Chapter 80: Seeing as Relatives
Xiao Li looked at the old man's gaze and couldn't help but think, "He may have guessed Evian's identity as a woman, so he made an excuse for us to wash up first, just to be sure." If he hadn't seen Evian's daughter, he wouldn't have had to mention the situation of women coming in and out of the place. ”
"If it's really a human being who has become an old man,...... he groaned in his heart, and then said, "So, you don't know what will happen if you go north?"
The old man in charge was slightly stunned, looked away, and then nodded slowly.
"Then do you know what are the demons in this hexagram domain, and what is their character?"
"No, I don't know, I've never seen one. ”
When the old man said this, although his expression was the same, his tone was slightly uncomfortable.
He clenched his right hand and exhaled lightly, thinking in confusion in his heart, "They have been here for so long, and they haven't seen the demon guarding the road here, how is it possible?"
"Judging by the situation here, it is indeed very likely that they were sent here after old age and infirmity. What he said earlier also explains why they are all men and why there are no young people. ”
"When they pass through the area in front of them, they will disappear for decades, and then they will be sent to this place of residence, most likely controlled by the demon guarding this area. However, why the demon did this, there is no way to know. ”
As for what he said, he didn't remember the memories of the disappearing period, and he hadn't seen the demon guarding the road, but it was a double thing. One possibility is that the demons erased their memories when they sent them back. If this is the case, then this demon must not be simple, but it seems that he will not hurt the lives of men, and the other possibility is that these old men have unspeakable secrets and are unwilling to tell them directly......."
In addition, there are two questions that are still unclear to him, "One is why these people are old and do not die, and the other is what will happen to women if they continue to move forward." ”
"It is rumored that the domain name of the hexagram here is the trapped hexagram, and those who enter it will never be allowed to come out. ”
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, the old man opened his mouth.
"Sleepy hexagrams? I haven't heard of any sleepy hexagrams, which are only sleepy men, not sleepy women" Xiao Li felt a little helpless in his heart.
After leaving the sea of flowers and choosing this road, he always thought that this would be a way of life, and now it seems that this is indeed a road of life for a day, but he doesn't know that this is a road that traps people and eternal life here.
"Young man, I have told you everything I can say, keep going, it is indeed not, a good choice. Stay, be our brother, we really need you......" The old man's eyes were full of anticipation.
"Stay, be a brother, why don't you say that you believe in you and have eternal life?" The old man said this, which made him a little suspicious, and the old man made up these lies in order to keep him.
He didn't answer directly, but looked at the bored babbling and Qiuqiu, and the sleepy Evian, and after thinking for a while, he clenched his teeth and made up his mind.
"Keep going!"
Starting from the rift valley and walking here, he has long been in the state of mind of not hitting the south wall and not giving up, no matter what the road ahead is, no matter what the outcome is, he must always go and see for himself. Trapped in one place, it's better to try your best to break through.
In addition, there is another reason why he made this decision, and that is that he believes in the choice that Evian made in his waking moments......
Perhaps, some people may think that it is really stupid to believe in the choice of a person with impaired intelligence. But in fact, every time Evian lost control of his emotions before, the predictions he made were accurate. There are some things that really can't be explained by common sense.
The old man in charge seemed to see his decision from his lonely eyes, let out a long sigh, and then slowly spoke, "If you insist on leaving, we will not embarrass you." Hehe, we are a group of old and weak, and we can't help you. ”
"It's just, it's just, there's a piece of advice to tell you, 'Don't be deceived by appearances,'......"
He didn't understand the meaning of this advice for a while, but he still bent down respectfully and saluted. His expression became a little lost, these old men may not know everything, but it is really pitiful to be trapped here, living like the walking dead. However, standing alone at this time did not help.
"Ah, help!"
Just when he was hesitating whether to resign immediately, a woman's scream suddenly passed from the front. The cry for help was quick and powerful, and although it felt a little far away, it sounded clear.
"Huh?" said with a frown, calling out to Evian and walking out of the tent.
Seeing this, the old man raised his hand, and after a little hesitation, he still said, "Alas, don't pay attention to it. Then he narrowed his eyes, turned his head sideways, and ignored the cry for help.
The corners of his mouth twitched, as if he was slightly dissatisfied with the old man's words, but he did not stop and walked forward quickly.
As soon as he walked out of the tent, he was angry in his heart, and saw that between the flat ground, the old men sat in place with blank expressions, and they didn't have the slightest intention of probing and helping.
"Help, help!" the woman's panicked cry for help came again.
But the old men still turned a deaf ear and didn't care.
"Hmph!" Xiao Li snorted coldly, and said secretly in his heart, "These people have been trapped here for a long time, don't they even have the slightest righteousness, how can they be so indifferent and not save when they die?"
He was dissatisfied, so he ignored the old men, and walked straight through the clearing, towards the dense forest to the north. The woman's cry for help came from the north.
The tall old man looked nervous and a little entangled when he saw that he was about to enter the dense forest, but he immediately turned his head away, without stopping or helping.
There was a chill of disappointment in his heart, and he didn't want to have anything to do with this place anymore, so he pulled up Evian, and his steps couldn't help but speed up.
At this time, Xiao Li really wanted to understand why these people would rescue them from the trap, in fact, they just took a fancy to his youth and strength, which was somewhat useful.
The old man in charge had kept silent about the situation related to this place, but later, after seeing the ability to babble, he came out on a tray, aiming to explain that the road ahead was forbidden for both men and women, not only explaining the strangeness of the dwelling here, but also intimidating and coaxing them, so that they would not dare to continue to move forward, and then let them finally stay and protect the many old people here.
Judging from their indifferent attitude towards the cries for help, it can be seen that they are not kind-hearted people, so the seemingly well-meaning words they say are likely to be untrue, which is the fundamental reason why they are dissatisfied and do not want to have anything to do with them anymore.
"It's really unpredictable!" sighed in frustration.
After a short time, shuttling through the dense and decaying woods, the lonely stand suddenly brightened up.
I saw that under the mountain behind the dense forest was a valley like a paradise. The valley is dotted with flowers and plants, clear water and flower houses, and meandering streams.
The valley floor and the top of the mountain are less than two miles, and in such a short distance, the environment can be turned so drastically changed.
If he had believed the words of these old men and stopped moving, he would never have had the opportunity to see such a picturesque scene again in his life.
These seemingly poor old men are really hateful. They themselves were trapped here because of some kind of restriction or forbidden magic, immortal, and now they still want to coax him to stay!
"Babble," the little guy shook his hand and applauded.
Evian looked ahead in a daze.
Qiuqiu didn't react much, and this guy couldn't get his interest except for food.
On the north side of the valley, there was an elegant flower room, and a woman in a long white gauze dress with some tattered clothes was half-collapsed not far from the flower room. Her body stepped back in panic, looking pitiful.
"Haha~ Where are you going?"
A tall man in a military uniform slowly approached like a woman, laughing unscrupulously, as if he had already regarded a woman as meat on a plate.
His eyes widened, and he shouted "Stop!" downward, before rushing to the valley below......
After standing alone into the woods, the square-faced old man walked into the tent, looked sad, and said with some pity, "Big brother, just, just let him go like this?"
"He wants to leave, how can we stop him? What should be mentioned, what has been mentioned, what should be persuaded has been persuaded, we can't protect ourselves, what can we do more?"
The tall old man and the long-bearded man standing outside the tent looked hesitant, as if they wanted to say something more, but in the end, they only turned into a sigh.
The old man in charge raised his head with difficulty, looked at the north outside the account, his body trembled, and said softly, "Let him go, sooner and later, after all, he will still come back......"