He returned to the inn, sat up cross-legged, and began to concentrate on practicing.
The night passed peacefully without any movement.
On the second day, after breakfast, we continued our journey.
The rest of the journey was almost completed in about three days, but half a day later, we passed a village and were stopped by a villager.
I saw the villagers kneeling in front of everyone, praying: "Please, all practitioners, please do well and save our village! Please!"
As the villagers spoke, they kowtowed so hard that their foreheads bled.
The leading elder was at the front and said nothing. He pulled the horse aside to express his attitude that it had nothing to do with him.
Therefore, among the disciples, the one who has the most say should originally be Li Dao, who is a direct disciple. However, because of his junior qualifications, Luo Mu's words are currently the most influential.
He frowned slightly and said, "Since you dare to stop us practitioners from doing things, where did you get the courage to do it?"
Mo Xixi on the side sneered: "I don't care whether they have the courage or not. They don't even understand the situation and just show off their power here. Don't you see that they are about to kowtow to death?"
The relationship between the two was obviously not good, and it was unknown whether they had some conflicts in private. As the head disciple, Mo Xixi also had the right to speak in this situation.
Although she doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people, as long as she can make Luo Mu unhappy, her goal will be achieved.
After she finished speaking, Luo Mu was obviously a little angry and said, "Then you care about these people so much that you go and help them? Why are you being so stubborn with me here?"
While the two of them were quarreling with each other, seeing that the villagers were happily beating themselves to death, Qi Mingchen glanced at the indifferent people around him, sighed secretly, mounted his horse and stepped forward, asking: "What happened in the village?"
When the villagers heard someone asking, they immediately stopped moving and raised their heads slightly with strong hope in their eyes. The blood was like a forked stream passing through the bridge of the nose and converging on the chin, dripping into the ground drop by drop.
"The village...the village has been poisoned, and no one cares about us. This poison is unprecedented. The doctors we finally invited also said that there is no cure. Only noble practitioners can have the means to cure it. , my wife and children, my wife and children have all been poisoned, only a few of them are still holding on!"
"Secular poisoning is managed by secular managers. Only when sects and practitioners are involved can we take action. Do you know how serious the regulations you have violated by rashly stopping us like this?"
Li Ming, who had always seemed very low-key, spoke with a hint of arrogance, "Get out of here, don't delay our journey!"
Then he glanced at Qi Mingchen and said slowly: "Junior Brother Qi, none of the senior brothers here have spoken, how can you make the decision? As an outer disciple, do you still have the sense of superiority and inferiority in your heart?"
This energy reminded Qi Mingchen of the way this person bullied him when he was a child. He had exactly the same arrogance and the same tone. This guy has indeed not changed after so many years!
Just as Qi Mingchen was about to say something, Luo Mu spoke up, "Since this villager dares to do this, he might have some inside story. It doesn't hurt to ask more. If it really comes down to the superiority of elders to younger ones, the one who should make the final decision is the one who should make the decision. It should be an elder."
After saying that, he looked at the elder who was yawning and looked as though the matter had nothing to do with him.
Facing everyone's gaze, the elder said slowly: "Don't look at me. I'm only responsible for keeping you from dying on the road. Other things have nothing to do with me."
After saying that, he closed his mouth.
"Since the elder is not prepared to participate, based on my seniority, perhaps I am the most qualified to make the decision. I think this villager is asking us to at least understand the situation clearly. If it is really not something that can be solved by the secular world, then it is our duty to deal with it. Things within the scope.”
Luo Mu changed from his previous habit of being impatient with the villagers, and became patient, without his previous look of scolding the villagers.
This change also occurred after Qi Mingchen expressed his attitude.
After taking all this into consideration, Qi Mingchen said nothing and silently observed the village not far away, as well as Li Dao's look on the side that something was obviously wrong.
He felt that maybe this village was related to the Meteor Sect. Could it be that the Meteor Sect wanted to lure them here deliberately, but the ambush location didn't look like this.
At this time, Li Dao adjusted his mood and said: "I don't recommend wasting time here. We have more important things to do. If the Jiange schedule is delayed, no one will be able to bear the responsibility."
With this attitude, Qi Mingchen felt that this person did not expect them to come here.
Then the hidden secrets in the village aroused his curiosity even more.
He simply asked the villagers directly: "What kind of poison has this village been poisoned? How was it poisoned? What are the symptoms? Can the source of the poisoning be found?"
After asking, Li Dao looked at him suddenly, with strong anger and subtle panic in his eyes.
When the villagers saw these master practitioners arguing, they did not dare to interrupt at all. They could only wait quietly for their final decision, which would determine the final fate of the villagers.
