55 Chapter 55
◎Take your things back to the village◎
Chapter 55
"Okay, wait a minute, I'll be right there."
Hearing Tang Rufeng's call, Shitou turned around and rubbed Ali's hairy head.
"Ah Li, do you want to go back with us now?"
He asked Ahri.
Normally, Ali doesn't follow them around much. Although Ali is a cat raised by the Wu family, in essence, it grew up on its own.
Many times, Ahri's wildness is easily seen.
If it had not been born in the Wu family, it might not even pay attention to any human being it did not know, let alone be so close to others.
Before the world changed, it could beat up the cats and dogs in the village, let alone now.
Ahri's combat power is increasing exponentially. It can even listen to Stone because it regards Stone as its junior.
"Go back. It happens that I haven't seen your father for a long time."
When Ali heard Shitou's question, he tilted his head and rubbed against Shitou.
I haven't been home for such a long time, I have to go back to see if my owner is okay. What if he is not here and I starve myself?
This poop scooper was passed down to it by its mother, and it can't be killed just because Ali doesn't pay attention.
Thinking of this, Ali followed Shitou without any hesitation.
It’s true that Shitou is the little master, but in Ali’s heart, he is more of a playmate.
So even though Ahri had been out for so long, when she suddenly saw Shitou in such a dangerous place, she would come up to help, but she would not worry about his safety.
But Stone Dad is different. He doesn't have Stone's abilities. If he wants to eat something in the water, the cat has to help him. He is simply a useless poop scooper. If it weren't passed down from Cat Mom, Ali would be afraid that this poop scooper would be killed by him.
Thinking of this, Ali turned and walked towards the mountain.
It was pitch black, and even with the lighting equipment turned on by Tang Rufeng and others, it was still dim.
It would definitely be very uncomfortable for a normal person to walk on this mountain path, after all, they can't even see the road clearly.
But Ali doesn't have to worry about this. The cat's eyesight is not affected at all in such light at night. He walks in front and leads the way without being bothered at all by the grass leaves that appear inexplicably under his feet.
Of course, if those grass leaves try to trip the cat, the cat will have enough strength to separate the leaves from the cat's trunk.
On the contrary, the group of people following behind Ali were staggering, tripping over the grass on the road from time to time, and they were walking unsteadily.
"Ah Li wants to follow us back. What about these animals following behind? Should they follow us back too?"
Tang Rufeng walked in the middle of the team, looking at the stone in front who was walking behind Ali. Because the road was stepped on by Ali, he took a break temporarily and was not troubled at all. He asked.
"Um... that should be it, right?"
When Shitou heard Brother Rufeng's question, he tilted his head and thought for a while. It seemed that Ahri had never told him what to do with these little brothers of his later. He was really not sure.
"Ask."
Seeing Shitou's look, Tang Rufeng gave him a reminder.
"OK!"
After being reminded, Shitou didn't delay and went straight to Ali, lay on Ali, and asked Ali by pulling her ear.
Looking at him like this, Tang Rufeng was hesitant to speak, fearing that Ali didn't want to let the stone lie on him and would throw him off.
Fortunately, the result was good. Even after noticing the stone's movement, Ahri did not make any move to throw the stone away.
Instead, when the stone was crawling towards it, it slowed down its pace to make it easier for the stone to lie on its back.
A man and a cat walked in front and whispered to each other. In the end, no one knew what Ali said. Shitou turned around with some regret and looked in the direction of Tang Rufeng behind him.
"No, Ali said some of these animals are Xiao Hei's mother's younger brothers, and they will go up the mountain later."
As Shitou spoke, his eyes turned to the end of the team.
Following behind them were Ali and the animals brought back from the mountain.
Perhaps due to the orders from Ahri and Guoshanfeng, they followed the group without any intention of attacking and were very obedient.
"Then did you find out where these animals came from?"
Tang Rufeng asked casually.
He had been curious about this question before, but he had no time to ask. Now he was walking up the mountain, and there was nothing to do on the way. He just had to pay attention to his feet and listen to what he was curious about.
Hearing Tang Rufeng's words, Captain Qing, who had been following him, reached out and supported him with his ghost energy.
His intention was very obvious. Knowing that Tang Rufeng was not paying attention while walking, he had no intention of trying to persuade him. Instead, he used his ghost energy to lead Tang Rufeng to guide him so that he would not be tripped by the road under his feet.
Tsk, he really deserves to be the captain of the Tang Rufeng family. He treats the youngest member of the team so considerately.
"I asked, and Ali said it was found from a very far place."
