"What...is going on?" Chen Yao murmured.
In his sight, three light spots appeared side by side? ! They were neither weak nor bright, and seemed to be the light of distant stars. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not see clearly or know what they were.
After a while, when the dizziness in his head was no longer so strong, the strange light spots in Chen Yao's eyes suddenly disappeared.
"Hey...Xiaohu, get up."
Chen Yao didn't want to think about this problem for the time being. After he was almost rested, he stood up slowly, but now there was no part of his body that was not sore. It was difficult to raise his hands. This was the result of overexerting his physical strength.
"Oh!" Xiaohu stood up and followed Chen Yao calmly.
The two of them walked slowly to Jiang Qingshan.
"Old...er, village chief, we have completed the test!"
As if he was deliberately waiting for Xiaohu Chenyao to rest, the voices of the surrounding villagers started to discuss at the right time. Jiang Qingshan smiled and stroked his goatee without responding.
"Heiyuan Village finally has some hope!"
"This boy from the village chief's family is as strong as a cow. I knew he could do it!"
"These two boys pushed the sundial over just by themselves..."
"Yes, yes, better than Lao Wang's children!"
There were a lot of comments, mostly words of praise, but there were also some inappropriate voices.
"That orphan boy, I underestimate him, but if he can't do it, he should go back to his shack!"
"Don't let him hear it, he will come to you later and go crazy!"
Chen Yao's fist gradually tightened.
"What are you afraid of? He is a evil star! His parents are..."
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!!"
Before several villagers could finish speaking, they were rudely interrupted by someone.
"You! This is Qingyan Village Chief! Haha... the weather is really nice today."
One of the villagers with rat eyes and deer head said sarcastically.
"Hmph! Next time I hear such words again, I will sew your mouths shut with a hook dipped in fresh snakewood juice!"
Jiang Qingyan said viciously, with a fierce expression on his face, and he didn't even lower his voice. Obviously, this was a warning!
Several villagers suddenly turned pale.
"Chief Qingyan, we don't dare anymore."
"Yes, we didn't keep our mouths shut."
"Yeah! Yes, yes."
All the other villagers showed relief. These villagers were all close neighbors of Laifu. Obviously, their big mouths were not popular with everyone.
"Huh!" Qingyan snorted heavily, but when he turned around, he looked happy again, his old face wrinkled as if a flower was blooming.
"What a big boy! Xiaohu, you are really a big boy for daddy!"
Jiang Qingyan slapped Jiang Hu hard with his palm, causing Jiang Hu to grimace in pain.
"Hiss...Father, my body still hurts..."
Jiang Hu was as reserved as a little lamb in front of his father.
"It's okay, it's okay! It only hurts at first, but it won't hurt anymore after you get used to it, hahahahahaha!"
If Jiang Hu is a cow, then Jiang Qingyan is a hill!
Yes, Jiang Qingyan is over two meters tall, and is much thicker than Jiang Hu. One of Chen Yao's most puzzling questions is, is Jiang Qingyan really Jiang Qingshan's biological child? But he didn't dare ask.
"Boy Chenyao, you are not bad! But I underestimated you."
Jiang Qingyan's eyes showed admiration, and his words obviously came from the bottom of his heart.
"Haha, it's all Xiaohu's credit, but I also have to thank Uncle Qingyan for his cultivation."
Chen Yao responded with an awkward smile, but this was the first time he saw Qing Yan showing such a look to him.
"It's nothing to cultivate. I'm out hunting all year round. I'll cultivate my son when I have time! If you want to thank me, thank my father and the Qiu family!"
Jiang Qingyan had a rare expression of awkwardness and said angrily.
In this Heiyuan Village, there are only two families who are really good to Chen Yao. One is the Qiu family, and the other is the village chief's family. If it weren't for their support, Chen Yao would have died on the day he was born.
In fact, he still doesn't understand his life experience. If he asks the old man, he won't tell him.
"Haha, Qingyan, business is more important."
Jiang Qingshan looked up at the top of the abyss and suddenly spoke.
"Yes, father." Qing Yan said with a straight face.
"Xiao Niuzi, Zhang San, Li Si, Wang Mazi, Lao Wang, swing the sundial!"
As soon as Jiang Qingshan spoke, several villagers quickly moved the Binding Dial to the designated position and direction. Judging from their proficiency, it didn't look like they had done it for the first time.
"It's almost time, come over here."
Jiang Qingshan pointed directly in front of the sundial of Fu.
"Old village chief, will you use the Binding Dial to awaken next?"
