On the plains, a small caravan is struggling to move forward.

According to Yu Gradually, the environment in this area is extremely harsh, not only sometimes there are ice storms, but the temperature drops sharply at night, and there are ice beasts infested, if there is no formation protection, it is really difficult to survive.

Every once in a while, the village will also organize caravans to go to Starfall City, and exchange cheap and large quantities of grain, animal skins, etc., for refined salt, weapons and other necessary living and production materials.

Of course, the biggest part of the expenditure is to hand in the offerings, and invite the formation mages of Starfall City to maintain the formation of the village.

It's a pity that even the most well-informed and respected old village chief in the village, Quartz, is actually very shallow, as far as some of the early years of travel, as well as what he saw in Starfall City, it is worth bragging about, as far as Fang Yuan is concerned, it is better than nothing.

"Starfall City is ahead, and you will be there in eight days and nights!"

Yu gradually this young man was also mixed in the team, looking very excited.

The caravan was long, with a thick sack on the cart, and the camel beast pulling was a huge black pig, with a hump on its back, and its body was full of thick fat.

According to Yu Gradually, this kind of 'Black Peak Dolphin' is very popular here, it is the most common mount, the thick fat can not only resist the cold, but also can be consumed directly when the food is short, and the recipe is very miscellaneous, almost everything is eaten, and the most important thing is that it is also a good meat after slaughter.

As he spoke, the boy swallowed in his throat, apparently thinking of the deliciousness of the last time he ate meat.

Fang Yuan monopolized a board car, and he was one of the few people in the entire team who didn't have to hurry, and when he heard this, he looked at the honest Black Peak Dolphin, and was speechless.

Silently dedicated his life as a laborer, and when he was old, he would inevitably be slaughtered and eat meat.

"Huh? This time, the caravan is too calm! ”

The leader of the guards who led the strong men of the village, named Li Hu, was a seven-foot-tall, high-spirited and unyielding man, wrapped in a tiger skin, and a hundred steel knives in his hand.

This Starfall City area is not a safe place, as long as you leave the city, anything can happen, and the soldiers will not care.

Moreover, the various ice beasts born from the harsh natural environment also regarded the caravan as their best prey.

In the past, the village was transported several times, even if it united with other villages and increased manpower, it was inevitable that it would be attacked several times, damaging people and property.

But this time, it was calm all the way, and not even a single beast was seen.

This is the deterrence of the truly strong! ’

Li Hu looked at Fang Yuan with reverence in his eyes.

'It's a pity that we are old, there is no hope for martial arts, and this adult does not look down on the women in the village......

He sighed in his heart, and suddenly saw Yu gradually stepping forward, occasionally saying a few words to Fang Yuan, and there was a flash of hope in his eyes.

Perhaps, the hope of the whole village lies in this kid.

……

"Ice beasts? Between the beast and the spirit beast, there is still some spirituality! ”

As soon as his mind moved, Fang Yuan immediately spotted an ice snake lurking not far away, releasing a trace of breath slightly.

He killed decisively all the way, how much evil energy has accumulated in his body?

Just a hint of it, the ice snake suddenly shuddered and fled.

Along the way, if he hadn't secretly helped, this small caravan would have suffered a catastrophe immediately, and it would be good to survive half of them.

"The harsh living environment in this domain can be seen!"

Fang Yuan grabbed a handful of black rice in his hand and said silently in his heart.

This is the main crop of Panshi Village, and it tastes very average, even like gravel, dry and tasteless, and the only good thing is that it grows fast and is extremely hardy - in Starfall, this is enough.

Even, even so, there are very few plots around Panshi Village where this black rice can be grown, and they must be guarded at all times, otherwise they will be eaten by other animals, and the harvest will not be very high.

Now the caravan is already more than half of the entire village after leaving rations and offerings.

"Let's work hard, cheer up!"

Li Hu shouted loudly: "We arrived at Hongye Village in front, where the village chief has a friendship with us, and we can borrow the square to have a good night's rest!" ”

"There is no disaster this time, if you can get to the city, you will definitely be able to exchange for several stones of refined salt, as well as dozens of catties of iron......"

Yu gradually followed a few villagers next to him, and at this time, he also learned to calculate, and his eyes were full of joy.

In this falling star field, even the drooping young children have to come out and do what they can, and in the face of survival, they are all equal.

"Momiji Village?"

Fang Yuan groaned and called Yu Yan: "You have a friendship with that village?" ”

"yes...... Red Leaf Village is close to Starfall City, and there is a large area of flat and fertile land nearby, and the village protection array is also better than the rock formation......"

Yu gradually had a hint of envy on his face: "When our old village chief traveled before, he once saved the life of the village chief of this red leaf village, so he formed a friendship!" ”

Through these years of understanding, Fang Yuan is also roughly clear.

