Chapter 34: Dark Shadows

Jiang Li groaned slightly and said, "Actually, the little girl still has something to ask for, I hope you can help." ”

Guangbai was slightly surprised, and said: "I don't know what the village chief entrusts, but it doesn't hurt to ask for it." ”

A faint voice floated from behind the black veil, mixed with a little helplessness, "The zombie attack on the village has become more and more intense, and in the past half a month, there have been three large-scale attacks. I was already a little powerless in my humble Taoism, and I even caused several villagers to be injured last time. That's why you're here in Weng Cao Village, and I'd like to ask you to help me. ”

Guangbai glanced at Yun E, Yun E nodded, and then said to Jiang Li: "This is nature, as righteous path disciples, we will definitely not die without help." Where we are needed, the village chief can just ask. ”

Jiang Li bowed slightly, bowed, and said, "Thank you." The black gauze trembled slightly, revealing a complicated look in the bright eyes behind the black veil.

Luo Banxia took a sip of fine tea, his mouth was slightly sweet, his lips and teeth were fragrant, and he couldn't help but praise: "This tea is really good tea." Jiang Li got up and helped everyone fill the teacups, and said: "This is our special fog tea in Wengcao Village, with a delicate taste." Weng Cao Village is rich in all kinds of herbs, so you can take some back with you if you like. The black yarn moved slightly, and her expression could not be seen.

Guangbai was also tasting this fog tea, and only said after a while: "By the way, I still have something I don't know and want to ask the village chief." Why did the people of the village seem to be so hostile to us along the way? ”

Jiang Li's action paused, put down the teapot, and said slowly: "This is all some old things, in the past, we had some festivals with some cultivators in Wengcao Village, which affected you, please forgive me." ”

Guangbai's eyes flashed, and Luo Banxia also lowered his head and thought about it, it seems that this will not be easy to leave the origin of the village chief. It's just that people don't say it and it's not good to ask each other excessively, and at the moment Guangbai gave up his hand and said: "It's okay, we are also slightly sorry for bothering here, and I believe that the villagers' attitude towards us will change in the future." ”

Jiang Li replied: "This is certain, and I will also restrain the villagers and will not cause trouble to you." ”

Everyone chatted a few words, during which Guangbai asked Jiangli about some zombies, and had a general understanding of the scale and action route of the zombies, and after a simple lunch in the courtyard of Jiangli, Jiangli commanded to the mountain: "You take all the masters to rest." After that, he turned to the crowd and said, "Everyone, I have arranged a place to live, please stay here for a few days, and I will also assist you in investigating the zombies during this time." ”

Guangbai clenched his fists, did not refuse, and said: "Then there is Village Chief Lao." ”

Dashan pointed out of the courtyard and said, "Please come with me." He took the lead and walked outside, and everyone followed.

Weng Cao Village is not large, built on the mountain, after walking for a while, you will come to a corner of the mountainside. There are more than a dozen simple grass huts here, and the bluestone is a little yellow because of the age, but it looks clean. Dashan said slightly apologetically: "There is no decent hospitality in the remote village, so I worked hard for the immortals to stay here for a while." ”

Zi Yuan smiled happily: "It's okay, it's the same wherever you live." Everyone nodded their heads. Although everyone is a disciple of a famous family, they don't pay much attention to their residence when they go out.

After dividing their respective rooms, everyone returned to the room in turn to rest and settle everyone, Dashan waved his hand and wanted to leave, but Luo Banxia stopped him when no one was there and said, "Brother Dashan, please wait." ”

Dashan was stunned for a moment, smiled innocently, and said, "What's the matter, Brother Banxia." ”

Luo Banxia pondered for a moment and said, "I have a few questions I want to ask you, I don't know if it's inconvenient." ”

Dashan smiled: "Brother Banxia, please speak, I must know everything." You saved my life, let alone ask a few questions, even a hundred are fine. ”

Luo Banxia patted him on the shoulder, "You don't have to take it to heart to save you, it's just a matter of raising your hands." After a pause, he said, "What I want to ask is do you know what is going on with the village chief and the cultivators, and why do the villagers hate the cultivators so much." ”

He had been entangled in this question for a long time, and he didn't want to say more about it before, so he inquired about it in the mountains.

Dashan hesitated for a while, he was naturally happy to tell him about his own affairs, but he still had to consider carefully when it came to the village chief's departure. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was not a big deal anyway, and it didn't hurt to talk about it, so he said: "I don't know the specific things, I only know that it seems that many cultivators came to the village many years ago, and not only injured the village chief, but also killed the village chief's husband." Since then, the people in the village have especially hated people who cultivate truth. ”

Luo Banxia nodded, he had no intention of inquiring into other people's privacy, but this village chief was too mysterious, and it coincided with the critical moment of the zombie mutation in the Taishi Mountain Range, so it was easy to know more information to determine whether this person was friend or foe. He always felt that this would be a familiar feeling, but he was very sure that he had never met this person.

At that moment, he continued to ask: "Although there are many people in this Wengcao Village, they are all ordinary ordinary people, I see that the village chief walks calmly and has a restrained breath, he should be a person who cultivates deeply, I don't know where the village chief's cultivation comes from?"

