All the old wine was dug out. Even though several people tried to evade it, they still couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the mountain people. After about an hour and a half, a sumptuous supper was served. It was steaming, meat and vegetables, and full of bells and whistles.
It was like something that could be found in this remote country. Jun Aoyan was worried that they would have no food left to eat, but the enthusiastic mountain people told them to open their bellies and not worry.
It’s been a while since I’ve had anything serious to eat. The hares, roe deer, and other unknown animals that looked edible were all dry and tasteless. Although this mountain village was poor, sugar
There was still some salt, oil and vinegar. The few people who had just stretched their muscles and bones finally stretched out their hands towards the meat, trying to regain their strength with food.
Only Bai Ya sat there motionless. From just now until now, he had only eaten a few dishes and drank two bowls of soup. His face was gloomy and his mood seemed uncertain. Qi Huan was still chewing a piece of tendon in his mouth.
The meat, I don’t know where it is, has no flavor anymore, and I can’t swallow it all. He squeezed the meat to the side of his tongue, poked Bai Ya with his elbow, and asked:
"What are you thinking about? Eat? You have no hands. Aren't you hungry?"
"Is this fresh meat?" Bai Ya had doubts in his eyes and turned to ask an old woman next to him, "What kind of meat? Our village... doesn't dare to be so extravagant and wasteful."
Grandma’s teeth were not good, so she just chewed a stick bone left by her grandson to taste it. She smiled kindly and said to him:
"It's the monster you killed."
Qi Huan felt that the mouthful of meat suddenly burned his mouth. It happened to be stuck in the side of his throat, and it was not necessary to swallow it. Qi Huan coughed hard and spit out the piece of meat on the ground. A child suddenly got into it.
He came over and grabbed the piece of meat like a mouse, for fear that someone would come to snatch it. He grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth, and immediately ran away. Qi Huan took a while
I don't know if it was because of the child's behavior or the meat itself. He was not the only one who vomited after eating it. Jun Aoyan was still holding the bone in one hand. When she heard this, she was stunned for a long time. She felt her stomach was churning, and suddenly
She threw down her bones and rushed to the nearby woods to vomit. Another child appeared from under the table, reached out and stole her bones.
"Ah, this...isn't it to your liking?"
"No, it's okay, I just can't get used to it. Maybe I haven't eaten meat for a long time and I ate too much all at once..."
Qi Huan waved his hands fiercely, and it took him a while to squeeze out the words through his teeth. His Adam's apple was still rolling, trying to swallow back the nausea that surged into his throat. He asked again vaguely:
"This...you guys, uh, always eat this...this kind of meat?"
The rest of the people also thought that they would rather understand it as this kind of monster, which was listed on the village's menu when they were not spirits. Unfortunately, this luck was quickly defeated. Grandma was still smacking her lips, speaking in an understatement.
:
"Yes, these monsters usually come to the village or hang around nearby. I have seen them eating people, but sometimes, the corpses are just left there. They are just trying to make fun of us and kill them casually.
It's like men hunting. Some people can't stand it anymore and run away. In my opinion,
As soon as we went out, all the bones were eaten away. We might as well bump into some monsters looking for fun, and the village could still collect a corpse. They kill people, and when times are good, we can kill one or two of these monsters, too.
What a big deal. Everyone is rushing to share and eat, and you can’t tell who will be lucky.”
"Blessing?"
What kind of blessing is it to eat monsters as meat? This village is so poor?
Qi Huan subconsciously glanced at Bai Ya, and he remembered a story. Jun Aoyan and Liu Shenghan probably had never heard of it, and it immediately brought back bad memories. At this time, the owner of the memory had a sullen face, and his expression was very different.
, as if it was going to happen in the next second. Grandma didn't pay attention. She looked around a few times, then came closer and waved to them: "Our village is considered low-class in this world. But if you eat monster meat, you can give birth to some monsters."
God comes
, that's a big difference. Occasionally, you catch a big monster - well, just like this one, he usually brings women from the village to eat, and he definitely has more magical power than the little monster. He can drink more soup.
, this opportunity is also rare. Who doesn’t want to climb up and become a better person? Originally, the village also set a trap, and it was all a trick of relying on the weather. Fortunately, you are here, and it is a great blessing, and it can be regarded as a blessing for us.
Except for one harm.”
She pursed her lips at the meat on the table.
They wanted to vomit again. Bai Ya's face was livid, as if he had returned to the wild mountain village of his childhood, facing the people in the barren mountains, harsh water and famine. And the people here were not even hungry, but because of rumors that he thought were nonsense. "
absurd."
"It is true that monsters can eat people and accumulate demonic power to transform into human forms. But it is really unheard of that people can gain demonic powers by eating demon meat." Even Liu Shenghan shook his head slightly, showing that he did not agree.
A smile broke out on Grandma's wrinkled old face. Her tone was very kind, hiding a hint of superiority and confidence, like patiently explaining common sense to an ignorant child: "You don't know much about the things in the mountains. But this
In the village, there is such a person who has benefited. Look, that kid is running around in front. He has white hair. Even though he has no father or mother, he is considered a role in our society. His mother was angry with him back then.