In fact, this is the first time that the four of them have been so close to the Dial of Binding. The Binding Ceremony is held every five star years in Black Abyss Village. In the previous times, they were only allowed to watch from a distance and were not allowed to get close, so they have always been curious.
"No, there's one more step."
Jiang Qingshan caressed the strange patterns on the dial. This big guy has been working hard in Heiyuan Village for more than five hundred years.
"The Sundial of Binding has passed from my ancestor, Jiang Taigong, the first village chief of Heiyuan Village, to Qingyan one by one. It has passed through fifteen times." Jiang Qingshan paused with his palm.
"Oh, it's a pity that Qingyan is not the material to be the village chief, so he just hangs on his name. In the future, he can only rely on Xiaohu..."
"Be the village chief? Grandpa!! I'm not going to be the village chief! I want to go hunting like my father!" Xiaohu said quickly.
"You kid! How dare you contradict your grandpa! See if I don't deal with you!"
Jiang Qingyan rolled up her sleeves.
Jiang Hu's heart skipped a beat and his neck stretched out.
"The same goes for you. How have you ever taken care of the affairs of the village? Grandpa is the one doing all the work!"
After saying that, he retracted, his posture looked very much like a bastard.
"I..." Jiang Qingyan seemed to want to retort.
"Okay, stop arguing!"
Jiang Qingshan waved his hand, very unhappy. Jiang Hu and Jiang Qingyan buried their heads together.
"Old village chief, I will find a way to persuade Xiaohu, please don't be angry."
Chen Yao was trying to smooth things over in a low voice at this time.
"Brother, I don't..."
"Shut up! Xiaohu! As a member of the Jiang family, are you worthy of your ancestors and previous village chiefs?!"
"Chief Qingshan does not want to pass the village chiefship to you so that he can enjoy his old age. He just hopes that when he is no longer able to continue working for Heiyuan Village, someone will take up this responsibility!"
"If a village has no village chief, is there any hope? Think about it!"
Chen Yao's words were so sonorous and powerful that even Jiang Qingyan blushed with embarrassment.
Yes, the responsible village chief is the backbone of the villagers. Why didn't he understand his father's intention back then?
"Brother, I understand."
"Grandpa, my grandson will definitely work hard to bring Heiyuan Village out of the Black Abyss in the future!" Jiang Hu turned around and said.
"Okay! Okay! As long as you understand."
Jiang Qingshan nodded and gave Chen Yao a meaningful look.
"Qingyan, you have reduced the frequency of missions outside the village recently and try to stay in the village as much as possible."
"I know father."
Qing Yan had a bitter look on his face, what should come will always come.
"Okay, good boy Chenyao, come here!"
After what happened just now, the old village chief's face became much rosier.
"After the binding ceremony, it's time to tell you little guys about the situation outside and the origin of Black Abyss Village."
"However, the current ceremony has the most important part."
The old village chief suddenly fell silent, as if he had fallen into trance.
Suddenly, he stretched out his hand, and when the binding ring approached the binding dial, a black light flickered. "u..ln..nglui..nog!"
Jiang Qingshan chanted a strange spell, which seemed to be babbling and whispering. When the spell sounded, everyone present felt like they were tightly bound by unknown power.
"Hoo! Uh..."
Chen Yao was the person closest to the sundial. He could feel that the creepy feeling was coming from the sundial bound in front!
"...geb...nog!" the old village chief chanted while gently stroking part of the pattern on the sundial with his right hand wearing a binding ring.
Chen Yao's pupils shrank! What's going on? At that moment, the village chief's movements seemed to have slowed down dozens of times!
He could clearly see the black tentacles extending from the ring when the village chief touched the sundial. Mysterious patterns flashed on the tentacles, which were exactly the same as the patterns on the sundial!
The tentacles touched several patterns on the sundial, and then disappeared.
As the old village chief's right hand fell, the entire dial was slowly covered with a deep layer of black, but in the middle, a palm-wide dark hole was left, and the feeling of restraint on everyone's bodies became a little heavier.
"Phew, okay, cough cough cough!"
"Old village chief, are you okay?"
Chen Yao stepped forward to support Jiang Qingshan, but he himself was not much better. His back was already soaked with sweat.
"It's okay, it's just a bit energy-consuming. Chen Yao, quickly perform the binding ceremony and put your right hand in."
The old village chief urged.
Chen Yao stepped forward cautiously, and slowly extended his hand into the dark hollow of the sundial... In an instant, cold sweat dripped down Chen Yao's forehead!
[The writing style of the first chapters may be a little rough, so I hope you will forgive me for any shortcomings! grateful! 】
