Chapter 788 [(*^▽^*)]
Sure enough, within ten minutes, thousands of people from all over the city flocked to this place to see what the person who had turned into a fat fish looked like.
But the onlookers kept changing, and in the end, no one knew what was going on.
It wasn't until Lin Leyou saw two snake-men approaching from a distance that the snake-man who had been guarding the gate before said, "I've seen him before," after they saw the fat fish.
The city lord had waited so long, and finally, he saw his friend. "My friend, please tell me in detail."
The snake-man was surprised. "Isn't this the way the fish-man village punishes those who come to the village to kidnap and sell little fish-men? Haven't you seen this before?"
A moment of silence fell over everyone, even the onlookers remained silent.
"Sorry, they really have never seen it before." Someone in the crowd asked, "We really haven't seen it before, how come you have?"
The snake-man blinked. "Oh, right. Speaking of which, the fish-man village is more xenophobic than our other villages. Humans are absolutely not allowed to enter, and normal people won't approach it casually. Only those who want to kidnap little fish-men will go there, and of course, they never come back. Everyone knows they died in the fish-man village, but no one knows how they died."
"Moreover, no fishman going out to buy supplies would specifically mention this situation, nor would they use this talent outside. How do I know... it's because there was once a thief who kidnapped a little snakeman and took the little snakeman to the beach to join the main force, and they just happened to run into the villagers of the fishman village."
"We happened to arrive at that place and saw dozens of thieves being turned into this by the fishmen, and then drowning in the sea to feed the fish."
Even after turning into a fish, it can still drown.
Finally, they thanked the villagers of Fishman Village and took the little snake-man back to the village. Since the villagers of Fishman Village had not said that they could not talk about this, there was no taboo for them to tell everyone now.
Of course, it was never mentioned before because no one had ever asked about it.
The city lord stared blankly at the merman. "So that means this matter is related to the villagers of the merman village, but why would they do this?"
The snake-man shook his head. "Then we don't know. But shouldn't we ask Golden Lion Village? This matter is aimed at them, isn't it?"
The lion-man roared at the snake-man, "What did you say? You thin snake!"
The snake-man slapped the ground with its tail, looking furious. "What did you say? You idiot with all four limbs and atrophied cerebellum!"
Seeing that a fight was about to break out, the city lord hurriedly came over to mediate. Although he knew they wouldn't actually fight in front of him in the city, his intervention was a way to give them a way out.
Fortunately, the city lord's influence was still effective; the snake-man and the lion-man left the square from opposite sides and disappeared without a trace.
Lin Leyou and his companions thought about it and decided not to stay. Instead, they followed the snake people. Unexpectedly, the snake people went straight back to the inn and only looked back at them after they entered the gate.
Why don't you go for a walk outside?
Lin Leyou: "I've looked at most of it. I just want to ask about the Fishman Village. Can you tell me about it?"
The fishman village, which disappeared decades ago, has suddenly reappeared. Doesn't this seem like part of the main storyline? Why did this village disappear back then? And why has it suddenly reappeared now?
Was there a hidden reason for his disappearance back then? Is his reappearance now a return for revenge?
Does this incident involving Jinshi Village indicate that Jinshi Village was also involved in what happened back then? If so, does that mean that other villages besides Jinshi Village might have also intervened?
The snake-man blinked, and asked curiously, "What's the situation with the fish-man village? Why do you want to know this?"
Lin Leyou: "I want to investigate why that person turned out this way. Is this punishment irreversible?"
The snake-man was even more puzzled, "Why cancel it?"
Lin Leyou shook his head. "I don't want to save him, I'm just asking."
"It's not that it can't be canceled, but only adult villagers from the Fishman Village can come. Others simply can't do it. And didn't I say before? That's the Fishman Village's way of punishing those monsters who bring little fishmen into the village."
Lin Leyou was taken aback. "So that person in the square outside is because he kidnapped a little merman from the merman village?"
The snake-man said, "Not bad."
Lin Leyou: "But didn't the Fishman Village disappear?"
The snake-man stared at him blankly. "It's true that you've been missing for decades, but that doesn't mean you've really vanished, does it?"
Another snake-man said, "Perhaps it's because they got tired of the thieves who kidnapped the little fish people, so they moved to a more secluded place to live. They haven't communicated with the outside world for decades because they're afraid that their current residence will be exposed and attract these desperate criminals again."
"Of course, the rumors circulating outside are all made up of human stories. In fact, the people in our five villages probably all know the inside story, but we just tacitly agree with it and haven't told the humans."
