Su Nanxi and Mo Qinghe exchanged a glance, and saw the answer in each other's eyes.
Xiao Wu, Xiao Han, and Fu Mingchuan, all martial artists with exceptional hearing, carefully discerned what it was, even in the darkness.
However, the group was puzzled. They had searched the village several times but hadn't found any people or poultry.
There was no smoke rising from the chimneys, so logically, no one should be living there.
However, on second thought, it's not impossible.
The absence of noise and smoke does not necessarily mean that no one is home. Perhaps people have run out of food and cannot cook. It is not impossible!
None of them could figure out the reason.
Yes, the sound was made by a person, and judging from the voice, it should be a child.
If it really is a child, then it's either been abandoned or it has family members here.
Regardless of the reason, it all points to one thing: the child had run out of food and was starving, so he ran out in the middle of the night to look for food.
I smelled such a wonderful fragrance outside, so I followed the scent.
They probably knew they were there, but the people there didn't know the situation, so they didn't dare to come out. They could only wait until midnight, thinking everyone was asleep, before sneaking over.
Su Nanxi and the others guessed what was going on, but the other dozen or so villagers on night watch didn't know, so they were very scared, worried that some wild beast had come!
They all gripped their machetes tightly, ready at any moment.
Fearing that the sleeping villagers might be attacked, he mustered his courage and patrolled the area despite his fear.
In the dead of night, even the slightest sound can be amplified many times over, becoming clear and loud.
You could hear a pin drop clearly!
But in the dark, you can't see clearly, and people's fear of the unknown is instinctive. Plus, people have big imaginations and love to fill in all sorts of crazy things, so it feels terrifying!
There's really nothing to be afraid of; sometimes, people are the most terrifying thing.
Su Nanxi took out a flashlight from the cloth bag and shone it in the direction of the sound. A figure immediately appeared in everyone's sight.
Su Nanxi and the others remained calm, having already guessed it, and felt nothing to be afraid of. The dozen or so villagers noticed the beam of light and instinctively turned to look, and unfortunately, they just happened to see it.
Oh my god!
That scared the cow to death!
I thought it was a wild animal, but it turned out to be... well, I don't know what it is!
Their hearts were pounding in their throats. The villagers were too scared to move, and cold sweat was pouring down their backs!
What was that again? It was terrifying!
It appeared out of nowhere, without any warning!
The figure was probably caught off guard and stunned, too afraid to move, staring blankly at the fire.
Su Nanxi took a look and it was indeed a child. He didn't look very old, and she didn't know if he was as old as Mo Jiaxing. He was too thin and his clothes were very worn out, so it was hard to tell.
For a moment, everything seemed to be at a standstill. Except for Su Nanxi and her group, who seemed to be unaffected, everyone else seemed frozen in place.
Finally, Su Nanxi broke the silence first, speaking to the figure, "What brings you here so late at night?"
He waved his flashlight, indicating that he was the one being asked.
The villagers gasped in shock. Good heavens, that mute woman is so brave!
I'm not afraid of anything!
You don't even know what it is, yet you dare to speak so casually!
Aren't you afraid it might be some kind of monster?
On second thought, I realized that I was not even as good as that woman!
Look how scared they are, they're trembling all over!
That's so pathetic!
Look at that mute woman, she seems to be chatting casually with the villagers, so calm and peaceful!
I really didn't know that!
I felt extremely ashamed!
He even said he was a man who kept watch at night, that he wasn't afraid, but alas!
It would be so embarrassing to tell anyone!
Actually, you can't blame the villagers. Su Nanxi suddenly turned on the flashlight without telling them, and besides, the villagers had never seen such a thing before!
It was so sudden, so novel, and so frightening!
Suddenly a white light flashed, and a figure appeared immediately. Anyone would be scared!
But hearing Su Nanxi's calm demeanor, they felt less afraid. They had to save face for themselves; they couldn't afford to be scared!
Whether it was contagious or not, the villagers gradually calmed down and stopped trembling.
After regaining my senses and analyzing the situation, I concluded that it must have been a person.
If it's a human being, it's easy to handle; there's nothing to handle here!
They must be villagers who were left behind.
Seeing that the child remained silent, Su Nanxi asked again, "You came here by yourself. Where are your family members? Aren't you afraid we're bad people and will arrest you?"
The child seemed very nervous and scared, his eyes filled with fear, but he didn't say a word.
Seeing that there was no response, Su Nanxi wanted to ask again, but the child turned around and ran away!
Well!
Never mind, she was being presumptuous.
They ran away, so be it.
She didn't care.
Just when Su Nanxi thought the child wouldn't come back, the child ran back again.
Su Nanxi paused for a moment, then tsk, "So you dare to come back? You've got some guts!"
Mo Qinghe asked softly, "Wife, don't you think it's a bit strange that this child suddenly appeared?"
Su Nanxi took a sip of water and joked, "What could be so strange? At most, it's just a little monster from Journey to the West!"
Mo Qinghe didn't know Journey to the West and didn't quite understand Su Nanxi's words, but he thought it was just a joke.
Seeing that his wife wasn't afraid at all, Mo Qinghe was a little worried.
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