Not far from the village, Lin Yang fell into an open space. All the muscles and bones in his body were trembling, and he suddenly changed into another appearance.
When you go out, you should be careful and cautious, so you don't reveal your true face to avoid causing unnecessary trouble.
Looking at the village not far away and scanning it with his spiritual consciousness, Lin Yang suddenly frowned.
"no one?"
During his spiritual inspection, there was not even a single person in this small village with only a few dozen households.
"This is how the same thing?"
He hesitated for a moment, and without revealing his background as an immortal cultivator, he pretended to be an ordinary person and walked towards the small village.
He entered the village and glanced around. It didn't look like there was anyone there.
Although they are all earthen houses made of loess, outside the houses, clothes are hung to dry, and some dried grains are strung on strings. The sound of chickens can be heard in the distance, and a certain house can even be seen.
Smoke drifted out of the window, which was gradually becoming scorched.
Lin Yang walked to the door of a house and knocked hard. When there was no response, he opened the door and walked in.
The interior of the house is decorated in a very rustic style. There is a wooden bed with a messy bedding, which seems to be filled with thatch. Tables, chairs and benches are placed in a messy manner, and there are a lot of debris piled on the ground.
Lin Yang walked to the bed and put his hand into the quilt. Even though it was filled with thatch, he could still feel a touch of warmth.
This shows that there were still people who existed before, but disappeared for unknown reasons.
After walking out of this room, he opened another room...
I checked several houses in a row and found almost all traces of villagers' presence, but there was no one there.
This small village is full of strange things.
Lin Yang looked in the direction of the Bison Mountain in the distance, wondering if the situation in the village was related to the monster that appeared.
He decided to go to the Bison Mountain to check first to see if there were any traces of monsters. Just to avoid alerting others, he was not going to use the ability of an immortal cultivator. Instead, he completely regarded himself as an ordinary person and hurried on with both feet.
After taking one last look at the village, Lin Yang left and entered the mountain forest.
If you want to reach Bison Mountain from here, there is a mountain range in the middle. At a glance, you can see that the rugged mountain road is hidden in the jungle, and countless tall trees block the sun.
Lin Yang walked slowly on the mountain path, like a traveler on a sightseeing tour, full of leisure and elegance, and from time to time he would deliberately slow down to pick some wild fruits.
He looked like this on the surface, but his consciousness was secretly exploring the surrounding situation, but still found nothing, so he had to continue heading up the mountain.
More than half an hour later, he stopped some distance from the top of the mountain, and suddenly heard the sound of a man humming a folk song in front of him.
A dark-skinned man carrying two bundles of firewood on a pole was walking down the mountain. He looked at Lin Yang, first looked at her, and then smiled friendly at Lin Yang, showing his yellow teeth.
Looking at the woodcutter, when the two were passing by, Lin Yang suddenly stopped him.
"Excuse me, old man, where does this mountain lead to?" Lin Yang asked him with a very polite hand, like a wanderer.
The woodcutter put down his load, pulled up his collar and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Is this little brother here to enjoy the mountains and rivers? Over this mountain is the Bison Mountain, but it will be dark by the time you get down the mountain." He looked up at the sky and reminded him kindly.
Lin Yang also followed his gaze and looked at the sky, and then asked the woodcutter: "Are there any wild animals in the mountains? If not, I can sleep in the mountains for a night."
As soon as he heard Lin Yang's words, the woodcutter quickly waved his hand at him.
"This is absolutely impossible, little brother. There are monsters that eat people in the mountains. It's too dangerous to sleep in the mountains at night."
"Is there a monster?" After hearing the woodcutter's words, Lin Yang showed a surprised look on his face, and he looked at the woodcutter.
"If there are monsters, then why do you go up the mountain to chop wood? Aren't you afraid of monsters?"
There was a wry smile on the woodcutter's face.
"Afraid, why not? But it's better during the day than at night, and usually nothing happens."
Hearing what the woodcutter said was probably true, Lin Yang's face suddenly showed a troubled look.
The woodcutter seemed to see Lin Yang's embarrassment.
"Okay, little brother, if you don't mind, you can come down the mountain with me and sleep in my house for one night. Then you will have enough time to climb over the mountain at dawn tomorrow."
"My family lives in this small village at the foot of the mountain, you don't have to worry."
"The village at the foot of the mountain?" Lin Yang seemed to have remembered something, looked at the woodcutter and asked, "Are you the only one living in the village?"
"Little brother, you are joking. There are so many houses in the village, how can I live alone, with a hundred and ten people." The woodcutter thought he was joking.
"Then why did I pass by the village when I came here and didn't see anyone?" Lin Yang had a puzzled look on his face.
Hearing Lin Yang's words, the woodcutter was stunned for a moment, then glanced in the direction down the mountain, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Are you serious?" He seemed to be in disbelief.
Lin Yang nodded: "This can still be false, I have seen it with my own eyes."
After receiving Lin Yang's confirmation, the pole in the woodcutter's hand suddenly fell to the ground with a bang. He looked panicked, grabbed Lin Yang's hand, and immediately ran down the mountain.
Seeing his appearance, Lin Yang was "frightened" and quickly asked him what was going on.
The woodcutter pulled Lin Yang and ran down the mountain.
"It must be the man-eating monster. Everyone in the village is hiding. We also hurried to hide."
The woodcutter was very strong, and he forcefully pulled Lin Yang down a long mountain road in a short while. He then led Lin Yang through twists and turns in the mountain forest, through the dense woods, and finally came to a place.
Lush weeds.
He first carefully looked around, then pushed all the weeds aside, revealing a wooden board in front of him.
He gently pushed the wooden board away, and behind the wooden board was a medium-sized hole in the stone wall.
He waved to Lin Yang, as if he didn't dare to make a sound, gesturing for him to come in.
Lin Yang walked into the cave, and the woodcutter followed him in. He blocked the weeds again from the gaps in the wooden boards, and the small hole suddenly became dark.
But the woodcutter seemed to be already familiar with the road. He led the way ahead and led Lin Yang to turn left and right in the cave. After a while, he came to a wider cave.
Only then did Lin Yang discover that there was a fire burning in the cave. Under the light of the fire, a group of plainly dressed villagers, old and young, male and female, totaling twenty or thirty people, were all hiding in the cave.
This cave is relatively cold and humid, but there seems to be a ventilated place, so these people can light a fire with confidence, and they are all resting around the fire.
When they saw the two people coming in, they looked at them nervously. After seeing the woodcutter, they relaxed and asked the woodcutter, "Who is this little brother?"
The woodcutter suddenly sighed: "If I hadn't met this little brother, I might not have known that the monster was coming, and everyone in the village would have hid."
He smiled kindly at Lin Yang again, asked Lin Yang to sit down and rest together, then pointed to the cave and said:
"This place was left by our ancestors in the village. There are several of them in the mountain. Every time a monster comes, we will run to the cave and hide. If the monster can't find us, it will leave on its own. We will come back one after another for a day or two.