Chapter 191 Actually, you are all villagers, aren't you?
Chapter 191 Actually, you are all villagers, aren’t you?
The arrival of Zhou Xu and others did not attract the attention of the villagers, and they seemed to blend in naturally.
Be part of the crowd.
The child's name is Shitou, his mother's name is Yang Xia, and the middle-aged man in charge is the village chief.
This is Yangjia Village, and the people in the village have been at the foot of the mountain for generations.
Monsters are often born in the village, causing disasters.
This time, the stone is the monster in the village.
For a moment, Tianyun Daozong and others clearly understood the choices they needed to face.
The stone helped others, and finally revealed its strange power and became the monster in the village.
Yang Xia does not believe that her child will bring disaster to the village in the future, and the village chief and others cannot allow the monster to grow and must strangle him in the cradle.
"That's nice to say, can you take responsibility if something goes wrong?" The village chief looked at Yang Xia angrily.
For the sake of the children behind her, Yang Xia never gave in:
"The child has not done anything wrong yet, so why should we use the future to judge his crime?"
"That's because when he commits a crime, the village has no ability to stop it. You may not know it, but I remember it.
Thirty-five years ago, because a monster was not discovered, the village of more than 400 households now has more than 100 households.
Can you bear such a responsibility?" the village chief asked angrily.
Only by experiencing the tragedy of that year can we understand the horror of monsters and the importance of killing them.
"But I heard that the monster back then was naughty and troublesome since he was a child, irritable and fond of fighting. But Shitou is different. He is well-behaved and sensible. You all praised him, have you forgotten?" Yang Xia cried and shouted.
"How does he look like a monster?"
The village chief stared at Yang Xia, took a deep breath, and finally turned to look at Zhou Xu and others who were coming over. The leader of the eleven people was Jing Wen, who also became the subject of questioning.
"Are a few of them scholars from the city?" the village chief asked politely.
"It's true that he's just a passerby." Jing Wen replied politely.
All eleven people understood that the answer to the question would appear from them, and their thoughts raced for a while, searching for the answer.
"We are rural farmers, ignorant and have little knowledge. A few scholars must have extraordinary knowledge. I wonder if they can make a decision for us." After a few polite words, the village chief looked at Shitou and said:
"Help us determine whether he will bring us disaster."
After the words fell, everyone around looked at the well and asked the eleven people, hoping to solve the problem for them.
Jing Wen responded politely, looked at Shitou and said, "Can we check it?"
Everyone got out of the way, and Yang Xia could only let these people check the stone. She pushed her son out and comforted:
"Don't be afraid of stones."
Shitou is a little boy with big eyes, about four or five years old. He looks scared when he sees outsiders approaching.
Zhou Xu and Qiu Qian also came to check. Everyone has their own way of investigating, and so does Qiu Qian.
Zhou Xu returned to his original nature and explored with his eyes.
In fact, he doesn't know any detection skills.
After three months of cultivation, I only paid wages to the demon species, and I rarely learned some magic techniques.
Compulsory education lasts for nine years, let alone the world of cultivation. If you can roughly understand ancient Chinese in just three months, you are considered a fast learner.
After a while, everyone took back their hands and started discussing.
"I didn't find anything, what about you?" Jing asked the others.
"Me neither." A fairy with a single ponytail replied.
"Me neither." The young man with a beard shook his head.
The others, including Zhou Xu and Qiu Qian, all shook their heads without noticing anything.
In their investigation, the stone was just an ordinary person, and there was no sign that it was a monster.
"There is nothing wrong with his body." Jing Wen said to the village chief.
"It's not a monster, right?" Yang Xia hugged the stone excitedly.
Although the village chief and others were unwilling to give in, they did not say more about the monster. They just looked at the well and asked:
"Then what should we do now?"
Jing Wen turned to look at his ten fellow disciples and said:
"This is a choice, what do you think?"
"There is nothing wrong with this child, and he has not done anything so far. We are not sure that he is a monster. It is better to let them get along well, but he needs more attention." A fairy said.
"What do other people think?" Jing Wen looked at the others.
No one came up with another answer.
Jing Wen nodded and said to the village chief:
"After the examination, there is indeed no problem. According to what you said, he did not show any malice. Children aged five or six are in need of guidance. Killing them at will is indeed disrespectful to life."
