The foggy valley was pitch dark and seemed extremely quiet at night.

In the fog, there were some wailing shadows surging from time to time.

If it weren't for the bright red lanterns that formed a strange area, the monsters lurking in the shadows would have torn the villagers who came to the valley to pick the fruits into pieces.

But even so, villagers like Bai Xiaozhen didn't dare to make a sound. They just lay silently in the soil, digging out clusters of strange-looking herbs with their hands.

The herb is a specialty of Lugui Village, called Black Deer Grass. It is named after its tip which looks like a black deer antler. It feels a bit hard, like a stone.

The villagers had no idea what its specific functions were, they only knew it was an important material that could be exchanged with the outside world.

Bai Xiaozhen lay on the ground, ignoring the wet mud on his body, and carefully put the black deer grass in his hand into the basket behind him.

These black deer grasses can be exchanged for a lot of lamp oil to prolong her and her mother's lives.

Although his palms would feel a sharp pain every time he pulled out the black deer grass, Bai Xiaozhen, as a villager who had been picking it here for years, had long been accustomed to it.

In addition to the severe pain caused by picking herbs, there are also whispers that sound like tears and complaints that can be heard from time to time.

These faint whispers are the biggest danger villagers face when picking fruits.

Among these voices were those of both men and women, sometimes they were angry roars, sometimes they were crying out for justice.

There are even some seductive croonings.

Once you are affected too much by the whispers, you will lose your rationality and will become like a walking corpse, leaving the light of the big red lanterns and slowly walking into the depths of the valley.

No one knows what lies deep in the valley.

But the only thing we know is that the people who walked in were never seen again. The villagers, confused by the whispers, and the lantern-carrying guards would not pay any attention, perhaps because they were unable to pay any attention.

Anyway, the duty of the lantern guard is to keep the big red lantern lit.

Once the lanterns go out, none of them will be able to go back and they will all be lost in this wilderness.

"Mom, where are you?"

"I miss you so much......"

The young man who had danced the most happily in the village threw down the black deer grass in his hand with a confused look on his face, slowly passed by Bai Xiaozhen, left the light of the big red lantern, and walked into the depths of the valley.

Hearing the other party's shouting fade away, Bai Xiaozhen felt a little frightened, but soon calmed down.

After seeing it so many times, you get used to it.

Every time they pick fruits, many villagers get lost in the valley.

Her father, her grandfather, her grandmother, her brothers and sisters are all like this.

"Zhenzhen, my sister found a good place where we have enough food and clothing. Do you want to come with us..."

Now, in front of Bai Xiaozhen, the figure of her second sister also appeared. She was a middle-aged woman with a pale face and thin body. She kept swaying in front of her and whispering like a chuckle.

The other person wanted to take her hand and lead her into the depths of the valley.

But Bai Xiaozhen remained unmoved.

"Everything in the outside world is an illusion. Mother is still waiting for me at home, so I can't just go with my second sister like this."

Bai Xiaozhen thought silently in his heart. Although he was touched, he felt numb more.

She picked the black deer grass vigorously, trying to use the pain to stimulate her heart so as not to be confused by these illusions and whispers.

The second sister's figure surrounded her, and it seemed that she could not hold Bai Xiaozhen's hand. She couldn't help but snort and slowly disappeared.

The next people to appear were Bai Xiaozhen's relatives or some playmates.

They were all calling Bai Xiaozhen to go into the valley together.

But Bai Xiaozhen still worked hard to pick herbs.

Seeing that Bai Xiaozhen was unmoved, these figures gradually disappeared after shouting a few times. But after the relatives and playmates disappeared, a woman in a red dress suddenly stood in front of him.

The woman in the red dress was not anyone Bai Xiaozhen had ever seen.

Some even said that the other party was definitely not a villager from Lugui Village.

Because the other person's enchanting figure, beautiful face, and red lips as crystal clear as dewdrops are enough to arouse the passion of any mortal.

This appearance looks countless times more fake than those portraits of beauties.

Even Bai Xiaozhen was stunned and his eyes widened.

'The other party is neither a person nor an illusion.'

"It's a demon!"

Bai Xiaozhen felt a chill in his heart.

Only a demon could be so beautiful that it is unlike a human.

"Let's go, follow me to cultivate immortality."

The demon in red skirt circled around her a few times, then stopped in front of her and said these words.

The voice sounded pleasant, but to Bai Xiaozhen's ears, it was like a devil's voice, and he almost couldn't hold the black deer grass in his hand.

What's the point of cultivating immortals? It's just like her dead relatives and friends, who can never come back.

Bai Xiaozhen's numb eyes finally revealed a hint of fear.

This eerie voice was completely different from those intermittent whispers, as if it was really talking to her.

"Wouldn't it be true that the demons in the wild couldn't break through the coverage of the big red lanterns?"

She looked for help at the lantern-carrying guard not far away, but the guard was just holding a big red lantern, as if he hadn't noticed the strange girl in the red dress at all.

The villagers who were also picking fruits nearby seemed to have completely ignored what was happening here.

'It's over! '

Bai Xiaozhen's heart skipped a beat, but he suppressed his fear and continued picking herbs without hesitation.

Only her trembling hands and increasingly rapid breathing betrayed her fear-filled heart.

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