"Ling'er, no! It's dangerous!" Shangguan Yu roared, his voice full of worry.
He dragged Bai Ling back. He knew that the jade pendant was very important, but nothing was more important than Bai Ling's life safety.
The lake was crystal clear, and Bai Ling could see the jade pendant that had sunk to the bottom of the lake when he lowered his head.
It's intact and seems to be more crystal clear.
She knew that there was something wrong with the lake, but she still couldn't help but want to reach out and fish it out.
"Shangguan, I have to get back the jade pendant. Mother said that I should pass it on from generation to generation, so that we can go on for a long time..." Bai Ling's energy was concentrated on the jade pendant, and the feeling of powerlessness became more and more...
strong.
Her mood fluctuated violently and she felt inexplicably sad, as if she wanted to vent all the sadness in her heart.
She has never been a pessimistic person and is always able to regulate her emotions well.
However, since arriving at this place, she felt increasingly unable to control herself.
"Yes, we will definitely keep going, in this life, the next life, and the next life..." Shangguan Yu held her hand tightly and said warmly: "It's just a jade pendant, it doesn't mean anything, I'll take it with me right away
You get out of here."
At this moment, the little boy on the other side of the river suddenly plunged into the river, causing a splash of water.
He quickly swam to Bai Ling and Shangguan Yu, lay down next to the boat, and wiped the water from his face.
The jade pendant hung on his wrist.
"Are you looking for this?" The little boy shook his wrist, his smile was bright, and his big eyes were bright, like fine glass, without a trace of impurities.
"Kid, keep the jade pendant and give this to you." Shangguan Yu's eyes were dark and his voice was cold.
Except for him and Bai Ling, the little boy is the only person here. If you say he is not strange, no one will believe it. Shangguan Yu will not take it lightly until he finds out his details.
He took out the heavy money bag and handed it to the little boy. The money in it was enough for the little boy and his family to have enough food and clothing.
But the little boy shook his head, "The jade pendant has been stained with the lake water. The water here is poisonous, so you can't touch it."
He left the jade pendant on the boat and did not take the money bag handed over by Shangguan Yu.
He has no use for money.
He would never leave here, there would be no chance to spend money.
"Since you know this water is poisonous, why do you keep drinking it?" Bai Lingxiumei frowned. She looked at the little boy suspiciously, always feeling that there were many secrets hidden in this little guy.
The little boy pouted and said helplessly: "People in the village say this is called 'fighting fire with poison'. I have been poisoned since I was born. For so many years, everyone in our village has relied on the water here to survive."
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From what he said, it means that everyone in the village has been poisoned. Moreover, there is no cure for this poison, and it can only be relieved by relying on the lake water.
That's roughly what it means. It's quite tragic.
The little boy said it very casually, as if he wanted to drink water when he was thirsty. Whether it is poisonous or not is not that important at all.
When Bai Ling saw that he had a tiger-like head and a tough head, he was really cute, and he spoke very maturely, so she felt a little fond of him for no reason. She let the little boy get on the boat, and found some clean clothes for him to change into.
Shangguan Yu said: "Shangguan, let's dock and take this little guy home."
Before Shangguan Yu could respond, he saw the little boy shaking his head like a rattle, "No, I don't need you to send me back. I know the way myself. If you enter the village, you will definitely be scared."
Be scared?
Isn't this a joke?
Shangguan Yu raised his eyebrows, "It's not certain who scares whom!"
"No, no, no... you can't go to my house. I have an uncle who loves to eat meat. Not long ago, I saw him eating a person who broke into the village until all the crumbs were left."
The little boy looked frightened, and it was clear that he had a lot of shadows in his heart.
Cannibalism?
Why is this becoming more and more bizarre?
Bai Ling and Shangguan Yu looked at each other and decided to go to the village the little boy mentioned.
What exactly is this place? What kind of people are there?
From being confused at the beginning to having little knowledge at this time, Bai Ling thought she needed to know more. Especially after experiencing the poisonous people, she always felt that the people here had a lot of connections with the poisonous people cultivated by King Zhong.
Thousands of connections.
"Little guy, who is there in your family?" Bai Ling washed the jade pendant with spiritual spring water and wiped it carefully with a cloth to ensure that there was no trace of poison. While doing this, she asked
Make a sound.
The little boy shook his head and said nothing.
It's obvious that he has no family left.
After a moment, he spoke, "My mother was killed when I was born. I don't know what happened after that. I have been in this village since I can remember."
Shangguan Yu asked what, the little guy always didn't like to talk to him. It wasn't that he didn't want to talk to him, it was probably because Shangguan Yu's temperament was too cold, which scared him.
If Bai Ling had asked him, he would have told him everything honestly.
After some questioning, Bai Ling also got to know the little guy.
The little guy's name is Tieniu. Yes, this name is very casual.
Things are precarious. After today, there may be no tomorrow. Who cares about whether the name is nice or not?
Tieniu is eight years old this year, although he looks like he is only five or six years old. He is severely malnourished and his body has been damaged since he was a child. As time goes by, it is difficult to raise him back.
"Sister Bai, please get out of here quickly!" When the boat docked, Bai Ling looked at Bai Ling reluctantly, and his eyes were a little red, "No one who has been here has ever left alive. You guys
Remember, as long as you don't touch the water in the lake, you'll be fine."
Bai Ling and Shangguan Yu came here following a fish, and they couldn't remember how many twists and turns there were.
Looking back now, I realize that the fish had probably been swallowed by the lake water. It is really heartbreaking.
After drinking some boiled spiritual spring water, Bai Ling gradually regained his mental strength.
After reaching the shore, she realized that the vegetation on both sides of the river was very strange. The color was green, but the green was so green that it seemed as if it had absorbed venom for decades.
She couldn't help but suspect that the vegetation around here was also poisonous.
Sure enough, the next moment I heard Tieniu say: "I heard from people in the village that as long as you can find a tree with red leaves and walk in that direction, you can go to a safe place. The tree here
, and the grass that grows on the ground depends on the lake water to grow, and it is full of poison, so you cannot touch it."
Everyone in the world avoids this kind of poison, but the people in the village have to rely on the lake water to survive.
If you fight poison with poison, how long can you live? (To be continued)