A group of five people, led by Ezreal, is finally about to walk out of this vast forest with no one inhabited. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Halfway up the mountain, look out at the calm village at the bend of a river, illuminated by the midday sun.

Because the people in the village eat lunch early, there is no smoke in sight. Only the busy workers at the riverside wharf show the vitality of the village to the travelers who come from afar.

Not long after walking down the winding path, the trees at the foot of the mountain began to thin, and the figures of the five of them loomed among the rice fields and trees.

In the summer, noon is the time for the villagers to rest, and there are no villagers busy in the rice fields, only to see from a distance outside the village entrance, there is a high sentry stack on which there seems to be a figure shaking.

Then a long horn sounded on the sentry stack, confirming that there were indeed people on it, and that they were on high alert.

Ezreal looked back at the taiga behind him, thinking to himself that if he had such a dangerous neighbor, he would be so vigilant.

Fortunately, we finally arrived at a place where there was a village and town, and judging by the crowd gathered at the docks, it should be a prosperous village.

The sudden sound of the horn caused a little commotion in the village, and for the calm mountain village, even if it was only a warning of the horns, rather than the most urgent sound of a gong attacked by wild beasts, it was enough to disturb people's lives.

There were many emergencies in the forest, the horns sounded, the children playing in the village square hid in the nearest houses, and some of the women who took a lunch break did not even bother to put on their clothes, and hurriedly closed the doors of the yard and the house with their fat white bodies exposed.

The busy workers on the docks also stopped their work, and most of them were not locals, and they either ran to nearby rooms to hide, or slipped onto the boats docked on the pier to watch.

The men took up their farm tools or rudimentary weapons, and shouted all the way to the entrance of the village where the warning was given.

After the guy on the sentry stack completed the warning, he ran down the rope in a puff of smoke, and together with the man guarding the door, he closed the big wooden gate at the entrance of the village with a bang.

When the five people with helpless expressions went down to the entrance of the village, the village chief here also carried a big knife and guarded behind the wooden gate at the entrance of the village with a nervous expression.

The village chief looked at the tall and short outsiders through the specially set aside observation opening, and asked vigilantly, "Who are you?" How did you get out of the mountains? ”

This is the reason why the sentry warned that in this forest, there are not only many wild beasts, but also legend that there are demon beasts that can transform into human form, and there are people in the village who are brave enough to go deep, and they have never been able to come back alive.

It is impossible for the people in the village to come out of the forest, and it is even more impossible for outsiders to come out of the mountains, and the communication with the outside world here depends on the river at the edge of the village.

It is convenient and fast to take the waterway, and it can also transport a large number of special products from the mountains, so the water transportation in the village is relatively developed.

Ezreal, who was the first to take the lead, tried to stand in a position where it was convenient for the observation to see, and replied to the inquirer: "We came from the Sea of the Guardians, because Noxus blocked the shipping lanes, and we were forced to stay away from the route to Presidium, and when we were nearby, we happened to encounter a storm that caused the ship to run aground, and we groped our way through the forest after going ashore before we ran into you. ”

In fact, at this time, the clever and lovely Lux was more suitable to come forward, but before they went down the mountain, they wondered, isn't it the enchanting fox girl that the villagers are guarding against.

Li Qing, a warrior monk with a handsome face and an honest face, is not very good at words, and it is even worse if he accidentally misunderstands something.

I had to try the charm of the sunny and handsome Ezreal, but unfortunately, it didn't seem to work very well.

The man who could be seen through the observation port was just repeatedly patrolling the five people who were dressed very strangely, especially the wary gaze in his eyes when he saw Lux, and they were all watching it.

"You... Is it possible to leave as soon as possible? The small village of the border is really forced to open the door to welcome everyone. Perhaps sensing that several people were not weak, the strong village chief standing at the observation gate thought for a moment and decided to refuse them first.

Because behind these villagers are their family members who have lost their ability to resist, if they are easily opened the village gate, it will be too late to regret it.

Ezreal looked back at Lux depressedly, this is not easy for anyone, the villagers will be cautious like this after eating the fox demon and how much they have lost.

The girl tilted her head and thought for a while, took two steps forward and stood side by side with the 'explorer', and said as pleasantly as possible: "Big brother, are you trying to guard against that fox demon in the forest?" ”

"Kitsune!"

"What, there really is a fox demon?!"

"Ah, my brother was really sucked to death by the demon fox?"

As soon as Lux finished speaking, the villagers were surprised and talked about behind the door, uh, it turns out that the villagers don't know much about the fox demon?

What about their defensive posture?

The discussion behind him made the villagers behind the door panic, and the village chief with the knife had to turn around and interrupt their conjecture: "Shut up, the village medical officer has examined it, and everyone can see it very clearly, Da Niu was poisoned by a snake." ”

After stopping the villagers' conjectures of scaring themselves, the village chief turned his gaze back to the outsiders standing at the entrance of the village, and he had no idea for a while.

These people can tell the story of the fox demon, according to the most conservative algorithm, they have also fought with the fox demon and can get out safely, such a strong guy, it is not good for the village to provoke the fire.

