Chapter 177: A Strange Town
Bai Feifei's proposal was rejected by the old man.
According to the old man's meaning, he is old and can't stand the hard work. Moreover, he has lived here all year round and has become accustomed to the loneliness of being alone.
The old man said a lot, but Bai Feifei always felt that this was not what the old man really thought. She felt that the old man might be trying to protect this barrier to the human settlement on his own.
This barrier is obviously not something that the old man can arrange, and I don't know which powerful masterpiece of the human race. However, with this barrier here, the old man's safety is somewhat guaranteed.
But Bai Feifei still didn't feel very safe. After all, this enchantment is only to defend against the attacks of demons with a low level of cultivation, if you come to a few demons in the armor transformation stage and build a platform, you are afraid that the place where the old man lives will be the first to be attacked.
The people of the demon clan are not bodhisattvas, they understand the principle of respecting the old and loving the young, and for the initiators of the storm that caused the devastation of the entire desolate continent, they treat all living beings as equals.
Therefore, the old man's situation is undoubtedly very dangerous.
But Bai Feifei's repeated persuasion was fruitless, and he had no choice but to give up. Before leaving, she gave the old man the few fire charms that were left in the storage ring.
These fire talismans are all relatively low-level, and they can be used without even needing to be prompted by aura, and when facing the enemy, as long as the fire talisman is thrown into the enemy's army, it can be detonated immediately.
For the fire talisman given by Bai Feifei, the old man accepted it happily. Since then, the old man has really relied on these fire talismans to eliminate dozens of demons in the condensation period.
After Bai Feifei said goodbye to the old man, he flew all the way in the direction guided by the old man. Two days later, we arrived at a small border town.
The town doesn't look big, and when you get closer, it's even more dilapidated and depressed. Houses that were supposed to accommodate thousands of people were mostly empty. Especially in the outer circle, it is rarely inhabited. Many houses have not been repaired for a long time, and they are even more weathered.
There are a few courtyards that are still intact, but the doors of every house are closed. Although inhabited, Bai Feifei always felt a silence as if he was dead.
Bai Feifei had no intention of disturbing the owners of these courtyards, and continued to fly towards the interior of the town. The further in, the number of people grew, and the occasional human being could be seen walking on the streets. But these people are all in a hurry. It was as if there was some terrible monster outside, forcing them to rush home.
Bai Feifei tried to follow several people, but found that these people were all old men and old ladies who were over half a hundred years old, and they hadn't even seen a younger human being.
As he was flying, Bai Feifei suddenly found a shop selling vegetables, meat, fruits and vegetables, and the keeper of the shop was a middle-aged man in his forties, with a full beard, and the gray robe on his body seemed to have not been washed all year round, and the sleeves looked a little shiny.
Bai Feifei flew into the shop, and the boss was obviously dozing off, and did not notice her arrival at the first time. On the display table in front of him lay bundles of wilted rape, a pile of shriveled beans that didn't look very fresh, and some potatoes and eggplants. On the other side of the board, there is a small piece of wild boar, although it is small, but fortunately it looks relatively fresh.
The business of this shop is obviously not very prosperous. Bai Feifei came in for a long time, but he didn't see a single customer come to the door, and naturally, the owner of the shop kept napping listlessly in the back of the shop.
Thinking of the huge town, but there were only a few households, Bai Feifei thought, whether to wake up the shopkeeper, she asked what was going on. I didn't want to think at this time, a voice suddenly came from outside: "Xiao Cai! How many potatoes and eggplants do you have here? Hurry up and give me a pound each. I'm in a hurry to get back
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Bai Feifei hurriedly flew to the corner, followed the sound and looked out, and it was an old man about sixty years old who came in, looking in good spirits. Just look at the other party's anxious face, especially when he looks out and back and left and right at every turn, as if he is avoiding something terrible.
The shopkeeper woke up as soon as the old man greeted him, and quickly weighed him a pound of potatoes and eggplants in the other party's own vegetable basket.
The old man couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied when he saw the wrinkled eggplant on it: "Xiao Cai, the vegetables you sell now are not very bright." Look at this eggplant, what has become of it! ”
The shopkeeper called Xiao Cai, after listening to the old man's complaint, the beard on his face trembled, but he showed a sad face: "Now this field is like a curse, and there are no good crops to grow." Just these vegetables I sell here, looking at the radius of a hundred miles, they are already the best. No matter how long you want to be like before, it's absolutely impossible to have it. ”
When the old man heard what he said, he couldn't help sighing heavily, said no more, gave the money for the food, turned around and ran back and forth. Although he looked old, his steps were not slow, and after a while, he disappeared around the corner of the street.
Bai Feifei was amazed. The old man walked as fast as he could, as if a ghost was chasing after him.
Thinking of the inaccessible pedestrians on the street all the way she had flown all the way, the doubts in her heart deepened.
Not only are the inhabitants of this town small, but they are also strange. Even the words of Xiao Cai, the owner of this shop, are a little strange.
Bai Feifei took a closer look at the vegetables that were not very fresh, and when he thought of Xiao Cai's words, the doubts in his heart deepened.
What happened to this town, and why is everyone so weird?
