The table of exotic meat dishes and the conversation just now had already satisfied their appetites. A few of them hastily picked up some vegetarian food and tasted it briefly, which was enough to finish the meal. Maybe they all thought of something. As soon as the food was removed, Liu Shenghan was the first to ask about the distribution of monsters around the village.
The nagging grandma was still waiting to set up the dragon gate formation with them. A villager nearby heard the question and came closer: "What, you still want to kill monsters? Killing monsters is easy, and we are all happy to eliminate harm for the people. That's it. This monster... you have killed it, do you have any other plans?"
He hesitated, and Jun Aoyan frowned, a little disgusted but assured him clearly: "We don't want anything from the monster - we will kill it, and as for the rest, it's up to you to do whatever you want."
The man suddenly beamed, and his words became much more fluent and crisp. According to him, there is a big monster hiding on the mountainside not far away, the kind that can speak human language, a ghost spirit, who usually shows off his power. There was nothing they could do against him. Monsters still wander around the area every now and then. His hiding place was in the mountain house of a wealthy family. But until now, no one has dared or been able to come and deal with this man-eating monster head-on.
"Okay, let's go tomorrow."
After Bai Ya finished speaking, he stood up suddenly, picked up his luggage and headed to his residence without looking back. His companions followed him one after another, and even Qi Huan felt deeply that he did not dare to talk to these people. His stomach is still churning, maybe it's psychological.
As soon as the cock crows the next day, they set off. The four people met under the eaves.
Qi Huan said worriedly: "Tell me, is the direction that the man pointed out to us last night reliable? Don't get it wrong, or worse, poke into the monster's nest."
"I don't think so." Aoyan analyzed calmly, but even when she said the next words, she felt a chill. "After all, they are counting on us to bring them...good luck."
"Now, will there be good luck if I follow you?"
An unfamiliar voice broke into the conversation.
The source of the sound was almost at the back of Liu Shenghan's head. She immediately turned her head but did not distance herself - it was a childish voice. At this time, a head of white hair was hanging upside down under the eaves, which was very eye-catching.
"Hey, have they told you?" The little boy they met yesterday smiled at them, "I am different from those ordinary people. I have wanted to find a monster for a long time, that is, in the village No one is reliable. But I can see that you are capable people. I feel I can rest assured if I follow you. It’s too boring here, and I have nothing to do. Should I go with you? In this mountain, I'm more familiar with it than you are."
This is of course impossible.
Just by saying "No way", Bai Ya was already not as knowledgeable as a child. Qi Huan gave some kind words of advice and told the child to stay somewhere where he could cool down and play in the mud. If you want to...eat meat, you can't do without him, so there's no need to be impatient.
Whether soft or hard, everyone's attitude is very firm. This child seems to be very mysterious, there is something they don't understand, and he is a member of this weird mountain village. Besides, at the end of the day, he was still a kid, and they would never take a kid into danger. Seeing that there was no hope of persuasion, the boy was very unhappy. He stuck out his tongue at them with a long face, grimaced with his teeth, and went up to the eaves while mumbling. When they walked out of the yard, Liu Shenghan looked back. There was indeed no human figure as far as the eye could see behind him.
Just such a thing is just a small episode. The rooster had just crowed for the first time and the village had not yet woken up. The four of them walked along the empty path and passed the last house at the entrance of the village without any hindrance. They met no other people in the village. Mountain mist was still suspended on the road, entwining around their feet, making the path among the weeds even more obscure and difficult to navigate. The person walking behind simply stopped looking forward, and only stared at the heels of the person in front, while widening his eyes to identify the footing between the grass and trees. Only Bai Ya, who was at the front, had to look down and up to avoid losing his way.
As he was walking, his feet suddenly stopped. Qi Huan didn't recover and bumped into his back.
"Oh no, Lao Bai, are you taking the wrong route? I told you that if there is a cliff ahead, you have to tell me. I can't hold back my strength and I have to fight you..."
He gradually lost his voice and stuck his head out to stare blankly at the little figure not far away. The shadow looked quite cheerful, jumping up and down and waving to them.
"No, what's the matter with you kid? I told you to stay well in the village. At worst, we are waiting for you at the entrance of the village to see you off..."
"How did you get in front of us?"
Bai Ya interrupted Qi Huan's confused babble and stared at the child who came closer.
"I'm already here, so why don't you take me to play?" The boy ignored their questions and stood with his hands on his hips. He looked up and gave Bai Ya a toothy smile, "I said I am familiar with this mountain and I am also familiar with monsters." . If you can't talk to them, you'd better consider taking me with you. Take me with you..."
Bai Ya bypassed him and walked forward. The rest of the people looked at him hesitantly, shook their heads, and followed.
The sun gradually rose, and their vision became clearer. The scary thing is that every time they are farther away, the boy appears waiting for them wherever they can see. After several attempts, Bai Ya almost lost his temper and kicked the child's butt when he walked to him again: "What on earth do you want to do?"