Hearing Tang Rufeng's question, Shitou whispered something in Ali's ear, followed by Ali's meowing, one after another, as if he was talking to Shitou, and the conversation was very smooth.
"How would I know where it is? It's definitely very far away. After we came down the mountain, the snake from the mountain peak and I searched everywhere around here, but we couldn't find any useful minions. We can only look further afield."
Ali walked in front carrying the stone on his back, feeling the stone pulling at his ears and talking into them from time to time, making his ears itchy. He could only answer by shaking his cat ears.
Finally it was done. Now Shi Tou replied to Tang Rufeng and others.
It’s true that the cat doesn’t know where these little brothers got them from, but if the cat goes down the mountain again and looks in the direction it went this time, it should be able to find the way back.
Simply put, Ahri can find the place, but because Ahri is a cat, she cannot understand human language, let alone read human words.
An illiterate cat doesn't understand anything. It only knows how to remember where it has been in its own way.
Once you forget, you really forget.
After hearing Shi Tou's answer, Tang Rufeng turned around and looked at the animals following behind him. After confirming that these animals were animals that could not be gathered in an ordinary small zoo, he turned his attention to those slightly larger or medium-sized zoos.
Since these animals normally cannot appear in normal life, it is impossible for Ali and Guo Shanfeng to run all the way to those wild natural areas to find their little brother.
Not to mention the distance, just the wild animals in the wild ecological area are obviously much more powerful than the animals following them now.
It is impossible for Ali, a cat that mutated after the great changes in the world, to catch up with others' practical experience in wild survival over the past few years or even more than ten years in a short period of time.
It is impossible that in such a short time, Ahri defeated the other person and brought him all the way from his own territory to become his little brother.
"They should be animals from the zoos in the surrounding cities."
After some thought, Tang Rufeng could only come to this conclusion.
"I just don't know if Ali taking all these animals away from the zoo will have any impact on the zoo or the city's defense."
Thinking about this, Tang Rufeng felt a little worried. After all, bringing these dangerous-looking animals out of the heavily blocked zoo without anyone's consent would definitely cause panic.
"It should be fine. Their panic will only last for a while. After all, these animals have been brought back by Ahri. They can panic as much as they want. In the end, nothing serious will happen in the city, right?"
Captain Qing, who was walking beside Tang Rufeng, heard his worried murmurs and whispered a word of comfort.
Tang Tang, who was walking behind them, was speechless when he heard this.
Isn’t this panic and worry a form of mental harm?
But this doesn't seem to have much to do with her. As long as she behaves herself and doesn't provoke the animals behind her, there will be no problem, right?
Thinking of this, Tang Tang turned around and glanced at the big tiger walking in the front behind them, and felt a little uneasy.
"Does Ahri really like these followers? Why is this big tiger also Ahri's follower?"
When Tang Tang asked this question, she felt with her keen sense that the big tiger had set its sights on her, and the hairs on its back stood on end.
Hearing Sister Tangtang's question, Shitou looked at the big tiger curiously, then turned to Ali's ear and started asking.
"What else could it be? This one is the most majestic. It's so cowardly! Just raise your paw and it'll lie down on its own!"
Hearing Shitou's question, Ali walked proudly, and his head shook a little when he answered Shitou.
It vividly shows a smug look of shaking head.
If the cat was still as delicate and petite as before, it would be extremely cute now.
But now, of course, the enlarged version of Ahri doing this is also very cute...
Being stared at by the big tiger behind him, Tang Tang didn't dare to even think of some bad thoughts.
I can only choose to follow the ideas of the majority.
"We're almost there. I see lights on at the entrance to the village."
Because everyone in the village knew what they were doing, many people had been waiting at the village entrance since they came down the mountain.
Seeing that it was getting dark and the children had not returned yet, the village chief had people light up the lights at the entrance of the village, which had rarely been turned on all year round.
The lamp at the entrance of the village is always the brightest one. It is hung there like a little sun. Just hanging it there makes the entire entrance of the village bright.
Even the Sophora japonica trees, whose outlines can only be seen vaguely at night, can be seen clearly. The leaves emit a green light under the light. The whole tree is glowing under the light, which is very beautiful.
"Godmother looks so beautiful like this!"
A villager was feeling a little bored, but he knew that with his godmother around, there wouldn't be any big problems, so he started to wander around bored. Later, he found that when he stood under a locust tree and used it to block the light to look at the bright lamp, he found that his godmother looked quite beautiful under the light, and he couldn't help but share it with the people next to him.
