Lu Tianyu led the villagers, and the group walked on the desolate land, and drove for a whole day, and it was getting late before they finally came to a border town. The town's dilapidated houses smelled musty, and although they were ruined, it also made the tired people feel refreshed, at least they didn't have to sleep in the wilderness. Sleeping on the streets here is also a hundred times better than spending the night in the wild.

The village chief, like an experienced general who has been fighting for many years, first sent people to reconnoitre, and after making sure that there were no monsters in the town, he began to arrange for a few of the villagers to stand guard around the town, and the rest of the people began to look for them and pack up the houses that could be settled.

The food they ate, and when they left, many people brought some meat of birds and beasts with them, barely enough to deal with it for a day. In less than half an hour, the villagers reported to the village chief and cleaned up enough rooms for everyone to rest at night. Everyone gathered together, lit a fire and ate barbecue, and then they all fell asleep in a hurry. The tiring work of this day made the villagers fall asleep very early.

In this process, Lu Tianyu felt like an outsider, and he couldn't help much, so he planned to take on the heavy responsibility of guarding at night.

"Celestial Rain Magician, you should leave this task of standing guard to us. You still have to keep your spirit up, and we all have to rely on you for the safety of tomorrow's road. The village chief's expression was full of worry when he said this.

Lu Tianyu could feel that neither the village chief nor the villagers could trust him 100 percent. The reason why everyone is here now is because of Shangguan Tianlong's words, and secondly, because the villagers have no way out and have no choice. encountered several crises during the day, although they were all in danger, but Lu Tianyu could see how frightened the villagers were along the way.

"Village Chief, no matter what, since I promised my friends, even if I give up my life, I will definitely protect everyone. ”

"No, you have to live. You are our spiritual pillar, if you have three strengths and two weaknesses, everything is over. "The village chief has shown maturity beyond his years and is very elderly.

"Village Chief, do you believe that I can protect everyone?" Lu Tianyu looked at the village chief's face, wondering what he really thought.

"Of course. If you can't protect everyone, no one here can do it. ”

Lu Tianyu clearly asked a very low-level question. If it is in terms of force, he and Gu Xiaowen are indeed the strongest people here. If the magicians and mutants can't cope with the situation, the villagers, who are ordinary people, can only be reduced to lambs to the slaughter. This conversation was extremely brief, mainly because Lu Tianyu was standing next to Gu Xiaowen, and the village chief also had two entourage of villagers next to him, and Lu Tianyu and the village chief didn't know how to carry out the conversation. Fortunately, the village chief came to him, and there was nothing to do, in fact, the original intention was to tell him the arrangements for tonight's accommodation.

"We've cleaned up a house for the two of you, and I hope you two won't mind, considering that you're only going to be here for one night, just a simple cleaning. ”

It seems that the village chief has misunderstood his relationship with Gu Xiaowen! But Lu Tianyu really can't say that it is not appropriate for him and Gu Xiaowen to live in the same room, the villagers are already very tired, and in this case, they have specially prepared a room for him, and he can't help but know what to do.

The two then went to the room arranged by the village chief, which was not redundant, but had a double bed with pillows and quilts stacked on top. The colors and styles are all different, and they are obviously patchwork. From the fact that the location of the house is slightly quiet, it can also be seen that the village chief takes special care of them.

After glancing at the room, Lu Tianyu said to Gu Xiaowen: "I'm still not worried about them, you can sleep here tonight." ”

"Do you really want to stand guard with them?"

"They are all ordinary people, and if there is something unexpected, I am worried that the response will not be timely. ”

"But I think the village chief is right, you should have a good rest. ”

"It's okay, for some reason, I feel refreshed. "I don't know if it's because of the high level of tension, Lu Tianyu has always been in a state of excitement this day, and he has been worried about encountering hordes of mutant monsters on the way.

"Even if you can bear it, if you don't rest, won't you live up to their good intentions?

Gu Xiaowen's words are not unreasonable, Lu Tianyu hesitated, but looking at the only one bed, the two of them can't sleep together, right?

Gu Xiaowen seemed to have just noticed his thoughts, suddenly smiled, and said, "Do you think it's not good for us to be alone and widowed in the same room?"

Lu Tianyu blushed, although he was in the same room as the flower chain in the Academy of Magic, but in the hall where he would sleep, he had never encountered such a thing as sleeping in the same bed with a girl!

"Anyway, I'm not afraid," Gu Xiaowen then said as if laughing at herself, "I'm all poisonous, and no boy who is not afraid of death dares to touch me." ”

"How did you become a mutant?"

