"When falsehood is true, truth is also false; when truth is false, falsehood is also true."
"The scholar's words are becoming more and more confusing. He seems to have answered, but also seems not to have answered."
Chen Buyi was a little troubled.
"We are all rough people. How can we understand these vitriolic words? I was about to continue asking, but then an accident happened."
"So hot!"
"The chief escort felt a burning sensation in his chest, as if something was burning. I turned my head and saw that his chest was actually on fire."
"The fire came from his arms and burned the outer skirt of his clothes until I saw it."
"The chief escort reached into his arms in panic and threw out the flaming invitation."
"I didn't bring a fire seal. How could this invitation burn on its own?"
"I watched the invitation being thrown to the ground, burned up at an extremely fast speed, turned into ashes, and dispersed as soon as the wind passed by."
"I murmured in my heart and touched my chest unconsciously, for fear that the invitation in my arms would suddenly burn."
"We all looked at the scholar, hoping he could explain this strange situation."
"The scholar looked at the two invitations in his hand, and then, under our gaze, slowly took them back."
"Everyone, keep your invitations. It seems that this invitation is the key to our getting out of here."
"After that, he ignored us and continued to move forward. We had no choice but to follow them. It is already the twelfth day."
"Next, we walked for ten consecutive days. During these ten days, we saw nothing, but for us at that time, these were no longer important."
"why is that?"
Wan Chaoyang asked.
Chen Buyi suddenly stood up, turned his back to them, and looked into the distance, with an inexplicable light shining in his pupils.
He stood there for a while, then continued
"Because we're starting to get hungry."
"On the tenth day, I began to feel dry mouth, hungry, and my physical strength was obviously exhausted. We had been walking for more than ten days in a row before, and this had never happened before."
"I licked my tongue and sat down on the ground."
"Take a rest, I'm exhausted."
"The other four people are not having a good time either, and the scholar is lying on the ground with his arms and legs spread out."
"very hungry."
"This boy Chu Yulou is just growing up. He can't bear the hunger at all. Now his eyes are bulging with hunger."
“I just felt that the hunger, thirst, and sleepiness that I had accumulated over the past 20 days came up all at once. The most terrifying thing was the mental breakdown. The previous fear, surprise, despair, anger, and all kinds of negative emotions seemed to come up all at once. Sheet after sheet of wet paper covered my face, making me feel suffocated."
"I wanted to shout, but found that my shout became hoarse. I tried to look at the other four people to see what they were doing."
"But there was nothing around except an endless sea of corpses. Those four people disappeared!"
"Hey! Where's the person?"
"I screamed hoarsely, but no one responded to me."
“I don’t know how long it took, but I felt like I couldn’t hold it on any longer, as if I was about to faint at any time. My mind was spinning, and the sea of corpses in my eyes seemed to be alive. Countless corpses were pressing towards me, and I felt an even stronger sensation. Feeling suffocated, I stretched out my hands desperately, trying to open up the corpses, but I couldn't find the strength at this time."
"My vision went black and I fainted. The moment I fainted, I really thought I was going to die."
"But when I opened my eyes again, I found myself in a small room."
"Gugu."
"My stomach was pounding. I squinted my eyes and observed the environment I was in. It was a thatched house with a table, a few benches, a straw hat hanging on the wall, and a piece of clothing, and then , there’s nothing left.”
"I soon discovered that the clothes were my own. I wanted to get up, but found that my whole body was in severe pain and my brain was dizzy. I fell down again when I was halfway up."
"Well!"
"I groaned in pain, but I didn't expect that the sound I made would alert people outside the house."
"Squeak."
"I heard the sound of pushing the door open, and at the same time, a smell came to my nose. Someone was cooking, and I was greedily smelling the aroma of rice."
"Are you awake?"
"It's a woman's voice. I have a lot of questions I want to ask her."
"do not move."
"I felt her palms were light and smelled of earth, pushing me back onto the bed."
"My mind gradually cleared up, and I saw the person in front of me clearly. She was a young woman with a dark complexion, very thin, and no trace of flesh on her face. She was dressed like a peasant woman, and her clothes were mended again and again. "
"Where is this?"
"This is a safe village."
"Why am I here?"
"I dragged you back from the edge of the pit."
"Big pit?"
"Yes, it's that big pit full of corpses."
"I realized then that I should have come out of the Corpse Hunting Valley, but how did I come out and where did the others go?"
"How long have I been asleep?"
"It's been several days. When I rescued you, you only had one breath left."
"While the woman was talking, she seemed to suddenly remember something, turned around and ran outside the house. Not long after, I saw her walking in with a bowl of steaming porridge."
