The most important thing is that Liu Xing finally knows why the driver and the female tour guide turned into such ghostly looks. It turned out to be because they met a pig-headed butcher in the heavy rain.
And if nothing else, this pig-headed butcher should be related to the pig-killing farm in Panlong Town.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing immediately asked: "In that case, did Hu Cang say anything about the possible origins of the pig-headed butcher? After all, I can understand Hu Cang's first four ways of death, but I know about the pig-headed butcher.
The driver and the female tour guide must have encountered it the night before yesterday."
Zhang Jingxu nodded and said with a smile: "I knew you would ask this, Mr. Meteor. Hu Cang did introduce the information about this pig-headed butcher just now, or the legend about this pig-headed butcher, because if the pig-headed butcher's
If the legend is true, then this pig-headed butcher was a murderer who lived more than a hundred years ago, and his hands were stained with the blood of hundreds of people."
"At the end of the Qing Dynasty more than a hundred years ago, although the Shu region was relatively peaceful, ordinary people were still living in poverty and living a miserable life. Therefore, it was not easy for the people at that time to have enough to eat.
, let alone eating meat, so for many children at that time, their biggest dream was to become a pig butcher and eat free meat every day."
"The same was naturally true for the pig-headed butcher when he was a child. However, the pig-headed butcher at that time was still called Zhang San, and he was considered a local in Rongcheng. However, his family was poor. He lost his parents due to some reasons when he was ten years old and had to live on the street. Then due to his physical condition
It was okay, so he was adopted by a wandering acrobatic troupe, and he learned acrobatics while doing odd jobs."
"In those days, the members of the wandering acrobatic troupe, in addition to being good at acrobatics, almost all had some kung fu in their bodies. After all, it was a troubled time at that time. When these wandering acrobatic troupes traveled all over the country, they would inevitably pass through some deep mountains and old forests, and meet a few
They are bandits, tigers and wild wolves, so besides learning acrobatics, Zhang San also learns various kung fu from the members of the acrobatic troupe."
"Ten years have passed like this, and Zhang San, who has good qualifications, has become the mainstay of his wandering acrobatic troupe. No one can match him in acrobatics or martial arts, so Zhang San felt a little arrogant at the time and felt that he
Even if you can't become the leader of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe, you should still get some special treatment, so Zhang thought carefully and took a few friends who he thought were good to go to the leader of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe to force him to marry him."
"In the end, it was naturally impossible for the leader of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe to agree to Zhang San, because the income of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe was not very good in the first place, and he could barely maintain the livelihood of the members. If he wanted to meet Zhang San's request,
Then the living expenses of other members must be reduced, or even layoffs may be necessary. This is something the leader of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe is unwilling to do. After all, the leader of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe feels that in this troubled world, since he has accepted these members,
We must be responsible for these members and we cannot abandon them at will."
"Without speculation, Zhang San saw that his request was not approved by the leader of the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe, so he was very dissatisfied and chose to leave the Wandering Acrobatic Troupe. He took a few friends to a hilltop next to Panlong Town.
He became a bandit after falling out of grass. With his already good martial arts skills and his courage to fight, Zhang San soon became bigger and stronger, pulling up a bandit team of 20 or 30 people. At that time, it was considered a bandit near Panlong Town.
Famous."
"Zhang San, who was the king of the mountains, naturally began to have an inflated mentality, and was not satisfied with robbing the business travelers passing by, so Zhang San went to nearby villages and towns to bully men and women, and robbed what he liked at will.
Zhang San naturally remembered his childhood dream of becoming a butcher who could eat meat every day, so Zhang San ordered his men to bring all the pigs they could find nearby to the village. He wanted to change his job.
Become a real butcher."
"So, from that day on, Zhang San would kill a pig with his own hands every now and then, causing the local people to complain. After all, for the local people, the pigs that their families had worked hard to raise for several years were just to be able to sell them well.
The price was used to subsidize the family, but was forcibly taken away by Zhang San, so the local people took the opportunity to jointly report the case to Chengdu, hoping that local officials in Chengdu could take action to catch Zhang San."
"It happened that Zhang San robbed a wealthy businessman who was passing by, and the wealthy businessman had a good relationship with the local officials in Rongcheng, so the local officials in Rongcheng followed suit and sent a team of troops to destroy Zhang San's cottage. As a result, the team had just arrived
At the mountain village where Zhang San was, it was discovered that Zhang San was already dead, and was killed by a pig."
"It turned out that the night before, Zhang San had a whim after drinking some wine. In addition, his younger brother had just caught a big fat pig from the mountain, so Zhang San decided to kill the pig before it was completely dark.
Then Zhang San took a butcher's knife and asked a few of his drunken men to grab the pig, and then stabbed it into the pig's neck. He wanted to give it to that pig.
A pig is bleeding."
"The pig, knowing that it was about to die, naturally put up a strong resistance, so the drunken men did not hold the pig down for a while, and the pig raised its head and roared, possibly because it came up in one breath and inserted it into the pig.
The butcher's knife on the pig's neck was ejected, directly across Zhang San's neck. The entire carotid artery and throat were completely cut open, and the bones were visible. It didn't take long for Zhang San to die from excessive blood loss.
