Lin Yang looked around and saw that these villagers were the only ones gathered here. They seemed to be in a hurry and didn't even bring food.
This means that we have to starve in this cave for two days while waiting for safety.
The woodcutter warmly greeted Lin Yang to sit down, and after a while, some villagers took the initiative to chat with him.
These villagers live at the foot of the mountain all year round and are very simple. It is rare to see people like Lin Yang who are brightly dressed, so they curiously asked Lin Yang how the people in the city lived, with their faces full of longing.
In the cave, there was also a yellow-faced woman holding a child. The children were very quiet and looked at the stranger Lin Yang curiously.
After chatting for a while, Lin Yang began to ask these villagers for information about the monster.
"May I ask my husband, what does that monster look like?" he asked an older man next to him.
After hearing Lin Yang's question, the cave suddenly became quiet.
It wasn't until there was silence for a while that the old man said quietly.
"None of us have seen what the monster looks like. This is a legend passed down from generation to generation. It is said that there is a monster living in the mountain. Every time there is a strange cry from the mountain, the monster will come out to eat people.
So when we hear any noise, we will run here and hide, and we won’t go out until a day or two.”
Lin Yang's face suddenly showed a look of dumbfounding.
"So actually you have never really seen that monster, right?"
A hint of embarrassment suddenly appeared on the old man's face, and he quickly said: "This is passed down from our ancestors, there is no fake."
Several villagers nearby also echoed, but they couldn't say anything at all.
They always hide when they hear any noise, and there has never been any monster hurting anyone in the village.
Lin Yang smiled helplessly and did not dwell on this matter. The deep-rooted thoughts of these villagers were difficult to change in a short time.
However, since there are no monsters, he plans to leave here and is not ready to waste time anymore.
But when they heard that he was leaving, the villagers immediately panicked and tried to dissuade him in every possible way.
As soon as Lin Yang walked out, what if this place was exposed and monsters were attracted?
They didn't care whether Lin Yang would encounter monsters after he went out, what they were afraid of was that they would be implicated.
In desperation, Lin Yang had to return to his original position and continue chatting with these villagers.
Time passed slowly, and the sky outside could not be seen from the cave. It was already night, and it was getting colder and colder here.
From time to time there were embarrassing grunting sounds in the cave. These people were a little hungry because they didn't bring any food.
But none of them dared to bring up the matter of getting food, so they could only endure it.
Until several children were so hungry that they cried and cried in their parents' arms, and the constant comfort from adults was of no avail.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but they still didn't dare to mention food.
At this time, Lin Yang really couldn't stand it anymore.
A group of people were paranoid and starving here. Even the children had to suffer along with them, but they couldn't bear it.
He stood up from the ground and looked at the villagers.
"If you don't dare to go out, then let me go out. I can bring you some food back."
Upon hearing Lin Yang's words, the villagers' expressions suddenly showed surprise, but it quickly disappeared.
"This..." They hesitated.
At this time, the old man finally spoke. He licked his chapped lips. He had not drank water for a day.
"No, it's too dangerous outside. Young hero, what should you do if you encounter a monster?"
Lin Yang immediately looked at the children who were crying and hungry.
"If there really is a monster, it will be attracted sooner or later if this continues."
The old man hesitated for a while and finally made a decision.
"Let's see. It's too dangerous for young hero to be alone. You may not be able to know the way when you come back. I'll ask someone to go with you."
Lin Yang probably understood what he meant, he was afraid that he would never come back.
"Let him come with me." Lin Yang pointed to the woodcutter from before.
The old man shook his head.
"He can't do it. He has to stay and protect us."
He turned to look at a slightly thinner man.
"Li Laosan, you go with the young hero."
The man named Li Laosan immediately stood up and walked to Lin Yang's side obediently.
"Go quickly and come back quickly," the old man ordered.
Li Laosan nodded and looked at Lin Yang.
"Young hero, let's go." After saying that, he immediately walked towards the passage at the entrance of the cave.
But after walking a few steps, he stopped and looked at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang just stood there quietly, with no intention of leaving.
"What's wrong, young hero? Let's go quickly." Li Laosan said quickly.
Lin Yang shook his head, still pointing at the woodcutter.
"I want him to come with me."
"This is not possible, young hero. Once he leaves, we will be all old, weak, sick and disabled. It will be terrible if no one protects us when the monster comes."
The old man once again firmly rejected Lin Yang's request.
Even the woodcutter was standing by, nodding with a troubled expression on his face.
"Young hero, you can go without worries. Li Laosan is very familiar with the road and will be able to go back and forth quickly. In the past, I was the one who stayed to protect them. They will be fine."
But despite the two people's repeated explanations, Lin Yang still stood still, but there was a strange smile on his face.
He glanced at the villagers and saw that everyone was looking at him, including the children.
The next moment, Lin Yang suddenly took action and dragged the woodcutter over.
This sudden move immediately caused shock to appear on the faces of the villagers. They all stood up from the ground and looked directly at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang smiled coldly.
"Protect you?"
"Do you lonely ghosts still need a living person to protect you?"
"Are you afraid that if he leaves with me or discovers the truth, no one will be able to lure the living people passing by to you?"
Lin Yang said a few words, which immediately shocked these people, and the woodcutter also showed confusion on his face.
"Young hero, you...what do you mean? Why can't we understand?" The old man stood up tremblingly and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"If you don't understand, you don't need to understand. Since you have to pretend to be crazy and stupid, you can continue to pretend, and I will take you away." Lin Yang snorted coldly, forcibly pulled the woodcutter and prepared to walk out.
But at this moment, Li Laosan suddenly blocked the passage, and the old man's voice behind him came coldly.
"I didn't expect that you would notice it. Young hero is really very capable."
His voice seemed to become extremely sharp at this moment.
There seemed to be a sudden gust of wind blowing in the already cold cave, and the temperature instantly dropped a little, which was eerie.
"Originally, I wanted to dedicate you alive to the Mountain God, but now that you've seen it, it doesn't matter whether you live or die."
Lin Yang turned around and looked at the old man. The villagers in the cave stood up one after another and surrounded Lin Yang.
But at this time, they didn't have any human appearance at all. Their complexions had all turned a pale green, and their whole bodies were as dry as if they were only skin and flesh wrapped around bones. Under the light of the fire, they looked like mummies, without any trace of them at all.
angry.
The woodcutter next to him was looking at the villagers who lived together on weekdays. He suddenly trembled and pointed at these people, his lips trembling and he was speechless.