An ordinary old man, wearing a sweatshirt with holes everywhere, appeared alone in the deep forest.
See ghosts in the daytime? Or a mutated zombie in disguise?
Either way it's nerve-wracking.
Everyone did not dare to take it lightly and pointed their guns at the old man.
The old man seemed not to feel the anxious atmosphere and took two steps forward.
Captain Huang scolded: "Stand there! Who are you?"
The old man was helpless: "I told you, I am a villager in Amu Village. You can just call me Uncle Buza. Are you here to find someone? Four children fell into our village yesterday. Are they the people you are looking for? ?”
He smashed his mouth and put his withered right hand into his trouser pocket to fumble around.
Click.
The soldiers calmly pushed the safety of their guns forward, and Xiang Li and others put their hands behind their backs and summoned their weapons.
The battle is about to break out.
The old man fumbled for a long time and slowly took it out of his trouser pocket——
A pipe pot?
…
The expressions on everyone's faces were almost tense.
The old man stretched out his left hand and groped on the other side, grabbed a handful of tobacco and stuffed it into the cigarette holder. He was stunned and suddenly slapped his thigh:
"Ouch! The old man forgot to bring the fire!"
Xiangli nodded her chin towards Ronye beside her.
The boy emerged from the crowd and shouted to the old man: "I brought fire."
A small flame burst out from his finger and moved towards the cigarette holder.
The scarlet flames extinguished brightly and ignited the smoke.
The old man narrowed his cloudy eyes, pouted his lips, held the cigarette holder in his mouth, and couldn't wait to take a big puff.
"Phew, comfortable!"
"It's a good habit to carry matches with you! My dear boy, Uncle Buza tells you, don't listen to those nagging women. Smoking is a good thing. If you don't smoke for a day, your whole body will feel uncomfortable."
"The leper from the east of our village smokes and drinks. How can we not smoke and drink? He has not lived for more than a hundred years, let me say..."
The old man's sour breath, mixed with the smell of low-quality cigarettes, came towards Ronye.
He held his breath and blinked at Li.
This old man is really an ordinary person.
Captain Huang interrupted the old man: "Uncle Buza, right? How did you get here?"
An ordinary person wandered freely in the territory of the mutated banyan tree without taking any protective measures.
"Hey, our village has been digging soil in Langqiong Mountain for generations. We are so familiar with every plant and tree here that we can feel it with our eyes closed!"
Uncle Buza looked up at the sky: "It's almost dark. If those four kids hadn't begged me, I wouldn't be wandering around in the woods so late!"
"Let's go with Uncle Buza and go back to the village."
It was indeed unsafe to rest in the forest at night, but following this weird old man back to the village was a helpless choice.
The three researchers who were the targets of their trip were all in their hands. What else could they do if they didn't follow them?
Everyone had no choice but to follow Uncle Buza, walking deeper and deeper into the forest.
Xiang Li and Captain Huang looked at each other and secretly memorized the route.
The old man had a stooped back, but his legs and feet were extremely flexible. He led the group of people over half of the mountain, and finally arrived at a small mountain village before the sun set.
The small mountain village is not big. At first glance, it is full of adobe houses, and I get the same impression——
poverty.
"Hey, Buza is back!"
There was a row of old men sitting at the entrance of the village. Half of them were smoking dry cigarettes of the same type in their hands. Seeing a group of people following Uncle Buza, one of the old men stood up and walked slowly over with his hands behind his back.
He stretched his head and looked carefully: "Good boys, they are all good boys. Well done, Buza!"
"Ouch! God bless you!" he suddenly shouted.
"You old boy is incredible, you brought back a pretty girl!"
Uncle Buza's eyes widened: "Who? Which girl?"
"Are you blind with your broken eyes? Isn't this just-"
The old man stretched out his hand to grab Li, but she ducked sideways.
He didn't care, pointed at the girl and said, "She's very handsome!"
Buza came over to take a closer look, and opened his mouth to reveal a pair of yellow teeth: "God bless you!"
When the old men around heard this, they all gathered around and talked about it——
"It's amazing, Buza is lucky!"
"Junna, old man, I am so lucky to you!"
"..."
A pair of shining eyes looked at Xiang Li from head to toe.
This appraising look made Xiang Li frown.
Rong Ye, the fat man, and the doctor stopped the old people who were about to make a move and protected Xiang Li inside.
Captain Huang: "We are here to find our companions. Uncle Buza, take us directly to see those four people."
Uncle Buza: "Hey, hey, okay!"
He turned to the villagers and told them, "Let the whole village prepare well to help these boys."
He paused: "Girl, treat me well, old men, bring out the good wine and meat!"
"got it!"
…
Since entering Langqiong Mountain, everything has been strange.
The terrifying mutated banyan tree, the strange Uncle Buza... and the villagers whose words and deeds are eccentric.
Xiang Li: "Uncle Buza, your village seems to be particularly enthusiastic about girls?"
Buza: "Hey, of course!" The old man rubbed his hands, "All the babies born in our village are male babies, and everyone in the village wants female babies. Female babies are so good, they hurt people!"
Walking to an adobe house, Buza banged the wooden door vigorously: "Dongzhe's family, a guest is here!"
squeak——
The wooden door was pushed open, and a woman with an intellectual temperament walked out. She looked surprised when she saw them: "M City Survivor Base?"
Two men followed her, one wearing glasses and the other wearing a white shirt.
It matches everything in the photo.
However, Uncle Buza mentioned four people.
Captain Huang nodded: "Hello, M City Survivor Base sent us to rescue three people. I would like to ask, are you the only three who survived?"
The woman smiled: "In addition to the three of us, there is one more person."
Xiang Li noticed that the bespectacled man behind him frowned impatiently and yelled inside: "Wei Heng, come out quickly, what does it look like hiding in there!"
A young man walked out of the dim room. He was tall and thin, with a face as white as paper. His thin figure was shrouded in long sleeves and trousers, making him look empty.
His dark eyes looked at the people in front of him, and his lips moved slightly: "Wei Heng."
Small sounds floated in the air.
Buza: "Is everyone here? Come on, a banquet has been set up in the village for you to catch the wind and wash away the dust."
A large group of people followed Buza.
On the way, Captain Huang asked the researcher about the situation in the village.
The woman sighed: "The people in the village are simple and simple. When they heard that we were waiting for rescue by our companions, everyone actively helped us to pay attention to the rescue team."
"Like girls? Yes, there is such a saying. Amu Village is very magical. Most of the children born in the village are boys, so it is not surprising that girls are more rare."
The woman was a little proud: "We were lucky enough to fall directly into the village. Seeing that I was a girl, the villagers were so enthusiastic that they served me all the bacon they were reluctant to eat."
She sighed: "It's so simple."
Xiang Li was silent.
She focused her gaze on the back of the thin young man in front of her.
This is a player.
The young man accidentally kicked the dirt bag, staggered, his trousers flew up, and the black metal ring on his ankle flashed past.
Two electronic shackles.
