All the good old wines were dug out. Even though several people tried to evade it, they still couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the mountain people. After about an hour and a half, a sumptuous supper was served. It's steaming hot, meat and vegetables, and all the bells and whistles are not something you can find in this remote country. Jun Aoyan was worried that they would have no food left to eat, but the enthusiastic mountain people told them to open their bellies and not worry.
It's been a while since I've had anything serious to eat. The hares, roe deer, and other unknown animals that looked edible could be caught on the road, but they were all dry and tasteless. Although this mountain village is poor, it still has some sugar, salt, oil and vinegar. The few people who had just stretched their muscles and bones finally stretched out their hands towards the meat, trying to regain their strength with food.
Only Bai Ya sat there motionless. From just now until now, he has only eaten a few dishes and drank two bowls of soup. His face was sullen and his mood seemed uncertain. Qi Huan was still chewing a piece of chewy meat in his mouth. He didn't know where it was. It had lost its taste and he couldn't swallow it all. He squeezed the meat to one side of his tongue, poked Bai Ya with his elbow, and asked:
"What are you thinking about, eating? You have no hands. Aren't you hungry?"
"Is this fresh meat?" Bai Ya had doubts in his eyes and turned to ask an old woman next to him, "What kind of meat? Our village... doesn't dare to be so extravagant and wasteful."
Grandma's teeth were not good, so she just chewed a stick bone left by her grandson to taste it. Grandma smiled kindly and replied to him:
"It's the monster you killed."
Qi Huan felt that the mouthful of meat suddenly burned his mouth. It just happens to get stuck in the side of the throat, and it doesn't matter if it's swallowed or not. Qi Huan coughed hard and spit out the lump of woody meat on the ground. A child suddenly came over and grabbed the piece of meat like a mouse, for fear that someone would come and snatch it. He grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth, and immediately ran away. Qi Huan felt nauseated, whether it was because of the child's behavior or the meat itself. He wasn't the only one who vomited after eating. Jun Aoyan was still holding the bone in one hand. Hearing this, he was stunned for a long time. She felt her stomach was churning, and she suddenly threw down her bones and rushed to the nearby woods to vomit. Another kid popped up from under the table, reached out and stole her bones.
"Ah, this...isn't it to your liking?"
"No, it's okay, I just can't get used to it. Maybe I haven't eaten meat for too long and I ate too much all at once..."
Qi Huan waved his hand fiercely, and it took him a long time to squeeze out the words through his teeth. His Adam's apple was still rolling, trying hard to swallow back the nausea that surged into his throat. He asked again vaguely:
"This... do you, uh, always eat this... this kind of meat?"
The others also thought that they would rather understand that this kind of monster would be listed on the village's menu when they are not spirits. Unfortunately, this luck was quickly defeated. Grandma was still smacking her lips, speaking in an understatement:
"Yes, these monsters usually come to the village or hang around nearby. I have also seen them eat people, but sometimes, the corpses are left there. They are just looking for fun on us and kill them casually. It's like hunting for a man. Some people can't stand it anymore and run away. In my opinion, their bones will be eaten away as soon as they go out. It's better to run into monsters looking for fun, and the village can collect their corpses. They kill people. Well, when times are good, we can kill one or two of these monsters, so it’s no big deal. Everyone is rushing to share the food, and we don’t know who will be lucky.”
"Blessing?"
What kind of blessing is it to eat monsters as meat? This village is so poor?
Qi Huan glanced at Bai Ya subconsciously and remembered a story. Jun Aoyan and Liu Shenghan probably had never heard of it, but it immediately brought back bad memories for him. At this time, the owner of the memory had a sullen face and looked extremely bad, as if he was going to have an attack in the next second. Grandma didn't pay attention. She looked around for a few times, then came closer and waved to them: "Our village is considered inferior in this world. But if you eat monster meat and you can develop some magical power, that will be a big difference. . Occasionally we catch a big monster - well, just like this one, he always asks women from the village to eat, and he must have more magical power than the little monster. It is also a rare opportunity to drink more soup. Who wouldn't want to Climb up and become a better person? Originally, the village also set a trap, and it was all a trick to wait and see. Fortunately, you are here, and it is a great blessing, which can be regarded as eliminating a harm to us. "
She nodded towards the meat on the table.
They feel like vomiting again. Bai Ya's face was livid, as if he had returned to the wild mountain village of his childhood, facing people suffering from poverty and famine. And the people here were not even hungry, but for what he considered to be nonsense rumors. "absurd."
"It is true that monsters can eat people and accumulate demonic power to transform into human forms. But it is really unheard of that people can gain demonic power by eating demon meat." Even Liu Shenghan shook his head slightly, showing that he disagreed.
