There was a young man nearby who was building a wall with yellow mud. After hearing this, he dropped his work and ran over. His body was also dirty and stained with a lot of yellow mud. The mud on his hands was rubbed behind him again and again, and it was long.
He is quite handsome. He looked at the several visitors curiously. The pretty sister naturally attracted more attention.
Even if Qiao Qie'er is covered with a veil, she is very eye-catching when she comes to a place like this. Even with her face half-covered, she can still tell that she is a flower.
The dirty old man pointed at the cigarette rod in his hand, "Just go with him."
The young man hummed, looking very happy, and immediately turned around to lead the way. The messy mud fingerprints on his back were obvious.
Yu Qing and others dismounted, led the horses, and followed.
After walking for a while in this Zhuangzi with scattered residents, everyone felt that this Zhuangzi gave people an indescribable smell, a strange feeling in broad daylight.
Nanzhu suddenly shouted to the guide: "Young man, don't you have anyone raising livestock here?"
Hearing what he said, the others immediately looked around and discovered something very strange. There seemed to be no domestic animals in the entire village, which was not consistent with this village-like place.
Only then did everyone react and understand what they felt was wrong, because without those things, Zhuangzi seemed too quiet.
The young man turned around and looked at Nanzhu curiously for a while. Maybe he thought Nanzhu was too fat, and then scratched his head and asked: "Raising livestock? What is it?"
Several people saw him putting the mud on his hair that had not been wiped clean from his hands.
Nanzhu was speechless, and then explained: "Livestock are chickens, dogs, cows and sheep. Have you never seen them?"
The young man thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I know, but I can't raise them. They will run into the fields and damage the grapes. If the grapes are no longer good, the wine produced will be no good either. The owner of the farm said our grapes must not have defects."
It turns out that this is the case, no wonder, everyone suddenly realized that it seems that the Rift Valley Villa has quite strict quality control on the items sold.
Nanzhu looked at Zhuangzi again and asked, "Has everyone gone to work in the fields?"
"Yeah." The young man nodded, then turned to look at a few people and asked, "Can you kill the monster?"
Nanzhu laughed and said: "It seems that this monster has caused you a lot of harm."
The young man lowered his head and said sadly: "My brother was eaten by a monster."
They looked at each other. Nanzhu threw the reins to Mu Aotie and asked him to help lead the horse. He walked to the young man and asked, "Have you seen that monster?"
The young man shook his head.
Nanzhu: “What does that monster look like?”
This is also a question they are confused about. On the way here, they asked about the situation at Rift Valley Villa and wanted to know what happened to the monster cultivator they were fighting against. However, no one seemed to be able to tell what kind of monster it was. There seemed to be various theories.
All.
The young man remained silent.
After waiting for a while, Nanzhu asked: "Don't you know?"
The young man shook his head again, "If you told me about the appearance of a monster, the monster will eat you while you are sleeping at night."
A few people understood it, but they didn’t dare to say it. They all knew that this was similar to the rhetoric used to scare children everywhere, but they didn’t force it.
However, Nanzhu kept talking, and the young man was amused and laughed from time to time.
Qiao Qie'er shook his head slightly from time to time when he heard this. After getting in touch with him these days, he can be regarded as getting to know this seventh brother.
When the group arrived at the foot of the mountain, they immediately saw another style, with cornices carved on the cliff, carved beams and painted buildings carved deeply into the mountain, and many terraces on the cliff.
When we got here, we could already smell the faint aroma of wine.
The young man asked them to wait a moment and ran in.
After a while, three people came out of the house, and the young man followed them. The leader was a middle-aged man in simple clothes, but his temperament and taste were completely different from those of the Wu tribe outside, and his face was full of disgust.
A smile that makes people feel at home.
The leader looked at the four people and bowed his hands in greeting, "Wu Heyun, the owner of the third village of Rift Valley Villa, would like to ask the names of the four distinguished guests."
Hearing that this was the owner of the third village, the four of them hurriedly saluted.
They have also inquired about relevant information outside. Rift Valley Villa has three owners.
The owner of the first village, named Wu Dao, is in charge of the whole village and is also the leader of the Rift Valley Villa. The second owner of the village, Wu Xieshan, is in charge of the internal affairs of the Villa. The third owner of the village is Wu Heyun, who is in charge of the external affairs and is responsible for the external affairs of the Villa.
