Hexi Village.
The village is backed by mountains.
There is a stream flowing in the village.
The stream is a small stream. There are hundreds of streams like this in Pinghai County, and the word "Hexi" has no special meaning.
The mountain is a big one, so it shouldn't have a name. However, it has lost its unique name because it overlaps with many north-south mountains and forms the Zheyun Ridge that separates Pinghai County and Chuzhou County to the west. The locals call it "the mountain behind Hexi Village".
There are one hundred and twenty-three households in the village, with less than 400 people, men, women, old and young.
For transportation with the outside world, in addition to the spacious avenue half a mile away from the village entrance, there are also two rocky paths.
The whole village mainly relies on fruit and vegetable cultivation for livelihood, and also does some hunting business.
No matter how you look at it, Hexi Village is a pretty decent village in Pinghai County.
If we have to talk about what is unique compared with other villages in Pinghai County, or what incredible historical legends there are, then Hexi Village can really be regarded as an extremely lucky village.
The various villages located in Pinghai County are both lucky and unfortunate.
Fortunately, compared to other sparsely populated places where no one uses roads, no one cares about them, Pinghai County is lively enough. As long as you are willing to use your brain and put in some hard work, you can always earn enough survival capital. It is not impossible to earn more oil and water. , after all, there is no one with the biggest fist here, but we have to maintain a relatively stable environment. Instead, everyone will urge each other to be more disciplined, and credit transactions will rarely occur.
The misfortune also stems from this. Just because we are at the intersection of disputes between various forces, once we act in a serious way, we will inevitably lose sight of the sword. There is still room for improvement when there is property damage, but personal safety is irreparable.
Two years ago, a horrific tragedy occurred in Pinghai County.
Two hundred and thirty people from two villages were killed on the spot!
The murderous and bloodthirsty demon wanted by the court is still at large.
Those two villages are called Baize Village and Xiyue Village.
The reason why Hexi Village is extremely lucky is because Hexi Village is at an angle to the other two villages, and two rocky paths lead to the two villages.
You can imagine how panicked the villagers in Hexi Village were when they learned that not a single one of the hundreds of lives in the two neighboring villages had been spared.
At that time, the village chief had not thought about moving the villagers away from this place, but after several struggles, the people who had lived in this three-acre land for five or six generations finally stayed.
At least life goes on after the first few months, right?
And after the disappearance of the two villages, does it mean that they can obtain more resources?
I am afraid that to this day, the villagers in Hexi Village do not know that they are still safe and sound, just because on that day of heavy rain two years ago, no one happened to stay outside the village, and no one appeared in Baize Village or Xixi Village. Near Yue Village, after that day, whenever anyone asked about what happened at that time, their answer was always unclear.
It is such an ordinary village that seems to be favored by luck. On a normal day, the number of new faces that appear in the village can be counted on one hand.
But today, seven people came all of a sudden, oh no, nine!
Although they sneaked into the back mountain, the number of people was not small.
Seven people followed the little man deeper, while the other two turned to other places.
In addition to the graves of people in the village several generations ago, what other secrets does the back hill of Hexi Village hide?
This secret is obviously inseparable from the little man who brought the uninvited guests into the back mountain.
Neither Little Mantou nor Shopkeeper Li were born and raised in Hexi Village. They were both survivors of Buji Island.
After leaving the island that year, according to Xie Fei's arrangement, he settled in Hexi Village and became a member of Hexi Village, but he never forgot his place of origin and mission.
Three months ago, the little man and his two companions helped the village's hunting team chase an injured wild boar deep into the back mountains.
On the way back to the village after the incident, a heavy rain made the mountain road muddy and full of potholes with nowhere to step.
Everyone chose to go into the forest, where they could walk more firmly and be less beaten by the rain.
This is just a small experience from wandering in the mountains all year round.
Maybe it rained too much that day, and the soil in the forest absorbed too much rainwater and became too heavy. The little man and one of them ran too close to each other when they were walking through the forest, and they walked around behind a tree. The ground was trampled into the ground!
The villagers had lived here for several generations and had never heard of anything like this happening. Without any psychological preparation, the two of them failed to react and fell directly into the pothole, and the tree also fell down!
Fortunately, everyone was nearby and they were rescued in time after a lot of fuss.
Apart from some frights and some flesh wounds, there was no danger to his life. It was considered a near miss.
On the day of the accident and the following days, it caused a small sensation in the village. It was simply a warning to other villagers who had witnessed the scene at that time to be more careful when walking in the mountains on rainy days, otherwise it would be very fatal if you fell into a pothole alone and no one knew about it.
After that, no one in the village cared about this matter anymore.
The little man was particularly cautious, because he discovered that the sinking area was not just a simple cave, but probably a karst cave.
In order to confirm his conjecture, after some time, the little man sneaked in for a little investigation.
Since he only knows some Three-Legged Cat Kungfu, the little man has only tried it briefly, but it is enough to confirm that there is something fishy hidden in the mountains behind Hexi Village, and there is even something else going on in Zheyun Ridge that straddles the two counties!
The news quickly reached their "big brother" through shopkeeper Li.
A month ago, Xie Fei brought some talented people from the Tushita Gang to find out what was going on, and finally found out who was sneaking around in the huge cave.
Although they failed to turn the caves in Zheyun Ridge upside down, it was revealed what the Red Sect was doing.
This is also one of the news that Jiang Yichen brought to Tingyuge.
Therefore, the nine of them came today to tear down the red-clothed sect's platform.
As for why we came here secretly?
First, he had to avoid the imperial court's military restrictions.
Secondly, if you do things like murder, arson, and goods, it will be half the result with half the effort.
In addition, they had to fight against many enemies, so everyone who came to work was dressed up and capable. Even the women tied up their long hair and cuffs, not daring to slack off at all.
"It's your intention. It would take a long time for someone else to be so frightened."
It was Nidie who spoke, wearing a black outfit that outlined her exquisite figure.
Before setting off, Jiang Yichen didn't have any wild ideas when he saw the other party's appearance. Instead, after being in a daze for a while, he confirmed that this kind woman was not the ruthless Lian Die.
The little man has obviously seen a lot of things in the village over the years, at least there are many beautiful heroines in the world, so when faced with Ni Die's praise, he neither takes credit nor is he shy at all. He just scratches his head and says with a smile: "I'll tell you the truth, girl, my heart was in my throat when I was on the line between life and death. I felt that my whole life was over. Fortunately, God just made a little joke. Since I still have this little life, then what big brother told me must be done. Keep doing it.”
Nidie heard this and asked casually: "Is it worth it?"
The little man nodded like a chicken pecking at rice and said, "Of course, I wouldn't have been able to live a good life for so many years without my eldest brother. Now I'm just doing what I can."
Nidie nodded to express her agreement with his statement, and stuffed a piece of brown black stuff the size of a pigeon egg that she had prepared into the little man's hand.
He said: "This is the reproductive organ of a type of insect queen native to Pinghai. It smells slightly fragrant when applied to the nose. It can deter many insects when worn on the body."
The little man didn't refuse. This book was part of the lie. This thing was rare, so from the perspective of the villagers, it was understandable to treat it as a treasure.
Seeing the little man hiding a treasure, Ni Die added, "It's getting late. Go back as soon as possible. Leave this place to us."
Although he knew that the other party was going to do something big, the little man knew what he should do and what he shouldn't do. After retaliating with a punch in a very arrogant manner, he rushed back to the village.
It is indeed getting dark.
Before the sound of the little man's footsteps were completely silenced in the ears of the seven people, an opening was opened where the fallen tree connected with the hole, enough for one person to escape.
Nidie took the lead and went down the hole first.
