Chapter 31: The Grave Keeper
Maybe it's because it's rare to see a decent person, although Yu Yi feels that the old man doesn't like him very much. But he didn't rush to leave www.biquge.info but stayed aside and asked a few words from time to time. The old man did not drive him away.
"Uncle, do you know where all the people in those villages have gone?" He asked.
The old man waved his hoe and replied very simply: "People? Who else? After a famine decades ago, I was the only one left. If you have to ask where they are, then I can only tell them to lie in the cemetery. ”
For such an answer, Yu Yi was only stunned for a moment, but he was not too surprised, anyway, he had been mentally prepared before. What's more, the old man may not be true to him.
"And what did they do? Makes you think they're dirty. Finding that the old man was not shy when discussing Wanyue Village, Yu Yi was no longer polite and continued to ask. He was indeed anxious to get to know the village that was still hiding in the mist.
"Isn't it dirty enough to live like a brute?" Without pity, the old man violently turned over the flowers and plants that covered the ground, as if he had a deep hatred for them.
Looking at the appearance of the other party's hoe, it was not so much that he was digging a grave for himself, but Yu Yi felt that he was clearing the wasteland, after all, burying a thin old man didn't need to dig such a big pit. But he didn't dwell on this point: "Live like a brute? Do you talk about the custom of sacrificing maidens to messengers in Nancun? After saying that, he began to observe the other party's reaction, but the old man's movements and expressions did not change in the slightest.
"That's the dirtiness that belongs to Nancun, but in fact, the dirtiest thing about Nancun is the hearts of those villagers. As for Kitamura, they do not believe in any gods, but still maintain the lifestyle of primitive society, and men have an unshakable status. This means that they can commit violence against villagers who are inferior to themselves anytime and anywhere. Todd replied.
'That's a mess of this place. Yu Yi couldn't help but think of this, he opened his mouth and asked again: "Then do you live in South Village or North Village?" ”
"The grave keepers are not as popular as you might think, and they won't allow me to live in their 'perfect' home."
"So you can survive that famine alone?" Yu Yi asked noncommittally, until now he was still alert to the old man.
Todd didn't deny this, and responded, "Yes, it's sometimes easier for a person to survive, at least not to kill you for medicine or food." ”
Speaking of this, Yu Yi couldn't help but ask, "Then uncle, can you give me some food?" I've been hungry for a day. ”
For this request, the old man surprisingly did not refuse, but put away the hoe at hand and nodded: "Come with me, but don't have too much hope for the taste of the food, a grave keeper can't make anything delicious." ”
"As long as it's not human flesh." Yu Yi joked half-jokingly, but to be honest, he really had such worries.
The old man walked in front with a hoe to lead the way, and said with a smile: "Meat? I haven't tasted meat in years. ”
The two walked like this one after the other, and along the way, Yu Yi soon felt that this old man Todd knew everything here. The wild berries and wild vegetables that grew hidden along the way seemed to have been planted by his own hands, and he didn't need to spend any extra time looking for them, and he easily returned with a full load.
"Pick so much? You can't finish a meal. Looking at the other party's bulging package, Yu Yi said.
"My dinner is also here, and I'm not used to going out after dark." Old man Todd replied.
Walked another way. The old man pointed to a small dirt slope in front of him and said, "I live there." ”
"It looks good, the view is good." Yu Yi smiled, and then asked casually: "By the way, uncle, aren't you curious about how I got here?" ”
"What's there to wonder about, would anyone else come here voluntarily? Needless to say, you just fell here after an accident during yesterday's rainstorm. The old man's answer was also open-mouthed, and there was nothing unnatural.
It was this kind of performance that made Yu Yi feel that he was too suspicious. So he stopped making a sound, and followed the old man honestly to the low wooden house on the dirt slope, which was no better than the houses in the village.
"Living alone, it's more casual, and this house hasn't been repaired for a long time." The old man pointed to his house, laughed to himself, and as he spoke, he took out the key and untied the chains that were attached to the door.
"Why, do you still need to guard against thieves? Are there any other survivors here? Yu Yi noticed this detail and asked tentatively at the same time as the other party opened the door.
"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but I always felt like there were other people who survived. So, to be on the safe side. Todd shook the lock in his hand and replied, "Have you seen anyone else?" ”
Yu Yi nodded and said, "Yes, last night the South Village and North Village were full of people, and I hid in the forest all night and waited until dawn before I dared to come out." Although the little girl and the white-robed man were omitted, he was telling the truth.
"You're really joking," said the old man, smiling as he walked into the house, "Is it possible that those villagers will crawl out of the cemetery to find you?" ”
I can't tell if the other party really doesn't know, or if he's pretending to be stupid, but it's because of the lock on the door. Yu Yi had a feeling that this Todd was still hiding something from him. But there is nothing wrong with that, and why is he not the same himself?
It didn't take long for the old man to prepare the food, which, as he himself said, was a pot of stew mixed with fruits, vegetables and grains. But it smells pretty good.
Yu Yi, who had been hungry for a long time, couldn't care about being polite at this time, and beckoned to his mouth with a big gulp. It's not delicious, but it's enough for a hungry man.
At this time, it was the old man who had been answering, and he spoke: "Young man, by now, you should understand that you are trapped here, right?" ”
"Hmm......" Yu Yi chewed the food in his mouth and replied vaguely: "I just knew." ”
"What's the plan then? You're not going to be left to me, are you? The old man asked.
"How is it possible, I'm still ready to escape." Yu Yi also dispelled the other party's doubts and said.