"I'm not doing anything, I just want you to take me to play." The child grabbed the grass and raised his face, smiling ruthlessly and cunningly.
They had no other choice. After all, they had traveled so far and were probably almost there. It would be unrealistic and cost-effective to send the child back. Although the child showed no other abilities, at least they were sure that he could run fast enough, really like a half-demon. If there was any danger, with his cleverness, he would probably be able to avoid holding them back—at least there would be no problem in escaping.
The quiet mountain road became lively. The birds woke up and chirped, and the boy's mouth was broken. Although he was jumping around and following a few adults, he didn't stop talking. From his self-report, they learned that the child was named Mingming, and that the sister who was said to have been dead for a long time was named Sheng Sheng. But in his words, his sister has never left this place, never left him. In the most ordinary tone of a child talking about his playmates, he casually mentioned what his sister had said to him, and talked to them about this "sister who they often chat with."
Jun Aoyan couldn't help but ask him: "Where is your sister...?"
"Here, over here."
Mingming poked her chest, where her heart was. He was still smiling and kicking pebbles on the road as he answered. Liu Shenghan said nothing. However, Jun Aoyan vaguely felt from the corner of her eye that when Mingming said these words, her eyes moved, as if she was thinking about something.
They followed the path that disappeared and appeared for an unknown distance, chatting every now and then. Until something different from the mountains and trees finally appeared in sight.
It was a house-like building with no walls. As you got closer, you could see the ruins of the walls covered by the uneven vegetation on the ground. The yard is almost the same as the forest outside, except that there are more bricks and stones covered with grass and moss. Even the outer walls of the mansion in the middle were covered with vines, clearly indicating that it had been abandoned for a long time and was deserted.
The five people tensed their nerves and approached the closed door of the house little by little. Bai Ya made a gesture, wanting to drive Mingming aside and wait outside. Who knows what awaits them inside? But Mingming had no reaction at all except curling her lips. Maybe they understand, but they insist on going their own way and insist on wading through muddy waters. Bai Ya stopped caring about him, took a breath and pulled out the knife. His companions gathered around him, Jun Aoyan also held a weapon in his hand, and Qi Huan felt in his pocket, probably carrying some Yin Yang magic props. Liu Shenghan was protecting Mingming behind his back. He couldn't see it for a while, but he never worried about this woman - even though she had never shown off, she still gave people a sense of reliability that seemed to come from a strong person, maybe from her. Calm temperament.
Bai Ya held out the tip of the knife and knocked on the half-ruined door tentatively.
no response. Judging from the touch in my hand, the door is not locked. He opened the door with all his strength, and the cold air rushed into his face, which made people feel a bit strange. However, there was no one or anything in front of me. Only the excessively clean ground made them suspicious.
"Don't come in, don't close the door." Sensing that the others had the intention of entering, Bai Ya said warily, "It's dark inside the house. Once the door is closed, you can't see clearly."
It's easy to be attacked by surprise.
"You have friends coming from afar...why are you standing at the door?"
As soon as Bai Ya finished speaking, a voice echoed loudly, coming out from behind the faded screen. Its owner also walked into their field of vision. He was dressed in brocade clothes. Under the light leaking from the door, elegant dark patterns could be vaguely seen. He looked very majestic. His face also emerged from the shadows, with two moles under his left eye, adding a different kind of coquettishness. Although the right side of his face was mostly covered by black hair and an eyepatch, judging from the half of his face that was exposed, he looked pretty good.
However, appearing in such an abandoned courtyard, even a beautiful woman of national beauty will only look weirder. Not to mention that this noble young man’s face is still covered with traces like snake scales. The other one who appeared right after him formed a shocking contrast with him. He had sullen eyebrows, droopy eyes, a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, two canine teeth protruding from his mouth, and his face was covered with jackal hair. He clearly had his identity as a monster written on his face. superior.
"I'm in Xiayan? I don't know how many distinguished guests came to visit, but they were not welcomed from afar."
His tone was long and drawn out, and his apparently polite words sounded vaguely unpleasant to a few people.
Leaving aside those who are capable of subduing ten guilds with one force, the more mediocre monsters are, the more simple-minded they are, acting only on instinct, fighting and killing. This seems to be a monster who knows etiquette very well, but it is difficult to understand the depth of it, and it is difficult to kill him if he turns against him. Bai Ya frowned again and again, and finally said: "Are you the ones always disturbing, burning, killing, and looting the nearby small villages?"
Yan? did not respond. On the contrary, the jackal demon couldn't hold it back and sneered: "It's a joke. As long as the inferior community wants to kill, it will be killed naturally. Boy, who are you questioning? Be polite to grandpa."
He was too polite. Bai Ya's face turned gloomy. He heard rustling noises behind him, and the remaining people also stood inside the door, forming a confrontation with the two monsters.