Lin Leyou was stunned on the spot. Good heavens! He thought it was some kind of earth-shattering case, but it turned out to be just that the fishman village had moved to a different place to live in seclusion.
The other five villages had more or less guessed the reason, but because they knew the reason, they were unwilling to tell humans, and only gave vague answers when humans asked.
This led to increasingly outrageous rumors circulating among humans, eventually resulting in the situation we see today.
Lin Leyou, "So, this person accidentally discovered the secluded place of the fishman village, and just happened to want to kidnap a little fishman. After being discovered, he didn't expect to be able to escape, but was chased here by the fishmen to be punished?"
The snake-man said, "That must be it, otherwise there's no other explanation."
Lin Leyou, "So, his fake golden lion bracelet, disguised as someone else, was actually to better conceal his identity and avoid being discovered by the pursuing fishmen?"
The snake-man said, "That must be it. Could there be other reasons?"
Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay, I understand, thank you."
"You're welcome. It's almost time. We need to go back and rest. Please make yourselves at home. Don't forget that we're going back to the village early tomorrow morning, so don't sleep in."
"I know, it won't happen."
It's not that I need to sleep in.
As the two snake-men walked away, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui left the hotel to go to the square. As soon as they stepped out the door, they saw several familiar faces outside.
Qin Xingyu, Lin Wanyi, and Jiang Xiali are all here, and of course, even the city lord is here.
Of course, they didn't hide it in any particular way. The two of them had sensed the presence of these people before, and the snake people probably knew it too, but they didn't say anything. If you want to know, just ask. There's nothing they can't say.
Lin Leyou looked at them and asked, "What are your thoughts?"
Everyone looked at the city lord, who stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "In that case, let's throw them outside the city. After all, the villagers of the fishman village can't be found anywhere now."
"Besides, being chased all the way to Twin Horn City by the murlocs, this guy is probably no good either, and he deserves to end up like this. In addition, he forged the Golden Lion Village's VIP bracelet, which is also deserving of death."
No one objected to this, and soon the city lord ordered the person who had turned into a fish monster to be thrown outside the city to fend for himself. He also told the onlookers about the general cause and effect of the matter.
Aside from causing some shock to humans, the villagers of the five orc villages were not particularly surprised by this event, as they were already aware of it.
The rumors spread by humans are quite bizarre, which caused a significant shock to them, but... the existence of the fish-man village has also been exposed.
The exact location is still unknown, but starting today, many desperate people should be searching for the Fishman Village again. Speaking of which, will the city lord's youngest son, Zhang Jiao, cause trouble?
Lin Leyou looked at the fat fish monster that had been thrown into the wasteland outside the city. It would occasionally thrash itself, and each time it thrash itself, its massive fat would sway like waves.
After glancing at it a few times, he felt it was a bit too much for his eyes, so he looked away. He really couldn't keep looking at it.
However, a few curious humans went out and gathered around to observe him, as if they were recording something, or perhaps just watching to see when he would die.
Or perhaps they were wondering what other effects this thing might have. In any case, humans have a strong curiosity about the unknown and the unseen.
Thinking this, Lin Leyou suddenly felt itchy to go out and do some research.
Jiang Xiali suddenly said, "Someone over there has come out with a knife."
They all looked out of the city and, sure enough, one of the humans who had been surrounding the fat fish monster earlier had taken out a sharp knife and was gesturing at the fish monster lying on the ground, seemingly thinking about where to start, since the fish monster was covered in layers of fat.
Lin Leyou blinked. "Who wants to come out with me and take a look?"
Jiang Xiali's lips twitched. He was disgusted by that thing, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity. Lin Wanyi knew he wanted to go when she saw him like that.
He was worried about Jiang Xiali, so he insisted on going with her. Xue Rui, of course, went with Lin Leyou.
After so long, only Qin Xingyu remained. Qin Xingyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Never mind, I'm free right now anyway, so I'll go out and take a look. Maybe I can find some clues. Let's go."
Clearly, while there weren't many people who shared their thoughts, there were still some. As they walked out of the city, three or five other humans also wanted to go and watch the excitement.
They nodded to each other without speaking, and walked over to the fish-like creature to look at it. The people studying it just glanced at them and said nothing.
The person who was just brandishing a knife couldn't resist using the tip to cut open the plump skin, and unsurprisingly, what was inside was human tissue, not fish.
In other words, although this person has become this strange-looking, he is still human beneath his skin. It's a tragic situation, but he brought it on himself; who told him to provoke the fish-man village?
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