Lin Rui looked carefully again and found that all the people in the village had been found, even the half-grown boys were caught and put on the cart.
How did these people do it?
Soon his question was answered. Among the hunters were two fat and strong black dogs. Their fur was pure black and shiny in the sunlight.
Because of the distance, Lin Rui couldn't hear what they said exactly, but those people smiled and stroked the black dog, and from time to time took out dried meat and other things from their bodies and threw them into the dog's mouth as rewards.
The dog opened its mouth wide, revealing its sharp teeth, and immediately caught the food, eating it with relish.
He couldn't delve into what these people were feeding the dogs. After all, human flesh was the cheapest food in Yishu Pass right now.
The old village chief knelt on the ground and begged continuously, and the captured villagers also cried loudly, but they were completely immune to these hunters. They even dragged the child beside him and killed him in front of the old village chief to add to the fun.
"Ah, little stone, little stone!" The village chief cried with tears streaming down his face and his voice was hoarse.
The village chief's wife and son were furious when they saw this. They stood up and shouted at them, "You devils! I'm going to fight you!"
"No, no!" Lin Rui was also anxious when he saw this. On the one hand, he was worried about these villagers, and on the other hand, he was worried that the old village chief's son and daughter-in-law would die. If his grandson died and his son and daughter-in-law were gone, how could he have any hope of survival, let alone tell the route of escape.
In fact, the death of Xiao Shitou, the grandson of the old village chief, was like starting a chain reaction. Seeing that they had no way to survive after being caught by the hunters, the villagers simply gave up their lives and fought with them.
But he was too weak to compete with the strong hunter, and was kicked to the ground before he could even fight.
"You are so brave! Kill them all!" A man who looked like a hunter leader gave orders.
The subordinates were a little worried: "Boss, only a living person's life can be sold at a high price. Otherwise, if we send it to the butcher shop, the boss will try his best to lower the price."
"Humph, these people are so rebellious, there's no guarantee they won't run away and cause trouble for us along the way."
"Boss, but..."
"Don't mention it anymore, and don't worry. There are more wolves than porridge in Yishu Pass now. When there were more people, they were picky. Now they have almost eaten all. If they don't want our meat, they will starve!"
"Believe it or not, our meat has already been sold out by those waiting on the roadside before we even get into the city."
"If things don't go as I say, I'll cover the price of this rice and meat!"
Seeing that the boss spoke so confidently, they believed it and glared at the villagers.
Just grab a villager, put a knife to his neck, and with a casual pull, a life will end.
“Ahhhh!”
"Help! Please, I don't want to die!"
"They are still children, let these children go!"
The hunters laughed cruelly: "How can we let them go? If we let them go, what will we eat?"
Lin Rui watched from afar as the unarmed villagers were slaughtered, leaving no children behind. The clothes he had given to Hanbao were stripped off by them. It seemed that they also knew that it was good material.
The child who was laughing and playing in the cave yesterday, unaware of the feeling of sorrow, died under the butcher's knife today.
Even from such a distance, Lin Rui could feel the bloody smell of the massacre spreading to him. Even the setting sun behind him was as red as blood, and the sky and earth were drowned in this red light.
Oh my god! What kind of hell on earth is this Yishu Pass?
Those hunters were extremely skilled in killing, and it was obvious that they had done this kind of thing many times. When they hesitated to draw their knives, they were not considering whether it was one of their own kind, but whether killing it would affect the selling price of the meat.
Lin Rui wanted to do something, but he couldn't do anything. When he saw these dry bones in the depression of the shelter forest, he should have thought of these inhumane massacres.
He should be thankful that he was lucky enough to escape from the Lianshan Mountains without encountering the initial chaos, nor did he take the wrong path and accidentally lead his family to Yishu Pass.
He followed these people from a distance. The old village chief was dead, and there was no hope of returning to Huangmo Pass. He had to go to crowded places to communicate and trade in order to get what he wanted.
Although it is not safe to follow these hunters, they are the only ones you can see within a radius of hundreds of miles.
This place is so desolate that it can be described as a barren land. Yesterday in the cave, I heard the villagers discussing that even the animals that could be caught in the shelter forest had been eaten. Even if they survived this winter, they would not survive next winter.
His companion, who was listening to him, laughed bitterly: "We won't live to see the next winter!"
Yes, in such a harsh environment, with nothing to eat, drink, wear or use, people are barely surviving and death is a very common thing.
Lin Rui followed these people with difficulty. Fortunately, he had laid a solid foundation when he fled from the famine before, and his endurance had also increased.
Fortunately, these people did not have horse-drawn carriages or ox-drawn carts, otherwise he would not be able to catch up with them even if he wanted to.
The bodies of the villagers had been processed by them, wrapped in dry lotus leaves, and the bodies of adults, children and women were separated, and the internal organs were also marked.
The pieces of meat were piled on a cart, and the hunters took turns pushing it with clear division of labor.
Even the men's... were packed separately, and the only things left were skeletons thrown carelessly in the shelter.
Lin Rui could only follow them from a distance, firstly to avoid being discovered, and secondly because the two vicious dogs beside the hunters had extremely sensitive sense of smell.
Once he got a little closer, the vicious dog that was gnawing on a human leg bone raised its head in alert. The dog's head was raised high, without any of the simple and cute look that is unique to dogs. It just stared straight in the direction of Lin Rui.
He was so frightened that he could only stay there motionless, waiting for the vicious dog to be alert before he dared to move. He would never consider coming closer again. It was too dangerous!
These hunters are evil people, even the dogs they raise are evil dogs!
In order to prevent the wind direction from changing later, Lin Rui found chili powder and other pungent seasonings from the mansion's kitchen and sprinkled them on his body to interfere with the vicious dog's sense of smell.
I was even afraid that it was not safe enough, so I sprayed myself with medicated oil and insecticide several times, and almost suffocated myself to death.
The effect of this is obvious. Once, when a vicious dog was let out for some exercise, it was smoked away when it came within two meters of him.
Lin Rui also got a close look at the vicious dog. Its fur was shiny and smooth, and its mouth was constantly secreting saliva, which was yellow and smelly. There was a thick layer of dirt on its teeth, and some uneaten meat was stuck in its gums.
What was even more strange was that it seemed to have a tumor on its head, right between its two ears. Lin Rui couldn't observe the other vicious dog closely, but he could see this one clearly.
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