The lives of the people in Blackwater Town are already so difficult, but the Jin family also strengthens its control over the people by killing innocent people and creating terror.
The despicability of the Jin family is really hateful!
From this, I quickly thought that the Jin family probably used this method to firmly control hundreds of thousands of people in the Qilian Mountains.
It would be great if they could figure out a way to catch the monster in the Heishui ditch and let the local people know the truth about being used by the Jin family.
In this way, without the officials taking action, the people will immediately rise up and resist the rule of the Jin family.
Without the foundation of rule, the Jin family will inevitably fall apart in a very short period of time.
While I was thinking about countermeasures, Wang Li led us outside a dilapidated house.
"Everyone, this is my brother's old house. It has several wing rooms and is quite spacious. You can stay here today."
Wang Li pointed to the house and said to us a little embarrassedly.
I looked around and saw that the house was covered with weeds, the door was locked, and it was dark inside. It didn't look like anyone was living there at all.
"Brother Wang, don't your brother's family live here?"
I couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Alas, my brother's family was all eaten by those monsters!"
Wang Li sighed, his eyes full of grief, anger and helplessness.
"Every household in Blackwater Town has had someone killed. The other homes are too small to live in, so I can only wrong you."
I quickly waved my hand and said, "Brother Wang, where did you go? We are very satisfied with having a place to live."
Lonnie and the others also lowered their heads and fell silent without saying anything more.
Wang Li wiped away his tears and called several townspeople behind him, asking them to help clean several side rooms.
After that, he organized everyone and brought a few quilts, and the simple temporary residence was completed.
"Everyone, please rest for a while. I'll go make you something to eat right away."
Wang Li greeted us, then turned around and left without stopping.
Within half an hour, dinner was ready and we sat down to eat.
On the dinner table are steamed buns, wild vegetables, millet noodles, fried soybeans...
From the food, we can see how difficult the life of the people in Blackwater Town is.
But even so, Wang Li still slaughtered an old hen he kept in captivity and made a pot full of chicken soup for us.
"You are guests from afar. No matter how poor we are in Blackwater Town, we cannot afford to lose our distinguished guests."
Wang Li smiled and filled a bowl of chicken soup for each of us.
The rest of the townspeople also took out their own collection of old wine and white flour steamed buns, and gave them to us without reservation.
Completely treating us strangers as the most distinguished guests.
Looking at these simple and kind-hearted townspeople, my heart couldn't help but be moved.
During the meal, I had already made up my mind to find the monster in the black ditch and eliminate it for the people!
"Brother Wang, what do the monsters in Heishui Gully look like, how many are they in number, and when do they usually come out?"
After taking a sip of chicken soup, I asked deliberately without saying anything.
"Oh, I don't know the number of those monsters. I only know that there are many, many more than the people in the entire town."
"They usually appear on the fifteenth day of each month. After emerging from the black water ditch, they crawl around. Once they see a person, they attack in groups. In an instant, they can kill a large living person. Chew it to bones!”
Wang Li said with lingering fear: "As for the specific appearance of the monster, I only saw it from a distance and cannot describe it in detail."
I nodded and then asked, "Will the Jin family members come every month?"
"Um,"
Wang Li responded: "The children of the Jin family will come to the town on the fifteenth night of every month, and they will bring four or five helpers with them every time."
"Every time they arrive, we will gather the whole town's efforts to entertain them with good wine and food. After they have eaten and drank enough, they will go to Heishui Gully to eliminate the monsters."
"After the monsters are dealt with, they will return to Blackwater Town, sleep in the room we prepared in advance, and eat and drink again early the next morning. After collecting our tribute, they will return to the Jin family."
"Come once a month and it's unbeatable."
I then asked: "Have you ever seen how the Jin family's children dealt with that monster?"
Wang Li shook his head: "No, the children of the Jin family have said that the monster is extremely terrifying. If we follow it, he can't guarantee everyone's safety. So we have never seen how the children of the Jin family dealt with that monster."
"However, as long as the Jin family's children come, Heishuigou will be calm for a month and there will be no problems. That's why everyone is so grateful to the Jin family."
When he said this, Wang Li suddenly shook his head and sighed deeply.
"But this month, the Jin family's children may not be able to come."
I couldn't help but ask: "Brother Wang, why do you say that?"
Wang Li said with a bitter look on his face: "The Jin family is currently in confrontation with the government. All the family members have been recruited to deal with the government. There is no time to take care of our small town."
"Brother, tomorrow is the fifteenth day. After today, you should leave quickly to avoid getting burned."
I smiled lightly and said, "Isn't that a coincidence?"
"Now that we've caught up with this matter, let's just go ahead and help everyone get rid of those monsters."
"And this time, it is settled once and for all."
When Wang Li and the surrounding townspeople heard this, they were stunned and looked at us with eyes full of disbelief.
"Brother, what did you just say, help us get rid of monsters? Are you kidding?"
"Of course not."
I smiled and said, "Actually, a few of us have learned some Taoism before and know some methods of exorcising evil spirits."
"We are very grateful to receive the warm reception from Brother Wang and the villagers today, and we also want to do something within our ability for Heishui Town."
"Helping everyone deal with the monsters in Heishui Gully is a way of repaying the warm hospitality of the villagers."
"No!"
Wang Li said tremblingly: "Brother, dealing with the monsters in Heishuigou is no joke!"
"In the beginning, in order to eliminate those monsters, we also went to Lancheng to invite some masters. However, after those masters went to Heishui ditch at night, there were no bones left, and none of them came back alive!"
"Even the children of the Jin family have said that those monsters are difficult to deal with, and ordinary people will seek death if they go up there!"
"Although you have learned some Taoism, you should not take this risk, right?"
Other townspeople also came forward and said that we were definitely no match for those monsters and we must not take risks.
Faced with everyone's persuasion, I could only smile and nod, saying that I understood and would not deal with the monsters in Heishuigou again.