But the reason why he didn't dare to open the door was that since he took over the position of village chief, no one had ever been able to get out of the mountain alive.

After a little more delay, the village chief, who was in a dilemma, spoke again: "A few guests, what is the matter with the fox demon you are talking about?" ”

There was no way, Lux, who came to Ionia with a diplomatic mission, even though he was tired and uncomfortable after a few days of trekking, he still had to patiently tell these villagers about the encounter with the 'Nine-Tailed Demon Fox', and then explain again that they had encountered a 'shipwreck' and had no choice but to live here, and asked them to enter the village to rest and recuperate, and then leave as soon as possible.

At this time, the village chief's expression was a little relaxed, but the villagers behind him were frightened by the demon fox, and when they saw the village chief's expression, they all exerted pressure one after another, clamoring to prevent these suspicious people from entering the village.

It was impossible for the village chief to help outsiders, so he could only suggest to Lux through the thick wooden door: "Since you are just passing through the small village, why don't you go down to the dock and ask if there are any cargo ships along the way, and you are willing to take them to other towns downstream?" ”

It was really impossible to move these villagers who didn't know much, and Lux could only agree that if she was from the waterway, she shouldn't spend any more time going to the bustling town to think about resting.

She was about to reply to the strong man, but she didn't expect Li Qing, a warrior monk at the back of the line, to stand up and ask the villagers, "Don't be afraid, do you have a 'Prayer Star Stone' here?" ”

Li Qing's question surprised the village chief a little, these outsiders still know that they can pray to the star god and get the 'star prayer stone' that the star god responds to?

"How do guests know about this 'Star Prayer Stone'?"

Li Qing bowed to the questioning man, and then replied: "The little monk is a native of Ionia, who made some mistakes and went to the land of voodoo to atone for his sins. If there is a 'Star Prayer Stone' in the village, it can prove that we are human and not demon. ”

It's a pity that this small village has neither a Star God Priest nor a 'Star Prayer Stone', but Li Qing's words still made the villagers less hostile.

The country of Ionia is quite special, and it is very respectful to monks or people who cultivate immortals and cultivators.

There are many monasteries on the island, and the most famous of them are: the Shaojin Monastery in the capital Presidian, the Temple of Pyras in the south, and the Monastery of Sinara and the Equilibrium Sect, which are about two days away from the village by water.

The medical officer in their village is a monk from the Shinala monastery, who stayed here to spread the teachings, and on the other hand, because of the rumors of the existence of demon beasts in the forest outside the village, all kinds of precious herbs not only survived for a long time, but also the amount was also very considerable, and the medical officers of the Sinara monastery often went into the mountains to collect medicines.

The village chief, who was standing at the village gate, thought for a moment and said to the warrior monk, "I'm sorry, master. There are no 'Star Prayer Stones' in the village, but if the master is willing to go with me to meet him, and the master of the Shinara Monastery will talk about it, and the master of the Sinara Monastery will affirm the identities of several people, we will welcome you. ”

"Where the duty lies, please lead the way." The warrior monk Li Qing Zhenjin is not afraid of fire refining, not to mention that the village chief also used a small trick to describe the medical officer cultivator as a master, I am afraid that if the medical officer is not careful, he will be refined by Li Qing when discussing the Tao.

Behind the wooden door, the village chief was going to find someone to throw a rope to the warrior monk so that he could climb in through the wall.

Unexpectedly, Li Qing waved his right hand lightly and said, "Don't bother." ”

Then the 'Golden Bell Jar' unfolded, and his figure appeared in the wooden wall in a flash, and he bowed to the village chief again: "Please." ”

'Goodong'

There is either a silence around him, or the sound of swallowing saliva. These simple villagers living in a remote corner, when they have ever seen such an unbelievable thing, they were all shocked by the handsome hand of the warrior monk.

Now the villagers have basically believed that these outsiders have no malicious intent, and it is not that others cannot enter the village, but they really maintain etiquette.

The next step is very convenient, although it is not Li Qing's forte, but it still makes the medical officer of the Hinara admire.

The villagers guarding the entrance of the village received the order, opened the village gate, welcomed the other four people who were waiting outside into the village, and joined Li Qing, who was waiting here, outside the village chief's residence.

"Master Li Qing, you are really amazing!" Timo, who was waving his hand along the road, greeted the children who had only dared to poke out half of their heads behind the door and looked at them curiously, and praised the warrior monk when he saw it.

Probably tired of talking about the Tao, Li Qing said so coolly and modestly: "Where the responsibility lies." ”

Eventually, the daring children approached to take a closer look at the highly special yodelers, and Teemo had to warn the little ones: "Don't touch this basket, there's a poisonous mushroom in it!" ”

The chief of the village sent away the curious women and children, invited the five into the courtyard, and sent someone to inform the two cargo ships docked at the dock to see if any of them would be willing to give a ride to the guests.

The village chief had just boiled the tea and prepared it, and the villagers sent out there had already rushed to report it: the two cargo ships had set sail ahead of schedule and left the dock not long after the outsiders entered the village...... (To be continued.) )