The village was smaller and more shabby than expected. More importantly, it was completely silent. Except for the intermittent sobbing in the house behind, there was no life at all.
It was as if it was a dead and silent graveyard. And the sobbing sound was like someone visiting the grave in the middle of the night.
"In this village, the owner's house does not exceed five households, and the number of people does not exceed ten."
Abin glanced slowly and expressed his judgment.
In the night, his eyes shone brightly. His extraordinary perception spread. At this moment, he seemed to be a wolf in the forest.
Qin Tian nodded and said: "Most of the houses are abandoned. Something unusual must have happened in this village."
Abin frowned: "Is it a wild beast?"
Qin Tian shook his head. Logically speaking, villagers living near mountains and forests would have many means of defense against wild beasts. Many of them even made a living by hunting.
Wild animals shouldn't cause large-scale evacuations.
At this time, the old woman's sobs, like chanting sutras, became smaller and smaller. There was a burning smell in the air. The fire went out, and the old woman seemed to be resting.
"Let's go quickly." Qin Tian said and walked quickly inside.
There were still dozens of meters away from the house, and the sound of dog barking suddenly came from the side. Abin gave an affectionate look, turned his wrist, and there was a gleaming dagger in his hand.
The young man's eyes were immediately filled with fierce murderous intent. The dog was so frightened that the dog whimpered and stopped.
Qin Tian hurriedly stopped Abin and laughed in a low voice: "I deliberately released my breath to let the dog find us. This is a good way to say hello."
Abin understood what Qin Tian meant, smiled sheepishly, and put away the dagger.
This burst of dog barking indeed attracted the attention of people in the house not far away, and the weak lights were immediately extinguished.
Qin Tian heard the sound of footsteps and the sound of wood hitting, and the old woman in the love house blocked the door with wooden stakes.
"Ahem..." Qin Tian coughed, deliberately amplified the sound of his footsteps, walked over, and knocked on the door gently.
"Is anyone there? We are trekking friends who are exploring the mountains. We have just come out of the mountains. We have finished the dry food and water we brought with us. Can we borrow some water?"
Qin Tian tried his best to sound gentle.
After a while, when the room was gone, I remembered a suspicious voice.
"Where are you from?"
"Why did you end up in this mountain?"
Qin Tian said with a smile: "Hello, mother-in-law. We two brothers are students at Xiacheng University of Geosciences."
"I got lost in the mountains this time. That's why I'm here now."
The door finally opened a crack, and an old woman with gray hair and a face full of vicissitudes of life appeared, her eyes full of weather and uneasiness.
Fortunately, she recovered from her shock when she saw that Qin Tian and A Bin were both very kind young people.
"Young men are so brave. How dare you run in the mountains in the middle of the night! You're sorry, you must be starving. Come in quickly!"
After putting down her guard, the old lady immediately became kind. She let Qin Tian and A Bin into the house and started to light a fire to cook.
Qin Tian hurriedly stopped him and said, "Thank you, mother-in-law. There's no need for rice. Let's just drink some water."
"Mother-in-law, are you the only one at home?"
"As we walked along, many houses were empty. Where have the people in the village gone?"