Seeing no one answered, the shopkeeper hesitated for a while and continued to knock on the door.
Inside, the house fell into silence when the first knock on the door rang.
Chen Ren was a little unsure whether the shopkeeper was with him.
The ugly and strong man was full of joy. He was a resigned waste. As long as he shouted, the villagers of Xiaonuo Village would naturally stop the monster that was threatening their lives.
"Bang bang bang bang"
Chen Ren drew out another horizontal knife from his waist and held his breath attentively. As long as the shopkeeper had any intention of escaping, he would kill him in an instant.
"Come in"
The door slowly opened. The shopkeeper was holding a tray. After glancing at the two of them, he saw that he was staring at the ugly strong man.
The door had not been opened for a long time and the house was silent, making him realize that something was wrong inside.
"I'm with you." The shopkeeper's eyes followed the horizontal knife to Chen Ren's face.
"Okay, I'll review your supplements. Once it's over, he will be yours." Looking at those gloomy eyes that were already covered with bloodshot eyes, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth...
Chen Ren walked out of the house with a pensive look on his face, and behind him came the shrill wail of an ugly man.
Learning the past of Nuo Island from the mouth of a man from Changnuo Village is really a clichéd story.
Seven years ago, a group of monsters covered in fish scales occupied this place. Trade was cut off, and anyone on the island who went to sea would be drilled through the bottom of the boat and drowned in the sea of clouds. Over time, no one dared to go to sea.
All the glutinous rice on the island has been confiscated and sold by the monsters to maintain their luxurious life. The island residents can only rely on coconuts and regular small rations from the monsters.
Among them, Xiaonuo Village pays the smallest share every year. He was sent by monsters to exploit Xiaonuo Village.
In fact, it is said to be exploitation rather than a reward for the head of Changnuo Village.
The howling upstairs stopped at some point, and the shopkeeper, covered in blood, walked out from behind him.
"Can you tell me about Betty?" Chen Ren glanced at the shopkeeper with a dull expression on his face and asked in a deep voice. This was the main purpose of his coming to Nuo Island.
"I can't tell you anything about Betty. I will take you to the village chief and he will talk to you." The shopkeeper's voice did not sound like the joy of revenge, but instead sounded like the last sigh of a dying person.
The two of them changed their outfits, and the shopkeeper regained his composure and put a flattering smile on his face again, trying to look exactly the same as usual so as not to let outsiders see any flaws.
Before leaving, the shopkeeper closed the hotel. Together we walked to the east of the village, where the village chief's home was.
Perhaps it was God's will. As soon as the two of them walked less than a mile, they saw half the older children rushing over.
"Brother Fugui, the grain harvesting monsters are here, right at the village chief's side. They are also looking for the rogue from the chief's house in Changnuo Village."
When they heard this, both of them were shocked. Just when Chen Ren was about to draw the knife, Fugui, the owner of the hotel, held down his hand and said to the child: "Nuo Youwei is doing bad things. I'll go tell them."
The three of them hurried to the entrance of the village and saw two humanoid monsters, one blue and one red, punching and kicking an old man. They still retained the characteristics of fish, with fish scales covering their bodies, webs between their hands, and the spine on their backs.
It has a pointed dorsal fin, and gills can be vaguely seen on both sides of its throat. Its round eyes are as big as table tennis balls, and its two exposed nostrils are turned out and can definitely scare a child into tears.
"Village Chief" the child exclaimed in surprise and was about to step forward to help but was stopped by the wealthy man on the side.
Fugui slowly shook his head as a child, put a flattering smile on his face, bent down and ran towards the monster who came to collect food, while shouting.
"My lord, my lord, Nuo Youwei is having a good time in the villain's hotel. I don't dare to disturb you."
Hong Lin kicked the village chief again, then turned to look at Fugui and said in a vicious voice: "Let him come out to see me, are you deaf?" After that, he stepped forward and kicked Fugui to the ground.
Lan Lin also stopped kicking the village chief's feet and whispered to Hong Lin: "We have accepted the benefits from the chief of Chang Nuo Village. We are just here to inform them to prepare food, so there is no need to disturb Jian Nuo Youwei."
"I know this shopkeeper. He is the owner of the hotel where Nuo Youwei is staying. He usually looks like a doormat and the wounds on his face were caused by him."
Hong Lin curled his lips and kicked Fugui hard, who was already lying on the ground. He turned around and threatened the village chief: "We will come to collect grain in three days. If there is less than one kilogram, we will pay for it with your life."
After that, the two-shaped monster walked away.
When they walked away, the child ran out of the darkness and quickly helped the village chief, who was covered in bruises.
Fugui also got up from the ground, supported the village chief together, and walked towards the house made of mud mixed with wheat straw, which was the village chief's home.
Chen Ren followed, but his expression was obviously confused at the moment. The characteristics of those monsters were highly coincident with those of the Hai Clan, but the Hai Clan should not be so ugly. According to the records in the travel notes, the Hai Clan was beautiful and powerful, and had the ability to control cloud beasts.
With such ability, why would you like such a small place?
But now we don’t know their race, so let’s call them the sea tribe.
The origin of the crisis on Nuo Island has been discovered very clearly, and it was caused by these sea tribes.
Following the three people into the house, the house was almost bare with nothing but a bed and a chair.
"I have medicine here to treat bruises. Let's apply it to your village chief first." He threw out the palm-sized gourd from the canvas bag and directed them to apply the medicine to the village chief. The blood juice is very effective in relieving the pain.
, the inherent coolness made the village chief feel better.
"Old man, thank you young hero." The village chief wanted to forcefully stand up, but Chen Ren reached out and held him down.
"Village Chief, I am here to see Betty this time. I am her captain. Can you tell me about her?"
"You two go out first." When the village chief heard Betty's name, his expression changed. After sighing deeply, he took Fugui and the child out.
"Betty is indeed a child of our village, but I don't know much about her current situation. I only know that she has frequently gone to sea since six years ago, which has aroused the suspicion of many people in the village. Only she can come back safely every time she goes to sea.
Some villagers saw that she had something to do with those sea people."
"We had no choice but to drive her out of the village. I built a house for her by the woods. From then on, she rarely came to the village." Speaking of Betty, Chen Ren could see the corners of the village chief's eyes moist, and his tone
It also carries a different kind of emotion.
"Do you still know about the Sea Clan?" However, he still caught the loophole in the village chief's words.
"Before the island was closed, merchant ships came and went quite frequently here. It's not strange to know that the Hai people are here." The village chief looked calm when he spoke, without any trace of panic.
It's strange, okay? The Sea Clan is not a species from the East China Sea. How could you possibly know this kind of information from a merchant? There is only one solitary travelogue of the Sea Clan in my master's collection of books.
Muttering something to himself, he didn't dwell on the issue too much. After asking for the specific location of the cabin, he got up and rushed over.
The coal briquettes were hovering in the air at this time, taking in everything on the island.