There was a long silence on the way back. This terrifying atmosphere filled the air, wrapping around them, hovering back and forth between the three of them, only increasing. It was getting darker and darker, and the forms of all the scenery gradually faded, leaving only vague outlines, which added a little weirdness. Originally, they were all hungry, but now they were filled with a feeling of proximity to fear, a feeling that akin to a "fullness of emptiness" that no one could describe more concretely.

"Do you think it's time?" Bai Ya asked.

"Probably so." Qi Huan can't be sure.

No one had any objection to seeing the old man anymore, after all, after such an afternoon, it was touching to see a living person again. Thankfully, nothing more dramatic happened, and they came back safely, not in a maze of ghosts hitting a wall. It's easy to get lost in the dense forest, but the three of them don't go deep enough, otherwise it will be inevitable when the sun can't peek out from the canopy. They also had an unwritten rule when they returned: not to smell, not to touch, not to approach anything, not even the creatures they knew.

Occasionally, there was a rustling sound, and Qi Huan turned back frequently. He finally found out that it was Jun Aoyan.

She was always scratching the side of her neck.

"Don't move anymore." He persuaded her, "It's finally healed, the injury hasn't worsened, you don't want to tear the flesh and blood again, otherwise there will be no way." ”

"I know...... But it's slightly itchy. I couldn't control my hands all the time. ”

Bai Ya didn't reply: "Normal." Wounds are itchy as they grow. ”

In short, Qi Huan advised her not to move the wound again. And the rustle of skin grinding is hair-wrenching to listen to in the dark night. By the time the trio returned to the village, the villagers had already rested. Only three or five windows were letting in the light, but they were also extinguished. They watched for a long time to make sure there were no ugly-looking youkai patrolling the vicinity, so they got closer.

They weren't stupid and didn't plan to stay where they were almost found in the morning. They just picked a high position and looked at it from a distance. They waited and waited, Bai Ya felt that the hour had already passed, and he didn't see half a figure.

"Didn't you be tricked by that old man?" He yawned lazily.

"Ahh......h Wait. Qi Huan was also infected and yawned, "Don't be so impatient. ”

Aoyan was also very sleepy. She kept rubbing her eyes and asked the two of them how long they would have to wait. Qi Huan didn't know how to answer, but he didn't want to give up easily, after all, he hadn't figured out the origin of this old villager who behaved abnormally. At this moment, a shadow loomed over him. Bai Ya immediately turned his head and was surprised to see a figure in a robe, Jun Aoyan reacted and raised his knife. Just as they were about to replace their defense with attack, the man stretched out his withered hand and removed his hood.

It was the old man during the day.

The two of them relaxed slightly, but still clung to their weapons. Qi Huan had calmed down before they did, for he had been the first to notice the hands of the elderly humans. It's just that before he could say anything, the old man revealed his identity.

"You can scare us to death." Qi Huan smoothed his chest, "These two people want to get you three long and two short, we are really guilty of murder." Ah, can you hear me? You-hello-"

Qi Huan raised his voice slightly, not daring to be too loud, but his tone was so long that Bai Ya wanted to pump him when he heard it.

"I can hear you." The old man stroked his beard and said simply, "Although the old man is old, his eyes, ears and nose are all bright." It's a pity that this tooth ......"

As he spoke, the old man took out a piece of something from his bosom and handed it to them. Bai Ya took it and opened it, and found a few gray-brown flatbreads wrapped in a clean cloth. Although the appearance was not good, the left and right still stretched out their hands and each took one and held it in their hands. They are really hungry, and this thing that is as hard as a stone can actually make people have an appetite.

"This is made in the village, rest assured, you can eat it." The old man explained, "I guess you're hungry too, so you went to prepare a few, so you came later......"

"You're bothered......"

Although Qi Huan said this, he never dared to speak, and the others did the same. Moreover, he also noticed the appearance of the old man's mouth when he spoke. His lips were dry, and he said that there was something wrong with his teeth, but it was by no means that his teeth had fallen out—he clearly saw that the old man's teeth were sharp, thin and dense, like two rows of small brushes. Although the moonlight was faint, he was certainly not mistaken.

"Something is wrong with you." Bai Ya was straightforward, "You seem to be going against this village, but we have no reason to believe you because of this." I beg you to tell us what your purpose is. ”

This kind of knot is not about respecting the old and loving the young. The old man didn't mind, he smiled, his eyes full of kindness.

"Old decay is not the same as those people...... It's the same as you. Old decay, from the outside world. ”

"The outside world?" Jun Aoyan repeated.

"I know from your accent that our homeland is exactly the same......"

"What? Are you also a foreigner in their mouths? Which wave are you and why are you here? They say that strangers covet the treasures of this place, but is there really such a thing? You too? ”

Bai Ya crackled and left a lot of questions, and his brain was dizzy when he heard Qi Huan and Ao Yan. But the old man was very calm, and explained to him the cause and effect unhurriedly.

