Chapter 36 Abnormality in Xiaoxi Village (modified here)
During the harvest season, many farmers harvest the rice fields with joyful smiles in the golden rice fields.
On the dirt path, children chased and played with chickens and dogs.
When entering the edge of Xiaohe County, Ding Chongguang, who was watching from the carriage window, saw such scenes and could not help but feel infinite joy and satisfaction in his heart.
This kind of local flavor is what he is familiar with and loves, and it reminds him of some things from his previous life.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Ding Chongguang noticed that a name kept flashing on his destiny book. This time it was not a threat to Ding Chongguang, but it represented that this person had encountered bad luck and was about to die.
【Tao Hei:
Qualification: Five Elements Miscellaneous Spiritual Roots
Luck: 5
Luck amount: ±16
Note: ...the villagers of Xiaoxi Village, Guobei Town, Xiaohe County, are simple.
...used to mine in Heishi County...]
Ding Chongguang was accustomed to prepare for luck, and seeing that this person was in Xiaohe County, he decided to take it easy and go directly to see what kind of disaster this person had suffered.
"Perhaps, luck led me to come to Xiaohe County for more than just studying spells."
A sudden realization arose in his mind that this person named Tao Hei must be related to many things and could bring a lot of benefits to Ding Chongguang, or solve some worries.
"Xu Lie, go southeast and speed up."
Ding Chongguang gave instructions to Xu Lie who was driving.
"Deacon...if we delay, we won't be able to arrive in the county on time...it's not as safe outside as in Qinghe City."
Xu Lie looked embarrassed. He just wanted to complete the inspection quickly, and no matter where he went, he didn't want to stay in this place with extremely low spiritual energy concentration.
Although the inside of the county is not much better, there are still one or two spirit gathering formations, which are better than outside.
This area repels the practitioner, and the practitioner deeply hates this place.
In the past, people who offended Yu Xing would be punished by coming to this place where no one can shit, but he finally persisted for three years and waited until Yu Xing died. But before he could be happy, the new deacon called him here again, Xu Lie
One can imagine his mood.
If Ding Chongguang hadn't shown strength and wisdom yesterday, and if he hadn't wanted to go home and enjoy the meat that was close to spiritual pork, Xu Lie would have planned to do something dirty, seize the treasure and run away, who would have known that Ding Chongguang would have to delay a moment or two.
"go."
Ding Chongguang only replied with one simple word, but the unquestionable attitude in his words made Xu Lie's heart tremble. The image of Yu Xing in his mind began to overlap with Ding Chongguang's, and he gradually became frightened. He never dared to say another word, and controlled his spirit.
The horse turned towards the nearby village, Xiaoxi Village.
Extremely fast.
…
Going deeper, there is a rather strange area. There are large areas of golden rice here, and there are no farmers who are supposed to come to harvest. The further you go in, the more deserted it becomes.
Only in a small patch of emerald green tea forest among the golden colors, two figures appeared slightly different.
A brother and a sister, one tall and one short, with round faces and ragged clothes, walked among the tea trees and picked the young leaves of special grasses that emerged in autumn.
"Brother, put away this basket and let's go."
My sister put the tea leaves into the basket and when she found it was full, she made a suggestion and looked at the silent surroundings with some worry, not wanting to stay here any longer.
"Tie one more basket, tie one more basket, just one more basket, and most of our family's debts will be eliminated."
The elder brother looked around, also flashing a bit of fear, but he remembered that if there was no way to solve the debt, the brother and sister would probably not survive. It is rare that the elder would be merciful and give them a chance. It is best to take advantage of this opportunity to completely settle the debt.
offset it.
Thinking like this, he gradually became more determined, and his movements became a little faster.
The moment he made this decision, the name on the destiny book began to tremble.
He gritted his teeth and moved quickly, regardless of the injuries on his hands and feet, and quickly collected the tea leaves.