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The three village owners are of different seniority, and Rift Valley Villa does not select talents based on seniority, but only on ability.
From the frame, it can be clearly seen that it is different from the general sect, and the traces of the family are more obvious.
Yu Qing: "Lin Erqing."
ˆ Nanzhu: "Zhu is in the south."
Mu Aotie: "Iron is as strong as a mountain."
ˆ Qiao Qier: "Wang Shaojun."
After the four of them signed up, Wu Heyun said, and once again raised his hands and said: "Are the four of you specially here to eliminate demons in my Rift Valley Villa?"
Yu Qing smiled and said: "I can't talk about it specifically. There are so many talented people in Rift Valley Villa, so it's not our turn to show off."
"Hey." Wu Heyun waved his hand and said humbly: "You can't say that. Rift Valley Villa is located in a lonely place. I don't dare to underestimate the world's masters. It also has limited abilities. Otherwise, there would be no need to recruit heroes from all walks of life to eliminate monsters. Having said that,
Aren’t you here to slay demons?”
Yu Qing: "We are casual cultivators who have traveled around the world. I heard that there are large vineyards here. It's true that we came here to open our eyes. Of course, we also heard rumors about monsters and heard about the bounty offered by your village. Naturally, we wanted to give it a try when we came.
I'm afraid that it may not be able to satisfy your wishes."
“Haha, I would like to be a distinguished guest in this remote place. This is not a place for talking. Please come in.”
Confirming that they were indeed here to slay demons, Wu Heyun smiled and respectfully invited the four people in.
The two people who came out with him helped lead the horses away.
The interior of the hollowed-out grotto is also very particular. The ground floor is clearly designed according to the layout of a courtyard, but the sky is not visible. Mirrors are used in many places to refract the skylight, and in some places, luminous fluorite lighting is arranged.
It appears darker.
When several people followed Wu Heyun up the stone steps on one side, Mu Aotie, who was walking behind, looked back and saw a man putting his hand on the young man's shoulder and taking him away...
First you go up the wide stone steps, then you go up to the ancient and heavy stone corridor, and finally there is the semi-open living room combined with the terrace. It is seamlessly excavated from beginning to end, and it is carefully crafted and very beautiful.
Astonish your guests.
After sitting down, someone brought tea. When the aroma of wine wafted out, Yu Qing and the others discovered that the so-called tea was actually wine.
The pot is poured with dark red wine, and the wine is filled with horn cups.
Seeing the surprise of the guests, Wu Heyun laughed and said: "Our specialty here is grape wine, so unlike other places, we use local specialties to entertain guests. If that's not possible, we can also find some tea."
Yu Qing waved his hand, "Forget it, just do as the Romans do."
Wu Heyun looked at him with a smile, raised a glass of invitation, and the host and guest respected each other.
He has probably figured out that this young man should be the most respected among the four.
After putting down the wine glass, Yu Qing asked: "What kind of monster is causing trouble here? I asked the young man leading the way in the village before, and he didn't even dare to tell me. If you tell the monster what it looks like, you will be eaten by the monster when you sleep at night.
I wonder if what that young man said is true?"
Wu Heyun laughed loudly, "How could Brother Lin believe such ridiculous words? To be honest, they are just words to scare children. This place is different from other places. In order to irrigate the vineyards, our ancestors dug the water channels and culverts below.
The roots are intertwined like a maze, and some have deep underground water. Occasionally, children accidentally drown. Therefore, monsters are used to scare children to prevent children from running around and digging in."
Yu Qing said, and Nanzhu asked again: "What kind of monster is causing trouble and can be entangled like a feud for so many years?"
Wu Heyun smiled bitterly: "It was a wolf demon at first, and then I couldn't tell clearly. All kinds of monsters appeared. To be honest, we even suspected that the demon world was behind this."
Nanzhu was surprised, "If the demon world really attacks you, Rift Valley Villa, to be disrespectful, how can you, a mere Rift Valley Villa, be able to withstand it for so many years?"
Wu Heyun waved his hand, "How could the demon world blatantly destroy my Rift Valley Villa? I, the human defender, will not agree to it. If you dare to force yourself, you will suffer backlash. If you are able to come here, you should have heard about the fifty-mile agreement.
I didn’t make it clear, and there are too many places like this in this desolate land in the west.”
