Chapter 5: As expected, the escape from famine is like this! I heard someone playing with his life...
It is true!
After hearing the words of the playful man, Ye Lu felt as if the dust had finally settled in his heart. This world was too weird, and the drought in the village was too unusual.
Ye Lu's mind was in turmoil. No, they couldn't leave now. They had nothing now. Even if they left the village, the three of them wouldn't survive for long. Ye Lu subconsciously looked at the ghost scholar beside him. The two looked at each other and understood what the other was thinking.
The ghost scholar calmly took over the responsibility of pacifying the playboy from Ye Lu, indicating that Ye Lu could do whatever he wanted, and he agreed.
Ye Lu turned around. At this time, the actions of the three people had attracted the attention of some people. Especially when Ye Lu turned around, his expression was very ugly, as if he wanted to say something.
Ye Lu looked at Uncle He San first, and he subconsciously believed this elder.
"Lu, just say whatever you want to say!" Uncle He San, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes, as if he really sensed Ye Lu's gaze.
As soon as Uncle He San said this, everyone present looked at Ye Lu.
Fortunately, Ye Lu had experienced countless big scenes, otherwise everyone present would have kept silent and looked over. The overly weird scene could easily make people speechless. Ye Lu didn't care about it at all. He just sorted out his thoughts a little and said with some difficulty: "Third uncle, what I mean is, what if there is really a powerful monster behind the drought snake?"
"..." Uncle He San looked at him suddenly with sharp eyes.
The expressions of the other village elders, including the two magicians, began to gradually become serious.
Ye Lu didn't care at all. He knew that if he wanted to survive, he had to stay with the village. If he wanted to live according to his ideas, he had to show their value in this village.
"Ah Xi has had a talent since he was young..." Ye Lu paused, and without blinking, mixed up the experience of the Xi Mingren with the previous foolish Ah Xi in Xiaoye Village: "He often senses some danger, sometimes he feels right, sometimes he feels wrong. The last time Xiaoye Village encountered a powerful monster, he was like this too, saying crazy things that were incomprehensible."
"It's a pity that most adults don't believe him, only some children do."
“…”
It was silent.
Uncle He San's eyes fell on the playboy for the first time. He saw that the tall playboy had a vigilant look on his face, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying. This was completely different from the last time he saw him. The ability to foresee danger was a talent that even Uncle He San had never heard of.
But if you haven’t heard of it, does it mean it’s gone?
He Shushi also had a serious expression. He stroked his beard and said, "Predicting danger. Although I have never heard of this talent, there are many talents in this world, and there are many more that have not been exposed. People are reluctant to expose their talents, so it is not ruled out that there are similar talents."
"This Ah Xi kid has been mentally retarded and sometimes crazy since childhood, which is quite consistent with the mental defects caused by special talents." This can be regarded as Master He's indirect agreement with Ye Lu's words.
The stone mage also nodded, which meant he agreed.
Uncle He San seemed to be very calm as he fumbled for the cane in his hand. However, he soon opened his eyes and asked Ye Lu a seemingly irrelevant question: "Lu, you said you saw this Ah Xi doll in Qiang City. I remember that Xiaoye Village is about 10 kilometers away from Qiang City..."
"Very far, almost a hundred miles!" Ye Lu replied immediately.
When Uncle He San heard this answer, he slowly exhaled and believed what Ye Lu said in his heart. A person who was sometimes stupid and sometimes crazy could escape from the disaster of destroying the village and run to Qiang City a hundred miles away in one breath, avoiding countless man-eating monsters and strange plants along the way.
This in itself has verified the authenticity of Ye Lu's words.
"What does Ah Xiwawa mean?" Uncle He San asked Ye Lu. Everything Ye Lu had done so far made Uncle He San slowly begin to trust him, and he also began to ask him about some village affairs.
Ye Lu said with certainty: "Run!"
"The farther we run, the better! If we move to another village to escape the famine, our village will only get drier and drier, and there will be no water at all!"
"Escape or die!"
It is just like the world of the Living Buddha of Lingshan in the past. Those who cannot escape can only stay as sacrifices.
Uncle He San had already guessed what Ye Lu was thinking, and he was right. If it wasn't for this purpose, Lu Wazi would never have spoken in front of so many elders.
"Wait, Third Uncle, if it's just these few kids, are we going to move villages to escape the famine?" Helan's eyes were sharp, and she stood in the center like a solid rock. This was because her talent was extremely special and her cultivation was also very high, so she would naturally interfere with the perception of those around her.
It’s not that Helan doesn’t trust Ye Lu. This is her instinct as the captain of the guard. The guard team was born to protect the village. Helan instinctively began to be alert to anything dangerous and suspicious.
Helan looked at the playful man and the ghost scholar with a scrutinizing gaze. There was no hostility in her. She was simply examining the truthfulness of their words. Ye Lu could see that so she did not feel offended.
Ye Lu estimated the reaction of the playboys. Fortunately, there should be some time left. He pondered for a while and said, "Three days, Aunt Lan, I bet with you that in three days, the weather will only get drier and drier. By then, there will be no water in the wells and the fields will be dry and cracked!"
Ye Lu believed in the instinct of people who play with fate.
Helan was silent for a while and finally did not speak. In fact, she also believed it a little. When she killed the land snake, the strength of the land snake was beyond her imagination, otherwise she would not have made such a big fuss. It was better to say that Ye Lu's words were exactly what she wanted.
"That's good." Helan said.
This conversation in the ancestral hall depressed the atmosphere of the entire village. Everyone had a very heavy expression when they left. Ye Lu also noticed that the village elders had a very high status in the village, and the villagers respected them all the way.
