Chapter 55: Haunted by monsters? Isn’t this a coincidence?
In the village, there were two women, each holding a child and crying.
Their husbands and relatives stood by, sighing or shedding tears together.
The child looked like one or two years old. Although he didn't know why the adults were crying, he was affected and started crying too.
The other villagers around were busy with their own affairs, as if they didn't see the sadness of these two families, and they seemed to have seen similar scenes many times and were used to it, turning a blind eye to it.
Qin Shaoyou and others were about to find the village chief to discuss staying overnight, when people in the village saw them.
Qin Shaoyou smiled and was about to say hello when he saw all the villagers' faces changed, followed by a chaotic scene.
The villagers who were working in the village fled back to their homes one after another, closing the doors and windows tightly. Some people who were working in the fields outside the village turned around and fled into the mountains and forests.
"you……"
Qin Shaoyou wanted to say "Hello", but this sudden scene made it impossible for him to say "Hello".
He raised his hand to say hello, and he didn't know whether he should continue to hold it up or put it away.
so awkward.
Some people in the team were surprised, some were confused, and some had guessed the whole story.
Su Tingyu was at a loss and confused: "What happened to these villagers? Why are they hiding or running away when they see us as if they are seeing ghosts?"
Before Zhu Xiucai was transferred to the Demon Division of Luocheng Town, he often went on missions in villages and towns. He had seen a lot about the conditions at the bottom, and he immediately guessed the reason.
"In the eyes of these villagers, although we are not ghosts, we are just as scary as ghosts... They regard us as bandits."
"Rogue?"
Qin Shaoyou was stunned, then looked down at himself, then turned to look at the people around him.
Although the people in the team were all wearing loose robes, covering their weapons and armor, except for a few people such as Su Jianqing and Su Tingyu, the rest of them were all injured, with ointments smeared on their bodies and even their faces.
Some even had a bandage wrapped around their head.
At first glance, he does not look like a good person.
It's the same as when mummies and zombies travel in a team... It's just that they are treated as bandits, so that's fine.
Qin Shaoyou smiled bitterly, and did not put down his raised hand. He stood on horseback and waved to say hello: "Folks, don't be afraid, we are not bad people, let alone bandits, we are..."
He originally wanted to say that we were from the government, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back.
But he suddenly remembered that in this world and in this world, to the people of these low-level small villages, the servants of the government were probably no better than bandits.
The thieves pass like a comb, the soldiers pass like a grate!
So Qin Shaoyou changed his mind decisively: "We are businessmen passing by. Seeing that it is getting dark, we want to stay in your village for a night. We will not lend it in vain, we will give you the money."
He took out a money bag from his arms, grabbed a handful of copper coins from it, and held it high.
The villagers who had hid in their homes were all lying on the cracks of doors and windows, looking out.
After hearing Qin Shaoyou's words and seeing these copper coins, the panic in their hearts immediately dissipated a lot.
Several villagers who originally wanted to flee to the mountains plucked up the courage to return.
But they didn't dare to get close. They stopped at a distance, picked up their hoes, and asked on tiptoe: "Are you really not a gangster? Are you really going to pay me to stay overnight?"
Qin Shaoyou laughed dumbly and threw the copper coin out with a strong force on his hand, landing just in front of the villagers.
"This is the cost of lodging, I can give it to you first."
Several villagers were stunned at first, then leaned down and scrambled to pick up the money. They shouted in surprise: "It's money! They really gave me money!"
At this time, the door of a room in the middle of the village opened.
An old man with gray hair walked out of it.
He first yelled at the villagers who picked up the money: "It's not cool, please return the money to them quickly!"
Then he saluted Qin Shaoyou and others.
Qin Shaoyou and the others saw that the old man had prestige in the village, so they hurriedly returned the greeting and asked, "Is this old man the village chief?"
"Yes, I am the village chief, but I am not old..." the village chief said with a bitter smile, "I have just passed my forties."
Just past forty years? That is to say, only in his forties?
Qin Shaoyou was stunned. Looking at the village chief's gray hair and the wrinkles on his face, he believed that he was sixty or seventy years old, but he didn't expect that he was only forty.
Qin Shaoyou apologized quickly, and then repeated the story about staying overnight. He also refused to accept the copper coins returned by the villagers and said: "We really only stayed here for one night, and we hope that the village chief will make it convenient."
The village chief did not agree, but just shook his head: "Normally, it is getting late, and you are willing to give me money, so I shouldn't refuse your request to stay overnight. But today, I really can't let you stay overnight. You'd better hurry up while it's still dark.
Let's go and stay somewhere else for the night...but don't choose the villages and temples near this mountain."
Qin Shaoyou frowned slightly, feeling that there was something in the village chief's words.
Su Tingyu was curious and asked directly: "Why is this?"
The village chief hesitated for a moment and then said: "I won't hide anything from you...it's not peaceful around this mountain."
Upon hearing this, Monk Ma recited the Buddha's name in a low voice and said with a wry smile: "In today's world, where can there be peace? Especially at night... It is precisely because of the unrest that we have to stay overnight in your village."
"Our place is not peaceful, and it is different from other places." The village chief sighed, "To be honest, our place is haunted by monsters, and today is the day when they come to collect huge rents!"
"Poltergeist?!"
Qin Shaoyou and others were stunned at first, and then suddenly realized.
They finally understood why the people in this village looked so weak.
I also understand why the village chief senile before he gets old.
It’s all because the demons and ghosts sucked in the yang energy and essence!
The village chief sighed and said: "I won't lie to you, our place is really haunted by monsters, so you should leave quickly. If you stay near this mountain overnight, I'm afraid you will also be implicated..."
Halfway through his words, the village chief suddenly discovered that the people in this 'caravan', after hearing about the haunted ghosts, not only did not feel panic or fear, but also showed a bit of excitement.
Especially the eyes of the two girls lit up instantly.
And the handsome guy who was talking to him also had an abnormal look in his eyes, as if... like a hungry wolf smelling lamb.
In the team, a small flag officer whispered: "There are actually ghosts here? Haha, isn't this a coincidence? We can just kill the ghosts easily. In this way, we not only protect the villagers here, but also gain a lot of credit.
Kill two birds with one stone.”
The words of this little flag officer revealed the thoughts of many night watchmen in the team.
Although they have just gained a lot of credit in Mianyuan County, who would think that there are too many credits and rewards?
The two sisters, Su Jianqing and Su Tingyu, murmured in their hearts: "I wonder what kind of monster is going on here? Is there any value in catching it back for experimentation?"
As for Qin Shaoyou, he is indeed interested in the ghosts that are haunted here and wants to kill them and create new recipes.
But he didn't decide to stay rashly.
First of all, he was cautious to begin with, and secondly, this time he was escorting nearly a hundred children who had been turned into dogs, so he had to be even more cautious.
So he planned to ask about the situation first and explore the reality of the demon and ghost.
If the monsters here are not very powerful, they can stay and eliminate harm for the people, while also making some new recipes and collecting new ingredients.
But if the demon is very powerful, Qin Shaoyou can only take advantage of the fact that the sky has not completely turned dark, and lead the team to stay elsewhere. After dawn, he will send someone to report the situation here to Xue Qingshan and let him handle it.
But if this is the case, the people in this village will definitely be harmed by monsters tonight.
This is a bit unbearable.
However, judging from the appearance of these villagers, it seems that they have been harmed by demons many times.
Then why didn't they report it to the police? Why didn't they escape?
Qin Shaoyou asked with these questions: "Village chief, what kind of ghosts are you making here?"