Chapter 40: After midnight

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"Huh? What's this mess?" Li Huowang, who frowned slightly, walked into the forest where the fool was staying.

As soon as he walked into the forest, Li Huowang's pupils suddenly shrank, and he saw that the fool was squatting in front of a small dirt bag, eating something, following the old beggar.

There were several pieces of yellow paper placed on the top of the small earth bag, pressed firmly with a stone.

Li Huowang suppressed his anger and rushed over and kicked the fool down, "Get up! How dare you eat the food offered to the grave! You are tired of living, aren't you? Didn't you tell me not to talk to this beggar!"

The fool got up aggrievedly. "I didn't... didn't... didn't talk to him."

"Kneel down! Kowtow quickly and apologize!" Li Huowang ordered sternly.

After seeing the fool banging his head against the grave bag several times, Li Huowang stretched out his hand and pulled him up.

There was everything in this damn place, and he didn't dare to gamble. If he didn't handle it well, he would be in trouble.

With a "clang" sound, Li Huowang pulled out the long sword behind him and pointed it directly at the old beggar's nose. He said coldly: "I don't care what your purpose is, stay away from my people! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"

After speaking, without waiting for the man to reply, Li Huowang took the fool and turned around and left.

"I'm not a beggar, I'm a monk." The man muttered in a low voice and continued to squat there and eat the dead man's tribute.

After returning to the road, the group of people continued to set off. Li Huowang's expression was a little solemn and he began to give instructions to the others. "Don't sleep so hard in the past few nights, something may happen."

Although the fool had kowtowed and admitted his mistake, God knew what the temper of the thing in the tomb was like, so he didn't dare to gamble.

Hearing Li Huowang say this, the others immediately understood what was going on and nodded gently.

As the sun sets, night falls, and people on the road go into the woods on the roadside to collect firewood and make fires.

Surrounding the two donkey carts, Li Huowang lit a bright bonfire and asked others to go to the forest to cut enough firewood.

There is no moon today, it is pitch black all around, and the branches around are swaying with the breeze, as if there are countless things hidden inside, spying on the people around the fire.

As time passed, the surrounding area gradually became quiet, and everyone else fell asleep.

But Li Huowang didn't sleep, he was quiet as if he was waiting for something.

In addition to the surrounding woods, most of his heart was devoted to the old beggar.

If that thing came to your door, it would definitely come to him first.

It would be better if you come, and you can take this opportunity to see what this guy is all about.

After a long wait, the first half of the night passed by and came to the second half of the night, the time when it is most likely to fall asleep.

"Senior Brother Li, was there a face there just now? Gouwa, who was watching the night together, said with a hint of trembling in his voice.

Li Huowang looked quickly, but saw nothing in the darkness.

"Are you sure?" he asked in a very low voice.

Gouwa swallowed hard. "I'm not sure, maybe... maybe my eyesight is dazzled."

"Stop talking, be quiet." Li Huowang pretended to stare at the bonfire in front of him, looking towards it with his peripheral vision.

After waiting quietly for a while, under the dim light of the fire, he saw an ugly face slowly emerge from the darkness, with a cruel smile on his face.

But what made Li Huowang feel his scalp numb was that more heads slowly appeared behind the head. Strips of white light appeared and disappeared under the head.

"Wait, Bai Guang?" Li Huowang stood up suddenly, grabbed a piece of firewood lit in the bonfire and threw it over. "Stop! Who are you!"

Li Huowang's shout was like a thunder in the quiet environment, waking up everyone else in their sleep.

When the rolling firewood was thrown under the heads and he saw that the heads had feet and shadows, Li Huowang immediately understood that these people were alive.

Not only did Li Huowang see them, but others also saw the machete in their water. "The thieves are coming!! Run quickly!!"

This panicked shout caused the crowd to explode in an instant. Everyone picked up their clothes and dispersed like birds and beasts.

"Damn it! We've been discovered! Bring the horses over here!" Soon the sound of horse hooves sounded, and the robbers chased the pedestrians on the road with knives in hand.

"Run into the woods quickly! Their horses can't run in the woods!!"

Hearing the old beggar shouting, the others ran away from the road and rushed into the surrounding woods.

They ran away, but people with donkey carts like Li Huowang couldn't run away. It was impossible for a donkey to outrun a horse.

Hearing the sound of horse hoofbeats from behind, Li Huowang quickly stood up and turned around, only to find a tall horse carrying a bearded robber slashing towards an old woman.

"Can't escape!" Li Huowang quickly took out a pill and stuffed it into his mouth. A wave of heat instantly surged through his body.

Just when Li Huowang stepped on his feet and rushed towards the bandit.

The old beggar suddenly rushed out from the side and pushed the fallen old woman away.

Gao Deqiu, who was on horseback, looked at the old beggar in front of him with a hint of disdain in his eyes. Without even raising his sword, he pulled the reins in his hand, raised the hoofs of the horse under him, and stepped straight towards the man.

A cruel smile appeared on his face, anticipating the bloody scene that would follow. He usually worked as a robber, and apart from playing with women, that was his only hobby.

However, at the next moment, he saw a figure rushing out from the front and hitting the horse's head hard with his fist.

"Bump!" Accompanied by the horse's neighing, the horse that was charging forward was abruptly changed in direction and fell to the right.

Gao Deqiu, who was falling to the ground, could do nothing. He could only look at the deflated horse head and his eyes widened.

The next moment, with a muffled sound, his head and his horse fell to the ground.

Seeing that their accomplices were encountering the enemy, the other bandits put their fingers in their mouths and whistled to come to help.

However, Li Huowang, who had taken Danyang Zi to refine the elixir, immediately realized that he had offended someone he did not dare to offend.

Muffled noises rang out on the dark dirt road. After killing several people, the bandits left in a hurry.

"Quickly retreat! You have a tough idea! Maybe they are from Supervisor Tiansi!"

Li Huowang stood there with his fists full of blood, breathing heavily.

He turned around and looked at the old beggar behind him. After what happened just now, he could conclude that this guy was not a tiger, but a pig.

Under Li Huowang's gaze, the old beggar stood up, walked to a man who had been hacked to death by a bandit, knelt down and clasped his hands together, muttering something in a low voice.

As Li Huowang leaned over, he could clearly hear what the man was reading.

"Ah Amitabha, ah Amitabha, ah Amitabha..."

An Amitabha Buddha whose pronunciation was not very standard was chanted over and over again.

After reciting it dozens of times, the old beggar walked to the side of the forest and began to dig the ground with his hands.


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