatting with him that day. At this time, his face was dark, his arms were as rugged as a dead tree, and he could no longer speak.
Seeing Wu Gen, the old man's eyes were a little blurry. After a long time, there was some light. His arms slowly rose, but then fell slumped.
Wu Gen gently lifted him up, took out the tin pot containing the potion, and poured four drops into his mouth with some anxiety.
To be honest, Wu Gen didn't know whether the diluted chalcedony actually had any function. After all, it was just Zhu Yu's one-sided opinion.
Less than a cup of tea passed after the potion entered the mouth. The old man's body suddenly straightened up, and black gas surged from his mouth and nose, and then black smoke billowed from all over his body.
Ah, the old man let out a scream, his body twisted sharply, and something smelly like mucus gushed out. His hands that were originally like chicken feet slowly deformed and turned into normal human hands.
Wu Gen quickly held down the old man with A Duo to prevent him from killing himself.
Looking at his body that was still twisting, cold sweat broke out on Wu Gen's forehead. According to Mu Ji, since the nature of the medicine is unknown, it is appropriate for each person to need no more than three drops of the medicine. I was afraid that the medicine would not be strong enough, so I poured four drops into it, so as not to end up doing bad things with good intentions.
There was a rustling sound from the entrance of the cave, and monsters appeared one after another at the entrance. When they saw the old man who was still struggling, they stared at Wu Gen fiercely and tried to break in.
A Duo glanced at Wu Gen hesitantly, but suddenly stood up and rushed to the entrance of the cave, trying desperately to stop the monsters who wanted to pounce on Wu Gen. After a while, wounds appeared on Ado's body, and black mucus fell from time to time.
Wu Gen looked back at A Duo gratefully, paying close attention to the old man's movements. Finally, the black energy on the old man's body became thinner, the blackness on his face faded, and he gradually became quiet.
Snap, a grasshopper-shaped monster walked around A Duo, and slashed at Wu Gen with its jagged front paws. Wu Gen dodged and kicked out. The monster flew towards the entrance of the cave and knocked down many monsters clustered around the entrance.
"Elder, wake up quickly. If you don't wake up, I will have to run away." When he was anxious, Wu Gen didn't care much and slapped the old man twice on the face with his hand. It would be a big joke if he was killed here by these guards today.
Finally, the old man opened his eyes, looked at the noisy cave entrance, and suddenly understood everything. He waved his hand gently, "I have nothing to do, please step aside."
The monsters looked at each other, but they obeyed the order and left along the cliff, and calm returned to the entrance of the cave.
Wu Gen sat down on the ground and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this Xuan Ning Jade Marrow was really useful.
A Duo crawled there with a grimace on his face
Next to the old man, his whole body was covered in scars. He was originally extremely powerful, but he was reluctant to deal harsh blows to his clansmen, and his body was dripping with mucus.
The old man couldn't help but burst into tears when he looked at his hand, which was still skinny but had returned to normal.
Over the years, the three old friends have all left, and many of the garrison soldiers in the valley have also left. Originally, he estimated that he would not live much longer, so he could only lie in the cave and wait to die. Unexpectedly, he was pulled back by Wu Gen and his body was restored. Surprised, but sad at the same time.
"The sky has eyes." The old man held Wu Gen's hand and burst into tears, almost passing out.
"Hey, hey, hey, elder, don't be like this. The good days are yet to come, and we still have to treat other people." Wu Gen was afraid that the old man would suddenly hit him, so he quickly diverted his attention.
"That's right, that's right, we almost missed something important. Hodor, help me up, we are saved." The old man couldn't control his excitement, helped Wu Gen to stand up, and lay on Hodor's body.
Three days later, Yang Zheng was bored and throwing stones into the air, trying to knock down the annoying black crow. The black crow suddenly turned around, pulled a bunch of sticky stuff, and flew high.
Yang Zheng touched the bird droppings on his face, and his face turned darker. Turning around to look, Mu Ji was still sitting motionless on the edge of the valley. For three days, this person didn't eat or drink, he just sat there, which was really boring.
Suddenly, Yang Zheng saw Mu Ji open his eyes, stood up and looked towards the valley. He quickly ran back to the edge of the valley and just glanced at it. His eyes gradually widened, and a shocking scene appeared in front of him.
Wu Gen emerged from the thick black mist, followed closely by a young man with a big head. This person looks quite weird, with a head as big as a bucket, a very wide mouth, long ears, and spots on his body the size of copper coins.
Further on, thin, naked people emerged from the black mist. Some of the people here have obvious physical disabilities, are blind or missing, or have weird limbs. Some of them can only be seen as human figures, being carried on people's backs and climbing up the cliff.
Although Xuan Ning Chalcedony has a miraculous effect on the poison of adverse qi, some soldiers have been poisoned for a long time. Even if the poison is removed, some physical disabilities cannot be restored by medicine.
Wu Gen kept trimming the cliff rocks in front with a broken knife. No one had passed through this place for many years, and it was covered with strange vegetation and lichen. How could these weak soldiers crawl out if they didn't open a way out?
