The two said some innocuous words again, and then Han Xuelian vaguely revealed some information.
"The village has been a little strange lately!" Han Xuelian said this inadvertently with light steps.
Tian Lan asked: "What's strange?"
Han Xuelian tilted her head and thought for a while, then said: "I can't say, I just feel that the village has become deserted. Moreover, many childhood friends who are about my age have gone out to explore, and Xuelian also wants to go. With her grandfather
I told you, but Grandpa wouldn’t let me. Now Huagu and the others are the only ones left in the village, and they often stay at home and don’t play with me!”
She complained about some of her childhood friends and said: "The village is so boring. Xuelian wants to go out to play, but she begged her grandpa for a long time before agreeing! Tianlan, do you know of any fun places? Take me there next time!"
Tian Lan pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "There are man-eating monsters outside, which is not fun at all. Isn't it good to stay at home with grandpa?"
Han Xuelian lowered her head and said: "Grandpa is very good, but sometimes he is too strict and is not allowed to do this or that."
Tianlan didn't speak this time and shook his head silently.
"We're here! This is it!" Han Xuelian led everyone into a stone cave.
This cave is naturally formed. The stone walls are dark green with some moss growing on them. There is nothing different about it. The mercenaries looked around but couldn't see anything. They all stared at Han Xuelian, waiting for her next move.
"A blinding trick?" The silver light in Tian Lan's eyes flashed away, and he realized that this place was just a low-level blinding trick. However, this blinding trick was used extremely cleverly. If Han Xuelian hadn't pointed out that there was something wrong here, it would have been difficult to detect it.
Han Xuelian walked to a stone wall and groped for a long time. Suddenly, with a click, the stone wall disappeared and a new passage appeared. She said hello to everyone and was the first to walk in.
Everyone drew their swords, got into stance, and followed her with great vigor. However, there were no traps this time. Everyone walked out smoothly, and their eyes suddenly opened up.
What you see is a vast sky and earth, like a paradise. Generally speaking, this is a secluded valley, with mountain walls on all sides towering into the clouds, and its top is not visible. The sky is filled with clouds and mist, and the sun and moon are not visible.
There are large farmland, ponds and green bamboos here, green vegetable leaves are scattered all around, fruit trees and tea trees can be seen everywhere. It is enough to be self-sufficient. No wonder it only needs to buy some condiments.
Surrounded by mulberry fields and green bamboos, there is a small village, which should be Xiaoyao Village. The small village is not big, with only about 20 households, wooden houses and small courtyards, surrounded by fences, and is very quiet. Several huts are dilapidated and abandoned, obviously
It is an abandoned house. The most eye-catching thing is the big house at the east end of the village. It is much more elegant than the other wooden houses, although it is still not on the same level as the construction level of the outside world.
Han Xuelian said to Tianlan: "Well, when I come back, I must go and tell my grandpa first. My grandpa is the village chief and lives in the biggest house over there. You...you can take a look first, don't go too far
, I'll come back to find you! I'm leaving first!" After saying that, she ran towards the village, stopping to wave to Tianlan on the way before running into the largest house.
Everyone also walked towards the village, and finally arrived at Xiaoyao Village. Although the place looked peaceful, after a thrilling journey, no one thought it would really be that peaceful, so they still did not dare to relax.
They passed several houses along the way. When several villagers saw them, without waiting for them to say anything, they ran back to their houses in horror, locked the doors in a panic, closed the windows, and locked the houses tightly. Locking the doors.
He opened the window and didn't even give them a chance to speak. These villagers looked panic-stricken. They were afraid of getting the slightest bit of contact with outsiders. They didn't dare to speak. At most, they only dared to look at them secretly through the window.
I walked through half of the village and was treated like this. I met a lot of living people, but unfortunately they talked less than the dead. It was very strange.
Ye Yi scratched his head and said, "Are we that scary?"
Nangong Mingjing frowned, with a troubled look on his face, and said, "Don't you think it's strange here? It's very wrong!"
Ye Yi replied: "It's strange, the people here are so afraid of life! We are not cannibal monsters!"
Nangong Mingjing shook his head and said: "No, I am talking about the sound. Don't you think that even if it is quiet, it is too quiet?"
He didn't mention it, but he didn't think it. Everyone listened attentively to what he said. Indeed, there was no sound except the wind. The mulberry fields and green bamboos here were very lush, and logically there were many flowers, birds, insects, and fish accompanying them. However, as they passed the pond along the way, there was no sound.
Saw a flying insect, didn't hear a bird song!
Okay, let’s just say there are few species here. Then why aren’t there even roosters crowing and dogs barking?
They saw many chicken coops and cowsheds along the road. It can be seen that the people here raise chickens and ducks, but why is it so quiet? Not even a dog barking can be heard. Is this still a normal village?
When everyone thought about this, their faces became ugly. Even looking at those green vegetables felt something was wrong! These vegetables are so beautiful, but they cannot attract birds and insects. Could they be poisonous weeds?
Everyone was silent. As a result, the atmosphere became even weirder, and strong uneasiness spread among everyone. Some mercenaries even had the idea of turning around and running away. They were not afraid of ugly monsters, but this kind of thing that seemed normal was actually weird.
Places really test one's nerves.
The most timid Nangong Kui was so frightened that he couldn't speak. Now he really regrets not staying outside. It's so scary here...
Nangong Mingjing saw that everyone's mood was unstable, which was a precursor to the dissipation of morale. He realized that he had said the wrong thing and made a big mistake. How could he shake everyone's will like this? They had experienced successive fierce battles, and their nerves were already tense.
Any accident will make their hearts swell. The heartstrings are too tight and easy to break, and now they are on the verge of breaking.
"I said..." Nangong Mingjing tried to ease the atmosphere and said.
"Actually, this is normal!" Tian Lan interrupted Nangong Mingjing and said, "Think about it, there are so many rotting corpses buried nearby, and the corpse energy leaks out, how can ordinary birds and animals live? They must have died of illness, so
These yards will be empty, without livestock."
"As for these plants," he continued, "there will always be some plants that can adapt to the corpse energy, absorb nutrients from the flesh and blood underground, and naturally grow better. You don't have to think too much."
After what he said, they felt it made sense and nodded in agreement. After finding a suitable reason, everything no longer seemed so weird. Although they still felt uneasy, the trend of people's distraction was invisibly destroyed.
Only Nangong Kui was still extremely scared. It seemed that no matter how legitimate the reason was, he would not listen to it if he was scared.
Nangong Mingjing glanced at Tianlan gratefully. If it weren't for his words, I'm afraid there would be trouble next.