"It's really beautiful, but it's a pity that this light consumes too much electricity. Normally, the village chief doesn't allow it to be turned on. If this light is always on, won't we all look in the direction of our godmother when we can't sleep at night?"
After hearing what he said, someone nearby looked in the direction he was looking and found that it was just as he said, it looked beautiful.
Ying Huai just listened to what the two of them said, speechless.
Not only does turning on the light waste electricity, but Ying Huai feels he can't stand it either, it's so dizzying.
It's too bright.
For plants, the best way of life is to have daytime remain daytime and night remain dim.
If it is bright during the day and dim at night, how can he sleep?
Don’t think that plants don’t need to sleep. Apart from practicing and dealing with the kids in the village, Ying Huai spends the rest of his time sleeping.
Fortunately, when the two were about to present their ideas to the village chief, a series of sporadic noises came from the direction of the mountain path.
Because of what the two people just said, Ying Huai deliberately didn't remind them with malicious intentions, and just watched the big cat Ali appear in front of a group of people at the village entrance in such a dim environment in the middle of the night.
"Ah!!!! Tiger!"
It’s no wonder that young people have good eyesight. The older people have poor eyesight during the day and even worse vision at night.
While the younger generation has seen the outline, the older generation still has a blur in their eyes.
"What? A tiger came to our village? When did it happen?"
The village chief turned around, took out the glasses case from his pocket, put on his reading glasses reluctantly, and then turned to look in the direction people were pointing.
He didn't wear glasses before because he was getting older and hadn't worn glasses for decades. He was not used to wearing them at the last minute. Unless it was an emergency and he couldn't see clearly, he didn't want to wear glasses.
Before the people in the village exclaimed, he was still thinking that there was such a bright light hanging at the entrance of the village, and he could see it clearly no matter what, so he closed his eyes.
I didn't expect that he would come to me in such a miserable state.
After putting on the glasses, he took another look in the direction of the mountain.
This short period of time was enough for the huge monster on the path at the entrance of the village to move a little further towards them.
The village chief looked at the big cat pointed at by the villagers and felt that it looked familiar. He reached out to adjust the frame of his glasses and looked again to make sure that he was not mistaken. Only then did he let go of the worry that had been hanging in his heart.
"It's okay. This is Ali, my pet Ali. Our little Stone Boy is still lying on Ali's back."
Seeing that the people at the village entrance were still a little panicked, the village chief could only speak to comfort them.
After hearing the village chief's voice and following the direction he pointed, the villagers finally relaxed a little after seeing the stone lying on the big cat's back.
In the middle of the night, I suddenly saw such a big cat. Before I could even see it clearly, my mind had already subjectively replaced it with my own thoughts. How could I not panic?
Anyway, the villagers were frightened by me and only then did they calm down a little.
When Ali was carrying his little master near the entrance of Daxi Village, he had already noticed a group of people standing at the entrance. However, he had not taken it seriously before. There were always so many people in the village. It was just that those who were usually scattered around the village were now gathered at the entrance.
But I didn't expect that as soon as I got closer, I saw the panic-stricken looks of the villagers.
Ali was puzzled. After vaguely hearing the words "tiger", he felt that it had nothing to do with him. He was probably afraid of the younger brothers following behind them.
After all, the villagers have never seen them before, so they should be afraid of them.
Thinking of this, Ahri directly called for the stone to come down. After putting down the stone, it turned around and headed towards the end of the team.
He walked to the back and pawed the big tiger following behind him.
"You scared my two-legged beast!"
Ali attacked with her claws without hesitation, which made Ying Huai, who had heard the whole process, feel sorry for the tiger.
If Ali hadn't made this move, in the dim light, the people in the village might not have noticed the animals following Tang Rufeng and the others, but now, they were exposed nakedly!
Hearing the high-decibel noise again, Ying Huai felt sorry for the villagers' throats.
"Village Chief, it's okay. These were brought back by Ali. He has no intention of harming us for now."
When Tang Rufeng heard the noise at the village entrance, he wanted to speak, but the distance was a bit far and he didn't want to shout at the top of his voice, so he could only wait until he got closer to explain to the village chief and others.
But when he got closer, Tang Rufeng found that he had to speak louder, otherwise the village chief would not be able to hear clearly because he was distracted by these people.
The village chief had seen big scenes before, and looking at Tang Rufeng's appearance, the emotions aroused by the people around him had calmed down. He turned around and glared at the few people who were shouting the loudest to stop them.
