After that, the journey was uneventful and we were within easy reach of Baicheng.
Since leaving Stone Village, I haven't met anyone along the way.
But at noon that day, the two of them were making a fire in the Gobi Desert.
Bai Yi always felt like someone was staring at him from behind.
He turned around and saw a shadow hiding behind a big rock, which made him a little curious.
"What's wrong?" Kuroki asked.
"There is something." Bai pointed at the stone.
"Let me take a look."
"Be careful."
"rest assured."
Kuroki circled around, came to the back of the stone, and then pounced directly on it.
"ah!!!!"
Suddenly, a piercing scream sounded.
When the scream disappeared, Kuroki returned.
He was holding a short green creature in his hand, a Goblin only one meter tall.
He was young, probably only thirteen or fourteen years old. He had no shoes and was wearing a piece of clothing that had been patched many times. He was very embarrassed.
He was being held up by the back collar and walking towards this direction.
Because he knew he couldn't escape, the goblin stopped barking.
He just lowered his head, looking dejected and resigned to his fate.
——
"Is it a goblin?" Bai asked.
"Well! This is your first time meeting me."
"I saw it in the library before. The illustrations were terrible and different."
"Humans and demons are mortal enemies, so naturally they have to vilify each other's image."
With that said, he threw the goblin to the ground, pulled out his sword, and put it on his neck.
He didn't care at all about the other party's pale face, he just looked at Bai Yi and said:
"How's it going? Are you going to kill me?"
"What do you usually do?"
"If a monster appears in human territory, it will naturally lead to death. However, since you are from a different world and have no grievances against the demons, you can naturally kill or let go."
"What are your plans?"
"I don't care."
"Let it go, it's just a child, there's no need to hold grudges."
"I'm just waiting for your words."
With that said, he took back his sword and said to the goblin:
"Go away!"
The child was so frightened that he ran away crawling and disappeared in a flash.
——
After that, the two of them stayed on the roadside and ate the freshly cooked noodles.
Bai Yi and Lu Ya ate from the same bowl, feeding the goddess noodles when Kuroki couldn't see them.
As for why?
First, it was to prevent Luya from being exposed.
Secondly, Luya is too stupid and doesn't know any other eating utensils except her hands.
She can't even hold a spoon, let alone more difficult chopsticks.
——
Since there are two people, the usual food consumption is relatively large.
But Kuroki never thought much about it and just thought that Bai Yi was a big eater.
——
"Speaking of which, why do goblins appear in human territory?"
"It's simple, because this place is the border of country A, not far from the demon territory.
So from time to time, demons who get lost or cannot survive at home come here."
"There are some demons who can't survive?"
"Hey! It's the same for everyone at the bottom. At least we have laws and explicit rules and regulations here, which can give the weak a small amount of protection.
But that's not the case with the demons.
The demons have always believed in the law of the jungle and survival of the fittest.
In their minds, being weak is the original sin, and they are maggots who are born to be bullied, and they are not as good as us."
"Isn't there anyone who resists?"
"I said, the weak will prey on the strong. If you have the strength to resist, then how can you be at the bottom?"
"Then what if you still resist if you don't have the strength?"
"Then just die, otherwise what else could it be?"
——
"rustle……"
While eating noodles, Kuroki noticed movement behind him.
Looking back, I saw that it was the Goblin again. He was hiding behind a stone and sticking his head out, staring directly at the noodles in the pot.
Because he was looking so carefully, he didn't realize that he was being targeted by Kuroki.
"Hey, that kid is here again." Kuroki said.
Bai Yi looked over, and by chance, he met the goblin's eyes.
Bai Yi glanced at the noodles in the pot and asked:
"Did we rain too much today?"
"It's true, you mean..."
"Would you mind giving the kid some food?"
"Okay, let's see how pitiful he is."
As he spoke, he walked towards the carriage and took a new pair of dishes and chopsticks.
Bai Yize waved to the goblin and asked him to come over.
At first, the other party was hesitant, but thinking that if the other party wanted to kill him, he would have done it long ago, he swallowed his saliva, walked over cautiously, and came to Bai Yi.
"Can you talk?" Bai Yi asked.
"Well, well..." He nodded, his voice weak.
"What's it called?"
"Ah, Al."
"Okay Al, why are you here?"
"Lost, lost..."
"Do you know the direction home now?"
"Um, um... over there..."
As he said that, he pointed in the direction behind him. That was indeed the place closest to the border of country A.
At this time, Kuroki came over. He filled a bowl of noodles and handed it to Al:
"Eat, kid, get out of here right away after you're done."
Al looked at the bowl of noodles in front of him and was slightly stunned, looking very incredible.
Until Kuroki said:
"Take the bowl, what are you doing in a daze? Are you mute?"
He took it carefully, and then started to devour it like a starving ghost reincarnated.
Soon, the bowl of noodles was eaten, but Al didn't look like he was full. He was embarrassed to speak and just looked at the pot intentionally or unintentionally.
"Tsk, look at how useless you are."
Seeing this, Heimu grabbed the bowl and filled it with another bowl.
"Thank you, thank you..."
Al took it and ate more slowly this time.
He just kept his head down from beginning to end, very restrained.
Bai Yi wanted to lighten the atmosphere and said casually:
"Did you encounter anything new when you came here?"
"Yes, there are some. I met two... refugees."
"refugee?"
"Hmm... um! I heard one of them say that he seems to have come from Stone Village."
"Stone Village?"
Kuroki suddenly became interested and said hurriedly:
"Hey, you're so kind, please tell me more clearly. We've agreed to give you food. What's going on?"
"Well, that happened the day before yesterday..."
The day before yesterday, Al, who was lost, was digging out bird's nests in the trees, trying to fill his stomach.
At this time, two extremely embarrassed refugees sat under the tree and started chatting.
The two refugees were not from the same place because they were dressed very differently.
The thin refugee asked the fat refugee:
"No brother, you are so fat and your family must be in good condition. Why are you fleeing?"
The fat man waved his hand and said:
"Hey, don't mention it. I was originally from Stone Village. If bandits hadn't entered the village, how could I have ended up like this?"
The fat man said that not long ago, the Dragon King of the Ghost Mountain was killed.
When the Dragon King was around, the bandits near the village never dared to approach the village.
Once the Dragon King dies, those bandits will no longer be restrained.
That night, he rushed into the village like crazy, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil.
No, after one night, almost all the people in the village were dead.
There were only 8 people left who escaped death, and Fatty was one of them.
When he said this, the fat man suddenly became angry and cursed:
"MD blames the village chief. He can't do anything, but he still wants to provoke the Dragon King. Doesn't this mean he has a long life?"