"Alas, little brother, you don't know, the men in my family, including the middle-aged men in the whole village, they are all dead" Speaking of this, Aunt Li could no longer restrain her sad emotions, covered her face with her hands and began to cry, this time frightened the little tiger boy next to him, he hugged his mother's thigh and screamed.

"Mother~ Mother, why are you crying, mother, mother, don't cry, mother doesn't cry, mother, mother, wow, ah, ah." The child suddenly lost his sense of security, and his big watery eyes began to become misty.

The sound of crying filled the room, making Chu Hongchen's heart irritable, and pity rose again. He waved his hand and said, "Aunt Li, don't get excited first, what if the tiger boy cries with you, calm down first and explain everything." ”

Mother is born to protect her children, and so is Aunt Li, where is she willing to cry with the tiger boy and herself, she stopped her tears after a while, looked at Chu Hongchen and nodded hurriedly, and then she smiled and touched the tiger boy's head and said: "Tiger boy and tiger boy are good, don't cry, my mother is here, don't be afraid." ”

The tiger boy pouted and looked small, not to mention how pitiful it was, looking at his mother comforting himself like this, that dependence was born, and he immediately leaned on his mother's arms, and his little nose twitched very cute.

Aunt Li wiped away her tears, then looked at Chu Hongchen and said: "Childe, I can't hide it, Aunt Li, I have been in this village for a long time, and I still have the ability to see, in fact, I saw early on that Childe has an extraordinary temperament, how can he ask for food, his clothes are so clean and he carries a big sword, no one believes it." ”

Chu Hongchen was a little surprised, he thought that Aunt Li was just an ordinary woman, so he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said, "Then why did you let me in, aren't you afraid that I'm a bad person?"

"The things in Taoyuan Village are known to everyone nearby, how can anyone dare to set foot easily, outsiders are masters when they come here, Gongzi's appearance is Xuanang, he must have dared to come here, and alas, even if Gongzi is a bad person, he is only afraid of the murderer who killed my man, so I have nothing to be afraid of, maybe I welcomed Gongzi in with kindness, and I can help Taoyuan Village." Childe, I'm not afraid of your jokes, in fact, I also have a purpose. ”

After Aunt Li finished speaking, she looked guilty, she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Chu Hongchen. Looking at her appearance, she must be a peasant woman with a pure heart, and for the first time she was forced to use a method that cannot be called a use, and she still felt very ashamed.

Chu Hongchen and a peasant woman can be angry Besides, now is not the time, he smiled, hugged the tiger cub in her arms, and coaxed it, which was also convenient for Aunt Li to speak. The little guy cried for a while, he was afraid that he was tired and panicked, he didn't cry or make trouble, he didn't fall asleep in Chu Hongchen's arms all of a sudden, and he really looked like a little tiger cub, arching his little head and trying to drill into Chu Hongchen's arms.

"Aunt Li, don't say that, I'm really hungry, I didn't lie to you much, you guessed it all, it's a big deal to wait for you to know everything."

He was empathetic, with a handsome appearance, so what else could Aunt Li say, naturally she was grateful and began to spit bitterness.

"Taoyuan Village was not here, in the desert farther away from here, although living in the desert, but the life in the village is not too hard, and it is enough for every family to support themselves. It's just that a few years ago, there was a locust plague, and there was no food, so I had to move here, but a few years ago, strange things began to happen, first the water source was black and depleted, and then the animals could not be raised. Later, everyone couldn't stand it, the village chief's representative went to inquire, it turned out that next to this is the legendary ghost fire village that eats people to know who dares to come, the poor village chief was deceived by a god operator, saying that moving here can make the village prosperous again, who knows that my men, including other men in the village, are indignant and plan to find other places to live, but they are under the leadership of the village chief, and the next day they are actually dead and dead, only the village chief escaped back, but the body is not good yet, The village chief said they had encountered something unclean, and my men were whining. ”

Speaking of this, Aunt Li was already teary-eyed, and she was afraid of noisy tigers, so she could only restrain her emotions and suck her nose and keep wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.

After listening to Aunt Li's crackling words, Chu Hongchen finally understood the reason for the matter.

First, the god operator deceived the village chief and caused everyone to move next door to Ghost Fire Village and become neighbors with those so-called ghosts.

Second, the men of the village, led by the village chief, tried in vain to get out of the village, resulting in numerous casualties.

Third, only the village chief saw that the ghosts had killed them, and the rest of them died without proof.

These three points all revolve around a center, and that is the head of Taoyuan Village

Only when you find him can things be clear, thinking of this, Chu Hongchen secretly remembered it in his heart.

"Aunt Li, this place is so evil, why don't you rest of you leave, it's still here" Chu Hongchen frowned and asked with a solemn face, he wasn't joking, seeing that Taoyuan Village was now in decline like this, it was easy to kill someone.

