The village of Luo De is worthy of its name and is indeed a desolate village.
The village is also in decline, and so are the people.
The entire village is almost full of thatched cottages. Not to mention decent brick and tile houses, there are only a few thatched cottages that are not in tatters.
There were not many villagers in the village. The occasional few were just idle and hiding in the shade to rest.
No one is working, which is in sharp contrast to the prosperous Shuifeng Market and the hard-working people.
Whenever the villagers saw Bai Xiuping, they immediately knelt down and lay on the ground, not daring to look at Bai Xiuping.
Gongsun Fu followed Bai Xiuping and patrolled the village. He was sweating profusely and couldn't help complaining: "Young Master, do we still want to continue wandering? It's so hot, let's go directly to Zhuang Fangliang."
Bai Xiuping looked around and said, "Don't you feel anything unusual?"
"Well, not at all. Did you find anything?"
Gongsun Fu shook his head and answered directly no.
Bai Xiuping didn't expect Gongsun Fu to find anything. He pointed to nearby houses and said, "Compared to the number of houses, the population is too small."
Indeed, Gongsun Fu looked around, but he didn't feel anything was wrong: "This is a down-and-out village. It's normal for the population to be relatively small. It's not surprising that anyone has disappeared."
The owner of any house is no longer there, has disappeared, and maybe no one will notice.
Everyone in the Lost Village can't even protect their own lives, so how can they have the energy to care about other people's affairs?
Bai Xiuping stopped and looked at the resting people in front of him and said, "Then why do we see mostly young people here?"
If it is a remote village where no one is farming, there are usually only old, weak, women and children, but the situation in the down-and-out village is the opposite.
Gongsun Fu scratched his head naively and asked, "What's wrong with young people? Luopo Village is a place where all kinds of people are."
"So what do you think of the weather today?"
Bai Xiuping asked, pointing to the scorching sun in the sky.
The sun was so intense that Gongsun Fu couldn't even raise his head to look directly, and said depressedly: "It's sunny, but it's also very hot."
The minor summer heat has passed and the major summer heat is approaching. The weather is naturally extremely hot.
"Really, are you even dissatisfied with the weather now? You won't lose your temper just because the weather is hot."
Gongsun Fu was trying to say that if you want to lose your temper, you can just lose your temper. There is no need to use the weather as an excuse.
But when he saw Bai Xiuping was so angry that he looked like he was going to eat him alive, he quickly changed his words and said with a smile: "The weather is indeed very hot."
If Bai Xiuping didn't have something serious to deal with now, he would definitely beat up Gongsun Fu.
A woman passed by Bai Xiuping and Gongsun Fu. Bai Xiuping looked at her and said, "This is the problem."
Bai Xiuping walked towards the woman, and both the woman and Gongsun Fu were shocked.
The woman has her hair wrapped up. She is not very old, about the age of a weakling. She is dressed simply and has patches sewn on her arms.
Seeing Bai Xiuping approaching, the woman quickly knelt down and saluted: "Bye, meet the Young Master."
He lowered his head tightly, not daring to look directly at Bai Xiuping, for fear that he would not be polite enough and make the young leader dissatisfied, and his heart was full of fear.
The reputation of the Young Master is astonishing to the entire Ming Cult, and it is unknown how many women have been murdered by him.
The good-looking ones suffered disaster, and the ordinary-looking ones were not spared and were humiliated by them.
Bai Xiuping, with his back to the sun, asked softly: "The weather is so hot, why are you wearing clothes that are only worn during the Beginning of Winter?"
The other person was sweating profusely, and it was obvious that he was extremely hot, but he was wearing thick clothes, which was very strange no matter how you thought about it.
The woman didn't react. She raised her head and said with confusion and fear: "Little one, I don't understand what you mean..."
Seeing Bai Xiuping suddenly squatting down, the woman was even more frightened, and immediately lowered her head, her whole body trembling.
Bai Xiuping raised the woman's chin, frowned slightly and said, "Don't understand? Are you not hot because you are covered in sweat?"
