Don't even think about picking up things left on the beach. There was a lot of noise at the beach early in the morning. The three of them squinted for a while, but they were still energetic now. They hid on a pile of rocks high up and looked over there. Pray.
With sharp eyes, Huan immediately saw what was going on.
"So these monsters... have brains?"
"ah?"
"They can talk."
"Don't they just scream and scream?"
"No, they seem to be able to talk. Now, let's see if they are talking to the villagers."
It was really far away, and Bai Ya and Jun Aoyan had some difficulty looking at it. They couldn't figure out why this kid's eyes were sharper than theirs as "hunters". They squinted their eyes and looked over there hard.
, I did see many people gathering there. Some of them were wearing dark robes, the colors and styles were not uniform, but they were all a little tattered and not very uniform.
Knowing what material they are made of, the two of them can quickly identify it like Qi Huan. It must be the monster that attacked them last night. Although the body and head are covered, their behavior pattern is the same as last night. When walking,
It is slightly swaying, as if it is moving its feet forward left and right. Human footprints are relatively deep on the beach, but they are very shallow and almost non-existent.
Those monsters in robes are taller than people, and the shortest one is half a head longer than an adult male. People talk to them face to face, and occasionally there are auxiliary movements on their hands, but they are all ordinary. During the day, they look like humans.
.
"Can they speak human language?" Jun Aoyan was a little surprised.
"Tsk, maybe someone is telling lies."
"Isn't it?" Qi Huan scratched his head, "Oh, our luggage has been discovered, and now we all know that outsiders have come to the island. Now, things are even more difficult to handle."
Bai Ya glared at him: "Then who told you not to take everything."
"Then why don't you--forget it, it's as if we weren't exposed last night. The result won't be the same."
"Yes, it's the same. What's more serious about you?"
"Stop arguing." Jun Aoyan warned them in a low voice, "With this distance, don't attract those people."
"You think...could this be the divine messenger those two children said?"
"That's it?"
"That's it?"
Jun Aoyan's brows furrowed and she commented with a rather biased tone: "What's wrong with believing in this kind of monster?"
"You can't say that. It's inappropriate to judge people by their appearance, and neither are monsters... Of course, I'm not saying that these stinky fish and shrimps are good things. I mean, maybe they have any real abilities." Qi Huan thought about it, "Some gods
It’s not just three heads and six arms, or ivory and wolf claws. Only when it embodies some inhuman qualities can people believe that ghosts and gods are different from humans.”
"Then maybe the people of this island were deceived by these monsters?"
Qi Huan shook his head and said, "I really don't know this. But... maybe we can catch a villager and ask."
"What?" Jun Aoyan suspected that she didn't hear clearly, "No, this is impossible. It's too risky. Regardless of whether he tells it or not, he will definitely be exposed after we put him back."
"Wouldn't it be exposed now?" Bai Ya asked, "Whether you say it or not, don't let him go back."
Although the idea was Qi Huanti's, he felt a little awkward: "Isn't it a bit inhumane?"
"My humanity has been exhausted by those two children. Think about it for yourself, even if the children are so virtuous, these adults have no idea what their brains have been washed by the sea water."
"Well, that's right. In other words, even if you catch someone, you won't be able to find out why."
"Then what else can be done?"
"Why don't we leave this place alone and go straight into the hinterland."
Jun Aoyan turned back and looked at the endless green plants. When it was dark, there were only outlines of those things, and their specific appearance could not be distinguished. But after dawn, they found that these plants were very special, and most of them had never seen them before. Even though
Some of them can barely name them, and they are a little different from what they knew in the past. They have only two ways to go: either through the huge village on the seaside, or through this strange and unknown dense forest.
The trees here are connected to each other, with only tiny bits of sunlight leaking in between the leaves, and there is an indescribable sultry heat. There is a moist fragrance in the air, but this taste can also change, and sometimes it can become sour.
It smells bad. I don’t know if it’s harmful to people. Bai Ya didn’t tell them that when they were sleeping at night, he saw a beautiful flower swallowing a chestnut.
Rat... The structure of the flower is like a tongue, exuding a sweet smell. Even humans can smell it and even see the honey in it. It lures the chipmunk over, slowly retracts, and suddenly the larger green pocket closes.
On it, wrapped it and the outstretched flower inside. At dawn the next day, the flower appeared again, and the color seemed to be brighter.
This dense forest is full of unknown things. Even the cries of birds and insects last night were different from what they were familiar with. No one could guess the exact species. Over in the village, they had to deal with people and the terrifying monsters.
.
"Ah, that's bad." Qi Huan's tone suddenly became tense.
Jun Aoyan looked over there and asked, "What's wrong?"
"There are magic weapons in the dropped box... prepared by the imperial court. Although they are not expensive, there are some tools that are not common in daily life. If you can bring them, you can save a lot of trouble. I brought one or two small things that I brought with me.
Stuff it in."
"No more." Aoyan shook her head, "There's nothing we can do about it unless we go and get it back."
