"Wujiu, you and Aike can take a stroll around the village. I'll take a look around myself." Jian Yao lowered her head and looked at the puppet held in Aike's hand, with an incomprehensible look in her eyes.
Jian Yao knew that as long as this puppet was with them, it could serve as Grandma Wu's spy and notify Grandma Wu in time. They were destined not to be able to relax and act here, so she wanted them to take this puppet with them around the village.
, and she went outside the village to investigate.
She knew that Wujiu and Ai Ke could understand the implication of her words. After getting their responses, she came to the edge of the village alone.
As early as the day before yesterday, when she was investigating the village, she discovered that there were hillsides behind and to the left of the village, and there was a forest on the right side of the village that stretched to the mountains in the distance. At that time, she noticed some trees here.
There is a special symbol engraved on it, which looks like an arrow pattern.
After Jian Yao returned here, she saw the arrows carved on the trees at a glance. She observed the woods in front of her, swept away the piles of fallen leaves with her feet, and finally saw the stone path made of stone slabs below.
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It seems that there should have been a road here before, and the direction of progress was still carved on the tree. However, no one has walked there for so long that the markings on the tree are blurred, and the stone slabs under the feet are also buried by layers of fallen leaves and weeds.
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[Can only blindly beep: The anchor is amazing, he can detect it even if it is so hidden]
[I am a gangster: Sure enough, sometimes luck and intuition are also important]
[I am a technology fan: The anchor should have observed it a long time ago, and it has nothing to do with luck or intuition]
Jian Yao looked at the weeds and small branches growing up to her waist in front of the cleared stone road. She was silent for a moment and took out the Thunder Sword from her backpack.
The Thunder Sword is made of special mysterious materials, so it is very sharp and can cut iron like mud. Its previous owner used it to fight on the battlefield or to attract "miracles", but now
In addition to being used to drive the power of thunder, it is also used by its owner to weed weeds and chop firewood...
[Just a fun-loving person: Good guy, is this the sword that can summon thunder and lightning? The anchor is really willing to give it up]
[Lemon has become a spirit: If it were me, I would offer this sword to you, I’m so sour]
No matter how much the audience in the live broadcast room wailed, they could not stop Jian Yao's movements. They could only watch helplessly as the precious Thunder Sword was used by its owner to clear the way.
In fact, Jian Yao didn't want to use the Thunder Sword to do this, but apart from the Thunder Sword, the wooden sword she bought with points could only be regarded as a stick, which could not stop cutting down grass.
The Thunder Sword opened the road very quickly, and Jian Yao walked deep into the woods. She did not encounter any animals along the way. It was so quiet that she could not even hear the chirping of insects. She could only hear the sound of her walking.
The sound of rustling, and the sound of swords cutting away weeds and branches in front of them.
This situation is not normal. After all, the more inaccessible the woods, there should be more animals. But Jian Yao walked so far without even seeing the shadow of an insect. This is simply too unusual.
Jian Yao looked up at the sky above. The sky above where she was was blocked by lush branches and leaves. She could only see the gloomy sky outside through the small gaps between the leaves.
She had not felt the "barrier" that the child mentioned until now. Looking at the sky, it was still gloomy. Jian Yao knew that this was still within the scope of Manghong Village. It seemed that they would not be able to do it that easily.
Get out of here.
The stone road ahead finally came to an end, and Jian Yao finally saw a different color in this green forest. It was a small white house. From a distance, she could see a few things drying in the small courtyard in front of her.
Clothes, it looks like there are people living in them.
Jian Yao cautiously approached the cabin and couldn't help but tighten her grip on the Thunder Sword in her hand. After all, no one knew who lived here.
In the small courtyard, a white-haired old man was lying on a rocking chair. Just when Jian Yao wanted to approach softly, she didn't notice a small branch under her feet and accidentally stepped on it.
Although Jian Yao stopped her progress in time, the branches still made a crisp sound, which was particularly clear in this quiet forest.
"who?"
The old man lying on the rocking chair suddenly opened his eyes and sat up straight from the chair. Jian Yao could see that her pupils were gray and white. She guessed that the old man was blind.
Jian Yao hesitated for a while, but decided to keep a certain distance from the old man. After all, Grandma Wu looked quite normal before her skin peeled off. She said, "Sorry, I just came here by chance."
As she spoke, she activated the "Appraisal" skill.
[Name: The Forgotten “Mountain God”
Grade:A level
Ability: None
Description: The mountain god who was deprived of everything, lost all his divine power for some reason, and became a monster. He could only be trapped in this mountain, unable to go anywhere, and unable to do anything]
Jian Yao couldn't help but widen her eyes when she saw the old man's information. This old man turned out to be the mountain god here? So what is the "mountain god" in the back mountain?
The old man's eyes widened slightly after hearing Jian Yao's voice, obviously surprised by Jian Yao's appearance.
"Are you from Manghong Village? Girl? You are not from Manghong Village, right?"
Jian Yao didn't know how the old man knew so clearly, but she still answered honestly: "Yes, I came from outside."
The rocking chair on the old man's body was still rocking slowly. She suddenly let out a long sigh, her face full of sadness and pity: "Then you can't leave anymore..."
Jian Yao couldn't help but change her face when she heard this. Sure enough, this former mountain god knew the inside story here.
"What do you mean?"
The old man's gray eyes seemed to be able to see Jian Yao's position, looking straight in the direction of Jian Yao.
Those gray-white eyes made Jian Yao feel a little nervous, because her eyes didn't look like she was looking at a living person, but like she was looking at a dying person struggling here.
She suddenly sighed again, as if she felt that the girl in front of her would be the last time she saw her. The expression on her face could tell that "in this case, I will let you know how to die".
"It seems you don't know the story of Manghong Village, so I'll tell you slowly from the beginning..."
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Manghong Village used to be just a very ordinary small mountain village. Because of its remote location and being surrounded by mountains, the village had been living a self-sufficient life until one day a sudden famine struck.
There is almost no grain harvest, poultry and wild animals have died in strange and sudden deaths, and even wild vegetables in the mountains can poison people. This makes the village that usually has no enough food even worse. The villagers don't know how to survive.
Suddenly the village fell into complete despair.
At this time, the village chief at that time thought of a good idea. Why couldn't they create a false god? Then pretend that it was an order from the true god, so that they could send away the elderly at home without any psychological burden.
They were said to be sent to the back mountains to fend for themselves, but in fact they were sent to butchers to be slaughtered.
After all, the young people in the village still need to live. This is all for the future of the village. This is a white lie, and the sudden appearance of these meats can also make the villagers believe that the gods have not abandoned them.