"I'm an experiment. ”

"Experiment?"

"Yes, it's just guinea pigs they use for experiments. Gu Xiaowen continued, "I was an orphan since I was a child, and when I was about to starve to death, I was rescued by them, and then I was very lucky to survive as an experimental subject." It's hard work, but I don't have to worry about going hungry. ”

She was so understated, but Lu Tianyu knew that as an experimental subject, she must have experienced pain that ordinary people couldn't bear. Although they didn't get along for a long time, they could be regarded as sharing hardships and experiencing life and death tests together, and Lu Tianyu knew that she was not bad-hearted.

"What are you going to do when you arrive at your destination?" Lu Tianyu felt that it was time to figure out Gu Xiaowen's true thoughts.

Gu Xiaowen shook her head: "I don't know, I can't go back to the Demon God." ”

"If you go back and continue to be on their side, then we will be enemies from now on. ”

She smiled helplessly and said, "The Demon God is a very terrible person, but I can feel that being your enemy is even more terrifying. Even the legendary dragon is your friend, and I really can't think of any good fruit to eat if I am your enemy. ”

"But I can't do anything about the Demon God!" Lu Tianyu slammed his fist against the wall.

"Why do you hate him so much?"

"I have a bitter enmity with him!"

"Oh......"

A scream interrupted their small talk.

There is a situation! Lu Tianyu didn't say a word, and rushed out of the door. On the other side of town, there was a cry for help.

Lu Tianyu went straight to the past, and he couldn't see it in the dark night, but when he rushed to the source of the sound, there was nothing, only the villager who was in charge of standing guard fell to the ground.

The screams woke up the villagers who had just fallen asleep, and people came out one after another.

Lu Tianyu didn't have time to confirm whether the fallen villagers were still alive, and there were cries for help not far away. He immediately ran over and saw a black figure like a tiger, biting a villager. Lu Tianyu shouted, and at the same time activated the Spiral Light Pill.

The black shadow grabbed the villagers and began to flee out of the town, and the villagers let out a disastrous streak of victories, accompanied by shouts of "help".

Seeing that the person was taken away in front of him, Lu Tianyu had no choice but to chase after him.

Lu Tianyu has only one thought, that is, he must catch up and rescue the bitten villagers. While he pursued, he used magic to counterattack, but he was all in vain. After chasing for a while, the villagers who were taken away at the beginning also cried for help, but the sound became thinner and thinner as they went, and finally they couldn't hear any sound. It wasn't until the beast fled into the woods that Lu Tianyu stopped in despair.

Looking back, the town was already on fire. It was the villagers who lit the torches.

Lu Tianyu returned the same way.

In the middle of the town, the villagers erupted in grief. It was mixed with the cries of women.

Gu Xiaowen is helping a villager who was seriously injured by a bite to bandage his wounds.

Not far from her, five bodies lay side by side.

When the villagers saw him return, their eyes filled with resentment.

Even in the dark night, in the dim firelight, Lu Tianyu clearly felt that unpleasant gaze.

Is he blaming himself for not protecting everyone? Before he realized it, the problem was worse than he thought.

When the village chief saw him coming back, he said with concern, "You are back." ”

Lu Tianyu said very guiltily: "I'm sorry, I didn't protect everyone. ”

"Will saying sorry bring back the dead?" said someone in the crowd with sudden dissatisfaction.

"Yes, a magician, it can't help at all!" a man's voice said.

"It was a mistake for us to listen to him. Another disgruntled voice.

"yes, we have to do it on our own. ”

"He was so young, and I knew young people couldn't be trusted. ”

"It's all his fault, we had to leave our homes. ”

"Yes, what a plague god. ”

......

People are venting their frustrations with every word. Lu Tianyu didn't expect that he would become the target of public criticism, and for a moment, he felt very aggrieved. It is said that their life or death has nothing to do with them, and they are only entrusted by old friends to escort them and find a safe place. The person who wants to complain the most should be himself!

"Silence!" the village chief suddenly spoke, "What's wrong with you?

After the crowd had calmed down, the village chief continued to reproach, "Did the Heavenly Rain Magician do anything wrong? You are so angry with him, it is too much, it is too unspeakable! What a shame! What a shame!"

The crowd was silent.

The village chief had to continue to teach the villagers, and Lu Tianyu came back to his senses and said, "Village chief, please don't say more, it's still important to take care of the wounded." ”

The village chief gave up.

Gu Xiaowen only glanced at the villagers' reactions, and continued to treat the wounded neatly.

Only then did Lu Tianyu realize that the villagers did not trust him so much.

(End of chapter)