A smile broke out on Grandma's wrinkled old face. Her tone was very kind, hiding a hint of superiority and confidence, like patiently explaining common sense to an ignorant child: "You don't know much about things in the mountains. But this In the village, there is such a person who has benefited. Look, that kid is running around in front. He has white hair. Even though he has no father or mother, he is considered a role in our society. His mother was angry with him back then. He and his sister were so hungry that they had no milk, so they stole the milk from monsters to feed the two babies. The baby's eyes changed color. How can ordinary people have green eyes? When they grow up, they will not only need milk. The village didn't know the good of monsters at that time, so there was less meat for hunting, and her man had long since disappeared. Not to mention that it was her turn, it would be considered extra merciful not to snatch her. Two people in the family were hungry and cried. The mother-in-law has no choice but to cut the flesh from the monsters she killed every now and then."
Qi Huan secretly glanced at Bai Ya, who seemed a little stunned. This kind of thing always happens over and over again no matter when or where it happens, leaving people helpless and unable to blame. But how are the bitterness of a mother and the weirdness of a village connected? Faintly, the answer is ready to come out in everyone's heart. Looking around, at the long table where every household was put together in the open air, the originally joyful atmosphere changed in an instant. To both of them, it looked like a group of hungry ghosts from another world, greedily tearing apart fresh corpses with their sharp mouths like vultures.
"She didn't expect it, but she got it wrong - later the girl starved to death and was buried somewhere. The boy was stretched out by her, and his body was stronger than other good children, and he was as lively as a monster. Someone was there. I've seen him steal other people's fruits and step on the thinnest tree branches. He's so steady. He's as slippery as a loach. His master finally caught him and wanted to teach him a lesson, but it didn't work. , neither of them could hold him down, and he broke free without paying attention. He jumped on the roof and ran over as smoothly as on the ground. His mother was in charge of it. I heard that she had been trained and would come to meet the owner on a sunny day another day. She said that the weather was going to change drastically the next day, so she had to protect the fruit. She said this was an apology, and she scolded her and drove her away. Unexpectedly, the next day there was a wind and rain that would blow all the trees in the house. Broken. The host only half believed it. When I met her in the village and asked her for advice, I realized it was the kid who said it. Since then, he has told me about the weather several times. Hey, he is always accurate. "
They all listened quietly, but their hearts felt somewhat uncomfortable. Regardless of whether the source of this power is really eating the flesh of monsters; even if all this is true, in order to pursue power, do we have to bring ourselves closer to monsters?
Jun Aoyan thought of the ominous waters of Yasha, and the comfort of being at home at the bottom of the sea that she couldn't resist when recalling it. She once felt that she was relaxed, free from all the pain, and full of strength; she also saw how powerful and agile Yaksha was, even invulnerable and immortal. But when she saw such a weird and sick twisted power, she just felt sick and just wanted to resist and escape. What about these people, haven’t they seen any ominous signs? With this thought in mind, she asked.
"It's not like there are no unlucky things." Grandma probably said it with a tasteless taste in her mouth. She picked up a piece of meat skin and smashed it slowly, which made her look away in discomfort. "That unlucky kid is jumping up and down all day long, thinking about it." As soon as it came out, no one could figure out what was going on. He was different from other dolls. He couldn't even fit together, which was abnormal at first glance. You haven't heard of that kid talking so much. I heard what he was saying by himself, and when I asked him, he said he was talking to the dead. Sometimes he fooled people in the village who knew him, and asked them what they said to him. That’s what happened. We ordinary people don’t understand how careful we are, we just need to be on guard.”
She spat, and the pulpy skin and withered yellow hair hit the ground without making any sound.
"It's fine that his mother is in charge, but now it's troublesome - his mother went back to the mountains and didn't come back. What could be possible? He must be dead. The little thing left behind is now more than ten years old. No one dares to care about him. If he is entangled and provokes revenge, who can bear it? They can only tell him nicely and angrily. He is now half a monster, the lowest kind. He can When he stays in the village, everyone tolerates him, tolerates him, and protects him, so he doesn't run around and cause trouble for everyone. He has been dealing with this fooling around for two years. Who can say for sure what will happen in the future. It has to be in the village No matter how lucky someone is, it would be good to be able to stop him."
Several foreigners were speechless for a moment, and they all saw obvious disgust and rejection on each other's faces. Deep down, they still don’t believe this statement. The child's body may be the result of too many hard times, or maybe the parents are physically strong people. When it comes to predicting the weather, they have been traveling around the world for a long time, so they can make some inferences.
As for seeing ghosts and channeling spirits, it is easier to explain. Having no friends since childhood, growing up alone, and being stimulated by the death of a relative, how can a child not have some problems with his character? What's more, after losing a loved one, being treated with prejudice by these villagers and being as wary as a monster, it's time to be guarded against being a "monster".
Naturally, these, like the villagers’ thoughts, are still subjective speculations based on limited information. All the water, land and customs in Jiutian Kingdom are different from what they are familiar with. Even Liu Shenghan knew more about the area around Xiangji Kingdom. Whether this mysterious mine really has any power affecting the people and monsters here is not something they can say.
If you want to find out about the monsters here, it will always be more reliable to ask the local monsters.
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