After the village chief and others nodded, he looked at Yang Xia and continued:
"Your child does have some suspicions. All you need to do is to watch over him and teach him well. If there are any unexpected problems, you need to inform him immediately."
"Okay, I will." Yang Xia nodded happily.
This selection is complete.
After all the villagers returned, a staircase stretched into the air, waiting for them to go up.
"That's it?" Zhou Xu was a little surprised.
"Don't worry, it's only the first floor, the second floor should be different." Fairy Shengjin replied from the side.
"Is this the right choice?" Qiu Qian couldn't help but ask.
"I don't know, but normal people should choose this." Fairy Shengjin shook her head.
"Go up and take a look first," Jing Wen said with a smile.
Zhou Xu walked at the back. He looked at his senior brother Jing Wen. He looked quite calm and had a gentle personality.
After a while, they arrived at the second floor.
Still walking on the grass, there is a stream beside it, a big mountain in the distance, and a small village at the foot of the mountain.
"This is?" The fairy tied with a single twist said in surprise:
"Isn't it the village on the first level?"
Everyone was also surprised, but when they looked at the village, they found that it had long been turned into ruins, and the surrounding woods were extremely lush and overgrown with weeds.
"Go over and take a look." Jing Wen walked away.
With the help of Sheng Jin, Zhou Xu and Qiu Qian also arrived at the entrance of the village as quickly as possible.
The village that was once popular has long been dead, with houses collapsed and fields abandoned.
It seems like no one has been here for a long time.
When they walked in, they saw dried blood staining the wall red, and when they entered again, some bones appeared on the street.
Everyone raised their eyebrows, the villagers were killed, or rather massacred.
Roar!
Suddenly, a roar came from the village, and a figure came quickly.
He was a giant nearly three meters tall, with disheveled hair and muscular muscles. The ground shook wherever he passed.
boom!
He came face to face with Jing Wen and punched him.
The huge power set off the fist wind.
Click!
There was a sound of bones breaking, and the powerful fist twisted and shattered.
Jing Wen could only block the opponent's attack with the palm of his hand, and even counterattacked the power.
Roar!
The pain made the giant even more angry, and he continued to punch Jing Wen, but this time he failed.
Jing Wen then slapped the giant to the ground with a bang, making it lose its fighting power.
"Did you kill the people in the village?" Jing Wen raised the giant's head from the soil and asked.
Roar!
The giant bared his teeth and threatened others in pain.
Fairy Shan Mahua came to the giant and used magic to find out, and then tried healing techniques, and finally came to the conclusion:
"Mental confusion, irrecoverable."
"Is this the original stone?" the smaller fairy asked tentatively.
The others remained silent. The moment they saw the giant, they recognized it. This was the child they had saved.
Zhou Xu stood in the back and understood that every choice would have consequences. At that time, it seemed that he had saved the child Shitou, but in fact he killed a whole village.
So the correct answer is actually to kill the stone?
After another period of exploration, and finally confirming that there were no other survivors, Jing Wen waved his hand gently, and the giant lost his life.
At this point, Yangjia Village was completely destroyed.
At the same time, one of the nine lights on their arms lit up, and with a bang, it shattered on the spot.
They had a feeling of falling. When they stood firm, they still saw the creek on the side and the villagers standing in front of the village entrance under the mountain in the distance.
The Seven-Day Pagoda Spirit also made a sound at this time:
"The best result is the second floor, you guys are so good."
Everyone: "."
Zhou Xu was speechless about the tower inspiration, but he still understood the current elements to pass the level.
That is to make a choice and let the villagers live.
Live until the seventh level.
There were nine chances, with Talling recording the best result.
Plus there should be eight more opportunities this time.
"Senior Brother Jing, how should we choose this time?" Fairy Shengjin asked.
"The problem lies with the stone. We can only start with him." Jing Wen said with a headache:
"In fact, it may be the negative influence of the people in the village, but no matter what, the monster does exist, and something must be done."
"Do you really want to kill me?" Fairy Yaxiang, who was relatively small, asked nervously.
"You haven't been out of the sect very often, so maybe you can't bear it. If there's no other way, I'll take action." Jing Wen's voice was a little low.
The others lowered their heads and remained silent.
Facing an ordinary child, it is not easy to kill him.
When everyone went over, Jing Wen gave the village chief a plan.
"The monster cannot be underestimated. Now I have sealed him. You should keep an eye on him. If there are any changes, you can deal with it yourself.
But this is never a solution, you’d better find the source.”
