Bai Xue's big eyes were fixed on the ring on the young man's right hand. She kept snoring in her throat, and the hair all over her body stood up as if she was angry.

But underneath Bai Xue's angry appearance, Shen Yuan could faintly feel the kitten's body trembling constantly, as if the anger was just to cover up the real fear in its heart.

It was the first time that Shen Yuan saw Bai Xue show such an expression. You know, even when facing Fu Bo Long Jun and Ji Du Crown Prince before, Bai Xue could proudly raise her little head and look into the eyes of those two powerful men from ten thousand years ago.

Although his expression remained unchanged on the surface, Shen Yuan secretly became wary of the young man wearing the ring.

Shen Yuan stretched out his hand and gently stroked Bai Xue's head to calm the little girl's anxiety.

Finally, Bai Xue calmed down and lay quietly on Shen Yuan's shoulder, but her eyes still glanced at the ring from time to time.

On the other side, after listening to the report, the hunter leader suppressed the grief on his face and spoke to the young man:

"Ah Man, it was this gentleman who saved us. Why don't you thank him right away?"

Ah Man turned his head, and Shen Yuan could see his face clearly.

He looks young, only about seventeen or eighteen years old, and the first impression given by his face is that he is simple and honest.

He wore simple animal skin clothing on his incredibly strong body. Even though Ah Man's hands were stained with a lot of blood, his honest appearance did not show any intimidation at all.

"Hello sir, my name is Ah Man."

As he spoke, Ah Man stretched out his right hand to shake hands with Shen Yuan, but after taking one look at Shen Yuan's clean white gown and the blood and flesh on his hands, he immediately smiled with shame on his face and withdrew his hand.

No matter from which angle you look at it, this young man seems to be a harmless, honest and simple young man.

"My last name is Shen."

Shen Yuan just responded casually without further discussion.

Although this young man named Ah Man seemed to be fine, the ring on his hand must be unusual to cause such a strong reaction from Bai Xue.

Compared with the performance of a strange young man, Shen Yuan was more inclined to believe Bai Xue, with whom he had a close relationship, and naturally became a little wary.

Ah Man was very disappointed that Shen Yuan did not continue the conversation, but then he immediately showed a sad expression and said to the hunter leader:

"Uncle Li, we lost three people not long after we came out this time. I want to take their bodies back first."

The hunter leader thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Go and pack your things. We'll go back to the village and make plans later."

Ah Man nodded repeatedly, and then began to clean up the ruins with others, and collect the remains of the hunter who had been torn to pieces by the bear monster.

During the collection process, many hunters were still whispering and looking at Shen Yuan with hatred.

The hunter leader knew that Shen Yuan was powerful enough to kill them all with just a thought, so he quickly apologized to Shen Yuan:

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen. They were just temporarily unbalanced. Please forgive me, Mr. Shen."

Shen Yuan frowned slightly and glanced at the hunters. Although saving people was just a simple matter for him, no one would be happy to save such a group of ungrateful guys.

Sensing the displeasure in Shen Yuan's expression, the hunter leader suddenly spoke:

"Mr. Shen should be coming from outside, right?"

"That's right." Shen Yuan nodded.

"It's quite normal that Mr. Shen doesn't know the rules of our Yunfu Mountains." The hunter leader said with a sad face:

"We, the mountain folks of Yunfu Mountains, are protected by the mountain gods. As long as we stay within the boundaries of the mountain gods' territories, we can protect ourselves from attacks by the monsters in most cases.

But at the same time, we are also restricted by the oracle of the mountain god and are not allowed to kill any demons, otherwise the entire village will be rejected by the mountain god.

Once we lose the protection of the mountain god, the demons hovering outside the village will rush over and tear us all to pieces!"

At this point, the tall hunter leader trembled slightly, and uncontrollable fear appeared in his eyes.

"They are also worried that if Mr. Shen kills the bear monster, the mountain god will be angry and affect the safety of the village, so they are full of hostility towards Mr. Shen."

The hunter leader's words answered Shen Yuan's doubts, but they also brought with them even greater doubts.

"Then why don't you leave these Yunfu Mountains?"

The hunter leader was suddenly stunned.

"Leave?" The hunter leader showed unprecedented panic on his face, as if Shen Yuan's words contained some unspeakable horror.

"No, no, no! We absolutely cannot leave the Yunfu Mountains!

We are still protected by the mountain gods among the mountains. We only need to pay some tribute as a price to save our lives from the monsters.

But if we leave the Yunfu Mountains, we will surely die!"

Shen Yuan was greatly surprised by the hunter leader's words, and couldn't help asking, "Why is that?"

The hunter leader looked at Shen Yuan with a hint of doubt:

“Since you come from outside the Yunfu Mountains, don’t you know that there are even more terrifying monsters outside the Yunfu Mountains?

Those demons will not abide by the rules of the mountain god and can kill humans at will. Once they get out, they will have to live in fear every day.