Apart from this, the villagers are more concerned about the sky.
The sky is dark and scorching, and the sun is half-obscured by layers of clouds. However, these clouds seem to be layers of mud sticking to the sun, amplifying the invisible feeling of drought.
The village has been very quiet these past few days. Everyone tried to dress coolly, but sweat was still dripping down their face. Before it even hit the ground, it had already vaporized.
There is less water in the wells.
Three days passed in a flash.
There is no sign of the drought going away. On the contrary, the water in the wells is not enough to support daily food and clothing.
At noon that day, the villagers gathered again in the village ancestral hall. This time, everyone discussed escaping the famine and where they should escape to.
This time, Ye Lu still brought his two brothers into the ancestral hall. In fact, Ye Lu arrived early this time. Afterwards, he saw the villagers walking into the ancestral hall one by one with anxious or worried expressions on their faces.
Everyone arrived quickly.
Uncle He San looked around to see that everyone was there. He tapped the cane in his hand and said, "Let's talk. Where are we going to escape to? We really can't stay in this village anymore."
Uncle He San's tone was very calm.
Helan's expression was very serious, and he said, "There are more and more drought snakes gathering outside the village, we must leave as soon as possible."
The village chief Qian Bacun always said what he said to people and what he said to ghosts. He was the one who mediated many things in the village. When the atmosphere in the ancestral hall became depressing, he immediately coughed, smiled and said, "There are many places we can go."
"Brother He Qi, tell us the place we discussed before, and let's think about it together, where should we go."
He Qi, who has always been distant, has a good relationship with Qian Bacun. He Qi is also the deputy captain of the guard team and is also under Helan. He is considered to be the mediator between Helan and Qian Bacun. He Qi nodded and took out a piece of blue coarse cloth with three dots drawn on it with carbon ash.
"There are three places in total. Qian Bacun and I asked Master Shi and Master He. If the drought in the village is really caused by a weird monster, and it can control drought snakes from such a long distance, then the weird monster must be at least at the blood grudge level. No one can live within a radius of thousands of miles around the village."
"The places that are suitable for our village at the moment are the south. There are the Hundred Thousand Mountains there, with lots of rain, strange beasts and strange plants. If our village is lucky, we may find another strange plant in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and then our life will not be bad even if we flee there."
"The disadvantage is that it's too far away, and there's too much rain, so the yield of green millet is likely to be reduced. In addition, we are not familiar with the strange beasts and plants in the mountains over there, so there is a high possibility of heavy casualties."
"To the north is the King's Court of Beasts. The advantage is that it is the closest to us and it is the fastest way to escape famine. Once we reach the King's Court of Beasts, the priests of many tribes will see the blood-grudge-level natural disaster and will definitely not let it out. Otherwise, the grassland will wither and the strange beasts they raise will also suffer heavy losses. The disadvantage is that green millet may not be able to be planted in the north, and even if it is planted, we may not be able to protect it. As for the strange beasts, there are so many villages that want to raise them, but now there are only a few villages that can raise them." When saying the last sentence, He Qi's expression was a little self-deprecating.
"As for the other one, it is the barren rocky mountains in the west!"
"It's desolate there, with few people, little good land, and cold weather. But our green millet is not afraid of cold or drought, and does not require high soil fertility. Besides, we all know that the barren rocky mountains lack everything. The only thing that is not lacking is the weirdness of cannibalism." At the end, He Qi even laughed a few more times.
Ye Lu had also been listening quietly. He almost figured out He Qi's direction. He should be heading towards the barren rocky mountains. However, the fields there were indeed very barren. The He villagers were originally people who fled from famine, so it was unlikely for them to go to a wasteland.
However, the cultivation of strange plants does require strange flesh and blood, and Ye Lu looked thoughtful.
This world was indeed different from what he had imagined. Just from a few short sentences she could tell the importance of the strange plants and beasts to the village.
Uncle He San had been resting with his eyes closed. After He Qi finished speaking, he slowly opened his eyes and said, "Okay, let's talk about it. Where are we going?"
It was silent.
"Bacun, you are the village chief, you speak first." Uncle He San first turned his gaze to Qian Bacun who was standing aside.
Qian Bacun scratched his head and said, "Do you really want me to tell you? Then we should go to the Shiwan Mountains. Apart from anything else, there are many strange plants in the Shiwan Mountains. If someone in our village finds a strange plant, it can also have a good talent effect, such as awakening talent, then we will make a fortune."
Before Qian Bacun finished speaking, someone immediately started to refute him: "There are so many tribes in the Shiwan Mountains. Only those who are good at poison are the people of the Shiwan Mountains. How can we, a group of outsiders, really enter the mountains? Not to mention finding strange plants."
"There are also miasma, poisonous insects, and poisonous insects in the Hundred Thousand Mountains, not to mention the weirdness that is everywhere. We may not survive."
"We can't go to the King's Court of Beasts either. Aren't those barbarians exchanging the strange food with the caravan every year? If we really bring green millet with us, how can we get this strange plant?" The next second, a man in the crowd spoke up without hesitation to deny the other option. They would rather go to a more dangerous place than give up the strange plant in their hands.
Everyone knows how terrible it is for a village to lose the strange plant.
That means they have completely become an ordinary village. Without strange food, they have no capital to invite magicians, and no qualifications to awaken the talents of the children in the village. They can only be blood food in the mouth of the strange.
Not only the villagers, but also the village elders frowned. Everyone was very confused about the future, and the disputes became more intense. The village elders were no exception. The only exception might be Ye Lu and the other two who had remained silent.
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