After saying this, Jing Wen sealed the stone while Yang Xia was crying and made it sleep in the ice.
In this way, there are two kinds of sounds at the entrance of the village, one is the cry of Yang Xia, and the other is the sound of the villagers rejoicing.
After the selection was over, Zhou Xu and others entered the second level, and what they saw was still the village under the mountain.
Unlike last time, there was no problem in the village this time.
At the entrance of the village, several people looked inside. Occasionally, there were people walking around the village, but the number of people was not large, but it was still full of smoke and smoke.
At this time, a disheveled and dirty woman walked past them and walked crazily towards the village with a basket for picking wild vegetables.
Yang Xia, Zhou Xu and Qiu Qian recognized her immediately.
"Let's follow over and have a look." Seeing that Zhou Xu and Qiu Qian were concerned, Fairy Shengjin led the way.
Before leaving, she said hello to Senior Brother Jingwen.
Looking separately, I haven't found anything I need to choose yet.
Following Yang Xia into the dilapidated courtyard, Zhou Xu and the others heard a touching greeting:
"Shitou, grandma is back, are you good at home?"
However, the yard was empty and no one responded to her at all.
Zhou Xu lowered his eyebrows, thinking of Xiaojing and her daughter.
The three of them watched Yang Xia open the door and go in. Inside was the living room. They put the dishes on the table and Yang Xia went straight to the room inside.
When they opened it, Zhou Xu and the others saw the frozen stone.
At this time Yang Xia showed a smile and said:
"Are you hungry? Grandma will prepare delicious food for you. Don't run around. It will be ready soon."
Afterwards, Zhou Xu and others watched Yang Xia lighting up the fire and frying vegetables, and from time to time they would "respond" to their son and say: "Come on, come on, I'll make you hungry."
Zhou Xu frowned and said:
"I feel like this is the wrong choice. What if we just drive them out of the village? Would it be better?"
Sheng Jin shook his head and sighed:
"No one knows, but every time someone makes a choice, someone must pay for it.
Perhaps it is because of regrets that others will cherish them more."
Zhou Xu and Qiu Qian were silent.
In a world without pain, there is no happiness, is that what it means?
Zhou Xu remained silent and observed Yang Xia for a while, then they turned and left.
Yang Xia was "very busy" on this day. She was busy playing with the children, making food for them, teaching, covering them with quilts, and singing lullabies.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village to gather, they found that many people had gathered here.
After passing by, I heard some old village chiefs asking:
"Scholar, please be sure to seal him again. We are already looking for the source."
"My child is just born with supernatural powers and has nothing to do with monsters." A peasant woman defended.
On the opposite side of the village, a middle-aged couple stood in front of the seven or eight-year-old boy and said to the others:
"Although Dashan is a little naughty, he didn't suddenly develop strange powers. He has had them since he was a child."
Dashan's father had a thick face, almost crying and pleading with others.
Zhou Xu looked at the tiger-headed boy and didn't think he would be a monster, but he would indeed become a monster, just like a stone.
So when the choice comes out again, will the mountains be the same as rocks?
After voting, the eleven people came to the conclusion and sealed the mountain.
"No, no, I only have a son, I can't seal him." Dashan's mother looked at the people in the village and said, "You guys say something."
"Accept the reality, mountains are also monsters." Others in the village replied.
Dashan's father hugged Dashan. He didn't know how to express himself, so he just asked to the well:
"Seal me together."
"Me, and me." Dashan's mother quickly hugged her son and said:
"If you want to seal my son, seal me first."
In the end, only the mountains were sealed, which was also a choice.
If you seal it with your family members, it will be easy for someone to break the seal.
So I can only tell them that if the seal is broken, the people inside may die, and as long as the source is found, there may be a way to break it.
After that, they headed to the third floor.
As expected, the third floor is still Yangjiacun.
As soon as they came up, they immediately observed the village. This time they frowned, the village was on fire.
boom!
A roar sounded.
A fireman pinched an old man and threw him out with a bang.
Jing Wen reacted the fastest and took over the old man immediately, it was the old village chief.
When Zhou Xu and others came over, the old village chief looked at everyone with difficulty and said:
"Wrong, wrong, Dashan is not a monster, the monster is, is Lilac."
Everyone was shocked, and then Pyro attacked.
She is a slim girl.
"It's mentally confused, but it's conscious. It's different from the previous stone." Fairy Shan Mahua said immediately after checking it.