Todd, who was watching the other party eat, sighed, shook his head, and said, "If I can escape, will I still dig my grave here?" ”
"That's right," after devouring it, Yu Yi still filled himself another bowl, "but you have to try it, right?" I won't be going with you right now to prepare for what is to come. ”
Todd smiled noncommittally, then paused to watch the other man eat. It seems that he is also happy to see his work so popular. After a while, he asked again: "Look at the person you just looked for, the person you are looking for is very important to you?" ”
"Yes, it's my important partner. So, even if I want to get out of here, I'll have to find her first. Regarding this determination, Yu Yi did not need to hide it, and replied clearly.
The old man himself fed himself a few mouthfuls of the simmered fire, and said, "Then I hope you can keep this optimism, if you can really find a way out." Remember to let me know. ”
"That's nature, the kindness of this meal, I will definitely remember." Yu Yi said.
A pot of messy stew was quickly cleaned up, of course, most of it was due to Yu Yi. The old man obviously can't have a high appetite for food that he has eaten for decades.
"Are you full? If that's not enough, I can stew you another pot. The old man asked generously.
patting his stomach, Yu Yi declined: "Enough." ”
"Well, now that you're full, it's time for me to go back to work."
This can be regarded as an eviction order, and Yu Yi also stood up from his seat with great interest: "Your life's events, I can't interfere." I'll have to keep looking for someone and see if there's a way to get out of here. ”
"Good luck."
With that, the two of them had already walked out of the house together.
After bidding farewell to this old man, Yu Yi also had a clear goal in his heart. Before leaving, he looked back at the old man's hut, and had a feeling that there should be something hidden in this old man's body, so it was estimated that he would come here again in the near future.
In the afternoon, his goal was to find the little girl's home. He was more willing to believe in the little girl who had saved him than the old man.
However, after a long search, when the sky darkened, Yu Yi still did not find the little girl's residence. He couldn't help but regret that he had left her home so easily.
The little girl's home was not found, and when he looked up, he saw a crooked tombstone not far away, which was a cemetery. It seems that, at least on this point, old man Todd did not lie to him, and there was indeed a cemetery in the far north.
But it's a long way from the old man's home, so it stands to reason that the grave keeper shouldn't live near the cemetery? But think about it, as far as the old man's disgust towards these villagers is concerned, he should have been "on strike" for a long time.
Taking a deep breath, he looked at the cemetery in front of him. "It's all here, let's take a look." Unexpectedly, after a long afternoon, I only found a cemetery in the end.
Walking into the cemetery, this cemetery is indeed large enough to accommodate those crazy villagers. But are all the villagers really buried under the soil? And what I saw last night, are they really ghosts or something?
Just as he pondered these questions, he casually observed his eyes around him, but suddenly discovered something that made his whole body stunned. The soil in this cemetery looks so loose, and there are not too many weeds growing on it, like ...... Just refurbished!
The thought made his throat tighten, 'Could it be that those villagers really crawled out of the ground?' He remembered a joke made by the old man before, and now it sounded like the old man was telling him the truth in a joking tone.
If that's the case, and those villagers crawl out of the cemetery at night and bury themselves back in the cemetery during the day? And now it's time. Yu Yi's eyelids jumped, and he only felt a chill behind him. Turning his head, he saw a handful of brown hair still exposed to the earth.
Taking out the sharp knife that had been kept after last night's battle, he slowly stepped forward and squatted down. I had just used the tip of my knife to pluck the soil, but suddenly there was a movement under the soil.
The loose soil was scattered, and a gray and ugly face broke through the soil. It's really a cheat!
In the face of such a sudden fright, out of instinct, Yu Yi stabbed the throat of the "villager" with a sharp knife without saying a word. The villager covered his wound and struggled a few times, then immediately stopped moving.
Immediately afterward, the familiar scene was repeated, and the corpse of the villager was on fire.
And Yu Yi's side, there was no accident, and once again jumped out of the hint of the small progress of the task. At the same time, his experience points have increased by an astonishing 5%, you know, sometimes he may not be able to increase his experience by 5% after completing an entire bounty task, but now this simple villager who cheated the corpse gave him 5% experience.
This even gave him the crazy idea of brushing up on his experience here, and anyway, it seems that these villagers are not good people now. However, reason still made him give up this idea, and if nothing else, just for a while, all the guys in this field broke the ground. Now that he has been unloaded, he may not be able to handle it.
"You're here!"
Just then, a voice rang out. It's old man Todd.
"I shouldn't have told you where the cemetery was! Come here! You lunatic! ”
Although he didn't know why, seeing the anxious look on the old man's face, Yu Yi subconsciously chose to believe him. So he took a step and ran towards the old man, but after a few steps, a hand came out of the ground and grabbed him. Following his instinct, he bent down and cut off the hand with a sharp knife, and was about to give the obstructor a break, but the old man shouted:
"Idiot! If you don't want to die, stop it! Come on! Come with me! ”
Yu Yi, who didn't have too strong killing intent, also decisively gave up the idea of killing and ran to the old man's side. Then, the two ran wildly together, and the cemetery behind them was already full of "life" as night fell.
Led by the old man, the two ran all the way back to the hut on the dirt slope in a panic. When he had entered the house, the old man took up the chains and locked the door from the inside, and sealed all the windows, before he sat down in his chair and gasped.
"Why are you protecting the undead?" Yu Yi was also a little panting, and took a sip of the water cup on the table.
"What undead...... That's the villagers! You're ...... Damn bastards! Only...... Even if they're undead, you're going to get into big trouble if you treat them the way you do! The old man was still explaining intermittently, but when he turned his head, he was already pulled by the collar by the other party. What are you crazy about? ”
"Let's not discuss the villagers' affairs yet," Yu Yi said gloomily with one hand and a glass of water in the other, "But I think it's time for you to tell me about my companion's affairs, old fellow." ”
He didn't suddenly attack, but at the moment when he drank water just now, he asked a fragrance...... A familiar scent that I had smelled before falling into the valley.