Chapter 8: The Shadow Enters the Village
It wasn't until dinner time that Chao returned late, where did he go, what did he do, no one knew, Shang Xi asked him, and he didn't answer.
Dinner was the heartiest meal of the day for the village chief's family, as the family came together after a busy day, and the atmosphere was harmonious. Old Delin looked at Chao with a strange look in his eyes, because Pippen, the captain of the reserves, had reported to him, but he didn't want to mention it at dinner.
Before eating, it is customary to pray first.
Under the leadership of Lao Delin, the family recited in unison.
"Thank you, Lord Beast God, for bringing us tribulation and giving us the strength to survive it. β
Chao was the only one who did not pray, he silently looked at these people living in the 'other world', and always felt that the world in front of him was a little unreal, who would thank the people who brought him disaster? But looking at their pious faces, it was by no means hypocritical. A strange and inexplicable group of people.
"Today we have meat to eat. Lina smiled and brought a plate of steaks.
The animal meat hunted in Dashan Village is always distributed in turn from house to house, and the village chief's family is always the last to be distributed, and the law of respecting the strong is not applicable in 'this world', which makes Chao Zai sneer in his heart.
It's been more than half a month since the last time I ate meat, Xiao Shangxi clapped her little hands and cheered happily, "There's meat to eat, there's meat to eat..."
Chao San finished eating the large cutlets in the bowl, but found that except for Xiao Shangxi, no one else moved their chopsticks.
"Why don't you eat? Godfather, you eat. Lena sandwiched a piece of meat between Shande and Old Delin, but neither of them moved.
Old Delin shook his head.
"I'll leave this piece to Ono. Shande put the steak back on the plate.
"Ahem. Old Delin wiped his moist eyes, sighed, and put the meat in the bowl back on his plate.
Chao sensed that the atmosphere was a little oppressive. Only Xiao Shangxi was unconscious, still enjoying the tender and juicy meat steak.
"I'll send it over, Ono shouldn't have eaten yet. Lina blew her nose and covered her face, but she didn't stand up for a long time.
"I'll send it, Aunt Linna. Chao said suddenly.
Lina raised her head in surprise, her eyes were a little red, she was pleased with Chao's initiative, nodded and smiled and agreed. Old Delin and Shang De also nodded at Chao with satisfaction.
"Let Xi'er go with you. β
"No, I know the way. β
Asahi hurried out with the plate of meat steaks, Ono's family lived next to the vegetable garden, a wooden house made of logs, very exquisite, and there was a pumpkin house with a half-moon gate next to the wooden house, which was Ono's room.
"Today you pushed me to the ground and made me eat a mouthful of soil, hum~ Now I have to let you eat a mouthful of soil. With a hint of banter at the corners of his mouth, he grabbed a handful of sand from the ground, sprinkled it in the gravy, and stirred it, so that the sauce-colored gravy obscured the color of the earth.
As he walked along, he cooked the meat steak on his plate, and inadvertently noticed a long-haired man in black squatting in the darkness of the straw pile on the side. The man in black was very well hidden, observing the village from behind the shadow of the straw, and seemed to realize that someone was coming, he turned his head, and his long hair covered his face, but he saw the chao.
Chao looked at him, he also looked at Chao, the two stared at each other, neither of them moved, no one spoke.
Chao was a little confused: This man in black is very strange, sneakily hiding here, it will definitely not be a good thing, but he saw that he found him, and he actually did not move, he was not afraid to shout to himself......?
"Who are you? Did he tell you to come to me?" Asa asked nervously.
His eyes in the darkness looked extremely surprised, and he looked around in bewilderment, as if there were other people hiding there. But he was the only one there.
Chao thought that the man in black was just avoiding this question, and asked the man in black again, "He regrets it, right? What should I do before he is willing to take me back?" Chao's tone could not hide his excitement and joy, and he rushed in front of the man in black in a fit of anger.
This time, the man in black finally confirmed that Chao was talking to him, his eyes looked incredulous, and he asked a strange question, "You-can you see me?!" The man in black's voice trembled a little as he said this, as if his biggest secret had been discovered.
"That's right, it's not dark yet, even if it's darker, I can see you......" Chao's words were choked by the fierce gaze of the man in black.
"You can see me, no way!"
The man in black was very angry, a flash of lightning flashed in his hand, and the sudden appearance of silver light stung Chao's eyes, and Chao was like falling into an ice cellar. He's going to kill me!
"Oh~~Oh"
The sudden birdsong saved Asaichi's life, and the silver blade stopped in front of Asah's neck. The birdsong seemed to be a signal, and the man in black hesitated for a moment, then put away his knife and quickly disappeared into the darkness, fleeing from the village and away.
After a while, Asahi regained his breathing and heartbeat.
That's a strong Qi cultivator!
"He's going to kill meβdamn it, how could I have lost my mind just now?" The recovered heartbeat became extremely excited, bringing out a cold sweat.
"But why did he stop in the end? Is he testing me? Is he here to take me back?"
And not far behind him, there was a man secretly watching. Pippen stared at Chao's back and sneered, "There are still people who connect, you really have a conspiracy, hmph, with me, you don't want to succeed!"
The man in black drifted like a wisp of black smoke over the crops and the beast-repellent grass, and fled into the gloomy jungle outside the village.
In a clearing in the jungle, the man in black stopped, still looking angry.
"Shadow, what's going on?" a woman's voice said.
"That kid...... That new kid in the village can see me!" the man in black's hideous eyes shone fiercely from under his black hair.
"W-how is this possible?"
"No, I shouldn't have let him go just now, no, I'm going back and killing him, I have to kill him. The man in black, known as the Shadow, went into a madness and turned to go back.
"Stop. Don't forget our goal!"
"But...... I must kill him!No one in this world should ever see me, that's my ......" The Shadow didn't dare finish his sentence.
- Death Hole.
"Why did you stop me just now!"
"Anger has made you lose your usual caution, haven't you noticed that there are people nearby?, my dear, I don't want to ruin my plans by your carelessness. The woman seemed to understand the shadow's uncoolness, and comforted, "You don't have to worry, as long as this kid stays in this village, he won't be able to escape." β
The last sentence calmed the shadow a lot.
"How's your observation?"
Still distracted from thinking about his own business, the Shadow did not answer.
"I'm asking you!" the woman's voice was a little angry.
"There are no less than 200 Qi practitioners, and four of them can pose a threat to us. The defense is strong, and the possibility of our frontal attack - zero. β
"Oh?" the woman's voice didn't go bad because of the bad news, but showed a little eagerness. "Uh-ho-ho - that's good, it's more fun when it's difficult. β
The woman casually plucked a withered yellow flower of animal repellent grass, and the yellow flower that had decayed was once again full of vitality in the woman's hands.
"Perhaps, we can take advantage of this kid......"
The woman's laughter vanished, and the shadows vanished with it.