Everyone gave a warm welcome. Mayor Lu Mengcheng politely introduced Pei Mengqing and the two big oranges to everyone, and then introduced the townspeople to them.
There were more than sixty households in the town, and the introduction was very long, but Pei Mengqing listened patiently, and in the process, he quickly looked at each household.
When the deputy mayor Yao Hetai was introduced, Pei Mengqing and the others paid more attention.
This is the deputy mayor that the ghost mentioned before.
On the surface, this guy is still a human being, and has not been transformed into that kind of monster by the touch of shadow, but it is only suitable for a small person in the middle stage of the soul level.
To put it harshly, Pei Mengqing could kill him with just one sneeze.
Soon we entered the village feast stage. Having a meal together means that we will be citizens of the same town in the future. We should help each other in the future and don't scheming like in the outside world, otherwise we will be regarded as enemies by others.
The Sword Town Hebei Li Yuanzhong and the Gun King Hong Ren also appeared at this time.
Of course they didn't come here to have a meal, but to see Pei Mengqing.
"What do you think, Brother Li?" Wang Hongren asked.
"They are a real family of cats, believable." Li Yuanzhong replied concisely and concisely.
Wang Hongren nodded, indicating that he and Li Yuanzhong were in agreement.
So while everyone was eating and drinking, the two of them found Lu Mengcheng and spoke to them, sneaking into the banquet and getting close to Pei Mengqing.
After all, Pei Mengqing was in a perfect soul-nourishing state and had a strong memory.
He clearly remembered what the more than sixty households looked like and what their names were. These two people were not here just now.
So he became vigilant and asked calmly:
"Who are you two?"
Li Yuanzhong cupped his hands and clasped his fists: "I'm Li Yuanzhong."
Wang Hongren's movements were synchronized but a beat slower: "I'm Wang Hongren."
"Um... My name is Li Bai, Taibai. Just call me Li Taibai. What do you two have to do with me?"
Pei Mengqing always gave false names to people she didn't trust.
Li Yuanzhong and Wang Hongren directly stated their intentions:
"The two of us came from Wuling County and were going to Tianhe County."
"Oh? What a coincidence, we are coming from Tianhe County."
Pei Mengqing immediately became vigilant, and even Xiaori and Juju looked at the two people warily.
They came from Tianhe County, and these two people said they were going to Tianhe County. What a coincidence? Maybe it's a scam.
Li Yuanzhong looked happy and asked quickly:
"Oh? May I ask, what is the situation in Tianhe County now? Is it still too late to go there?"
It's not that Li Yuanzhong is careless, but that the cat family is trustworthy.
Let's put it this way, where there is a family of cats, the person they are willing to follow must be a good person who is trustworthy.
Therefore, neither he nor Wang Hongren should be wary or wary of Pei Mengqing.
"Uh, what do you mean? Why do you want to go to Tianhe County?"
Wang Hongren and Li Yuanzhong looked at each other and took over the conversation:
"May I ask when Shaoxia Pei left Tianhe County? Have you ever experienced the events in Tianhe County?"
"I have experienced it, but where did you get the news?"
This was the first time someone called him Young Hero, and Pei Mengqing felt quite happy.
No wonder Pei Mengqing found it strange, the news spread very slowly. It is estimated that only now, the state pastors in Yanzhou and Yuzhou know the news that there is only one seedling left in Tianhe County in Liang County...
In this era of slow news transmission, even Zhou Mu didn't get the news. How could two guys who claimed to be from Wuling County get the news so early?
"We are the knights of Tianyi Sect. A few days ago, the branch in Tianhe County sent a request for help and sent the news to our other branches. After the two of us learned about the situation, we planned to go to Tianhe County to provide support.
"Who would have thought that I would be trapped here? Alas." Li Yuanzhong sighed.
Pei Mengqing looked at Xiaori and Juju, and received a positive reply from Xiaori Chuanyin:
"There is indeed an organization called Tianyi Sect, and it has a very good reputation in the world. Almost all those who can enter Tianyi Sect are knights who have a good reputation and status in the world. I heard that there are communication formations between different branches. , can be used to share news and send distress messages.”
Pei Mengqing felt relieved after receiving the affirmation from the two big oranges.
He quickly returned the gift:
"It turns out they are two heroes from the Tianyi Sect. They are the swordsmanship teachers from Yanzhou University in Tianhe County. This token can prove my identity."