After sending the only customer who came to the door away, Xiao Cai, the owner of the shop, sat back in his chair and began to fall asleep. I didn't want to close my eyes over there, and in the next second, Huo Ran opened his eyes again, staring at the direction where Bai Feifei was hiding.
He was very puzzled in his heart: how could a butterfly suddenly float in when there were no flowers or grass in his shop? Could it be that now the butterflies have changed their taste and like to eat vegetables?
Looking at the bunches of wilting rape on his counter, he instantly denied the idea that had just emerged in his heart.
Seeing that the owner of the shop found himself, Bai Feifei didn't hide it, and flew out directly generously, and said hello by the way: "Hello uncle!" I'm Bai Feifei! ”
"You...... Can you speak? The boss Xiao Cai opened his mouth wide in surprise and looked at Bai Feifei in front of him in disbelief.
Could this butterfly be a goblin? How else can you speak?
But he really guessed correctly, Bai Feifei is really a goblin!
"Don't be afraid, uncle. I am Bai Feifei from the Butterfly Valley of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range. I just wanted to ask you something. Bai Feifei was afraid of frightening people, so he stayed far away and didn't get too close.
Rao is like this, Boss Xiao Cai is still a little scared. It's really in vain that he is blind to his burly appearance.
Boss Xiao Cai calmed down, barely controlling his body and no longer trembling. Looking at Bai Feifei waving his crystal wings in the sky, he suddenly felt a little blessed: "You, are you an immortal cultivator in the demon clan?" ”
Bai Feifei nodded: "So to speak." ”
"Poof!" Boss Xiao Cai suddenly knelt down in front of Bai Feifei, "Immortal!" The Immortals are going to save the inhabitants of our town! ”
Bai Feifei was taken aback: "What are you doing here?" You get up first. I have something to ask you! ”
"What does the immortal want to ask? The little ones must know everything
Words are endless! Boss Xiao Cai remembered Bai Feifei's words before and quickly got up.
Bai Feifei frowned: "Can you stop calling me an immortal?" I don't think it's funny. ”
"What should you call that little one?" Boss Xiao Cai was a little apprehensive.
"I call you Uncle Cai, you can call me Feifei!" Bai Fei Feidao.
Boss Xiao Cai was shocked when he heard it: "I can't help it!" The little ones really don't dare to be immortals......"
Bai Feifei glared: "What's the matter?" That's it! Don't dwell on this topic anymore! ”
Belch!
Boss Xiao Cai's eyes widened, and he was speechless.
Since the immortals have said so, no matter how stubborn he is, he is a little ignorant.
Seeing this trick, Bai Feifei couldn't help but be very satisfied: "Let me ask you, why are the people in this town weird?" Where did the young people go? Also, what did you just say to someone that the earth was cursed? ”
After listening to Bai Feifei's question, Boss Xiao Cai hesitated and said, "This ...... What's that...... Fly...... Feifei Girl......"
Boss Xiao Cai swallowed his saliva and asked with some trepidation: "That's what the little one is called...... Feasible? ”
Bai Feifei nodded: "Well, you are free." ”
Boss Xiao Cai swallowed his saliva again: "What you asked just now, do you want to answer all the small ones?" ”
Bai Feifei frowned, thinking to himself, this shopkeeper looked very burly, how could he answer the question so unpleasantly, and he was spitting!
"You tell me everything." Bai Feifei emphasized again.
"That's how it is......" Boss Xiao Cai didn't say anything, but when he said it, he was gushing endlessly, foaming at the mouth.
Things have to be pushed back to more than 30 years ago, at that time, this town was still very prosperous, but one day, the Heavenly Demon Clan suddenly launched a large-scale invasion of the human settlement, although the war did not spread to the town, but the aftermath of the war was extremely impactful.
I don't know when the sky was covered with gray haze all day long, and the sun was not visible for many years, resulting in farmers planting crops without sufficient nutrients, and the harvest was very small. Due to the shortage of food, many families have to move out with their families to find another way to make a living.
But there are still many old people in the town, who have stayed for various reasons. Either they don't want to drag their children down, or they are reluctant to leave their homeland, and just like that, there are some old people left in the town who are over half a hundred years old.
At first, the town was relatively calm and peaceful, but I don't know when it started, and the town began to be humiliated......
"Wait!" Bai Feifei suddenly interrupted Boss Xiao Cai's narration and asked, "What's the matter with being embarrassed?" Missing persons or something else? ”
"It's a missing person!" Boss Xiao Cai explained.
"In the beginning, people didn't realize it. Because most of the people left behind are elderly people who live alone, the disappearance of a person does not attract much attention. It wasn't until one day that an old man suddenly found that his wife had gone to the street to buy vegetables and never came back, and everyone suddenly realized that there were a lot fewer people in the town! ”
Boss Xiao Cai tightened his throat and continued: "And those who disappeared all went out and never came back. Of course, it is not that only people on the street will disappear, but everyone has discovered a pattern, that is, most of the people who go missing are in the early morning and evening. ”
After Boss Xiao Cai finished speaking, he looked at the sky outside: "Looking at the current brightness of the sky, I'm afraid it's about to be evening." My shop is going to close quickly. ”
"Why? You haven't been out on the streets, and you're afraid that the disappearance will befall you? Bai Feifei was stunned. 2k reading web