"Something terrible has happened! Ah Chen, something's wrong!"
When the Miao people following behind Tang Abao shouted, the other Miao people in the house all turned around at once.
Mu Achen asked, "What happened?"
Ah Bao said, "The girls patrolling the mountains north of the orchard reported that they discovered a surge of poisonous creatures. After they went to investigate, they found that outsiders had broken into the restricted area from the side and were all dead."
An uncle said with a dark face, "Coming from the side of the restricted area? Don't they know that only grass ghosts and grass ghost widows can get close there? Are these people out of their minds?"
Ah Chen stood up and asked, "How many died?"
"Seven or eight have been discovered so far, and the specifics are still under investigation."
"Walk!"
after--
Dozens of warhorses marched in a grand procession toward the northern part of the orchard, which is the back side of the mountains where Heiwu Village and Quedong Village meet.
This location is one of the major forbidden zones for the Miao people.
The dense forest is so vast that it extends for tens of kilometers to the north and northeast.
Miao men usually don't enter this dense forest unless they have something important to do.
This area is not only a restricted zone, but also a place where grass ghosts and grass ghost women usually like to come and go.
Before Mu Achen and Tang Abao even got close, they saw swarms of poisonous creatures moving in groups along the edge of the dense forest, already surrounding the edge of the restricted area.
A hundred young grass demons, led by a dozen or so older women, are inspecting the swarm of poisonous creatures.
Deep within the swarm of poisonous creatures, a widow over sixty years old wandered about, her entire body entangled in various poisons.
They were densely packed together, extremely terrifying!
And this elderly grass ghost woman is the old woman from the Bai Miao branch who was going to build a stilted house for Mu Achen.
As for the dozen or so aunties and the hundred young women, their Miao attire suggests that they are all members of the Bai Miao branch, specifically the "grass ghosts."
"Ah Chen! Wait a minute, come over slowly."
When a Bai Miao woman saw Ah Chen arrive, she led her group of grass ghosts to offer their greetings and then hurriedly reminded him.
Ah Chen nodded, then dismounted and turned to look at the terrain.
To the south are the orchards of the mountains, and Heiwu Village is located on the back side.
Behind the peaks to the right is also Quedong Village.
Their current location is within the territory of the Bai Miao branch, albeit on the periphery.
After a short while, the swarm of poisonous creatures along the edge of the dense forest slowly retreated and returned to the forest.
It was at this time that Siwei Ayin arrived from the valley with her twelve sisters.
The women on horseback are equally heroic and spirited.
"Brother Chen," Ayin said, offering a gift.
Ah Chen said, "Help the Bai Miao aunties and sisters to prevent these things from spreading."
"yes."
Soon, Grandma Bai Miao arrived.
This top-tier witch doctor was covered in colorful poisonous insects.
However, as she got closer to Ah Chen, the poison on her body quickly seeped into her Miao clothing.
Ah Chen and Ah Bao, along with other Miao men, had all personally witnessed numerous poisons entering the old woman's hair, eyes, and ears.
Such a scene is nothing new to the Miao people.
But if it were a Han Chinese, they would probably faint on the spot.
"Miao'er! You can come over now."
The old woman from the Miao village on the embankment beckoned, and Ah Chen led Ah Bao, Ah Yin, and a few others forward, while the other Miao men stayed below.
As Achen stepped onto the outermost line of the restricted area, his safety naturally became the responsibility of Ayin and Bai Miao's aunt.
“Miao’er, eleven of them are dead, all of them outsiders who trespassed into the restricted area.”
The old woman from Baimiao made a strange hand gesture, and the poisonous swarm quickly dispersed from the hollow of the dense forest on the slope.
The next second, Mu Achen saw more than a dozen corpses.
The corpse was unrecognizable, having been devoured by poisonous creatures to the point that its original appearance was no longer discernible.
Judging from their clothing, they are Han Chinese, and all of them are male, so they should all be quite young.
Ah Chen stepped forward and squatted down by the pit.
Wherever his gaze fell, almost every corpse was crawling with poisonous insects, making it impossible to discern their appearance.
However, Mu Achen noticed a tiny tattoo pattern on the neck of one person who hadn't yet been completely devoured by poisonous insects.
"Miao'er, this is a bag we found nearby. It should belong to these Han people."
Ah Chen got up and took a leather bag from the old woman's hand.
Inside the bag, besides a few hundred yuan in cash, were some receipts and a few train tickets.
There is also an ID card.
Pan Zi?
From the provincial capital?
Mu Achen compared the identity document with the corresponding train ticket.
The starting station on the train ticket is the provincial capital.
The person on the ID card looked somewhat familiar, and the address wasn't in eastern Guizhou, but it seemed like I'd seen him somewhere before.
“Miao’er, these people came from that side path.”
The old woman from the Bai Miao ethnic group pointed to the path at the foot of the dense forest and said to Ah Chen, "They probably don't know that this is a forbidden area for my Miao people. They came from this direction probably because they want the orchards in Heiwu Village."
“Grandma, since this happened on Bai Miao territory, let Bai Miao handle it! I’ll take care of the rest.”
Ah Chen only took the ID card and train ticket from the bag; he handed the rest to Grandma Bai Miao.
"Ah Chen, this thing is dirty, wrap it up with this."
Aunt Bai Miao casually picked a relatively large leaf from beside her, muttering something under her breath, and a flame-like fire rose from her palm.
Afterwards, the leaves were roasted and then the auntie handed them to Ah Chen.
"Thanks, ma'am."
Ah Chen carefully wrapped and put the bag away, and then saw Granny Bai Miao throw the bag directly into the big pit in front of her.
Even though there were several hundred dollars in cash inside, the old lady didn't take a single penny.
"Grandma, once you've finished here, hurry back! It'll be dark soon."
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