Chapter 16 Entering the Village Helan couldn't help but look a few more times, but wait...
Helan couldn't help but look at it a few more times. However, when she looked again, she found that the mysterious aura was gone.
But Helan was very clear that she was definitely not seeing things just now. Lu Wazi was definitely different just now. Could it be a talent? Helan paused. She didn't know why she always felt that Lu Wazi's talent was different.
Of course Ye Lu didn't know what Helan was thinking. He looked thoughtful. Obviously, he was still thinking about the connection with the earth veins just now. The earth veins in this world were very strong, but very strange. Of course, if he knew, he would probably understand what Helan meant immediately.
That is the talent of the Son of Taishan this time.
A very magical bloodline talent. Not only Helan, but also the former ghost scholar Xi Mingren have expressed their views very tactfully. When Ye Lu entered the dungeon, he was often worshipped as a god by NPCs more than once because of this talent, which made Ye Lu very annoyed.
According to Star Network’s evaluation, this is a good candidate for religion.
The fleeing team also stopped and looked at the village from afar.
This is a very small village, dilapidated and with dry straw. At first glance, it looks even more dilapidated than the He Village at the beginning, and it is easy to doubt whether there is water at all.
The fleeing team did not dare to approach directly. Such dilapidated and uninhabited villages are often very dangerous, and no one knows whether there will be any terrifying monsters hidden in the village.
Helan frowned and looked back at the refugee group behind her. Everyone was looking at the village with a look of expectation and vigilance. She paused and was about to enter the village.
"Wait a minute." He Si held her and said calmly.
Helan understood what He Si meant, and she stopped to see if there was anything strange in the village. After a while, Helan saw that there was still no movement in the village.
"Okay, no matter what, since we are here, let's go and take a look." Helan waved his hand. They couldn't wait any longer. Nothing would come out even if they waited. If there really was something strange, it wouldn't come out just by waiting. It would be difficult for this family fleeing famine to wait, as they were running out of water and food.
"Guards, come with me and take a look." Helan waved her hand, and several guards with good cultivation followed her into the dilapidated village. The village was very quiet, and there was not even the sound of insects.
The surrounding villages are also very strange.
Just as the fleeing team was anxiously watching the backs of Helan and her group disappear into the village, Helan's strength was well-known in the guard team. It was not that she had the highest cultivation level, but that she had the most outrageous talent and was most useful. The strongest was the deputy leader, He Sijiu.
The people of He Village have great confidence in Helan's strength.
After an unknown amount of time, several people in the fleeing team could not help but get off the car. Of course, the children in each family were still held in the car by their parents, and none of them were willing to get off. There were also black dogs jumping around everywhere, but if you pay attention, you will find that the dogs always only guarded a circle of the convoy, and no matter how they played, they would not go beyond a certain range.
"Not out yet?" Qian Bacun squinted his eyes for a long time. As the village chief, he didn't have to do the guard team's work, but he was also responsible for comforting the people in the village. Everyone had run out of water in the past few days, and Qian Bacun was more anxious than anyone else. He had to find water, otherwise someone in the team would definitely die of thirst.
Just like that, there was someone who wanted to go directly into the village, but Qian Bacun drove him back and told him to behave himself, as he was not dead yet.
The sun was almost overhead, but there was still a slight chill in the forest. After Helan and the others entered the village, there was no sound at all. Qian Bacun could not help it.
The person Qian Bacun asked was He Si.
He Si listened attentively. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I didn't hear any sound."
"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. No matter what happens, Helan will always have a chance to come back." Qian Bacun was anxious because there was no movement. But he knew that it was useless to be anxious. He could only walk back and forth while whispering to comfort himself.
I don’t know how much time passed.
At the dilapidated village entrance, under the big locust tree, several figures slowly walked out, led by Helan. Several people went in and several people came out, without any injuries.
Helan, who was in the lead, had a strange look on her face. She was not injured and looked like nothing had happened, except that her clothes were a little dirty.
Helan came in front of everyone, and before Qian Bacun asked, she was the first to speak: "There is water and things in the village. I saw that there are still some vegetables in the fields of several households in the village. Although it is estimated that the people in the village have been gone for a long time, the vegetables are not grown naturally, but we have come to this time, so there is no need to be picky."
"It's not weird." Helan said again.
This was the question Qian Bacun was about to ask, but when he heard Helan's words, he was stunned and reflexively uttered a questioning sound.
Helan shrugged: "I'm also puzzled, but the village is indeed quiet, there is nothing strange, and I didn't sense any strange aura, so there really shouldn't be any. We only looked at the wells of the wealthy families in the village, there are only two, but it's enough."
"good!"
Qian Bacun had no time to be confused. He couldn't help but say bitter words when he heard this. Helan's talent is beyond words. There are stones everywhere in this world. Where there are stones, that is Helan's world. If she said she didn't sense it, then she really didn't sense it.