The people behind him silently walked upward step by step along the path he had cut, stepping out of the black mist and heading toward the world.
There was silence all around, except for the sounds of knives and stones clashing, tearing vegetation, and feet stepping on rocks. These soldiers knew where they were going, but they were still cautious and even a little afraid, for fear that this was just a dream and they would wake up from it accidentally. .
After being thrown into the valley for many years, I finally thought that this dark canyon was my own tomb. I never thought that one day, ghosts would crawl out of the tomb and return to the warm human world.
Seeing this dull and depressing scene, Yang Zheng trembled all over and hurriedly walked back and forth on the top of the valley, as if there was an uncontrollable volcano about to erupt in his belly. Even Mu Ji, who had always been calm, couldn't help but feel moved, and a clear tear fell from the corner of his eye.
Finally, the vast land appeared in front of us, and the rising sun in the distance sprinkled compassion and warmth on the soldiers.
After climbing to the top of the valley, with the help of Mu Ji and Yang Zheng, they finally picked up the more than 300 people one by one.
Sitting on the solid, clear ground, bathed in the light of the world, these soldiers finally couldn't restrain themselves. Howling, laughing, madness, silence, all kinds of emotions were passed among the crowd.
It's good to be alive.
It’s great to be a human being.
The human world is so nice.
Wu Gen looked at the rising sun in the distance and suddenly raised his head and laughed. The laughter spread far away and scared away the black crows in the sky.
"Thank you, my benefactor." Under the leadership of the old man, the garrison soldiers all knelt down to Wu Gen. Their voices were uneven at first, gradually became uniform, and finally turned into a torrent, breaking through the morning mist.
"Everyone, get up and let's go." Wu Gen didn't show any pretense. With a wave of his hand, he, Mu Ji, and Yang Zheng led the more than 300 people eastward.
According to previous discussions, these people have returned to their original hometowns.
It was unlikely. Wu Gen planned to place them all a hundred miles north of Huangling.
According to Yu Shou, although it was barren there, there was water and soil, and he could survive with his hands. Moreover, it is relatively close to Bao'an County, so supplies are relatively easy.
In the wind and sand, a strange team appeared. Some of these people were on crutches, some were supported by others, and some simply crawled on the ground. Under the leadership of a cheerful young man, they headed east resolutely.
Wu Gen's smile did not disappear along the way, and he teased A Duo, the big-headed young man next to him from time to time. He has lived in a dark valley since he was a child. He looks older, but in fact his mind is no different from that of a child.
Yu Shou had already driven a car over to meet him. There was some food and water in the car. These soldiers living in the dark valley are already very weak. If there are no supplies, no one knows how many people will fall on the way.
Fortunately, Wu Gen brought some daily necessities into Yuan, otherwise there would be nothing to support so many people. Even so, Wu Gen had to go out again to purchase some supplies. After all, everything from houses and fields to basic daily necessities needed to be completed bit by bit.
While walking, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from ahead. Soon, the sound of hoofbeats became louder and denser, and a group of riders wearing crow-head masks emerged from the wind and sand. Judging from the size of the group, there were more than a hundred people.
These people silently surrounded Wu Gen and the team behind him from both sides. Silently staring at Wu Gen who was at the front of the team.
Two men in cloaks spurred their horses out and blocked the team's direction. The cold eyes behind the black veil fell on Wu Gen.
Looking at this familiar attire, Wu Gen didn't know that someone from the Zhengling Alliance was coming. The black crow's constant tracking along the way made Wu Gen know that sooner or later such a day would come. However, there is no vengeance between himself and Yun Ming, so why did he react like this.
These people should be targeting themselves, and there is no need to deal with these defenseless soldiers. Thinking of this, Wu Gen slowly pulled out the broken knife.
Aduo seemed to be aware of the hostility of these people. He jumped in front of Wu Gen, bared his teeth at the crow-faced men and let out a low roar.
Wu Gen grabbed A Duo and pushed him back into the team. He raised his chin provocatively at the two cloaked men, turned around and walked away from the team. After experiencing what happened in Da Yizhou, Wu Gen is really not afraid of these people. At most, he can't fight and run away.
The crow-faced men made some strange movements, and they all rode their horses to surround Wu Gen.
At this moment, Mu Ji grabbed Wu Gen, grabbed a handful of soil and sprinkled it on him. After doing all this, Muji took the lead and walked in front.
Seeing all this, the crow-faced people were a little commotion and looked at the two men in cloaks, but no one stepped forward to stop them.
Mu Ji didn't say a word, and moved forward slowly against the wind and sand, flanked by the long team. The crow-faced man whispered, but he stayed away from the shabby team. Some people even threw food to these garrison soldiers who looked quite thin and swayed when the wind blew them.
In the wilderness where the wind was howling, this team of more than 300 numbers, with almost no strength to restrain a chicken, slowly moved forward under the gaze of the crow-faced man, heading straight towards the two men in cloaks.
When they were only a few steps apart, the opponent's sword was finally lowered, and the two men in cloaks silently moved out of the way.
