Shi Kuang looked at Chang An without knowing why. Xiao Chong's body fell on Shi Kuang's shoulder. Shi Kuang didn't feel it at all.
Chang An gently pinched the insect, with boundless killing intent in his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Shi Kuang asked
Chang An said coldly
"The chirping of insects in summer is indeed a good way to hide people's ears and eyes!"
Shi Kuang said in surprise
"Insects, are the insects killing people?"
Chang An nodded.
"To be precise, it's Gu."
Shi Kuang asked
"Could it be that the devil is controlling the insects to kill people?"
Chang An slowly walked to Chang Sheng and sat down, took a deep breath and said
"I don't know, but this way, things will make sense."
Shi Kuang is puzzled
"I don't understand what you mean at all."
Chang An gently leaned Chang Sheng on his shoulders, leaned his back against the wall, and closed his eyes.
"Brother Shi, do you know the origin of Shicun?"
Shi Kuang nodded and said
"The records in the village mentioned that our village moved here thousands of years ago. It is said that they came from Youzhou. The records did not give details. They only said that the ancestors who moved here were also important figures in the world."
Chang An murmured to himself
"Youzhou."
Shi Kuang said
"What's wrong with Youzhou?"
Chang An shook his head gently.
"The people who come out there are indeed big shots."
Shi Kuang scratched his head and said with a silly smile
"The ancestors of our village turned out to be so powerful."
Chang An said meaningfully
"More than awesome."
After saying that, a wave of sleepiness came over him, he yawned and said
"That person has exposed his tactics, so he won't take action tonight. Go to sleep, I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome tomorrow."
Before Shi Kuang could speak again, Chang An had already fallen asleep. He was really tired from the day.
The third day, early morning.
Chang An was awakened by a burst of crying, rubbed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Yang Bai crying in Shi Kuang's arms.
She already knew the situation in Yangjiacun.
"elder brother."
Although Chang Sheng had rested for a long time, he still looked haggard, as if he hadn't gotten over the scene yesterday.
Chang An gently held Chang Sheng's hand. Chang Sheng suddenly felt a warm current coming from Chang An's palm, flowing into her palm, and submerging into her whole body. She let out a breath of turbid air, and her mood slowly calmed down.
On the other side, Shi Kuang was comforting Yang Bai
"Sister Yang, why don't you come back to Shijiacun with me?"
Yang Bai lay weakly in Shi Kuang's arms and did not answer him. Her crying turned into sobs. After she woke up, she no longer thought about seeking death. After a period of adjustment, she slowly regained her senses.
Chang An looked at Shi Kuang's numb legs, then looked at the haggard Yang Bai, and said
"Brother Shi, it is obviously impossible for us to return to Shijiacun now."
Shi Kuang looked at his legs, and now he remembered that his legs were paralyzed. He immediately slapped his head and looked at Chang An pleadingly.
"Brother Chang, why don't you take Sister Yang and leave here."
Yang Bai suddenly raised her head, and she subconsciously grabbed Shi Kuang's arm.
"No, I'm not leaving!"
Shi Kuang stretched out his hand and gently wiped away the tears on Yang Bai's face. A simple smile appeared on his dark face, and he said softly
"I can't leave like this anymore, sister Yang, you can't die with me."
Yang Bai shook her head desperately, tears could not stop filling her eyes. She was choked with sobs and could not speak, so she had to shake her head desperately.
Chang Sheng on the side couldn't bear to see it, but there was nothing she could do. She looked at Chang An with hope, hoping that Chang An could do something.
Chang An smiled helplessly and said slowly
"Now that things have come to this, Brother Shi, it seems that we have to live and die together."
Shi Kuang was shocked and quickly advised:
"Brother Chang, although I have known you not long ago, you have already saved my life twice, and also saved Sister Yang's life. You and Sister Chang Sheng are both good people. Things in our village should not affect you. You It’s better to leave quickly.”
Chang An burst out laughing after hearing this. Although he was young, he had known a lot of people in his life, including those with sinister personalities like Yan Sihai, others with uprightness like Jian Zong, and even those who had rescued people. There has never been a ranger who enjoys grudges and is as sincere and forthright as Shi Kuang.
"Brother Shi, after all, we have waded through the Red River together and lived life and death together. How can we be considered friends of life and death? How do you look down on me, a good brother who lives and dies with you?"
Chang An patted Chang Sheng beside him and continued.
"To be honest, my brother and sister are both dead soon. We came here just to find a chance to live. Since we can meet you, Brother Shi, it is our fate. As for life and death, it is up to chance!"