But seeing the latter's gloomy expression, he smiled helplessly, "Childe is really joking, how can we be as old and weak as the men's legs and feet, and now even they have been sacrificed, we must not go out faster, besides, every family has children, who is willing to do it." But now it's better to live than die here, without labor, life is not as good as day by day, and the children are almost unable to eat, in fact, in the end, we are just waiting for the same fate as the men. ”

Aunt Li had obviously lost confidence, she rubbed her fingers, kept her head down, and looked very desperate.

Chu Hongchen thought about arriving at Ghost Fire Village, it seems that he will have to solve the evil matter of Taoyuan Village to have an eyebrow, otherwise he is afraid that he will not even know where Ghost Fire Village is, even if he has the map given by Juan Ji, he is afraid that it will be useless.

He stood up and tightened the strip of cloth around his waist that wrapped around the sword of Killing Yan, as if to cheer himself on. Then he walked over and hugged the tiger boy with one hand and patted Aunt Li'er on the shoulder with the other, and said firmly: "Aunt Li won't tell you, there are 100,000 urgent tasks in Xiaxia, and you must arrive in Ghost Fire Village, don't worry, I have a spell to help you, only if you take care of your business, you can continue to complete the task in Xia." ”

As soon as she heard this, Aunt Li stood up excitedly, her body suddenly became energetic, and she said with a look of surprise: "Childe's words are serious" couldn't help but raise her voice a little, Chu Hongchen hurriedly signaled her to boo, so as not to wake up the child and cause trouble.

Aunt Li restrained a little at this time, but the expression of gratitude still could not be taken back, and she was so excited that she immediately burst into tears and was about to kneel down for him. was so frightened that Chu Hongchen stopped her, and her knees were about to touch the ground before she stopped.

This action is now a little sensitive to Chu Hongchen, is he not tired of kneeling at every turn, he has always been kneeled by people all the way, and he is not like the master is a high emperor, so he will lose his life

"Aunt Li, hurry up, I'll drop you when I'm holding the tiger boy, you're welcome."

Chu Hongchen smiled awkwardly, but Aunt Li's eyes were full of tears, where could she take care of it, "If you can really help Taoyuan Village survive this catastrophe, then you are the benefactor of our whole village, don't say it's kneeling, it's not an exaggeration to kowtow to you."

"Okay, good, but now things are just a little eyebrows, although I do have some skills, but I always have to sort things out again, right, so you get up quickly, it's not appropriate to wake up the tiger boy later."

"Well, okay, whatever the son says is what it is, from today on, my Aunt Li will listen to the son's orders"

At this time, Aunt Li was willing to stand up, Chu Hongchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "Aunt Li, I listened to your words just now and noticed a point, you can't do without the word village chief from beginning to end, and even the one who brought you here to settle down is also your village chief, haven't you thought about it?"

It's a normal person who knows what Chu Hongchen means, and he's saying that there might be something wrong with this village chief

Aunt Li naturally understood, she immediately showed a panicked expression, and hurriedly waved her hand and said: "How is it possible, Gongzi, don't make a conclusion, the village chief was deceived by a charlatan, how can you blame him, and the village chief also escaped by luck after that incident, I saw his appearance at that time, he shed a lot of blood, it was scary, he is a good village chief, how can it harm us, Gongzi, I will not be happy if you say this." ”

After all, she really showed a trace of anger, and Chu Hongchen couldn't help but sigh at Aunt Li's innocence. Maybe he is a bitter trick, maybe he just came to harm you, so he acted in a show, or maybe he is like this for people who stay at home all the year round, he never knows how vicious the outside world is, how unpredictable people's hearts are, anyway, now it seems that this village chief is full of suspicions, no matter how tall he is portrayed by Aunt Li, the label of a suspect must be attached to him first.

"Aunt Li, don't get excited, you also know the situation in the village now, but you must not be emotional, I am from outside, I have experienced more than you, how sinister the human heart is, you can't guess at all, no matter whether this village chief wants to harm you or not, in short, he must know a lot, only if he breaks through him, things will turn around, do you want to cooperate with me, think about your dead husband, and the tiger boy, he also needs protection, if this village chief is really a wicked person, it is useless for you to reason with him, you can only rely on me and believe in me now."

Chu Hongchen didn't plan to go around in circles with her, he didn't believe it, she could still care about the dead and alive of the village chief when she moved out of her own children, and the biggest selfishness of a mother was to protect her children regardless of any situation.

Sure enough, when Aunt Li heard this, she hesitated for a moment, and after her eyes flickered, she could only nod silently, "Okay, I'll listen to you, if the village chief is really that, please also ask the son to help."

See, it did. Chu Hongchen is in the rivers and lakes, in the palace and other places where dragons and snakes are mixed, he has seen too many events that take care of himself, people don't kill the heavens and the earth for themselves, a peasant woman also understands, he understands people's hearts too well

Chu Hongchen hooked the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "In this case, let's not be idle, let's go to the village chief now to ask for an understanding, I have limited time." ”

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