Li Xiuyuan went in and took a look. The room was slightly better than the outside, but not much better. It was damp and dull. The quilt on the wooden couch was dark and dirty. He reached out and pinched it. The quilt was wet and cold.
, it’s not warm at all. If you sleep in a place like this at night and don’t catch a cold, you’re lucky.
It is hard to imagine that a boy in his early ten years would live alone in such an environment.
"May I ask, where do you heroes come from?" At this time, an old man's voice sounded outside the door.
Tieshan and other guards kept silent and did not dare to reveal their whereabouts casually. This was Li Xiuyuan's previous order. They were afraid that these guards would be loose-spoken and spill the beans, ruining the redemption.
"This old man, we are from Guobei County. We were passing by here and heard that there was a demon in your village, so we came here to have a look."
Li Xiuyuan immediately walked out of the house, only to see many men, women, and children from the village gathered together. The leader was an elderly man holding a cane.
"It turns out he is a young man from the county. The old man is polite. I am the village chief of Dahu Village, Luo Shan. People in the village call me Old Man Luo." The old village chief named Luo Shan was a little flattered and hurriedly bowed his hands in salute.
"Old village chief, you're welcome. It's us who have disturbed the tranquility of your village. Please don't take offense, old village chief." Li Xiuyuan said politely.
Old Man Luo said: "Don't be surprised, don't be surprised. There have been very few outsiders coming to Dahu Village in recent years. The young master is the first guest this year. It's too late for us to be happy. How can we be surprised?" He said a little bit.
He smiled happily.
It seems that it is a shame to have no one visit your own village.
However, Li Xiuyuan also understands this feeling. This was the case in ancient villages. If outsiders walked around frequently, it would definitely make the villagers look good. If no one visited the village for a long time, they would inevitably be discussed by some people. They felt that this
The people in the village are not good.
This is naturally a very embarrassing thing for the village.
"By the way, I heard this little brother say before that there is a demon in Dahu Village. I don't know if it is true or not?" Li Xiuyuan asked curiously.
Old Man Luo sighed: "Isn't it? Master, have you seen that big lake? Just a few years ago, a water monster suddenly appeared in this lake. People in the village went fishing in the lake, and there were also people on the lakeside.
I don’t know how many people who were doing laundry and washing vegetables were eaten by the water demon. There were not more than a dozen, but there were more than twenty. I lost count. Each of them was alive and dead, and their bodies were never seen."
"Can you tell me about this matter in detail?" Li Xiuyuan asked.
"Of course, of course, if this young master is interested, you might as well spread the news outside more often. Maybe with luck, someone will hear it and come to Dahu Village to collect this monster." Mentioning the monster in the lake.
, the old village chief looked sad.
Other villagers also looked sad and helpless.
Others say that family ugliness should not be publicized, but when it comes to monsters in Dahu Village, family ugliness must be publicized so that others know there are monsters here.
It not only serves the purpose of prevention and alert, but also hopes that some righteous people can come here to get rid of monsters after hearing that there are monsters here.
For the people in Dahu Village, this is also a no-brainer.
Soon, in the evening.
A bonfire was lit in the open space in the middle of Dahu Village.
Li Xiuyuan and Tieshan and other guards, as well as the old villagers of Dahu Village and the villagers of Dahu Village, were sitting around.
Old Man Luo's wrinkled old face showed a sad look as he told Li Xiuyuan about the water monster in Dahu Village.
I heard from the old villagers that there are no monsters in this lake. On the contrary, there are plump fish and shrimps, and rich aquatic products. This allows the villagers of Dahu Village to catch rich fish every year, and their lives are relatively good. However, since five years ago,
one day.
"It was a terrible day. There were dark clouds, thunder and lightning, and the wind was blowing so hard that the roof was lifted off, but there was no rain. I have never seen such weird weather in my life, old man.
There will be thunder but no rain."
Old Man Luo was holding a teacup, spitting and flying stars, and seemed a little excited: "This situation lasted for a full day and night, and everything calmed down on the second day."
"But just after that day, monsters appeared in the big lake in the village."
"I remember that the first thing that happened was Zhang Gen. He was fishing on the lake. I heard from people on a nearby fishing boat that a huge wave suddenly appeared on the lake and overturned the boat. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Gen disappeared.
...At first I thought it was just an accident, but I didn’t know that more and more people died later, until Xiao Ganzi’s mother, Gan, was washing clothes by the lake and was dragged into the lake by a huge black fish. At that time, I
Then I realized there was a monster in the lake."