Under such a highly stressful situation, his efficiency doubled, and before long, he had collected another basket of tea leaves.
"ah!"
Just as he was happily preparing to go home with two baskets, his sister suddenly screamed and saw a middle-aged man with disheveled hair and wearing a torn and bloody cloth rushing toward them.
His movements were stiff, his face was pale and ferocious, and he exuded a chilling aura that made people shudder.
The girl was so frightened that her legs became weak. Although her brother was also very frightened, he mustered up the courage, picked up his spare sickle, and slashed at the middle-aged man.
"Stuck!"
The sickle struck the middle-aged man on the shoulder, causing no harm, but instead split into two halves.
The middle-aged man's movements remained unchanged and he continued to grab the girl.
When Ding Chongguang and others arrived, they saw exactly this scene.
"Protect Qingyue"
Ding Chongguang, who arrived just in time, said something to Xu Lie, and at the same time drew out his sword. Strange red fire patterns spread on the silver sword surface. He swept forward and hit the middle-aged man with a small flame slash.
Strangely enough, this middle-aged man was not afraid of the sickle attack. He was hit by this little flame and staggered back a few steps, allowing Ding Chongguang to take the opportunity to block the young man.
"It's a zombie!"
Xu Lie's pupils shrank, and he flinched a little when he recognized the middle-aged man's state.
This zombie is not an ordinary white zombie. Its body defense ability is comparable to that of the warrior Jinzhong Xiaocheng. In addition, the nails growing on its hands also have strong attack capabilities, making it quite difficult to deal with.
It would be fine if he was in other areas. He would not be afraid of this inferior zombie that was obviously transformed from ordinary residents.
But in this Xiaohe County, 90% of his spiritual energy was lost, his martial arts was weak and he was unable to restrain zombies.
Even if he makes a sneak attack, there is a certain chance of failure. What's more, now that the zombies have noticed them because of the flames, they can only face them head-on?
However, just when he was hesitating whether to step forward to help, Ding Chongguang had already swung his sword to fight the zombies.
The sword infused with spiritual energy once again showed flame patterns and quickly became hot.
A few swings of the sword hit the joints, causing the zombie to fall to the ground.
"Why is it so strong? Is it the power of the sword? That's right, these white zombies seem to be more afraid of fire attacks. How could I forget just now?"
Xu Lie couldn't believe how he, the deacon, could exert such a powerful force, so he quickly found a valid reason.
After all, he was not a professional combatant. When faced with a sudden battle, he was always a little nervous.
"You haven't eaten for a long time, right? Eat something first. I have something to ask you."
Ding Chongguang looked at the two brothers and sisters who were still a little shocked.
Qingyue took the initiative to take out an insulated food box opposite the refrigerated clay pot from the storage bag, in which were placed some white-flour steamed buns that were still warm.
She held up two white-faced steamed buns with a handkerchief and handed them to the two of them. It wasn't that she didn't want to give them something better, but it was just that these two people should only accept this thing at this time. This thing was the most suitable.
"Thank you, noble man. Thank you, noble man."
Tao Hei was the first to break away from the panic. He was already extremely hungry and subconsciously took the scarf.
Then he was startled by the silky smoothness and coolness on the scarf that he had never felt before, and he looked at his dark hands and the stained scarf with some fear.
"It's okay, I'll give this scarf to you."
Qingyue noticed his eyes and his hands, she just smiled lightly and didn't mind at all.
"Thank you, noble man, thank you, noble man!"
Tao Hei didn't know what to say, so he just repeated the same sentence. He handed the steamed bun to his sister and ate the steamed bun in small bites.
On the other hand, her sister took the steamed bun and wolfed it down.
"Eat slowly, I still have some here, sister, come and drink some water."
Qingyue saw that the girl was in a hurry to eat, so she gave her a glass of water. Seeing the two of them hungry, she couldn't help but think of what happened a few years ago. If she hadn't met the young master, she would have been dead by now.