There is actually a hammock above, made of a piece of wood with an iron chain attached to it.

Lying on the hammock was a... bad old man.

Not only is he short in stature, he has a round belly and a round head. What makes people laugh even more is that his eyes are big and round, and he has a big red round nose, like a clown.

"Pfft..." Shui Ling couldn't hold back her laughter.

The guy snorted, "Smelly girl, if you laugh again, I'll cut out your tongue."

Shui Ling suppressed her laughter and said provocatively: "Come on, you won't be human unless you cut off my tongue."

The little old man jumped to the ground, and the hat on his head flew away, revealing his bare head.

Shui Ling couldn't hold it any longer, holding her belly and laughing.

"Hahaha... you look so funny."

It's really rude to say this, but you are facing the enemy, no matter whether he is polite or not.

The little old man raised his hand angrily. A bifurcated cane appeared out of thin air in his hand, and he hit Shuiling directly on the head.

Shui Ling dodged and said, "You can't beat me."

The little old man narrowed his eyes, started to grab the crutch, and muttered.

Shui Ling felt his head was buzzing, as if there were mosquitoes all around his head. The sound made him feel particularly irritated.

She closed her eyes and held her head, unable to see the proud smile on the old man's face.

Shui Ling gritted his teeth, grabbed an oversized pan from the space and slapped it hard.

I suddenly woke up after hearing a thud.

She opened her eyes and said, "This pan is very useful."

The little old man who was half as short as her lay directly on the ground with a red envelope on his head.

Shui Ling looked at his pot and said with some regret: "Oh, it's a little dented, but it doesn't matter."

She put away the pot and picked up the crutch. The crutch was made of mahogany and was ordinary, but there was something like a skull inlaid on the top of the crutch.

She took out a knife and dug out the object, "What the hell is this?"

Si Shanguan said: "That is a thing of the demon cultivator. It is a seed from the ghost vine tree. It grows like a skeleton. When you shake it, it can make a buzzing sound."

Shui Ling shook his hand and heard nothing.

Si Shanguan added: "You can't hold it. It must be embedded in wood or metal. Only if it is embedded in a crutch made of gold can it have the greatest effect."

Shui Ling groaned, feeling that this thing was of no use, so he threw it into space.

She took off the ring from the little old man's hand and used her mind to explore it, and found that there was something inside.

It's just that it's piled up in a mess, and the space is about a hundred cubic meters, which is not very big.

But it is enough for transporting supplies, after all, the purse space is smaller.

Shui Ling put the ring away and checked the things on the little old man again. Finally, he found that his belt was very interesting. The belt buckle was made of special metal.

Just when she pulled the little old man's belt, the little old man suddenly woke up. He grabbed the belt nervously and said angrily, "What are you doing? I would rather die than sacrifice myself."

Shui Qingming took out the pan again. The little old man seemed to have some doubts about this thing and immediately shut up.

"Be honest with me. I want your belt. This button doesn't seem to be from here."

The little old man immediately untied his belt, threw it to Shui Ling, and then rubbed it back until it stopped moving in the corner.

His eyes were fixed on the crutch, and he showed despair only after he realized that the thing on the crutch was missing.

Shui Ling put away his belt and asked, "Are you the leader of the pirates?"

The little old man shook his head violently, "No, no, no, I'm just a witch doctor."

"Oh, what are the crimes of the pirate leaders? Will they kill people indiscriminately?" Shui Ling continued to ask.

The little old man shook his head again, "I won't kill indiscriminately, the main thing is to grab food."

He paused and added: "I won't steal women. The second boss is a woman, and the first boss is very afraid of her."

Shui Ling nodded, "So they are not worthy of death?"

The little old man stopped talking again.

Shui Ling knew that bandits robbed everywhere. It was a disaster year. If they robbed all the food in Pearl City, a large number of people would starve to death, so they were equivalent to killing people.

"Forget it, none of the robbers are good, I will kill them all."

The little old man immediately said: "No, they won't take away all the food, they are also doing it for the people in other cities."

Shui Ling was startled and asked: "Other city? Is it near here?"

The little old man stood up supporting the wall, holding his pants with his hands and said: "There is a city three hundred miles away from Pearl City, and the officials there don't care about the lives of the people."

"We heard that there is still some food left in Mingzhu City, so we came here to grab it... and borrow some."

Shui Ling looked sideways, "You can't repay it, right? Why don't the people over there come over?"

The little old man sighed, "Once the city gate is closed, those outside who can't get in can still survive, but those who are locked up will only die."

Shui Ling didn't understand even more. How could people in the city die? "How could it be?"

The little old man said: "Those outside the city can escape to other places, but people in the city can't even eat grass roots. People starve to death every day. People starve to death..."

He didn't say any more, and his face became even more gloomy.

Just as Shui Ling was about to speak, he spoke again: "I think I have never done anything good in my life, and I have cheated a lot, but I have never cannibalized people."

"Cannibalism?" Shui Ling understood. The officials in the city kept the people in captivity and used the dead as food.

Her face darkened and she said, "I see, three hundred miles, right? Just like the guys on Pirate Island, they are as inhumane."

The little old man looked at her in surprise, "Do you know Pirate Island?"

Shui Ling glanced sideways, "Of course we know, we have killed all the pirates there."

The little old man's eyes widened even more, and he asked with surprise: "So you annihilated the Pirate Island? No wonder those people said there was a blood feud."

Shui Ling pulled up a stool and sat on it and asked: "You mean that the remnants of the Pirate Island went to that city? By the way, what is the name of that city?"

The little old man picked up his pants and said helplessly: "Can you let me find a belt first?"

Shui Ling took out a piece of hemp rope and gave it to him, "Use this."

The little old man reluctantly used hemp rope as a belt.

After he tied his belt, he said: "That city is called Red Leaf City. There are many trees with red leaves."

When Shui Ling heard the red leaves, she thought of maple leaves. However, such a bad thing happened to the city that was supposed to be beautiful. It was really disgraceful.

"I understand. Now I'm going ashore to catch you people. I don't know how many of you will survive."
Chapter completed!