Are you and his sister hungry?
Breast, I stole the milk from the monster and gave it to the two babies. The color of the child's eyes changed. How can ordinary people have green eyes? When they grow up, they will not only drink milk. The village didn't know about monsters at that time.
It's good, hunting and dividing the meat
Even less, her man has long been gone, not to mention it is her turn, not to snatch her, it is an extra favor. Two people in the family are hungry and crying, then the mother has nothing to do, go there every now and then
Cut off the flesh of the monster you killed."
Qi Huan secretly glanced at Bai Ya, who seemed a little stunned. Such things always happen repeatedly no matter when or where they are, leaving people helpless and unable to blame. But the bitterness of a mother and a village
How are they connected to the weirdness? Faintly
Suddenly, the answer was ready to come out in everyone's mind. Looking around, the originally joyful atmosphere on the long table where every household was put together in the open air changed in an instant. To the two of them, it looked like a group of hungry people from another world.
Ghosts, greedily tearing apart fresh corpses with their sharp mouths like vultures.
"She didn't expect it, but she got it wrong - later the girl starved to death and was buried somewhere. The boy was stretched out by her, and his body was stronger than other good children, and he was as lively as a monster. Someone said
I saw him stealing other people's fruits.
He stepped on the thinnest branch of a tree, and he was incredibly steady. He was as slippery as a loach, and his master managed to catch him. He wanted to teach him a lesson, but to his surprise, neither of them could hold him down.
Without warning, he broke free and jumped onto the room.
He ran over and it was as smooth as flat ground. His mother took care of it. I heard that she had been trained. She came to the door on a sunny day and told the owner that the weather would change drastically the next day and she had to protect the fruit. She said this was considered an apology.
I was scolded and driven away. Unexpectedly
, the next day was so windy and rainy that it almost broke all the trees in the house. The host finally believed half of it. When someone in the village met her and asked her for advice, she realized that it was the kid who said it. Since then, he has said it several times.
As for the weather, hey, I’ll be sure once I tell you.”
They all listened quietly, but they felt somewhat unhappy in their hearts. Regardless of whether the source of this power was really eating the flesh of monsters; even if all this was true, in order to pursue power, they had to move closer to monsters.
What?
Jun Aoyan thought of Yaksha's ominous sea area, and how she could not resist recalling it, the comfort of being at home in the sea. She once felt that she was relaxed, far away from the lingering illness, and full of strength; she also saw how powerful Yaksha was.
Flexible
, even invulnerable and immortal. But when she saw such a weird and morbid twisted power, she just felt sick and just wanted to resist and escape. What about these people, haven't they seen any ominous signs? Thinking like this
, she asked.
"It's not like there are no unlucky things." Grandma probably said it with a tasteless taste in her mouth. She picked up a piece of meat skin and smashed it slowly, making her look away in discomfort. "That unlucky kid is jumping up and down all day long, thinking about it."
As soon as it came out, no one could figure out what was going on. He was different from other dolls. He couldn't even fit together. It looked abnormal at first glance.
.You haven’t heard of that kid talking so much that he keeps talking to himself. If you ask, he will say that he is talking to the dead. Sometimes he fools people in the village who know, and ask those people.
Whatever the person said to him, he said it very clearly, as if it was something like that. We ordinary people don't understand how careful they are, so we just have to be on guard."
She spat, and the pulpy skin and withered yellow hair hit the ground without making any sound.
"It's fine that his mother is in charge, but now it's troublesome - his mother went back to the mountains and didn't come back. What could be possible? He must be dead. The little thing left behind is now more than ten years old.
No one dares to care about him. If he is entangled and provokes revenge, who can bear it? We can only tell him nicely and angrily. He is now
That is to say, he is half a monster, the lowest type. He can stay in the village because everyone tolerates him, tolerates him, and protects him, so he doesn't run around and cause trouble to everyone. It's okay to fool everyone like this.
After two years of dealing with him, who can say for sure what will happen next. It will only be good if someone in the village is lucky enough to be able to restrain him."
Several foreigners were speechless for a moment, and they all saw obvious disgust and rejection on each other's faces. From the bottom of their hearts, they still didn't believe this statement. The child's body may have been born from too many hard times.
, or maybe the parents are physically strong people. If it comes to predicting the weather, they have been traveling around the world for a long time, so they can make some inferences.
As for the matter of seeing ghosts and psychics, it is easier to explain. Growing up alone without a partner, and being stimulated by the death of a relative, how can a child not have some problems with his character? What's more, after losing a relative, he is
These villagers are prejudiced and wary of monsters, so they should be treated as "monsters".
Naturally, these are the same as the villagers' thoughts. They are still subjective speculations based on limited information. All the land, water, and customs in Jiutian Kingdom are different from what they are familiar with. Even Liu Shenghan knows more about the surrounding areas of Xiangji Kingdom.
It's just a small area. Whether this mysterious mine really has any power affecting the people and monsters here is not something they can say.
If you want to find out about the monsters here, it will always be more reliable to ask the local monsters.