Chang Sheng also laughed
"Silly man, please stop trying to persuade my brother. I can't change what he decides."
Shi Kuang looked at Chang An and Chang Sheng with tears in his eyes. He nodded vigorously. Yang Bai on the side finally stopped sobbing. She stood up with difficulty and walked to Chang An and Chang Sheng. Without saying a word, she knelt down. Go down.
"Brother Shi has told me about Mr. Chang's life-saving kindness. I have nothing to repay. I can only give Mr. Chang a few cracks. Thank you Mr. Chang for saving me and Brother Shi."
After saying that, Yang Bai really started to take a cigarette.
Chang An quickly supported her and said
"No, I'm not used to girls kowtowing to me."
Yang Bai broke away from Chang An's hand and insisted
"No, you must knock."
Chang An was helpless and thought, this silly girl...
Yang Bai kowtowed hard twice. When she looked up, she saw that there was no one in front of her. She looked blankly at Chang Sheng next to her, and saw Chang Sheng looking at her with a smile. Chang Sheng helped Yang Bai up with both hands. said
"Sister Yang, you've knocked your head down now. Get up quickly."
Yang Bai looked around, looking for Chang An, but saw that Chang An had already come behind her and stood in front of Shi Kuang when she was kowtowing.
"Miss Yang, I'm starving, can you cook?"
Yang Bai hurriedly said
"Yes, I'll go take a look and cook you something delicious."
With that said, she ran towards the kitchen.
Looking at Yang Bai's back, Shi Kuang said
"What to do next."
"wait."
"wait?"
"The man has exposed his methods and will not take action easily again, but he will definitely not give up. The next time he takes action, it will be a life-or-death moment. The few of us are unable to move, so all we can do now is wait and see."
Shi Kuang nodded and Chang An looked inside the house. In order to prevent the smell of corpses from spreading, the villagers of Shi Village moved the corpses outside the village entrance and piled them together last night. But when they planned to deal with the corpses of other families, bad luck suddenly struck. .
Chang An looked at the sky again, the sun was just rising, and said
"The light at night is dim, which is convenient for sneak attacks. This person is extremely cautious. The next time he attacks, he will probably do it at night."
Shi Kuang looked into the distance worriedly and said
"I don't know how the village chief and the others are doing."
Chang An was silent. When Shi Kuang saw his expression, he knew the answer and felt a little sad at the moment.
Shi Kuang asked again
"Brother Chang, I know you are smart. Can you tell me what all this is about?"
Chang Sheng on the side also urged:
"Yes, brother, what is going on? Why are everyone in the village suddenly dead?"
Chang An looked at Shi Kuang, then lowered his head and thought about it, and said
"Although I don't know the exact purpose of that person yet, I did figure something out."
Chang An paused and continued.
"Things should start with the origins of your ancestors. Youzhou, this place has been a forbidden place in the world since records began, because there is a force there that makes the three sects fearful. Youfu is the most mysterious place in the world. organization, and your ancestors should come from You Mansion. A man named Liu Yidao once came to Chijiang. According to legend, he broke through the Demon Sect's portal on the bank of the Chijiang River and ascended to the Demon Sect. Perhaps it was because of Liu Yidao Because of Yidao, Youfu sent your ancestors here to find the secret of Liu Yidao, and they have taken root here since then."
Chang An paused and continued:
"Immortality is the eternal pursuit of the world, and Youfu is no exception. There are four immortality methods circulating in the world today. Climbing the ladder to heaven on the top of Kunlun Mountain, entering the Demon Sect by the Chishui River, breaking through the air with a single force, and walking in the coffin of Youfu Once. This fourth type is the so-called Youfu. Therefore, it seems that your ancestors must have found some clues here, and this may be the source of your bad luck."
Shi Kuang was puzzled and asked
"Since you have found the way to live forever, why didn't you leave?"
Chang An shook his head and said
"Finding a method is only the first step. The difficult thing is to achieve it. Just like the ladder to heaven in Kunlun Mountain is there. Everyone knows that you can become an immortal by climbing up it, but only the Sword God has been there... So, a journey that lasts for thousands of years has brought disasters. Plans that have been planned for countless generations are now being implemented.”
Shi Kuang was confused when he heard this, and he felt a little ridiculous.
"Brother Chang, what you are saying is getting more and more outrageous. Even if the whole village was killed, why would they let the baby go?"
Chang An just said two words lightly, but these two words made Chang Sheng and Shi Kuang present shudder.