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"As for Zhang San's subordinates, after seeing Zhang San inexplicably killed by a pig, their first reaction was not to collect Zhang San's body, but to start fighting for the control of the cottage. The new leader of the cottage was finally selected.
Confirming his prestige, he even ordered people to throw Zhang San's body directly at the foot of the back mountain. So when the officers and soldiers from Rongcheng found Zhang San's body, they found that Zhang San's body had been separated, and it might be because he fell to the ground head first.
Because of this, half of Zhang San’s head was shattered.”
"Although I had to take Zhang San's body back to resurrect him, because Zhang San's head was really in disgrace, the chief of officers and soldiers in Rongcheng came up with a bad idea. Since you, Zhang San, are so destined to pigs, then I will give Zhang San a rest.
Let’s get a pig’s head, so Zhang San’s head was stuffed into a pig’s head, then sewn together with the body, sent back to Chengdu, and finally dumped in a mass grave next to Chengdu.”
"But within two days, there was a thunderstorm in Rongcheng. It rained for three days and three nights, causing a landslide. Zhang San's body was also washed away by the mudslide and has been missing since then. But in
Near Rongcheng, the legend began to spread that on a rainy night, a pig-headed butcher went around killing people with a butcher's knife, and this pig-headed butcher was considered to be the dead Zhang San."
After listening to Zhang Jingxu's story, Liu Xing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. He didn't expect that the story of the pig-headed butcher was so dramatic. A bandit leader who killed people as well as pigs was killed by a pig in the end.
, and finally a pig’s head was sewn on.
However, this also made Liu Xing very sure that Zhang San must have been very resentful after his death, and then he became a pig-headed butcher because he was exposed in a mass grave and was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm and was resurrected.
Therefore, Liu Xing believes that the essence of the pig-headed butcher should be a zombie.
But when he thinks of zombies, Liu Xing feels a bit toothache. After all, according to the settings in Chinese folklore, mythical creatures like zombies can be very strong or very weak.
The strongest level zombie must be the legendary Zombie King General. However, it is worth mentioning that General is not recorded in ancient legends. It should be a mythical creature fabricated by modern people. However, because of its setting
It is relatively complete, and with the help of some movies and TV series, the general has become a representative of zombies. In some Chinese localized Cthulhu Run game modules, the general has naturally become an old ruler.
Because according to the relevant settings, the general is the ancestor of the vampire zombie, which was transformed from the body of the ancient mythical beast Jian. The ancient mythical beast Jian is a terrifying existence as famous as Nuwa Fuxi. This shows how powerful the general's ability is.
And because the generals have no souls, they are not among the Five Elements, and outside the Three Realms, ordinary methods cannot deal with them.
Therefore, the descendants of zombies of generals have inherited some characteristics of generals, which are reflected in the Cthulhu Running game. They will not be affected by mental attacks, will not have panic, fear and other emotions, and the damage caused by certain attacks will
Reduce or even return to zero, and after successfully launching an attack, the attacker will be transformed into a new zombie within a certain period of time.
As for the lower limit of zombies, they should be like the Qing Dynasty zombies in some funny horror movies. They can only jump around in the dark and use glutinous rice or black dog blood to cause damage to them.
However, judging from the legend of the Pig-Headed Butcher, he could not be the descendant of the Zombie King's generals, but he did not look like an ordinary zombie, so Liu Xing still had some guesses about the Pig-Headed Butcher's abilities.
At this time, Ishikawa Ling suddenly said: "In that case, this pig-headed butcher is the legendary zombie, but this pig-headed butcher should not be a blood-sucking zombie like General, right? After all, this pig-headed butcher has moved his head."
Hearing Ishikawa Rei mention "General", Liu Xing recalled the memory of "Watanabe Ryusei" and was surprised to find that in this parallel world, the title "Zombie King General" was handed down from ancient legends, and
It is not made up by modern people.
This means that there really are zombie kings and generals in this parallel world.
Liu Xing suddenly had a premonition that he would most likely encounter a zombie king general in the future.
"As far as the current situation is concerned, the pig-headed butcher should be an ordinary zombie that was transformed by lightning. However, because the pig-headed butcher had a lot of resentment before his death, and his physical fitness is already good, the pig-headed butcher should be considered an elite level
Zombies, and judging from the fact that the pig-headed butcher uses a butcher's knife as a weapon, the pig-headed butcher has most likely recovered a certain degree of sanity, which is much higher than those zombies who only know how to act on instinct."
Zhang Jingxu said seriously.
At this moment, kp Xuefeng stood up and said: "Since all the players already know the pig-headed butcher so well, now a new side mission has been triggered - to eliminate evil. The goal of the mission is to kill the pig-headed butcher Zhang San again. The total number of this side mission is
There will be a reward of 100 'truth' points and 1,000 points, which will be distributed according to the performance of the players participating in this side task. If any player does not work hard, he will not get any reward at all."
This is a typical task where the laborer gets more rewards, which eliminates the situation where some players who work hard cannot work hard.
