The man in gray said this and paused for a moment before continuing: "After a moment, the earth finally stopped trembling, and the strange sounds around gradually disappeared, and the red light shrouded around him slowly became indifferent, and finally disappeared. I was shocked a little, not knowing what was going on around me, so I didn't dare to walk around, so I had to stand in the yard for a night. After dawn the next day, I found that most of the houses and walls in the village had collapsed, and there was a pond in the southwest corner of the village. The pond was unfathomable, and the water in the pond was extremely cold, which was extremely strange.

"That pond is where you almost fell. At that time, I looked at the pond that suddenly appeared, and I was extremely shocked. I didn't know what happened. Later, when I was searching inside and outside the village, I found that there were many holes of different sizes on the ground, some of which were still emitting white air and making strange noises from time to time. I had never seen such a strange scene, and I was stunned and did not dare to go too far.

I had to go back to Hanshan Fishing Village. At that time, most of the houses in the village had collapsed. Fortunately, the house I spent the night was very solid. Although the doors and windows were damaged and there were several cracks on the roof, it did not collapse after all, so I continued to use it as my place of residence. The rain was pouring and the thunder roared that night. I hid in the house. I remembered all kinds of strange things in Hanshan Fishing Village. I was worried and worried. After thinking about it, I didn’t know what to do next.

"At midnight, I suddenly heard the sound of chaotic footsteps outside, mixed with horse neighing and shouting. I was shocked and jumped up quickly, pulled out my sword and rushed to the door, put my ear on the door panel, and listened to the movement outside the house. At that time, the heavy rain had just stopped, and the sound outside the door was clearly heard. A few people outside the house spoke in Fusang language. One of them said, "We have been searching for most of the day, and only a few houses in this yard are still complete. We should rest here for a night. As for whether we should go south or north, we will make a decision tomorrow."

"After the man finished speaking, several people agreed, as if they were very respectful to the man. I thought that the man was the leader of everyone. After the man agreed, the man ordered his subordinates to tie the horses and then move the luggage into the house. After he finished speaking, the chaotic footsteps approached the door of the house. I knew that the group of people were about to break into the house, and I didn't know what their origins were. I was uneasy and thought that instead of waiting for them to rush in, I might as well take the lead and go to the yard to see who they are.

"When I think of this, I pushed open the door and walked out. I saw more than a dozen people standing tall and short in the yard, three or four people were walking towards the door, and suddenly ran into me, scaring the people backwards. There was a choking sound, and everyone pulled out their big swords and looked like they were about to fight. I saw these people carrying weapons, and they thought they were green forest horses. I thought to myself that I was depressed today, and I had nowhere to vent my worries. You guys didn't know how to live or die, and they broke into the village in a daze. Okay, okay, I will use you bastards to set their power today and kill you all, which may reduce the depression in my heart.

"The people who saw me holding a long sword in my hand and looked murderous intent, immediately made a sound and waved their swords to attack me. I stood in front of the door and looked at these guys coldly. I just waited for them to rush in front of me and wanted to start a massacre. Seeing that a melee was inevitable, one of them suddenly stood up and stopped everyone and did not allow them to fight with me. I heard this man talking and knew that he was the one who had just ordered everyone to do things outside the house. I was stunned in my heart and thought that this guy would not allow his subordinates to step forward and siege, and I didn't know what the hell was going to do.

"After the man drank a group of subordinates, he turned around and bowed to me and said, "It was a pity to come here late at night, which disturbed the adults' rest. We are merchants from Yanfei Town, Qingchuan County. We encountered earth movements on the way and encountered heavy rain. The road was cut off, so we had to take a detour. However, it was pitch black all around and we were lost. We walked here in a confused way. Along the way, we were wet and exhausted, and we just wanted to find an inn to rest. But after we walked here, let alone there was no inn, we couldn't even find a complete house. We passed by here and saw that the adults' house was still complete, and we thought we would stay here. Because along the way, we were broken walls and no one could see a figure. We thought we were a deserted village. We broke in without the permission of our adults. We also asked not to be angry.

"I saw this man very polite and his anger was slightly reduced. I saw these people holding seven or eight horses, and their luggage was hunched. They were indeed like merchants. They smiled and said, "I am not a local, just like you, and I am also a passerby who passes here. Because I missed the stay, I had to stay here. Everyone is out and should take care of each other. You can rest in the house.

"When I heard that I said this, the man showed joy and thanked me repeatedly. Then he asked his subordinates to move the luggage carried by the horse into the house. Then he asked several subordinates to pick up some wood, and after moving it into the house, lit a pile of fire, took off their wet clothes, and sat around the fire to dry clothes. The man ordered his subordinates to take out the jerky meat and steamed buns and share them with me for food. I ran around for a whole day, but the rice was not finished, and I was already hungry. When I smelled the aroma of jerky meat and steamed buns, I had already moved my index finger. So I handed the jerky meat and steamed buns to the front, and I didn't politely refuse, and thanked me, took the food into my hand, and then started chewing it. But I was so cautious. After taking the jerky meat and steamed buns, I secretly pricked the jerky meat and steamed buns with silver needles. After the group was not prepared, I secretly ate it with confidence.

"The fire in the house was burning, and the flames were very comfortable when shining on my body. At that time, the yin true energy in my body had already occurred, and I was not afraid of being exposed. So after eating jerky meat and steamed buns, I found a clean place in the house and fell asleep. I saw that although the group of people were carrying weapons, they were all heavy. I knew that they had not practiced profound martial arts at first glance. Even if they had ulterior motives and suddenly turned against me, I thought I could defeat them all, so I had no worries. So I fell asleep shortly after lying down.

"When I woke up the next morning, the group of merchants were packing their luggage. When the leader saw me wake up, he hurriedly ordered his men to bring hot tea and jerky meat. It turned out that after the group woke up, they immediately boiled hot water in the yard and made fragrant tea. I saw that this group of merchants were so particular and not as vulgar as ordinary merchants, and I felt a little fond of them."
Chapter completed!