Even though the woman was scared, she did not dare to resist. She suppressed the fear in her heart and said, "You, why are you doing this to me?"
The young leader has a noble status and no woman can't get it. Why should he embarrass himself, a woman with ordinary appearance and low status?
She didn't dare to make any move, not even shed tears.
Suddenly, Bai Xiuping pushed her down and said, "Wait a minute and you will know why I did this."
"Ah ah!"
The woman screamed in fear.
Seeing Bai Xiuping pushing the woman and lifting up her clothes, Gongsun Fu, who was used to seeing the young leader's various behaviors, was immediately startled by this sudden move.
He held his head and shouted: "Young Master, what are you doing! You are still outside in broad daylight. Have you changed to this hobby now?"
Bai Xiuping ignored Gongsun Fu and noticed the purple spots on the woman's entire arm.
Thinking about it, the other person should be like this all over his body.
A gust of wind blew by, and the petals from a distance floated to Bai Xiuping's side.
Bai Xiuping, who looked serious and frowned, gently pinched a petal with his fingers.
This seemingly beautiful flower with bright red petals is definitely a poppy.
Looking at the woman's arms and the blooming flower fields in the distance, Bai Xiuping was convinced that there was definitely something wrong with this poor village.
After he stood up, he said softly to the woman: "Sorry, I offended you just now. Please go back early."
Bai Xiuping naturally knew that the original young leader of the Demon Sect would not say this, but he would not compromise on certain things.
If he loses his morals and everything is restricted by his status as the young leader of the Demon Cult, what is the difference between him and the original Li Yiqing?
Gongsun Fu was stunned on the spot. He didn't understand what happened from the beginning. Whether it was Bai Xiuping's sudden action or apology, it was beyond his scope of cognition.
Bai Xiuping said solemnly: "Let's go."
…
By a small river in Luolu Village.
"It's easy for me to prepare double the amount next month. Damn it, otherwise I would take this opportunity to join the young leader."
Luo Jian, the head of Luolu Village, complained.
After looking left and right to make sure there was no one nearby, Luo Jian jumped into the river.
There was an exit in the water at the bottom of the river, and he swam in that direction.
"Ha ha."
Luo Jian, who swam out of the water, was already in another place, like in a cave.
He gasped and complained: "I can't change the place. Every time I come, I have to be as embarrassed as a drowned dog."
The guard who was dozing at the door was startled when he saw Luo Jian suddenly appearing, and woke up and said, "It's you."
Luo Jian slapped the guard on the back of the head with a look of displeasure and said, "You live a comfortable life, you don't have to work and sleep here."
Luo Jian felt very agitated when he thought that he had to receive the young leader and also face the man in black robe.
The guard didn't pay attention, opened the door and said with a smile: "You asked us to stop working temporarily."
It turned out to be a casino, with noisy sounds coming constantly, and many people gathered here.
The guard continued: "But the casino is still open for business."
Ignoring the pretentious guards, Luo Jian patrolled the casino.
The conditions here are simple, there are no tables, and there are basically a few people sitting around on the ground, playing various games, and one group of them is particularly noisy.
"Hey! Are you planning to cheat? Bastard, do you want to die?"
A bearded man stood up and scolded.
Another man shouted back: "Do you have proof?"
The scumbag man walked over and said, "Then use all your money and skills to bet on what card you have in your hand now..."
Before the man finished speaking, there was a "click" and Luo Jian, who had walked over, stabbed the man's wrist directly with a knife.
Everyone was immediately frightened, and the stabbed man cried out while covering his bleeding wrist.
Luo Jian said impatiently: "It doesn't matter what card it is, end this game quickly, are you looking for death?"
Then he ordered someone to drag the bleeding man out. The guard looked at this scene with an expressionless expression, as he had long been accustomed to it.
Luo Jian walked towards a door specially guarded by two guards and said to the person next to him: "Call everyone back and start working."
