Chapter 548: Xanadu
After risking to kill the Martial Queen, Xia Fan and Ye still traveled in the jungle for another week before they came to the edge of the jungle.
Because the dense forest is full of towering ancient trees, there is very little light that can shine through those leafy branches, so it is impossible to judge the southeast and northwest when moving forward in the dense forest.
So much so that Xia Fan and Ye could only move in the same direction as much as possible, ensuring that they could leave this jungle first.
Because of the absence of the pursuers, Xia Fan and Ye were still living comfortably during the week.
About half of the time is spent on sleep every day to replenish physical and mental depletion as soon as possible.
And when the two of them sleep, Peanut will act as a watchdog.
Although Peanut's current combat power is almost equivalent to about the peak Martial Sect, in this kind of jungle where there are no fierce beasts, but all kinds of beasts are rampant, it is enough to be the king and dominate.
Seeing that the wilderness finally began to appear in front of him, Xia Fan let out a sigh, and the sudden brightness in front of him made him feel like he could see the moon and the clouds.
At the edge of the jungle is a cliff.
The cliff is not very high, that is, about fifty meters, and below the cliff, there is a stream with clear water and a bottom.
As far as the eye can see, there is a village located on the edge of the stream.
Hundreds of thatched huts and adobe houses are clustered together, and further afield, a field of land for farming.
It is really a genus of good fields and beautiful ponds and mulberry bamboos. Qianmo traffic, chickens and dogs smell each other. Among them, the crops are planted back and forth, and the clothes of men and women are all simple and unpretentious.
Such a peaceful and peaceful pastoral scene made Xia Fan's mood much better, and Ye still looked at each other and smiled, and the two of them directly climbed down the cliff and quickly.
Although the injury has not recovered, his skills are much better than ordinary people, and the cliff at this height still cannot cause any obstacles.
The two of them walked across the stream and came to the entrance of the village, where several old men basking in the sun glanced at them with some vigilance.
Mainly because Xia Fan and Ye Yi's images at this time looked too embarrassed.
After more than a month of jungle life, the two of them are like savages, and it is no wonder that these villagers are not very friendly.
"Well...... Stranger? Can I help you? ”
One of the old men basking in the sun stepped forward, looked at Xia Ye and Xia Fan, and asked hesitantly.
"Uncle, we got lost in the jungle not long ago, and we just managed to come out, and we also have some injuries on our bodies, and we ask my husband to take him in, so that we can recuperate from our injuries, and we can pay silver."
Xia Fan said with a gentle smile.
"In that case, then come in with me, but whether I can take you in depends on the opinion of the village chief, so I will take you to meet the village chief. As for the silver or something, there is no need for it. Our village has always been self-sufficient, and we don't have much communication with the outside world, so it's useless to ask for silver. ”
The old man waved his hand, then turned around and motioned for Xia Fan and Ye to still follow him.
The village seems to be home to at least 2,000 people, so although most of the young people work in the fields during the day, there are still many children who stay and play in the village.
As Xia Fan and Ye still followed the old man into the village, the children followed the two of them curiously along the way.
But for these children, what really interested them was obviously the peanut in Ye Ying's arms.
It's just that for the children's gaze, Peanut is very arrogant and squints his eyes and pretends to sleep, and there is no meaning to deal with at all.
The house where the village chief lives is no different from the other houses in the village, and the location is a little remote in the village.
Following behind the old man, after a while, Xia Fan and Ye Yi came to the courtyard of the village chief's house, the courtyard door was wide open, and the old man did not knock on the door, so he walked in directly with Xia Fan and Ye Yi.
In this kind of very closed village, basically the house is not closed at night.
They all know each other, and the village chief is almost the symbol of the law in the village.
Due to the self-sufficiency of material life, the villagers do not have many additional desires, so their thoughts are simple, which makes Xia Fan feel quite comfortable.
After entering the village chief's house, an old man whose hair had almost fallen out and whose wrinkles on his face could trap mosquitoes appeared in front of Xia Fan and Ye Yi.
The old man who came over with Xia Fan and Ye Yi stepped forward and told Xia Fan what he said, the village chief looked up at Xia Fan, nodded slowly, and said, "Well, stranger, I can feel that you don't have bad intentions." Since you want to live in the village temporarily, then live, I will arrange a boarding house for you, but if you live in the village, you must abide by the rules of the village, and I hope you can understand this. ”
"Of course, our husband and wife are injured, as long as we recover from our injuries, we will leave, and we will definitely not disturb the tranquility of your village."
Xia Fan said.
"Well, that's good, as for things like money, you don't have to pay for it, the harvest in our village has always been very good, it's okay to raise two more mouths, you can live in Tiedan's house, Tiedan's child is very pitiful, his parents died of illness a few years ago. Now he is the only child in the family, and there is a spare room for you. Tie Dan has always been very curious about the outside world, if you can tell Tie Dan more about the outside world when you are recuperating from your injuries, even if it is your reward for the village, I think, Tie Dan will be very happy. ”
The old village said in a hoarse voice.
Xia Fan naturally had no choice, nodded and agreed.
Then the old man who led the way at the beginning left the village chief's house with Xia Fan and Ye Yi, and then walked towards the east end of the village.
Probably because the village chief allowed the two to live in the village, the old man's attitude was obviously more amiable than the others.
On the way to the Tie Dan's house, he kept introducing some of the situation in the village and some taboos in the village to the two.
In order to allow the two to have a more vivid understanding of the whole village.
The more remote the village, the more rules there are, and of course, most of the rules are naturally followed, so it will not cause any inconvenience.
Soon, the two of them were led by the old man to a courtyard with three adobe houses, and a boy who looked to be twelve or thirteen years old was struggling to chop wood in the yard.