Dashan fell silent again, and Luo Banxia smiled: "If Brother Dashan feels embarrassed, you don't have to answer, I just ask casually." ”

After being silent for a long time, Dashan finally said: "Actually, it's nothing to tell you, the village chief didn't grow up in the village since he was a child. Because I was young at the time, my memory was a little vague, and I vaguely remembered that the village chief had only come to settle in the village 20 years ago. After the arrival of the village chief, she helped us solve a lot of difficulties, and she has loved Weng Cao Village wholeheartedly over the years, and the villagers also support her, and she is indeed a good village chief. ”

Dashan's eyes were full of light, and it seemed that he was about to leave the faith of the whole village of Weng Cao Village. "Brother Banxia, you don't have to worry, the village chief is definitely not a bad person. ”

Luo Banxia smiled and nodded, and did not continue to ask further. Judging from Dashan's words, Jiangli should at least not harm Weng Cao Village, otherwise with her cultivation, it would only be easy for her.

The two chatted a few more words, and Dashan left after a while. Luo Banxia returned to the room alone, it was already past noon at this time, and he had no plans for the time being, so he sat cross-legged on the bed and quietly cultivated.

With the use of these few days, the Secret Record of Divine Demons and the Three Paths of Spiritual Cultivation have become more and more proficient. The three spiritual paths are guided by the pure qi of heaven and earth, and the external force is used to injure the enemy, while the exercises recorded in the secret records are based on consolidating oneself and gathering qi for internal refining. Although the two exercises are different, as his understanding deepens, Luo Banxia found that the two can make up for each other and complement each other. This alien and human exercises have their own merits, Luo Banxia couldn't help but think to himself, if the two can be combined, they should be able to reach a height that has never been seen before or since.

With the electric rotation of his mind, he slowly entered the state of cultivation. The blue-white light on his body flickered alternately. At first, he had to readjust his luck every time he needed to switch exercises, which led to a slight interruption in the connection, but after experiencing the zombie war, he seemed to have realized a little bit, and at this time it can be used seamlessly, like an arm and a finger.

The time for cultivation always passed very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was already dark. Luo Banxia was too engrossed in practice, and during this period, he didn't even notice the sound of Ziyuan knocking on the door and asking him to go to dinner. Before I knew it, there was silence all around, only the sound of frogs playing the music of the mountains and forests.

A gust of wind blew, bringing with it the rustle of swaying branches. The house where the people rested was located next to a forest on the mountainside, and the wind in the forest formed a kind of loop, and the echo of the trees was particularly loud and terrifying, making people listen like the murmur of a wild beast.

Suddenly, a subtle aura caught Luo Banxia's attention. This breath was extremely light, as if it was blended into the night, and Luo Banxia almost thought that he felt wrong. Since cultivating the secret record, his six senses have been greatly improved, especially the secret record has a special technique of perceiving the surroundings, which makes his current perception ability far beyond ordinary people. Instantly waking up from his cultivation state, Luo Banxia felt it concentratingly, and a faint blue qi filament spread out from his body, spreading out like a huge spider web.

He could feel that this breath seemed to be searching for something, and the movement was very small, for fear of being discovered. Judging from the perception, this person's cultivation was not low, not far from the house where they were, and after wandering around, he headed towards the village residence to the east.

There was a creak, and the door to the room was opened. Luo Banxia stood in the house group, and looked around, the surrounding rooms were already pitch black, thinking that everyone had already gone to bed. After waiting for a while, he didn't see any of his companions noticing him, he hesitated for a while, but after all, he didn't wake everyone up. I don't know what the intention of this breath is, and if there is a slight delay, I am afraid that he has already fled. At that moment, Luo Banxia's figure was floating, a few flashes, and the speed was extremely fast, and it shot towards the breath.

He didn't have a sword, because Weng Caocun was not big, and it was easy to startle the snake if the movement was too big. Behind Luo Banxia, a series of afterimages were stacked, and Yi Ying used it to change his form, boosting his speed to the extreme.

There were dark clouds in the sky, no moonlight could be seen, and it was pitch black all around, except for a few candles in the distance. The breeze blows, and the treetops sway, as if the ghosts of the Nine Shadows are beckoning to the people of the world. This scene is somewhat familiar, and it was the same on the night Luojia Village was destroyed eight years ago.

Luo Banxia shook his head, leaving his past thoughts behind. Lightweight, like a wild cat in the night, did not make any sound. After chasing for a while, I saw where the breath came from.

I saw a black shadow in front of me, and my whole body was shrouded in black clothes, and it was quickly sweeping towards the outside of the village. Luo Banxia calculated it in his heart, and decided to stop it to see who it was. At the moment, the shadow of the god and the change of shape alternately, the body size increased dramatically, and the one-handed seal was sealed, and a Tai Chi pattern was shot towards the black shadow from the back to the bottom.

The black shadow sighed, as if he didn't expect someone to find him. At that moment, he also quickly turned around and raised his hand to block. There was a soft bang, and the white light overflowed. Hindered by this, the black shadow was forced to stop, and Luo Banxia's figure flickered, blocking the path he was traveling in front of the black shadow.

There is no moon and no stars, and it is gloomy all around. The two of them were facing each other, standing in the square in the middle of the village during the day.