"No, the old man has been here since a long time ago...... At that time, I was a sailor on a cargo ship, and I was traveling back and forth between the two countries with a caravan, running cargo. The old man fell in love with a young fisherwoman in the village. After a while, we saw the right thing, and I quit my job and stayed. At that time, the Kingdom of the Nine Heavens was still our vassal nation. But not so long ago - alas, not near, about a dozen years ago, the old decay, like the people here, forgot the name of the country. My wife left a few years ago, and at that time, there were still fleets of ships that came to explore the island. However, they were almost all slaughtered by the Yakshas. ”

"Nakshatra?"

The three of them spoke in unison. They had indeed heard the name of this monster, and they also had a little understanding of the description in the book, and when they really put it in front of them, no one could connect the two in the first place. But when the old man mentioned this, the three of them quickly reacted, these monsters are indeed very consistent with the characteristics of the Yaksha.

Yaksha is often known as swift ghosts in their homeland, agile and powerful. There are different theories about their appearance, some say they have wings, some say they have animal heads, and some say that they are ever-changing and colorful. It sounds mysterious, but it's not fake, it's just that they have different appearances. But the records of speed and power are all unified and true.

As a large race, they have never seen the way the Yaksha survive on this island, and they don't know which book says so. And compared to the kind of ordinary cognition, the Yaksha whose intelligence and organizational skills are not so great, and its rigorous sociality also makes them unbelievable.

"There are many opinions about the origin of the Yakshas. It's just that the Yaksha here is different from what you know...... They are intelligent, they are a collective, they are a whole. The Yaksha I knew as a child wasn't so—so smart. ”

"You mean like bees or ants?" "All the Yaksha are working in an orderly manner, following some kind of ...... behind them A bigger king? Is it the so-called sea god? When these loose ones are united under some kind of larger command, they become smarter and more difficult to deal with. ”

"The old man thinks...... They are more like they are condensed in the invisible and communicate in an unknown way. Eighty percent is the power given to them by Lord Poseidon. The exchange of thoughts through the sea god makes their conversations mysterious. But no one has ever seen it, and no one has ever seen it, and he has never returned. More specifically, the decay is not clear. ”

"Isn't that a guess?" Bai Ya frowned, "What kind of divine envoy in your mouth, shouldn't it be ......?"

"It's them."

"That's it?"

"Young people, don't underestimate these monsters......," the old man was silent for a moment, and then asked, "How do you know that they are the Divine Messengers?" ”

Bai Ya didn't sell it, and told all the shipwrecks they encountered when they came, and what they saw and heard on the desert island. The old man's face gradually became solemn, and at last it became gray and bloodless.

"Uh...... Isn't this another offense to the god of the sea? Qi Huan asked cautiously, "Then, then we can't see death without help." No matter how they say it, two children will definitely die if they drift on the sea. And the previous shipwreck, could it be the so-called sea god's ghost? ”

The old man's expression was complicated, and a thousand words were piled up on his lips, but he finally shook his head and turned into a heavy sigh. It is not difficult for them to understand that, although the elderly are technically considered "foreigners", it is normal for them to have lived here for decades and be assimilated by local customs and beliefs. What's more, it is rare for him to be able to communicate with them, which is really not easy, and he should not make higher demands.

"If you are shipwrecked...... Truly. The old man's hand trembled and twisted his beard, "Every ninety-nine eighty-one days, something strange will appear on the distant sea. It's just that the shore is safe, except for the distant seascape that becomes strange. The messengers said that it was a precursor to the wrath of the god of the sea, and that a pair of boys and girls needed to be sacrificed. ”

"No, don't you have brains?" Bai Ya couldn't listen anymore, "No one wants to think about where those children went?" ”

Where can I go? It's dead anyway.

His voice was indeed a little high, and Qi Huan immediately pressed his shoulder, and put his other hand to his mouth and "shhh Jun Aoyan wanted to say something, but he was afraid of waking up the others, so he stopped. The old man shook his head silently. In this regard, he does not argue with them. At the same time, the three of them also realized that the old man was not entirely considered from their point of view, he had lived here for so many years, and he was imperceptibly influenced by the local area. Not reporting them to the so-called oracle has already given enough face.

"They must have gone to Lord Poseidon." The old man said firmly, "Lord Seagod is real. The old man felt that the sea yaksha was not necessarily some kind of divine envoy...... Maybe it's just a gift from the god of the sea. As you know, most of the time they are a bit arrogant, and that's not what the gods should do. But everyone knows that the god of the sea must exist, and we are only relying on the Yaksha to establish a connection with the god of the sea. ”

Jun Aoyan felt a headache: "Didn't you also say that no one has ever seen the true face of Lord Seagod?" ”

"There are eight gods in the Nine Heavenly Realms." The old man stated earnestly, "Lord Seagod calms the sea in all directions, and the dragon god guards the bottomless abyss; The bird god lives high in the distant mountains, and the python god lurks between the shades; The god of war is located in the temple of the god of war, and the god of incense and the god of song each guard a country, protecting the peace and joy of the people of the two countries. All gods can be seen and touched, and the Poseidon must be so. ”

Bai Ya lowered his head, stretched out two palms, and compared them one, two, three, four.

"One less?"

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