But to be honest, Liu Xing didn't really want to complete this side mission. After all, according to the description of this side mission, he had to kill a mythical creature that was at least an elite level. This was not for Liu Xing, who was now unarmed and had only a combat power of 5.
Said, the danger factor of this side mission is really too high.
Therefore, Liu Xing feels that she should be cowardly, so she should be cowardly, and don't gamble with her own life.
Then, Liu Xing said: "If that's the case, then we'd better not have too much contact with the pig-head butcher, so as not to make unnecessary sacrifices. Anyway, as long as we don't move in the heavy rain, we won't encounter him.
That pig-headed butcher’s.”
But as soon as Liu Xing finished speaking, Ishikawa Ling stepped forward to make trouble, "Actually, I think it is necessary for us to get rid of that pig-headed butcher. After all, just like what you said, Meteor-classmate, that pig-headed butcher will only do it when it rains heavily."
Therefore, although killing the pig-headed butcher may not completely solve the problem of time and space confusion, it should also be helpful.
, not to mention Mr. Zhang Jingxu is a Taoist priest who specializes in controlling zombies."
Zhang Jingxu raised his eyebrows and said helplessly: "No, no, no, Ishikawa Ling, you may have watched too many zombie movies. Not all Taoist priests can deal with zombies. After all, the profession of Taoist priests also has many branches. For example, there are specialized
Those who deal with undead creatures such as zombies, some who deal with spirits like Hu Li, and those who deal with various ghosts and ghosts like me, so there are specialties in the art. If I were asked to deal with ordinary zombies, then I would still do it.
I have a certain degree of confidence, but if I were asked to deal with elite-level zombies like the Pig-headed Butcher, then I can only say that I would hire someone else."
"But I still agree with you, Mr. Ishikawa Ling. This pig-headed butcher is most likely the one who came to see the house from the old ruler. After all, this pig-headed butcher can only move in heavy rain, which means there is something in the heavy rain.
The pig-headed butcher needs to be guarded to prevent us from being discovered, so we still need to go and meet the pig-headed butcher for a while, but we cannot go looking for the pig-headed butcher in the heavy rain, because that is asking for death."
Liu Xing nodded. Since both Shi Chuanling and Zhang Jingxu wanted to complete this side mission, he had no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany Junzi. After all, Liu Xing didn't want to be alone.
Therefore, Liu Xing said: "If that's the case, then we can find an opportunity to go to the pig killing farm during the day. After all, the most likely place for a pig-headed butcher to exist is the pig killing farm, and according to the zombie settings,
Even elite-level zombies' combat effectiveness will drop significantly during the day."
Zhang Jingxu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, the heroes think alike. I think so too. Moreover, elite-level zombies will also be dormant during the day. We can definitely take the lead. Since
Now that you, Mr. Meteor, have all agreed to deal with the pig-headed butcher, I will go and discuss with Li Dian and the others how to do it."
After saying that, Zhang Jingxu started chatting with Li Dian and the others.
After a while, Zhang Jingxu turned around happily and said: "It's done, Li Dian and Wan Zhongshan are willing to take action against the pig-headed butcher. After all, if we do nothing, we will not be able to escape from Panlong Town, where time and space are chaotic, and Hu Cang is still
It provides us with a clue. For more information about the Pig-Head Butcher, we can go to Zhong Rensan, the director of the Panlong Town Health Center, because Zhong Rensan’s grandfather once saw the Pig-Head Butcher with his own eyes."
At this moment, Xiao Mochen suddenly walked into the clinic. He first looked at Liu Xing and others with some confusion, and then said something to Hu Cang nervously.
Obviously, Xiao Mochen at this point in time did not know Liu Xing and others, and Liu Xing also observed Xiao Mochen specifically and found that Xiao Mochen at this point in time still had an Adam's apple.
Therefore, at this point in time, Xiao Mochen has not yet been turned into a woman by Hu Li.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing couldn't help but look at Xiao Mochen with a look of pity. This poor kid didn't know that he was about to be forced to change his gender...
"Xiao Mochen came to invite Hu Cang to attend his and Hu Li's wedding. This time Hu Cang has agreed, and Xiao Mochen also said to invite us to go together, and Zhong Rensan will also be there. When the time comes we
You can go and have a chat with Zhong Rensan." Zhang Jingxu said.
Liu Xing nodded and said with a smile: "That's very good, but having said that, do we have any gifts for the newlyweds? After all, if we go to the wedding of Xiao Mochen and Hu Li without bringing any gifts, it would be really embarrassing.
It’s a little too rude.”
Zhang Jingxu's smile gradually disappeared.
As Liu Xing said, Liu Xing and his party originally went to find the Ancient One, so they only brought some clothes with them. Although Li Dian and Wan Zhongshan were tourists, Liu Xing felt that as players, they should
There is nothing that can be used as a gift, or in other words, the things that can be used as gifts are props. I am afraid that Li Dian and Wan Zhongshan would be reluctant to part with them.
After Xiao Mochen said a few more words to Hu Cang, he turned around and left. After all, Xiao Mochen was the groom's official, and he still had a lot to do today.