He took out the token that Elder Liu gave him - it had been given to Pei Mengqing since the last incident, so that he could act easily.
These two knights were both monks at the late Xuanqi level. When they took the token into their hands, they immediately felt the aura and logo of the enlightened star on the token, which belonged to the elders of an imperial university like Yanzhou University.
After returning the token, the two men's tone became more polite.
"It turns out that it was Teacher Pei who was rude in person."
Although the two of them could not see Pei Mengqing's strength - mainly due to the difference in power system - but since his backer was a great warlock of Qixi star level and he was a teacher at Yanzhou University, these two points alone were enough for them to respect him.
The two also showed Pei Mengqing the name tags that proved they were members of the Tianyi Sect. Then the two parties relaxed their vigilance and began to formally exchange information.
"The situation in Tianhe County is not very good right now. Fangmei District was destroyed by the self-destruction of Qi-star monsters, and all the people dispersed to the other four districts. Currently, there is a shortage of manpower. If you two are willing to go and provide assistance, I would be really grateful.
"It's just that I'm currently trapped here and I don't have a way to escape. I have to think about it in the long term."
Li Yuanzhong frowned slightly:
"So, what the guy who calls himself the mayor is telling the truth?"
"Yeah." Pei Mengqing glanced around, switched to the method of sound transmission through spiritual energy bubbles, and told the two of them about the touch of shadow and the current situation, telling them not to act rashly, not to show abnormality or threat, and to work with him to find a solution The best thing to do is figure out how to break the situation.
When they heard how powerful the Shadow Touch was, the two of them looked solemn, and when they heard that the Shadow Touch was part of the flesh and blood of the Evil God from Beyond, they became even more solemn.
In any case, common sense is that when it comes to evil gods, nothing is simple.
"If my prediction is correct, are these two late-stage Xuanqi-level warlocks?" Pei Mengqing continued to ask via voice transmission.
"Exactly, I would like to ask, please forgive me for being blind and unable to see Pei Shaoxia's cultivation level." Wang Hongren said.
"Because I am not a warlock, but I have taken a different path. In terms of strength, I can barely compete with the early stage of Qixing."
Pei Mengqing simply reported her true strength.
In this case, of course, whoever has the bigger fist will have the right to speak and command. It is better to hold this aspect in his hands.
Li Yuanzhong and Wang Hongren were really shocked now.
After all, Pei Mengqing looks like she is only in her early twenties, but she actually has a fighting ability comparable to Qixing.
You must know that although the two of them look young, they are already thirty-five or sixteen years old. It is because of their extraordinary talents that they can practice to the late Xuanqi level at this age.
Among warlocks, this is already an extraordinary talent. After all, not everyone is like the Sima family, who can use the power of faith to quickly turn people into conceptual levels.
"It's so powerful. The two of us have lost sight of Mount Tai. Looking at the sword hanging from Shaoxia Pei's waist, could it be that he is a swordsman?" After Wang Hongren was shocked, he finally calmed down and asked again.
"That's right." Pei Mengqing nodded, "Did you two use knives and guns?"
Generally speaking, there are two types of swordsmen. One is a normal swordsman, usually with a sword hanging from the waist.
There is also a Taoist swordsman. The Taoist swords are not hung on the waist, but are carried on the back.
So when you see a swordsman and want to know whether he is an ordinary swordsman or a Taoist priest, you just need to look at the location of the sword.
"Exactly." Li Yuanzhong nodded.
In fact, the two of them had other ideas and were a little afraid that Pei Mengqing would look down on them.
After all, there is a rumor in the world that it is okay to practice a chain of discrimination: practicing swordsmanship for a hundred days, practicing spears for a thousand days, and practicing swordsmanship for ten thousand days.
It's about how easy it is to get started.
Sword cultivators are usually the strongest among the magicians who use weapons.
Although one of them is known as the "Knife King of Hebei" and the other is known as the "Gun Master", without seeing Pei Mengqing's swordsmanship, it is difficult to guess how strong Pei Mengqing is.
But as the saying goes, they are happy to see Hunter Xin. The two of them have decided that when things get done, they must have a few moves with Pei Mengqing and exchange martial arts experiences.
Pei Mengqing didn't know what they were thinking, but solemnly reminded:
"Be careful and don't go out casually at night. The humanoid shadow monsters are real. Even I am not sure that I can escape smoothly from their siege.
