The village chief continued: "Later, they gradually discovered the magical properties of this medicinal material. For example, it can make people's appearance unchanged, strengthen their body, help in cultivation, and reduce fertility."
"Because of this medicinal material, the whole family is forced to be trapped here."
"In the next tens or hundreds of years, people would often enter this valley by mistake."
"After the He family discovers them, they will tell them the truth, then take them in and let them live together in the valley. They will also teach them martial arts."
"Just like me, I was originally an art teacher at a school in Xiangsha City. During my vacation, I took my daughter to the mountains to sketch. I accidentally discovered this valley, and then I became trapped here."
"Most of the villagers behind me are in a similar situation. Some are Xiangsha people, some are outsiders, and some are villagers from nearby mountain villages, hunters, herb collectors... and so on!"
"After so many years, all the original family members have passed away. Only us are left!"
"The secrets here have always been well protected."
"Until recently, a young villager from a mountain village closest to the valley accidentally discovered the secret of our valley."
"He discovered that an elder in his family who disappeared twenty years ago appeared in the valley with the same appearance twenty years later."
"So he deliberately used family ties to deceive our villager's trust, learn the secrets of the valley, and even steal a bottle of medicinal wine."
"By the time we found out about it, he had already escaped!"
"As that man escaped, we knew that the secrets here would be difficult to keep. And we would also face a huge disaster!"
"We don't want anyone to break into the valley and end up with the same tragic ending as us. We also never allow anyone to destroy those medicinal materials. Once these medicinal materials are destroyed, the lives of our entire village will end!"
"Therefore, these days, we have been paying special attention to the movements at Taniguchi."
"You just appeared outside the valley, and we already knew about it."
Upon hearing this, Qian Mengdie and Ma Chongdao were stunned and filled with emotion.
It feels like I'm listening to a fantasy.
At the same time, many of the confusions in my heart were answered.
Qian Mengdie said with sudden realization: "It turns out that the person who sold the medicinal wine to us defrauded you of the medicinal wine in his hands!"
"He said before that there are scary things here protecting the elixir of life. Did he actually mean you villagers?"
"He didn't dare to tell us the truth, so he deliberately misled us and made us think that the terrible thing was a monster?"
"Also, no wonder he has that kind of medicinal wine in his hand, but he doesn't drink it himself, but sells it for money."
"It turns out that he already knew that this kind of medicinal wine should not be drunk!"
"Damn it! Then isn't he deliberately lying to us?"
"Fortunately, when we first conducted the test, we did the experiment on white mice, not on humans!"
"Otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Only then did Qian Mengdie realize how vicious that person really was.
He knew full well how harmful this medicinal wine would be if he drank it, but he deliberately hid it from them and sold the medicinal wine to them at a sky-high price.
It's a pity that the man has taken the money and left now, and I can't find him if I want to settle the score.
At this moment, Qian Mengdie also realized more how stupid she was back then.
If this person had been forced to act as a guide, that person might have confessed the truth out of fear.
In this way, she can make corresponding preparations in advance.
Even if the final result is still the same, it's still better than being deceived by that person like a fool.
Just when Qian Mengdie felt ashamed, the village chief said: "Yes! The bottle of wine he sold you was exactly the medicinal wine we brewed from the medicinal materials."
"This kind of medicinal wine can replenish qi, nourish the spirit, and strengthen the body for the people in our village!"
"But we don't know what effects normal people will have after drinking it. Because we are not normal people."
"But, the result must not be too good!"
"And the welcome wine we served you just now is exactly this kind of medicinal wine!"
"However, we have no intention of deliberately poisoning you."
"There is no need to poison you at all."
"Because the aroma emitted by the medicinal materials has been permeating the entire valley. It is this aroma that makes everyone who enters the valley unintentionally fall into the trap."
"So, you have now become abnormal people just like us!"
"Whether you drink medicinal wine or not, the result is the same."
"And you can no longer leave this valley!"
"What?" Qianmengdie felt like he was struck by thunder.
Her delicate body was trembling and her face was pale.
Ma Chongdao was also extremely surprised and frowned.
As for Ye Ming, he smiled.
Seeing this, the village chief frowned and sighed: "I know you may not want to believe what I said or accept this cruel fact, but what I said is all the truth and there is not a single falsehood. Otherwise, I wouldn't
I will tell you all these secrets! Because you are now like us, we will tell you these things sooner or later! Also, don’t worry, we will be a family in the future! Although the life here is very monotonous and boring, as long as we support each other
, we can still live a stable life if we unite as one.”
Qian Mengdie shook her head desperately: "No! I don't believe it! I don't believe this is true! You must be afraid that we will take away the elixir of life, so you deliberately lied to us! Yes! That must be the case!"
Nini looked at her with some sympathy and said, "My dad really didn't lie to you. You'd better accept the facts!"
"Yes! You can take as much of those so-called elixirs of life as you want, as long as you can leave here alive."
"What's the use of lying to you? Will it allow us to leave this valley?"
"If we could leave, we would have left long ago! Will we still be trapped here for decades?"
"Those of us have been trapped here for at least twenty years! We don't even know what it's like outside! I really want to go out and see..."
…
The villagers spoke to each other.
Every time they said another word, Qian Mengdie's face became paler.
"Master, are the things the village chief said true?" Ma Chongdao asked Ye Ming in surprise.
Ye Ming nodded and said: "Yes! The village chief did not lie to us! Everything he said is the truth!"
Qian Mengdie was completely disappointed after hearing this.
He collapsed on the ground, crying.
Ma Chongdao was also shaken.
Don't want to accept this fact.
However, when he saw the faint smile on Ye Ming's face, his eyes suddenly lit up and he started laughing.