"Is there a way to reverse it?" someone immediately asked.
"No, no." Fairy Shan Mahua shook her head.
In the end, the old village chief died, and Ding Xiang was also killed. When he went to find the stone, he found that the stone had been burned to ashes, and there was a charred corpse next to him.
Dashan was not found, maybe the seal was broken for some reason.
At the same time, a voice came from the Seven Heavens Tower Spirit:
"Ah, let's have another one, the food is delicious."
Everyone: "."
The remaining eight rays of light shattered once again.
boom!
A falling feeling occurred and they returned to the first floor.
"Let them leave the village and try this time?" Sheng Jin suggested.
Zhou Xu and Qiu Qian looked at Senior Sister Sheng Jin and knew why she suggested this.
Others agreed, and if it fits, it's the best of both worlds.
In the end, Yang Xia left the village with the stone. It can be said that she got the best of both worlds and everyone felt at ease.
But when they came to the second floor, they saw a giant tearing an adult man into pieces.
A woman escaped from the village with a little girl in her arms. Unfortunately, when she encountered her, her legs were broken by a giant and she fell to the ground.
"Aniang, Aniang." The little girl pulled the woman and cried loudly.
"Run away." The woman pushed the little girl away and shouted.
The little girl did not run away, she picked up the stone and threw it at the giant and shouted:
"Monster, go away, go away."
Roar!
The giant stared at the little girl and raised his hand, but he seemed to be hesitating and struggling.
Finally, he punched me.
boom!
Before he could punch him, the nine people around him sent him away directly.
Everyone stood there, looking around, and found that there was only one little girl left in the whole village.
"Judgment failed." The voice of the Seven-day Tower Spirit suddenly sounded:
"Failed three times, now you need to answer a question."
"What is it?" Jing Wen asked softly.
"Going back to the beginning, when the villagers wanted to kill the innocent little boy Shitou, who was right and who was wrong?" Qitian Pagoda Spirit asked.
Everyone was silent.
"Sacrifice one person to save a village, isn't the answer obvious?" the Seven-Day Tower Spirit said in a teasing voice.
"But what if it's as wrong as Dashan?" Fairy Yaxiang asked.
"I would rather kill the wrong person than let him go. Do I want to bet the life of a village with one person's life?" said the Seven-Day Pagoda Spirit.
"But what if we are this person?" Zhou Xu suddenly said.
"But you are actually villagers, aren't you?" Qitian Pagoda Spirit asked.
Everyone was silent.
"It seems that you are still unwilling to face your heart, so please continue, you are a bunch of rookies." The Seven-Day Pagoda Spirit mocked.
Everyone: "."
Starting from the fourth time, they continued to seal, the first time sealing the stone, the second time sealing the clove.
When he reached the third level, he still faced failure because the stone broke the seal halfway and even gave him the ability to freeze.
the fifth time.
In the ice, Jing Wen secretly killed Shi Shi.
The second layer of lilac ends up like a stone.
The third level of the mountain is said to be a monster because the second level is said to be a monster. He has grown up with being pointed at, and has a violent personality and infinite strength. He is like a monster and makes the village miserable.
I hope Zhou Xu and the others can help.
This is just a matter between ordinary people, Tianyun Dao Sect is not involved in it.
Taking the neutral choice, they went to the fourth floor, and finally the mountain turned into a "monster" and killed the whole village.
"They said I was a monster, so I will turn into a monster and show them. They are the ones who killed my father and mother, and they all deserve to die."
This is what Dashan said to Zhou Xu and others.
People's words are scary, but their hearts are unpredictable.
The sixth time, they all remained neutral and let the villagers make their own choices.
Finally, the stone dies, the mountain dies, and Lilac becomes a monster on the third level.
Everyone was silent, unable to think of a better way for a while.
"This is the sixth failure. Is it right or wrong for villagers to kill monsters? Is it natural for them to be killed by monsters in the end?" Qitian Pagoda Spirit asked again.
Six failures made them understand how difficult it is to get to the seventh floor.
The monsters are all children. Do we have to kill all the children on every level?
The villagers will not survive until the seventh level.
Zhou Xu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly raised his hands and said:
"answer."
"Please answer." The Seven-Day Tower Spirit responded immediately.
"Let's start the seventh time. I know who the monster is. There is only one real monster." Zhou Xu's voice spread to all directions.