But when someone asked a question, no matter who asked it, he quickly said as if grabbing the last straw: "In the beginning, we just found Xiaoya's body by the river. Xiaoya is a child from our village. She had been missing for a month and was only a little over eight years old. When she came back, her whole body was rotten and there were holes all over her body that emanated a stench. If she couldn't barely recognize her face, she wouldn't be the same Xiaoya as before. "
"Okay, we are too lazy to listen to what stories you are telling here. I suggest you leave as soon as possible!" Li Dao suggested, then looked at Qi Mingchen and said coldly: "If anyone is interested in this matter, just tell me It’s better to stay and investigate by yourself, so as not to delay everyone’s schedule.”
Qi Mingchen ignored it and said to the villagers: "Continue talking."
"You!" Seeing that his words were ignored, Li Dao became furious and pointed at him with his eyes wide open.
Seeing that their words were interrupted, the villagers were extremely flustered. At this moment, they could finally continue talking, speaking quickly, "Later, we buried Xiaoya in the back mountain, but we didn't expect that everyone in the village began to have the disease. The smell of the hole was terrible, and gradually the old man couldn't hold on and died, and we discovered that Xiaoya's body was poisonous..."
"Are there any characteristics on that little girl's body?"
The villager shook his head, "I have never come into contact with a corpse, but I have heard that Xiaoya is wearing the clothes of a cultivator. It is different from yours, but at a glance, you can tell that it is that kind of powerful sect, and it is the same as the adults. The sect is almost amazing!"
Qi Mingchen finally discovered the problem and asked, "Can you describe the style of the clothes?"
"The style of that dress is purple..."
"Okay, what are you talking nonsense here? How can an ordinary village girl pass on the sect's disciple's clothes? It's obviously just this untouchable who made it up to ask for help from us!"
Li Dao interrupted the villager and said to him: "Qi Mingchen, you were indeed protected by your second uncle in the past. You had an arrogant and lawless personality. Now you are a small outer disciple and you have no respect and inferiority here. Even if If I punish you on the spot, you are justified!"
Qi Mingchen smiled faintly. He could basically confirm that the villager named Xiaoya was wearing the disciple uniform of the Meteor Sect.
The disciple uniforms of the Canglong Sect are cyan, while the uniforms of the disciples of the Meteor Sect are dark purple. The difference is obvious. However, the uniforms of the third-class disciples are restricted by rules, because within the scope of the Jiange Pavilion, there are still certain restrictions on clothing. similarity.
From this point of view, the problem is not small.
Why did the Meteor Sect poison here? Why is Xiaoya wearing the uniform of a disciple of the Meteor Sect? There are obviously huge secrets hidden in this village.
It's a pity that he really can't understand the current situation in depth. Everyone is eager to get to the destination, and time is still tight.
Counting the time spent in an ambush, there was not enough time to investigate the village.
But it was enough to get this level of information. He didn't need to investigate the rest personally. There was a perverted helper waiting for him.
Thinking of this, he said: "I just asked a few questions, and senior brother became so angry. But has junior brother committed any heinous crime?"
Li Dao was disgusted by this innocent look. He pointed at him and said, "Don't pretend to be here! You're wasting everyone's time here and you won't let me talk anymore? Do you still dare to talk back!"
"Senior brother, I think you are pitiful and I want to ask a few questions. As long as you didn't poison yourself, you won't be so anxious. We have plenty of time and we don't have to rush on the road non-stop."
"What do you mean! Do you think I poisoned you?" Li Dao's voice became louder because of his guilty conscience, and he even used spiritual power. It was so loud that the villagers covered their ears in pain.
"Junior Brother Li, Junior Brother Qi is kind-hearted, so don't be aggressive. From the villager's dictation, the poison does sound fishy, but we don't have time to investigate. We can ask the sect brothers to investigate later. There is no need to be so angry. "
In the end, it was Luo Mu who reconciled the situation and finally said: "For us at the moment, Jiange is the most important thing. If everyone kneels in front of us and asks for help, and we all go to help, then there is no need to go to practice. Stay. Go out and help people in the world."
After saying that, he looked at Qi Mingchen and asked, "What do you think, Junior Brother Qi?"
He was a little surprised. Luo Mu asked his attention at this time, which obviously showed his importance in Luo Mu's heart in public, and also prevented Li Dao and Li Ming from being casually belittled and insulted just now.
Unexpectedly, he slapped Luo Mu and refused the man's invitation mercilessly. As a result, not only did he not hate him, but he also helped him in everything.
Luo Mu's character is indeed different from others.
"Just handle it according to Senior Brother Luo's method." Qi Mingchen nodded, retreated to the back of the team, and did not object again.
Seeing that everyone was about to leave, the villagers cried desperately, but they did not dare to stop them. They could only kneel on the ground, move their bodies, and sob.
At this time, he felt a few black things rolling down beside him.
He grabbed a few and looked up sharply.
The back of a hanging wine gourd cast a long reflection in the sunlight and fell on him.
