It wasn't until the sky gradually brightened that Miao Rui recovered from the "nightmare" and returned home like a zombie.
The villagers in front of the ancestral hall had long since dispersed, and voices gradually began to appear in the village, as if nothing had happened. Only the broken porcelain bowl fragments were left on the ground in front of the ancestral hall, revealing the horrific scene last night.
As soon as she entered the house, Miao Rui saw her parents popping their heads out of the kitchen, asking her kindly where she had been early in the morning, and bringing out a sumptuous breakfast.
Seeing the unnatural rosiness on her parents' faces, and the ferocious features reappearing, Miao Rui could no longer keep calm, crying crazily while persuading her parents to escape from the Snow Valley.
But her parents instantly turned cold, and no matter how Miao Rui shook their arms, they denied it with a stern tone.
In the end, Miao's father, who always loved his daughter, even slapped Miao Rui directly, and told her in a strange tone to stay out of her own business.
Later, Miao Rui tried many times to find out the truth about the bowl of red porridge, but all failed in the end. Once, he sneaked into the ancestral hall at night and was almost discovered by the man in black robe. Behind the scenes, blood may be spilled on the spot.
After realizing that she could not save the village by herself, Miao Rui began to plan her escape. She remembered her cousin Miao Jiaxi, who she had a particularly good relationship with when she was young, and prepared to go to the outside world to seek help from her.
"You all know what happened next. After I ran out of the passage, I kept walking towards the east, because my sister said that what she longed for most was the fertile land in the east. There was no ice, snow or cold wind, and she could bathe in the sunshine every day. among."
Although Miao Rui's story was calm, Li Mu was very aware of the difficulty of the whole process. A young woman with no cultivation had to go from the underground to the surface of the fairy world, then pass through the endless mountains and the Mobei wasteland, and finally end up in nowhere. Dear Harcheng, look for clues about my cousin.
Only Miao Rui knew how much hardship she had endured and how many times she had been deceived. Every time she thought of this, Li Mu felt that those guys at the auction house were really nothing. If he takes action, who knows where Miao Rui will be sold to.
"Then when we go in now, we have to make up a reason and identity, right? You can't say that you left Snow Valley for so long, and then just met a strange monk outside and went home together, right? No matter how hard this story sounds, it's not believable. .”
Li Mu rubbed his forehead. Even for a while, he couldn't think of how to make up a reasonable story to let the two of them reintegrate into the Snow Valley.
"I have thought about this a long time ago. I will tell my parents when the time comes that you are the man I have fallen in love with outside. When I come back, I just want to get married to you and live a good life in Snow Valley. The two of them used to be very fond of each other. This is definitely the right reason to worry about my marriage."
Miao Rui looked confident, and in just a few words, she assigned Li Mu her new identity as a "wishful husband."
"Ah? This...isn't this appropriate? Will your parents really believe it? Will other villagers believe it?"
Hearing such a bold plan, Li Mu was also beating wildly in his heart. He did not expect that he would encounter such a thing as pretending to be a boyfriend after traveling to the fairy world.
"Why isn't it appropriate? I'm twenty years old, and I should be able to make a living in the village. I run away from home and find a man I like to come back to live. What a reliable reason. Don't worry, listen to me. Absolutely No problem, just cooperate with me when the time comes."
Miao Rui obviously didn't get Li Mu's concerns, patting her chest to show that she had everything under her control.
Moreover, the Snow Valley is isolated from the world, and the villagers have limited knowledge. They can scare everyone by just talking about their outside experiences and knowledge, otherwise the men in black robes would not have gained their trust so easily.
With such an extremely uneasy mood, the two of them began to speak the same language. Li Mu also changed his identity and changed his name to Li Mu. He is now twenty-three years old and is a casual cultivator in the Dan Formation Realm.
After simply making up a story about how the two met and fell in love, Li Mu no longer hesitated and followed Miao Rui into the village, and soon attracted a crowd of villagers to watch.
"Oh, isn't this Miao Yatou? Where have you gone before, your father and mother?
I've been looking for you for a long time, do you know? "
"Don't be like your cousin, who thinks that this or that in the village won't work. Let me tell you, there are all bad guys and liars out there, and you will definitely suffer disaster if you go out."
"Who is that? The child's father, go and call someone, say that Miao Yatou is back."
The villagers kept asking after each other, and their concerned tone was like the return of a runaway child. If Li Mu hadn't known about the situation in the village in advance, Li Mu might have been confused by the performance.
"These villagers all look rosy, but the insides of their bodies have long been hollowed out. To put it bluntly, they are relying on overdrafting their lifespan in exchange for short-term vitality. These men in black robes who have killed thousands of swords are indeed using despicable means. s method."
As soon as he entered the village, Li Mu quietly activated the Tiansheng Jue. With the powerful scanning ability, the physical condition of the villagers in Snow Valley was clearly visible. Compared with when Miao Rui left, their internal condition was much more serious. And there are almost no “fish that slip through the net”.
This also illustrates one thing from the side, that is, the man in black robe has basically completed the overall control of the guide clan. If there is a next step to be carried out, it will most likely be within the next few days.
The news of Miao Rui's return quickly spread throughout the village, and her parents rushed there without stopping. After introducing her love story with Li Mu using the same words as before, Xiao Nizi also told the story with runny noses and tears. It tells the story of how he suffered outside and how he decided to return to Snow Valley with Li Mu to stay together for life.
During this period, he even said a few "bad words" about Miao Jiasi, which immediately aroused the sympathy and resonance of the villagers, and by the way, their attitude towards Li Mu became kinder.
Seeing the performance in front of him that was comparable to that of an Oscar-winning actress, Li Mu also understood why Miao Rui had been able to wander alone in the fairy world for so long. He even began to wonder whether this little girl had really been deceived by the auction house. How did he feel about it? It’s not certain who was deceived.
"It's good to come back, it's good to come back. Now that you've run away from home, you now know how miserable the environment outside is. If your cousin doesn't listen, she has to bear the consequences. We still have to be down-to-earth and live a good life."
Miao's father's heartfelt words brought the meeting to an end. The middle-aged man wiped the tears from his eyes, turned away the onlookers, and led the two of them toward home.
Miao's mother took the first step and went to prepare the meal for her "prospective son-in-law". Li Mu and Miao Rui also quickly exchanged glances, indicating that they would continue to act as planned.
