The eerie scene they expected did not occur; instead, they were taken to the village chief's house.
The village chief's wife was cooking when she saw them arrive and warmly invited them into the house.
There was brewed tea on the table. The village chief's wife smiled and said, "This is mortal tea. You have come from afar. If you don't mind, please have a taste. The people in our village are all mortals. Because we are too close to the east, there is little spiritual energy here, and we rarely see anything with spiritual energy."
Helian Xiao quickly replied, "It's alright, it's alright, I'm sorry to have bothered you, auntie."
After the group sat down, Li Tian asked Yun Zhao, "Do you know where your parents' graves are?"
Yun Zhao nodded: "In the mountains and forests to the west."
Li Tian immediately remembered: "So those two graves with tombstones belong to your parents. We passed by there when we were brought here. We were quite puzzled at the time as to why there were two graves halfway up the mountain."
Yun Zhao bowed to Li Tian with a mortal's greeting: "May I ask, Uncle Li, are all the people in Xianglai Village who moved here with you? Back then, our entire village was massacred, and only I survived. My master found me and then set a fire, burning and burying the bodies of everyone in the village. Logically speaking, no one should live here."
Firstly, this place is considered unlucky for ordinary people, and normal people would be afraid of it.
Secondly, this place was once scorched by a fire, so even if it were habitable, it would have been several years later, not more than ten years ago.
Li Tian said, “We were originally small-scale farmers living at the foot of Chongyang Mountain. In fact, it didn’t matter to us where we went. More than ten years ago, someone found us, gave us some money, promised to give us some land, and helped us get rid of the exploitation of the local secular authorities. So, we came here.”
When Meng Wanwan saw that Li Tian was talking about these things without any hesitation, she felt that it was not quite in line with the essence of the word "suspense".
"Old man, didn't the person who brought you here give you any instructions on what to keep secrets or special missions?"
Li Tian looked at the little girl with wide, curious eyes and smiled, shaking his head: "No, he only said that this place should be full of life and beneficial to Chongyang Palace. He didn't say anything else. But you mentioned special instructions, and there is one."
He thought about it carefully and then said, "I wonder if any of you have heard of 'Evil Body'?"
Upon hearing this, the group immediately became alert.
Li Tian seemed oblivious and continued, "A 'calamity body' is a body born with the potential for disaster. That person said that a calamity body will descend upon the world and bring calamities. At the same time, the family born with a 'calamity body' will also be implicated."
"He told us to decide for ourselves. If a child was born in the village, we should ask any cultivators who might be nearby to take a look. If the child was born with a cursed constitution, then we should eliminate him."
Meng Wanwan turned her head slightly to look at Yun Zhao, whose hand was clenched tightly.
Helian Xiao frowned and said, "But in our cultivation world, the Calamity Body is just a peculiar constitution. Although it may bring misfortune and affect those around you, it certainly does not have the power to influence the entire Nine Realms."
Li Tian sighed and nodded, saying, "Yes, even ordinary people like us know a little. But that person said that those born in Xianglai Village with a 'misfortune' are not comparable to those born in the same day."
At this point, Li Tian suddenly realized he had said a bit too much. He scratched his head and said, "Oh dear, I've been rambling on a bit. Hehe, how about this, you guys rest for a while, and I'll take you up the mountain tomorrow?"
Everyone nodded and said, "Then thank you very much, Uncle Li."
Those who practice spiritual cultivation do not need to live in a separate room. Just give them a room and they can meditate on their own.
Li Tian led them into a room on the east side, and Meng Wanwan asked Yun Zhao to take out a low-grade spirit stone for him.
She smiled sweetly and said, "Uncle, thank you for your hospitality."
Li Tian's eyes lit up, and he accepted it without hesitation: "Thank you, thank you."
Li Tian went out, and Yun Zhao stood at the door watching him. Just then, a boy rushed over to Li Tian's door and shouted, "Village chief, the big pit on the west side of our village has collapsed again."
Upon hearing this, Li Tian quickly ran after the boy.
Yun Zhao then closed the door, his brows furrowed, his handsome face cold and indifferent.
Chu You was still fiddling with his weapon, that little purple hammer, unaware that Yun Zhao had already turned his gaze to him.
The Helian family members quietly found places to sit down, probably thinking they were about to get some big gossip, so none of them said a word.
A pair of eyes stared wide-eyed at Yun Zhao.
Helian Xiao poked Chu You with his finger: "Brother, your senior brother is watching you."
Chu You finally pulled his attention away from the hammer, looked at Yun Zhao with a puzzled expression, and then asked with a silly grin, "Senior brother, what's wrong?"
Yun Zhao walked over and sat down next to Chu You, saying, "Second Junior Brother, do you still remember where your hometown is?"
Chu You shook his head without hesitation: "I don't know."
Yun Zhao lowered his eyes and said to Helian Xiao, "The place where Master found Second Junior Brother was at the border between Huaizhong and the west. I've forgotten exactly where it was."
After all, he was only five or six years old at that time.
Yun Zhao raised his hand, seemingly wanting to touch Chu You's head, but then lowered it.
He said, "When we found my second junior brother, he was being sold as a slave in a cage."
Meng Wanwan had long realized that although the cultivation world was declining, the mortal world didn't seem to have been greatly affected. Their beliefs and ways of doing things hadn't led to any social progress despite the abundance of resources available today.
On the contrary, due to certain monopolies, the social classes in the mortal world are very distinct.
Furthermore, because each ruling group is influenced by the leisure sects that control them, each ruling system is different.
In places like Huaizhong and the east, the slave system had already disappeared; instead, it resembled the feudal society that Meng Wanwan remembered.
The ruling powers in the western and northwestern regions tended to be religiously-based and still retained the institution of slavery.
To the north, the largest sect is Chongyang Palace. Because Chongyang Palace has not managed the mortal world for many years, the governance of the mortal world in the north is now somewhat chaotic, and some have even gone astray.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be a situation where a village could be wiped out and then repopulated.
This is impossible in the east and in the heart, as these people all have identity cards.
Yun Zhao asked, "What exactly is the reason that the 'cursed body' in Xianglai Village must be eradicated?"
Meng Wanwan laughed: "This is not a custom. I think it's something to avoid."
This world is full of eeriness.
Helian Xiao stood up and said, "I'll go check on that big pit. You all rest first."
With that, he led the person out.
Helian Xiao left decisively, and Meng Wanwan and the other two exchanged a glance, understanding his meaning.
The next moment, the three of them returned to the space.
Meng Xiuyi was reading a book when three children suddenly appeared in front of him.
Meng Xiuyi's eyes peeked out from behind the book, and she asked in surprise, "Why are you all back? Did you encounter any danger?"
Yun Zhao then told Meng Xiuyi about their discoveries over the past few days.
He wanted to know what Chu You's situation was like at that time.
Meng Xiuyi was surprised by this, so she looked at Chu You and said, "Ayou was indeed going to be executed, but it was because of his cursed body that no one wanted to buy him. Those people felt that Ayou had lost money, so they wanted to kill him."
Meng Xiuyi paused for a moment, then said, "However, Ayou's parents have indeed passed away, but Ayou is too young and doesn't remember many things."
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