Not long after, the leader left and returned, following an old man back to the village.
The old man's eyes fell on Xu Chunniang and showed a kind smile.
"I am the chief of this village. I heard that you saved my people."
"It's just a convenience. I have nowhere to go. I wonder if you can take me in for a while?"
On the way here, Xu Chunniang decided to sneak into the village with this group of people.
"Of course you can, it's just that our village is simple and there is nothing to entertain us."
A look of amusement and embarrassment flashed across the village chief's face.
"I can take care of my own food, all I need is a place to stay."
Hearing this, the village chief led Xu Chunniang into the village and pointed to an old thatched hut with an apologetic look on his face.
"There are not many empty houses in our village, but this is the only one that is still empty."
"Can't."
Xu Chunniang walked along and had a panoramic view of the situation in the village.
She understood that the village chief was not deliberately embarrassing her, but that the village was poor and backward and had only such conditions.
A grateful smile appeared on the village chief's face, "I'll ask Ah Da to take care of your prey and send it to you later."
Xu Chunniang nodded. Ah Da was the leader just now. She had heard other people call him that on the way.
The village chief didn't stay long and was quickly called away by others.
There were only a few half-year-old children left, looking at Xu Chunniang from a distance with curious expressions in their eyes.
"Stranger, another stranger is here!"
"I heard that she saved Uncle Six and even killed a tiger!"
"Wow, this foreigner is so awesome."
The children were far away and spoke softly, thinking that no one could hear them.
Although Xu Chunniang had lost her cultivation, the monk's spiritual sense was still there and she could hear their conversation clearly word for word.
She opened the door with a calm expression, but a thought flashed through her mind. Could it be that someone else came to the village before her?
When the door was opened, a thick layer of dust came into view, accompanied by a faint musty smell.
Without spiritual energy, it is naturally impossible to use the dust purification technique as usual.
Xu Chunniang glanced around the room, picked up a broken broom from the corner, and started sweeping it slowly.
Halfway through cleaning, there were footsteps outside the door.
She thought it was Ah Da who was coming, but when she walked out, she saw a strange man and woman.
After taking a look at their outfits, Xu Chunniang knew clearly that they must be the foreigners that the children mentioned first.
In all likelihood, they were also monks participating in this trial and happened to be teleported near the village.
Seeing the broken broom in Xu Chunniang's hand that was full of dust and spider silk, a trace of disdain flashed in the eyes of the strange male cultivator.
But he remembered the purpose of his trip and quickly lowered his eyelids to hide his disdain.
The female cultivator opened her mouth with a smile and explained her purpose.
"We heard that another stranger had arrived, so we knew that some Taoist friends had entered the village, so we took the liberty to look for them. This place is very strange, and there is no spiritual energy in the air. It's really a headache."
The female cultivator said, frowning in distress.
"Besides, my companions are all separated and there is no way to contact them. Is there any way you can contact the outside world?"
"No."
Xu Chunniang calmly took a step back and distanced herself from the two of them.
"Okay, we're the ones interrupting."
Seeing her defensiveness, the two exchanged glances and left knowingly.
After the two people disappeared completely, Xu Chunniang returned to the house, cleaning while thinking about the purpose of the two people.
She didn't think that they really just came to say hello.
In this trial, except for the team that has sworn to join, the rest are enemies rather than friends.
And when the female cultivator approached her just now, she had an uncomfortable feeling, as if she was being stared at by something.
I'm just afraid that their greetings are false and their temptations are real.
But since they didn't take action, Xu Chunniang would naturally not act rashly without knowing the details of the two of them.
After the two strange monks returned to their rooms, the kind smiles on their faces disappeared in an instant.
The male cultivator snorted coldly and lowered his voice, "You just had such a good opportunity, why didn't you take action?"
The female cultivator rolled her eyes and said slightly angrily, "Do you think I don't want to? That woman was too alert and didn't give me a chance."
"If there is no chance, then create one. Aren't we two capable of dealing with a person who has no spirit?"
The male cultivator disagreed. In this spiritual place, everyone had no spiritual energy, and so did he.
But as an expert in using poison, he had a lot of poison hidden in his body. Before entering the village, he quietly killed several monks.
Although his Taoist companion Siniang was not good at using poison, she carried the Gu King with her all year round.
Although the Gu King also lost its aura after entering this unparalleled place, its nature as a Gu insect did not disappear.
As long as enough blood is obtained, the Gu King's strength can be restored to 10% or 20%.
With this 20% strength, coupled with the poison on his body, even in this extraordinary place, the two of them can walk sideways.
However, Siniang shook her head with a slightly condensed expression, "When he approached the female cultivator just now, Xiao Jin was a little uneasy and seemed to be quite afraid of the female cultivator."
Xiaojin is the name of the Gu King she raised.
"I see."
A flash of confusion flashed across the male cultivator's face, and he finally understood why Siniang refused to take action.
It can make Xiao Jin, who is the King of Gu, a little afraid. The strength of that female cultivator is definitely not as mediocre as her appearance.
"It's because I didn't think carefully. I won't move on that female cultivator for the time being. Let's start with the others first."
Naturally, Siniang had no objection. This extraordinary place was very unfavorable to other people, but for the two of them, it was like a fish in water.
Naturally, Xu Chunniang didn't know that this strange couple was afraid of her. After she finished cleaning the house, Ah Da came to the door carrying the prepared food.
In addition to meat, he also prepared a small bag of grain as his personal thank you gift.
"Put it here."
Xu Chunniang pointed at the table casually, watched Ada carefully put down the things, and said casually, "Does your village rely on hunting for a living?"
Ada put down the food in his hand and smiled honestly, "It's hard to grow grain here, but there is an inexhaustible supply of prey in the mountains."
"Is your village the only one near here?"
Ah Da nodded, then shook his head.
"Our village is the only one nearby, but there are other villages far away. I have never been there. But every year when I go to the ancestral land to worship, I can see people from other villages."
"Sacrifice?"
Xu Chunniang's heart moved. This is a place of extraordinary spirits. Who are they offering sacrifices to?
Ada realized that she had let it slip, and was so frightened that she shut up her mouth and refused to say another word.