"Captivity"
"Kill the mature adults and leave the immature children. When those children grow up and get married, new children will be born, and those grown-up children will become a new round of nourishment, and the cycle repeats. Inexhaustible, never-ending.”
"Beast!"
Shi Kuang slapped his thigh angrily. Although he had lost consciousness, he could still feel the heartbreaking pain.
Chang Sheng's eyes were full of disbelief, and her hands kept shaking. Chang An's terrible suspicion really scared her half to death.
"Brother, even if your statement makes sense, there are still other possibilities. For example, someone may be seeking wealth and murder."
Chang An was silent. Based only on what he saw in Shijiacun and Yangjiacun, the assumptions he made were indeed too exaggerated. But he knew in his heart that for some reasons that could not be said yet, the assumptions he made were probably very close to the truth. .
Shi Kuang's eyes were filled with fire and he said angrily
"If what you say is true, then these evil things were all done by my ancestors."
Chang An helplessly shook his head and said
"I only know that the legend of the Demon King has been circulated here for thousands of years. However, there has never been a legend of the Demon King in the outside world. The person who spread this theory just wants you to know this legend, or it can be said that this legend is only for people. It makes sense to you, and by doing this, I should want you to believe that all this is the devil's arrangement, and you are willing to become the devil's sacrifice, so the person who left the legend is probably the one who set up the trap."
The anger in Shi Kuang's eyes gradually turned into despair. He looked up at the sky. It was approaching noon and the sun was gradually getting hotter, but his heart felt like it was falling into an ice cellar. The people they worshiped as their ancestors treated them like pigs. Being kept in captivity like a dog, Chang An looked at Shi Kuang and sighed. He knew that no one who knew such a cruel fact would be able to accept it for a while. What was even more terrifying was that such confinement continued to this day.
Chang Sheng suddenly said
"After all these years, no one has thought about leaving here."
Chang An sighed and said
"Maybe, but since they are in captivity, they cannot escape easily."
Chang Sheng asked again
"I still don't understand what these villagers have to do with longevity."
Chang An said with a smile
"I don't know either. Maybe this is just part of their plan."
Chang Sheng looked at Chang An's meaningful smile and suddenly felt that his brother knew more than that.
Chang An suddenly stood up
"Sanliang, go find some firewood and put it in the yard."
Chang Sheng nodded and ran out quickly.
"Slow down!"
Chang An said with a smile.
Shi Kuang asked
"Brother Chang, what are you going to do?"
"Gu insects are afraid of fire, so be prepared so that you can do some defense when the time comes."
Chang An said again
"I'll go out and take a look. I'll bring some firewood later, and you guys can light the fire to prevent the other party from making a surprise attack."
Shi Kuang nodded.
"Brother Chang, be more careful."
Chang An walked out of the yard. Outside the yard, the third uncle's body was lying quietly on the ground. Because no one was handling it, the body was already covered with ants. Some of the ants had already climbed onto the third uncle's body, along the third uncle's arms. He crawled into the fist-sized hole in the third uncle's abdomen and began to eat the internal organs inside.
Chang An looked along the ants, wanting to take his third uncle away and pile them up with the corpses at the entrance of the village, but when he took a closer look, he saw an extremely shocking scene.
Looking in along the big hole in the third uncle's abdomen, he saw that there was nothing inside. The internal organs had long since disappeared, and even the blood in the body had dried up. Looking at the ants, they were not eating the internal organs. They were He was just gnawing at the remaining meat residue on the third uncle's remaining skeleton.
It was just that overnight, it was impossible to eat so cleanly. Chang An felt strange. He slowly turned the third uncle's body over, and saw something even weirder. The mud under the third uncle became wet and muddy. , Chang An looked at the surrounding pavement carefully and found that the pavement was all dry. Only the area under the third uncle's body was wet. Chang An reached out and touched the mud. When he took back his hand, he could clearly see the mud in his hand. The color was dark red. He put the soil in his palm and smelled it. The strong smell of blood made him sneeze.
He looked at the puddle of mud in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief. As if he suddenly remembered something, he used Qing Kung Fu and rushed out of the village at high speed. It didn't take long for him to arrive at the entrance of the village.
At the entrance of the village, several corpses were piled up in a mess. Mosquitoes kept hovering over them, making a harsh sound. Chang An took a closer look and saw that the corpses were all as dry as skin and bones, and the outline of their faces had been completely sunken. On the corpse underneath, Chang An actually saw bones exposed on his fingers!