Qian Bacun said impatiently: "I will tell the villagers to hurry into the village now. We haven't found a water source for a long time. We have to rest here for a few days this time."
Qian Bacun didn't bother to talk to Helan. When he turned around, he found that He Si had already notified the guard team to let the fleeing teams drive ox carts one by one and enter the village first.
Qian Bacun grinned and followed him into the village.
As soon as you enter the village, you will find that it is a little different from the outside. Although it is still dilapidated and dirty, it has its own vitality. Maybe it is because of the hot weather. Ye Lu even saw that the vegetables and grass in the fields in front of some people's houses were wilted.
The fleeing team followed Helan and stopped in the open space in the center of the village. No one suggested living in the empty houses in the village. Everyone found a place to park the car, then took out their belongings from the car, fetched water, cooked, prepared dry food, and fed the cows. After doing all this, they looked for water to wash.
Ye Lu also helped drive his ox cart to the center. In front of his house was Aunt Huang's house, and behind him was a family of six, surnamed Wang. There was a couple with two sons and two daughters, all of whom were very obedient, and sometimes the children could be seen helping their parents with things.
The ghost scholar specially raised the pot and the stove, and lit the stove he brought from home. When the fire was lit, the ghost scholar had just fetched some water and was ready to boil some water to drink. His master had exhausted a lot of energy along the way and was a little exhausted, so he was leaning against the carriage with his eyes closed to rest.
In addition, the ghost scholar went to find a few large stones and a pile of small stones, and built a medium-sized stove with yellow mud. Although it looks very simple, it is actually quite easy to use. The key is that it is very quick and easy to use. Once the fire is lit and the outside is dry, it can be used.
Xi ordered his men to boil water and fill up the main vat in the carriage. He did not fill the other vats and came to find the ghost scholar himself.
"What's the situation in the well?" The ghost scholar raised his eyebrows and asked as soon as the playful man sat down. He was still cooking dried meat and adding some water, and steaming a pot of rice on top. When the stove was lit, the ghost scholar went to the villagers' houses to take a look, and sure enough, there were vegetables as the guards said.
It may be that the villagers left in a hurry and did not clean up the vegetables in the fields, so they just multiplied here. Because no one took care of them, they were somewhat malnourished and the weeds were taller than the vegetables.
However, the ghost scholar could barely recognize some of them. After all, he was a county magistrate in his previous life, so he had to know these things. He picked a lot of vegetables, and when the rice was cooked, he put the vegetables into the broth. There was rice, meat, and vegetables, and some white millet. It was complete. There was also corn, which was a lot for three grown men to eat.
The ghost scholar had made all the arrangements in his mind, but he was also concerned about the situation of the well.
"It's OK, much better than the well we had before." The playful man spoke vaguely and stickily, with his own unique rhythm, but his logic was very clear. He continued: "Although the water level has also dropped, the speed of recovery is good. I have seen that after everyone has finished picking, it should be back to normal tomorrow."
"Well, you did a good job." The ghost scholar nodded and said, "Just pick one tank. Otherwise, there are only a few wells and the water is not enough. Sooner or later, people will complain. This way, we can live in harmony. Anyway, we still have to stay here for a few days."
The playful man nodded to show that he understood, then he stared at the stove where the fire was burning for a while, then looked down at himself with a look of disgust.
"I want to take a bath!" Xi Mingren's tone was a little unhappy. Due to lack of water, he hadn't washed for several days.
"Wait until tomorrow." The ghost scholar's reply was simple and clear. He didn't even say a word of comfort. Everyone is like this. They haven't taken a shower for several days, but this little bastard just keeps bringing up irrelevant issues. Doesn't he dislike it?
The playful person said "oh" in dissatisfaction.
"Where is the Taoist priest?" The playful man suddenly remembered that his Taoist priest had not spoken a word. In the past, whenever he talked so much, his Taoist priest would have slapped him on the forehead.
"I'm tired from finding the way, so I'm resting my eyes." The ghost scholar raised his chin towards the ox cart. Sure enough, the person leaning against the carriage was Ye Lu. The blue ox had been unloaded long ago and was eating grass from time to time. It was different in the village, as the rations were replaced with grass.
"Huh?" Ye Lu opened his eyes and met the gazes of the two brothers not far away, as well as several families not far away who were also busy fetching water.
"Master Taoist, have dinner!" The ghost scholar called out. It was about time, and he couldn't let his master Taoist continue to sleep. It would be better to clean up, have dinner, and then go to bed.
Ye Lu rubbed his solar plexus and finally got up. As expected, he had been using his talent all the time and his energy was severely depleted. He just recovered a little after resting for a while.
"It tastes good!" For dinner, they just had rice soaked in meat broth. Because of the white millet, it had enough magic power. It looked average but tasted very good. While eating, Ye Lu's eyes lit up and he began to praise the ghost scholar's cooking skills.
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