Having said this, Old Man Luo sighed bitterly again.
"If I had realized it earlier, I wouldn't have killed so many people. What a good man, I just fed that damn monster."
As Old Man Luo spoke, Li Xiuyuan and the guards listened quietly.
After hearing this, Tieshan and other guards were also filled with indignation.
"The damn monster is so rampant and has eaten so many people. I really want to kill that beast alive."
"Isn't it true? Twenty-odd lives were lost just like that."
"This monster has suffered such a great evil. Aren't you afraid of retribution? Why don't God just open your eyes and look at it and chop this beast to death?"
More than twenty people were eaten by monsters, which shocked everyone greatly. They lived in Guobei County. Under the management of the Li family, Guobei County was extremely prosperous. Let alone monsters, there were even hauntings.
nothing.
The only monster Li Xiuyuan encountered in Guobei County was the mandrill in Xiahe Village.
However, he only harmed one person and he killed him, so that the matter did not spread and was unknown to others.
"Village chief, my benefactor said that he has a way to get rid of that monster and avenge us." At this time, the beggar boy from before, Xiao Zhanzi, suddenly interrupted.
"Oh, is this true?" Old Luo looked at Li Xiuyuan with wide eyes.
Seeing that Li Xiuyuan has an extraordinary temperament and the people under his command are powerful, maybe there is a way to get rid of this monster.
"My benefactor, I beg your benefactor to save Dahu Village." Old Man Luo didn't care whether he was old or not, and knelt down with a pop.
"More than twenty people have died. If we don't get rid of that monster, Dahu Village will be finished. Please beg me for mercy."
Li Xiuyuan hurriedly supported Old Luo: "Old village chief, what are you doing? Aren't you shortening my life? Get up quickly, get up quickly. I have promised that Xiaozhanzi will eliminate demons from Taihu Village. You don't have to
in this way."
"Is this true?" Old Man Luo looked at him expectantly.
"Of course, if this monster is not eliminated this time, I, Li Xiuyuan, will not leave Dahu Village." Li Xiuyuan made an oath.
Old Man Luo is right, if this evil monster doesn't come out, Dahu Village will indeed not be able to survive.
After a lot of fuss.
Until late at night, the villagers of Dahu Village and the old village chief went back to rest.
Tieshan and other two teams of guards also settled in the villagers' homes to rest, and also freed up the best room for Li Xiuyuan to stay.
But Li Xiuyuan was not sleepy at all.
"Tieshan, come with me for a walk by Taihu Lake." Li Xiuyuan said at night.
"Yes, sir."
Tieshan, who was in charge of the night watch, responded.
The weather is pretty good tonight, and you can see clearly on the road under the moonlight.
Li Xiuyuan does not suffer from night blindness, which is the so-called night blindness. If it were someone who had blindness, he would not even think of going out at night.
When he came to the lake, he saw the cold wind blowing by the lake, the soul-calling flags swinging in the wind, and wet figures standing in the lake, staring blankly at Li Xiuyuan and Tieshan.
The figures include men and women, and they all seem to be villagers from Dahu Village.
"A water ghost turned into a water ghost after death?" Li Xiuyuan's eyes moved slightly.
"The old village chief was right, a lot of people did die in the village."
"Master, what are you looking at?" Tieshan asked curiously when he saw Li Xiuyuan looking forward motionless.
Li Xiuyuan said: "Looking at those innocent souls who died in vain."
After saying that, he walked forward.
He saw a water ghost reaching out to grab the sacrifice by the lake, but because he couldn't leave the lake, he couldn't reach the sacrifice.
"Water ghosts cannot leave the water." Li Xiuyuan suddenly thought in his heart.
"Since you are villagers in Dahu Village, why don't you go reincarnate." He walked over and placed the sacrificial food forward.
As soon as the water ghost grabbed it, a ball of smell seemed to float out, and he sucked it into his mouth, and then looked like he was full of wine and food.
Ghosts don't eat, they only eat smells.
That's what my cheap master said, ghosts eat qi.
The water ghosts looked at Li Xiuyuan in surprise, as if they did not expect that Li Xiuyuan would discover them.
"We have all been controlled by the water demon and our bodies cannot be reincarnated. Even if the ghosts come, they can't capture our souls. We can only be water ghosts here." said a female water ghost.
"The water demon said that only if we pull one person into the water and drown him, will he allow us to leave and reincarnate."
"Yes, but this lake is full of our relatives and friends. How can we bear to drag them into the water and drown them."