Nanzhu said "Oh", suddenly enlightened.
Everyone also roughly understood the meaning of those words. The demon world was warning others not to try to draw up territory in this way by knocking on Rift Valley Villa from time to time.
Wu Heyun: "This is why we can't figure out what kind of monster it is, because any monster can appear. What's more, over the years, like all of you, who have heard about it and come to get rid of the monster, almost no one can do it.
A good death, is this something ordinary people can achieve?"
The four visitors were all speechless. Nanzhu's Adam's apple moved and he tried to ask: "Over the years, not one of the people who came here to help eliminate demons left alive?"
Wu Heyun: "It cannot be said that no one left alive. Some died here, and some were in trouble on the way after leaving. As for whether there were any who were fine after the incident, we don't know. We can't say this nonsense."
The four of them were speechless again.
Wu Heyun looked at the reaction of the four people and said, "We at Rift Valley Villa are naturally very grateful for the kindness of the four of you, but we still need to explain the situation clearly to the four of you. Regardless of whether the four of you go or stay, the owners of Rift Valley Villa will not have any complaints.
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The four of them were still speechless.
If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely be scared away. The demon world may be behind it secretly. How can this be done?
However, the purpose of the three brothers' coming is not ordinary. They are just excuses to get rid of demons. They don't want to get rid of any demons, nor do they want to have any conflicts with the demon world. They don't want to do such risky things. It is true that they want to touch this place. As long as there is
Just make an excuse to stay.
So, Yu Qing said with a smile: "I've never seen such a big vineyard before. Since I've come here, I'm not in a hurry to leave. I'll just stay and take a look. It's best if I can do my best."
If it doesn’t work, I hope your village won’t be offended.”
Nanzhu also nodded slightly to express his approval, but Mu Aotie didn't react at all.
Qiao Qier quietly glanced at the three brothers. She didn't know what these three guys wanted to do. They had already talked to this point. The danger was obvious, but they still wanted to stay.
Wu Heyun was stunned for a moment, and then said with a bright smile: "Yes, you are here, you might as well take a walk and have a look. Although it is a remote place, it has a unique atmosphere for outsiders." Turning back to
The young man pouring wine behind him said: "Wu An, starting from today, these four distinguished guests will be left to you to take care of."
“Yes.” The young man named Wu An agreed and bowed to several people.
Wu Heyun turned around and said to several people: "From today on, if you need anything, just tell him. As long as it doesn't go beyond the rules, he will try his best to arrange it for you."
Yu Qing: "Okay, thank you. By the way, Master Sanzhuang, we saw that your clan emblem is a 'halberd'. It is very rare for someone to use 'halberd' as their clan emblem. I don't know what to say."
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Wu Heyun said with a smile: "It is said that our ancestors were attacked by wolves in the wasteland. They picked up a halberd in the wasteland to defend themselves. They escaped the disaster and later had the opportunity to embark on the path of spiritual practice. I feel like this.
, our ancestors took the 'halberd' as the family emblem."
The three brothers looked at each other calmly, and Yu Qing nodded, "I see."
Just at this moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew in. Wu An, a young man standing aside, suddenly walked quickly outside the terrace, looked at something in the distance, then turned back and said inward: "Master Sanzhuang, the wind and sand are coming."
Wu Heyun immediately went over to take a look, and several people in the house followed him out.
I saw a burst of dark yellow in the sky in the distance, pressing down with a force that blocked the sky and the sun. The sand and dust were billowing, just like a sandstorm. Yu Qing and others had heard about it for a long time, but this was the first time they saw it.
Wu Heyun greeted a few people and retreated into the house, while Wu An jumped to the balcony, untied the ropes above, lowered the roller blinds, and went inside to pull the ropes and tighten them to prevent them from being blown away by the wind and sand.
The light in the room suddenly dimmed, and someone from outside brought in a lamp for lighting.
Not long after, there was a gust of movement outside, and the fire inside the house was also shaking.
Yu Qinghu said: "There seem to be many people in the grape fields outside, some of them are far away. They may not be able to come back for a while. What should they do?"
Hearing this, Qiao Qier looked at him with tenderness in his eyes.
Wu Heyun said with a smile: "Don't worry, there are holes in the grape fields to draw water. If the weather is like this, they can always get into the underground culverts to take shelter. They will be fine."