In this Starfall Domain, the closer you get to Starfall City, the more fertile the land becomes, and the villages that can be occupied are very powerful.

Yu Yan's village can only be on the edge, which is the most impoverished and destitute type, but Hongye Village is roughly medium, of course, it is also inevitable to be exploited by Starfall City.

The reason why this red leaf village got its name is because it produces a kind of red maple tree, the leaves of this maple tree are more precious and can be used for medicine, and there is a demand in the starfall city.

Although it is only at the stage of being able to eat enough, it has already made Yu gradually envious.

"Look, my lord, that's the Red Leaf Forest!"

After walking for a while, Yu gradually pointed to a fiery red not far away, and said with some envy.

But Fang Yuan looked at it, and his face was very strange.

"Wait!"

After a while, Li Hu's face became unprecedentedly solemn: "The convoy is suspended, come a few people, follow me to have a look!" ”

"What's going on?"

There was a hint of doubt on Yu Yan's face.

"I'm afraid something happened to Momiji Village......"

Fang Yuan shook his head: "Look...... Now the surrounding farmland and the red-leaved forest are not being cared for by anyone...... Isn't it too quiet? ”

"That's right!"

Yu gradually nodded, and was shocked again: "That...... And what about the villagers here? Where did they go? ”

"Let's go and see for ourselves, won't we?"

Fang Yuan stepped forward and looked at Li Hu: "Let's go!" ”

"Good!"

Li Hu nodded, with a hint of joy on his face.

Although the front was strange and gave him an ominous premonition, when he saw this unfathomable Mr. Fang preparing to go along, most of the uneasiness disappeared immediately.

Immediately, he called two more villagers, both of whom were martial artists who had practiced internal strength, and followed behind Fang Yuan and walked towards Red Leaf Village together.

"Wait for me, sir!"

Yu gradually gritted his teeth and followed.

……

"It's ......"

After approaching Red Leaf Village, Li Hu's face suddenly became very difficult to look at.

In the original red-leaved forest, the light flickered, which was a normal sight, but at this time, they only saw blood! Huge swaths of blood! Piled up in the red maple forest, pitted, some with black, an extremely pungent fishy smell came to the face, disgusting, Yu gradually turned pale, quickly turned his head, did not dare to look again.

"Human blood?"

Li Hu squatted down, wiped some blood on his fingers, and his voice trembled.

The scene in front of me is too weird.

And ...... After so much blood shed, there must have been a lot of deaths, but what about the corpses? Where did the corpse go? ”

He took three steps and two steps, left the red leaf forest, and came to the edge of the red leaf village.

The brick and stone earthen walls were pitted, with moss attached to the surface, and a few spirit patterns flickering, apparently a certain age. The village protection array is running quite smoothly.

But at the back of the village, it was empty!

"Li Hu from Panshi Village came to visit! Is the old village chief available? ”

Looking at the village shrouded in a thin layer of mist, Li Hu gritted his teeth and drank with full breath, but did not get the slightest response.

Seeing this, he himself immediately fell silent, gritted his teeth, said nothing, and suddenly turned around and left.

"Hurry up, don't look back!"

He scolded Yu Yan and the two villagers, and returned the same way without looking back: "Start immediately, don't stop!" ”

After coming to the caravan, Li Hu immediately drove the Heifeng dolphin, like a lost dog, and fled in the wilderness.

"What's going on?"

Fang Yuan glanced at it just now, but it wasn't particularly clear, the most important thing was that there were no traces left by the murderer.

Li Hu's face sank like water, and he spoke after a long time, and his voice was dry: "There are no corpses, but the village protection array has not been damaged in the slightest, but the people of the entire village have suddenly disappeared, this is probably a ghost encounter!" ”

"Goblins?!"

Fang Yuan was a little surprised.

Even though he had cultivated to be superhuman and had seen many rare and exotic beasts, it was the first time he had heard of this ghost.

"Don't you know?"

Li Hu was very surprised: "Could it be that you have never encountered ghosts?" No way...... Almost every year, villages are destroyed by ghosts......"

"I've heard it a little, it's not very clear, you tell me about ......"

Fang Yuan touched his nose, a misty brilliance flashed in his eyes.

"Oh!"

Li Hu's head was dizzy, and he didn't dwell on it, but explained to Fang Yuan with all his might: "The so-called ghosts come and go without a trace, and they don't even have a fixed form, but they are a kind of ...... Curse! ”

"We don't know where it came from or where it's going, we just know that every time it appears, a large number of living people disappear, leaving a lot of weird things behind......"

"No matter how powerful the martial arts master is, or even the formation mage, there is nothing to do in the face of this, only Starfall City, for some reason, there has never been a ghost, and it is our last refuge ......"10