In front of them, humans are just a group of ants that are killed at will. Only strong people like you can protect yourselves and come to the Yunfu Mountains. "

Shen Yuan was stunned. He didn't expect to get such an answer.

The Yunfu Mountains mentioned by the hunter leader seemed to be a completely different world from what he was exposed to. Seeing that the stunned Shen Yuan did not refute, the hunter leader showed an expression of "as expected" on his face and complained:

“We, the people of Yunfu Mountain, have lived in these deep mountains since we were young, and have had very little contact with the outside world. Since a large number of monsters began to appear more than half a year ago, we, the people of Yunfu Mountain, have directly cut off contact with the outside world.

Thanks to the appearance of the mountain god we have worshipped for generations, we are protected from the evil spirits."

“Before, several strong men like you came to several villages around us, and they also wanted us to leave the Yunfu Mountains.

The strong man even said that there were no monsters outside at all, and only the Yunfu Mountains were the gathering place of monsters. After going out, they could live freely in other cities without having to worry about being attacked by monsters.

At that time, a village believed the instigation and prepared to migrate with the strong man, but they died in the siege of the demon tribe on the way. In the end, only a few dozen people were left in the village of more than 700 people. "

“Mr. Shen, I know that you strong men are all good people with strength. For example, you also helped us kill the bear monster.

But we mountain people have our own way of life, please stop interfering in our lives."

After listening to the explanation of the hunter leader, Shen Yuan finally understood.

These mountain folk originally lived in the Yunfu Mountains and had very little contact with the outside world. After the spiritual energy tide, the demon clan occupied the Yunfu Mountains and completely cut off contact with the outside world.

This made the mountain people believe that the outside world had been completely occupied by the demons, and only the Yunfu Mountains could remain a pure land.

"wrong!"

Shen Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately realized that there was a certain problem.

If it was simply an error in information exchange, it would not have caused these Yunfu mountain people to be so frightened. There must be other reasons.

While Shen Yuan was deep in thought, the hunter leader also walked into the ruins of the temple and helped many hunters check the injuries of others.

"Get ready to go. Offer tribute to the mountain god as soon as possible. Maybe you can even ask for forgiveness from him."

The Yunfu mountain villagers who had finally collected the corpses discussed with sighs.

At this moment, Ah Man, who had a simple and honest face, scratched his head and suddenly said in a low voice:

"Mr. Shen saved us. Should we invite him back to the village to repay him?"

As soon as these words came out, the hunters all got into a mess and asked in low voices:

"repay?"

"He killed the bear monster, which would anger the mountain god."

"Ah Man, you are an idiot, how can you say that?"

Even the hunter leader looked troubled.

He did not have the same prejudice against Shen Yuan as those hunters, but other hunters were obviously hostile to Shen Yuan, and if he rashly invited them, something might go wrong.

After being scolded by several hunters, Ah Man said in a low voice with a wronged look on his face:

“I think, since Mr. Shen is so powerful, he might be able to help us plead with the Mountain God.

Maybe the mountain god will be able to show some leniency and forgive our offense this time."

When the hunters who were scolding Ah Man heard that they could ask the mountain god to show leniency, their eyes suddenly brightened and they all expressed their agreement.

"I never thought that Ah Man's stupid brain would be useful one day."

"That's right. Since he killed the bear monster, he should be asked to explain to the mountain god."

Even the hunter leader nodded heavily after thinking for a moment, and then whispered a warning to the other hunters:

"I don't care what your little thoughts are. Since you want to invite Mr. Shen, you must be respectful to me.

If we offend Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen might kill us all without waiting for the Mountain God to unleash his wrath."

The hunter leader's words suddenly reminded many hunters of Shen Yuan's sharp sword that killed the bear monster.

Previously, because they were worried about the anger of the mountain god, they had no scruples about Shen Yuan at all. Now, thinking about it carefully, everyone broke out in a cold sweat.

"Don't worry, we will never offend him."

"Just invite him to our village."

After a quiet discussion, the hunter leader walked out of the temple ruins with a warm smile on his face:

"I think Mr. Shen must have traveled a long way to come to the Yunfu Mountains. How about you stay in our village and rest for a while?"

"By the way, let us also express our gratitude to Mr. Shen for saving our lives."

The hunter leader didn't know that their voices could not be hidden from Shen Yuan at all, and their little plans had already fallen into Shen Yuan's ears.

However, Shen Yuan only thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

"good!"

He didn't want to pay attention to this group of hunters who were full of ulterior motives, but he was still quite interested in the mountain god.

Ever since he obtained the power to call for rain during the trip to Yunmeng Village, Shen Yuan has been very willing to take the initiative to get in touch with things he has never understood, in the hope that he might gain something unexpected.

Under the leadership of the hunter leader, Shen Yuan gradually left the ruins, while Ah Man walked at the end because he was responsible for carrying the corpses.

Looking at Shen Yuan in front of him, Ah Man seemed to hear the sound of swallowing saliva.

"What a perfect body!"