Yu Qing said, "I am too worried."
The sandstorm outside came and went as quickly as it came, and it subsided very quickly.
Wu Heyun, who had been accompanying you for a while, also stood up, "Four of you, there are still things to deal with in the village, so I won't accompany you. Wu An will take you to the guest room. If you have anything to do, just ask Wu An."
“It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter, it’s already a nuisance.”
Yu Qing stood up and was polite, and everyone stood up to see him off.
Wu Heyun said goodbye and left.
A few of them did not stay here long, so Wu An took them there.
After leaving the door, they walked straight along the passage, went down the steps and then up the steps. They walked indoors for almost a mile before they arrived at a row of guest rooms.
Wu An glanced at the number of people and asked: "Four rooms?"
Yu Qing: "Two rooms are enough."
It is not convenient to crowd together, nor to spread out too much. When you are in an unfamiliar place, it is safer to have a little care.
So Wu An arranged two guest rooms for them as close as possible to each other. The guest rooms both had balconies. When he opened the cover and walked to the balcony, he saw that the sky and earth still felt a bit gray.
After confirming the guest room, Wu An informed them that someone would come to clean and prepare it later.
When the impact of the sand and dust was almost gone and the weather became clear again, Yu Qing took the initiative to take a walk.
Wu An asked them where they wanted to see. Yu Qing wanted to go to the "Golden Valley" to check it out, but he still held back, fearing that going there would easily arouse suspicion, so he said casually.
Wu An had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and first took them to the wine cellar where the wine was stored to broaden their horizons.
The wine cellar is underground, and the rows of wine barrels are like dragons. The piles are endless and it is spectacular. Wu An said that basically everyone who comes to Rift Valley Villa comes here to open their eyes. Yu Qing said verbally
Yes, actually few people are interested.
They are interested in the Golden Valley and whether this family is a halberd bearer, but these interests cannot be easily revealed.
After taking a few people to walk around the underground wine cellar, Wu An led them out from the other end, which was far away from the guest room where they stayed. Wu An took them directly to the vineyard.
The grapes in the vineyard have not yet grown up and are still far away from the time of picking. People of the Wu family are busy in the fields.
When you arrive at the vineyard, there is one thing that you cannot help but open your eyes to, and that is the underground culvert. Everyone who comes to Rift Valley Villa cannot help but visit it.
They found a pit with steps, and Wu An led them down. They immediately saw a gurgling stream about three feet wide, and the water was crystal clear.
There are passages on both sides of the stream near the wall, which are dirt roads that can only accommodate one person walking alone.
The group walked towards the light pillar in the pit in front of them.
Nanzhu had to walk sideways and muttered, "After entering the underground, the temperature dropped significantly."
Wu An explained earlier, "The water in the canal is snow water directly melted from the snow-capped mountains. The water is very cold."
After walking for a while, intersections appeared from time to time, and suddenly Wu An raised his hand to signal everyone to pause.
Nanzhu was puzzled and asked: "What's wrong?"
Wu An pointed to the light pillars in front and behind. Everyone saw it. It must be the wind blowing outside and blowing a lot of dust.
After the dust subsided a little, the group continued moving forward.
In the center of the next intersection is a pool of water, with a windlass and well rope set up in the hole above. You have to go around here.
Yu Qing stopped, looking at the dust still floating gently in the light beam hanging from the hole above, a little distracted, and squinting slightly.
“This way.” Wu An, who was leading the crowd around, shouted.
Yu Qing finally came to his senses, followed half a circle, and continued forward.
Within two steps, he suddenly slipped and stepped into the ditch with one foot.
Everyone looked back, a little surprised. Nanzhu exclaimed, "Old Fifteen, what are you thinking about?"
We are all monks and we all understand that if we had not lost our minds, we would not have made such a low-level mistake.
Yu Qing pulled up his feet and held on to the earthen wall with one hand. When he took off his shoes to attract Wu An's attention, he quickly gave Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie a look, then he shook the shoes he had taken off and said with a bitter smile: "Forget it, I won't
Let's go, I'll wait for you here."
Qiao Qier had no interest in such a dirty underground ditch. He was about to say that he would stay with him, but Yu Qing immediately said, "Shaojun, go with them. You don't have to accompany me."