"No... we still have to take them away." Bai Ya unexpectedly supported Qi Huan, "If those monsters or villagers know the spell of divination, they will be traced to us. They must be taken away or destroyed.
To avoid future troubles.”
"That's what Bai Shaoxia said."
"Okay." Jun Aoyan felt a little melancholy, "I... don't really understand these. Since you said so, let's do it."
Everything has returned to its starting point: Do you really want to kidnap a villager?
"It's okay to tie up a monster."
"Are you serious?"
The two of them looked at Bai Ya in horror. How could this guy think about it all at once? But looking at his serious expression, they couldn't say anything. This method sounded ridiculous and had no feasibility.
"You can't even understand what they are saying, what else are you trying to trick out?" Qi Huan felt that he had heard a big joke.
"If those villagers can understand it, why can't we? There must be some way. Even if it doesn't work, we can catch one and slowly test out its weaknesses."
Bai Ya said seriously, and the eyes of the other two people suddenly became strange. They looked like they were looking at a patient with an infectious disease, with a little fear mixed with a hint of disgust.
"What are you doing? What are you looking at?"
"Wow, Lao Bai, you are very evil-minded."
"I also feel something is wrong... When my father led the team, he always hated the abuse of prisoners and torture to extract confessions."
"Huh? What's the matter, your father is trying to reason with them?"
"...So usually my father doesn't interrogate."
"..."
Qi Huan really didn't know what to say. After being silent for a while, Bai Ya said again:
"That's a monster. Don't forget how dangerous it was yesterday. Jun Aoyan, your injuries don't hurt anymore?"
"ah……"
Having said this, Qi Huan also remembered. Aoyan's body was scratched several times by a monster. She opened her clothes slightly, worried that the blood would seep into the fabric and form scabs. It was not that she had never felt the feeling before, it was simply worse than scratching it all over again.
A knife still hurts. Fortunately, she was bleeding
It's not much, but the four wounds of different lengths are very deep, like four thin ravines, and are black. The rest of the skin is normal, and Aoyan is not particularly painful. To be honest, if Bai Ya hadn't reminded her, she
They all forgot about their injuries.
"It doesn't matter..." Qi Huan asked cautiously.
"It's okay, I don't feel any pain."
"Who knows if you will get sick?" Bai Ya pointed in the direction of the village. There were fewer people on the beach. "I don't know how many days it will take to walk through this dense forest. We can only choose the village. Maybe only the villagers have medicine.
If it’s not dealt with, I’m afraid it will die by the tree.”
To be honest, this seemed to be the only way. They thought about it and decided to approach the coast slowly first. Many people should have gone searching for them, and now was a good opportunity. As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is
The safest?
"Wait a moment." Qi Huan suddenly stretched out his hand and produced three white pills out of thin air.
"This is?"
"Eat this. This is the Hundred Flowers Pill I once stole. It will make monsters unable to smell people. Many charlatans use this thing. We have to hurry, it can only last for an hour."
"You really have a lot of strange things..." Jun Aoyan said with emotion.
The three of them circled around and sneaked into the village. As expected, there was no one in the village. Everyone, men, women, old and young, was mobilized. They walked against the wall and hid behind a simple house. Several people were guarding the box containing the equipment.
The monsters and a few people were kneeling, and they seemed to be injured in the village, unable to move easily. Judging from the weapons in the hands of those robed monsters, they must be the same monsters that had fought against the three of them.
There is no communication between monsters. They are like a whole, and they can communicate with each other no matter what they do, as if they share the same brain. Being able to make this judgment quickly also benefited from the fight last night. Their
The cooperation was too tight and it was impossible to take it apart. After waiting for a long time, an old man finally said something to them. The old man's voice was a little hoarse and they couldn't hear clearly. They wanted to stretch their ears like a rabbit.
Then, one of the monsters answered.
It was a very strange sound. It was unclear, the pronunciation was sticky, and none of the words were in tune. Bai Ya thought it was too far away to hear clearly at first, but no matter how hard he tried to listen, he could only get those slippery sounds.
It's like the sounds of different animals swallowing saliva. And many of the sounds are overlapping. I don't know how you can say it with one mouth.
"...did you hear that clearly?" Jun Aoyan asked.
Bai Ya said nothing and Qi Huan shook his head in disappointment.
"What kind of bird song is this..."
"What's even more frightening is that the old man has no problem communicating with it. I'm convinced."
"If you ask me, just rush out and kill a few monsters, and then tie up the rest."
"I said, Lao Bai, can you stop being so violent? What if you hurt the villagers?"
"What's wrong, their lives are more valuable than your own?"
There was some noise here, and the monsters with keen hearing quickly noticed it. The three of them immediately held their breath, and only their eyes dared to turn. One of the monsters pointed at the back of the house with the weapon in his hand, and the old man waved his hand and picked it up.
He picked up the crutches beside him and stood up, walking towards them hobblingly.