Ling Yun walked in the gloomy forest for eight days, and finally saw the sunlight shining through.

The dawn came too soon, and they had nothing to eat or drink, but only some gold and silver treasures. I only hate this forest, and no amount of money can buy what I want.

They quickened their pace, and the sun became more and more dazzling. Cover your eyes, even if you are blinded, move forward.

A dizzy white light finally came out. The first thing that catches your eye is a poor and backward village.

The village is large, sandwiched between mountains, surrounded by dense forests on both sides. Only the north and south of the village have a rough and inconspicuous path.

It was noon, and smoke was rising from the village's chimneys. Ling Yun seemed to smell the aroma of rice, his stomach rumbled non-stop, and other people's stomachs followed and beat the drum for a while.

It's just that in the whole village, it seems that only half of the people are cooking.

Eight people supported each other, dragged their tired and hungry bodies, and slowly entered the village. At first glance, not a single figure can be seen, and all cats are in their respective homes, ready to eat.

Wang Tu whispered: "Big brother, it's a little weird." ”

"There's nothing strange about it, it's not like that in our village. ”

They came to a house, knocked on the door, and said, "Is there anyone?"

The door creaked open, and an old man stepped out.

When Ling Yun and the others saw it, they were really startled.

The old man was dressed in purple clothes and fine silk, which at first glance only the rich could afford. It's just that the clothes are so dirty, and the dust all over the body looks like they were picked up.

His hair was gray and messy, and his face was full of wrinkles. The body is very thin, and the thin clothes are about to be unable to hold up, and even about to fall off. The agate ring on the hand is stuck on the bone joint, and it can be taken off with a little force.

Thin and weak arms, naturally drooping. The upper body leaned forward slightly, the head was slightly tilted, and he looked listless. Coupled with heavy dark circles, it seems to stay up late all year round.

He tries to open his mouth as much as possible and smiles at his guests. But the dying smile's smile didn't make the guests happy at all. On the contrary, it feels weird, insidious, and ill-intentioned.

"Please come in. The old man said weakly.

Looking at his smile, Ling Yun and the eight people really didn't dare to go in. It's just that the food in the house is so fragrant. If you want to die, you have to be a full ghost.

Ling Yun walked in first. There was only a pair of chopsticks in the room, and it turned out that the old man was alone. But he made a lot of things, including pork liver, pig blood, spinach, and basically blood-tonifying things.

"Please use it. The old man said with a smile. He wanted to be as kind and kind as possible, but the grinning flesh really made people feel ill-intentioned.

"We ate, what are you going to do?" Ling Yun asked.

When the old man saw that there was indeed something missing, he said, "You eat first, and I'll make some later." ”

"I'm sorry to ...... that"

The old man ignored them, and went to make something on his own. Although he smiled a little weirdly, he was an extremely hospitable person. He was busy all the time, and one dish after another was served.

Ye Wanqiu couldn't bear it, so she did it with the old man.

Because they were so hungry, several people devoured their full food. There are four dishes left on the table, four bowls of rice. When the old man saw that they had all eaten, he ate all the leftovers.

Several people were dumbfounded. The amount of food, the young man sighed to himself.

After eating, the enthusiastic old man took them for a stroll and began to introduce their village. This village is called Bailan Village, which is located between the mountains, and is inaccessible to people, and only those who often enter the mountains know about it.

Some people who like to explore and hunt for treasures are also willing to come here. Over time, local residents were gradually replaced by outsiders.

Ling Yun listened while walking, and always felt that Bailan Village was very strange. In broad daylight, except for the old man, there was no figure to be seen. Some of the houses have been abandoned for a long time and are about to collapse, while others have obviously been renovated for a short time.

Walking to the middle of the village, the old man suddenly shouted: "Everyone come out, we are guests!"

The doors of the house were opened one by one, and the villagers came out.

Like the old men, they were all skinny, their arms drooping weakly, and they were bloodless. There were a few young people among them, who were quite full.

Heavy dark circles under the eyes seem to be the characteristics of Bailan Village. It's still those young people, energetic, and the dark circles under their eyes are not heavy.

They come in different appearances, different costumes, and seem to come from all over the world. Just confirming the old man's words, the local residents are gradually being replaced by outsiders.

When the villagers saw that a guest was coming, they all laughed. Their laughter is the same as that of the old man, weird, insidious, and ill-intentioned.

Sometimes like a pack of jackals, plotting against people, sometimes like a bunch of fools, who only know how to laugh.

They walked step by step, so slowly, so weakly. It's like a group of walking dead, a group of zombies, slowly surrounding Ling Yun and a few people in the middle.

"I'm afraid!" Ye Wanqiu hid in Ling Yun's arms.

The other brothers were huddled back to back, and even the older Lingyuan had never seen this battle.

The old man smiled and comforted: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we don't often interact with others, so we are a little dumb." ”

Ling Yun shouted in his heart: "You are Mu Ne, it's just terrifying!"

Lingyuan felt that this village was too strange, and the people of the Zhou family might appear at any time, so he had to leave quickly.

They thanked the villagers of Bailan for their hospitality and said that they would leave everything. And the villagers, finally came to the guests, and said that they had to stay.

The two groups of people were at a stalemate, and Ling Yun and the others were surrounded more and more tightly.

The old man clasped Ling Yun's hand with both hands, trembling violently, excited, and said, "We haven't had outsiders here for too long, please stay for a few more days." ”

"Thank you, old man, we have to hurry. ”

"From here, you have to walk for a day and a night. If you go now, you will have to spend the night in the woods, it is too dangerous. If you leave early tomorrow morning, you will go out of the mountain in the middle of the night. ”

"It's okay, we're not afraid. ”

In order to keep Ling Yun, the old man gave him the agate ring. The villagers were extremely generous, and gave them a bunch of treasures, almost all the belongings of the village.

Wang Tu whispered: "You want to keep us so much, is there something wrong?"

Jin Buchang was reluctant, and said, "Wang Bald Donkey, what are these words." People are so kind to us, how embarrassed to refuse. yes, big brother. ”

After saying that, he smiled and accepted the things.

Ling Yun really wanted to leave, but Jin didn't change things, so why was it embarrassing. I had no choice but to stay and leave tomorrow morning.

At the end of the crowd, someone shouted, "Husband!"

Ling Yun was shocked, "It won't be like this." ”

The villagers naturally moved out of the way and looked back, where Dou Qing was standing.