He had been managing Daxi Village for a long time and had some experience in managing these people. When he glared at them, the cowardly people behind him covered their mouths with their hands and shut up.
Hearing Tang Rufeng's words again, they were all speechless.
Although Ali grew up in the village, after the world changed, Ali did not intend to harm the people in the village. However, the animals brought back by Ali had little contact with the villagers, so they may not be as obedient as Ali!
It's normal for them to be a little worried.
"Godmother? This..."
When the group of people who went out in the afternoon and the animals all stood under the lights at the village entrance, the village chief turned around hesitantly and looked in the direction of Ying Huai.
Since they couldn't tell whether these animals had truly followed Ali back, and whether they would have the intention to attack the villagers after being brought back to Daxi Village, he would just ask his godmother.
You should know more about these godmothers. It is always good to listen to their opinions.
After hearing what the village chief said, Ying Huai understood what he meant.
[As long as you don't actively harm them, the minions Ahri brought back won't harm you either.]
Ying Huai's answer was quite standard and without any bias. After all, the animals that could be brought back by Ali had all been selected by it first.
Ahri will not bring along those who are disobedient.
Although Ahri has been conscious for a short time, Ying Huai still trusts its judgment.
Compared to the complicated thoughts of humans, the thoughts of small animals like Ali are simpler and more direct.
If he can listen, he will listen. If he can't listen, Ahri won't pay attention to him. There will be no more possibilities.
They will not hide their thoughts and flatter others for certain purposes like humans do.
"I understand, I understand, I get it."
Sensing Ying Huai's meaning, the village chief also understood what his godmother meant.
These animals are all good. As long as they can live in peace, perhaps these animals will even protect the people in their village because of Ali.
After all, they all knew what happened in the past two days, including the mutant ants that appeared outside the village. Looking at the wound on the young man's leg, they could tell how dangerous it was.
If these mutant animals appeared in Daxi Village and roamed around, perhaps they would not have to worry about the mutant animals' active attacks.
Of course, the fact that they specifically go out to look for those brainless mutant animals in order to enhance their own strength is another matter.
Thinking of this, the village chief's eyes softened as he looked at the animals following Tang Rufeng and his group.
"Shitou, ask, are all these animals supposed to stay in our village?"
The village chief asked hesitantly.
These animals seem to eat a lot. Do their villagers need to provide them with food?
"Grandpa, no, only some of these animals are Ali's brothers. The rest are Xiao Hei's mother's brothers. They will go to the mountains later."
Shi Tou explained again.
When the villagers standing nearby heard Shitou's words, their eyes lit up.
In their opinion, since some of them are going up the mountain, and those few don’t look like they can be the minions of other animals, will they follow them up the mountain?
For example, that tiger that looks very big!
But before the villagers could ask, Guo Shanfeng had become a little impatient and turned around and swam up the mountain.
Soon, the animals that had followed across the mountain to this side followed consciously.
The villagers were very happy to see that there were fewer and fewer wild animals at the village entrance. However, when most of the animals that were going up the mountain had left and the big tiger had not made any moves, the villagers' expressions became a little stiff.
“Are these things not leaving?”
The village chief asked softly.
"Well, they all want to live with Ali in our village."
Shitou nodded and rubbed the big head of Ali in front of him.
"Village Chief, it's already very late. Let's go back. We are all a little tired today."
Seeing that the village chief was about to continue attacking the animals that came back with Ali, Tang Rufeng spoke out to stop him.
They were already very tired after going down the mountain to deal with those mutant ants. Now they came back and wanted to hand those things over to the village chief and go back to rest.
"Oh, okay, my attention has been diverted. You really should go back and rest as soon as possible!"
The village chief then turned his attention back and saw the fatigue that was not concealed on the faces of Tang Rufeng and others, and nodded quickly.
"Village Chief, this is the mutant ants' nest, and these are their eggs. We can't be sure whether the mutant ants in these eggs are still alive. These dozen or so are definitely still alive. Ask Godmother to see if they can be kept alive. If not, we'll kill them all."
As Tang Rufeng spoke, he put the thing in his hand into the village chief's hand, and then signaled the uncles who were carrying the large ant nest to put the ant nest on the ground to make it easier for the village chief and others to observe.
Seeing Tang Rufeng and others putting down their things and preparing to leave, Ying Huai glanced at the ant eggs he had put down.
[These eggs are cooked, right? They're brainless! They're even chewing me. Take them all away!]
Ying Huai's words were not only in the mind of the village chief, but also in the mind of Tang Rufeng who turned around and was about to leave.
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