Nanzhu already understood and said: "Let's go, brother and sister, he is absent-minded and doesn't know what he is thinking, so don't worry about him. Let's go see the underground water tank that Brother Wu mentioned."
Qiao Jie'er immediately realized something. After all, there are differences between men and women. Under normal circumstances, this seventh brother would not let him leave his man and go with men like them. He looked at Yu Qing's shoes that accidentally slipped and got wet. Well
After saying that, he turned around.
On the contrary, Wu Anluo was a little hesitant, but seeing that the guest was still interested in going to see him, he couldn't refuse, so he had to tell Yu Qing, "Brother Lin, just wait here, don't run around, we will come back to find you."
, it won’t be long.”
Yu Qing waved the wet shoes in his hand, "Go, go, I'll wait for you."
After that, he watched the group leave. After the group turned vaguely at the intersection in front, he immediately put on the wet shoes on his feet, looked around, used his luck to shake off the water vapor that wet his feet, and then jumped back to the intersection.
That pool, he went directly around to another channel and headed downstream of the culvert.
After walking quickly for about a mile, the front became dark and nothing could be seen. Looking at the light spots in the distance, it was the light holes that were far apart.
It didn't matter, he just stopped here, took out the fire stick, and blew it on fire.
As soon as the fire lit up, there was the sound of clattering iron chains.
Yu Qing raised the fire folding piece and looked at it, and found that this place was a relatively open underground space with long benches. The bench surfaces had been worn smooth. It was obviously caused by people sitting on them frequently. It was probably for the people of the Wu clan who were working to rest.
The place.
However, someone had obviously set a trap in the resting place at this time. Just in front of the long bench, a piece of ground was trampled by a young boy. There was actually a ferocious animal trap placed in the pit. It was huge.
The serrated jaws of the tiger bit the little boy's calf fiercely.
The young boy looked very strong. He had no clothes on and was barefoot. Only his crotch area was roughly wrapped.
The young boy has long, black, shawl-length hair. The hair is well-defined and of good quality, reflecting a bright luster under the firelight.
The young boy's big black eyes were full of energy, obviously full of fear at this time, but he grinned at Yu Qing and made a "ho ho" sound, as if a wild beast was threatening Yu Qing, and he was still holding a trap in his hand.
The iron chain was pulled hard but could not be torn apart.
Yu Qing moved the firelight in his hand and fixed his gaze on the young boy's chest. He discovered that there was a tattoo on his chest, which was actually the pattern of a "halberd".
Yu Qing realized that a playful child from the Wu tribe ran down and stepped on the animal trap by mistake.
One thing he didn't quite understand was how Rift Valley Villa could set up such a murderous weapon in this place.
Yu Qing immediately approached and helped the child open the animal trap for treatment.
However, the little boy immediately waved his hands and scratched him frantically to prevent him from getting close. He kept saying "ho ho" in his mouth, which was obviously intimidating and intimidating.
Yu Qing immediately explained: "Little guy, let me open it for you. Only when you open it can you escape. Don't worry, I am a guest of Rift Valley Villa and I won't harm you. I will open it for you and save you, do you understand?"
The young boy understood, but his expression was obviously doubtful, but he was impatient and restless, and his grin gradually subsided, but his alert posture was still there, with his claws poised to strike back at any time.
Yu Qing was so funny that he ignored him and squatted down. He put the fire fold aside and grabbed the bite of the animal trap with both hands. When he exerted force, he was surprised and found that this thing was not an ordinary animal trap. The bite force was amazing. He
He couldn't even open it without exercising his power. If he was bitten like this, wouldn't this kid's legs be crippled?
He immediately used his strength to forcefully open the animal trap, and after restoring it to the open state, he went to help the little boy's feet to help him take a look.
To his surprise, the child jumped away and slowly backed away. Seeing that he really didn't chase him, he seemed a little strange. He immediately turned around and ran into the darkness, and the footsteps disappeared.
Just disappeared.
Being bitten by such a cruel animal trap, you actually ran away like no one was alive?
Yu Qing couldn’t recover from the wound on the child’s foot for a long time. What did he see just now?
He didn't know if he had seen it wrong, so he suddenly took a fire stick on the ground for lighting, reached out and touched the serrated opening of the animal trap, and found some slippery blood and put it in front of his eyes. He found that it was indeed not red, but
