Chapter Twenty-Six: Butterflies (Part II)
"Here's what you want. After handing Ivan the jet-black wooden box in his hand, Ursas patted it vigorously, his face disgusted, as if the wooden box contained something dirty.
Ivan's hands caressed the wooden box, as if holding a treasure that was difficult to find in the whole world, and the joy in his eyes was so clear that even Ursas on the side could see it clearly.
"There's nothing wrong with you, kid, is it a priceless treasure for such an evil thing?" said Ursas to Ivan as if he were looking at a madman, he had studied this thing for a long time, but no matter how he tried to get it, he couldn't figure out what effect it had.
Neither can heal the wound, nor can it restore the vindictiveness, let alone any other bones, continue his life, I don't know what this kid is happy about.
"For you, this thing is just a useless scrap, but for me, this thing is no less than a condensation that can help the ninth stage of Dou Qi break through the one-star Dou Qi. With a mysterious smile, Ivan was clearly in a good mood.
"Something is given to you too, you can roll. Seeing that Ivan's mouth was tightly covered, Ursas was no longer in the mood to spy on the secrets, and waved his hand at Ivan impatiently, signaling him to get out of here.
"I'm very ashamed to ask you one last question. Ivan bowed politely, as if feeling guilty for disturbing Ursas's actions.
"Hurry up and ask, get out of here after asking. Seeing Ivan's hypocritical appearance in front of him, Ursas felt very irritated, and really wanted to smash the false mask of this little fox with one punch.
"I wonder if Dr. Ursas can tell me about this, do you still have it in stock? If so, then I'll ask for them all. Ivan said slowly, a little longing flashing in his dark and deep eyes from time to time.
Hearing this, Ursas looked sarcastic, he looked at Ivan's very thin face, "I really can't imagine it, you are thick-skinned enough, don't say I don't, do you think you have the capital to buy it? Even if I have stock, do you think I will sell it to you?, don't forget, not only did we not have any relationship between us from beginning to end, but we also made me unhappy just now." β
Being sarcastically ridiculed by Ursas like this, Ivan didn't feel angry, but felt a little regretful, after all, if he wanted to take that step, the more things in that way, the better, after all, he didn't have the confidence to be able to succeed 100% at one time.
Ivan put away the wooden box in his hand, since the other party had no inventory, then there was no need for him to continue to stay in this earthen room, bowed to Ursas and prepared to leave.
But just as Ivan stepped out of the threshold, Ursa's voice suddenly came from behind him: "For the sake of Qingli's face, the old man will take it as a good deed every day, if you really want that kind of thing so much, you can go to the mass grave in the north of the village to look for it, as for whether you can find it or not, it depends on your own luck." β
Ivan, who walked out of the medical hall, had a faint smile on his face, he was really an awkward and perverse old man, kindness and cruelty were well interpreted in his character, but he didn't hate it.
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Just in the morning, the temperature in Linjia Village continued to rise in the middle of summer, and the reddish sun dyed everything bright red. There were a few fiery clouds with gold edges floating in the sky, and the temperature in the air was like a few big fireballs falling from the sky, so hot that the ground was dry and cracked, and people's vision was a little trance.
Ivan, who was walking on the village path, was thinking about something as he walked, and at this time, the villagers of Linjia Village had finished breakfast and started their day's work.
Walking on the path are a few idle women, or men with farm tools, full of a unique atmosphere of rural life. It's just strange that these people have a kind of alienated attitude towards Ivan walking on the path, and there is no fear, but there is more disdain, jealousy, and playfulness in the sight of Ivan.
"Look, look, it's this man, he looks pretty good, it's no wonder that Qingli's little girl will be fascinated by him, and let this man live in Lin Er's house to eat and drink for nothing. β
"Not a bad fart, look at his powdery face, and he still wears a messy thing on his eyes, it's scary. β
"I really don't know, it's called glasses, I heard that it's a rare thing, it's a good thing that is literate in big towns, and only rich people can afford it, and I heard that it's a PokΓ©mon that makes people see more clearly. β
"As far as you have knowledge, then according to what you say, is that man still a rich man, so why is he so shameless to eat and drink for nothing in Lin Er's house?"
"Then how do I know, if you ask me, then who do I ask?"
Listening to the conversation between the village women, Ivan pushed his glasses helplessly, is the image he has created in the past six months really so wasteful?
How did Ivan know that Guan was only staying in Lin Er's house for three months to learn the lingua franca of the Douqi Continent, and rumors were flying all over the village, plus Lin Erlung's big-mouthed daughter-in-law inadvertently revealed a few erroneous little information.
As a result, not only Qingli's reputation was despised by everyone, but even Ivan's own image was completely stereotyped, just a shameless disciple who ate and drank for nothing.
Facing the real gossip gaze of the women behind him, even Ivan didn't know how to deal with it, so he could only quickly get away from this center of trouble.
To the north of Linjia Village, there is a red rock mountain, and from the top of the mountain, I don't know why it has sunken in, forming a huge mountain platform, which is full of gray-white tombstones and some stumps and dry bones.
This is the famous Hongyan mass grave in the entire Utan City area, and I heard that the corpses of homeless people, or the corpses of patients who died of plague finches, were thrown into this Hongyan mass grave.
What makes people feel incredible is that there is nothing happening in Linjia Village, which is close to the Hongyan mass grave, not only the rapidly contagious plague has not caused any infestation to this small mountain village, but also very close to the water source of the mass grave, there is no problem, the whole village has been drinking for decades, and nothing has happened.
The Red Rock mass grave is large, and the valley is surrounded by lush green woods that slope to the periphery. From a distance, the entire valley is a trapezoid.
In front of the highest staircase, there is a huge sunken hole, and the stench of corpses wafting in it in the middle of summer is enough to stink a child to death, and it should be fortunate that there is a natural northwest wind at the location of the mass grave, so that Linjia Village does not smell the smell at all. (To be continued.) )