I descend into the world of heaven

Chen Si transformed into the chubby girl Qiniang and sat on the cart, letting the man Agui pull her.

Not long after, a village appeared ahead. As Agui pulled the cart into the village, Chen Chu could see clearly the actual appearance of the village. The village should have been quite prosperous originally, with many houses, but now after a long period of time, Many houses have been tilted, abandoned, and even grass has grown inside...

These houses don't even have doors, and even if they do, they are only blocked by a large wooden board with several rotted holes, and the corners are filled with garbage and debris.

The ground is ordinary dirt.

The wheel covered with a layer of dry leather rolled over the cart, leaving two long ruts. There were no adults in the village, only a few very old men and women sitting at the door in a daze, and there were people in the distance. A few skinny kids with bare buttocks chased back and forth.

Agui's appearance was nothing at first. When an old man saw Chen Chu sitting on the cart, he suddenly became frightened and shouted: "Agui, damn Agui, why did you bring Qiniang back! Where are the others? , didn’t we go to Huangfeng Mountain together to transport the sacrifices?”

Agui wanted to answer but was afraid of offending the fake Qiniang behind her, so she simply said nothing.

Chen Chu jumped down from the cart, used Qiniang's appearance to get information, and said: "The tiger was killed by someone, and I came back as a sacrifice..."

The old man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then waved: "Qiniang, come here and let me take a look."

Chen Chu walked up to the old man and said obediently, "I'm coming."

The old man stretched out his withered hand and gently stroked Chen Chu's head. His right hand was feeling something in his pocket, and suddenly it pierced his neck. His face turned ferocious and he said, "No matter who you are, if you destroy the sacrifice, you will die!"

Chen Chu's expression didn't change, he let the iron stick-like thing spin around his neck, and said with a smile: "How did the old man see through me?"

The bones all over his body made a crackling sound, and his tone returned. He pressed his hands on the old man's shoulders.

When the old man saw this strange transformation technique, his whole body trembled crazily, and his voice was full of fear and he said: "It's the Taoist Master, the Taoist Master is on top, the little old man is willing to die for offending, just to spare the rest of the people in the village." , they have nothing to do with this matter.”

Chen Chu's eyes flickered as he scanned these people. When he glanced at the child, he couldn't help but froze for a moment, and the smile on his face slowly faded: "You haven't said how to see through me yet."

The old man said hurriedly: "Because Qiniang has a mental problem, she has never been so obedient to my words."

Chen Chu: "That's it?"

The old man said: "Yes."

Chen Chu sat down next to the old man and said calmly: "I'm going to ask a few questions, and you need to answer me honestly."

The old man nodded repeatedly and said, "Please feel free to ask, I will definitely tell you what I know!"

Chen Chu hummed and said, "I am a wanderer from out of town. I accidentally entered Huangfeng Mountain and was attacked by a tiger. I had no choice but to kill it. As soon as I came down from the mountain, I was attacked by your villagers again, so I had to protect myself."

I know a little bit about the art of looking at Qi. You people in Huangfeng Village, whether it is the man who just delivered the sacrifices, or you old men and children in the village, it seems that everyone is entangled with the aura of blood, which is the so-called murder! I'm curious, why do children kill people? Also, you seem to be frightened of people who know magic. Why is that? "

The old man listened to Chen Chu's question.

His head was buzzing, as if he had met a very strange person. After carefully looking up and down, he said: "It seems that Mr. Dao is indeed an outsider, and he came from a very far away place. No wonder he doesn't know what's going on here." . Let me answer Dao Ye’s questions slowly one by one. Let’s talk about tigers first.

Here in our area, if ordinary people want to survive, in addition to being able to hunt and farm, they also need someone to protect them! Wealthier villages and even county towns will rely on the protection of those Taoists. As long as they pay tribute regularly, they can live more comfortably. In a small village like ours living in the wild mountains, no Taoist master will come to protect us. In order to prevent other villages from coming to plunder, we can only worship the mountain spirits and wild monsters as the village's protection...

Those who live near rivers seek refuge from water monsters in the water, and those who live near mountains seek refuge from mountain spirits.

Our Huangfeng Village is near Huangfeng Mountain. Naturally, we are looking for the protection of the tiger master who has been on the mountain for many years. The conditions are not too harsh. We only need to carefully cultivate a boy and a girl as sacrifices. The boy will be sent up the mountain at half-year intervals. After half a year, Then send the girl up the mountain, so that she can be protected by the tiger master, and we can hunt and plant in peace and live a stable life..."

Chen Chu asked: "There are more people in other villages than you, and their weapons are better than yours?"

The old man shook his head and said: "They have shelter in the mountains, they seem to be a group of wolves..."

Chen Chu was astonished. People in this world are really tough. They ask for protection from tigers and wolves. He asked: "You are asking for shelter like this. Aren't there any wild monsters who have changed their minds? For example, they dislike your sacrifices." This is not good, that is not good, taking the opportunity to ask for more, or even directly attacking?"

The old man looked a little pale and said, "Yes, the village next door was eaten by wolves in the past few months. No adults or children in the whole village escaped. The bones are scattered everywhere."

Chen Chu nodded and asked the last question: "You haven't told me yet why you are so afraid of Taoists and why your children have human lives on their hands."

The old man only felt that his lips were dry, and he said bravely: "Because...because some Taoists do not accept protection, they wander around, and some live alone in the mountains practicing magic and refining elixirs. If there is any missing medicine, they will go down the mountain to grab it. This is the case in a village like ours." Their goal. Compared to the pursuit of purity by the mountain elves and wild monsters, we are more afraid of the arrival of the Taoist.

In order for the village to survive, we set up ambushes on the road, capture passers-by, and keep the more honest ones to use as medicine. We don’t have to worry much about what we eat. As long as we are hungry for two or three days, let alone leaves, grass and roots. , even if it is what we pull out, they have to swallow it, otherwise they will wait to die.

Qiniang is the girl we arrested last year. She has some brain problems. She will believe the little things she says, so we took her out of the "Yaoyin Cage" and used her as a sacrifice to the tiger. She was locked in the house. Bask in the sun, provide food and drink, just like raising pigs, and slowly become white and fat, which fully meets the tiger's requirements... As for why the children are stained with blood, everyone in our village must If you put in the effort, the children will naturally do the same. "

Chen Chu understood.

He raised his eyes and slowly looked around. What a simple village. Who would have thought that a group of devils lived here.

This situation and scene cannot help but coincide with the Hejiacun in the original world of "Qi Men Dun Jia".