"The more important thing is that we can't scare the snake or alarm the Touch of Shadow. When we came last night, I'm afraid that after discovering me and the two orange cats, it had already developed a certain degree of vigilance and caution. We have to paralyze it and find a way to calm it down." Only by defeating the enemy.
"Originally, I wasn't sure about the two orange cats alone. I was worried that now with the help of two heroes, I guess as long as I make a good plan, my chances of winning will be improved."
Li Yuanzhong and Wang Hongren heard the meaning of his words, and they both nodded and handed over:
"We are willing to follow Pei Shaoxia's instructions."
"You two heroes are very polite. Brother Li and Brother Wang are my seniors. I am just giving my opinion. If the two heroes have better ideas, just say so."
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Pei Mengqing was naturally polite.
But Li Yuanzhong and Wang Hongren were not new to the world, so they definitely wouldn't say anything else except acquiescing to Pei Mengqing's leadership status.
After the welcome party, Pei Mengqing, the two Daju and the two Daxia soldiers divided into five groups and dispersed into the town, asking for information everywhere to see if there was any more useful or unpleasant news.
It was not until the sky was getting late, the clouds were setting in the west, and every household began to close the doors and windows that Pei Mengqing and the two big oranges returned to their house. Li Yuanzhong and Wang Hongren also came here to discuss with them what they had seen during the day. smell.
"There is a dry well in the east of the village. I heard people say that when someone passed by the dry well, they heard the cry of a child, but when they looked down, they saw nothing." Wang Hongren first said something that he heard Weird things happened.
Li Yuanzhong also gained something:
“To the west of the village is the village cemetery, where all the mutilated bodies of those who died in the past were cremated and buried.
"I went to see it once. It was very dark and gloomy there. I'm afraid it's not a good place."
Of course, it would be strange if a place like a cemetery wasn't eerie.
Xiaori acted alone. When he arrived at the north of the village, he also talked about his harvest:
"There is a forest connected to the north, but after entering, no matter how you walk, you will always turn out, and there is no way to go deep. If there is no other place to hide, I'm afraid that ghost is hiding there."
Pei Mengqing and Ju Ju found nothing in the south, so they had to say:
"There is nothing but farmland in the south. It is the spring plowing season. We walked around casually and asked the Orange Bureau to scan it with a purifying light. No problems were found."
To sum up, the forest may be the place where the shadow touch body is hidden, and the purpose is inherently gloomy, so it is still unclear how it is.
But the dry well on the east side is the biggest problem.
"I didn't dare to act alone. This place gave me a very uncomfortable feeling." Wang Hongren said.
Pei Mengqing nodded:
"What Brother Wang said is true. This place is very unusual. It's better to go together or in groups. In short, there must be at least one orange cat with you."
"Okay, how about I go with Juju and Brother Wang, and Brother Li and Xiaori stay here?"
"Well, that's fine, then we'll stay here." Li Yuanzhong didn't have any objections. Although they were knights, they were not the kind of reckless men who didn't understand anything, or the elementary school students who insisted on going to the toilet with their friends.
After the matter was settled, no one had any procrastination. The two of them and the cat went directly to the east of the village and rushed to the dry well.
The area of the village is neither large nor small, otherwise it would not be called a "village". The two walked for less than a quarter of an hour and soon reached the dry well on the edge of the village.
There is no farmland here, so no one usually comes here. After hearing the strange news about the child's cry, the people in Nightmare Town stopped coming here.
If there really was something bad inside and they were dragged in, that would be such an injustice.
After Pei Mengqing, Wang Hongren, and Ju Ju arrived, they gathered around the dry well and looked at it for a while. On the surface, they didn't see anything.
So Orange Bureau used purifying golden light to shine into the well, and something unexpected happened.
A ray of green light suddenly burst out from the well and enveloped Pei Mengqing and the others. They didn't have time to react and disappeared in place a second later.
When she opened her eyes again, Pei Mengqing subconsciously drew out her Sky Frost Sword and scanned her surroundings.
Wang Hongren was not separated from him, he was with him just like Juju.
Wang Hongren drew out the red tassel gun from his back and was also very alert, scanning his surroundings with his spiritual sense.
"Where is this?" Pei Mengqing asked.
This place is like a lost place glowing with blue light, with no direction or reference around it.
"I don't know."
Juju's body continued to glow with golden light, and its eyes seemed to be better, looking forward:
"There's someone there, it seems to be a child!"