"I stared at the porridge, my eyes turned green, and I drank it all in a few gulps."
"Any more?"
"She looked at me awkwardly, and I understood immediately."
"It was me who was rude. I'm sorry to ask you what the girl's name is. I will definitely repay you for your life-saving grace."
"My name is Xiuxiu. There's no need to repay my kindness. I just saved you."
"I subconsciously touched my arms and found that I was wearing underwear and the clothes were hanging on the wall."
"Xiuxiu, can you help me get some clothes?"
"After Xiuxiu gave me the clothes, I took some silver from the clothes and handed them to her."
"This is considered meal money."
"I didn't know that this girl refused to accept it, so I didn't force it. I thought I would secretly put it on the table when I left."
"Xiuxiu, how far is it from the big pit?"
"About ten miles."
"Did you find me alone by the big pit?"
"Yeah, you're the only one."
"At this time, I am glad that I escaped from the Corpse Exorcist Valley alive, but at the same time I have many doubts, but Xiuxiu doesn't seem to know much, so I can't ask."
"I have been recuperating in the house for two days. Every day, many young people come to Xiu Xiu's house. It seems that Xiu Xiu is very popular in the village."
"Xiuxiu, this is a wild boar I shot by the big pit and gave it to you."
"Brother Da Zhuang, no need, I can't eat that much by myself."
"Xiuxiu, I went to Zhoucheng yesterday and saw a beautiful hairpin. I gave it to you."
"Brother Xiaohu, I already have a hairpin."
"Sister Xiuxiu, I brought you rice!"
"Early in the morning, I was woken up by the noise outside. It just so happened that I was almost finished and wanted to go out and do some activities."
"Unexpectedly, as soon as I went out, I was besieged. Several young people looked at me with hostility."
"Xiuxiu, why are you hiding a man at home?"
"Still a foreigner."
"that is."
"I greeted them warmly, but these children didn't seem to welcome me, but I don't care. Anyway, when I fully recover, I plan to set off back to Youzhou."
"In the next few days, Xiuxiu's house became even more lively. A group of young men came over one after another to rush through the door and peek into the house furtively."
"Ping'an Village is a rural area. From the village to the Corpse Expulsion Valley, the land for more than ten miles is all farmland. Xiuxiu has to go to the fields to farm every day. After I was able to go to the fields, I wanted to take a look outside the Corpse Expulsion Valley, so I excused myself to help Xiu Xiu. Show work and go with her."
"I originally thought of a place, gave Xiuxiu some drugs, and went to look outside the Corpse Exorcism Valley alone. Unexpectedly, those young men were afraid that Xiuxiu and I would have something to do with each other, so they actually followed us from a distance, which made me uncomfortable. Take action."
"Especially the one named Da Zhuang. I can tell that he is the most hostile to me. According to Xiu Xiu, he is the son of the village chief."
"He kept causing trouble for me. There were a few days when I couldn't get off the ground completely. This guy took advantage of Xiuxiu's absence and threw stones at me from the window. He thought I didn't know and I didn't bother to argue with him."
"But now he wants to ruin my business, so I can't let him go. When we got there, I went to a remote place on the pretext of convenience, just to lure them to attack me."
"Sure enough, Da Zhuang led those boys to follow me. I randomly found an open space, and before I could stop completely, those young people gathered around me."
"Hey, foreigner."
"Um?"
"I'm warning you, get out of our village!"
"Why?"
"Looking at your squinting look, I know you are plotting against Xiu Xiu. Xiu Xiu is the treasure of our village and will not fall in love with an ugly guy like you."
"I knew that these people had been coveting Xiu Xiu for a long time, so I wanted to excite them."
"I'm sorry, Xiuxiu is already my wife. I will take her away when I am healed."
"Although I said it casually, at that moment, Xiuxiu's appearance actually appeared in my mind. Even I didn't expect that the first time I saw her, she would be so deeply impressed on me. in my heart."
"Young people are young people. When I get agitated, they come up and beat me with shameless faces. I sneer and teach them a lesson."
"stop!"
"Xiuxiu ran over and stopped in front of me. The internal energy I had just mobilized was instantly withdrawn. Her hair touched the tip of my nose. At that moment, in my opinion, the smell of earth from her hair was... Smells so good.”
"What are you doing!"
"Xiuxiu, don't be fooled by him. This guy doesn't look like a good person."
"none of your business!"
"When Da Zhuang saw Xiu Xiu protecting me so much, he became even more anxious. He glared at me fiercely and led the others away."
"Just wait for me!"
